Q296 Eastbound at 11:57am
Shenandoah Junction, WV
(and surrounding area)
August 19, 2006
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The saying goes "if I had a nickle for every..." I think that applies to everyone who's visited this spot.
Q296 Eastbound at 11:57am |
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| 12:22pm -- The S-curve makes shots of Westbounds a bit more interesting, but still "when you've shot one..." At least this train had more interesting power in the lead. | ||
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Another variation on the eastbound shot...
415 Eastbound at 12:31 pm |
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| 1:52pm -- Yet another variation on the Eastbound shot is to compress it with a longer focal length -- I should've framed it better with the signals here. Of course when it gets closer it agains present the classicly over-shot "round the curve, under the NS bridge" angle. | ||
Around 2pm we missed a Southbound overhead on the NS, but that shot's not a good one anyway. Then that train went into the Shenandoah Junction siding so I shifted South a bit to catch this guy holding the main. 38Q Northbound at 2:08pm |
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I left to catch a bite to eat and heard a Northbound coming on the NS. I drove up to the Antietam Station and caught a scene that reminds me a lot of the line I grew up along in North Texas. A few more trees here though.
36Q Northbound at 4:09pm |
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| Back at the Junction another Westbound rounded the curve at 4:46pm | ||
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| Amtrak PO29 was next through the curve at 5:14pm | ||
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12R was due Northbound on the NS and 203 was coming South. The meet was lined up again for the siding here so I headed down to the crossing to watch that.
12R Northbound at 5:30pm |
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| At 5:50pm 203 appeared from the North and passed the colorful, new grafitti on the signal box. | ||
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The head ends passed at about 5:51pm and not long after, 12R smoked its way on North. | |
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