{"id":27023,"date":"2019-06-06T06:51:09","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T10:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=27023"},"modified":"2019-06-04T14:58:06","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T18:58:06","slug":"rails-along-the-old-connecticut-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/rails-along-the-old-connecticut-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Rails Along the Old Connecticut River."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>North from White River Junction the former Boston &amp; Maine line runs toward Wells River and Newport, Vermont.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s been nearly a century since B&amp;M conveyed the line north of Wells River to Canadian Pacific, but I\u2019m old enough to remember B&amp;M operations White River to Wells River, although I don\u2019t have many photos to show for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week I followed Vermont Rail System\u2019s freight operating northward from White River Junction. Unfortunately for photos, many of my preferred locations were suffering from excessive vegetation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a few photos exposed digitally. More to come.<\/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=\"27024\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/rails-along-the-old-connecticut-river\/vtr_201_north_of_norwich_vt_dscf6422\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/VTR_201_north_of_Norwich_VT_DSCF6422.jpg?fit=4896%2C3264\" data-orig-size=\"4896,3264\" 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;}\" 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