{"id":14417,"date":"2016-03-12T05:07:40","date_gmt":"2016-03-12T10:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=14417"},"modified":"2016-03-12T08:09:26","modified_gmt":"2016-03-12T13:09:26","slug":"on-a-steam-locomotive-footplate-in-poland-may-2000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/on-a-steam-locomotive-footplate-in-poland-may-2000\/","title":{"rendered":"On a Steam Locomotive Footplate in Poland-May 2000."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On a bright May morning at Wolsztyn, Poland, I organized a footplate trip for myself on a PKP (Polish National Railways) 2-6-2 running to Poznan with a revenue passenger train.<\/p>\n<p>This was among the photos I made of the experience.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14416\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/pkp-foot-plate-ride-on-2-6-2-fireman-may-2000-mod-1-brian-solomon-1828-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14416\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14416\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/on-a-steam-locomotive-footplate-in-poland-may-2000\/pkp-foot-plate-ride-on-2-6-2-fireman-may-2000-mod-1-brian-solomon-1828-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PKP-foot-plate-ride-on-2-6-2-fireman-May-2000-mod-1-Brian-Solomon-1828-2.jpg?fit=2017%2C1983\" data-orig-size=\"2017,1983\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1298719343&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PKP foot plate ride on 2-6-2 fireman May 2000 mod-1 Brian Solomon 1828-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A PKP fireman feeds the fire at speed. Exposed with a Rollei Model T on 120 black &#038; white film. Scanned with an Epson V500 flatbed scanner and processed digitally in Lightroom.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PKP-foot-plate-ride-on-2-6-2-fireman-May-2000-mod-1-Brian-Solomon-1828-2.jpg?fit=709%2C697\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PKP-foot-plate-ride-on-2-6-2-fireman-May-2000-mod-1-Brian-Solomon-1828-2.jpg?fit=474%2C466\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14416\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PKP-foot-plate-ride-on-2-6-2-fireman-May-2000-mod-1-Brian-Solomon-1828-2.jpg?resize=474%2C466\" alt=\"A PKP fireman feeds the fire at speed. Exposed with a Rollei Model T on 120 black &amp; white film. Scanned with an Epson V500 flatbed scanner and processed digitally in Lightroom.\" width=\"474\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PKP-foot-plate-ride-on-2-6-2-fireman-May-2000-mod-1-Brian-Solomon-1828-2.jpg?resize=1022%2C1005 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PKP-foot-plate-ride-on-2-6-2-fireman-May-2000-mod-1-Brian-Solomon-1828-2.jpg?resize=153%2C150 153w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PKP-foot-plate-ride-on-2-6-2-fireman-May-2000-mod-1-Brian-Solomon-1828-2.jpg?resize=709%2C697 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PKP-foot-plate-ride-on-2-6-2-fireman-May-2000-mod-1-Brian-Solomon-1828-2.jpg?w=2017 2017w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PKP-foot-plate-ride-on-2-6-2-fireman-May-2000-mod-1-Brian-Solomon-1828-2.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PKP-foot-plate-ride-on-2-6-2-fireman-May-2000-mod-1-Brian-Solomon-1828-2.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A PKP fireman feeds the fire at speed. Exposed with a Rollei Model T on 120 black &amp; white film. Scanned with an Epson V500 flatbed scanner and processed digitally in Lightroom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Let\u2019s just say I had a nice view on the return trip.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Tracking the Light Posts Everyday!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a bright May morning at Wolsztyn, Poland, I organized a footplate trip for myself on a PKP (Polish National Railways) 2-6-2 running to Poznan with a revenue passenger train. This was among the photos I made of the experience. Let\u2019s just say I had a nice view on the return trip. 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