NECR train 608 leaves Franklin, CT for it's return trip northbound to Palmer, MA

Night photo of CT Eastern RR Musem's ex-CDOT FL-9. 15 second exposure, with 2 fill flashes mid-exposure - one on the nose, and one on the side.

P&W NR-2 heads into the New England Central interchange yard in New London, CT. Canon EOS 20D, Canon 70-200mm f/4L

Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum's CDOT FL-9 poses at the restored Chaplin Station with trainman Bob H. taking a rest. Night shoot flash lighting provided by Mark Player of Tyngsboro, MA.

NECR extra 612 heads south through "downtown" Stafford Springs, CT

A trio of cabooses sits quietly under the passing clouds at the Allentown & Auburn shops in Topton, PA

Norfolk Southern train 39G passes by the former Reading passenger station at Pottstown, PA on the evening of October 23, 2013

NECR train 610 prepares to head north with ex-BN GP-40 #4047 in the lead. Canon EOS 20D, Canon 70-200mm f/4L

Lilacs and locomotives. P&W train NR-2 rolls in the background, blending diesel exhaust with new lilac blooms. Canon EOS 20D, Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC

Providence & Worcester train NH-1 approaches Old Saybrook, CT under the wires, where P&W train NR-2 waits. The two trains swap cars at the station daily. Canon EOS 20D, Canon 70-200mm f/4L

NR-2 heading north on the east leg of the wye off Amtrak's Northeast Corridor onto the P&W's Norwich Main.

CERR 44-tonner #0800 (ex-LIRR) and FL-9 #2023 (ex-CDOT, nee-NYNHH) rest at the restored Chalpin, CT Station at the CT Eastern Railroad Museum in Willimantic, Connecticut

Norfolk Southern train 261 - the westbound Roadrailer - rolls through Macungie, PA on the NS Reading Line just after sunset with the N&W Heritage Unit on the point.