{"id":39349,"date":"2024-06-17T06:48:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T10:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=39349"},"modified":"2024-06-17T09:10:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T13:10:59","slug":"amtrak-keystone-618","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/amtrak-keystone-618\/","title":{"rendered":"Amtrak Keystone 618"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For the next weeks the sun will be rising and setting on the north side of Amtrak&#8217;s Harrisburg Line where it runs parallel to Jefferson Drive in Lancaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been making  a project of working the light at this familiar location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amtrak Keystone train 618 is a good choice because this is scheduled to depart Lancaster at 1945 (745pm) which can result in some dramatic backlit photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On this occasion, Amtrak ACS-64 number 615 was leading. This elusive electric was on my list of Amtrak locomotives to photograph on the move. 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