{"id":39342,"date":"2024-06-16T06:38:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T10:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=39342"},"modified":"2024-06-12T21:13:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T01:13:24","slug":"almost-summer-evening-sun-at-cherry-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/almost-summer-evening-sun-at-cherry-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"(Almost) Summer Evening Sun at Cherry Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We caught Strasburg&#8217;s evening train returning from Leaman Place at Cherry Hill. On the long days the sun favors the northside of the tracks allowing for classic views as the locomotive accelerates away from Groffs Grove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This run proved to be a convergence of friends. 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