{"id":19378,"date":"2017-09-27T05:33:42","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T09:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=19378"},"modified":"2017-09-30T03:16:11","modified_gmt":"2017-09-30T07:16:11","slug":"new-diesel-railcar-at-new-haven-and-a-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/new-diesel-railcar-at-new-haven-and-a-surprise\/","title":{"rendered":"New Diesel Railcar at New Haven and a Surprise."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in the summer of 1981, I was changing trains at New Haven, Connecticut and made this photograph of a new Budd-SPV2000 assigned to the New Haven-Springfield shuttle.<\/p>\n<p>Until I scanned this photo, I didn\u2019t realize I\u2019d made a photo of Amtrak\u2019s short-lived LRC tilting train. Look in the distance to the right of the SPV-2000 and you\u2019ll see the Canadian-built tilting train.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19376\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19376\" style=\"width: 1768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19376\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/new-diesel-railcar-at-new-haven-and-a-surprise\/brian-solomon-582616\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616.jpg?fit=1768%2C1130\" data-orig-size=\"1768,1130\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\u00a9Brian Solomon 582616\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Exposed on black &#038; white film using a Leica IIIa rangefinder camera.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616.jpg?fit=709%2C453\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616.jpg?fit=474%2C303\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19376\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616.jpg?resize=474%2C303\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616.jpg?w=1768 1768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616.jpg?resize=205%2C131 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616.jpg?resize=709%2C453 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616.jpg?resize=1022%2C653 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exposed on black &amp; white film using a Leica IIIa rangefinder camera.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19375\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19375\" style=\"width: 1962px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19375\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/new-diesel-railcar-at-new-haven-and-a-surprise\/brian-solomon-582616-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616-2.jpg?fit=1962%2C1019\" data-orig-size=\"1962,1019\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\u00a9Brian Solomon 582616-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Exposed on black &#038; white film using a Leica IIIa rangefinder camera.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616-2.jpg?fit=709%2C368\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616-2.jpg?fit=474%2C246\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19375\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616-2.jpg?resize=474%2C246\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616-2.jpg?w=1962 1962w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616-2.jpg?resize=205%2C106 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616-2.jpg?resize=709%2C368 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616-2.jpg?resize=1022%2C531 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616-2.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616-2.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enlarged view of my original 35mm negative. Exposed on black &amp; white film using a Leica IIIa rangefinder camera.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19379\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19379\" style=\"width: 1324px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19379\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/new-diesel-railcar-at-new-haven-and-a-surprise\/brian-solomon-582616-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616-3.jpg?fit=1324%2C1005\" data-orig-size=\"1324,1005\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\u00a9Brian Solomon 582616-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Do you recall the 1966 film &#8216;Blow Up&#8217;?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616-3.jpg?fit=709%2C538\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616-3.jpg?fit=474%2C360\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19379\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616-3.jpg?resize=474%2C360\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616-3.jpg?w=1324 1324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616-3.jpg?resize=198%2C150 198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616-3.jpg?resize=709%2C538 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616-3.jpg?resize=1022%2C776 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616-3.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Do you recall the 1966 film &#8216;Blow Up&#8217;?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tracking the Light Posts Daily.<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in the summer of 1981, I was changing trains at New Haven, Connecticut and made this photograph of a new Budd-SPV2000 assigned to the New Haven-Springfield shuttle. Until I scanned this photo, I didn\u2019t realize I\u2019d made a photo of Amtrak\u2019s short-lived LRC tilting train. Look in the distance to the right of the &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/new-diesel-railcar-at-new-haven-and-a-surprise\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New Diesel Railcar at New Haven and a Surprise.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19376,"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":[4364,31,2109,1016,1869],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/\u00a9Brian-Solomon-582616.jpg?fit=1768%2C1130","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-52y","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19378"}],"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=19378"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19392,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19378\/revisions\/19392"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}