{"id":8215,"date":"2014-09-18T02:04:12","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T06:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=8215"},"modified":"2014-09-16T04:46:24","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T08:46:24","slug":"irish-rail-action-on-the-quad-track-at-clondalkin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/irish-rail-action-on-the-quad-track-at-clondalkin\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Rail: Action on the Quad Track at Clondalkin."},"content":{"rendered":"

September 1, 2014.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Irish Rail\u2019s only four track mainline transits the west Dublin suburbs. This was built toward the tail-end of the Celtic Tiger boom years. Rail traffic flows in fits and starts, but midday on week days can result in some interesting action.<\/p>\n

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The prize this day was catching Irish Rail\u2019s General Motors-built 071 class locomotive 079 hauling the elusive per-way \u2018Rail trucks\u2019 (rail train) on its run from Platin (on the Navan Branch) to the per-way depot in Portlaoise.<\/p>\n

I worked with my Canon EOS 7D, which handles the cloudy bright lighting conditions admirably.<\/p>\n

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