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The inside of the Tamaqua Station Restaurant is resplandant in the glory of its former function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over conversation of trains and travels, I heard a note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I hear a whistle.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We paused. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“That was the music playing”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Again, the note. This time louder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We jumped up, I reached for my camera bag and darted for the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We stepped onto the station platform as a pair of Reading & Northern six-motor EMDs approached. These came to a stop in front of the station giving us time to make a few photos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a couple of digital images with the Nikon Z6, I exposed a series of color slides using my father’s old Leica M4 loaded with Ektachrome. Then I made some more digital photos, aiming to capture the locomotives with the station as well as more detailed views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soon the engines were reversing back toward the Tamaqua yard, and we resumed conversation over lunch inside the restaurant. In our absence, the food had arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tracking the Light examines railroad photography!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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