{"id":29136,"date":"2020-05-16T08:45:32","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T12:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=29136"},"modified":"2020-05-16T08:45:32","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T12:45:32","slug":"my-canisteo-valley-in-trains-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/my-canisteo-valley-in-trains-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"My Canisteo Valley in Trains Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The June 2020 Trains Magazine features my 8-page article on Conrail in New York\u2019s Canisteo River Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This features some of my favorite Kodachrome slide photos from when the line was still operated as double-track under rule 251 with classic Union Switch &amp; Signal block signals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the outtakes was this view from 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"314\" data-attachment-id=\"29137\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/my-canisteo-valley-in-trains-magazine\/conrail-unit-coal-train-w-cameron-ny-nov-1-1996-brian-solomon-787449\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Conrail-unit-coal-train-W-Cameron-NY-Nov-1-1996-Brian-Solomon-787449.jpg?fit=1200%2C795\" data-orig-size=\"1200,795\" 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=\"Conrail-unit-coal-train-W-Cameron-NY-Nov-1-1996-Brian-Solomon-787449\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Conrail-unit-coal-train-W-Cameron-NY-Nov-1-1996-Brian-Solomon-787449.jpg?fit=709%2C470\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Conrail-unit-coal-train-W-Cameron-NY-Nov-1-1996-Brian-Solomon-787449.jpg?fit=474%2C314\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Conrail-unit-coal-train-W-Cameron-NY-Nov-1-1996-Brian-Solomon-787449.jpg?resize=474%2C314\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Conrail-unit-coal-train-W-Cameron-NY-Nov-1-1996-Brian-Solomon-787449.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Conrail-unit-coal-train-W-Cameron-NY-Nov-1-1996-Brian-Solomon-787449.jpg?resize=709%2C470 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Conrail-unit-coal-train-W-Cameron-NY-Nov-1-1996-Brian-Solomon-787449.jpg?resize=1022%2C677 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Conrail-unit-coal-train-W-Cameron-NY-Nov-1-1996-Brian-Solomon-787449.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Conrail-unit-coal-train-W-Cameron-NY-Nov-1-1996-Brian-Solomon-787449.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>By 1996, Conrail had lifted one of the two main tracks through the Canisteo and removed all the classic signals. While this forever changed the character of the railroad, Conrail continued to make good use of this former Erie Railroad mainline. On November 1, 1996, this eastward unit coal train rolled along the Canisteo near West Cameron, New York.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kalmbachhobbystore.com\/product\/book\/01309\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My new book: Conrail and its Predecessors is now available!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kalmbachhobbystore.com\/product\/book\/01309\">https:\/\/kalmbachhobbystore.com\/product\/book\/01309<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#2837ba\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-center\"><strong>Brian Solomon&#8217;s Tracking the Light Posts EVERY day! 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