{"id":12448,"date":"2015-09-15T08:07:42","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T12:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=12448"},"modified":"2015-09-15T08:29:05","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T12:29:05","slug":"tracking-the-light-special-post-refugee-train-in-germany-september-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-special-post-refugee-train-in-germany-september-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking the Light Special Post: Refugee Train in Germany\u2014September 2015."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every so often, events in the news play a role in my daily photography. Last week, I was waiting with my friends for a Regional Express on the platform at Mainz, Germany, when an unscheduled train of InterCity carriages arrived.<\/p>\n<p>There was no destination given on the depart boards.<\/p>\n<p>The doors did not open.<\/p>\n<p>No announcement was made.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12452\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12452\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/09\/15\/tracking-the-light-special-post-refugee-train-in-germany-september-2015\/db_special_at_mainz_dscf6815\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12452\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12452\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-special-post-refugee-train-in-germany-september-2015\/db_special_at_mainz_dscf6815\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6815.jpg?fit=4896%2C3264\" data-orig-size=\"4896,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1441665347&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;27&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6815\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Exposed hand-held with  FujiFilm X-T1 and 27mm lens.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6815.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6815.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12452\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6815.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Exposed hand-held with FujiFilm X-T1 and 27mm lens.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6815.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6815.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6815.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6815.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6815.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6815.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exposed hand-held with FujiFilm X-T1 and 27mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/09\/15\/tracking-the-light-special-post-refugee-train-in-germany-september-2015\/db_special_at_mainz_dscf6830\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12449\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12449\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-special-post-refugee-train-in-germany-september-2015\/db_special_at_mainz_dscf6830\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6830.jpg?fit=4896%2C3264\" data-orig-size=\"4896,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1441665669&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;27&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6830\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6830.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6830.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12449\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6830.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6830\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6830.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6830.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6830.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6830.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6830.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6830.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/09\/15\/tracking-the-light-special-post-refugee-train-in-germany-september-2015\/db_special_at_mainz_dscf6822\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12451\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12451\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-special-post-refugee-train-in-germany-september-2015\/db_special_at_mainz_dscf6822\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6822.jpg?fit=4896%2C3264\" data-orig-size=\"4896,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1441665500&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;27&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6822\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6822.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6822.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12451\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6822.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6822\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6822.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6822.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6822.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6822.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6822.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DB_Special_at_Mainz_DSCF6822.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A glance at the passengers on-board told the story.\u00a0This was a trainload of refugees operated by DB AG as part of a greater humanitarian effort in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing the people on board, appearing weary and exhausted, I thought of my own ancestors, who more than a century ago fled their home countries to seek a better life.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of last week\u2019s passengers, DB provided a nice comfortable train for this portion of their journey.<\/p>\n<p>After a few minutes pause, the nameless service was on its way again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tracking the Light Posts Daily.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The<a href=\"http:\/\/www.railjournal.com\/\"> International Railway Journal<\/a> featured an article on the refugee trains.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">See: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.railjournal.com\/index.php\/europe\/db-uses-100-trains-to-transport-22000-refugees.html?channel=\">http:\/\/www.railjournal.com\/index.php\/europe\/db-uses-100-trains-to-transport-22000-refugees.html?channel=<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every so often, events in the news play a role in my daily photography. Last week, I was waiting with my friends for a Regional Express on the platform at Mainz, Germany, when an unscheduled train of InterCity carriages arrived. There was no destination given on the depart boards. The doors did not open. No &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-special-post-refugee-train-in-germany-september-2015\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tracking the Light Special Post: Refugee Train in Germany\u2014September 2015.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"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":[2943,94,2944,2942],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-3eM","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12448"}],"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=12448"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12457,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12448\/revisions\/12457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}