The local farmer's daughter waves hello to the engineer of N&W M Class #475 as she shuffles along on her antique Oliver tractor in the fields lining the Road to Paradise.
Heavy rail holds up the weight of two Norfolk & Western iron horses as #611 and #475 simmer away awaiting the next highball to continue their journey west...
"The Big Two": For the first time in at least 60 years an Norfolk & Western J Class locomotive sits side by side with a Norfolk & Western M Class. Although not considered to be classed a... (more)
Good ol' #90 with the 1:00 train just before Esbenshade Crossing.
N&W M Class #475 races west towards Esbenshade Road with a mixed train in tow...
Grazing cows curiously monitor the activities trackside as a local farmgirl waves to the fireman aboard N&W M Class #475 as it hauls a mixed train across the Pumpkinville Turnpike.
Three young Amish girls take in the action on the high iron outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania along Esbenshade Road as Norfolk & Western J Class #611 makes haste heading west pulling a photo frei... (more)
With the safety valve lifted, N&W #611 stomps up the grade to Esbenshade Road just outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania.
N&W M Class #475 with a local mixed train shuffles along the Blacksburg Branch at a brisk pace. Steam provided by the Strasburg Rail Road.
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"1958": Steam is in its final years on the Norfolk & Western as J Class locomotive #611 hustles along hauling a short freight consist.
A friendly wave and hello greets Norfolk & Western J Class #611 as she passes over top of the Pumpkinville Turnpike outside of Paradise, Pennsylvania.
Two masterworks of American 1940s design- the N&W J-Class 611 and an Oliver 60 farm tractor. The twelve louvers of differing lengths on the Oliver's side panels are a nice touch. Scene set by th... (more)
Strasburg's No. 31 pounding up the grade at Cherry Hill crossing. Scanned from a Kodak Plus-X Pan negative, ASA 125.
First train of the day with 611 heading back to Strasburg.