{"id":32469,"date":"2021-12-13T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=32469"},"modified":"2021-12-12T20:22:20","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T01:22:20","slug":"low-sun-on-the-middle-track-cassandra-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/low-sun-on-the-middle-track-cassandra-pennsylvania\/","title":{"rendered":"Low Sun on the Middle Track\u2014Cassandra, Pennsylvania."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the autumn, the sun swings around in the late afternoon at Cassandra, and neatly lines up with the rock cut to the west of the Railfans Overlook bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" data-attachment-id=\"32471\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/low-sun-on-the-middle-track-cassandra-pennsylvania\/sunset_at_cassandra_dsc_1156-2\/\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sunset_at_Cassandra_DSC_1156-2.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sunset_at_Cassandra_DSC_1156-2.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Looking west at Cassandra.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We heard a westward freight approaching, so I took a position over the middle track to make for a dramatic telephoto view in the low autumn sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"491\" data-attachment-id=\"32472\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/low-sun-on-the-middle-track-cassandra-pennsylvania\/ns_4269_stacks_west_in_glint_light-cassandra_dsc_1166-2\/\" 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