{"id":8699,"date":"2014-10-25T02:32:23","date_gmt":"2014-10-25T06:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=8699"},"modified":"2014-10-19T07:53:07","modified_gmt":"2014-10-19T11:53:07","slug":"autumnal-massachusetts-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/autumnal-massachusetts-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumnal Massachusetts Saturday."},"content":{"rendered":"

October 18, 2014.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We had a late start, the weather was a bit iffy, and there wasn\u2019t much running, but my father and I set out anyway to make a few railroad photos in the fall foliage.<\/p>\n

Since Amtrak’s\u00a0Vermonter<\/em> is in its final months of using the New England Central route between Palmer and East Northfield, Massachusetts, we made a point to intercept it in both directions.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
A New England Central local freight was working the interchange track in Palmer. Canon EOS7D with 200mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"For<\/a>
For more than 19 years, New England Central’s blue and yellow GP38s have worked around Palmer. I wonder how much longer they will last? Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Richard<\/a>
Richard Solomon waves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Amtrak<\/a>
Amtrak train 57, Saturday’s Vermonter works south of Amherst at milepost 82. A hiking trail runs parallel with the line at this location. New welded rail has been laid along the line. Canon EOS 7D with 200mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A stop by Pan Am\u2019s East Deerfield Yard found little moving except the hump engine.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The old Boston & Maine line was pretty quiet. This is the view looking west from East Deerfield where I’ve made a great many photographs in the last 30 plus years. Canon EOS 7D with 200mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A<\/a>
A burst of sun at East Deerfield Yard. No less than four sets of road power were idling and the yard was full of cars, but not much was moving.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Not everyday is busy in central Massachusetts, but I can always find photographs. Here\u2019s just a few from our afternoon\u2019s exploration.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
A spin over to Montague found a GATX slugset working the East Deerfield hump job. Canon EOS 7D with 200mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"I<\/a>
I made this panned view of the GATX slug using my Lumix LX7.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Millers<\/a>
Millers Falls, Massachusetts, October 18, 2014.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Amtrak<\/a>
Amtrak train 54 the northward Saturday Vermonter crosses the Millers River at Millers Falls. Canon EOS 7D with 100 mm lens. Image adjusted for contrast and color balance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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