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Scene Through the Lens | Oct. 5, 2020

Inquirer staff photographer Tom Gralish’s weekly visual exploration of our region.

A train exits a tunnel in Gallitzin, Pa.,. one of three adjacent tunnels through the Allegheny Mountains completed in 1854, 1855, and 1902 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as part of the cross-state route that includes the nearby Horseshoe Curve. It is still used by Norfolk Southern freight trains and Amtrak’s passenger trains. There is a cutout in the fence on a nearby overpass for train aficionados to view and photograph.
A train exits a tunnel in Gallitzin, Pa.,. one of three adjacent tunnels through the Allegheny Mountains completed in 1854, 1855, and 1902 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as part of the cross-state route that includes the nearby Horseshoe Curve. It is still used by Norfolk Southern freight trains and Amtrak’s passenger trains. There is a cutout in the fence on a nearby overpass for train aficionados to view and photograph.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s post-debate train tour took him through a Trump-friendly part of the commonwealth. I recently passed through the same areas of Western Pennsylvania, taking a look inside the swing state’s "T” named for its shape on a map, the areas outside of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

Pennsylvanians in the rural "T" swath went big for Trump in 2016. They still love him, but there’s a difference this time: They don’t hate Biden.

Since 1998, a black-and-white photo has appeared every Monday in staff photographer Tom Gralish’s photo column in The Inquirer’s local news section. Here are the most recent, in color:

» SEE MORE: Previous blogs and Twenty years of a photo column