{"id":3824,"date":"2013-09-17T06:10:47","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T10:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=3824"},"modified":"2013-09-16T07:16:40","modified_gmt":"2013-09-16T11:16:40","slug":"amtrak-207-at-new-haven-connecticut-june-26-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/amtrak-207-at-new-haven-connecticut-june-26-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Amtrak 207 at New Haven, Connecticut, June 26, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fortuitous Encounter with the Highest Numbered P42.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

On June 26, 2012, I was changing trains at New Haven, Connecticut<\/a> while on my way to Philadelphia. I\u2019d come in on the Springfield-New Haven shuttle. This was a push-pull set consisting of a former Metroliner cab car and an Amfleet coach pushed by Amtrak 207.<\/p>\n

While on the platform I made a few images of this General Electric locomotive using my Lumix LX3 and my dad\u2019s Leica M4 (loaded with Fuji Acros 100 black & white film).<\/p>\n

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Amtrak P42 Genesis diesel 207 at New Haven, Connecticut on June 26, 2012. Lumix LX3 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was only later that it occurred to me that 207 is the highest numbered Amtrak Genesis P42.This nominal fact doesn\u2019t make the photos any better, but I thought it was interesting and significant. Firsts and lasts have been long be marked by railway photographers.<\/p>\n

What impressed me about 207 was that it was relatively clean and the paint was in good shape. This is a contrast with many of Amtrak\u2019s P42s that have a battle-worn appearance.<\/p>\n

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Amtrak’s Springfield, Massachusetts\u2014New Haven, Connecticut shuttle on the platform at New Haven on June 26, 2012. Lumix LX3 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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