{"id":41550,"date":"2025-04-14T06:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T10:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=41550"},"modified":"2025-04-12T20:36:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T00:36:41","slug":"when-the-grass-is-greener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/when-the-grass-is-greener\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Grass is Greener . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Catching a freshly shopped steam locomotive crossing a lush field isn&#8217;t hard to take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strasburg Rail Road&#8217;s number 90 is back working  excursions to Leaman Place after its recent overhaul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday was cool and cloudy. 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