{"id":23127,"date":"2018-12-30T08:30:17","date_gmt":"2018-12-30T13:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=23127"},"modified":"2018-12-25T21:53:39","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T02:53:39","slug":"stafford-springs-and-new-england-central-608-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/stafford-springs-and-new-england-central-608-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Stafford Springs and New England Central 608: Part 2."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday, December 12, 2018, I revisited the scene at Stafford Springs, having made photos there two days earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, I\u2019ve been photographing trains passing this Connecticut village since the early 1980s, but I find it always helps to try to look at an old place with fresh eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like the arrangement of old brick buildings, the tracks along the creek\/old mill race, and other elements characteristic of southern New England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working with my FujiFilm XT1 with 18-135mm lens, I exposed these views of New England Central 608 on its return journey from Palmer to Willimantic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3464\" height=\"2309\" data-attachment-id=\"23128\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/stafford-springs-and-new-england-central-608-part-2\/necr_3850_leading_train_608_downtown_stafford_springs_ct_dscf9549\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/NECR_3850_leading_train_608_Downtown_Stafford_Springs_CT_DSCF9549.jpg?fit=3464%2C2309\" data-orig-size=\"3464,2309\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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