{"id":21418,"date":"2018-06-16T16:53:45","date_gmt":"2018-06-16T20:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=21418"},"modified":"2018-06-16T16:52:06","modified_gmt":"2018-06-16T20:52:06","slug":"tracking-the-light-extra-ctrail-free-train-ride-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-extra-ctrail-free-train-ride-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking the Light EXTRA: CTRail Free Train Ride Today!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, June 16, 2018, the long awaited CTRail service began public operation on the Springfield-Hartford-New Haven Line.<\/p>\n<p>Free rides were on offer on both the new CTRail trains and some Amtrak services.<\/p>\n<p>CTRail staff at Berlin supplied complimentary tickets!<\/p>\n<p>My father and I traveled on the first northward train (CTRail 6400) between the new station at Berlin, Connecticut and Springfield. The train was very well attended!<\/p>\n<p>More free train rides are available on the route tomorrow (Sunday June 17, 2018).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21420\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21420\" style=\"width: 3464px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Ct_Rail_6400_Berlin_Ct_DSCF9282.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21420\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-extra-ctrail-free-train-ride-today\/ct_rail_6400_berlin_ct_dscf9282\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Ct_Rail_6400_Berlin_Ct_DSCF9282.jpg?fit=3464%2C2309\" data-orig-size=\"3464,2309\" 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;1529152743&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12&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=\"Ct_Rail_6400_Berlin_Ct_DSCF9282\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Ct_Rail_6400_Berlin_Ct_DSCF9282.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Ct_Rail_6400_Berlin_Ct_DSCF9282.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21420\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Ct_Rail_6400_Berlin_Ct_DSCF9282.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Ct_Rail_6400_Berlin_Ct_DSCF9282.jpg?w=3464 3464w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Ct_Rail_6400_Berlin_Ct_DSCF9282.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Ct_Rail_6400_Berlin_Ct_DSCF9282.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Ct_Rail_6400_Berlin_Ct_DSCF9282.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Ct_Rail_6400_Berlin_Ct_DSCF9282.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Ct_Rail_6400_Berlin_Ct_DSCF9282.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CTRail&#8217;s first public forward run, train 6400, makes its stop at Berlin, Connecticut. Exposed using a FujiFilm XT1 with 12mm Zeiss Touit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21421\" style=\"width: 3464px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Pop_Ct_Rail_6400_Windsor_Locks_Ct_DSCF9301.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21421\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-extra-ctrail-free-train-ride-today\/pop_ct_rail_6400_windsor_locks_ct_dscf9301\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Pop_Ct_Rail_6400_Windsor_Locks_Ct_DSCF9301.jpg?fit=3464%2C2309\" data-orig-size=\"3464,2309\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1529155361&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pop_Ct_Rail_6400_Windsor_Locks_Ct_DSCF9301\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The view near Windsor Locks, Connecticut.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Pop_Ct_Rail_6400_Windsor_Locks_Ct_DSCF9301.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Pop_Ct_Rail_6400_Windsor_Locks_Ct_DSCF9301.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21421\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Pop_Ct_Rail_6400_Windsor_Locks_Ct_DSCF9301.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Pop_Ct_Rail_6400_Windsor_Locks_Ct_DSCF9301.jpg?w=3464 3464w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Pop_Ct_Rail_6400_Windsor_Locks_Ct_DSCF9301.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Pop_Ct_Rail_6400_Windsor_Locks_Ct_DSCF9301.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Pop_Ct_Rail_6400_Windsor_Locks_Ct_DSCF9301.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Pop_Ct_Rail_6400_Windsor_Locks_Ct_DSCF9301.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Pop_Ct_Rail_6400_Windsor_Locks_Ct_DSCF9301.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The view near Windsor Locks, Connecticut.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I made many photographs over the course of the day and I&#8217;ve yet to look at all of them. Stay tuned for more tomorrow!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">See:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hartfordline.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u00a0http:\/\/www.hartfordline.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #9e0d0d;\">Tracking the Light posts<\/span> EVERY Day! (Sometimes twice!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, June 16, 2018, the long awaited CTRail service began public operation on the Springfield-Hartford-New Haven Line. Free rides were on offer on both the new CTRail trains and some Amtrak services. CTRail staff at Berlin supplied complimentary tickets! My father and I traveled on the first northward train (CTRail 6400) between the new station &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-extra-ctrail-free-train-ride-today\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tracking the Light EXTRA: CTRail Free Train Ride Today!<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21420,"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":[4763,4765,4764,4766,4537,949,116,7535],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Ct_Rail_6400_Berlin_Ct_DSCF9282.jpg?fit=3464%2C2309","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-5zs","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21418"}],"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=21418"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21422,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21418\/revisions\/21422"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}