Thanks to the usual spot-on heads-up from JREB and Emmett, I was able to make it trackside for the arrival of 6920. Thankfully, in the meantime NS was running a ton of trains which fellow JREBer Kurt DeWald was able to join me. Despite the misting rain and gloomy skies, I like the early spring time results.
Southbound 375 crosses Elkhorn Creek as it works its way through the gorgeous "S Curve" in downtown Georgetown.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/charpole/375southboundapril27_zps155d3ca2.jpg)
Northbound 114 rolls under Bridge Street with one of my favorite locomotives on the roster, a Top Hat sporting new paint. This view just screams classic Southern Railway, from the whistle post, to the wooden bridge, to the GRS signals on borrowed time.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/charpole/114Northbound_zps9b1d8b33.jpg)
Nortbound 276 snakes its way through Georgetown nearing its final destination of Delaplain.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/charpole/276northagtownedited_zps36a50ce4.jpg)
FINALLY - the 6920 showed up flat hauling the mail on the point of 179. The skies started to clear as the rain started to fall. I was really pleased with the light spring affects in the photo.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/charpole/179w6920_zps143878a9.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/charpole/179w6920pic2_zps71e49037.jpg)
With that, the rain picked up and called it a day.
Great shots!
Chad, you are going to have to show me how to get to that crossing there North of the signals. I have shot off that bridge before, but didnt know you could get to ground level..