{"id":5443,"date":"2014-01-23T12:57:02","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T17:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=5443"},"modified":"2014-01-23T13:23:12","modified_gmt":"2014-01-23T18:23:12","slug":"rolling-on-the-railroad-special-post-frosty-morning-in-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/rolling-on-the-railroad-special-post-frosty-morning-in-philadelphia\/","title":{"rendered":"Rolling on the Railroad Special Post: Frosty Morning in Philadelphia."},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAs Transmitted from Amtrak number 56, The Vermonter.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This morning I started at Overbrook, Pennsylvania, where frosty temperatures and a clear sky made for some stunning lighting effects. The cold wasn\u2019t aiding timely railroad operations.<\/p>\n

I caught a SEPTA local to 30th<\/sup> Street Station. I was booked to travel on the Vermonter, but delays gave me ample time to wander around and down load digital photos from my cameras.<\/p>\n

\"An<\/a>
An outbound SEPTA multiple unit catches the glint of the rising sun at Overbrook, Pennsylvania before 8am on January 23, 2014. Canon EOS 7D with 200mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"An<\/a>
An eastbound SEPTA multiple unit passes Overbrook, Pennsylvania before 8am on January 23, 2014. Canon EOS 7D with 200mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Canon<\/a>
Canon 200mm view of a non-stop SEPTA MU east of Overbrook, PA, on January 23, 2014.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The Solari boards at 30th Street didn’t paint a happy picture. Delays and cancelations were the rule of the day. My train was only about 40 minutes behind the advertised. Lumix LX3 photo.\u00a0<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"30th<\/a>
30th Street Station, Philadelphia on the morning of January 23, 2014. Lumix LX3 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"30th<\/a>
30th Street Station from the 29th Street side. Lumix LX3 photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Amtrak<\/a>
Amtrak veteran, AEM7 932 roars into 30th Street Station with the Vermonter in tow. I’m riding behind this locomotive as I write this. Lumix LX3 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Amtrak<\/a>
Amtrak 56 arrives at 30th Street, 40 minutes after its scheduled time. Better late than never. Lumix LX3 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At present I\u2019m gliding eastward across a snow covered urban landscape on the former New Haven Railroad. This is Tracking the Light\u2019s first post sent directly from an Amtrak train.<\/p>\n

\"View<\/a>
View from Amtrak 56 on approach to New York’s Hell Gate Bridge with the New York City Transit Authority below and the Manhattan skyline beyond. Lumix LX3 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"On<\/a>
On board Amtrak number 56 The Vermonter, east of Penn-Station, New York. Lumix LX3 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Metro<\/a>
Metro North Railroad HyRail truck as viewed from Amtrak 56 on the afternoon of January 23, 2014. Lumix LX3 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"USDOT<\/a>
USDOT test car on the old New Haven Railroad west of Stamford on January 23, 2014. Lumix LX3.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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