{"id":6904,"date":"2014-05-28T23:41:44","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T03:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=6904"},"modified":"2014-05-29T07:37:37","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T11:37:37","slug":"streamliners-at-spencer-sneak-preview-tracking-the-light-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/streamliners-at-spencer-sneak-preview-tracking-the-light-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Streamliners at Spencer\u2014Sneak Preview\u2014TRACKING THE LIGHT SPECIAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\">In the Evening Glow\u2014May 28, 2014.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6902\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2014\/05\/28\/streamliners-at-spencer-sneak-preview-tracking-the-light-special\/amtrak_79_salisbury_p1020802\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6902\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6902\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/streamliners-at-spencer-sneak-preview-tracking-the-light-special\/amtrak_79_salisbury_p1020802\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Amtrak_79_Salisbury_P1020802.jpg?fit=800%2C534\" data-orig-size=\"800,534\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6682.3528056983&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.4429776067452&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Amtrak_79_Salisbury_P1020802\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Amtrak 79 Carolinian at Salisbury, North Carolina on the former Southern Railway. Lumix LX3 photo.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Amtrak_79_Salisbury_P1020802.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Amtrak_79_Salisbury_P1020802.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6902\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Amtrak_79_Salisbury_P1020802.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Amtrak 79 Carolinian at Salisbury, North Carolina on the former Southern Railway. Lumix LX3 photo.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Amtrak_79_Salisbury_P1020802.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Amtrak_79_Salisbury_P1020802.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Amtrak_79_Salisbury_P1020802.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Amtrak_79_Salisbury_P1020802.jpg?resize=449%2C300 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amtrak 79 Carolinian at Salisbury, North Carolina on the former Southern Railway. Lumix LX-7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We arrived on Amtrak 79 at Salisbury, North Carolina only 63 minutes behind the advertised.<\/p>\n<p>Within a few minutes of our arrival we were afforded a glimpse of the streamliners event.\u00a0I had my first ever view of an Alco PA. I\u2019m happy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6903\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2014\/05\/28\/streamliners-at-spencer-sneak-preview-tracking-the-light-special\/alco_pa_tight_view_p1020845\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6903\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6903\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/streamliners-at-spencer-sneak-preview-tracking-the-light-special\/alco_pa_tight_view_p1020845\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Alco_PA_tight_view_P1020845.jpg?fit=800%2C534\" data-orig-size=\"800,534\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6298.5472869399&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.4429776067452&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Alco_PA_tight_view_P1020845\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Former Santa Fe Alco PA diesel-electric dressed in the classic Nickel Plate Road livery. Spencer Shops, North Carolina. May 28, 2014. Lumix LX-7 photo.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Alco_PA_tight_view_P1020845.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Alco_PA_tight_view_P1020845.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6903\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Alco_PA_tight_view_P1020845.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Former Santa Fe Alco PA diesel-electric dressed in the classic Nickel Plate Road livery. Spencer Shops, North Carolina. May 28, 2014. Lumix LX-7 photo.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Alco_PA_tight_view_P1020845.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Alco_PA_tight_view_P1020845.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Alco_PA_tight_view_P1020845.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Alco_PA_tight_view_P1020845.jpg?resize=449%2C300 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former Santa Fe Alco PA diesel-electric dressed in the classic Nickel Plate Road livery. North Carolina Transportation Museum&#8217;s Spencer Shops, North Carolina. May 28, 2014. Lumix LX-7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More to come tomorrow!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tracking the Light post new material every day!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2014\/05\/28\/streamliners-at-spencer-sneak-preview-tracking-the-light-special\/cnw_411-wabash_1189_lo_tight_p1020877\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6901\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6901\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/streamliners-at-spencer-sneak-preview-tracking-the-light-special\/cnw_411-wabash_1189_lo_tight_p1020877\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/CNW_411-Wabash_1189_lo_tight_P1020877.jpg?fit=800%2C534\" data-orig-size=\"800,534\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6810.5019752597&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.4429776067452&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CNW_411-Wabash_1189_lo_tight_P1020877\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/CNW_411-Wabash_1189_lo_tight_P1020877.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/CNW_411-Wabash_1189_lo_tight_P1020877.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-6901\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/CNW_411-Wabash_1189_lo_tight_P1020877.jpg?resize=205%2C136\" alt=\"CNW_411-Wabash_1189_lo_tight_P1020877\" width=\"205\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/CNW_411-Wabash_1189_lo_tight_P1020877.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/CNW_411-Wabash_1189_lo_tight_P1020877.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/CNW_411-Wabash_1189_lo_tight_P1020877.jpg?resize=449%2C300 449w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/CNW_411-Wabash_1189_lo_tight_P1020877.jpg?w=800 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\" style=\"margin: 0; 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Tracking the Light &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/streamliners-at-spencer-sneak-preview-tracking-the-light-special\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Streamliners at Spencer\u2014Sneak Preview\u2014TRACKING THE LIGHT SPECIAL<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[],"tags":[3786,31,7535,2201,2193,2200,2202,2199],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/PRR_5809_nose_view-P1020912.jpg?fit=800%2C534","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-1Nm","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6904"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6904"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6920,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6904\/revisions\/6920"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}