{"id":18904,"date":"2017-07-16T05:18:11","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T09:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=18904"},"modified":"2017-07-15T09:26:52","modified_gmt":"2017-07-15T13:26:52","slug":"old-reading-rdcs-at-reading-northerns-reading-outer-station-reading-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/old-reading-rdcs-at-reading-northerns-reading-outer-station-reading-pennsylvania\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Reading RDCs at Reading &#038; Northern\u2019s Reading Outer Station, Reading Pennsylvania."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just checking to see if you are reading this correctly.<\/p>\n<p>Last weekend, July 8 and9, 2017, Patrick Yough and I made trips to Reading, Pennsylvania to photograph and travel on Reading &amp; Northern\u2019s former Reading Company Budd RDCs.<\/p>\n<p>I grew up with the old \u2018Budd cars\u2019 and it was neat to see these machines on the roll again.<\/p>\n<p>Budd introduced it\u2019s self-propelled \u2018Rail Diesel Car\u2019 in 1949, and sold them to many railroads across North America. These cars were most common in the Northeast, and the Reading Company was among the lines that made good use of them in passenger service.<\/p>\n<p>I exposed these views using my FujiFilm X-T1 with Zeiss 12mm Tuoit lens.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18903\" style=\"width: 1732px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18903\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/old-reading-rdcs-at-reading-northerns-reading-outer-station-reading-pennsylvania\/readingnorthern_rdcs_reading_outer_station_dscf6732\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6732.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155\" 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;1499518125&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12&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=\"Reading&#038;Northern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6732\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;On the morning of July 8, 2017, Reading &#038; Northern operated an excursion to Schulkillhaven, Pennsylvania on old Reading Company lines.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Reading &#038; Northern operates these RDCs in periodic excursion service on its lines in eastern Pennsylvania.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6732.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6732.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"wp-image-18903 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6732.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6732.jpg?w=1732 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6732.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6732.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6732.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6732.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6732.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reading &amp; Northern operates these RDCs in periodic excursion service on its lines in eastern Pennsylvania.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18901\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18901\" style=\"width: 1155px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18901\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/old-reading-rdcs-at-reading-northerns-reading-outer-station-reading-pennsylvania\/readingnorthern_rdcs_reading_outer_station_w_semaphore_dscf6742\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_w_semaphore_DSCF6742.jpg?fit=1155%2C1732\" data-orig-size=\"1155,1732\" 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;1499518712&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12&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=\"Reading&#038;Northern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_w_semaphore_DSCF6742\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A new tower, and a really antique signal made for nice props for the RDCs at Reading Outer Station.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_w_semaphore_DSCF6742.jpg?fit=473%2C709\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_w_semaphore_DSCF6742.jpg?fit=474%2C710\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18901\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_w_semaphore_DSCF6742.jpg?resize=474%2C711\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_w_semaphore_DSCF6742.jpg?w=1155 1155w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_w_semaphore_DSCF6742.jpg?resize=100%2C150 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_w_semaphore_DSCF6742.jpg?resize=473%2C709 473w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_w_semaphore_DSCF6742.jpg?resize=682%2C1022 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_w_semaphore_DSCF6742.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A new tower, and a really antique signal made for nice props for the RDCs at Reading Outer Station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18902\" style=\"width: 1732px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18902\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/old-reading-rdcs-at-reading-northerns-reading-outer-station-reading-pennsylvania\/readingnorthern_rdcs_reading_outer_station_dscf6734\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6734.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155\" 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;1499518261&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12&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=\"Reading&#038;Northern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6734\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Reading &#038; Northern operates these RDCs in periodic excursion service on its lines in eastern Pennsylvania.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6734.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6734.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18902\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6734.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6734.jpg?w=1732 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6734.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6734.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6734.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6734.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6734.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reading &amp; Northern operates these RDCs in periodic excursion service on its lines in eastern Pennsylvania.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Tracking the Light is on Auto Pilot while Brian is Traveling.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just checking to see if you are reading this correctly. Last weekend, July 8 and9, 2017, Patrick Yough and I made trips to Reading, Pennsylvania to photograph and travel on Reading &amp; Northern\u2019s former Reading Company Budd RDCs. I grew up with the old \u2018Budd cars\u2019 and it was neat to see these machines on &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/old-reading-rdcs-at-reading-northerns-reading-outer-station-reading-pennsylvania\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Old Reading RDCs at Reading &#038; Northern\u2019s Reading Outer Station, Reading Pennsylvania.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18902,"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":[4537,792,4270,791,4269,2488,190],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ReadingNorthern_RDCs_Reading_Outer_Station_DSCF6734.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-4UU","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18904"}],"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=18904"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18905,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18904\/revisions\/18905"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}