{"id":28428,"date":"2020-01-06T05:12:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T10:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=28428"},"modified":"2020-01-05T16:13:21","modified_gmt":"2020-01-05T21:13:21","slug":"black-and-white-in-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/black-and-white-in-color\/","title":{"rendered":"Black and White in Color."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In decades-old railroad tradition, Conway Scenic\u2019s steam locomotive 7470 is largely painted black. While in winter, the environment around the railroad is largely snow covered  (at least we hope it is) .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why steam in the snow?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drama!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cold air contributes to spectacular effects from condensation tinted with smoke from the firebox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few of my Lumix LX7 color digital photos from Saturday\u2019s (January 4, 2020) <em>Steam in the Snow<\/em> excursion sponsored by the Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts on Conway Scenic\u2019s operation over the former Maine Central Mountain Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28431\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/black-and-white-in-color\/csrr_7470_notchland_p1180053\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/CSRR_7470_Notchland_P1180053.jpg?fit=3600%2C2403\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/CSRR_7470_Notchland_P1180053.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28432\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/black-and-white-in-color\/steam_and_smoke_notchland_p1180057\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Steam_and_smoke_Notchland_P1180057.jpg?fit=3600%2C2403\" data-orig-size=\"3600,2403\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Dave_Swirk_7470_2nd_Iron_P1180086.jpg?fit=473%2C709\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Dave_Swirk_7470_2nd_Iron_P1180086.jpg?fit=474%2C710\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Dave_Swirk_7470_2nd_Iron_P1180086.jpg?resize=474%2C710\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28433\" width=\"474\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Dave_Swirk_7470_2nd_Iron_P1180086.jpg?w=2403 2403w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Dave_Swirk_7470_2nd_Iron_P1180086.jpg?resize=100%2C150 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Dave_Swirk_7470_2nd_Iron_P1180086.jpg?resize=473%2C709 473w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Dave_Swirk_7470_2nd_Iron_P1180086.jpg?resize=682%2C1022 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Dave_Swirk_7470_2nd_Iron_P1180086.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Dave_Swirk_7470_2nd_Iron_P1180086.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Dave Swirk at the throttle of 7470.<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28435\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/black-and-white-in-color\/csrr_7470_cobb_farm_2nd_iron_p1180094-1\/\" 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