{"id":13621,"date":"2016-01-02T06:10:19","date_gmt":"2016-01-02T11:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=13621"},"modified":"2015-12-31T09:18:58","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T14:18:58","slug":"storm-light-at-gardner-big-gm-and-dark-clouds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/storm-light-at-gardner-big-gm-and-dark-clouds\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm Light at Gardner; Big GM and Dark Clouds."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Tracking the Light Posts Daily!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Photography is all about light, right?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13619\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/pan_am_28n_w_ns_sd90mac_7322_at_gardner_storm_light_vert_dscf8346\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13619\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13619\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/storm-light-at-gardner-big-gm-and-dark-clouds\/pan_am_28n_w_ns_sd90mac_7322_at_gardner_storm_light_vert_dscf8346\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_vert_DSCF8346.jpg?fit=1155%2C1732\" data-orig-size=\"1155,1732\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1450211226&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;116.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_vert_DSCF8346\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gardner, Massachusetts, exposed on December 15, 2015  with a FujiFilm X-T1 digital camera.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_vert_DSCF8346.jpg?fit=358%2C537\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_vert_DSCF8346.jpg?fit=474%2C711\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13619\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_vert_DSCF8346.jpg?resize=474%2C711\" alt=\"Gardner, Massachusetts, exposed on December 15, 2015 with a FujiFilm X-T1 digital camera.\" width=\"474\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_vert_DSCF8346.jpg?resize=483%2C724 483w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_vert_DSCF8346.jpg?resize=100%2C150 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_vert_DSCF8346.jpg?resize=358%2C537 358w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_vert_DSCF8346.jpg?resize=768%2C1152 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_vert_DSCF8346.jpg?w=1155 1155w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_vert_DSCF8346.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gardner, Massachusetts, exposed on December 15, 2015 with a FujiFilm X-T1 digital camera.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I exposed these views of Pan Am Southern symbol freight 28N at Gardner, Massachusetts on the old Boston &amp; Maine Fitchburg mainline.<\/p>\n<p>Dark Clouds on the Horizon.<\/p>\n<p>Heavy wintery clouds were rolling in from the west, yet a few shafts of sun remained. The contrast between the bright sun and billowing churning clouds allowed for dramatic lighting; &#8216;storm light&#8217;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13620\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/pan_am_28n_w_ns_sd90mac_7322_at_gardner_storm_light_dscf8336\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13620\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13620\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/storm-light-at-gardner-big-gm-and-dark-clouds\/pan_am_28n_w_ns_sd90mac_7322_at_gardner_storm_light_dscf8336\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_DSCF8336.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1732,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1450210903&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;46.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_DSCF8336\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gardner, Massachusetts, exposed on December 15, 2015  with a FujiFilm X-T1 digital camera.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_DSCF8336.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_DSCF8336.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13620\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_DSCF8336.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Gardner, Massachusetts, exposed on December 15, 2015 with a FujiFilm X-T1 digital camera.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_DSCF8336.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_DSCF8336.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_DSCF8336.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_DSCF8336.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_DSCF8336.jpg?w=1732 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_DSCF8336.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_DSCF8336.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gardner, Massachusetts, exposed on December 15, 2015 with a FujiFilm X-T1 digital camera.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I was traveling with Bob Arnold and Paul Goewey. Our bonus on this day was catching one of Norfolk Southern\u2019s recently acquired former Union Pacific SD90MACs (a\u00a0large General Motors model, built to accommodate a 6,000 hp diesel, but in this case \u00a0powered by GM\u2019s more reliable 16-710 engine with a more conservative rating).<\/p>\n<p>Pan Am\u2019s 28N is a autorack train that drops cars at Gardner and Ayer, Massachusetts. At Gardner Providence &amp; Worcester interchanges, and often P&amp;W\u2019s WOGR (Worcester-Gardner) arrived about the same time as an eastward Pan Am freight.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13618\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13618\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/ns_7322_ex_up_sd90mac_w_pw_4005_dscf8400\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13618\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13618\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/storm-light-at-gardner-big-gm-and-dark-clouds\/ns_7322_ex_up_sd90mac_w_pw_4005_dscf8400\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NS_7322_ex_UP_SD90MAC_w_PW_4005_DSCF8400.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1732,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1450213777&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;29.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NS_7322_ex_UP_SD90MAC_w_P&#038;W_4005_DSCF8400\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gardner, Massachusetts, exposed on December 15, 2015  with a FujiFilm X-T1 digital camera.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NS_7322_ex_UP_SD90MAC_w_PW_4005_DSCF8400.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NS_7322_ex_UP_SD90MAC_w_PW_4005_DSCF8400.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13618\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NS_7322_ex_UP_SD90MAC_w_PW_4005_DSCF8400.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Gardner, Massachusetts, exposed on December 15, 2015 with a FujiFilm X-T1 digital camera.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NS_7322_ex_UP_SD90MAC_w_PW_4005_DSCF8400.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NS_7322_ex_UP_SD90MAC_w_PW_4005_DSCF8400.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NS_7322_ex_UP_SD90MAC_w_PW_4005_DSCF8400.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NS_7322_ex_UP_SD90MAC_w_PW_4005_DSCF8400.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NS_7322_ex_UP_SD90MAC_w_PW_4005_DSCF8400.jpg?w=1732 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NS_7322_ex_UP_SD90MAC_w_PW_4005_DSCF8400.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NS_7322_ex_UP_SD90MAC_w_PW_4005_DSCF8400.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gardner, Massachusetts, exposed on December 15, 2015 with a FujiFilm X-T1 digital camera.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By the time the P&amp;W arrived at Gardner, the dramatic light had faded, yet the sky was still full of texture.<\/p>\n<p>Which photo do you like the most?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Tracking the Light Posts Daily!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tracking the Light Posts Daily! Photography is all about light, right? I exposed these views of Pan Am Southern symbol freight 28N at Gardner, Massachusetts on the old Boston &amp; Maine Fitchburg mainline. Dark Clouds on the Horizon. Heavy wintery clouds were rolling in from the west, yet a few shafts of sun remained. The &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/storm-light-at-gardner-big-gm-and-dark-clouds\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Storm Light at Gardner; Big GM and Dark Clouds.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13620,"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":[10,48],"tags":[3786,3212,7535,3051,104,3214,3211,3213],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pan_Am_28N_w_NS_SD90MAC_7322_at_Gardner_storm_light_DSCF8336.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-3xH","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13621"}],"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=13621"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13623,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13621\/revisions\/13623"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}