{"id":36690,"date":"2023-07-23T06:28:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T10:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=36690"},"modified":"2023-07-22T21:47:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T01:47:50","slug":"glinty-light-at-j-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/glinty-light-at-j-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Glinty Light at J-Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Friday evening Kris and watched Strasburg Rail Road&#8217;s 4-8-0 #475 run around its train at J-tower at the railroad&#8217;s &#8216;East Strasburg&#8217; Station opposite the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Late sun made for golden glint as the engine changed direction. So, in addition to some classic three-quarter style photos, I made a few photos that highlight 475&#8217;s running gear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been writing about steam locomotives for an upcoming book project, and I was keen on observing the engine&#8217;s Baker valve gear in motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" data-attachment-id=\"36691\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/glinty-light-at-j-tower\/475_detail_at_strasburg_pa_dsc_3775\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/475_detail_at_Strasburg_PA_DSC_3775.jpg?fit=1700%2C1133\" data-orig-size=\"1700,1133\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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