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MBCR 1054 at Milepost 38

Canon 5D Mark II, EF 100-300 @300mm. f/10, 1/1600s, ISO 1600.

MBCR 1054 at Milepost 38

Yard Work

CSX Intermodal Facility, Worcester, MA. Canon 5D Mark II, EF 100-300 @280mm. f/7.1, 1/400s, ISO 1600.

Yard Work

Signal Detail

Canon 5D Mark II, EF 100-300 @300mm. f/10, 1/800s, ISO 800.

Signal Detail

Off-Kilter

Millbury, MA. Near milepost 38.7. The Wyman-Gordon plant is in the background. Canon 5D Mark II, EF 100-300 @300mm. f/5.6, 1/1600s, ISO 800.

Off-Kilter

MBCR 1030 at Milepost 41.8

MBCR 1030 leads train P509 westward minutes from a scheduled 10:16am arrival at Worcester’s Union Station. Canon 5D Mark II, EF 100-300 @300mm. f/13, 1/1600s, ISO 1600.

MBCR 1030 at Milepost 41.8

Poles and Wires with Clouds

Canon 5D Mark II, EF 100-300 @260mm. f/14, 1/1600s, ISO 800.

Poles and Wires with Clouds

Markers Fade

Canon 5D Mark II, EF 100-300 @300mm. f/10, 1/1600s, ISO 800.

Markers Fade


Rails of Light

Train P560 heads east around milepost 40.5 of the Worcester-Framingham line. f/10, 30s, ISO 800.

Rails of Light


Lake Shore Limited at Milepost 39

Amtrak’s Lake Shore Limited is headed westward on the Worcester-Framingham line. Canon 5D Mark II, EF 100-300 @300mm. f/8, 1/4000s, ISO 1600.

Lake Shore Limited at Milepost 39


Sometimes It’s the Track

Near milepost 42.4 of the Worcester-Framingham line. Canon 5D Mark II, EF 100-300 @300mm. f/5.6, 1/320s, ISO 1600.

Sometimes It's the Track


MBCR 1119 On a Gray Day

MBCR 1119 has just passed milepost 42 on the Worcester-Framingham line. Canon 5D Mark II, EF 100-300 @100mm. f/8, 1/320s, ISO 1600.

MBCR 1119 On a Gray Day


Cold Freight

Near Union Station, Worcester, MA. Kodak Z-650.

Cold Freight


Workin’ on the Railroad

Union Station, Worcester, MA. Kodak Z-650.

Workin' on the Railroad


Cooperative Clouds

MBCR 1029 leads train P513 heading west near milepost 39 on the Worcester-Framingham line. Canon 5D Mark II, EF 15mm. f/16, 1/1250s, ISO 1600.

Cooperative Clouds


Three Towers

CSX rail yard, Worcester, MA. Canon 5D Mark II, EF 100-300 @300mm. f/6.3, 1/320s, ISO 1600.

Three Towers


A Coach in a Cut

Canon 5D Mark II, EF 15mm. f/2.8, 1/800s, ISO 3200.

A Coach in a Cut


MBCR 1062 Head-on

MBCR 1062 heading west near milepost 41 on the Worcester-Framingham line. Canon 5D Mark II, EF 100-300 @300mm. f/11, 1/1600s, ISO 3200.

MBCR 1062 Head-on


Waiting in Worcester

Canon 5D Mark II, EF 50mm Compact Macro. f/2.5, 1/5s, ISO 3200. Hand-held!

Waiting in Worcester


Track Structure Detail

Canon 5D Mark II, EF 50mm Compact Macro. f/6.3, 1/250s, ISO 1600. Black & White and Curves adjustments in Adobe Photoshop.

Track Structure Detail


Soon to be Gone

14 Hygeia St, Worcester, MA. This building is scheduled for demolition to make room for the CSX railyard expansion. Kodak Z-650. Curves and Black & White adjustment layers using Adobe Photoshop.

Soon to be Gone


A Leaf Falls

Kodak Z-650

A Leaf Falls


Lowell Station Overpass

Lowell MBTA Station, Lowell, MA. This route was once part of the Boston & Lowell RR, the first major railroad chartered in the state of Massachusetts.  Canon Rebel Xti, EF-S 18-55 @18mm. f/5, 1/80s, ISO 400.

Lowell Station Overpass


Going Downhill

MBCR 1029 leads train P557, approaching milepost 41 on the Worcester-Framingham line. Canon 5D Mark II, EF 100-300 @300mm. f/8, 1/1250s, ISO 1600.

Going Downhill


Two Trains

Trains P560 and P561 pass milepost 41.6 approximately 28 minutes apart. Two exposures combined in Adobe Photoshop using layer blend mode lighter color. First Exposure: f/22, 34s, ISO 100. Second exposure: f/22, 32s, ISO 800. Canon 5D Mark II, EF 24-70L @24mm.

Two Trains