{"id":42885,"date":"2025-11-19T05:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T10:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=42885"},"modified":"2025-11-17T18:10:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T23:10:32","slug":"long-island-rail-road-ronkonkoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/long-island-rail-road-ronkonkoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Island Rail Road\u2014Ronkonkoma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Crossing Long Island we paused for a few minutes at the station at Ronkonkoma, New York, where I made a few photos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Grand Central-bound train pulled into the platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I rarely visit Long Island and  so the LIRR is a novelty. What is a completely ordinary LIRR third-rail electric commuter train made an unusual subject for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Images exposed using my Nikon Z7-II with 24-70mm Nikkor zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" data-attachment-id=\"42886\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/long-island-rail-road-ronkonkoma\/lirr_ronkonkoma_ny_station_dsc_5871\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LIRR_Ronkonkoma_NY_Station_DSC_5871.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;BRIAN_SOLOMON&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 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