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New Haven Line Detail—Seeing Beyond the Whole.

November 14, 2015 brian solomon 1 Comment

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Metro-North and the State of Connecticut have received 405 M8 electric cars from Kawasaki. These now dominate commuter operations on the New Haven Line.

On Sunday November 8, 2015, I spent the day making photos underwire, and exposed many detailed digital photos of the new electrics using my FujiFilm X-T1.

These cars are unique to Metro-North’s electrified New Haven Line suburban trains. Yet, after a few hours, they can get a bit repetitive.

My challenge was remaining interested in the subject, while searching from new angles and new ways to portray the cars on the move.

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Metro-North train 6524 from Grand Central at Westport, Connecticut.

Metro-North Railroad logo.

Third rail shoe for working to Grand Central.

Faiveley pantographs for high-voltage AC overhead.

Conductor gives train 6538 the highball at Green's Farms. — Conductor gives train 6538 the highball at Green’s Farms.

Sunset on a westward train heading for New York City. It will be dark by the time it reaches the Park Avenue tunnels.

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SEPTA’s number 10 navigates Lancaster Avenue.

June 3, 2015 brian solomon Leave a comment

My Lumix Panasonic LX-7 is great for making grab shots.

Here’s a view exposed yesterday on Lancaster Avenue in Philadelphia.

SEPTA 10 on Lancaster Avenue June 2, 2015. Tracking the Light posts new material every morning. Please share Tracking the Light! http://briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/ — SEPTA 10 on Lancaster Avenue June 2, 2015. Tracking the Light posts new material every morning.
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SEPTA’s Media Trolley, June 30, 2013

July 6, 2013 brian solomon Leave a comment

Contemporary views of a Traditional Streetcar Route.

On the afternoon of Sunday June 30, 2013, Pat Yough and I visited Media, Pennsylvania to photograph SEPTA’s Route 101 Streetcar.

Streetcar at Media, PA. — SEPTA’s Route 101 car on East State Street in Media, Pennsylvania. Canon EOS 7D with 28-135mm lens (set at 135mm).

A century ago, single-track streetcar lines graced many American towns. The era of the electric trolley car faded decades ago. Today, Media is virtually in class by itself. Historic re-creations aside, where else in the USA does a single-track streetcar route serve “Main Street”?

The 101 Route is one of two SEPTA (former Red Arrow) streetcar lines radiating from its 69^th Street Terminus in Upper Darby in suburban Philadelphia. The other trolley line is the 102 route to Sharon Hill. 69^th Street is also served by the Route 100 high-speed interurban line to Norristown (the old Philadelphia & Western line) and the Market-Frankford elevated.