{"id":4586,"date":"2013-11-18T06:25:20","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T11:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=4586"},"modified":"2013-11-18T17:22:25","modified_gmt":"2013-11-18T22:22:25","slug":"brian-solomon-and-john-gruber-stop-by-at-trains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/brian-solomon-and-john-gruber-stop-by-at-trains\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Solomon and John Gruber Stop by at TRAINS."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #888888;\">Last week, John Gruber and I called into <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Trains (magazine)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.trains.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage\">TRAINS Magazine<\/a> for a social visit.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>John has been a regular visitor at TRAINS since David P. Morgan was editor. I\u2019ve been calling by since 1994.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4583\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4583\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2013\/11\/18\/brian-solomon-and-john-gruber-stop-by-at-trains\/brian_at_kalmbach_p1580850\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4583\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4583\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/brian-solomon-and-john-gruber-stop-by-at-trains\/brian_at_kalmbach_p1580850\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Brian_at_Kalmbach_P1580850.jpg?fit=800%2C534\" data-orig-size=\"800,534\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;292.42&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ver.2.1&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3405.9182548733&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.1609227046205&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Brian_at_Kalmbach_P1580850\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Brian_at_Kalmbach_P1580850.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Brian_at_Kalmbach_P1580850.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\" wp-image-4583\" alt=\"Brian_at_Kalmbach_P1580850\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Brian_at_Kalmbach_P1580850.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Brian_at_Kalmbach_P1580850.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Brian_at_Kalmbach_P1580850.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Brian_at_Kalmbach_P1580850.jpg?resize=449%2C300 449w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Brian_at_Kalmbach_P1580850.jpg?w=800 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by John Gruber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We pre-arranged for the visit during a conversation at Beecherfest. TRAINS\u2019 Matt Van Hattem met us inside Kalmbach\u2019s glassy office building and we spent an hour chatting with the magazine\u2019s editors.<\/p>\n<p>Editor in chief, Jim Wrinn was away on assignment in California where he was on a live-feed covering the pending movement of <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Union Pacific Big Boy\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=41.13675,-104.799833333&amp;spn=0.01,0.01&amp;q=41.13675,-104.799833333 (Union%20Pacific%20Big%20Boy)&amp;t=h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"geolocation\">Union Pacific Big Boy<\/a> 4014.<\/p>\n<p>For me, railway photography has always been more than just images of tracks and trains, and I brought my Lumix into this inner publishing sanctum to make a few photos of the people that produce America\u2019s most popular railway magazines.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4584\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2013\/11\/18\/brian-solomon-and-john-gruber-stop-by-at-trains\/angela_watching_bigboy_p1580857\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4584\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4584\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/brian-solomon-and-john-gruber-stop-by-at-trains\/angela_watching_bigboy_p1580857\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Angela_watching_BigBoy_P1580857.jpg?fit=800%2C534\" data-orig-size=\"800,534\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;251.21&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ver.2.1&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3085.927058662&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.1609227046205&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Angela_watching_BigBoy_P1580857\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Angela watches the live feed from California to keep pace with the Big Boy.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Angela_watching_BigBoy_P1580857.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Angela_watching_BigBoy_P1580857.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4584\" alt=\"Angela watches the live feed from California to keep pace with the Big Boy.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Angela_watching_BigBoy_P1580857.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Angela_watching_BigBoy_P1580857.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Angela_watching_BigBoy_P1580857.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Angela_watching_BigBoy_P1580857.jpg?resize=449%2C300 449w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Angela_watching_BigBoy_P1580857.jpg?w=800 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angela watches the live feed from California to keep pace with the Big Boy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4580\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2013\/11\/18\/brian-solomon-and-john-gruber-stop-by-at-trains\/matt_and_brian_p1580882\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4580\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4580\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/brian-solomon-and-john-gruber-stop-by-at-trains\/matt_and_brian_p1580882\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matt_and_Brian_P1580882.jpg?fit=800%2C450\" data-orig-size=\"800,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;280.92&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ver.2.1&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3405.8922595778&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.2091676765425&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Matt_and_Brian_P1580882\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;It was near the end of a hard day editing.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matt_and_Brian_P1580882.jpg?fit=709%2C398\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matt_and_Brian_P1580882.jpg?fit=474%2C267\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4580\" alt=\"It was near the end of a hard day editing.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matt_and_Brian_P1580882.jpg?resize=474%2C266\" width=\"474\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matt_and_Brian_P1580882.jpg?resize=709%2C398 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matt_and_Brian_P1580882.jpg?resize=205%2C115 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matt_and_Brian_P1580882.jpg?resize=500%2C281 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matt_and_Brian_P1580882.jpg?w=800 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was near the end of a hard day editing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4582\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4582\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2013\/11\/18\/brian-solomon-and-john-gruber-stop-by-at-trains\/john_and_matt_p1580863\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4582\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4582\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/brian-solomon-and-john-gruber-stop-by-at-trains\/john_and_matt_p1580863\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/John_and_Matt_P1580863.jpg?fit=800%2C534\" data-orig-size=\"800,534\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;255.98&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ver.2.1&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3277.912279029&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.1609227046205&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"John_and_Matt_P1580863\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;John Gruber and Matt Van Hattem.