{"id":32252,"date":"2021-11-15T06:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T11:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=32252"},"modified":"2021-11-15T08:38:23","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T13:38:23","slug":"reading-northern-surprise-at-tamaqua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/reading-northern-surprise-at-tamaqua\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading &#038; Northern Surprise at Tamaqua."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I was enjoying a prime rib sandwich at the Tamaqua Station Restaurant, taking in the well-preserved Victorian atmosphere with Kris, and marveling at the details, when I hear the unmistable sounds of an approaching train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lumix LX7 in hand, I headed for the door and arrived at the platform in time to make a sequence of photos of a Reading &amp; Northern &#8216;hospital&#8217; move of passenger equipment heading north on the old Reading Company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t expecting this 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