{"id":39172,"date":"2024-05-30T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=39172"},"modified":"2024-05-27T21:20:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T01:20:00","slug":"railroad-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/railroad-avenue\/","title":{"rendered":"Railroad Avenue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the June 2024 Trains Magazine, photographer Eric Williams has an intriguing photo essay on &#8216;Railroad Streets.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following this theme, last week, I made these photos on  South Railroad Avenue in New Holland, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Road traffic is light in the early evening, which made for a good time for New Holland vignettes. Unfortunately, catching a train here has proved elusive for me. 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