{"id":26690,"date":"2019-05-09T09:13:34","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T13:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=26690"},"modified":"2019-05-09T09:13:47","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T13:13:47","slug":"orange-paint-and-soft-sun-new-england-central-611-at-east-northfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/orange-paint-and-soft-sun-new-england-central-611-at-east-northfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange Paint and Soft Sun: New England Central 611 at East Northfield."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" data-attachment-id=\"26698\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/orange-paint-and-soft-sun-new-england-central-611-at-east-northfield\/necr_3477_w_611_sb_at_east_northfield_ma_may6_2019_dscf0060\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NECR_3477_w_611_sb_at_East_Northfield_MA_May6_2019_DSCF0060.jpg?fit=1200%2C800\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NECR_3477_w_611_sb_at_East_Northfield_MA_May6_2019_DSCF0060\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NECR_3477_w_611_sb_at_East_Northfield_MA_May6_2019_DSCF0060.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NECR_3477_w_611_sb_at_East_Northfield_MA_May6_2019_DSCF0060.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NECR_3477_w_611_sb_at_East_Northfield_MA_May6_2019_DSCF0060.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NECR_3477_w_611_sb_at_East_Northfield_MA_May6_2019_DSCF0060.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NECR_3477_w_611_sb_at_East_Northfield_MA_May6_2019_DSCF0060.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NECR_3477_w_611_sb_at_East_Northfield_MA_May6_2019_DSCF0060.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NECR_3477_w_611_sb_at_East_Northfield_MA_May6_2019_DSCF0060.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NECR_3477_w_611_sb_at_East_Northfield_MA_May6_2019_DSCF0060.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br \/>Monday, May 6, 2019, we set up at the classic location on the bridge at the junction East Northfield, where the New England Central and Boston &amp; Maine lines come together, immediately south of the Vermont-Massachusetts state line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul Goewey, John Peters and I had convened in Palmer and traveled north along the New England Central hoping to catch 611 on its southward run toward Palmer, which it does most weekday mornings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We caught it several times, as pictured in Tracking the Light on May 7, 2019, before proceeding to this location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elevation and soft morning sun made for an excellent setting to picture the train in action. I made these views using a FujiFilm XT1 with 27mm pancake lens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We didn\u2019t rest here, and continue south with the train to make more photographs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" data-attachment-id=\"26693\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/orange-paint-and-soft-sun-new-england-central-611-at-east-northfield\/necr_3477_w_611_sb_at_east_northfield_ma_may6_2019_mod1_dscf0058\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NECR_3477_w_611_sb_at_East_Northfield_MA_May6_2019_Mod1_DSCF0058.jpg?fit=1200%2C800\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NECR_3477_w_611_sb_at_East_Northfield_MA_May6_2019_Mod1_DSCF0058\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NECR_3477_w_611_sb_at_East_Northfield_MA_May6_2019_Mod1_DSCF0058.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NECR_3477_w_611_sb_at_East_Northfield_MA_May6_2019_Mod1_DSCF0058.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NECR_3477_w_611_sb_at_East_Northfield_MA_May6_2019_Mod1_DSCF0058.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NECR_3477_w_611_sb_at_East_Northfield_MA_May6_2019_Mod1_DSCF0058.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NECR_3477_w_611_sb_at_East_Northfield_MA_May6_2019_Mod1_DSCF0058.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NECR_3477_w_611_sb_at_East_Northfield_MA_May6_2019_Mod1_DSCF0058.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NECR_3477_w_611_sb_at_East_Northfield_MA_May6_2019_Mod1_DSCF0058.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NECR_3477_w_611_sb_at_East_Northfield_MA_May6_2019_Mod1_DSCF0058.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>FujiFilm XT1 with 27mm pancake lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#2b00a3;text-align:center\" class=\"has-text-color\"><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Views at the junction in East Northfield, where the New England Central and Boston &#038; 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