{"id":11421,"date":"2015-06-21T08:03:39","date_gmt":"2015-06-21T12:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=11421"},"modified":"2015-06-21T16:15:54","modified_gmt":"2015-06-21T20:15:54","slug":"fathers-day-special-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/fathers-day-special-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Father\u2019s Day Special\u2014Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Trolling through my slide archives the other day I came across a series of images \u00a0made back in August 1996.Back then, I was working at my desk at Pentrex Publishing in Waukesha, Wisconsin when Doug Riddell and his family walked into the office. At that stage, Doug was our columnist for Passenger Train Journal, and \u00a0I\u2019d been working with him\u00a0for two years, but this was my first time meeting him face to face. We all enjoyed a memorable meeting.It\u2019s important to have a camera at the ready. I exposed this series of Fujichrome slides with my Nikon F3T with an external Vivitar flash.<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11423\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11423\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/21\/fathers-day-special-part-2\/doug_riddell_and_dick_gruber_in_waukesha_aug1996_mod1_brian_solomon_268298\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11423\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11423\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/fathers-day-special-part-2\/doug_riddell_and_dick_gruber_in_waukesha_aug1996_mod1_brian_solomon_268298\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_Riddell_and_Dick_Gruber_in_Waukesha_Aug1996_MOD1_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268298.jpg?fit=740%2C490\" data-orig-size=\"740,490\" 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=\"Doug_Riddell_and_Dick_Gruber_in_Waukesha_Aug1996_MOD1_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268298\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dick Gruber and Doug Riddell in August 1996. Exposed on Fujichrome with a Nikon F3T with Vivitar flash.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_Riddell_and_Dick_Gruber_in_Waukesha_Aug1996_MOD1_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268298.jpg?fit=709%2C469\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_Riddell_and_Dick_Gruber_in_Waukesha_Aug1996_MOD1_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268298.jpg?fit=474%2C314\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11423\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_Riddell_and_Dick_Gruber_in_Waukesha_Aug1996_MOD1_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268298.jpg?resize=474%2C314\" alt=\"Dick Gruber and Doug Riddell in August 1996. Exposed on Fujichrome with a Nikon F3T with Vivitar flash.\" width=\"474\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_Riddell_and_Dick_Gruber_in_Waukesha_Aug1996_MOD1_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268298.jpg?w=740 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_Riddell_and_Dick_Gruber_in_Waukesha_Aug1996_MOD1_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268298.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_Riddell_and_Dick_Gruber_in_Waukesha_Aug1996_MOD1_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268298.jpg?resize=709%2C469 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_Riddell_and_Dick_Gruber_in_Waukesha_Aug1996_MOD1_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268298.jpg?resize=453%2C300 453w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dick Gruber and Doug Riddell in August 1996. Exposed on Fujichrome with a Nikon F3T with Vivitar flash.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11425\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/21\/fathers-day-special-part-2\/doug_and_ryan_riddell_and_carl_swanson_in_waukesha_mod1_aug1996_brian_solomon_268297\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11425\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11425\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/fathers-day-special-part-2\/doug_and_ryan_riddell_and_carl_swanson_in_waukesha_mod1_aug1996_brian_solomon_268297\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_and_Ryan_Riddell_and_Carl_Swanson_in_Waukesha_Mod1_Aug1996_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268297.jpg?fit=740%2C498\" data-orig-size=\"740,498\" 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=\"Doug_and_Ryan_Riddell_and_Carl_Swanson_in_Waukesha_Mod1_Aug1996_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268297\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Doud and Ryan Riddell with Carl Swanson\u2014editor of Passenger Train Journal. Exposed on Fujichrome with a Nikon F3T with Vivitar flash.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_and_Ryan_Riddell_and_Carl_Swanson_in_Waukesha_Mod1_Aug1996_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268297.jpg?fit=709%2C477\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_and_Ryan_Riddell_and_Carl_Swanson_in_Waukesha_Mod1_Aug1996_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268297.jpg?fit=474%2C319\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11425\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_and_Ryan_Riddell_and_Carl_Swanson_in_Waukesha_Mod1_Aug1996_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268297.jpg?resize=474%2C319\" alt=\"Doud and Ryan Riddell with Carl Swanson\u2014editor of Passenger Train Journal. Exposed on Fujichrome with a Nikon F3T with Vivitar flash.\" width=\"474\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_and_Ryan_Riddell_and_Carl_Swanson_in_Waukesha_Mod1_Aug1996_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268297.jpg?w=740 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_and_Ryan_Riddell_and_Carl_Swanson_in_Waukesha_Mod1_Aug1996_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268297.jpg?resize=205%2C138 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_and_Ryan_Riddell_and_Carl_Swanson_in_Waukesha_Mod1_Aug1996_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268297.jpg?resize=709%2C477 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_and_Ryan_Riddell_and_Carl_Swanson_in_Waukesha_Mod1_Aug1996_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268297.jpg?resize=446%2C300 446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doug and Ryan Riddell with Carl Swanson\u2014editor of Passenger Train Journal. Exposed on Fujichrome with a Nikon F3T with Vivitar flash.