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New retaining walls had just been installed and machinery was working near the old Palmer Union station as Conrail&#8217;s eastward SEPW (Selkirk to Providence &amp; Worcester) took the conrolled siding to make a meet with a set of westward light engines holding on the main track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The old bridge featured classic wooden decking and makes for an interesting foreground. To make the most of the bridge and railroad code lines, I framed the scene with my Leica M2 rangefinder fitted with an f2.0 35mm Summicron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Central Vermont local freight was working the interchage track to the right of the Conrail freight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"319\" data-attachment-id=\"35082\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/moment-in-time-august-14-1988\/conrail_sepw_taking_controlled_siding_cp83_viewed-from_old_south_main_st_bridge_palmer_ma_aug14_1988_briansolomon2022_592928d\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Conrail_SEPW_taking_controlled_siding_CP83_viewed-from_old_South_Main_St_Bridge_Palmer_MA_Aug14_1988_BrianSolomon\u00a92022_592928D.jpg?fit=1800%2C1212\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1212\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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