{"id":2474,"date":"2013-05-12T08:54:30","date_gmt":"2013-05-12T12:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=2474"},"modified":"2013-05-12T08:54:31","modified_gmt":"2013-05-12T12:54:31","slug":"south-station-reflections-november-23-1988","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/south-station-reflections-november-23-1988\/","title":{"rendered":"South Station Reflections November 23, 1988."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Stainless Steel Budd-Rail Diesel Car Catches the Light.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Unmodified scan of a Kodachrome slide. MBTA RDC at South Station Boston, Massachusetts, November 23, 1988.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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On November 23, 1988, I exposed this Kodachrome slide of a former Boston & Maine (B&M) Budd RDC on the platforms at South Station. At one time this had been a self-propelled unit, but by this time, Boston-based Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) was hauling trains of old RDC\u2019s with locomotives.<\/p>\n

The classic welded stainless steel fluting was a trademark of Budd railcars. Polished stainless steel made for some beautiful trains, although this one was clearly showing its age. The Boston & Maine lettering was a remnant of B&M\u2019s ownership of the car, which MBTA had acquired in the mid-1970s.<\/p>\n

Look carefully and you\u2019ll see another Budd-built product reflecting the in the window: one of Amtrak\u2019s Amfleet cars built in the 1970s.<\/p>\n

Kodachrome 25 slide film was an ideal material for capturing high-contrast scenes like this one. Look at the great detail in the highlights areas. I used my Leica M2 with f2.0 50mm Summicron. Today, I\u2019d probably try to capture this with my Lumix LX3.<\/p>\n

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