Earlier this month I drove up to Wilmington Delaware to attend a photowalk and Civil War reenactment train ride. For this trip I brought my Infrared converted camera and my Canon 5D which shoots standard color images. The photowalk and train ride started at the Wilmington & Western train station. At this location they run several historic diesel and steam locomotives. On this day we rode #98 which is a 1909 American Standard steam locomotive.
One of the reasons why I drove over 2 hours to Delaware was to photograph Civil War reenactors that were going to be riding the train for a skirmish between the Union and Confederate troops. The train arrived at the station and the Union troops disembarked and served as guards for the train and the station.
The reenactors never broke character during the entire train ride and there were several civilian reenactors at the train station as well.
Once everyone was boarded on the train it headed north up the Red Clay valley through some nice countryside and along the Red Clay Creek. The train ride was about 90 minutes and I recommend paying the extra dollar to sit in the open air car.
As we reached the end of the rail line the Confederate troops fired on the train from the cover of the trees and the Union troops left the train to engage in battle.
After the battle the Confederate troops were victorious and they boarded the train for the return trip back to the station.
It was an enjoyable day and I would like to visit the railroad again in the future. I have posted more photos from that day on Flickr in my Wilmington & Western set.
One of the reasons why I drove over 2 hours to Delaware was to photograph Civil War reenactors that were going to be riding the train for a skirmish between the Union and Confederate troops. The train arrived at the station and the Union troops disembarked and served as guards for the train and the station. The reenactors never broke character during the entire train ride and there were several civilian reenactors at the train station as well.
Once everyone was boarded on the train it headed north up the Red Clay valley through some nice countryside and along the Red Clay Creek. The train ride was about 90 minutes and I recommend paying the extra dollar to sit in the open air car.
As we reached the end of the rail line the Confederate troops fired on the train from the cover of the trees and the Union troops left the train to engage in battle.
After the battle the Confederate troops were victorious and they boarded the train for the return trip back to the station.
It was an enjoyable day and I would like to visit the railroad again in the future. I have posted more photos from that day on Flickr in my Wilmington & Western set.