{"id":11512,"date":"2015-06-25T07:55:41","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T11:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=11512"},"modified":"2015-06-25T08:04:04","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T12:04:04","slug":"tracking-the-light-special-live-from-amtrak-495","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-special-live-from-amtrak-495\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking the Light Special: Live from Amtrak 495!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is 8:00 am on Thursday, June 25, 2015 and my father and I are riding Amtrak 495 toward New Haven, Connecticut where we&#8217;ll change for train 95 from Boston.<\/p>\n<p>We are on our way to New York City for an expert tour of the New York subway system.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11510\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11510\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/25\/tracking-the-light-special-live-from-amtrak-495\/amtrak_495_windsor_locks_mod1_p1250527\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11510\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11510\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-special-live-from-amtrak-495\/amtrak_495_windsor_locks_mod1_p1250527\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/amtrak_495_windsor_locks_mod1_p1250527.jpg?fit=840%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"840,630\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"amtrak_495_windsor_locks_mod1_p1250527\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Amtrak 495 arriving at Windsor Locks on June 25, 2015. Lumix photo.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/amtrak_495_windsor_locks_mod1_p1250527.jpg?fit=709%2C532&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/amtrak_495_windsor_locks_mod1_p1250527.jpg?fit=474%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11510\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/amtrak_495_windsor_locks_mod1_p1250527.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"Amtrak 495 arriving at Windsor Locks on June 25, 2015. Lumix photo.\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/amtrak_495_windsor_locks_mod1_p1250527.jpg?resize=709%2C532&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/amtrak_495_windsor_locks_mod1_p1250527.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/amtrak_495_windsor_locks_mod1_p1250527.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/amtrak_495_windsor_locks_mod1_p1250527.jpg?w=840&amp;ssl=1 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amtrak 495 arriving at Windsor Locks on June 25, 2015. Lumix photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11511\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/25\/tracking-the-light-special-live-from-amtrak-495\/pop_on_train_495_mod1_p1250528\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11511\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11511\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-special-live-from-amtrak-495\/pop_on_train_495_mod1_p1250528\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pop_on_train_495_mod1_p1250528.jpg?fit=840%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"840,630\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&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;1.6846884327026&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.83641543174096&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pop_on_train_495_mod1_p1250528\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Richard J. Solomon on board train 495. . Lumix photo.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pop_on_train_495_mod1_p1250528.jpg?fit=709%2C532&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pop_on_train_495_mod1_p1250528.jpg?fit=474%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11511\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pop_on_train_495_mod1_p1250528.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"Richard J. Solomon on board train 495. . Lumix photo.\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pop_on_train_495_mod1_p1250528.jpg?resize=709%2C532&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pop_on_train_495_mod1_p1250528.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pop_on_train_495_mod1_p1250528.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pop_on_train_495_mod1_p1250528.jpg?w=840&amp;ssl=1 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard J. Solomon on board train 495. Note 611 T-shirt. Lumix photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11517\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/25\/tracking-the-light-special-live-from-amtrak-495\/pop_w_tracking_the-light_p1250534\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11517\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11517\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-special-live-from-amtrak-495\/pop_w_tracking_the-light_p1250534\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pop_w_tracking_the-Light_P1250534.jpg?fit=840%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"840,630\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;275.66&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;6554.5094185656&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.2095728119162&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pop_w_tracking_the Light_P1250534\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Richard J. Solomon checks Tracking the Light on his smart phone. Live from Amtrak 495! Lumix photo.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pop_w_tracking_the-Light_P1250534.jpg?fit=709%2C532&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pop_w_tracking_the-Light_P1250534.jpg?fit=474%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11517\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pop_w_tracking_the-Light_P1250534.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"Richard J. Solomon checks Tracking the Light on his smart phone. Live from Amtrak 495! Lumix photo.\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pop_w_tracking_the-Light_P1250534.jpg?w=840&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pop_w_tracking_the-Light_P1250534.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pop_w_tracking_the-Light_P1250534.jpg?resize=709%2C532&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pop_w_tracking_the-Light_P1250534.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard J. Solomon checks Tracking the Light on his smart phone. Live from Amtrak 495! Lumix photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tracking the Light posts new photos every day!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is 8:00 am on Thursday, June 25, 2015 and my father and I are riding Amtrak 495 toward New Haven, Connecticut where we&#8217;ll change for train 95 from Boston. We are on our way to New York City for an expert tour of the New York subway system. Tracking the Light posts new photos &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-special-live-from-amtrak-495\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tracking the Light Special: Live from Amtrak 495!<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11510,"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":[2797,31,116,1501],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/amtrak_495_windsor_locks_mod1_p1250527.jpg?fit=840%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-2ZG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11512"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11512"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11518,"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11512\/revisions\/11518"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}