{"id":41598,"date":"2025-04-24T06:49:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T10:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=41598"},"modified":"2025-04-24T08:24:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T12:24:12","slug":"far-and-near-coal-empties-on-the-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/far-and-near-coal-empties-on-the-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Far and Near\u2014Coal Empties on the Move"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With relatively little warning a westward Norfolk Southern freight came into view. Dappled sun illuminated Tuscarora Mountain in the distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poised at our location at Underpass Road near Mexico, Pa., I worked with my pair of Nikon Z-series cameras to expose this series of photos of the passing westward empty coal train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the train drew closer, the clouds parted and bright afternoon sun illuminated the scene, which made for a more satisfying photographic adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nikon Z6 with 70-200mm lens set at 200mm f4.0 1\/1250 sec, ISO 200<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nikon Z6 with 70-200mm lens set at 92mm f4.0 1\/2000 sec, ISO 200<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nikon Z7-II with 24-70mm lens set at 28mm f4.0 1\/2000 sec, ISO 100.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nikon Z7-II with 24-70mm lens set at 68mm f4.0 1\/640 sec, ISO 100.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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