{"id":17555,"date":"2016-01-03T06:05:02","date_gmt":"2016-01-03T11:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=17555"},"modified":"2016-12-29T13:13:09","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T18:13:09","slug":"sunny-afternoon-on-the-gladstone-branch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/sunny-afternoon-on-the-gladstone-branch\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunny Afternoon on the Gladstone Branch."},"content":{"rendered":"

I arrived at Bernardsville, New Jersey on bright December afternoon. I\u2019d never explored this station on the ground before, although I\u2019d traveled through it on various occasions by train.<\/p>\n

In the early 1980s, my father and I made several trips to the old Lackawanna Gladstone Branch to photograph the ancient former Lackawanna electrics that still prowled the line.<\/p>\n

On my recent visit, NJ Transit\u2019s stainless steel multiple units (known as Jersey Arrows) were the order of the day.<\/p>\n

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Exposed in December 2016 using a FujiFilm XT-1 digital camera.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The use of a zoom lens allowed me to make a variety of photographs in rapid succession of the same train as it paused for its station stop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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I like the effect of the dark shadow in the foreground on this view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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As the engineer released the brakes, I exposed this telephoto close-up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These cars are hardly new and now are on the wane, and so well worthy of photography. On recent trip on the North Jersey Coast Line, I passed a scrap yard full of the remains of these old cars.<\/p>\n

Remember, equipment that once new will someday be retired.<\/p>\n

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