{"id":45390,"date":"2026-11-12T06:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T11:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=45390"},"modified":"2026-11-11T19:17:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T00:17:26","slug":"hail-mary-glint-at-molino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/hail-mary-glint-at-molino\/","title":{"rendered":"Hail Mary Glint at Molino"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Following along with Reading & Northern T-1 No. 2102 on its run from Tamaqua to Port Clinton, Pa., we passed the popular field where my father photographed double-headed Reading Company T-1s in October 1963. There, at least 200 modern-day photographers vied for position to make evening images of the train against Hawk Mountain near Molino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we carefully glided past dozens of awkwardly parked cars, Kris asked, \u201cWe are not<\/em> stopping here, are we?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, not today. Pop already has that shot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He had told me the story many times about how he and his friends waited what seemed like hours to catch a late-running Reading Co., Iron Horse Ramble here. I’d grown up with the photograph, and somewhere along the line, I published it in a book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, we stayed ahead of 2102, turning down Molino Road to catch the train near R&N’s recreated Molino halt. The setting sun made for stunning early-evening light. With only moments to spare, I parked our car, grabbed my Lumix LX7, and made these digital images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lumix LX7 f1.9 1\/800 second, ISO 80.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Had time permitted, I would have made a few Ektachrome slides with Pop’s old Leica. Maybe next time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tracking the Light Explores Generations of Railroad Photography . . .<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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