{"id":15765,"date":"2016-06-23T05:56:14","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T09:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=15765"},"modified":"2016-06-18T10:01:37","modified_gmt":"2016-06-18T14:01:37","slug":"the-happy-twinkle-of-glint-csx-catches-the-morning-light-june-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/the-happy-twinkle-of-glint-csx-catches-the-morning-light-june-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"The Happy Twinkle of Glint; CSX catches the Morning Light\u2014June 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The long days of June offer distinct lighting. In the morning the sun rises earlier and further north than the other times of the year, and this makes for photographic opportunity if you know where to look.<\/p>\n

These days much of the Boston & Albany route east of Palmer is a tree tunnel, but West Warren has a nice vista with characteristic 19th<\/sup> century New England mill buildings complete with a mill-dam on the Quaboag River.<\/p>\n

As long as I\u2019ve been making photos on the old Boston & Albany mainline, there\u2019s been a westward intermodal train that passes through the Quaboag Valley early in the morning.<\/p>\n

In Conrail times it was symbol TV9 (TV=Trailvan; Boston to Chicago). With the transition to CSX operations this became Q119. Now with revised intermodal terminals and changes to train symbols, I think this morning train carries the Q019 symbol (which runs from Worcester, Massachusetts since the closure of Boston\u2019s Beacon Park yard a few years ago).<\/p>\n

\"Sunrise
Sunrise at West Warren, Massachusetts. CSX’s Q-019 has just entered the scene. For me the mist on the river adds a delicious element. June 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the 1990s, I\u2019d identified West Warren as a place to catch this train on the long days; where the sun rises on the north side of the tracks for about 10-20 minutes. This only occurs over a span of about three weeks, and provides the backlit glint effect that offers a distinct view at this classic location.<\/p>\n

The other day, all the pieces came together. The weather was perfect; I was in place at my location with cameras at the ready at the moment the sun illuminated the north-side of the tracks; and CSX\u2019s westward intermodal train passed at precisely the right moment.<\/p>\n

\"Exposed
Exposed using a FujiFilm X-T1 with 18-135mm lens and graduated neutral density filter to hold sky detail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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