{"id":33104,"date":"2022-03-31T06:39:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T10:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=33104"},"modified":"2022-03-31T09:32:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T13:32:32","slug":"jim-wrinn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/jim-wrinn\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Wrinn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yesterday I learned the very sad news that my friend and long-time Trains Magazine Editor Jim Wrinn had passed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RIP Jim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" data-attachment-id=\"33105\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/jim-wrinn\/jim_wrinn_p1660211\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jim_Wrinn_P1660211.jpg?fit=1700%2C1135\" data-orig-size=\"1700,1135\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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\/><figcaption>Jim in his old office at Trains in 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" data-attachment-id=\"33106\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/jim-wrinn\/john_jim_and_brian_p1490391\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/John_Jim_and_Brian_P1490391.jpg?fit=1275%2C1700\" data-orig-size=\"1275,1700\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&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;}\" 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