{"id":29940,"date":"2020-10-06T07:49:08","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T11:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=29940"},"modified":"2020-10-06T10:31:14","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T14:31:14","slug":"kodak-lpp-a-tunnel-motor-and-a-camel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/kodak-lpp-a-tunnel-motor-and-a-camel\/","title":{"rendered":"Kodak LPP; A Tunnel Motor and a Camel."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the summer of 1993, I attended an event in San Francisco hosted by Kodak to debut a new Ektachrome slide film. As part of the event, Kodak gave everyone a sample of LPP, a warm-tone emulsion with subtle color rendition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had recently bought a Nikkormat FTN from a co-worker, and promptly loaded the camera with the new film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was mid-August, when I climbed to the top of a hill over-looking Southern Pacific\u2019s Cal-P route with a view of Suisun Bay\/Carquinez Straits and the stored navy ships anchored there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"318\" data-attachment-id=\"29941\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/kodak-lpp-a-tunnel-motor-and-a-camel\/sp_eb_freight_w_conrail_c32-8_near-bahia_calif_on_cal-p_route_aug_1993_ektachrome_lpp_100isobriansolomon_200640\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SP_eb_freight_w_Conrail_C32-8_near-Bahia_Calif_on_Cal-P_route_Aug_1993_Ektachrome_LPP_100iso\u00a9BrianSolomon_200640.jpg?fit=1200%2C805\" data-orig-size=\"1200,805\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;LS-5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1601883265&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&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=\"SP_eb_freight_w_Conrail_C32-8_near-Bahia_Calif_on_Cal-P_route_Aug_1993_Ektachrome_LPP_100iso\u00a9BrianSolomon_200640\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SP_eb_freight_w_Conrail_C32-8_near-Bahia_Calif_on_Cal-P_route_Aug_1993_Ektachrome_LPP_100iso\u00a9BrianSolomon_200640.jpg?fit=709%2C476\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SP_eb_freight_w_Conrail_C32-8_near-Bahia_Calif_on_Cal-P_route_Aug_1993_Ektachrome_LPP_100iso\u00a9BrianSolomon_200640.jpg?fit=474%2C318\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SP_eb_freight_w_Conrail_C32-8_near-Bahia_Calif_on_Cal-P_route_Aug_1993_Ektachrome_LPP_100iso\u00a9BrianSolomon_200640.jpg?resize=474%2C318\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SP_eb_freight_w_Conrail_C32-8_near-Bahia_Calif_on_Cal-P_route_Aug_1993_Ektachrome_LPP_100iso\u00a9BrianSolomon_200640.jpg?resize=1022%2C686 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SP_eb_freight_w_Conrail_C32-8_near-Bahia_Calif_on_Cal-P_route_Aug_1993_Ektachrome_LPP_100iso\u00a9BrianSolomon_200640.jpg?resize=709%2C476 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SP_eb_freight_w_Conrail_C32-8_near-Bahia_Calif_on_Cal-P_route_Aug_1993_Ektachrome_LPP_100iso\u00a9BrianSolomon_200640.jpg?resize=205%2C138 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SP_eb_freight_w_Conrail_C32-8_near-Bahia_Calif_on_Cal-P_route_Aug_1993_Ektachrome_LPP_100iso\u00a9BrianSolomon_200640.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SP_eb_freight_w_Conrail_C32-8_near-Bahia_Calif_on_Cal-P_route_Aug_1993_Ektachrome_LPP_100iso\u00a9BrianSolomon_200640.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>SP eastward freight led by a Tunnel Motor and a leased Conrail C32-8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Curiously, this SP westward freight had a Conrail C32-8 in consist. This was one of ten built as test beds for Conrail in summer 1984 and routinely operated on the Boston &amp; Albany route through the 1980s. They were known as \u2018camels\u2019 because of their hump-back appearance. It was odd to see such a familiar locomotive so far from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Tracking the Light Posts Daily!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the summer of 1993, I attended an event in San Francisco hosted by Kodak to debut a new Ektachrome slide film. 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