{"id":5029,"date":"2013-12-21T05:22:56","date_gmt":"2013-12-21T10:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=5029"},"modified":"2013-12-20T23:42:58","modified_gmt":"2013-12-21T04:42:58","slug":"daily-post-screamers-swan-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/daily-post-screamers-swan-song\/","title":{"rendered":"DAILY POST: Screamer\u2019s Swan Song?"},"content":{"rendered":"

MBTA F40PHs Roar West on the Fitchburg.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

On Thursday (December 19, 2013) I made these photos of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Commuter trains on the old Fitchburg route.<\/p>\n

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A screamer roars west of Derby on December 19, 2013. Pan photo exposed with a Canon EOS 7D.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For some 35 years, Electro-Motive F40PH diesels have worked these lines. MBTA\u2019s early F40PHs supply head-end power from the 16-645E3 prime mover by running the engine at high rpms. The result is a high-pitched scream that has given these locomotives their nickname.<\/p>\n

Replacement locomotives are on their way and the first have already arrived. How much longer will these old screamers work the Fitch? Bets anyone?<\/p>\n

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Screamer kicks up snow near Shirley, Massachusetts. Canon EOS 7D with 100mm lens. Contrast adjusted in post processing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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