{"id":18083,"date":"2017-03-19T05:04:15","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T09:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=18083"},"modified":"2017-03-15T05:11:20","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T09:11:20","slug":"clean-orange-locomotive-an-easy-catch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/clean-orange-locomotive-an-easy-catch\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean Orange Locomotive\u2014an Easy Catch."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In early February, I was running a few last minute errands before my Trans-Atlantic journey.<\/p>\n<p>Crossing the Boston &amp; Albany on South Main Street in Palmer, Massachusetts, I saw a New England Central local approaching with an impressive cut of interchange.<\/p>\n<p>In the lead was clean New England Central GP38-2 2048 in Genesee &amp; Wyoming corporate paint. Although I\u2019ve made countless hundreds of photographs from this location over the years, I won\u2019t look a gift-horse in the mouth.<\/p>\n<p>So for the sake of a couple of minutes detour, I made these images at CP83 using my Lumix LX7.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18082\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18082\" style=\"width: 1731px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18082\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/clean-orange-locomotive-an-easy-catch\/necr_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_palmer_p1580387\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580387.jpg?fit=1731%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1731,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1486124760&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;13.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580387\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;New England Central 2048 at Palmer, Massachusetts in February 2017. Filtered winter sun makes for nice light to photograph locomotives.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580387.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580387.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18082\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580387.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580387.jpg?w=1731 1731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580387.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580387.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580387.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580387.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580387.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New England Central 2048 at Palmer, Massachusetts in February 2017. Filtered winter sun makes for nice light to photograph locomotives.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18081\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18081\" style=\"width: 1731px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18081\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/clean-orange-locomotive-an-easy-catch\/necr_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_palmer_p1580388\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580388.jpg?fit=1731%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1731,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1486124764&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;13.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580388\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The train was moving slowly, which allowed me  time to make several images as it passed. This angle features GP38-2 2048 from a closer, more broadside angle. Lumix LX7 photo.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580388.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580388.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18081\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580388.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580388.jpg?w=1731 1731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580388.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580388.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580388.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580388.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580388.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The train was moving slowly, which allowed me time to make several images as it passed. This angle features GP38-2 2048 from a closer, more broadside angle, while retaining a good view of the\u00a0old gas building, which is a prominent Palmer-area icon. \u00a0Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tracking the Light posts every day.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In early February, I was running a few last minute errands before my Trans-Atlantic journey. Crossing the Boston &amp; Albany on South Main Street in Palmer, Massachusetts, I saw a New England Central local approaching with an impressive cut of interchange. In the lead was clean New England Central GP38-2 2048 in Genesee &amp; Wyoming &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/clean-orange-locomotive-an-easy-catch\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Clean Orange Locomotive\u2014an Easy Catch.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18081,"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":[4105,4106,854,4104,81,30],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NECR_2048_in_fresh_orange_paint_Palmer_P1580388.jpg?fit=1731%2C1155","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-4HF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18083"}],"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=18083"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18084,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18083\/revisions\/18084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}