{"id":9671,"date":"2015-01-17T02:31:13","date_gmt":"2015-01-17T07:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=9671"},"modified":"2015-01-12T11:35:01","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T16:35:01","slug":"visions-of-the-old-new-haven-railroad-connecticuts-shore-line-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/visions-of-the-old-new-haven-railroad-connecticuts-shore-line-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Visions of the old New Haven Railroad; Connecticut\u2019s Shore Line East."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the afternoon of January 10, 2015, Pat Yough and I set up east of Branford, Connecticut to photograph Shore Line East passenger train 3637 working west toward New Haven on its namesake route.<\/p>\n<p>It was clear and sunny, but exceptionally brisk (it was all of about 15 degrees F) . We braved the temperatures and after a while could hear the characteristic sounds of an EMD 645 diesel. I exposed a series of digital and film images. My favorite is the trailing view passing the old Atlantic Wire Company.<\/p>\n<p>Success! And now time for a bowl of hot chili and an extra large cup of hot tea.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9666\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9666\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/01\/17\/visions-of-the-old-new-haven-railroad-connecticuts-shore-line-east\/shoreline_east_3637_with_engine_6697_img_9448\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9666\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9666\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/visions-of-the-old-new-haven-railroad-connecticuts-shore-line-east\/shoreline_east_3637_with_engine_6697_img_9448\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Shoreline_East_3637_with_engine_6697_IMG_9448.jpg?fit=800%2C533\" data-orig-size=\"800,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1420918148&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;BrianSolomon&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Shoreline_East_3637_with_engine_6697_IMG_9448\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Exposed near Branford, Connecticut on the old New Haven Railroad Shore Line route using a Canon EOS 7D with f2.8 200mm lens set at f5.6 1\/1000th of a second.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Shoreline_East_3637_with_engine_6697_IMG_9448.jpg?fit=709%2C472\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Shoreline_East_3637_with_engine_6697_IMG_9448.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9666\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Shoreline_East_3637_with_engine_6697_IMG_9448.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Exposed near Branford, Connecticut on the old New Haven Railroad Shore Line route using a Canon EOS 7D with f2.8 200mm lens set at f5.6 1\/1000th of a second.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Shoreline_East_3637_with_engine_6697_IMG_9448.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Shoreline_East_3637_with_engine_6697_IMG_9448.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Shoreline_East_3637_with_engine_6697_IMG_9448.jpg?resize=709%2C472 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Shoreline_East_3637_with_engine_6697_IMG_9448.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exposed near Branford, Connecticut on the old New Haven Railroad Shore Line route using a Canon EOS 7D with f2.8 200mm lens set at f5.6 1\/1000th of a second.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9667\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9667\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/01\/17\/visions-of-the-old-new-haven-railroad-connecticuts-shore-line-east\/shoreline_east_3637_with_engine_6697_wire_works_at_branford_img_9456\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9667\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9667\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/visions-of-the-old-new-haven-railroad-connecticuts-shore-line-east\/shoreline_east_3637_with_engine_6697_wire_works_at_branford_img_9456\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Shoreline_East_3637_with_engine_6697_wire_works_at_Branford_IMG_9456.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;17539872.367347&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=\"Shoreline_East_3637_with_engine_6697_wire_works_at_Branford_IMG_9456\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Exposed near Branford, Connecticut on the old New Haven Railroad Shore Line route using a Canon EOS 7D with f2.8 200mm lens set at f5.6 1\/1000th of a second.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Shoreline_East_3637_with_engine_6697_wire_works_at_Branford_IMG_9456.jpg?fit=709%2C472\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Shoreline_East_3637_with_engine_6697_wire_works_at_Branford_IMG_9456.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Shoreline_East_3637_with_engine_6697_wire_works_at_Branford_IMG_9456.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Exposed near Branford, Connecticut on the old New Haven Railroad Shore Line route using a Canon EOS 7D with f2.8 200mm lens set at f5.6 1\/1000th of a second.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Shoreline_East_3637_with_engine_6697_wire_works_at_Branford_IMG_9456.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Shoreline_East_3637_with_engine_6697_wire_works_at_Branford_IMG_9456.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Shoreline_East_3637_with_engine_6697_wire_works_at_Branford_IMG_9456.jpg?resize=709%2C472 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Shoreline_East_3637_with_engine_6697_wire_works_at_Branford_IMG_9456.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exposed near Branford, Connecticut on the old New Haven Railroad Shore Line route using a Canon EOS 7D with f2.8 200mm lens set at f5.6 1\/1000th of a second.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tracking the Light<\/a>\u00a0posts\u00a0new\u00a0material\u00a0every\u00a0morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Please share\u00a0<a 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It was clear and sunny, but exceptionally brisk (it was all of about 15 degrees F) . We braved the temperatures &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/visions-of-the-old-new-haven-railroad-connecticuts-shore-line-east\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Visions of the old New Haven Railroad; Connecticut\u2019s Shore Line East.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9666,"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":[3786,2525,7535,636,2526,1898],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Shoreline_East_3637_with_engine_6697_IMG_9448.jpg?fit=800%2C533","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-2vZ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9671"}],"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=9671"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9673,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9671\/revisions\/9673"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}