{"id":34644,"date":"2022-10-28T07:11:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T11:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=34644"},"modified":"2022-10-27T20:32:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T00:32:33","slug":"adventure-to-maam-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/adventure-to-maam-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"Adventure to Maam Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two weeks ago, Kris and I made a trip to Maam Cross, Co. Galway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking Irish Rail from Dublin to Galway was the first leg of our journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My friends working on the Midland Great Western restoration project at Maam Cross, invited and encouraged us to make this bold trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Galway we caught a bus that traveled across the Connemara to the windswept crossroads at Maam Cross, where we set out on foot to reach one of Ireland’s most interesting preserved railways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LX7 photo at the Maam Cross bus stop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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There we were greeted by the lads working to transform a portion of the old Clifden Branch into Ireland’s most scenic railway excursion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortly after arrived we were greeted by wind, rain, hail, sun and a brilliant rainbow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We visited the new signal cabin, were given a private train ride, and were able to inspect the progress on this ambitious new preserved railway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made these photos with my Lumix LX7 and Nikon Z6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Noel Enright gives us the signal to depart!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kris gets a lesson in interlocking operations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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