{"id":8233,"date":"2014-09-12T09:54:53","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T13:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=8233"},"modified":"2014-09-12T09:56:18","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T13:56:18","slug":"special-post-irish-rail-em50-at-islandbridge-junction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/special-post-irish-rail-em50-at-islandbridge-junction\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Post: Irish Rail EM50 at Islandbridge Junction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Inspection Car on the Move\u2014September 12, 2014<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Irish Rail&#8217;s track geometry car followed today&#8217;s Dublin to Ballina IWT Liner.<\/p>\n<p>This unusual piece of maintenance equipment is among the more elusive subjects on the Irish network. I was surprised to see it when I peered over the wall on the St John&#8217;s Road this morning.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8234\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2014\/09\/12\/special-post-irish-rail-em50-at-islandbridge-junction\/irish_rail_218_w_iwt_liner_and_em50_at_islandbridge_junction_img_8679\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8234\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8234\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/special-post-irish-rail-em50-at-islandbridge-junction\/irish_rail_218_w_iwt_liner_and_em50_at_islandbridge_junction_img_8679\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Irish_Rail_218_w_IWT_liner_and_EM50_at_Islandbridge_Junction_IMG_8679.jpg?fit=800%2C533\" data-orig-size=\"800,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;258.29&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;BrianSolomon&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;17882217.530612&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;3.5230860255087&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Irish_Rail_218_w_IWT_liner_and_EM50_at_Islandbridge_Junction_IMG_8679\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Irish_Rail 218 leads Friday&#8217;s IWT liner with EM50 on Platform 10. Exposed with a Canon EOS 7D with 40mm Pancake Lens.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Irish_Rail_218_w_IWT_liner_and_EM50_at_Islandbridge_Junction_IMG_8679.jpg?fit=709%2C472\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Irish_Rail_218_w_IWT_liner_and_EM50_at_Islandbridge_Junction_IMG_8679.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8234\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Irish_Rail_218_w_IWT_liner_and_EM50_at_Islandbridge_Junction_IMG_8679.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Irish_Rail 218 leads Friday's IWT liner with EM50 on Platform 10. Exposed with a Canon EOS 7D with 40mm Pancake Lens.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Irish_Rail_218_w_IWT_liner_and_EM50_at_Islandbridge_Junction_IMG_8679.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Irish_Rail_218_w_IWT_liner_and_EM50_at_Islandbridge_Junction_IMG_8679.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Irish_Rail_218_w_IWT_liner_and_EM50_at_Islandbridge_Junction_IMG_8679.jpg?resize=709%2C472 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Irish_Rail_218_w_IWT_liner_and_EM50_at_Islandbridge_Junction_IMG_8679.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irish_Rail 218 leads Friday&#8217;s IWT liner with EM50 on Platform 10. Exposed with a Canon EOS 7D with 40mm Pancake Lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8235\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2014\/09\/12\/special-post-irish-rail-em50-at-islandbridge-junction\/irish_em50_at_islandbridge_junction_img_8688\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8235\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8235\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/special-post-irish-rail-em50-at-islandbridge-junction\/irish_em50_at_islandbridge_junction_img_8688\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Irish_EM50_at_Islandbridge_Junction_IMG_8688.jpg?fit=800%2C533\" data-orig-size=\"800,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;258.29&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;BrianSolomon&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;15347374.625&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;3.5230860383739&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Irish_EM50_at_Islandbridge_Junction_IMG_8688\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Irish_EM50_at_Islandbridge_Junction_IMG_8688.jpg?fit=709%2C472\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Irish_EM50_at_Islandbridge_Junction_IMG_8688.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"wp-image-8235 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Irish_EM50_at_Islandbridge_Junction_IMG_8688.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Irish_EM50_at_Islandbridge_Junction_IMG_8688\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Irish_EM50_at_Islandbridge_Junction_IMG_8688.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Irish_EM50_at_Islandbridge_Junction_IMG_8688.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Irish_EM50_at_Islandbridge_Junction_IMG_8688.jpg?resize=709%2C472 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Irish_EM50_at_Islandbridge_Junction_IMG_8688.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exposed using a Canon EOS 7D with 40mm Pancake lens. 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This unusual piece of maintenance equipment is among the more elusive subjects on the Irish network. I was surprised to see it when I peered over the wall on the St John&#8217;s Road this morning. Tracking &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/special-post-irish-rail-em50-at-islandbridge-junction\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Special Post: Irish Rail EM50 at Islandbridge Junction<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8235,"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":[10],"tags":[19,2358,7535,182],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Irish_EM50_at_Islandbridge_Junction_IMG_8688.jpg?fit=800%2C533","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-28N","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8233"}],"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=8233"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8238,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8233\/revisions\/8238"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}