{"id":21090,"date":"2018-05-05T10:49:37","date_gmt":"2018-05-05T14:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=21090"},"modified":"2018-05-05T10:46:19","modified_gmt":"2018-05-05T14:46:19","slug":"201-retrospective-209-in-the-most-unlikely-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/201-retrospective-209-in-the-most-unlikely-place\/","title":{"rendered":"201 Retrospective: 209 in the Most Unlikely Place."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Continuing my 20 years in Ireland\/class 201 numerical retrospective, I\u2019m featuring loco 209 in a most unlikely place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hint,\u00a0<\/strong>if you are <em>not<\/em> viewing this post on Brian Solomon\u2019s Tracking the Light, you\u2019ll need to click the link or all you\u2019ll see is a view of this locomotive at Islandbridge Junction in Dublin!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21088\" style=\"width: 1732px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/209-broadside-IMG_0023Brian-Solomon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21088\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/201-retrospective-209-in-the-most-unlikely-place\/209-broadside-img_0023brian-solomon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/209-broadside-IMG_0023Brian-Solomon.jpg?fit=1732%2C1154\" data-orig-size=\"1732,1154\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1320666122&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;BrianSolomon&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&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=\"209 broadside IMG_0023Brian Solomon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Locomotive 209 in the old Enterprise livery at Islandbridge Junction.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/209-broadside-IMG_0023Brian-Solomon.jpg?fit=709%2C472\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/209-broadside-IMG_0023Brian-Solomon.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"wp-image-21088 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/209-broadside-IMG_0023Brian-Solomon.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/209-broadside-IMG_0023Brian-Solomon.jpg?w=1732 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/209-broadside-IMG_0023Brian-Solomon.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/209-broadside-IMG_0023Brian-Solomon.jpg?resize=709%2C472 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/209-broadside-IMG_0023Brian-Solomon.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/209-broadside-IMG_0023Brian-Solomon.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/209-broadside-IMG_0023Brian-Solomon.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Locomotive 209 in the old Enterprise livery at Islandbridge Junction.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21087\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21087\" style=\"width: 1732px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IWT_w_8209_Islandbridge_Jct_velvia-view_DSCF0896.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21087\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/201-retrospective-209-in-the-most-unlikely-place\/iwt_w_8209_islandbridge_jct_velvia-view_dscf0896-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IWT_w_8209_Islandbridge_Jct_velvia-view_DSCF0896.jpg?fit=1732%2C1154\" data-orig-size=\"1732,1154\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1424947921&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;38.9&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=\"IWT_w_8209_Islandbridge_Jct_velvia-view_DSCF0896\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Same locomotive, same place, but wearing an interim livery before being painted in the current Enterprise livery. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IWT_w_8209_Islandbridge_Jct_velvia-view_DSCF0896.jpg?fit=709%2C472\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IWT_w_8209_Islandbridge_Jct_velvia-view_DSCF0896.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21087\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IWT_w_8209_Islandbridge_Jct_velvia-view_DSCF0896.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IWT_w_8209_Islandbridge_Jct_velvia-view_DSCF0896.jpg?w=1732 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IWT_w_8209_Islandbridge_Jct_velvia-view_DSCF0896.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IWT_w_8209_Islandbridge_Jct_velvia-view_DSCF0896.jpg?resize=709%2C472 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IWT_w_8209_Islandbridge_Jct_velvia-view_DSCF0896.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IWT_w_8209_Islandbridge_Jct_velvia-view_DSCF0896.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IWT_w_8209_Islandbridge_Jct_velvia-view_DSCF0896.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Same locomotive, same place, but wearing an interim livery before being painted in the current Enterprise livery, and carrying the number 8209 in stead its old 209 id.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21089\" style=\"width: 1748px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Irish-Rail-209-at-Wellingtonbridge-24-Nov-2003-Brian-Solomon-761018Brian-Solomon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21089\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/201-retrospective-209-in-the-most-unlikely-place\/irish-rail-209-at-wellingtonbridge-24-nov-2003-brian-solomon-761018brian-solomon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Irish-Rail-209-at-Wellingtonbridge-24-Nov-2003-Brian-Solomon-761018Brian-Solomon.jpg?fit=1748%2C1143\" data-orig-size=\"1748,1143\" 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=\"Irish Rail 209 at Wellingtonbridge 24 Nov 2003 Brian Solomon 761018Brian Solomon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Irish Rail 209 at Wellingtonbridge 24 Nov 2003 working a sugar beet train destined for Mallow Co. Cork. At this time, the line from Waterford to Limerick Junction was shut owing to a bridge collapse at Cahir and sugar beet trains were running via Kildare. As a result, some 201 class locomotives worked beet trains. This was the only time I ever saw an Enterprise 201 on the South Wexford line.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Irish-Rail-209-at-Wellingtonbridge-24-Nov-2003-Brian-Solomon-761018Brian-Solomon.jpg?fit=709%2C464\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Irish-Rail-209-at-Wellingtonbridge-24-Nov-2003-Brian-Solomon-761018Brian-Solomon.jpg?fit=474%2C310\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21089\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Irish-Rail-209-at-Wellingtonbridge-24-Nov-2003-Brian-Solomon-761018Brian-Solomon.jpg?resize=474%2C310\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Irish-Rail-209-at-Wellingtonbridge-24-Nov-2003-Brian-Solomon-761018Brian-Solomon.jpg?w=1748 1748w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Irish-Rail-209-at-Wellingtonbridge-24-Nov-2003-Brian-Solomon-761018Brian-Solomon.jpg?resize=205%2C134 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Irish-Rail-209-at-Wellingtonbridge-24-Nov-2003-Brian-Solomon-761018Brian-Solomon.jpg?resize=709%2C464 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Irish-Rail-209-at-Wellingtonbridge-24-Nov-2003-Brian-Solomon-761018Brian-Solomon.jpg?resize=1022%2C668 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Irish-Rail-209-at-Wellingtonbridge-24-Nov-2003-Brian-Solomon-761018Brian-Solomon.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Irish-Rail-209-at-Wellingtonbridge-24-Nov-2003-Brian-Solomon-761018Brian-Solomon.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irish Rail 209 at Wellingtonbridge 24 Nov 2003 working a sugar beet train destined for Mallow Co. Cork. At this time, the line from Waterford to Limerick Junction was shut owing to a bridge collapse at Cahir and sugar beet trains were running via Kildare. As a result, some 201 class locomotives worked beet trains. This was the only time I ever saw an Enterprise 201 on the South Wexford line.<\/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>Continuing my 20 years in Ireland\/class 201 numerical retrospective, I\u2019m featuring loco 209 in a most unlikely place. Hint,\u00a0if you are not viewing this post on Brian Solomon\u2019s Tracking the Light, you\u2019ll need to click the link or all you\u2019ll see is a view of this locomotive at Islandbridge Junction in Dublin! Tracking the Light &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/201-retrospective-209-in-the-most-unlikely-place\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">201 Retrospective: 209 in the Most Unlikely Place.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21088,"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":[],"tags":[4668,2603,1753,897,7535,21,1620],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/209-broadside-IMG_0023Brian-Solomon.jpg?fit=1732%2C1154","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-5ua","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21090"}],"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=21090"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21092,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21090\/revisions\/21092"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}