{"id":4299,"date":"2013-10-29T06:02:25","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T10:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=4299"},"modified":"2013-10-28T18:22:17","modified_gmt":"2013-10-28T22:22:17","slug":"new-england-central-at-eagleville-dam-connecticut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/new-england-central-at-eagleville-dam-connecticut\/","title":{"rendered":"New England Central at Eagleville Dam, Connecticut"},"content":{"rendered":"

Classic Locomotives at Scenic Spot.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In recent months, New England Central\u2019s operations have been altered. This has benefits for photography. Since the times trains tend to run have changed, different locations have opened up for photographic possibilities.<\/p>\n

For many years, New England Central operated a southward freight from Palmer, Massachusetts in the early morning (typically as job 608), this worked into Connecticut (to Willimantic and beyond) and returned in the afternoon or early evening.<\/p>\n

Now, on many days, the railroad runs a turn from Willimantic to Palmer (often as job 610), that goes on duty at Willimantic in the morning, runs northward to Palmer, and returns. From my experience the return times vary considerably.<\/p>\n

Once I was aware of this change, I began thinking about various places to make photographs based on afternoon lighting angles. Last week, I heard 610 working south from Palmer. I was in luck as a pair of vintage GP38s in the railroad\u2019s original scheme (the locomotives were painted by Conrail in preparation for New England Central\u2019s February 1995 start up).<\/p>\n

Track speeds south of Palmer make following a train easy enough. My first location was Stafford Springs, where I\u2019ve often exposed photographs of New England Central. From there I followed southward.<\/p>\n

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New England Central GP38s lead freight 608 southward at Eagleville, Connecticut on October 21, 2013. Exposed with a Canon EOS 7D with 40mm pancake lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My final location of the day was at the Connecticut Eagleville Preserve, where the line passes an old Mill dam (I\u2019m not well versed on the specific history of this dam, but the arrangement is common enough in New England, where in the 19th<\/sup> century water powered local industries. For more information on the park and area see: http:\/\/www.willimanticriver.org\/recreation\/pg_park_eagleville-preserve.html<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Afternoon sun favors this location, and I made the most of the light, waterfall and autumn foliage as well as the GP38s.<\/p>\n

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