{"id":22434,"date":"2018-10-10T16:04:36","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T20:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=22434"},"modified":"2018-10-10T16:35:54","modified_gmt":"2018-10-10T20:35:54","slug":"john-e-gruber-1936-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/john-e-gruber-1936-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"John E. Gruber 1936-2018."},"content":{"rendered":"

John E. Gruber, photographer, editor, author and friend\u2014passed away October 9, 2018, aged 82.<\/p>\n

John was a generous man with a keen eye who selflessly promoted railroad photography, history, art and preservation. He was visionary, multi-talented and prolific.<\/p>\n

While early on he made a name through his clever insightful lens-work, John\u2019s greatest contributions to railroad image making were through his promotion of other image makers and his abilities to connect people.<\/p>\n

His legacy will be the many friendships he made, the ideas he fostered, and setting the bar ever higher for railroad image making.<\/p>\n

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On the Kenosha streetcar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Among his North Shore photographs at the Illinois Railway Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Among his North Shore photographs at the Illinois Railway Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Among the dozens of images I made of John over the last 25 years are these black & white photos from a trip we made together in 2016.<\/p>\n

I always enjoyed John’s company; and his work inspired me in more ways than I can articulate. He and I collaborated on many projects, including no less than five books. He will be missed.<\/p>\n

Rest in Peace John.<\/p>\n

Here’s a link to a Trains podcast interview I conducted with John back in August.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-312824194\/conversations-with-brian-solomon-episode-4<\/a><\/p>\n

Link to John\u2019s obituary: https:\/\/www.cressfuneralservice.com\/obituary\/273136\/John-Gruber\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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