{"id":16542,"date":"2016-08-26T05:34:13","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T09:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=16542"},"modified":"2016-08-25T20:52:49","modified_gmt":"2016-08-26T00:52:49","slug":"ghost-of-the-empire-state-express-budd-built-babbling-brook-blitzes-warren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/ghost-of-the-empire-state-express-budd-built-babbling-brook-blitzes-warren\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghost of the New England States; Budd-built Babbling Brook Blitzes Warren."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday\u2019s (August 25, 2016) Boston section of Amtrak\u2019s Lake Shore Limited carried an American classic: the streamlined Budd-built observation car <em>Babbling Brook, <\/em>a former New York Central car of the type that operated on the\u00a0<em>New England States <\/em>(Boston-Chicago)<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My dad and I made photos of Amtrak\u2019s eastward\u00a0<em>Lake Shore Limited<\/em>\u00a0(train 448) by the recently restored Warren, Massachusetts railroad station.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16539\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16539\" style=\"width: 2449px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16539\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/ghost-of-the-empire-state-express-budd-built-babbling-brook-blitzes-warren\/dscf3388\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSCF3388.jpg?fit=2449%2C1633\" data-orig-size=\"2449,1633\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1472150065&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;41.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCF3388\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;New York Central Babbling Brook passes the old Warren, Massachusetts station on August 25, 2016. The New York Central System leased the Boston &#038; Albany in 1900. Central\u2019s Budd-built New England States Limited was B&#038;A\u2019s premier post-war passenger train and passed Warren daily. There were fewer line-side trees back then. This image was adjusted in post-processing using Light Room. I\u2019ve tried to emulate the contrast and color palate of a late 1940s image.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSCF3388.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSCF3388.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16539\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSCF3388.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"New York Central Babbling Brook passes the old Warren, Massachusetts station on August 25, 2016. The New York Central System leased the Boston &amp; Albany in 1900. Central\u2019s Budd-built New England States Limited was B&amp;A\u2019s premier post-war passenger train and passed Warren daily. There were fewer line-side trees back then. This image was adjusted in post-processing using Light Room. I\u2019ve tried to emulate the contrast and color palate of a late 1940s image.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSCF3388.jpg?w=2449 2449w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSCF3388.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSCF3388.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSCF3388.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSCF3388.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSCF3388.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New York Central Babbling Brook passes the old Warren, Massachusetts station on August 25, 2016. The New York Central System leased the Boston &amp; Albany in 1900. Central\u2019s Budd-built New England States was B&amp;A\u2019s premier post-war passenger train and passed Warren daily. There were fewer line-side trees back then. This image was adjusted in post-processing using Light Room. I\u2019ve tried to emulate the contrast and color palate of a late 1940s image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16541\" style=\"width: 2449px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16541\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/ghost-of-the-empire-state-express-budd-built-babbling-brook-blitzes-warren\/nyc_babbling_brook_at-warren_ma_amtrak_448_dscf3395\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NYC_Babbling_Brook_at-Warren_MA_Amtrak_448_DSCF3395.jpg?fit=2449%2C1633\" data-orig-size=\"2449,1633\" 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;1472150067&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NYC_Babbling_Brook_at-Warren_MA_Amtrak_448_DSCF3395\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Telephoto view at Warren, Massachusetts.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NYC_Babbling_Brook_at-Warren_MA_Amtrak_448_DSCF3395.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NYC_Babbling_Brook_at-Warren_MA_Amtrak_448_DSCF3395.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16541\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NYC_Babbling_Brook_at-Warren_MA_Amtrak_448_DSCF3395.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Telephoto view at Warren, Massachusetts.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NYC_Babbling_Brook_at-Warren_MA_Amtrak_448_DSCF3395.jpg?w=2449 2449w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NYC_Babbling_Brook_at-Warren_MA_Amtrak_448_DSCF3395.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NYC_Babbling_Brook_at-Warren_MA_Amtrak_448_DSCF3395.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NYC_Babbling_Brook_at-Warren_MA_Amtrak_448_DSCF3395.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NYC_Babbling_Brook_at-Warren_MA_Amtrak_448_DSCF3395.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NYC_Babbling_Brook_at-Warren_MA_Amtrak_448_DSCF3395.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Telephoto view at Warren, Massachusetts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I made these views using my FujiFilm XT1. Pop exposed a Fujichrome color slide with his Leica M.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Brian Solomon\u2019s <\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tracking the Light posts every day.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Yesterday\u2019s (August 25, 2016) Boston section of Amtrak\u2019s Lake Shore Limited carried an American classic: the streamlined Budd-built observation car Babbling Brook, a former New York Central car of the type that operated on the\u00a0New England States (Boston-Chicago). My dad and I made photos of Amtrak\u2019s eastward\u00a0Lake Shore Limited\u00a0(train 448) by the recently restored &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/ghost-of-the-empire-state-express-budd-built-babbling-brook-blitzes-warren\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ghost of the New England States; Budd-built Babbling Brook Blitzes Warren.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16540,"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":[3786,3771,4537,31,834,41,3772,84,104,250],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NYC_Babbling_Brook_at-Warren_MA_Amtrak_448_DSCF3404.jpg?fit=2579%2C1551","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-4iO","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16542"}],"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=16542"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16546,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16542\/revisions\/16546"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}