{"id":18592,"date":"2017-05-28T05:42:59","date_gmt":"2017-05-28T09:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=18592"},"modified":"2017-05-26T12:50:21","modified_gmt":"2017-05-26T16:50:21","slug":"new-england-central-southward-with-608-on-may-17-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/new-england-central-southward-with-608-on-may-17-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"New England Central\u2014Southward with 608 on May 17, 2017."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier in the month I\u2019ve highlighted various photographic adventures with New England Central 608 (freight that works from Willimantic, Connecticut to Palmer and back). Today\u2019s post focuses on the southward journey.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, I\u2019ve photographed many trains climbing the former Central Vermont Railway grade over State Line Hill, and beyond into Connecticut, so this chase is old hat for me.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, I\u2019m always looking for a new angle, or to place today\u2019s train in a classic setting that I may have captured years ago.<\/p>\n<p>These views are all from the morning of May 17, 2017 and exposed with my FujiFilm X-T1 digital camera.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have any favorites?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18586\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18586\" style=\"width: 1732px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18586\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/new-england-central-southward-with-608-on-may-17-2017\/necr_3809_w_608_bunyan_road_monson2_dscf4933\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Bunyan_Road_Monson2_DSCF4933.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1732,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495029413&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NECR_3809_w_608_Bunyan_Road_Monson2_DSCF4933\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;New England Central 608 at Bunyan Road in Monson, Massachusetts.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Bunyan_Road_Monson2_DSCF4933.jpg?fit=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Bunyan_Road_Monson2_DSCF4933.jpg?fit=474%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18586\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Bunyan_Road_Monson2_DSCF4933.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Bunyan_Road_Monson2_DSCF4933.jpg?w=1732&amp;ssl=1 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Bunyan_Road_Monson2_DSCF4933.jpg?resize=205%2C137&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Bunyan_Road_Monson2_DSCF4933.jpg?resize=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Bunyan_Road_Monson2_DSCF4933.jpg?resize=1022%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Bunyan_Road_Monson2_DSCF4933.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Bunyan_Road_Monson2_DSCF4933.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New England Central 608 at Bunyan Road in Monson, Massachusetts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18585\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18585\" style=\"width: 1732px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18585\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/new-england-central-southward-with-608-on-may-17-2017\/necr_3809_w_608_academy-hill_monson2_dscf4943\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Academy-Hill_Monson2_DSCF4943.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1732,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495029828&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;93.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NECR_3809_w_608_Academy Hill_Monson2_DSCF4943\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;New England Central 608 at Academy Hill\/Main Street Monson, Massachusetts.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Academy-Hill_Monson2_DSCF4943.jpg?fit=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Academy-Hill_Monson2_DSCF4943.jpg?fit=474%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18585\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Academy-Hill_Monson2_DSCF4943.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Academy-Hill_Monson2_DSCF4943.jpg?w=1732&amp;ssl=1 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Academy-Hill_Monson2_DSCF4943.jpg?resize=205%2C137&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Academy-Hill_Monson2_DSCF4943.jpg?resize=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Academy-Hill_Monson2_DSCF4943.jpg?resize=1022%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Academy-Hill_Monson2_DSCF4943.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Academy-Hill_Monson2_DSCF4943.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New England Central 608 from\u00a0Academy Hill\/Main Street Monson, Massachusetts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18590\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18590\" style=\"width: 1732px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18590\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/new-england-central-southward-with-608-on-may-17-2017\/necr_3809_w_608_stateline_monson2_dscf4958\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Stateline_Monson2_DSCF4958.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1732,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495031444&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;74.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NECR_3809_w_608_Stateline_Monson2_DSCF4958\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;New England Central 608 at Stateline looking toward Monson, Massachusetts.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Stateline_Monson2_DSCF4958.jpg?fit=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Stateline_Monson2_DSCF4958.jpg?fit=474%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18590\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Stateline_Monson2_DSCF4958.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Stateline_Monson2_DSCF4958.jpg?w=1732&amp;ssl=1 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Stateline_Monson2_DSCF4958.jpg?resize=205%2C137&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Stateline_Monson2_DSCF4958.jpg?resize=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Stateline_Monson2_DSCF4958.jpg?resize=1022%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Stateline_Monson2_DSCF4958.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Stateline_Monson2_DSCF4958.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New England Central 608 at Stateline looking toward Monson, Massachusetts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18591\" style=\"width: 1732px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18591\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/new-england-central-southward-with-608-on-may-17-2017\/necr_tracks_at_stafford_springs_ct2_dscf4967\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_tracks_at_Stafford_Springs_Ct2_DSCF4967.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1732,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495032437&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;43.