{"id":3717,"date":"2013-09-05T05:47:18","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T09:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=3717"},"modified":"2013-08-29T05:53:41","modified_gmt":"2013-08-29T09:53:41","slug":"mbta-at-walpole-massachusetts-march-2-1988","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/mbta-at-walpole-massachusetts-march-2-1988\/","title":{"rendered":"MBTA at Walpole, Massachusetts, March 2, 1988"},"content":{"rendered":"

New EMD F40PH-2C with Classic Semapho<\/strong>re<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the late 1980s only a few active semaphores remained in New England. One of the best places to see them was at the crossing of former New Haven Railroad lines in Walpole, Massachusetts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Walpole,<\/a>
MBTA F40PH-2C crosses the diamond at Walpole. In 1988 this was still protected by New Haven-era semaphores. Exposed on Koadchrome 25 film using a Leica M@ and 35mm Summicron lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I made this photo of a new Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority F40PH-2 leading an outward train on the Franklin Line on the afternoon of March 2, 1988. The attraction for me was the contrast between the new locomotive and the ancient signal.<\/p>\n

A variation of this image appeared in TRAINS Magazine some years ago.\u00a0I exposed it on Kodachrome 25 using my Leica M2 with a f2.0 35mm Summicron.The combination of clear New England light, Leica optics, and K25 film enhanced the scene.<\/p>\n

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