{"id":9488,"date":"2014-12-19T18:18:58","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T23:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=9488"},"modified":"2014-12-19T22:23:39","modified_gmt":"2014-12-20T03:23:39","slug":"tracking-the-light-special-post-knowledge-corridor-test-train-december-19-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-special-post-knowledge-corridor-test-train-december-19-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking the Light SPECIAL POST: Knowledge Corridor Test Train\u2014December 19, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today (Dec 19, 2014) Amtrak operated a test train north from Springfield, Massachusetts on Pan Am Southern&#8217;s\u00a0recently rehabilitated \u00a0Boston &amp; Maine Connecticut River Line in preparation for re-routed Vermonter service (expected to begin at the end of this month).<\/p>\n<p>My father and I went out to document this special move, then went over to the New England Central route to photograph the Vermonter on its present route.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9484\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9484\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2014\/12\/19\/tracking-the-light-special-post-knowledge-corridor-test-train-december-19-2014\/amtrak_111_w_test_train_nb_on_conn_river_line_south_of_mt_tom_briansolomon_img_8883\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9484\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9484\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-special-post-knowledge-corridor-test-train-december-19-2014\/amtrak_111_w_test_train_nb_on_conn_river_line_south_of_mt_tom_briansolomon_img_8883\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Amtrak_111_w_test_train_NB_on_Conn_River_Line_south_of_Mt_Tom_@BrianSolomon_IMG_8883.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;15666810.122807&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;3.5230860402118&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Amtrak_111_w_test_train_NB_on_Conn_River_Line_south_of_Mt_Tom_@BrianSolomon_IMG_8883\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Amtrak 111 leads the northward test train at Old Ferry Road in Holyoke (south of Mt Tom) on December 19, 2014. Exposed with a Canon EOS 7D with 200mm lens. ISO 800.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Amtrak_111_w_test_train_NB_on_Conn_River_Line_south_of_Mt_Tom_@BrianSolomon_IMG_8883.jpg?fit=709%2C472\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Amtrak_111_w_test_train_NB_on_Conn_River_Line_south_of_Mt_Tom_@BrianSolomon_IMG_8883.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9484\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Amtrak_111_w_test_train_NB_on_Conn_River_Line_south_of_Mt_Tom_@BrianSolomon_IMG_8883.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Amtrak 111 leads the northward test train at Old Ferry Road in Holyoke (south of Mt Tom) on December 19, 2014. Exposed with a Canon EOS 7D with 200mm lens. ISO 800.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Amtrak_111_w_test_train_NB_on_Conn_River_Line_south_of_Mt_Tom_@BrianSolomon_IMG_8883.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Amtrak_111_w_test_train_NB_on_Conn_River_Line_south_of_Mt_Tom_@BrianSolomon_IMG_8883.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Amtrak_111_w_test_train_NB_on_Conn_River_Line_south_of_Mt_Tom_@BrianSolomon_IMG_8883.jpg?resize=709%2C472 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Amtrak_111_w_test_train_NB_on_Conn_River_Line_south_of_Mt_Tom_@BrianSolomon_IMG_8883.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amtrak 111 leads the northward test train at Old Ferry Road in Holyoke (south of Mt Tom) on December 19, 2014. Exposed with a Canon EOS 7D with 200mm lens. ISO 800.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9483\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9483\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2014\/12\/19\/tracking-the-light-special-post-knowledge-corridor-test-train-december-19-2014\/amtrak_111_w_test_train_sb_on_conn_river_line_south_of_mt_tom_img_8896\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9483\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9483\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-special-post-knowledge-corridor-test-train-december-19-2014\/amtrak_111_w_test_train_sb_on_conn_river_line_south_of_mt_tom_img_8896\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Amtrak_111_w_test_train_SB_on_Conn_River_Line_south_of_Mt_Tom_IMG_8896.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;16205288.307692&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;3.5230860310224&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Amtrak_111_w_test_train_SB_on_Conn_River_Line_south_of_Mt_Tom_IMG_8896\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Amtrak southward test train at Old Ferry Road in Holyoke (south of Mt Tom) on December 19, 2014. Exposed with a Canon EOS 7D with 200mm lens. ISO 800.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Amtrak_111_w_test_train_SB_on_Conn_River_Line_south_of_Mt_Tom_IMG_8896.jpg?fit=709%2C472\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Amtrak_111_w_test_train_SB_on_Conn_River_Line_south_of_Mt_Tom_IMG_8896.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9483\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Amtrak_111_w_test_train_SB_on_Conn_River_Line_south_of_Mt_Tom_IMG_8896.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Amtrak's southward test train at Old Ferry Road in Holyoke (south of Mt Tom) on December 19, 2014. Exposed with a Canon EOS 7D with 200mm lens. ISO 800.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Amtrak_111_w_test_train_SB_on_Conn_River_Line_south_of_Mt_Tom_IMG_8896.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Amtrak_111_w_test_train_SB_on_Conn_River_Line_south_of_Mt_Tom_IMG_8896.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Amtrak_111_w_test_train_SB_on_Conn_River_Line_south_of_Mt_Tom_IMG_8896.jpg?resize=709%2C472 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Amtrak_111_w_test_train_SB_on_Conn_River_Line_south_of_Mt_Tom_IMG_8896.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amtrak&#8217;s southward test train at Old Ferry Road in Holyoke (south of Mt Tom) on December 19, 2014. Exposed with a Canon EOS 7D with 200mm lens. ISO 800. Brush cutting efforts have opened up numerous photo locations along the line.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tracking the Light posts new material EVERY DAY!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today (Dec 19, 2014) Amtrak operated a test train north from Springfield, Massachusetts on Pan Am Southern&#8217;s\u00a0recently rehabilitated \u00a0Boston &amp; Maine Connecticut River Line in preparation for re-routed Vermonter service (expected to begin at the end of this month). My father and I went out to document this special move, then went over to the &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-special-post-knowledge-corridor-test-train-december-19-2014\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tracking the Light SPECIAL POST: Knowledge Corridor Test Train\u2014December 19, 2014<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9483,"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":[3786,4537,31,2497,7535,2250,883,2496],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Amtrak_111_w_test_train_SB_on_Conn_River_Line_south_of_Mt_Tom_IMG_8896.jpg?fit=800%2C533","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-2t2","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9488"}],"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=9488"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9491,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9488\/revisions\/9491"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}