{"id":27448,"date":"2019-08-04T07:10:54","date_gmt":"2019-08-04T11:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=27448"},"modified":"2019-08-03T09:23:16","modified_gmt":"2019-08-03T13:23:16","slug":"august-4th-2019-is-conway-scenic-railroads-45thanniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/august-4th-2019-is-conway-scenic-railroads-45thanniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"August 4th, 2019 is Conway Scenic Railroad\u2019s 45thAnniversary!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/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=\"27449\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/august-4th-2019-is-conway-scenic-railroads-45thanniversary\/csrr_7470_emerging_from_roundhouse_dscf8642\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CSRR_7470_emerging_from_roundhouse_DSCF8642.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;}\" data-image-title=\"CSRR_7470_emerging_from_roundhouse_DSCF8642\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CSRR_7470_emerging_from_roundhouse_DSCF8642.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CSRR_7470_emerging_from_roundhouse_DSCF8642.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CSRR_7470_emerging_from_roundhouse_DSCF8642.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CSRR_7470_emerging_from_roundhouse_DSCF8642.jpg?w=4896 4896w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CSRR_7470_emerging_from_roundhouse_DSCF8642.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CSRR_7470_emerging_from_roundhouse_DSCF8642.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CSRR_7470_emerging_from_roundhouse_DSCF8642.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CSRR_7470_emerging_from_roundhouse_DSCF8642.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CSRR_7470_emerging_from_roundhouse_DSCF8642.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 4, 1974, Conway Scenic carried its first revenue passengers from its historic North Conway, New Hampshire station south to Conway on the old Boston &amp; Maine Conway branch. Locomotive 7470, then carrying abbreviated number \u201847\u2019, did the honors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, August 4, 2019 is a special day for the railroad and steam locomotive 7470.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conwayscenic.com\/\">https:\/\/www.conwayscenic.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-conway-scenic-railroad\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MrGC8ijtS2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conwayscenic.com\/steam-engine-7470\/\">Steam Engine #7470<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe title=\"&#8220;Steam Engine #7470&#8221; &#8212; Conway Scenic Railroad\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conwayscenic.com\/steam-engine-7470\/embed\/#?secret=MrGC8ijtS2\" data-secret=\"MrGC8ijtS2\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the locomotive was restored earlier this year, it has been among my regular subjects at Conway Scenic, and I\u2019ve filmed it for several short videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iq6vcQzv2ys?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation 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