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April 2015 Philly Trip

April 25, 2015May 2, 2019 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

I grew up, and learned how to railfan in Philadelphia. Every once in a  while I get a chance to go back and checkout my old haunts. This spring, I got a chance to do that with some friends and show them around the city that was so formative.

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Shaking Off Some Cabin Fever in March of 2015

March 7, 2015July 29, 2019 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

The past few days have been snowy and busy. The combination conspired to keep me locked up in the house, and I needed to get out.

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Amtrak’s Busiest Day 2014

December 1, 2014July 29, 2019 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

I tried something different this year: going up to Delaware for Amtrak’s busiest day. Ironically, it resulted in more freight action but missing the special Amtrak moves.

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Martin State at Night in May of 2014

May 23, 2014July 29, 2019 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

I’ve long enjoyed railfanning at night. Usually the pictures don’t turn out that great, but it’s fun to just hang out and see things you might not otherwise see.  Occasionally you get lucky and something stops long enough for you to get a photo. I did just that in May of 2014 at the Martin State Airport MARC station.

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CSX MOW Train Heading West

An Afternoon In Eastern Maryland

March 15, 2014June 3, 2014 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

My friend Chris and I had a day to go do some train stuff, and so we did a mix of railfanning and modeling. These are the pics of that day from the CSX Philly Sub and Perryville.

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NJT Comet Cars in Maryland

Amtrak’s Busiest Day 2012

November 25, 2012May 26, 2014 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

The Sunday after Thanksgiving is Amtrak’s busiest day. In order to meet the peak demand that returning holiday travelers creates Amtrak borrows equipment from various commuter agencies. This creates some incredibly rare catches. I went out to catch the action.

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