{"id":37800,"date":"2023-12-10T06:33:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T11:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=37800"},"modified":"2023-12-07T21:54:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T02:54:01","slug":"north-reading-fast-freight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/north-reading-fast-freight\/","title":{"rendered":"North Reading Fast Freight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Reading &amp; Northern&#8217;s North Reading Fast Freight makes an afternoon run from the North Reading Yard to Pittston, Pa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In October, fellow author &amp; photographer Dan Cupper and I  made a project of catching this premium train on the move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We set up at Reynolds, near South Tamaqua, Pa., where  made a series of photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leading the train was the recently repainted SD40-2 number 1983 (former 3062) , that commemorates 40 years of Reading &amp; Northern\/Reading, Blue Mountain &amp; Northern operation. This wears a shade of blue remainiscent to that on the railroad&#8217;s scheme used on Reading, Blue Mountain &amp; Northern&#8217;s CF7s back in the 1980s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" data-attachment-id=\"37802\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/north-reading-fast-freight\/rn_1983_with_nrff_at_reynolds_pa_briansolomon2023_dsc_0184\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_0184.jpg?fit=1800%2C1198\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1198\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1698262531&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;BrianSolomon&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_0184\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_0184.jpg?fit=709%2C472\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_0184.jpg?fit=474%2C315\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_0184.jpg?resize=474%2C315\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_0184.jpg?w=1800 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_0184.jpg?resize=709%2C472 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_0184.jpg?resize=1022%2C680 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_0184.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_0184.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_0184.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_0184.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reading &amp; Northern SD40-2 number 1983 leads symbol freight NRFF (North Reading Fast Freight). Exposed with a Nikon Z6 with Nikkor 70-200mm zoom lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" data-attachment-id=\"37803\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/north-reading-fast-freight\/rn_1983_with_nrff_at_reynolds_pa_briansolomon2023_dsc_5119\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_5119.jpg?fit=1800%2C1200\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 7_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1698262913&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_5119\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_5119.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_5119.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_5119.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_5119.jpg?w=1800 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_5119.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_5119.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_5119.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_5119.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_5119.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RN_1983_with_NRFF_at_Reynolds_PA_\u00a9BrianSolomon2023_DSC_5119.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Exposed with a Nikon Z7-II with Nikkor 24-70mm zoom lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#4d44b3\"><strong>Tracking the Light Posts Daily!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading &amp; Northern&#8217;s North Reading Fast Freight makes an afternoon run from the North Reading Yard to Pittston, Pa. 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