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Post 2016 Blizzard NS and “NS” Action

January 28, 2016July 29, 2019 Ed KapuscinskiUncategorizedLeave a comment

It’s a beautiful day, the 30″ of snow from this week’s blizzard has melted down to a manageable 18″, and I can sneak away from work for a little bit. So, where do I go? To catch NS action in this CSX town. Through a friend, I learned that NS’s 34A, the daily manifest to Baltimore was running behind schedule and would be running the NEC in daylight. He also clued me into some NS power on a westbound CSX K train that was also coming our way. First we went to MARC’s Martin State station, which I forgot […]

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.

2015 CRHS Board of Directors Meeting Weekend

February 21, 2015February 27, 2015 Ed KapuscinskiUncategorizedLeave a comment

My participation in 2015’s annual CRHS Board of Directors trip was cut somewhat short with some family commitments, but I was still able to get a days worth of photography in.

Fall 2014 Middle Division Trip Part 1: Saturday

September 27, 2014July 31, 2019 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

My friend Russ organized a railfan weekend heading out to the NS Pittsburgh Line at the end of September, and it turned out to be the best weekend of railfanning that I’ve had in a long time.

January 2014 80MAC Hunting

January 4, 2014July 29, 2019 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

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.