Yesterday (Wednesday February 24, 2021) was bright and sunny with textured clouds in North Conway, New Hampshire.
The railroad had scheduled a plow extra to clear the line toward Attitash in Bartlett.
Working with my FujiFilm XT1 with 16-55mm lens, I made these photos of the plow being readied for action and heading west out of the yard.
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I made these views from the head-end of Conway Scenic Railroad’s 1630 Snow Train during the final days of operation last week.
I’d drafted the Snow Train timetable during early planning for the trains and I was keen for them to operate in a timely manner.
All trains were run as ‘extras’ under Conway Scenic Railroad’s tradition rulebook using timetable and train order rules.
Extra trains must display white flags by day and white lights by night.
The trains proved very popular with Conway Scenic’s guests and ridership exceeded expectations!
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On Tuesday February 18, 2020 it snowed most of the day at North Conway, New Hampshire.
Through out the day the Conway Scenic Railroad was operating its new Snow Trains between its famous North Conway station and Attitash in Bartett.
I made these views of the Snow Train set led by former Maine Central GP7 573 paused between runs at the North Conway B&M station.
Both were exposed using a Lumix LX7.
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Some times plans don’t materialize as expected.
The day dawned with an arctic claw. This made for an azure sky, but was a tad difficult on the fingers.
I thought I’d be showing photos of RDC Millie in the New Hampshire snow.
Instead, I have some photos of former Maine Central GP7 573 pulling a four car consist as Conway Scenic’s Snow Train.
That turned out to be a good thing for the railroad and resulted in some unusual winter photos. The larger train accommodated the swell of passengers that arrived to travel.
For these photos I was working with my FujiFilm XT1 with 18-135mm zoom lens.
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