{"id":8152,"date":"2014-11-06T02:07:40","date_gmt":"2014-11-06T07:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=8152"},"modified":"2014-10-27T09:31:10","modified_gmt":"2014-10-27T13:31:10","slug":"conrail-trailvan-along-the-mass-pike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/conrail-trailvan-along-the-mass-pike\/","title":{"rendered":"Conrail Trailvan along the Mass-Pike"},"content":{"rendered":"

December 1987.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Exposed on Kodachrome 25, using a Leica M2 with 50mm Summicron.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Scenes like this were once common: piggyback trains on their final lap to Boston running along traffic on the adjacent Massachusetts Turnpike. But, not any more.<\/p>\n

A few years ago, CSX finally closed its yards at Beacon Park, having expanded its intermodal facilities in Worcester and West Springfield.<\/p>\n

I made this view on bright, brisk clear afternoon at Newton, Massachusetts. Polarized sunlight can be typical Boston weather in early winter.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s nice to get clear sunny days, yet the area’s low humidity combined with other elements can make the light too contrasty. Not all sunlight has the same qualities, and I’ve found that sunlight can vary greatly from region to region and at\u00a0different times of the year.<\/p>\n

But when autumn fades to winter, more changes than just the leaves.\u00a0In eastern Massachusetts stark midday wintery lighting presents its own\u00a0of visual challenges.<\/p>\n

The cold razor\u2019s edge Boston\u2019s winter sunlight makes for blinding bright highlights and opaque shadows. But is it\u00a0too harsh? I\u2019m much fonder of softer mid-autumn sun.<\/p>\n

Stark light, not withstanding, I\u2019m happy to have made this view of a Conrail piggyback train on the Boston & Albany. The Conrail Trailvan trailer behind the locomotives makes it a more interesting image.<\/p>\n

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