{"id":29085,"date":"2020-05-06T08:36:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T12:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=29085"},"modified":"2020-05-06T08:59:38","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T12:59:38","slug":"mount-webster-from-the-time-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/mount-webster-from-the-time-before\/","title":{"rendered":"Mount Webster from the Time Before."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1528\" data-attachment-id=\"29086\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/mount-webster-from-the-time-before\/cn_6700-series_electric_mus_brian_solomon_578047\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CN_6700-series_electric_mus_\u00a9Brian_Solomon_578047-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1528\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CN_6700-series_electric_mus_\u00a9Brian_Solomon_578047-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C917 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CN_6700-series_electric_mus_\u00a9Brian_Solomon_578047-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1223 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CN_6700-series_electric_mus_\u00a9Brian_Solomon_578047-scaled.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CN_6700-series_electric_mus_\u00a9Brian_Solomon_578047-scaled.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In August 1984, on my first solo visit to Montreal I spent an afternoon at Central Station hanging around in the tower and photographing train-movements in and out of this busy terminal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the numerous fascinating photos I made that day was this view of CN multiple unit 6749 with a commuter train to\/from Duex Montagnes, Quebec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, old CN 6749 is Conway Scenic Railroad\u2019s\u00a0<em>Mount Webster<\/em>,\u00a0a snack car known to employees as \u2018the table\u2019 car since it was retrofitted with tables and a snack counter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I spent Monday measuring and mapping this same car to prepare seating charts for Conway Scenic\u2019s 2020 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-attachment-id=\"29088\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/mount-webster-from-the-time-before\/conway_scenic_6749_mount_webster_dscf9530\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Conway_Scenic_6749_Mount_Webster_DSCF9530.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1000\" 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