{"id":43729,"date":"2026-03-04T05:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T10:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=43729"},"modified":"2026-03-03T18:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T23:52:16","slug":"railroad-photography-the-steam-locomotive-with-brian-solomon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/railroad-photography-the-steam-locomotive-with-brian-solomon\/","title":{"rendered":"Railroad Photography: The Steam Locomotive with Brian Solomon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My next class at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pa., is scheduled for next week, Tuesday, March 10th from 9 am to 11 am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will focus on how to make more effective photographs of steam locomotives. 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