{"id":44134,"date":"2026-04-28T06:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T10:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=44134"},"modified":"2026-04-24T22:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T02:09:51","slug":"an-unlikely-collection-of-antiques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/an-unlikely-collection-of-antiques\/","title":{"rendered":"An Unlikely Collection of Antiques."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It was a bright and sunny Sunday morning in Staunton, Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kris and I paused briefly near the shops of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This short line has on its property, an unlikely collection of antique locomotives. When I was a teenager, I would have been keen to find such an eclectic array of locomotives in one place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I suppose I still am! Today, however, what fascinates me are the relative gradients of the trackage in this compact yard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made a few photos from the side of the road before heading off again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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