{"id":27601,"date":"2019-08-29T06:56:09","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T10:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=27601"},"modified":"2019-08-29T06:56:09","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T10:56:09","slug":"redstone-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/redstone-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Redstone Special"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Panoramic composite photo of RDC 23 at Pudding Pond in July 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One of the hidden gems of the Conway Scenic Railroad is their \u2018Redstone Line\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the former Maine Central Mountain Division trackage that runs compass east from Mountain Junction near Intervale, New Hampshire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This summer I had several opportunities to catch RDC number 23 Millie<\/em>working Friday afternoon specials to Redstone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m now 4,000 miles from Redstone, but this weekend will be a very rare<\/strong> opportunity to travel the full length of Conway\u2019s Maine Central trackage on a special run scheduled to depart North Conway at 9am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This special Notch Train will run to the Saco River Bridge east<\/em> of Redstone and then proceed back west to Mountain Junction and continue all the way over Crawford Notch to the west-end of Conway Scenic trackage at Hazens near Whitefield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will also be an opportunity to catch steam locomotive 7470 on the branch and over the mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll have to have one huge telephoto to catch the action from Islandbridge (in Dublin!!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See: https:\/\/www.conwayscenic.com\/events\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Railfans’ Weekend<\/a><\/blockquote>