{"id":41147,"date":"2025-02-13T06:17:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T11:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=41147"},"modified":"2025-02-10T21:21:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T02:21:54","slug":"unit-train-crossing-the-susquehanna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/unit-train-crossing-the-susquehanna\/","title":{"rendered":"Unit Train Crossing the Susquehanna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kris called this a &#8216;bonus train&#8217;. We weren&#8217;t anticipating this move. 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