{"id":11720,"date":"2015-07-13T06:10:10","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T10:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=11720"},"modified":"2015-07-13T16:03:26","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T20:03:26","slug":"secaucus-junction-lots-of-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/secaucus-junction-lots-of-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Secaucus Junction\u2014Lots of Pictures!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brian Solomon’s Tracking the Light posts new photos daily!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Years ago I noticed there seemed to be a natural law regarding the ratio of traffic to scenery in regards to railroad locations.<\/p>\n

Lines blessed with stunning scenery generally suffered from a dearth of traffic, while the busiest places tend to be scenically bereft.<\/p>\n

There are, of course, a few notable exceptions. California\u2019s Tehachapi crossing comes to mind, as does New York\u2019s Lower Hudson Valley. Both places are blessed exceptional scenery and frequent railway operations, and this makes them popular places to photograph.<\/p>\n

Switzerland must not be considered in this equation as the whole country completely violates the natural law of railway photography.<\/p>\n

Yet, many of the world\u2019s most scenic lines\u2014railways legendary for their stunning panoramas\u2014have been abandoned, or lie dormant.<\/p>\n

Then at the other end of the scale we have Secaucus Junction. Let’s just say it\u2019s one of the busiest places in the Northeastern United States.<\/p>\n

\"Outbound<\/a>
Outbound NJ Transit 4617 approaches platform B at Secaucus Junction.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Trains<\/a>
Trains come at go at Secaucus Junction every few minutes. FujiFilm X-T1 photograph.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Secaucus<\/a>
Secaucus Junction has some very interesting signaling. FujiFilm X-T1 photograph.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"An<\/a>
An Amtrak Regional train blitzes the station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"The<\/a>
The station exists on several levels, with the former Pennsylvania Railroad lines crossing over the former Erie. How many tons of concrete? I don’t know. And the whole structure is neatly situated in the Jersey Meadows (ie an extensive brackish marsh).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A<\/a>
A view of the station from the Erie-Lackawanna side. (Lower level). This holds to the formula; it is by far the prettiest part of Secaucus Junction, and the least active. Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A<\/a>
A train from Suffern, New York to Hoboken accelerates away from Secaucus. Lumix LX7 photo. Notice the three separate sets of high voltage electrical lines.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Looking<\/a>
Looking west from Secaucus Junction. Fuji X-T1 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Secaucus_w_NJ_Transit_ALP46_DSCF1641\"<\/a>
Look trees!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Signals<\/a>
Signals at Secaucus Junction.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brian Solomon’s Tracking the Light posts new photos daily!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tomorrow the Shadows of DL&W at Summit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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