{"id":24113,"date":"2019-02-27T07:46:52","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T12:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=24113"},"modified":"2019-02-28T03:54:10","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T08:54:10","slug":"whats-hiding-behind-this-southern-pacific-gp40-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/whats-hiding-behind-this-southern-pacific-gp40-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Hiding Behind this Southern Pacific GP40-2?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A little while ago, I found this old slide-scan of GP40-2 when searching for an image to advertise my slide program tomorrow night: General Motors Diesels in North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I thought: you might not believe what\u2019s lurking right behind this freshly painted EMD!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a reminder:<\/strong> my program will held on Thursday 28 February 2019 at 7:30 pm at the Irish Railway Record Society premises near Heuston Station in Dublin. Visitors are welcome!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step back to Septmeber 2, 1991, when I exposed this view at Mott-Azalea, California on Southern Pacific\u2019s Shasta Route. I was on assignment for Southern Pacific and traveling with photographer Brian Jennison who lent me his 300mm Nikkor telephoto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I set up Brian\u2019s 300mm with my F3T loaded with Kodachrome on my Bogen 3021 Tripod, positioning it nearly at rail level to make a long sequence of the approaching train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What train was this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was an SP excursion with borrowed Lima 4-8-4 4449 and Daylight<\/em>passenger train. The GP40-2 was added for extra-power and braking on the grade from Dunsmuir to Black Butte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve completely hidden the vintage train behind the freshly painted GP40-2!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flags are a nice touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s something about the West. I wish I was standing there, right now, taking it all in. It was a memorable weekend all around.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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