{"id":6743,"date":"2014-05-30T02:13:24","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T06:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=6743"},"modified":"2014-05-27T22:51:04","modified_gmt":"2014-05-28T02:51:04","slug":"conrail-kodak-and-the-old-hojack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/conrail-kodak-and-the-old-hojack\/","title":{"rendered":"Conrail, Kodak and the old Hojack."},"content":{"rendered":"

Charlotte, New York, January 1989.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When I was studying at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Kodak would annually supply photo students with a gift package of examples of their latest products.<\/p>\n

Although I was a confirmed Kodachrome customer, as a poor student, I always make use of the other films supplied. In January 1989, I had a role of \u2018Ektachrome of the year\u2019. This was the latest 100 speed slide film.<\/p>\n

I loaded up the Leica M2, and drove my Dodge Dart around the Rochester area looking for suitable subjects with which to sample this new emulsion.<\/p>\n

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Exposed on Kodak Ektachrome with a Leica M2. Film processed by Kodak. The image was adjusted in post-processing to compensate for exposure, contrast, and color balance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At Charlotte, where Conrail accessed a portion of the old Hojack route, I found this local working. Was this the local freight that served Kodak\u2019s Rochester factories on the far side of the Genesee River? I can\u2019t say for certain, but that really would be appropriate, wouldn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

January 1989; Conrail had a full ten years left. At the end of May 1999, Conrail\u2019s independent operations ended and CSX and NS took over.<\/p>\n

\u00a0In 2004, Tim Doherty & I authored an\u00a0illustrated book<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Conrail<\/a>\u00a0for MBI.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the evolution of the railroad network, see my book:\u00a0North American Railroad Family Trees<\/a>\u00a0published by\u00a0Voyageur Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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