{"id":5251,"date":"2014-01-19T05:36:42","date_gmt":"2014-01-19T10:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=5251"},"modified":"2014-01-16T12:56:36","modified_gmt":"2014-01-16T17:56:36","slug":"daily-post-amtrak-to-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/daily-post-amtrak-to-philadelphia\/","title":{"rendered":"DAILY POST: Amtrak to Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSnapshot of a Northeast Corridor<\/a> Trip, January 2014.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I used my trip on Amtrak<\/a> 475\/175 as an opportunity to make a few photographs. While I had some bigger cameras in my bag, I exposed all of these images with my Lumix LX3.<\/p>\n

I boarded shuttle train 475 at Berlin, Connecticut<\/a> just as the sun was setting. By the time I arrived in New Haven, only a faint blue glow remained of daylight.<\/p>\n

\"Amtrak<\/a>
Amtrak 475 (Springfield, Massachusetts\u2014New Haven, Connecticut<\/a> shuttle) works as a two-car push-pull with a former Metroliner (MP85) cab car leading. The train glides to a stop in front of the old Berlin, Connecticut railway station. Once a double track line, today this is a single track route. Lumix LX3 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Even<\/a>
Even the branch train has WiFi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A<\/a>
A Boston-bound Acela Express<\/a> pauses at New Haven. I had about 15 minutes to make photos before my connection, trian 175, from Boston arrived.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The Acela Express accelerates out of New Haven. I panned the rear of the train with the Lumix image stabilization set ‘on’; f2.8 at 1\/5th of a second, ISO 200.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A<\/a>
A Shore Line East<\/a> suburban train roars away on the platform. These New Haven painted diesels have auxiliary engines to provide head-end power.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A<\/a>
A set of new Metro-North M8s arrived from Grand Central Terminal<\/a>. It’s nice to see a shiny new train every so often!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"An<\/a>
An HHP electric slides westward with train 175 in tow. How much longer will these powerful machines work the Northeast Corridor?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I didn\u2019t have a tripod with me, so I used the station signs and other available flat surfaces on the platform to steady the camera. To avoid camera shake, after composing my image, I set the self timer to 2 seconds and press the shutter button.<\/p>\n

Also, I overexposed each image by 1\/3 to 2\/3s of a stop to compensate for the prevailing darkness.<\/p>\n

The trip was uneventful. Amtrak is my preferred means for navigating between cities in the Northeastern USA.<\/p>\n

\"On<\/a>
On board train 175 at New York Penn Station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Crossing<\/a>
Crossing the Delaware at Trenton, New Jersey.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Philadelphia<\/a>
Philadelphia 30th Street. Amtrak 175 \u00a0arrived about 5 minute behind the advertised, but that’s within tolerance, right? This classic Pennsylvania Railroad station is one of the gems of the Northeast Corridor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"30th<\/a>
30th Street Station as viewed from the 29th Street side.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A<\/a>
A classical entrance to Philadelphia; you just don’t get the same feeling from an airport.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Philadelphia.\"<\/a>
Looking east on JFK Blvd toward Center City. SEPTA’s former PRR line to Suburban Station is on the left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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