{"id":23599,"date":"2019-01-17T12:36:27","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T17:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=23599"},"modified":"2019-01-17T12:35:16","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T17:35:16","slug":"trains-magazine-podcast-conversations-with-brian-solomon-episode-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/trains-magazine-podcast-conversations-with-brian-solomon-episode-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Trains Magazine Podcast: Conversations with Brian Solomon: Episode 13"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my most recent pod cast on the Trains Magazine Website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/trn.trains.com\/photos-videos\/2018\/09\/conversations-with-brian-solomon\">http:\/\/trn.trains.com\/photos-videos\/2018\/09\/conversations-with-brian-solomon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-312824194\/conversations-with-brian-solomon-episode-13\">Conversations with Brian Solomon, Episode 13<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I chatted with Trains&#8217; former Senior Graphic Designer Drew Halverson about train-watching and railroading. Topics include favorite paint schemes, the true meaning of the West, and what&#8217;s cool in modern railroading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23600\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/trains-magazine-podcast-conversations-with-brian-solomon-episode-13\/bn_grain_trains_marias_pass_mt_jul7_1994_200mm_kmbriansolomon592548\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_grain_trains_Marias_Pass_MT_Jul7_1994_200mm_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon592548.jpg?fit=5321%2C3558\" data-orig-size=\"5321,3558\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;LS-5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1546897349&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=\"BN_grain_trains_Marias_Pass_MT_Jul7_1994_200mm_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon592548\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_grain_trains_Marias_Pass_MT_Jul7_1994_200mm_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon592548.jpg?fit=709%2C474\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_grain_trains_Marias_Pass_MT_Jul7_1994_200mm_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon592548.jpg?fit=474%2C317\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_grain_trains_Marias_Pass_MT_Jul7_1994_200mm_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon592548.jpg?resize=474%2C317\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23600\" width=\"474\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_grain_trains_Marias_Pass_MT_Jul7_1994_200mm_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon592548.jpg?w=5321 5321w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_grain_trains_Marias_Pass_MT_Jul7_1994_200mm_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon592548.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_grain_trains_Marias_Pass_MT_Jul7_1994_200mm_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon592548.jpg?resize=709%2C474 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_grain_trains_Marias_Pass_MT_Jul7_1994_200mm_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon592548.jpg?resize=1022%2C683 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_grain_trains_Marias_Pass_MT_Jul7_1994_200mm_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon592548.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_grain_trains_Marias_Pass_MT_Jul7_1994_200mm_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon592548.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Drew and I talked about the appeal of Western skies. 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