{"id":41388,"date":"2025-03-20T06:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T10:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=41388"},"modified":"2025-03-19T20:57:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T00:57:51","slug":"valley-flyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/valley-flyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Valley Flyer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Amtrak&#8217;s <em>Valley Flyer<\/em> connects Greenfield, Mass., with New Haven, Conn. by way of Springfield, Mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A couple of weeks ago, Kris and I rolled the train by at its Windsor, Conn., station stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working with my FujiFilm XT1, I made this handheld at ISO 3200\u2014&#8217;look ma, no 3Pod (clip)!&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This gave me enough shutterspeed to stop the arriving train. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the lead was former Metroliner cab control car 9638.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" data-attachment-id=\"41389\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/valley-flyer\/20250307-amtrak_valley_flyer_train_479_at_windsor_ct_briansolomon_dscf3032\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3032.jpg?fit=2048%2C1539\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1539\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1741377666&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3032\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3032.jpg?fit=709%2C533\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3032.jpg?fit=474%2C356\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3032.jpg?resize=474%2C356&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3032.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3032.jpg?resize=709%2C533 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3032.jpg?resize=1022%2C768 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3032.jpg?resize=200%2C150 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3032.jpg?resize=1536%2C1154 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3032.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3032.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FujiFilm RAF Raw file processed using DxO PureRaw and color corrected in Adobe Lightroom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"303\" data-attachment-id=\"41390\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/valley-flyer\/20250307-amtrak_valley_flyer_train_479_at_windsor_ct_briansolomon_dscf3036\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3036.jpg?fit=2048%2C1310\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1310\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1741377687&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3036\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3036.jpg?fit=709%2C454\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3036.jpg?fit=474%2C303\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3036.jpg?resize=474%2C303&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3036.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3036.jpg?resize=709%2C454 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3036.jpg?resize=1022%2C654 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3036.jpg?resize=205%2C131 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3036.jpg?resize=1536%2C983 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3036.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3036.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FujiFilm RAF Raw file processed using DxO PureRaw and color corrected in Adobe Lightroom.<\/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>Working with my FujiFilm XT1, I made this handheld at ISO 3200\u2014&#8217;look ma, no 3Pod (clip)!&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41389,"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":[4930,7662,7932,31],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307-Amtrak_Valley_Flyer_train_479_at_Windsor_Ct_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSCF3032.jpg?fit=2048%2C1539","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-aLy","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41388"}],"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=41388"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41391,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41388\/revisions\/41391"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}