Still excited with my new lens, I decided to head out on Presidents Day to see what I could see.
Norfolk Southern
January 2014 80MAC Hunting
I received a new lens for Christmas and was itching to try it out. So, on the first Saturday after the holidays, I headed out to the Martin State Airport MARC station. My plan had been to go try it out on some of the most challenging things to shoot: Amtrak’s NEC. However, that all changed when I got a fateful text message.
An Hour in Canton: August 2013
I had a family errand to run over on the east side of town which gave me a free hour to do some railfanning. It turned out to be a pretty productive hour, with NS, CSX and Canton action afoot.
My Last Blue Leader On Video
The big excitement at the 2013 CRHS BoD meeting was the appearance of a still-blue SD50 on the head of a slab train. I decided this was a perfect thing to catch on video.
Amtrak’s Busiest Day 2012
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.
A Pair of Blue SD60Is in Enola
NS has a pool of former Conrail SD60Is assigned to coal trains for PP&L’s Strawberry Ridge plant. There was a time when they weren’t all wearing NS black, and that wasn’t actually that long ago. It was incredibly lucky catching a pair of blue ones together though, so they definitely warranted pulling over for.
January 2011 CRHS BoD Meeting Weekend
The CRHS has an annual Board of Directors meeting somewhere in the Horseshoe Curve area. This weekend, while full of serious, important business, also tends to involve a bunch of Railfanning too.
March 2009 Harrisburg Trip
A few photos from a trip to Harrisburg in March 2009.
A Couple of Chases During the August 2008 CRHS Rail-B-Q
NS gave us quite a show during the August 2008 CRHS Rail-B-Q. They sent us a couple of Conrail leaders, which meant we had to go lay chase.
CRHS Rail-B-Q May 2008
I was back in Harrisburg a second time in May, this time during the CRHS Rail-B-Q. In 2008, we still saw lots of Conrail stuff too, making it an even better time.