{"id":27549,"date":"2019-08-21T05:23:20","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T09:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=27549"},"modified":"2019-08-21T07:47:09","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T11:47:09","slug":"csx-before-the-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/csx-before-the-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"CSX Before the Storm."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Monday afternoon, August 19, 2019 was hot and humid as I rambled through Massachusetts’ Quaboag Valley completing errands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Driving west on Route 20, I reached the flying junction with Route 67, where I saw the head-end of CSX Q264 roar below me with two modern GEs in the lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The train had a good roll-on, so I knew it was making a run for the grade up through Warren. I diverted from my path west, and drove post haste east on Route 67 to find a location to picture this eastward freight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the afternoon there aren\u2019t a lot of options. The old B&A has become unpleasantly overgrown with brush, and the back lit summer sun doesn\u2019t offer a flattering  portrayal of modern GE diesels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I opted for the overhead bridge at West Warren, where I made these views with my Lumix LX7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although it was still sunny, I could see the storm approaching from the west. Shortly after I arrived home there was lightning, thunder and a violent deluge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No DPU (mid-train remote control locomotive) on this train. Just about a mile and a half of loaded auto racks bound for the East Brookfield & Spencer at East Brookfield, Massachusetts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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