{"id":9701,"date":"2015-01-19T02:04:57","date_gmt":"2015-01-19T07:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=9701"},"modified":"2015-01-14T09:13:13","modified_gmt":"2015-01-14T14:13:13","slug":"amtrak-silver-meteor-at-torresdale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/amtrak-silver-meteor-at-torresdale\/","title":{"rendered":"Amtrak Silver Meteor at Torresdale."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A well-timed visit trackside to the SEPTA station at Torresdale, Pennsylvania allowed for photography of several Amtrak trains on the North East Corridor in rapid succession.<\/p>\n<p>The new ACS-64 \u2018City Sprinter\u2019 electrics are become more common and its nice to get them while they are still clean.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9697\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9697\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/01\/19\/amtrak-silver-meteor-at-torresdale\/welcome_to_torresdale_img_9625\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9697\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9697\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/amtrak-silver-meteor-at-torresdale\/welcome_to_torresdale_img_9625\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Welcome_to_Torresdale_IMG_9625.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;0.55445147613108&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=\"Welcome_to_Torresdale_IMG_9625\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mural on the bridge depicting more pastoral times.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Welcome_to_Torresdale_IMG_9625.jpg?fit=709%2C472\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Welcome_to_Torresdale_IMG_9625.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9697\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Welcome_to_Torresdale_IMG_9625.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Mural on the bridge depicting more pastoral times.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Welcome_to_Torresdale_IMG_9625.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Welcome_to_Torresdale_IMG_9625.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Welcome_to_Torresdale_IMG_9625.jpg?resize=709%2C472 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Welcome_to_Torresdale_IMG_9625.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mural on the bridge depicting more pastoral times.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9699\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9699\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/01\/19\/amtrak-silver-meteor-at-torresdale\/amtrak_608_silver_meteor_train_97_at_torresdale_img_9644\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9699\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9699\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/amtrak-silver-meteor-at-torresdale\/amtrak_608_silver_meteor_train_97_at_torresdale_img_9644\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_608_Silver_Meteor_train_97_at_Torresdale_IMG_9644.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;17860127.72&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;3.5230860273466&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Amtrak_608_Silver_Meteor_train_97_at_Torresdale_IMG_9644\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Clean Amtrak ACS-64 leads train 91, the Silver Meteor at Torresdale, PA. Canon EOS 7D with 100mm lens.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_608_Silver_Meteor_train_97_at_Torresdale_IMG_9644.jpg?fit=709%2C472\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_608_Silver_Meteor_train_97_at_Torresdale_IMG_9644.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9699\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_608_Silver_Meteor_train_97_at_Torresdale_IMG_9644.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Clean Amtrak ACS-64 leads train 91, the Silver Meteor at Torresdale, PA. Canon EOS 7D with 100mm lens.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_608_Silver_Meteor_train_97_at_Torresdale_IMG_9644.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_608_Silver_Meteor_train_97_at_Torresdale_IMG_9644.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_608_Silver_Meteor_train_97_at_Torresdale_IMG_9644.jpg?resize=709%2C472 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_608_Silver_Meteor_train_97_at_Torresdale_IMG_9644.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9699\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clean Amtrak ACS-64 leads train 91, the Silver Meteor at Torresdale, PA. Canon EOS 7D with 100mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9700\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9700\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/01\/19\/amtrak-silver-meteor-at-torresdale\/amtrak_608_silver_meteor_train_97_at_torresdale_dinner_viewliners_img_9645\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9700\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9700\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/amtrak-silver-meteor-at-torresdale\/amtrak_608_silver_meteor_train_97_at_torresdale_dinner_viewliners_img_9645\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_608_Silver_Meteor_train_97_at_Torresdale_dinner_Viewliners_IMG_9645.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;16537155.296296&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;3.5230860346981&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Amtrak_608_Silver_Meteor_train_97_at_Torresdale_dinner_Viewliners_IMG_9645\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Heritage dinner and Viewliners glide along on the Corridor; how much longer will the old cars linger? &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_608_Silver_Meteor_train_97_at_Torresdale_dinner_Viewliners_IMG_9645.jpg?fit=709%2C472\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_608_Silver_Meteor_train_97_at_Torresdale_dinner_Viewliners_IMG_9645.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_608_Silver_Meteor_train_97_at_Torresdale_dinner_Viewliners_IMG_9645.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Heritage dinner and Viewliners glide along on the Corridor; how much longer will the old cars linger? \" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_608_Silver_Meteor_train_97_at_Torresdale_dinner_Viewliners_IMG_9645.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_608_Silver_Meteor_train_97_at_Torresdale_dinner_Viewliners_IMG_9645.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_608_Silver_Meteor_train_97_at_Torresdale_dinner_Viewliners_IMG_9645.jpg?resize=709%2C472 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_608_Silver_Meteor_train_97_at_Torresdale_dinner_Viewliners_IMG_9645.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heritage diner and Viewliners glide along on the Corridor; how much longer will the old cars linger?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9698\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9698\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/01\/19\/amtrak-silver-meteor-at-torresdale\/amtrak_616_w_train_20_crescent_at_torresdale_img_9665\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9698\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9698\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/amtrak-silver-meteor-at-torresdale\/amtrak_616_w_train_20_crescent_at_torresdale_img_9665\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_616_w_train_20_Crescent_at_Torresdale_IMG_9665.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;15372459.578947&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;3.5230860402118&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Amtrak_616_w_train_20_Crescent_at_Torresdale_IMG_9665\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Amtrak ACS-64 with the Crescent, train 20 blitzes Torresdale, Pennsylvania. Canon EOS7D with 200mm lens.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_616_w_train_20_Crescent_at_Torresdale_IMG_9665.jpg?fit=709%2C472\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_616_w_train_20_Crescent_at_Torresdale_IMG_9665.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9698\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_616_w_train_20_Crescent_at_Torresdale_IMG_9665.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Amtrak ACS-64 with the Crescent, train 20 blitzes Torresdale, Pennsylvania. Canon EOS7D with 200mm lens.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_616_w_train_20_Crescent_at_Torresdale_IMG_9665.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_616_w_train_20_Crescent_at_Torresdale_IMG_9665.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_616_w_train_20_Crescent_at_Torresdale_IMG_9665.jpg?resize=709%2C472 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_616_w_train_20_Crescent_at_Torresdale_IMG_9665.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9698\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amtrak ACS-64 with the Crescent, train 20 blitzes Torresdale, Pennsylvania. Canon EOS7D with 200mm lens. I like the contrast between the new locomotive and the old cars; Amtrak in transition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I was especially pleased to catch Amtrak\u2019s Silver Meteor with one of the new electrics.<\/p>\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 href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tracking the Light<\/a><\/strong><strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/\">http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A well-timed visit trackside to the SEPTA station at Torresdale, Pennsylvania allowed for photography of several Amtrak trains on the North East Corridor in rapid succession. The new ACS-64 \u2018City Sprinter\u2019 electrics are become more common and its nice to get them while they are still clean. I was especially pleased to catch Amtrak\u2019s Silver &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/amtrak-silver-meteor-at-torresdale\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Amtrak Silver Meteor at Torresdale.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9699,"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":[3786,4537,2013,31,2529,2531,2530],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Amtrak_608_Silver_Meteor_train_97_at_Torresdale_IMG_9644.jpg?fit=800%2C533","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-2wt","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9701"}],"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=9701"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9703,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9701\/revisions\/9703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}