{"id":45047,"date":"2026-09-07T07:20:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=45047"},"modified":"2026-09-07T07:20:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:20:40","slug":"no-time-to-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/no-time-to-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"No Time to Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’ve learned that seconds count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When arriving trackside, be ready. Have your camera accessible and ready to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I pulled up at my pre-selected location in Gap, Pa., I knew I was very tight on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’d miscalculated how long it would take me to drive there, and I half expected that I’d already missed Amtrak Keystone 656 on its eastbound journey toward Philadelphia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I reached for my phone to check the train’s progress, but at the last second decided to get out of the car instead. I turned on the camera, removed the lens cap, and heard the rail’s \u201cting\u201d as the train leaned into the curve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’d arrived in time\u2014just.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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