{"id":17658,"date":"2017-01-12T05:59:55","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T10:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=17658"},"modified":"2017-01-12T21:25:39","modified_gmt":"2017-01-13T02:25:39","slug":"amtraks-northeast-corridor-revisited-jersey-avenue-then-and-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/amtraks-northeast-corridor-revisited-jersey-avenue-then-and-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor Revisited: Jersey Avenue\u2014Then and Now."},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a warm April afternoon in 1978 when my father and I arrived at Jersey Avenue to make photos.<\/p>\n

For me this was a thrill. The long tangent in both directions seemed to reach to the horizon, and the trains passed at tremendous speed.<\/p>\n

It was also one of my earliest experiences working with a long telephoto lens.<\/p>\n

Pop had fitted his 200mm Leitz Telyt with Visoflex to my Leica 3A.<\/p>\n

The Visoflex provided me with an equivalent to an SLR (single lens reflex) arrangement for a rangefinder camera by using a mirror with prism to see through the lens.<\/p>\n

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A New York-bound Metroliner races along the old Pennsylvania Railroad at Jersey Avenue, New Brunswick, New Jersey. I hadn’t figured out how to focus quickly yet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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My trailing view of the Metroliner was more successful.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Where I was well used to the peculiarities of Leica\u2019s pre-war rangefinder arrangement, using the Visoflex offered a new set of challenges, especially in regards to focusing.<\/p>\n

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Jersey Avenue April 1978: there I am age 11. Photo by Richard J. Solomon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This southward Amtrak long distance train was led by one of Amtrak’s E60 electrics. I was disappointed as I’d hoped for a GG1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Check out all the great old streamlined cars. At the time I was so concerned about making this image, I didn’t really appreciate the details of the train.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fast forward to December 2016. Pat Yough and I were exploring locations on Amtrak\u2019s North East Corridor. I suggested Jersey Avenue because I was curious to see if that was where Pop and I had made those photos so many years ago. (Back in 1978, my photo notes were a bit thin).<\/p>\n

Indeed it was. So we made a few photos from approximately the same spot before investigating other locations. Compare my December 2016 views with my much earlier attempts.<\/p>\n

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Amtrak 93 races through Jersey Avenue in December 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Trailing view of Amtrak 93 at Jersey Avenue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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