Quantification isn’t the best approach. Yet, I like to consider various elements of the railway scene when reviewing my photography.
I realize that many photographers focus their work on those elements that grip their interest.
In my travels, I like to keep my spectrum as broad as possible. I’m always seeking to capture different scenes that relate to the railway as a whole.
Below are some of the many categories covered in my photography and in the posts on Tracking the Light. Undoubtedly some topics are more popular than others.
![North American Class 1 lines.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CSX-5122-west-at-Middlefield-IMG_7827.jpg?resize=474%2C711)
![Freight cars.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Rock_3bay_IMG_9920.jpg?resize=474%2C316)
![Suburban railways.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/SL-at-Ronninge-P1170380.jpg?resize=474%2C267)
![Mainline steam trips.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Class-50-2-10-0-P1140094.jpg?resize=474%2C267)
![Signals.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1-20-USS-Style-S-displaying-clear-aspect-Dalton-NY-Jan1988_Brian-Solomon-226464.jpg?resize=474%2C684)
![Railway maintenance equipment.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Ballast_Regulator_IMG_8624-1.jpg?resize=474%2C351)
![Railway precursors.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Boat_in_Canal_Ashtown_P1310365.jpg?resize=474%2C316)
![Subways and rapid transit.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Blue_Line_0707_vert_P1280075.jpg?resize=474%2C632)
![Train crews.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/461_crew_Athy_P1540931.jpg?resize=474%2C316)
![Light rail and streetcar systems.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Brussels_Tram_w_statue_P1540628.jpg?resize=474%2C316)
![North American short lines.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/NECR_610_Stafford-Springs_P1380980.jpg?resize=474%2C316)
![Railway tracks.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Bord_na_Mona_passing_track_P1530713.jpg?resize=474%2C710)
![Preserved railways.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Severn-Valley-Rwy_near_Arley-Brian-Solomon-226359.jpg?resize=474%2C314)
![Abandoned railways.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Abandoned_Railwayhouse_near_Portlaoise_with_railway_gate_DSCF6558.jpg?resize=474%2C316)
![Heritage streetcar lines.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/SEPTA_15_Trolley_41st_IMG_9907-1.jpg?resize=474%2C316)
![Maintenance trains.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/084_w_HOBS_Mallow_P1560342.jpg?resize=474%2C316)
![Amtrak.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Amtrak_at_Springfield_Mass_P1340308.jpg?resize=474%2C316)
![Railway bridges.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CSX-crossing-James-River-Bridge-RIchmond-VA-Solomon-photo-690144.jpg?resize=474%2C711)
![Railway stations.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/HSTs-at-Paddington-P1170641.jpg?resize=474%2C356)
![Trolley museums.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Warehouse-Pt-trolleys-1-P1200223.jpg?resize=474%2C316)
![Disused lines.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Abandoned-spur-at-Geislingen-IMG_9250.jpg?resize=474%2C316)
![Advertising liveries.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Emirates_LUAS_Suir_Rd_P1310719.jpg?resize=474%2C316)
![Industrial railways.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Bord_na_Mona_laden_trains_Edenderry_Station_P1380780.jpg?resize=474%2C316)
![Tourist trains.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Green_Mountain_RS-1_White_River_Jct_P1340036.jpg?resize=474%2C316)
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