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Gliding Through Landisville

For a while now, I’ve eyed the Church Street bridge over Amtrak’s Harrisburg Line in Landisville, Pa.,

We often use this road while running errands.

Last week, we paused in Landisville to order a pizza. While waiting to collect our pie, I checked the ASMTRANSITDOCS.com app on my phone and saw that Amtrak Keystone 670 was just a few minutes away.

I dropped the pizza with Kris, who was waiting in the car. “This will only take a couple of minutes.”

I walked briskly to the bridge, Nikon Z in hand. I arrived in just enough time to check the northside and southside angles before I heard the approaching train.

I opted for these down-on trailing views that show the curve in the line.

On reflection, I realized how few photos I have of the ACS-64 electrics from above.

Total elapsed time for this detour was less than five minutes. The pizza was still hot!

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Rosy Keystone Approaching Greenfield.

Yesterday evening (June 28, 2023), poor air quality made for a rosy sunset in Lancaster, PA.

Kris and I took a short drive over to Amtrak’s Harrisburg Line to catch Amtrak’s Keystone service train 653 that was down about 18 minutes from the advertised.

I especially liked the trailing view because the stainless steel train caught the rich evening light.

I made some minor adjustments in Lightroom to make the most of the reddish glow.

Amtrak Keystone train 653 westbound. Nikon Z6 with 80-200mm Nikkor Z-series zoom set to 175mm; f2.8 1.1250 sec, ISO 800.
Clear signal at 64 dot 5. 175mm f2.8 1/2000th of a second, ISO 800.
Glinting Amfleet at Greenfield.
Sunset in a smoky sky. June 28, 2023.

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