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I’d been hoping to find a location on the railroad that captures the marshy coastal character of Cape Cod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this in mind, we were following Cape Cod Central’s westward Luncheon Train<\/em>. Near Sandwich, Massachusetts, we turned onto a side road where we found this broadside view. So we pulled in and waited. We arrived about five minutes ahead of the train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made these images with my Nikon Z7-II mirrorless digital camera, but also finished off a roll of Kodak Ektachrome with my dad’s old Leica M2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It wasn’t all about photography. Not long after the trailing former FL9 passed the marsh, Kris and I were on our way to one of her favorite Cape Cod eateries, Seafood Sam’s<\/em>, where we ordered . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fish & Chips!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had time to enjoy our lunch before a distant whistle signaled that it was time to head trackside again to catch the Luncheon Train<\/em>‘s eastward return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tracking the Light Explores Sandwich Options!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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