On this day in 2010, I photographed a soutward CP Rail freight on the former Delaware & Hudson in Albany, New York, while using my (then new) Canon EOS 7D with a 100-400mm zoom lens.
These views were made at 250mm and 180mm respectively—however the 7D’s small sensor magnifies the telephoto’s compression effect.
I’d followed the freight down from Mechanicville.
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Road switchers are designed for bi-directional operation.
When I was younger, EMD’s running long-hood forward annoyed me.
These days, I think its pretty cool to find a single SD40-2 operating long-hood first.
Last week, we saw CSX 8400 leading a local freight along the River Line in New York’s Hudson River Valley. I made this sequence of images from the Mine Dock Park near Ft Montgomery.
Exposed using my Nikon Z6 with 70-200mm Z-series-Nikkor lens. Contrast and saturation adjusted using Adobe Lightroom.
Note the mismatched number boards and the plow profiled for use in 3rd rail territory.
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