{"id":5242,"date":"2014-01-18T05:26:40","date_gmt":"2014-01-18T10:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=5242"},"modified":"2014-01-18T11:03:23","modified_gmt":"2014-01-18T16:03:23","slug":"daily-post-amtraks-lake-shore-limited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/daily-post-amtraks-lake-shore-limited\/","title":{"rendered":"DAILY POST: Amtrak\u2019s Lake Shore Limited"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n\u201cIt never gets old\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Amtrak 449, in sun and rain; one day and the next. Last week, I was over in East Brookfield visiting the LeBeaus to do some videography for a music video. Dennis LeBeau lives a block from the Boston & Albany (CSXT\u2019s Boston Line).<\/p>\n

I said to Dennis, \u201cI\u2019m just going to nip down to the bridge to catch 449. It should be getting close.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPasses here every day at one-thirty. I\u2019ll join you in a minute.\u201d<\/p>\n

I phoned Amtrak\u2019s Julie (the automated agent: 1-800-USA-RAIL) to find out if 449 as on time out of Worcester. As it turns out, it departed Worcester Union Station 4 minutes late.<\/p>\n

Worcester is at CP45, East Brookfield is CP64. It takes 449 about 25-30 minutes to run the 19 miles.<\/p>\n

Since it was nice bright afternoon, I opted for a broadside view that shows a few of the houses in town. At 1:39, Dennis shouted to me from the road bridge, \u201cHe\u2019s around the bend.\u201d I was poised to made my photograph with my Lumix LX3.<\/p>\n

This can be tricky since there\u2019s really only a split second to get the train in the right place. If the camera isn\u2019t cued up, all I\u2019ll get is a photo of the baggage car. But I was ready, and put the train precisely where I wanted it.<\/p>\n

\"Amtrak's<\/a>
Amtrak’s westward Lake Shore Limited at East Brookfield, Massachusetts on January 13, 2014. Exposed with a Lumix LX3 at f4.0 1\/1600th of a second. I selected a fast shutter speed to insure I stopped the train. When working broadside, the relative motion of the train to the film plane requires a fast shutter speed than when aiming at tighter three-quarter view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The train glided through town. I turned to make a few going away views with my Canon, and said to Dennis, \u201cYou know that never gets old. I\u2019ve been photographing that train since the 1970s.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dennis said to me, \u201cI\u2019ve been watching it since it was the New England States Limited, with New York Central E8s!\u201d<\/p>\n

A day later, I was in Palmer (CP83). The word was out that Amtrak 145 (one of the Genesis P42s in heritage paint) was working 449. The weather was foul, but since I was in town anyway, I figured I\u2019d give the train a roll by.<\/p>\n

It was stabbed at CP83 by a southward New England Central freight going into the yard, which allowed ample time for photos. Such a contrast in days. Pity the heritage P42 hadn\u2019t worked west a day sooner.<\/p>\n

\"Amtrak<\/a>
Amtrak has painted P42 145 in its 1970s-era scheme. It leads train 449 which is sitting at CP83 waiting for a southward New England Central freight to clear the diamond on January 14, 2014. Driving rain was the order of the day. Canon EOS 7D with 20mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

See: Kid with a Camera 1978<\/a>;\u00a0Amtrak\u2019s Lake Shore Limited catches the glint at Palmer, May 28, 1986.<\/a><\/p>\n

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