{"id":39692,"date":"2024-08-04T06:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T10:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=39692"},"modified":"2024-08-02T20:09:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T00:09:46","slug":"great-gathering-of-faces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/great-gathering-of-faces\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Gathering of Faces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today, Conway Scenic Railroad marks 50 years in the railroad excursion business. The railroad began operations on August 4, 1974.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 4, 2019, I made this photograph of Conway Scenic personalities gathered on the platform at North Conway, New Hampshire for the dedication of locomotive 7470.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the railroad is as much about people as equipment, I thought it is appropriate to mark the occasion with this image of the people that have helped keep the railroad running over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" data-attachment-id=\"39694\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/great-gathering-of-faces\/george_small_cory_wayne_allen_paul_h-and_gordon_dscf0790\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/George_Small_Cory_Wayne_Allen_Paul_H-and_Gordon_DSCF0790.jpg?fit=1700%2C1133\" data-orig-size=\"1700,1133\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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