{"id":44393,"date":"2026-06-07T06:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T10:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=44393"},"modified":"2026-06-05T20:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T00:59:16","slug":"crude-oil-at-blue-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/crude-oil-at-blue-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"Crude Oil at Blue Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This was a heavy train ambling east on Norfolk Southern&#8217;s Port Road Secondary. Catching a road freight in daylight on this route is always a prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We arrived at Blue Rock Road near Washington Boro several minutes ahead of the train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I made these digital images near the boat launch along the Susquehanna River. 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