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James L. Agneta
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Railfan and Architect in training. Hudson Valley, NY He/Him
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...thru the Hudson Highlands and past Storm King and Bannerman Castle/Pollepel Island, before arriving into Beacon. Here we waited for some northbound traffic to pass us before heading back to Croton-Harmon. All in all, a great day out! 🚂

View of the Hudson Highlands from the train.
View of Storm King Mountain, on the west bank of the Hudson River
View of Bannerman Castle on Pollepel Isand, a former munitions store that exploded in 1920.
View of the Bear Mountain Bridge, surrounded by the Hudson Highlands, as viewed from the train running south back to Croton-Harmon.
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Bonus Post, for the model railroaders here... Rapido Trains was in attendance at the event, showcasing some of their Metro-North related items (EMD FL9s and a new run of Bombardier Shoreliner cars), but most importantly... teasing us with GE P32AC-DMs in HO Scale.

Rapido announcement of GE P32AC-DM locomotives in HO Scale.
Pre-production 3D-printed sample of a GE P32AC-DM locomotives in HO Scale.
Pre-production 3D-printed sample of a GE P32AC-DM locomotives in HO Scale.
Some other Metro-North related products by Rapido Trains in HO Scale, notably the EMD FL9s
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James L. Agneta
@jlagneta.bsky.social
Railfan and Architect in training. Hudson Valley, NY He/Him
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