{"id":4486,"date":"2013-12-04T05:41:10","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T10:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=4486"},"modified":"2013-12-04T08:58:14","modified_gmt":"2013-12-04T13:58:14","slug":"daily-post-amtraks-vermonter-at-three-rivers-massachusetts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/daily-post-amtraks-vermonter-at-three-rivers-massachusetts\/","title":{"rendered":"DAILY POST: Amtrak&#8217;s Vermonter at Three Rivers, Massachusetts."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On October 24, 2013, Amtrak&#8217;s southward Vermonter is south of Three Rivers in Palmer, Massachusetts. I&#8217;ve often favored this view along the old Central Vermont Railway where the tracks run along the side of the road. The train is approaching Palmer&#8217;s yard limits and is trundling along at a casual pace.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4479\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4479\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2013\/12\/04\/daily-post-amtraks-vermonter-at-three-rivers-massachusetts\/vermonter_three_rivers_img_3733\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4479\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4479\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/daily-post-amtraks-vermonter-at-three-rivers-massachusetts\/vermonter_three_rivers_img_3733\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Vermonter_Three_Rivers_IMG_3733.jpg?fit=800%2C533\" data-orig-size=\"800,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;258.29&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;:10:24 13:00:&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16537145.777778&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;3.5230860346981&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Vermonter_Three_Rivers_IMG_3733\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Amtrak&#8217;s southward Vermont rolls along south of Three Rivers, Massachusetts on the former Central Vermont Railway. October 24, 2013. Exposed with a Canon 7D with 200mm lens.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Vermonter_Three_Rivers_IMG_3733.jpg?fit=709%2C472\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Vermonter_Three_Rivers_IMG_3733.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4479\" alt=\"Amtrak's southward Vermont rolls along south of Three Rivers, Massachusetts on the former Central Vermont Railway. October 24, 2013. Exposed with a Canon 7D with 200mm lens.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Vermonter_Three_Rivers_IMG_3733.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Vermonter_Three_Rivers_IMG_3733.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Vermonter_Three_Rivers_IMG_3733.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Vermonter_Three_Rivers_IMG_3733.jpg?resize=709%2C472 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Vermonter_Three_Rivers_IMG_3733.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amtrak&#8217;s southward Vermont rolls along south of Three Rivers, Massachusetts on the former Central Vermont Railway. 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I&#8217;ve often favored this view along the old Central Vermont Railway where the tracks run along the side of the road. The train is approaching Palmer&#8217;s yard limits and is trundling along at a casual pace. 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