{"id":13015,"date":"2015-10-29T01:34:51","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T05:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=13015"},"modified":"2015-10-30T08:59:13","modified_gmt":"2015-10-30T12:59:13","slug":"millers-falls-high-bridge-october-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/millers-falls-high-bridge-october-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Millers Falls High Bridge\u2014October 2015."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When in doubt, try again. Earlier in the week Mike Gardner and I had missed the New England Central at Millers Falls, Massachusetts. It wasn\u2019t for a lack of trying, but we\u2019d misqued, got caught in traffic, and just not been at the right place at the right time. This happens.<\/p>\n<p>It was a bright morning. From recent experience I knew that New England Central job 611 departs Brattleboro Yard for Palmer sometime after 8 am.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13014\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/10\/29\/millers-falls-high-bridge-october-2015\/millers_falls_high_bridge_dscf5380\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13014\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13014\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/millers-falls-high-bridge-october-2015\/millers_falls_high_bridge_dscf5380\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Millers_Falls_high_bridge_DSCF5380.jpg?fit=1000%2C667\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1445615509&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;27&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Millers_Falls_high_bridge_DSCF5380\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The former Central Vermont Railway Millers Falls high bridge. A pin-connected deck-style Pratt truss built in 1906. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Millers_Falls_high_bridge_DSCF5380.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Millers_Falls_high_bridge_DSCF5380.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13014\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Millers_Falls_high_bridge_DSCF5380.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"The former Central Vermont Railway Millers Falls high bridge. A pin-connected deck-style Pratt truss built in 1906. \" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Millers_Falls_high_bridge_DSCF5380.jpg?w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Millers_Falls_high_bridge_DSCF5380.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Millers_Falls_high_bridge_DSCF5380.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Millers_Falls_high_bridge_DSCF5380.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Millers_Falls_high_bridge_DSCF5380.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The former Central Vermont Railway Millers Falls high bridge\u2014a pin-connected deck-style Pratt truss built in 1906.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I drove directly to Millers Falls, I did not pass Go, I did not collect $200. I parked and walked (I fought my way through thicket and briars) to a known good spot on a rock near the shore of the Millers River and there I waited.<\/p>\n<p>This was my reward. And yes, I also exposed a color slide.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13013\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13013\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/10\/29\/millers-falls-high-bridge-october-2015\/necr_611_millers_falls_high_bridge2_dscf5401\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13013\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13013\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/millers-falls-high-bridge-october-2015\/necr_611_millers_falls_high_bridge2_dscf5401\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NECR_611_Millers_Falls_High_Bridge2_DSCF5401.jpg?fit=1000%2C667\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1445619184&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;27&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NECR_611_Millers_Falls_High_Bridge2_DSCF5401\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Exposed with a FujiFilm X-T1 mirror-less digital camera. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NECR_611_Millers_Falls_High_Bridge2_DSCF5401.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NECR_611_Millers_Falls_High_Bridge2_DSCF5401.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NECR_611_Millers_Falls_High_Bridge2_DSCF5401.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Exposed with a FujiFilm X-T1 mirror-less digital camera. \" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NECR_611_Millers_Falls_High_Bridge2_DSCF5401.jpg?w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NECR_611_Millers_Falls_High_Bridge2_DSCF5401.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NECR_611_Millers_Falls_High_Bridge2_DSCF5401.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NECR_611_Millers_Falls_High_Bridge2_DSCF5401.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NECR_611_Millers_Falls_High_Bridge2_DSCF5401.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exposed with a FujiFilm X-T1 mirror-less digital camera.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Tracking the Light posts Daily!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When in doubt, try again. Earlier in the week Mike Gardner and I had missed the New England Central at Millers Falls, Massachusetts. It wasn\u2019t for a lack of trying, but we\u2019d misqued, got caught in traffic, and just not been at the right place at the right time. This happens. It was a bright &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/millers-falls-high-bridge-october-2015\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Millers Falls High Bridge\u2014October 2015.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13013,"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":[1223,88,1523,81,3033],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NECR_611_Millers_Falls_High_Bridge2_DSCF5401.jpg?fit=1000%2C667","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-3nV","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13015"}],"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=13015"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13038,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13015\/revisions\/13038"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}