{"id":26853,"date":"2019-05-20T07:38:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T11:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=26853"},"modified":"2019-05-19T20:44:30","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T00:44:30","slug":"new-england-central-elephant-style-four-gp38s-lead-608-two-slides-from-2004","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/new-england-central-elephant-style-four-gp38s-lead-608-two-slides-from-2004\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW ENGLAND CENTRAL Elephant Style\u2014Four GP38s Lead 608\u2014Two Slides from 2004."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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New England Central 608, working from Palmer, Massachusetts to Willimantic, approaches Mansfield Depot, Connecticut on October 11, 2004.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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For today\u2019s Tracking the Light, I fished out a pair of slides I made back in October 2004 during a chase with New England Central 608 south from Palmer, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On that day the freight was led by four GP38s, all facing southward, and I was seeking a location to capture this unusual event. (For the record, out of the photograph, there was a fifth GP38 in consist facing north).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although imperfect, owing to clutter and brush in the foreground, I selected this elevated view north of Mansfield Depot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I scanned the slides last night in preparation for this post. I don\u2019t think they\u2019d ever been out of the box before. Luckily I\u2019d recorded the date and particulars on the slide box which saved me have to scan through my notebooks from 15 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do recall that a friend of mine was visiting from across the pond and he was impressed by the \u2018colletion of GMs\u2019 as he called them, working that morning\u2019s train.
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