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/John_and_Matt_P1580863.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/John_and_Matt_P1580863.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4582\" alt=\"John Gruber and Matt Van Hattem.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/John_and_Matt_P1580863.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/John_and_Matt_P1580863.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/John_and_Matt_P1580863.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/John_and_Matt_P1580863.jpg?resize=449%2C300 449w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/John_and_Matt_P1580863.jpg?w=800 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Gruber and Matt Van Hattem.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4578\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2013\/11\/18\/brian-solomon-and-john-gruber-stop-by-at-trains\/steve_sweeney_p1580880\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4578\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4578\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/brian-solomon-and-john-gruber-stop-by-at-trains\/steve_sweeney_p1580880\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Steve_Sweeney_P1580880.jpg?fit=800%2C450\" data-orig-size=\"800,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;280.98&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ver.2.1&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3213.9296058277&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.2091676765425&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Steve_Sweeney_P1580880\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Steve Sweeney at TRAINS.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Steve_Sweeney_P1580880.jpg?fit=709%2C398\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Steve_Sweeney_P1580880.jpg?fit=474%2C267\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4578\" alt=\"Steve Sweeney at TRAINS.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Steve_Sweeney_P1580880.jpg?resize=474%2C266\" width=\"474\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Steve_Sweeney_P1580880.jpg?resize=709%2C398 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Steve_Sweeney_P1580880.jpg?resize=205%2C115 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Steve_Sweeney_P1580880.jpg?resize=500%2C281 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Steve_Sweeney_P1580880.jpg?w=800 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve Sweeney at TRAINS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4581\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4581\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2013\/11\/18\/brian-solomon-and-john-gruber-stop-by-at-trains\/john_gruber_and_kevin_p1580868\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4581\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4581\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/brian-solomon-and-john-gruber-stop-by-at-trains\/john_gruber_and_kevin_p1580868\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/John_Gruber_and_Kevin_P1580868.jpg?fit=800%2C534\" data-orig-size=\"800,534\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;241.58&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ver.2.1&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3213.8992398845&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.1609227046205&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"John_Gruber_and_Kevin_P1580868\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;John Gruber and Kevin Keefe.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/John_Gruber_and_Kevin_P1580868.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/John_Gruber_and_Kevin_P1580868.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4581\" alt=\"John Gruber and Kevin Keefe.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/John_Gruber_and_Kevin_P1580868.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/John_Gruber_and_Kevin_P1580868.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/John_Gruber_and_Kevin_P1580868.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/John_Gruber_and_Kevin_P1580868.jpg?resize=449%2C300 449w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/John_Gruber_and_Kevin_P1580868.jpg?w=800 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Gruber and Kevin Keefe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4579\" style=\"width: 358px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2013\/11\/18\/brian-solomon-and-john-gruber-stop-by-at-trains\/matt_v_p1580860\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4579\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4579\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/brian-solomon-and-john-gruber-stop-by-at-trains\/matt_v_p1580860\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matt_V_P1580860.jpg?fit=800%2C1199\" data-orig-size=\"800,1199\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;277.23&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ver.2.1&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3213.9624740648&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.1609227046205&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Matt_V_P1580860\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Matt Van Hattem watches Jim Wrinn on the live feed.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matt_V_P1580860.jpg?fit=358%2C537\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matt_V_P1580860.jpg?fit=474%2C711\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4579\" alt=\"Matt Van Hattem watches Jim Wrinn on the live feed.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matt_V_P1580860.jpg?resize=358%2C537\" width=\"358\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matt_V_P1580860.jpg?resize=358%2C537 358w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matt_V_P1580860.jpg?resize=100%2C150 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matt_V_P1580860.jpg?resize=483%2C724 483w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matt_V_P1580860.jpg?resize=200%2C300 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matt_V_P1580860.jpg?w=800 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matt Van Hattem watches Jim Wrinn on the live feed. &#8220;This is\u00a0<em>so\u00a0<\/em>exciting!&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4585\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4585\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2013\/11\/18\/brian-solomon-and-john-gruber-stop-by-at-trains\/angela_checking_tracking_the_light_p1580861\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4585\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4585\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/brian-solomon-and-john-gruber-stop-by-at-trains\/angela_checking_tracking_the_light_p1580861\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Angela_checking_Tracking_the_Light_P1580861.jpg?fit=800%2C534\" data-orig-size=\"800,534\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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