{"id":43459,"date":"2026-01-23T06:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T11:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=43459"},"modified":"2026-01-21T22:32:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T03:32:35","slug":"cherryville-junction-21-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/cherryville-junction-21-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Cherryville Junction 21 Years Ago."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On the afternoon of 23 January 2005, I aimed my Nikon F3 with 180mm telephoto at an Irish Rail passenger train approaching Cherryville Junction in Co. Kildare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A ten-year old Class 201 General Motors diesel led the afternoon Up Waterford that consisted of a set of Cravens. These rolling antiques were steam heated and nearing the end of their regular revenue service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I captured this once-common scene on Fujichrome. The lush green grass and distant mountains making for a distinctly Irish landscape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In those days, I regularly paid visits to Cherryville Junction. This offered a great place to picture Irish Rail on the move. I can’t recall the last time I paused at this bridge over the tracks. Much has changed in the last two decades and Cherryville isn’t as interesting to me as it was in those days. Yet, someday, I hope to return and make some comparison photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tracking the Light explores railroad photography.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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