{"id":39413,"date":"2024-06-27T06:21:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T10:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=39413"},"modified":"2024-06-26T22:26:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T02:26:52","slug":"amtrak-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/amtrak-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Amtrak 101"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Is there room for subtlety and allusion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I could make a lot of this photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kris, Seamus-the-dog and I arrived at the Farmington River in Windsor, Connecticut just a few minutes before Amtrak&#8217;s southward train 143 (from Springfield, Massachusetts) was due to cross the former New Haven Railroad bridge over the mirror-like waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the lead was Amtrak P42 GENESIS 101.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A couple of weeks ago, I signed the papers for my next book which will tell the story of Amtrak through its equipment. 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I received a variety of concerned comments that the photos were not appearing as expected. Word Press appears to have resolve the problem. You may re-check this post at: <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/brief-visit-to-a-familiar-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/brief-visit-to-a-familiar-place\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Tracking the Light Posts Everyday!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is there room for subtlety and allusion? I could make a lot of this photo. Kris, Seamus-the-dog and I arrived at the Farmington River in Windsor, Connecticut just a few minutes before Amtrak&#8217;s southward train 143 (from Springfield, Massachusetts) was due to cross the former New Haven Railroad bridge over the mirror-like waters. 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