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THE HOLIDAY SEASONS OF RECENT YEARS have brought a new gift to railroad photog- raphers — the proliferation of North Pole trains and their trademarked kin, many run at night, many powered by steam. In the northeast two favorite targets have been the Valley Railroad in Essex, Conn., and the New Hope & Ivyland, located about 80 min- utes away from the Carstens offices in Bucks County, Penn. The NH&I once again became my target of choice for a couple of evenings in December 2012.
When doing night shots you look for line-
side props; after all, a train running through a field lit up at night has no depth to the photo. On the NH&I, the most target-rich area is the small unincorporated burg of Hope, a small collection of photogenic hous- es. The railroad crosses a small creek there, and the “obvious” shot is from the adjacent road bridge. Having done that shot a few
times in the past, though, I returned to Hood looking for a different angle. On December 15 I was joined by Michael Burkhart and Dave Silver and we set up for shot that I had seen Jeff Smith and Mitch Goldman do before — looking down the street of Hood. The problem is the blind curve and you nev- er know if you’ll get skunked by traffic. Our first attempt was successful (above); had we tried the second train of the evening, we would have had a nice shot of an SUV com- ing down the road.
On December 31 I returned with Mike, and as we were unpacking our gear the own- er of the private property on the opposite side of the bridge came out to get his mail. We had a friendly conversation and he al- lowed us to use his property for the “other” side of the Hood bridge, putting the commu- nity in the shot (below). Now to get up to Essex next year! — S.B.
TWO PHOTOS: STEVE BARRY The Dark Side and A New Hope
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