{"id":19244,"date":"2017-09-02T05:13:01","date_gmt":"2017-09-02T09:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=19244"},"modified":"2017-09-02T13:34:35","modified_gmt":"2017-09-02T17:34:35","slug":"tracking-the-light-features-irish-rail-29000s-at-drogheda-in-five-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-features-irish-rail-29000s-at-drogheda-in-five-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking the Light features Irish Rail 29000s at Drogheda in five photos."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Only see one photo? That&#8217;s because you are not viewing this post on Tracking the Light (Hint: click the link).<\/p>\n<p>Irish Rail maintains its 29000-series diesel railcars (built by CAF) at its Drogheda Depot.<\/p>\n<p>Back in Janaury 2003 I photographed the very first of these trains being lifted out of the boat at Dublin port. (Thanks to the late Norman McAdams who had encouraged me to \u00a0be dockside to make photos for the Irish Railway Record Society Journal).<\/p>\n<p>I was reminded of that event while crossing the now disused trackage (half paved over) by the old Point Depot along the north Liffey Quays near where I made my photos.<\/p>\n<p>These images were exposed last week at Drogheda using my digital cameras.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19245\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19245\" style=\"width: 1731px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19245\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-features-irish-rail-29000s-at-drogheda-in-five-photos\/irish_rail_29000_drogheda_p1670676\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670676.jpg?fit=1731%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1731,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1503921844&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;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670676\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670676.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670676.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"wp-image-19245 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670676.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670676.jpg?w=1731 1731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670676.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670676.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670676.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670676.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670676.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exposed using my Lumix LX7. Notice Irish Rail&#8217;s Tara Mines train at the upper left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19248\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19248\" style=\"width: 1732px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19248\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-features-irish-rail-29000s-at-drogheda-in-five-photos\/irish_rail_29000s_at_drogheda_dscf8718\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8718.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1732,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1503922549&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;90&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8718\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Irish Rail 29000s by the dozen!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8718.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8718.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19248\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8718.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8718.jpg?w=1732 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8718.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8718.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8718.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8718.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8718.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irish Rail 29000s by the dozen! FujiFilm XT1 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19246\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19246\" style=\"width: 1731px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19246\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-features-irish-rail-29000s-at-drogheda-in-five-photos\/irish_rail_29000_drogheda_p1670675\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670675.jpg?fit=1731%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1731,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1503921659&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;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670675\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lumix LX7 photo looking toward Dublin.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670675.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670675.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19246\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670675.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670675.jpg?w=1731 1731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670675.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670675.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670675.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670675.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670675.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lumix LX7 photo looking toward Dublin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19247\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19247\" style=\"width: 1155px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19247\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-features-irish-rail-29000s-at-drogheda-in-five-photos\/irish_rail_29000_drogheda_p1670673\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670673.jpg?fit=1155%2C1731\" data-orig-size=\"1155,1731\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1503921236&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670673\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670673.jpg?fit=473%2C709\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670673.jpg?fit=474%2C710\" class=\"wp-image-19247 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670673.jpg?resize=474%2C710\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670673.jpg?w=1155 1155w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670673.jpg?resize=100%2C150 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670673.jpg?resize=473%2C709 473w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670673.jpg?resize=682%2C1022 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000_Drogheda_P1670673.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19249\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19249\" style=\"width: 1732px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19249\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-features-irish-rail-29000s-at-drogheda-in-five-photos\/irish_rail_29000s_at_drogheda_dscf8717\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8717.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1732,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1503922529&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;90&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8717\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8717.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8717.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"wp-image-19249 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8717.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8717.jpg?w=1732 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8717.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8717.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8717.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8717.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8717.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FujiFilm XT1 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Tracking the Light Posts Every Day!<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Only see one photo? That&#8217;s because you are not viewing this post on Tracking the Light (Hint: click the link). Irish Rail maintains its 29000-series diesel railcars (built by CAF) at its Drogheda Depot. Back in Janaury 2003 I photographed the very first of these trains being lifted out of the boat at Dublin port. &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-features-irish-rail-29000s-at-drogheda-in-five-photos\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tracking the Light features Irish Rail 29000s at Drogheda in five photos.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19250,"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":[4335,4336,2876,21],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Irish_Rail_29000s_at_Drogheda_DSCF8716.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-50o","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19244"}],"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=19244"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19259,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19244\/revisions\/19259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}