{"id":34477,"date":"2022-10-09T05:42:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-09T09:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=34477"},"modified":"2022-10-08T16:11:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T20:11:27","slug":"evening-on-the-cobh-branch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/evening-on-the-cobh-branch\/","title":{"rendered":"Evening on the Cobh Branch."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thanks to our friends in Cork, the other evening Kris and I made a few photos of Irish Rail&#8217;s Cobh Branch near Cork&#8217;s Kent Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It had rained (and rather hard at that) before the clouds cleared for some intense evening sun. These were great conditions for photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Irish Rail&#8217;s 2600-series diesel railcars have been working the Cork-Cobh run since my first visit in 1998, but now these are on borrowed time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I made these digital photos using my Nikon Z6. I&#8217;m curious to see how my Kodak Ektachrome 100 slides will turn out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" data-attachment-id=\"34479\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/evening-on-the-cobh-branch\/irish_rail_2600_arriving_in_cork_dsc_1996\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_in_Cork_DSC_1996.jpg?fit=1700%2C1131\" data-orig-size=\"1700,1131\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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;BrianSolomon&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=\"Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_in_Cork_DSC_1996\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_in_Cork_DSC_1996.jpg?fit=709%2C472\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_in_Cork_DSC_1996.jpg?fit=474%2C315\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_in_Cork_DSC_1996.jpg?resize=474%2C315\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_in_Cork_DSC_1996.jpg?w=1700 1700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_in_Cork_DSC_1996.jpg?resize=709%2C472 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_in_Cork_DSC_1996.jpg?resize=1022%2C680 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_in_Cork_DSC_1996.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_in_Cork_DSC_1996.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_in_Cork_DSC_1996.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_in_Cork_DSC_1996.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>It was beginning to rain when I made this photo of 2600-series railcars arriving on Plaform 1 in Cork. Within the hour the skies had cleared.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" data-attachment-id=\"34478\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/evening-on-the-cobh-branch\/irish_rail_2600_arriving_cork_dsc_2053\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2053.jpg?fit=1700%2C1131\" data-orig-size=\"1700,1131\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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;BrianSolomon&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=\"Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2053\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2053.jpg?fit=709%2C472\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2053.jpg?fit=474%2C315\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2053.jpg?resize=474%2C315\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2053.jpg?w=1700 1700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2053.jpg?resize=709%2C472 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2053.jpg?resize=1022%2C680 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2053.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2053.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2053.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2053.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Less than an hour after the above photo, I made this view of an arriving train from Cobh.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" data-attachment-id=\"34480\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/evening-on-the-cobh-branch\/irish_rail_2600_arriving_cork_dsc_2057\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2057.jpg?fit=1700%2C1131\" data-orig-size=\"1700,1131\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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;BrianSolomon&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=\"Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2057\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2057.jpg?fit=709%2C472\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2057.jpg?fit=474%2C315\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2057.jpg?resize=474%2C315\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2057.jpg?w=1700 1700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2057.jpg?resize=709%2C472 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2057.jpg?resize=1022%2C680 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2057.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2057.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2057.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_arriving_Cork_DSC_2057.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Good ol&#8217; 2616 at Kent Station, Cork.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"334\" data-attachment-id=\"34481\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_on_Cobh_Branch_DSC_2063.jpg?resize=205%2C144 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_on_Cobh_Branch_DSC_2063.jpg?resize=1536%2C1082 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_on_Cobh_Branch_DSC_2063.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Irish_Rail_2600_on_Cobh_Branch_DSC_2063.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Cork-bound train from an overhead bridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" data-attachment-id=\"34482\" 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