{"id":19154,"date":"2017-08-20T05:00:17","date_gmt":"2017-08-20T09:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=19154"},"modified":"2017-08-20T11:10:30","modified_gmt":"2017-08-20T15:10:30","slug":"tram-on-oconnell-street-in-dublin-luas-cross-city-trackage-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tram-on-oconnell-street-in-dublin-luas-cross-city-trackage-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Tram on O&#8217;Connell Street in Dublin: LUAS Cross City Trackage Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday August 18, 2017, Mark Healy and I met to document a LUAS 5000-series tram trial on new Cross City trackage.<\/p>\n<p>This was my first experience seeing a tram working recently completed Cross City trackage.<\/p>\n<p>Mark and I have been documenting LUAS Cross City progress for more than two years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19153\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19153\" style=\"width: 1155px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19153\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tram-on-oconnell-street-in-dublin-luas-cross-city-trackage-trial\/luas_crosscity_trials_p1670261\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670261.jpg?fit=1155%2C1731\" data-orig-size=\"1155,1731\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1503056080&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670261\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Working with Lumix LX7 RAW file, I lightened shadows and adjust contrast. In the distance is Dublin&#8217;s famous Spire.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670261.jpg?fit=473%2C709\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670261.jpg?fit=474%2C710\" class=\"wp-image-19153 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670261.jpg?resize=474%2C710\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670261.jpg?w=1155 1155w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670261.jpg?resize=100%2C150 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670261.jpg?resize=473%2C709 473w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670261.jpg?resize=682%2C1022 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670261.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Working with Lumix LX7 RAW file, I lightened shadows and adjusted contrast. In the distance is Dublin&#8217;s famous Spire.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19152\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19152\" style=\"width: 1155px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19152\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tram-on-oconnell-street-in-dublin-luas-cross-city-trackage-trial\/luas_crosscity_trials_p1670266\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670266.jpg?fit=1155%2C1731\" data-orig-size=\"1155,1731\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&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;1503056230&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670266\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I made this view using my Lumix LX7s HDR (high dynamic range) mode that digitally combines several images in-camera to allow for better shadow and highlight detail.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670266.jpg?fit=473%2C709\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670266.jpg?fit=474%2C710\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19152\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670266.jpg?resize=474%2C710\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670266.jpg?w=1155 1155w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670266.jpg?resize=100%2C150 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670266.jpg?resize=473%2C709 473w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670266.jpg?resize=682%2C1022 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670266.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I made this view using my Lumix LX7s HDR (high dynamic range) mode that digitally combines several images in-camera to allow for better shadow and highlight detail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19151\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19151\" style=\"width: 1731px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19151\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tram-on-oconnell-street-in-dublin-luas-cross-city-trackage-trial\/luas_crosscity_trials_p1670267\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670267.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;1503056260&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.7&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=\"LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670267\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The trailing tram takes the points at the top of O&#8217;Connell Street to use the turn back loop to reach the southbound line on Parnell Street. Is this the first time a tram has negotiated this trackage? First time I&#8217;ve seen it anyway.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670267.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670267.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19151\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670267.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670267.jpg?w=1731 1731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670267.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670267.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670267.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670267.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670267.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The trailing tram takes the points at the top of O&#8217;Connell Street to use the turn back loop to reach the southbound line on Parnell Street. 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Tracking the Light Posts &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tram-on-oconnell-street-in-dublin-luas-cross-city-trackage-trial\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tram on O&#8217;Connell Street in Dublin: LUAS Cross City Trackage Trial<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19151,"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":[10,48],"tags":[4317,4318,337,2975,19,22,2083,24],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LUAS_CrossCity_trials_P1670267.jpg?fit=1731%2C1155","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-4YW","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19154"}],"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=19154"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19183,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19154\/revisions\/19183"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}