{"id":17330,"date":"2016-11-23T05:42:41","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T10:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=17330"},"modified":"2016-11-22T06:48:15","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T11:48:15","slug":"csx-on-the-hudson-at-mine-dock-park-november-18-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/csx-on-the-hudson-at-mine-dock-park-november-18-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"CSX on the Hudson at Mine Dock Park\u2014November 18, 2016."},"content":{"rendered":"

The sun was just rising over Bear Mountain, when I arrived at Mine Dock Park located on the west shore of the Hudson near Fort Montgomery, New York.<\/p>\n

I set up on CSX\u2019s River Line, historically New York Central\u2019s \u2018West Shore\u2019 route. At first the signals were all red. Then after a bit the northward signal cleared to \u2018medium approach.\u2019<\/p>\n

I concluded that a northward train would be taking the siding, thus in all likelihood it would be making a meet with a southward train. I secured an elevated view from the rock cutting north of the public crossing.<\/p>\n

About 45 minutes elapsed and then a northward train took the siding as signaled. Six minutes later, this southward CSX autorack freight came gliding down river. I exposed a series of digital images with my Lumix LX7. The sun was perfect and the late autumn foliage on the trees made an already picturesque scene even better.<\/p>\n

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A southward CSX auto rack train hugs the Hudson at Mine Dock Park. Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The train was moving relatively slowly, which allowed me to zoom out (to a wider focal length) as it approached. Which of the two views do you prefer? \u00a0Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nothing tricky or complicated here; it was just a matter of being in the right place for the action and paying attention to the signals.<\/p>\n

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