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/21\/fathers-day-special-part-2\/doug_and_ryan_riddell_in_waukesha_aug1996_mod1_brian_solomon_268296\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11424\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11424\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/fathers-day-special-part-2\/doug_and_ryan_riddell_in_waukesha_aug1996_mod1_brian_solomon_268296\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_and_Ryan_Riddell_in_Waukesha_Aug1996_MOD1_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268296.jpg?fit=740%2C496\" data-orig-size=\"740,496\" 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=\"Doug_and_Ryan_Riddell_in_Waukesha_Aug1996_MOD1_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268296\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_and_Ryan_Riddell_in_Waukesha_Aug1996_MOD1_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268296.jpg?fit=709%2C475\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_and_Ryan_Riddell_in_Waukesha_Aug1996_MOD1_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268296.jpg?fit=474%2C318\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11424\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_and_Ryan_Riddell_in_Waukesha_Aug1996_MOD1_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268296.jpg?resize=474%2C318\" alt=\"Doug_and_Ryan_Riddell_in_Waukesha_Aug1996_MOD1_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268296\" width=\"474\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_and_Ryan_Riddell_in_Waukesha_Aug1996_MOD1_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268296.jpg?w=740 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_and_Ryan_Riddell_in_Waukesha_Aug1996_MOD1_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268296.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_and_Ryan_Riddell_in_Waukesha_Aug1996_MOD1_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268296.jpg?resize=709%2C475 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_and_Ryan_Riddell_in_Waukesha_Aug1996_MOD1_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268296.jpg?resize=448%2C300 448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>I especially like the photos of Doug with his son Ryan. Back then Doug was an Amtrak Engineer; today he is retired, but his son carries on the family tradition.Two weeks ago, it was Ryan\u2019s birthday, and so Doug, Pat Yough and I,\u00a0made a point of photographing Ryan working Amtrak\u2019s Silver Star, train 92. (see: <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-2VT\">Tracking the Light Special Post: Happy Birthday Ryan Riddell!<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_11275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11275\" style=\"width: 205px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/08\/tracking-the-light-special-post-happy-birthday-ryan-riddell\/ryan_waving_at_doug_stony_creek_va_dscf0168\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11275\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11275\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-special-post-happy-birthday-ryan-riddell\/ryan_waving_at_doug_stony_creek_va_dscf0168\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ryan_waving_at_Doug_Stony_Creek_VA_DSCF0168.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" data-orig-size=\"700,467\" 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;1433769070&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;83.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ryan_waving_at_Doug_Stony_Creek_VA_DSCF0168\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ryan and Doug RIddell.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ryan_waving_at_Doug_Stony_Creek_VA_DSCF0168.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ryan_waving_at_Doug_Stony_Creek_VA_DSCF0168.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-11275\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ryan_waving_at_Doug_Stony_Creek_VA_DSCF0168.jpg?resize=205%2C137\" alt=\"Ryan and Doug RIddell.\" width=\"205\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ryan_waving_at_Doug_Stony_Creek_VA_DSCF0168.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ryan_waving_at_Doug_Stony_Creek_VA_DSCF0168.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ryan_waving_at_Doug_Stony_Creek_VA_DSCF0168.jpg?w=700 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ryan and Doug Riddell June &#8217;15.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>I think the photos here help put Ryan&#8217;s Birthday post in better context! Happy Father&#8217;s Day to Doug! And to all the fathers and sons working for the railroad!<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-2VT\">http:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-2VT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Tracking the Light posts new material every morning.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Spread the joy, share this post!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Subscribe today!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trolling through my slide archives the other day I came across a series of images \u00a0made back in August 1996.Back then, I was working at my desk at Pentrex Publishing in Waukesha, Wisconsin when Doug Riddell and his family walked into the office. At that stage, Doug was our columnist for Passenger Train Journal, and &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/fathers-day-special-part-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Father\u2019s Day Special\u2014Part 2<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11424,"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":[31,2786,2695,2787],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Doug_and_Ryan_Riddell_in_Waukesha_Aug1996_MOD1_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268296.jpg?fit=740%2C496","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-2Yd","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11421"}],"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=11421"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11480,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11421\/revisions\/11480"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}