{"id":44106,"date":"2026-04-25T06:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T10:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=44106"},"modified":"2026-04-21T22:40:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T02:40:18","slug":"norfolk-southern-on-the-nw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/norfolk-southern-on-the-nw\/","title":{"rendered":"Norfolk Southern on the N&#038;W"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During our visit to Roanoke&#8217;s Norfolk &amp; Western station, N&amp;W&#8217;s successor Norfolk Southern ran several freights by the old passenger terminal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not to pass up an opportunity, I made these digital photos from the station&#8217;s windows using my Nikon Z6-III. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like the depth afforded by the framing, and texture made possible by strategically placed reflections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" 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