{"id":28346,"date":"2019-12-24T08:23:55","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T13:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=28346"},"modified":"2019-12-24T08:23:55","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T13:23:55","slug":"february-2020-trains-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/february-2020-trains-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2020 Trains Magazine."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28347\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/february-2020-trains-magazine\/brian_solomon_538847\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/\u00a9Brian_Solomon_538847.jpg?fit=2174%2C1016\" data-orig-size=\"2174,1016\" 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=\"\u00a9Brian_Solomon_538847\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/\u00a9Brian_Solomon_538847.jpg?fit=709%2C331\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/\u00a9Brian_Solomon_538847.jpg?fit=474%2C222\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/\u00a9Brian_Solomon_538847.jpg?resize=474%2C222\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28347\" width=\"474\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/\u00a9Brian_Solomon_538847.jpg?w=2174 2174w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/\u00a9Brian_Solomon_538847.jpg?resize=205%2C96 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/\u00a9Brian_Solomon_538847.jpg?resize=709%2C331 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/\u00a9Brian_Solomon_538847.jpg?resize=1022%2C478 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/\u00a9Brian_Solomon_538847.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/\u00a9Brian_Solomon_538847.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve received my author\u2019s advance copy of the February 2020 Trains Magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This features both my monthly column and my article on railroad locomotive and signal suppliers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my column (pages 16-17), I discuss on-going changes in the North American railcar fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These freight car photos represent some of my initial outtakes for my column prior to submission, but show the size differences between modern boxcars and the older standard cars now being phased out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28348\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/february-2020-trains-magazine\/50ft_hi_cube_boxcar_p1080555\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/50ft_hi_cube_boxcar_P1080555.jpg?fit=1200%2C801\" data-orig-size=\"1200,801\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1556209855&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;11.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"50ft_hi_cube_boxcar_P1080555\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/50ft_hi_cube_boxcar_P1080555.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/50ft_hi_cube_boxcar_P1080555.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/50ft_hi_cube_boxcar_P1080555.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" 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Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28349\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/february-2020-trains-magazine\/50ft_southern_boxcars_dscf7634-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/50Ft_Southern_boxcars_DSCF7634-2.jpg?fit=2449%2C1633\" data-orig-size=\"2449,1633\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463440222&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"50Ft_Southern_boxcars_DSCF7634-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/50Ft_Southern_boxcars_DSCF7634-2.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/50Ft_Southern_boxcars_DSCF7634-2.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/50Ft_Southern_boxcars_DSCF7634-2.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28349\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/50Ft_Southern_boxcars_DSCF7634-2.jpg?w=2449 2449w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/50Ft_Southern_boxcars_DSCF7634-2.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/50Ft_Southern_boxcars_DSCF7634-2.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/50Ft_Southern_boxcars_DSCF7634-2.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/50Ft_Southern_boxcars_DSCF7634-2.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/50Ft_Southern_boxcars_DSCF7634-2.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Southern Railway 50 foot boxcars at Washington, Massachusetts. FujiFilm XT1 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#1c00a3;text-align:center\" class=\"has-text-color\"><strong>Tracking the Light&nbsp;&nbsp;Posts Daily&nbsp;<\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> the February 2020 Trains Magazine features both my monthly column and my article on railroad locomotive and signal suppliers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[],"tags":[6073,1964,7536,1597],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/\u00a9Brian_Solomon_538847.jpg?fit=2174%2C1016","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-7nc","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28346"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28346"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28351,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28346\/revisions\/28351"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}