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NECR_tracks_at_Stafford_Springs_Ct2_DSCF4967\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;New England Central tracks at Stafford Springs, Connecticut.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_tracks_at_Stafford_Springs_Ct2_DSCF4967.jpg?fit=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_tracks_at_Stafford_Springs_Ct2_DSCF4967.jpg?fit=474%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18591\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_tracks_at_Stafford_Springs_Ct2_DSCF4967.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_tracks_at_Stafford_Springs_Ct2_DSCF4967.jpg?w=1732&amp;ssl=1 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_tracks_at_Stafford_Springs_Ct2_DSCF4967.jpg?resize=205%2C137&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_tracks_at_Stafford_Springs_Ct2_DSCF4967.jpg?resize=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_tracks_at_Stafford_Springs_Ct2_DSCF4967.jpg?resize=1022%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_tracks_at_Stafford_Springs_Ct2_DSCF4967.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_tracks_at_Stafford_Springs_Ct2_DSCF4967.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New England Central tracks at Stafford Springs, Connecticut.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18589\" style=\"width: 1732px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18589\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/new-england-central-southward-with-608-on-may-17-2017\/necr_3809_w_608_stafford_springs2_dscf4972\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4972.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1732,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495032574&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NECR_3809_w_608_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4972\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tight telephoto view of NECR 608 at Stafford Springs, Connecticut.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4972.jpg?fit=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4972.jpg?fit=474%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18589\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4972.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4972.jpg?w=1732&amp;ssl=1 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4972.jpg?resize=205%2C137&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4972.jpg?resize=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4972.jpg?resize=1022%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4972.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4972.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tight telephoto view of NECR 608 at Stafford Springs, Connecticut.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18588\" style=\"width: 1732px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18588\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/new-england-central-southward-with-608-on-may-17-2017\/necr_3809_w_608_south_of_stafford_springs2_dscf4978\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_south_of_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4978.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1732,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495033147&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NECR_3809_w_608_south_of_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4978\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;South of Stafford Springs, Connecticut.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_south_of_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4978.jpg?fit=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_south_of_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4978.jpg?fit=474%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18588\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_south_of_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4978.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_south_of_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4978.jpg?w=1732&amp;ssl=1 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_south_of_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4978.jpg?resize=205%2C137&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_south_of_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4978.jpg?resize=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_south_of_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4978.jpg?resize=1022%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_south_of_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4978.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_south_of_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4978.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">South of Stafford Springs, Connecticut.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18587\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18587\" style=\"width: 4896px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18587\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/new-england-central-southward-with-608-on-may-17-2017\/necr_3809_w_608_from_the_track9_diner_in_willington_ct_dscf4985\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_from_the_Track9_Diner_in_Willington_CT_DSCF4985.jpg?fit=4896%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4896,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495033682&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;23.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NECR_3809_w_608_from_the_Track9_Diner_in_Willington_CT_DSCF4985\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;New England Central 608 viewed from the Track 9 Diner in Willington, Connecticut.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" 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id=\"caption-attachment-18587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New England Central 608 viewed from the Track 9 Diner in Willington, Connecticut.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tracking the Light Posts Daily!<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier in the month I\u2019ve highlighted various photographic adventures with New England Central 608 (freight that works from Willimantic, Connecticut to Palmer and back). Today\u2019s post focuses on the southward journey. Over the years, I\u2019ve photographed many trains climbing the former Central Vermont Railway grade over State Line Hill, and beyond into Connecticut, so this &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/new-england-central-southward-with-608-on-may-17-2017\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New England Central\u2014Southward with 608 on May 17, 2017.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18588,"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":[4537,1510,103,212,81,293,3344],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NECR_3809_w_608_south_of_Stafford_Springs2_DSCF4978.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-4PS","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18592"}],"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=18592"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18593,"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18592\/revisions\/18593"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}