Passenger Trains > Amtrak's Crescent "bolts" through Metuchen, NJ after sunset

A New York bound Crescent, originating in New Orleans, LA charges
through Metuchen, NJ after sunset.  Got lucky capturing the arc which
illuminated the pantagraph.  Captured at 1/25th - not much of a zoom
pan effect, but afforded some more lattitude in editing with the lower
ISO.  February 1st, 2025.

/Mitch

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Beautiful shot.  Thank you!!!!!

Fabulous image!

texchief1

Another master-work of art…

🤗

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Nice shot!!

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They must not have been normal speed for the 625 to be that clear at 1/25 sec.

Another perfectly executed shot Mitch!  Thanks for sharing this!

Jerry
ATSF5669

Amazing!

A beauty.
Congrats on the IOTD.
/Ted

Interesting fact:

The catenary wire, feeding the ‘motors’, over the tracks slightly weaves left and right over the centerline of the tracks.

It’s critical on long, straight portions
of track, so that it wears more of the replaceable carbon collector-blocks of the pantographs over a wider collecting area.

Otherwise, it can wear a groove
in only one or two carbon blocks in the center of the individual pantographs.

At terminals, the motors’ carbon blocks are regularly checked, with power off, and pantographs lowered. Worn carbon blocks are easily replaceable.

W.

( ‘Motors’ is a RR classic term
distinguishing electric locos from
‘engines’ —- as in Steam Engines—
and the electrically-powered units
that haul trains.

As diesel-electric units arrived, it
was common to refer to them
also as ‘motors’.)

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