{"id":22079,"date":"2018-09-06T08:27:55","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T12:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=22079"},"modified":"2018-09-06T03:39:33","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T07:39:33","slug":"ghosts-of-the-north-shore-five-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/ghosts-of-the-north-shore-five-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghosts of the North Shore\u2014Five Photos."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the 1950s and 1960s, My father made a project of photographing the Chicago, North Shore &amp; Milwaukee, the distinctive interurban electric line connecting it\u2019s namesakes.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, John Gruber and I paid a visit to the Illinois Railway Museum at Union, Illinois. Like my father, John had focused on the North Shore. He made hundreds of excellent photographs that distilled the spirit of the railway.<\/p>\n<p>North Shore was before my time, but I feel that I know the line thanks to my dad\u2019s and John\u2019s photographs, \u00a0which were featured in books by the late William D. Middleton.<\/p>\n<p>The railway may be gone 55 years, but key pieces of it\u2019s equipment survive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2083.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22080\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/ghosts-of-the-north-shore-five-photos\/irm_north_shore_160_detail_dscf2083\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2083.jpg?fit=3464%2C2309&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3464,2309\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&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;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2083\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2083.jpg?fit=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2083.jpg?fit=474%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2083.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2083.jpg?w=3464&amp;ssl=1 3464w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2083.jpg?resize=205%2C137&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2083.jpg?resize=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2083.jpg?resize=1022%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2083.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2083.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2087.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22081\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/ghosts-of-the-north-shore-five-photos\/irm_north_shore_160_detail_dscf2087\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2087.jpg?fit=3464%2C2309&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3464,2309\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&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;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2087\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2087.jpg?fit=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2087.jpg?fit=474%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22081\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2087.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2087.jpg?w=3464&amp;ssl=1 3464w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2087.jpg?resize=205%2C137&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2087.jpg?resize=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2087.jpg?resize=1022%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2087.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_160_detail_DSCF2087.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2096.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22082\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/ghosts-of-the-north-shore-five-photos\/irm_north_shore_car_detail_dscf2096\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2096.jpg?fit=3464%2C2309&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3464,2309\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&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;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2096\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2096.jpg?fit=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2096.jpg?fit=474%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22082\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2096.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2096.jpg?w=3464&amp;ssl=1 3464w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2096.jpg?resize=205%2C137&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2096.jpg?resize=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2096.jpg?resize=1022%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2096.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2096.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2101.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22083\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/ghosts-of-the-north-shore-five-photos\/irm_north_shore_car_detail_dscf2101\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2101.jpg?fit=2309%2C3464&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2309,3464\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&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;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2101\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2101.jpg?fit=473%2C709&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2101.jpg?fit=474%2C711&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22083\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2101.jpg?resize=474%2C711\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2101.jpg?w=2309&amp;ssl=1 2309w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2101.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2101.jpg?resize=473%2C709&amp;ssl=1 473w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2101.jpg?resize=681%2C1022&amp;ssl=1 681w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2101.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2101.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Electro-Liner_DSCF2132.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22084\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/ghosts-of-the-north-shore-five-photos\/electro-liner_dscf2132\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Electro-Liner_DSCF2132.jpg?fit=3464%2C2309&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3464,2309\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&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;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Electro-Liner_DSCF2132\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Electro-Liner_DSCF2132.jpg?fit=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Electro-Liner_DSCF2132.jpg?fit=474%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22084\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Electro-Liner_DSCF2132.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Electro-Liner_DSCF2132.jpg?w=3464&amp;ssl=1 3464w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Electro-Liner_DSCF2132.jpg?resize=205%2C137&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Electro-Liner_DSCF2132.jpg?resize=709%2C473&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Electro-Liner_DSCF2132.jpg?resize=1022%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Electro-Liner_DSCF2132.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Electro-Liner_DSCF2132.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>I made these digital views of preserved North Shore cars at IRM using my FujiFIlm X-T1 with 12mm Zeiss Touit lens. This flat-field super wide-angle lens is well suited to making images in the tight quarters of IRM\u2019s car barns.<\/p>\n<p>John Gruber has an on-going exhibit of his finest North Shore photography in the East Union Station at IRM. This will be subject of another Tracking the Light post.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tracking the Light Posts Every Day.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the 1950s and 1960s, My father made a project of photographing the Chicago, North Shore &amp; Milwaukee, the distinctive interurban electric line connecting it\u2019s namesakes. Last month, John Gruber and I paid a visit to the Illinois Railway Museum at Union, Illinois. Like my father, John had focused on the North Shore. He made &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/ghosts-of-the-north-shore-five-photos\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ghosts of the North Shore\u2014Five Photos.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22082,"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":[48],"tags":[4843,2038,2043,3672,968,2039,2037],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IRM_North_Shore_car_detail_DSCF2096.jpg?fit=3464%2C2309&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-5K7","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22079"}],"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=22079"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22085,"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22079\/revisions\/22085"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}