Photo Display

May's Lunch & Learn presenter, William Gill B.S. '03, M.S. '11, has hung eight stunning photographs that he's taken of trains at night.  They're on our second floor "gallery wall"  and will be on display for the summer.

 

A lot of his scenes were taken along the Delaware and Hudson Railway, which is the railroad that Will's great grandfather worked on.  It was also the first freight railroad that Will was able to get an up close view of trains as they rolled on by.

Will uses strobe photography to capture his photos of trains at night.  It usually takes him an hour or more to position the lights.  He takes great care in setting them up because he gets only one chance to take the perfect picture of a traveling train.

Two of the images displayed were taken in Benson Landing and West Rutland, VT.  The others were captured in Troy, Cohoes, Fort Edward, Hadley, and Thurman, NY.  The 16" X 20" framed and matted photos can be purchased for $160 each.

 

Above is my favorite shot.  It shows a colorful string of cars rolling past Grabowski's Farm in West Rutland, VT.  The line is owned by the Clarendon and Pittsford Railway and runs from Whitehall, NY, to Rutland. The barns and cars really stand out against the black of night.

To view some photos Will's taken of trains in the dark, see ihearttrains.us or check out his postings at https://www.facebook.com/TrainsAtNight.


Adrienne Birchler
Coordinator
Friends of the Folsom Library

Save the Date!

 

The Carl A. Westerdahl Forum

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

 

 

Making the Connection:

Rensselaer Graduates

Who Built Bridges over the Hudson

 

 

Join the Friends of the Folsom Library for the inaugural

Carl A. Westerdahl Forum.

Dr. Frank Griggs ’56, engineer, bridge restorer and historian, is the featured speaker. He and a panel of experts including George Christian, will highlight the role Rensselaer alumni played in the growth of bridge design locally and nationwide in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries.

 

Lunchtime Presentation

12 noon – 1 p.m.

"Civil Engineering Training at Rensselaer

in the Late 1800s"

Russell Sage Dining Hall

Lunch to be offered

 

 

Evening Presentation

6 – 7 p.m.

"Crossing the Hudson: Capital Region Bridges"

Reception to follow

Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies Auditorium

 

 

Sponsored by the Friends of the Folsom Library

 

 

The Carl A. Westerdahl Forum memorializes the creative contributions made by Carl A. Westerdahl (1937-2013), former dean, director, and historian at Rensselaer, through programs that explore education, history, art, architecture, engineering, and science as they relate to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Program details will follow. 

 For more information, contact Adrienne Birchler,

Folsom Library, 518-276-8329.

           Please share this announcement with all individuals and organizations you think would be interested.

 

Adrienne Birchler

Coordinator
Friends of the Folsom Library