{"id":40348,"date":"2024-10-25T05:06:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T09:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=40348"},"modified":"2024-10-23T22:36:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T02:36:12","slug":"at-milepost-58","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/at-milepost-58\/","title":{"rendered":"At Milepost 58"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I thought some vaguely themed photos were appropriate for today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" data-attachment-id=\"40350\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/at-milepost-58\/p1000022\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/P1000022.jpg?fit=2048%2C1152\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1152\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1256457767&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"P1000022\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/P1000022.jpg?fit=709%2C399\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/P1000022.jpg?fit=474%2C267\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/P1000022.jpg?resize=474%2C267&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/P1000022.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/P1000022.jpg?resize=709%2C399 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/P1000022.jpg?resize=1022%2C575 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/P1000022.jpg?resize=205%2C115 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/P1000022.jpg?resize=1536%2C864 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/P1000022.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/P1000022.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Back in October 2009, I bought myself a present of a Lumix LX3. This was my first digital camera. On October 25th, I gave myself the day off and put the &#8216;wee Lumix&#8217; through its paces. This view is at East Brookfield, Massachusetts, about a year before the old Boston &amp; Albany station was destroyed by fire.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"327\" data-attachment-id=\"40351\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/at-milepost-58\/rock_island_bl2_blue_island_ill_6pm_jul18_1958richard_j_solomon_589385-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Rock_Island_BL2_Blue_Island_ILL_6pm_Jul18_1958\u00a9Richard_J_Solomon_589385-2.jpg?fit=2048%2C1412\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1412\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;LS-5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1464636367&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rock_Island_BL2_Blue_Island_ILL_6pm_Jul18_1958\u00a9Richard_J_Solomon_589385-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Rock_Island_BL2_Blue_Island_ILL_6pm_Jul18_1958\u00a9Richard_J_Solomon_589385-2.jpg?fit=709%2C489\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Rock_Island_BL2_Blue_Island_ILL_6pm_Jul18_1958\u00a9Richard_J_Solomon_589385-2.jpg?fit=474%2C327\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Rock_Island_BL2_Blue_Island_ILL_6pm_Jul18_1958\u00a9Richard_J_Solomon_589385-2-1022x705.jpg?resize=474%2C327&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Rock_Island_BL2_Blue_Island_ILL_6pm_Jul18_1958\u00a9Richard_J_Solomon_589385-2.jpg?resize=1022%2C705 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Rock_Island_BL2_Blue_Island_ILL_6pm_Jul18_1958\u00a9Richard_J_Solomon_589385-2.jpg?resize=709%2C489 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Rock_Island_BL2_Blue_Island_ILL_6pm_Jul18_1958\u00a9Richard_J_Solomon_589385-2.jpg?resize=205%2C141 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Rock_Island_BL2_Blue_Island_ILL_6pm_Jul18_1958\u00a9Richard_J_Solomon_589385-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C1059 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Rock_Island_BL2_Blue_Island_ILL_6pm_Jul18_1958\u00a9Richard_J_Solomon_589385-2.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Rock_Island_BL2_Blue_Island_ILL_6pm_Jul18_1958\u00a9Richard_J_Solomon_589385-2.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Rock_Island_BL2_Blue_Island_ILL_6pm_Jul18_1958\u00a9Richard_J_Solomon_589385-2.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Back in &#8217;58, my dad made this photo of a Rock Island BL2 at Blue Island, Illinois.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" data-attachment-id=\"40352\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/at-milepost-58\/rp-l9998331\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/RP-L9998331.jpg?fit=2048%2C1363\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1363\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;M9 Digital Camera&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1445511557&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"RP-L9998331\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/RP-L9998331.jpg?fit=709%2C472\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/RP-L9998331.jpg?fit=474%2C315\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/RP-L9998331.jpg?resize=474%2C315&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/RP-L9998331.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/RP-L9998331.jpg?resize=709%2C472 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/RP-L9998331.jpg?resize=1022%2C680 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/RP-L9998331.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/RP-L9998331.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/RP-L9998331.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/RP-L9998331.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This photo by Mike Gardner is dated October 25, 2015! There I am at East Deerfield Yard poised and ready to document the action. This shows the old &#8216;Railfan Bridge&#8217;, since removed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" data-attachment-id=\"40353\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/at-milepost-58\/class-58-steam-freight-p1140534\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Class-58-steam-freight-P1140534.jpg?fit=2048%2C1152\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1152\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1270560102&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Class-58-steam-freight-P1140534\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Class-58-steam-freight-P1140534.jpg?fit=709%2C399\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Class-58-steam-freight-P1140534.jpg?fit=474%2C267\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Class-58-steam-freight-P1140534.jpg?resize=474%2C267&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Class-58-steam-freight-P1140534.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Class-58-steam-freight-P1140534.jpg?resize=709%2C399 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Class-58-steam-freight-P1140534.jpg?resize=1022%2C575 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Class-58-steam-freight-P1140534.jpg?resize=205%2C115 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Class-58-steam-freight-P1140534.jpg?resize=1536%2C864 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Class-58-steam-freight-P1140534.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Class-58-steam-freight-P1140534.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In 2010, I photographed this Class 58 Prussian 2-10-0 working freight in Germany. (Using my &#8216;wee Lumix&#8217;).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"320\" data-attachment-id=\"40354\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/at-milepost-58\/class_58_at-didcot_parkway_june_2001briansolomon_120298\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Class_58_at-Didcot_Parkway_June_2001\u00a9BrianSolomon_120298.jpg?fit=2048%2C1382\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1382\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;LS-5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1719182350&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9BrianSolomon2024&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Class_58_at-Didcot_Parkway_June_2001\u00a9BrianSolomon_120298\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Class_58_at-Didcot_Parkway_June_2001\u00a9BrianSolomon_120298.jpg?fit=709%2C478\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Class_58_at-Didcot_Parkway_June_2001\u00a9BrianSolomon_120298.jpg?fit=474%2C320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Class_58_at-Didcot_Parkway_June_2001\u00a9BrianSolomon_120298.jpg?resize=474%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Class_58_at-Didcot_Parkway_June_2001\u00a9BrianSolomon_120298.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Class_58_at-Didcot_Parkway_June_2001\u00a9BrianSolomon_120298.jpg?resize=709%2C478 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Class_58_at-Didcot_Parkway_June_2001\u00a9BrianSolomon_120298.jpg?resize=1022%2C690 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Class_58_at-Didcot_Parkway_June_2001\u00a9BrianSolomon_120298.jpg?resize=205%2C138 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Class_58_at-Didcot_Parkway_June_2001\u00a9BrianSolomon_120298.jpg?resize=1536%2C1037 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Class_58_at-Didcot_Parkway_June_2001\u00a9BrianSolomon_120298.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Class_58_at-Didcot_Parkway_June_2001\u00a9BrianSolomon_120298.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A British  Class 58 diesel (wearing the Mainline livery) leads a short freight at Didcot Parkway. Exposed on Fujichrome in June 2001.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Tracking the Light Posts Daily!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I thought some vaguely themed photos were appropriate for today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40352,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[6060,10,6108,48],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/RP-L9998331.jpg?fit=2048%2C1363","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-auM","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40348"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40348"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40357,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40348\/revisions\/40357"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}