{"id":18949,"date":"2017-07-23T05:23:09","date_gmt":"2017-07-23T09:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=18949"},"modified":"2017-07-23T08:23:10","modified_gmt":"2017-07-23T12:23:10","slug":"norfolk-southern-at-mexico-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/norfolk-southern-at-mexico-pennsylvania\/","title":{"rendered":"Norfolk Southern at Mexico, Pennsylvania."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No, we are not \u2018south of the border.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>This is a location along Norfolk Southern\u2019s old Pennsylvania Railroad Middle Division west of Harrisburg between Thompsontown and Mifflin.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of weeks ago, Pat Yough and I were re-exploring this busy route and these images were among my views from that effort.<\/p>\n<p>Here are three photos from a sequence that I made of Norfolk Southern symbol freight 21A as it approached the grade crossing at Mexico.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18947\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18947\" style=\"width: 1732px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18947\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/norfolk-southern-at-mexico-pennsylvania\/ns_21a_w_james_emerson_engineer_at_mexico_pa_dscf6918\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6918.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1732,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1499546903&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6918\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Norfolk Southern 21A roars west at Mexico, Pennsylvania. Exposed using a FujiFilm X-T1 with 90mm f2.0 telephoto lens.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6918.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6918.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18947\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6918.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6918.jpg?w=1732 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6918.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6918.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6918.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6918.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6918.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image 1: Norfolk Southern 21A roars west at Mexico, Pennsylvania. Exposed using a FujiFilm X-T1 with 90mm f2.0 telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18946\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18946\" style=\"width: 1732px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18946\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/norfolk-southern-at-mexico-pennsylvania\/ns_21a_w_james_emerson_engineer_at_mexico_pa_dscf6925\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6925.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1732,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1499546904&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6925\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Norfolk Southern 21A roars west at Mexico, Pennsylvania. Exposed using a FujiFilm X-T1 with 90mm f2.0 telephoto lens.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6925.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6925.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18946\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6925.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6925.jpg?w=1732 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6925.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6925.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6925.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6925.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6925.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image 2: A slightly closer view of Norfolk Southern 21A \u00a0at Mexico, Pennsylvania. Exposed using a FujiFilm X-T1 with 90mm f2.0 telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18945\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18945\" style=\"width: 1732px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18945\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/norfolk-southern-at-mexico-pennsylvania\/ns_21a_w_james_emerson_engineer_at_mexico_pa_dscf6929\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6929.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1732,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1499546904&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6929\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Image 3: Closest of three views of Norfolk Southern 21A \u00a0at Mexico, Pennsylvania. Exposed using a FujiFilm X-T1 with 90mm f2.0 telephoto lens.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6929.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6929.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18945\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6929.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6929.jpg?w=1732 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6929.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6929.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6929.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6929.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6929.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image 3: Closest of three views of Norfolk Southern 21A \u00a0at Mexico, Pennsylvania. Exposed using a FujiFilm X-T1 with 90mm f2.0 telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Which of these do you like best?<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tracking the Light Posts Daily<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No, we are not \u2018south of the border.\u2019 This is a location along Norfolk Southern\u2019s old Pennsylvania Railroad Middle Division west of Harrisburg between Thompsontown and Mifflin. A couple of weeks ago, Pat Yough and I were re-exploring this busy route and these images were among my views from that effort. Here are three photos &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/norfolk-southern-at-mexico-pennsylvania\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Norfolk Southern at Mexico, Pennsylvania.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18947,"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":true,"_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":[48],"tags":[4232,4278,4537,59,199],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/NS_21A_w_James_Emerson_engineer_at_Mexico_PA_DSCF6918.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-4VD","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18949"}],"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=18949"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18951,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18949\/revisions\/18951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}