{"id":26393,"date":"2019-04-21T09:34:57","date_gmt":"2019-04-21T13:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=26393"},"modified":"2019-04-21T09:34:09","modified_gmt":"2019-04-21T13:34:09","slug":"westport-county-mayo-contrasts-of-modern-train-in-a-traditional-station-three-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/westport-county-mayo-contrasts-of-modern-train-in-a-traditional-station-three-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Westport, County Mayo: Contrasts of Modern train in a Traditional Station\u2014Three photos."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br \/>13 April 2019: during RPSI\u2019s\u00a0<em>The West Awake<\/em>rail tour, I made these views from the platform at Westport station of an Irish Rail ICR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like the contrast between the modern Rotem-built diesel railcar and the traditional station setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Would these photos have been better if the sun was shinning brightly? 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