In my family we have a forty year old tradition of going to photograph the Lake Shore Limited.
The other day my brother arrived up from Philadelphia for the holidays, and I asked, “would you like to go up to West Warren to see the Lake Shore? It has some specially painted engines today?”
So my brother, father and I went to the bridge over the line near milepost 75. We timed our arrive very well. After only a 5 minute wait, Amtrak train 449 with two specially painted General Electric Genesis diesels rolled west along the Quaboag.
![Amtrak's westward Lake Shore Limited on November 24, 2016.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Amtrak_449_at_West_Warren_DSCF8926.jpg?resize=474%2C316)
![Trailing view at West Warren. FujiFilm X-T1 digital photo.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Amtrak_449_at_West_Warren_trailing_DSCF8928.jpg?resize=474%2C316)
Sean said, “Wow, it came by really fast!”
I couldn’t help by find his comment ironic, since I recently composed an opinion piece for Trains Magazine on the topic of the trains operating too slowly. But that’s the topic for another time . . .
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