{"id":26989,"date":"2019-06-03T09:06:06","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T13:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=26989"},"modified":"2019-06-03T08:57:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T12:57:48","slug":"bellows-falls-dusty-diamond-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/bellows-falls-dusty-diamond-found\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellows Falls ‘Dusty Diamond’ Found!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Several days ago, I posted a view of a dusty diamond in the Bellows Falls, Vermont yard that I exposed way back in 1978. Tracking the Light readers wrote in and wondered if this disused section of track survived, and one suggested that it did still exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, the other day, I stopped over in Bellows Falls while driving northward and searched for the old diamond at the southeast area of Vermont Railway\u2019s former B&M\/Rutland yard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll admit that I drove over the section of  track in question before I finally spotted it, well buried in dirt and partially covered by a puddle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making matters difficult, was that in my youthful focus on the diamond, I completely cropped the building next to it, which if I had included in my earlier photo, would have made finding the location easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are several comparison views plus a scan from the original slide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Site of the ”dusty diamond’ in May 2019. This is as close of an angle as could manage and is nearly a direct comparison. Keep in mind the 1978 view was made in late autumn and in the afternoon, while the above photo was exposed on an overcast morning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1978 view at Bellows Falls.
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Close-up view of the diamond, which has been nearly absorbed by the road since my 1978 photograph.

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An overall view showing the factory building at left. Apparently this factory didn’t impress me at age 12, and I completely omitted it from my 1978 view. It would have made a good reference point had I included it.

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