{"id":41410,"date":"2025-03-24T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T10:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=41410"},"modified":"2025-03-23T21:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T01:43:09","slug":"keystone-and-cows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/keystone-and-cows\/","title":{"rendered":"Keystone and Cows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Spring has arrived. The grass is green and the cows are out in the fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The time has moved forward and the sun is up after I&#8217;m through with a day at the desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday evening, Kris, Seamus-the-dog and I went over to Gap, Pa., where we watched Amtrak roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this view, <em>Keystone<\/em> 651 works west of Gap on the fill near Hoover Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"318\" data-attachment-id=\"41411\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/keystone-and-cows\/20250321-amtrak_keystone_651_west_of_gap_pabriansolomon_dsc_3445\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445.jpg?fit=2048%2C1373\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1373\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;BRIAN_SOLOMON&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 7_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1742597032&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;BRIAN_SOLOMON&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445.jpg?fit=709%2C475\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445.jpg?fit=474%2C318\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445.jpg?resize=474%2C318&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445.jpg?resize=709%2C475 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445.jpg?resize=1022%2C685 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445.jpg?resize=1536%2C1030 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Exposed with a Nikon Z7-II fitted with 70-200mm Nikkor Z-series zoom set at 160mm; ISO200, f5.0 1\/1000th sec.  NEF RAW file converted to DNG using DxO Pure Raw, adjusted with Adobe Lightroom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"263\" data-attachment-id=\"41412\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/keystone-and-cows\/20250321-amtrak_keystone_651_west_of_gap_pabriansolomon_dsc_3445-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-2.jpg?fit=2048%2C1136\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1136\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;BRIAN_SOLOMON&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 7_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1742597032&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;BRIAN_SOLOMON&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-2.jpg?fit=709%2C393\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-2.jpg?fit=474%2C263\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-2.jpg?resize=474%2C263&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-2.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-2.jpg?resize=709%2C393 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-2.jpg?resize=1022%2C567 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-2.jpg?resize=205%2C114 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C852 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-2.jpg?resize=672%2C372 672w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-2.jpg?resize=1038%2C576 1038w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-2.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-2.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cropped version to eliminate unnecessary foreground and the objectionable pole shadow at lower left. (see top view).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"41413\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/keystone-and-cows\/20250321-amtrak_keystone_651_west_of_gap_pabriansolomon_dsc_3445-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-3.jpg?fit=2048%2C866\" data-orig-size=\"2048,866\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;BRIAN_SOLOMON&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 7_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1742597032&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;BRIAN_SOLOMON&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-3.jpg?fit=709%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-3.jpg?fit=474%2C200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-3.jpg?resize=474%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-3.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-3.jpg?resize=709%2C300 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-3.jpg?resize=1022%2C432 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-3.jpg?resize=205%2C87 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-3.jpg?resize=1536%2C650 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-3.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250321-Amtrak_Keystone_651_west_of_Gap_PA\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_3445-3.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tight crop on Amtrak Cities Sprinter 657 that was leading <em>Keystone <\/em>Train 651. 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