{"id":37181,"date":"2023-09-19T07:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T11:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=37181"},"modified":"2023-09-19T08:46:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T12:46:37","slug":"hint-of-autumn-at-willow-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/hint-of-autumn-at-willow-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Hint of Autumn at Willow Road"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sunday morning, I went out on spec to see if I could catch Norfolk Southern’s New Holland local working its way out the branch. After a half hour wait and a drive to inspect a few locations, I found nothing moving, so I returned home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About half an hour after I got back, I was just about to take Boomer-the-dog for his morning walk, when I heard a train sounding for the Greenfield Road crossing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without heistation, I grabbed my Nikons and headed back out again to see if I could get ahead of the train. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I drove poste haste to Willow Road and headed east to the grade crossing. I arrived about 3 minutes ahead of the freight and had enough time to set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last time I made photos here, I used my 24-70mm lens, so this time I made some longer views using a 70-200mm lens. I was able to get a little more elevation this time, which allowed for a better composition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also made some wideangle photos of the train approaching the crossing, but I’m saving these for a later post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, and when I got home, I brought the cross-legged Boomer for his walk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nikon Z6 with 70-200mm Z-series zoom lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I like this version. The bird in flight over the train is an added bonus. The train crew waved as they roared up the grade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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