{"id":27576,"date":"2019-08-25T09:08:27","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T13:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=27576"},"modified":"2019-08-25T15:32:58","modified_gmt":"2019-08-25T19:32:58","slug":"clear-signal-cp83-december-27-1997","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/clear-signal-cp83-december-27-1997\/","title":{"rendered":"Clear Signal CP83\u2014December 27, 1997."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"321\" data-attachment-id=\"27579\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/clear-signal-cp83-december-27-1997\/palmer_at_night_dec27_1997_8pm_fujichromebriansolomon590029-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Palmer_at_night_Dec27_1997_8pm_FujichromeBrianSolomon\u00a9590029-1.jpg?fit=5412%2C3666\" data-orig-size=\"5412,3666\" 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;\\u00a9Brian_Solomon&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=\"Palmer_at_night_Dec27_1997_8pm_FujichromeBrianSolomon\u00a9590029-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Palmer_at_night_Dec27_1997_8pm_FujichromeBrianSolomon\u00a9590029-1.jpg?fit=709%2C480\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Palmer_at_night_Dec27_1997_8pm_FujichromeBrianSolomon\u00a9590029-1.jpg?fit=474%2C321\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Palmer_at_night_Dec27_1997_8pm_FujichromeBrianSolomon\u00a9590029-1.jpg?resize=474%2C321\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Palmer_at_night_Dec27_1997_8pm_FujichromeBrianSolomon\u00a9590029-1.jpg?resize=1022%2C692 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Palmer_at_night_Dec27_1997_8pm_FujichromeBrianSolomon\u00a9590029-1.jpg?resize=205%2C139 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Palmer_at_night_Dec27_1997_8pm_FujichromeBrianSolomon\u00a9590029-1.jpg?resize=709%2C480 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Palmer_at_night_Dec27_1997_8pm_FujichromeBrianSolomon\u00a9590029-1.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Palmer_at_night_Dec27_1997_8pm_FujichromeBrianSolomon\u00a9590029-1.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At 8pm on December 27, 1997, I exposed this view looking west at CP83 in Palmer, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mike Gardner and I were returning from one of our all day photo adventures in the Albany area and we decided to make a few more photos before heading home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The signals lit and there was a green on the mainline, indicating a westward train was near.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This back in Conrail days, when the Boston &amp; Albany route was still very busy with freight. It was years before the old Union Station was transformed into the Steaming Tender restaurant. And there were a few more buildings and businesses on Palmer&#8217;s main street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was more than a decade before I bought my first digital camera and I exposed this using my Nikon N90S on Provia 100F color slide film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"321\" data-attachment-id=\"27577\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/clear-signal-cp83-december-27-1997\/palmer_at_night_dec27_1997_8pm_fujichromebriansolomon590029\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Palmer_at_night_Dec27_1997_8pm_FujichromeBrianSolomon\u00a9590029.jpg?fit=5412%2C3666\" data-orig-size=\"5412,3666\" 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;\\u00a9Brian_Solomon&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=\"Palmer_at_night_Dec27_1997_8pm_FujichromeBrianSolomon\u00a9590029\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Palmer_at_night_Dec27_1997_8pm_FujichromeBrianSolomon\u00a9590029.jpg?fit=709%2C480\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Palmer_at_night_Dec27_1997_8pm_FujichromeBrianSolomon\u00a9590029.jpg?fit=474%2C321\" 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