{"id":44939,"date":"2026-08-22T08:25:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T12:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=44939"},"modified":"2026-08-22T08:25:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T12:25:36","slug":"strasburg-475-on-the-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/strasburg-475-on-the-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Strasburg 475 on the Move!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Yesterday evening, Kris and I paused on Esbenshade Road in Strasburg, Pa., to roll by the 6 p.m. excursion train. Engine 475 was leading the train tender-first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was the first time we\u2019d seen 475 on the move in more than a year. This American classic, a former Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 \u201cTwelve Wheeler,\u201d had been undergoing its periodic overhaul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was nice to see this engine working again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I made these images using my Nikon Z6 with a 24\u201370mm lens. I set the aperture at f\/22 to get maximum depth of field and to give the \u201cstarburst\u201d effect on the setting sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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