{"id":35856,"date":"2023-04-16T07:34:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T11:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=35856"},"modified":"2023-04-15T18:57:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T22:57:37","slug":"maine-central-252-at-3rd-iron-snow-and-75f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/maine-central-252-at-3rd-iron-snow-and-75f\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Central 252 at 3rd Iron; Snow and 75F!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last week, after a season of heavy snow in New Hampshire&#8217;s White Mountains, a mid-April heatwave hit the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although it was 75 degrees F, I was standing in about 18 inches of crusty icy snow near the 3rd Iron Truss over the Saco River. I was here that I photographed Conway Scenic&#8217;s Work Extra climbing toward Sawyer River behind former Maine Central GP38 252.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The train was hauling felled trees collected along the line up to a location near Rt 302  where they will be recycled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bright Spring sun with leafless trees and snow on the ground certainly made for some unusual lighting conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"712\" data-attachment-id=\"35857\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/maine-central-252-at-3rd-iron-snow-and-75f\/csrr_252_work_train_at_3rd_iron_dsc_7183\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/CSRR_252_Work_train_at_3rd_Iron_DSC_7183.jpg?fit=1198%2C1800\" data-orig-size=\"1198,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/CSRR_252_Work_train_at_3rd_Iron_DSC_7183.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nikon Z6 with 70-200mm Z-series lens; set at 200mm. f5.6 1\/1640, ISO 100.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" data-attachment-id=\"35858\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/maine-central-252-at-3rd-iron-snow-and-75f\/csrr_252_work_train_at_3rd_iron_dsc_2252\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/CSRR_252_Work_train_at_3rd_Iron_DSC_2252.jpg?fit=1800%2C1200\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/CSRR_252_Work_train_at_3rd_Iron_DSC_2253.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/CSRR_252_Work_train_at_3rd_Iron_DSC_2253.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nikon Z7-II with 24-70mm Z-series lens, set to 24mm, f8 at 1\/250th sec, ISO 100.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" data-attachment-id=\"35860\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/maine-central-252-at-3rd-iron-snow-and-75f\/csrr_252_work_train_at_3rd_iron_dsc_2254\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/CSRR_252_Work_train_at_3rd_Iron_DSC_2254.jpg?fit=1800%2C1200\" 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