{"id":11411,"date":"2015-06-20T03:04:49","date_gmt":"2015-06-20T07:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=11411"},"modified":"2015-06-17T09:14:08","modified_gmt":"2015-06-17T13:14:08","slug":"virginia-railway-express-streamlined-contrasts-three-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/virginia-railway-express-streamlined-contrasts-three-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Railway Express: Streamlined Contrasts\u2014Three photos."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On June 6, 2015, I made a series of images contrasting a modern commuter train with a famous steaming visitor at Manassas, Virginia. (Hint: the crowds are not out for the diesel.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11414\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11414\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?attachment_id=11414\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11414\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11414\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/virginia-railway-express-streamlined-contrasts-three-photos\/vre_v55_manassas_low_view_dscf9085\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VRE_V55_Manassas_low_view_DSCF9085.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" data-orig-size=\"700,467\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.18&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;1 Ver&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0.11037527593819&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0035390645428217&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VRE_V55_Manassas_low_view_DSCF9085\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Exposed with a Fujifilm X-T1.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VRE_V55_Manassas_low_view_DSCF9085.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VRE_V55_Manassas_low_view_DSCF9085.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11414\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VRE_V55_Manassas_low_view_DSCF9085.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Exposed with a Fujifilm X-T1.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VRE_V55_Manassas_low_view_DSCF9085.jpg?w=700 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VRE_V55_Manassas_low_view_DSCF9085.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VRE_V55_Manassas_low_view_DSCF9085.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exposed with a Fujifilm X-T1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11413\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11413\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?attachment_id=11413\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11413\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11413\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/virginia-railway-express-streamlined-contrasts-three-photos\/vre_v55_nose_dscf9046\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VRE_V55_nose_DSCF9046.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" data-orig-size=\"700,467\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.18&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;1 Ver&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0.10050251256281&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0035390645428217&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VRE_V55_nose_DSCF9046\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Exposed with a Fujifilm X-T1.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VRE_V55_nose_DSCF9046.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VRE_V55_nose_DSCF9046.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11413\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VRE_V55_nose_DSCF9046.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Exposed with a Fujifilm X-T1.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VRE_V55_nose_DSCF9046.jpg?w=700 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VRE_V55_nose_DSCF9046.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VRE_V55_nose_DSCF9046.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exposed with a Fujifilm X-T1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11412\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11412\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?attachment_id=11412\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11412\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11412\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/virginia-railway-express-streamlined-contrasts-three-photos\/vre_v55_nose_to_nose_w_611_dscf9043\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VRE_V55_nose_to_nose_w_611_DSCF9043.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" data-orig-size=\"700,467\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.18&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;1 Ver&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0.11764705882353&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0035390645428217&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VRE_V55_nose_to_nose_w_611_DSCF9043\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;1940-styling meets 2000-styling. (Keep in mind when the 611 was built its design was already a decade old.) Exposed with a Fujifilm X-T1.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VRE_V55_nose_to_nose_w_611_DSCF9043.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VRE_V55_nose_to_nose_w_611_DSCF9043.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11412\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VRE_V55_nose_to_nose_w_611_DSCF9043.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"1940-styling meets 2000-styling. (Keep in mind when the 611 was built its design was already a decade old.) Exposed with a Fujifilm X-T1.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VRE_V55_nose_to_nose_w_611_DSCF9043.jpg?w=700 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VRE_V55_nose_to_nose_w_611_DSCF9043.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VRE_V55_nose_to_nose_w_611_DSCF9043.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1940-styling meets 2000-styling. (Keep in mind when the 611 was built its design was already a decade old.) Exposed with a Fujifilm X-T1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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>On June 6, 2015, I made a series of images contrasting a modern commuter train with a famous steaming visitor at Manassas, Virginia. (Hint: the crowds are not out for the diesel.) Tracking the Light\u00a0posts\u00a0new\u00a0material\u00a0every\u00a0morning. 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