{"id":27685,"date":"2019-09-10T04:24:48","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T08:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=27685"},"modified":"2019-09-10T04:24:48","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T08:24:48","slug":"decades-of-difference-a-compound-and-an-icr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/decades-of-difference-a-compound-and-an-icr\/","title":{"rendered":"Decades of Difference: A Compound and an ICR."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My first visit to Killarney was in February 1998. It was dark and damp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was my among first encounters with a class 201 diesel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" data-attachment-id=\"27686\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/decades-of-difference-a-compound-and-an-icr\/rpsi_85_at_killarney_dscf2474\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RPSI_85_at_Killarney_DSCF2474.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=\"RPSI_85_at_Killarney_DSCF2474\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RPSI_85_at_Killarney_DSCF2474.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RPSI_85_at_Killarney_DSCF2474.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RPSI_85_at_Killarney_DSCF2474.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RPSI_85_at_Killarney_DSCF2474.jpg?w=4896 4896w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RPSI_85_at_Killarney_DSCF2474.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RPSI_85_at_Killarney_DSCF2474.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RPSI_85_at_Killarney_DSCF2474.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RPSI_85_at_Killarney_DSCF2474.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RPSI_85_at_Killarney_DSCF2474.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By contrast, Friday, 6 September 2019, Killarney was warm and pleasant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland\u2019s Cravens led by 4-4-0 Compound no. 85 was in the sidings, having arrived earlier from Dublin with annual Steam Dreams excursion. A scheduled Irish Rail train was just arriving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like the contrast between the steam locomotive and the ROTEM built InterCity Railcar. There\u2019s more than 70 years between the two train designs , yet they co-exist on the same modern railway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" data-attachment-id=\"27688\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/decades-of-difference-a-compound-and-an-icr\/rpsi_85_and_icr_at_killarney_dscf2477\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RPSI_85_and_ICR_at_Killarney_DSCF2477.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=\"RPSI_85_and_ICR_at_Killarney_DSCF2477\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RPSI_85_and_ICR_at_Killarney_DSCF2477.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RPSI_85_and_ICR_at_Killarney_DSCF2477.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RPSI_85_and_ICR_at_Killarney_DSCF2477.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RPSI_85_and_ICR_at_Killarney_DSCF2477.jpg?w=4896 4896w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RPSI_85_and_ICR_at_Killarney_DSCF2477.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RPSI_85_and_ICR_at_Killarney_DSCF2477.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RPSI_85_and_ICR_at_Killarney_DSCF2477.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RPSI_85_and_ICR_at_Killarney_DSCF2477.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RPSI_85_and_ICR_at_Killarney_DSCF2477.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Exposed using my FujiFilm XT1 with 18-135mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#489add;text-align:center\" class=\"has-text-color\"><strong>Tracking the Light Posts Everyday.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, 6 September 2019, Killarney was warm and pleasant.<br \/>\nThe Railway Preservation Society of Ireland\u2019s Cravens led by 4-4-0 Compound no. 85 was in the sidings, having arrived earlier from Dublin with annual Steam Dreams excursion. 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