{"id":45068,"date":"2026-09-11T07:37:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T11:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=45068"},"modified":"2026-09-11T07:37:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T11:37:48","slug":"a-view-from-hoboken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/a-view-from-hoboken\/","title":{"rendered":"A View from Hoboken."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An apropos photo on today&#8217;s anniversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the morning of August 2, 1986\u2014more than 40 years ago\u2014I made this view of NJ Transit&#8217;s former Erie Lackawanna U34CH 4170, set against the backdrop of New York City&#8217;s iconic World Trade Center twin towers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"689\" data-attachment-id=\"45069\" 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