{"id":9564,"date":"2014-12-29T22:16:56","date_gmt":"2014-12-30T03:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=9564"},"modified":"2014-12-29T22:18:01","modified_gmt":"2014-12-30T03:18:01","slug":"tracking-the-light-special-knowledge-corridor-sneak-preview-vermonter-at-greenfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-special-knowledge-corridor-sneak-preview-vermonter-at-greenfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking the Light Special: Knowledge Corridor Sneak Preview\u2014Vermonter at Greenfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today (December 29, 2014) was Amtrak&#8217;s first day of public operation on the new &#8216;Knowledge Corridor&#8217; (B&amp;M Conn River Line to traditionalists). The train was sold out in both directions and hundreds of people came out to watch history in the making.<\/p>\n<p>I had the opportunity to make a round trip on the line from Greenfield to Springfield. I met lots of old friends and met many new faces! Although I&#8217;m sad to see the train off the old Central Vermont route, I&#8217;m equally happy to be able to ride over the B&amp;M Conn River once again!<\/p>\n<p>This is\u00a0just a preview of a\u00a0photographically intense afternoon. (More to follow, soon!)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9565\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9565\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2014\/12\/29\/tracking-the-light-special-knowledge-corridor-sneak-preview-vermonter-at-greenfield\/vermonter_arriving_at_springfield_p1120411\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9565\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9565\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-special-knowledge-corridor-sneak-preview-vermonter-at-greenfield\/vermonter_arriving_at_springfield_p1120411\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vermonter_arriving_at_Springfield_P1120411.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" data-orig-size=\"700,467\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;266.65&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;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6170.8382016473&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.1609985116828&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Vermonter_arriving_at_Springfield_P1120411\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The double headed northward Vermonter arrives at Springfield just after 3pm. Lumix LX7 photo.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vermonter_arriving_at_Springfield_P1120411.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vermonter_arriving_at_Springfield_P1120411.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9565\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vermonter_arriving_at_Springfield_P1120411.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"The double headed northward Vermonter arrives at Springfield just after 3pm. Lumix LX7 photo.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vermonter_arriving_at_Springfield_P1120411.jpg?w=700 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vermonter_arriving_at_Springfield_P1120411.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vermonter_arriving_at_Springfield_P1120411.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The double headed northward Vermonter arrives at Springfield just after 3pm. Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9566\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9566\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2014\/12\/29\/tracking-the-light-special-knowledge-corridor-sneak-preview-vermonter-at-greenfield\/vermonter_tr56_arrives_at_greenfield_p1120469\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9566\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9566\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-special-knowledge-corridor-sneak-preview-vermonter-at-greenfield\/vermonter_tr56_arrives_at_greenfield_p1120469\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vermonter_tr56_arrives_at_Greenfield_P1120469.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" data-orig-size=\"700,467\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;287.98&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;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6170.8460417938&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.1609985116828&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Vermonter_tr56_arrives_at_Greenfield_P1120469\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Amtrak 56, the northward Vermonter, makes its first station stop at Greenfield, Massachusetts on December 29, 2014. Lumix LX7 photo.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vermonter_tr56_arrives_at_Greenfield_P1120469.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vermonter_tr56_arrives_at_Greenfield_P1120469.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9566\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vermonter_tr56_arrives_at_Greenfield_P1120469.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Amtrak 56, the northward Vermonter, makes its first station stop at Greenfield, Massachusetts on December 29, 2014. Lumix LX7 photo.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vermonter_tr56_arrives_at_Greenfield_P1120469.jpg?w=700 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vermonter_tr56_arrives_at_Greenfield_P1120469.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vermonter_tr56_arrives_at_Greenfield_P1120469.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amtrak 56, the northward Vermonter, makes its very first station stop at Greenfield, Massachusetts on December 29, 2014. The new station platform was build specially to accommodate the Vermonter. 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The train was sold out in both directions and hundreds of people came out to watch history in the making. 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