{"id":11153,"date":"2015-06-02T11:21:09","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T15:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=11153"},"modified":"2015-06-02T11:21:17","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T15:21:17","slug":"special-tracking-the-light-post-on-the-roll-with-amtrak-493","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/special-tracking-the-light-post-on-the-roll-with-amtrak-493\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Tracking the Light Post: On the Roll with Amtrak 493."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It&#8217;s a nicer day to be on the train. A few minutes ago I boarded Amtrak train 493 (Springfield-New Haven shuttle connection to train 93).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11151\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11151\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/02\/special-tracking-the-light-post-on-the-roll-with-amtrak-493\/amtrak_sign_windsor_locks_p1230226\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11151\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11151\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/special-tracking-the-light-post-on-the-roll-with-amtrak-493\/amtrak_sign_windsor_locks_p1230226\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Amtrak_sign_Windsor_Locks_P1230226.jpg?fit=820%2C547\" data-orig-size=\"820,547\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;271.95&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6554.6996034167&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.1849519784663&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Amtrak_sign_Windsor_Locks_P1230226\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Amtrak sign at Windsor Locks. Just a short platform with a shelter. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Amtrak_sign_Windsor_Locks_P1230226.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Amtrak_sign_Windsor_Locks_P1230226.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11151\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Amtrak_sign_Windsor_Locks_P1230226.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Amtrak sign at Windsor Locks. Just a short platform with a shelter. \" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Amtrak_sign_Windsor_Locks_P1230226.jpg?w=820 820w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Amtrak_sign_Windsor_Locks_P1230226.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Amtrak_sign_Windsor_Locks_P1230226.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Amtrak_sign_Windsor_Locks_P1230226.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amtrak sign at Windsor Locks. The &#8216;station&#8217; is just a short platform with a shelter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11152\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11152\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/02\/special-tracking-the-light-post-on-the-roll-with-amtrak-493\/amtrak_493_w_111_at_windsor_locks_p1230227\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11152\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11152\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/special-tracking-the-light-post-on-the-roll-with-amtrak-493\/amtrak_493_w_111_at_windsor_locks_p1230227\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Amtrak_493_w_111_at_Windsor_Locks_P1230227.jpg?fit=820%2C547\" data-orig-size=\"820,547\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;247.07&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6554.2575326587&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.1849519784663&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Amtrak_493_w_111_at_Windsor_Locks_P1230227\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tight view of Amtrak P42 number 111 leading train 493 as it approaches Windsor Locks, just before 11 am today.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Amtrak_493_w_111_at_Windsor_Locks_P1230227.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Amtrak_493_w_111_at_Windsor_Locks_P1230227.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11152\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Amtrak_493_w_111_at_Windsor_Locks_P1230227.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Tight view of Amtrak P42 number 111 leading train 493 as it approaches Windsor Locks, just before 11 am today.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Amtrak_493_w_111_at_Windsor_Locks_P1230227.jpg?w=820 820w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Amtrak_493_w_111_at_Windsor_Locks_P1230227.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Amtrak_493_w_111_at_Windsor_Locks_P1230227.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Amtrak_493_w_111_at_Windsor_Locks_P1230227.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tight view of Amtrak P42 number 111 leading train 493 as it approaches Windsor Locks, just before 11 am today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11149\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11149\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/02\/special-tracking-the-light-post-on-the-roll-with-amtrak-493\/passengers_boarding_p1230229\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11149\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11149\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/special-tracking-the-light-post-on-the-roll-with-amtrak-493\/passengers_boarding_p1230229\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Passengers_boarding_P1230229.jpg?fit=820%2C547\" data-orig-size=\"820,547\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;281.08&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6170.7087543757&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.1849519784663&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Passengers_boarding_P1230229\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Passengers boarding. Three got on here, including myself. Another 5-6 passengers boarded at Windsor, and a good few at Hartford.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Passengers_boarding_P1230229.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Passengers_boarding_P1230229.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11149\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Passengers_boarding_P1230229.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Passengers boarding. Three got on here, including myself. Another 5-6 passengers boarded at Windsor, and a good few at Hartford.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Passengers_boarding_P1230229.jpg?w=820 820w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Passengers_boarding_P1230229.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Passengers_boarding_P1230229.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Passengers_boarding_P1230229.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11149\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Passengers boarding. Three got on here, including myself. Another 5-6 passengers boarded at Windsor, and a good few at Hartford.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11150\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11150\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/02\/special-tracking-the-light-post-on-the-roll-with-amtrak-493\/on_board_p1230231\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11150\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11150\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/special-tracking-the-light-post-on-the-roll-with-amtrak-493\/on_board_p1230231\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/On_Board_P1230231.jpg?fit=820%2C547\" data-orig-size=\"820,547\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;303.85&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6426.7581757169&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.1849519784663&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"On_Board_P1230231\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Old school Amfleet; rock solid and comfortable, but the windows are kind of small. Standard Amtrak equipment. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/On_Board_P1230231.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/On_Board_P1230231.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/On_Board_P1230231.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Old school Amfleet; rock solid and comfortable, but the windows are kind of small. Standard Amtrak equipment. \" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/On_Board_P1230231.jpg?w=820 820w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/On_Board_P1230231.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/On_Board_P1230231.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/On_Board_P1230231.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old school Amfleet; rock solid and comfortable, but the windows are kind of small. Standard Amtrak equipment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I exposed these photos with my Lumix LX7, scaled them on-board the train using my MacBook and uploaded them on Amtrak&#8217;s free WiFi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As I write this the train is approaching Berlin, Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Stay tuned for more updates over the coming days!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qbookshop.com\/products\/215886\/9780760346921\/Classic-Railroad-Signals.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Tracking the Light\u00a0posts\u00a0new\u00a0material\u00a0every\u00a0morning.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Please share\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/\">Tracking the Light<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/\">http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a nicer day to be on the train. A few minutes ago I boarded Amtrak train 493 (Springfield-New Haven shuttle connection to train 93). I exposed these photos with my Lumix LX7, scaled them on-board the train using my MacBook and uploaded them on Amtrak&#8217;s free WiFi. As I write this the train is &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/special-tracking-the-light-post-on-the-roll-with-amtrak-493\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Special Tracking the Light Post: On the Roll with Amtrak 493.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11150,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[10],"tags":[31,116,2745,1501],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/On_Board_P1230231.jpg?fit=820%2C547","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-2TT","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11153"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11153"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11155,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11153\/revisions\/11155"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}