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In recent years, many of the lineside signals that once governed train movements on Amtrak’s Harrisburg line have been removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The old signal bridge at Gap is now devoid of the Position Light signaling hardware that had controlled train movements since the days of the Pennsylvania Railroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, I framed up Amtrak Keystone <\/em>650 <\/em>as it passed beneath the old signal bridge. In the lead was a former Metroliner<\/em> car, now one of Amtrak’s cab control cars. Like the signal bridge, this is a surviving vestige of the late, great Pennsylvania Railroad. And like the signal bridge, this car is a shadow of something greater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I exposed this view using my FujiFilm XT1 with 16-55mm Fujinon lens. To achieve a low angle, I was working with the camera’s adjustible rear-display panel and held the camera near to the ground to make the most of foreground detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A former Metroliner<\/em> car leads Amtrak Keystone<\/em> 650 eastbound at Gap, Pa.,<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Amtrak Cities Sprinter 639 was situated at the back of the consist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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