{"id":35657,"date":"2023-03-16T07:03:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T11:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=35657"},"modified":"2023-03-15T17:18:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T21:18:14","slug":"keynote-speech-a-history-of-new-england-railroads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/keynote-speech-a-history-of-new-england-railroads\/","title":{"rendered":"Keynote Speech-A History of New England Railroads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This evening, March 16, 2023, I am scheduled as the Keynote Speaker for the New England Railroad Club&#8217;s 2023 Rail Tech Conference in Worcester, Mass. 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