Ten Photos from a Moving Train, and a few words...

So I took the train home from NYC today. I've taken this train numerous times in my life and I still enjoy it. I've also posted pictures of this trip on other occasions, but not since last year. I was not going to post any--or even take any photos for that matter--until the train got rolling. Then I saw the autumn colors and couldn't help myself...a constant moving panorama before my eyes as I relaxed and watched NY State go by. The route this particular train takes, as you may already know, begins in NYC and hugs the Hudson River up to Albany, the state capitol. There, after changing engines, it turns left and follows the Erie Canal to Buffalo, then crossing the border at Niagara Falls, and continuing on to Toronto. One of my favorites of these photos is the first one above, which is one of the first I shot this morning (the photos are in chronological order). It was about 7:30am and the sun had only been up for about an hour. As the train traveled north on the Hudson there was still the full moon hanging in the sky, just above a cargo ship. It was, I thought, pretty as a picture, so I took a photo of it. Click any for a slightly larger view.

Urban Simplicity.