{"id":44095,"date":"2026-04-24T06:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=44095"},"modified":"2026-04-20T22:48:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T02:48:34","slug":"spring-keystone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/spring-keystone\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Keystone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For a few fleeting days in early April decorative trees blossom along Lancaster&#8217;s Jefferson Drive.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is the third change of seasons that I&#8217;ve aimed to capture Amtrak passing the lush Spring trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, one of Amtrak&#8217;s<em> <\/em>old Metroliner cab cars in the new Phase 7 livery leading a Harrisburg-bound <em>Keystone <\/em>made for a constrast to earlier views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Years ago, I studied  a beautifully printed Japanese railfan&#8217;s magazine that presented compelling compositions of electric trains passing flowering trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photos exposed using my Nikon Z6-III with 24-70mm lens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"338\" data-attachment-id=\"44096\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/spring-keystone\/amtrak_phase7_metroliner_on_keystone_649_jefferson_drive_lancaster_briansolomon_dsc_1607-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Amtrak_Phase7_Metroliner_on_Keystone_649_Jefferson_Drive_Lancaster_\u00a9BrianSolomon_DSC_1607-2.jpg?fit=2048%2C1462\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1462\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON 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