Earlier this year, the crew at the Strasburg Rail Road (near Lancaster, PA) substituted one of it's steam engines in place of it's EMD SW-8 switcher to bring a carload of freight back from it's interchange with Norfolk Southern (9 mile round trip) at Leaman Junction. The event was such a success both with the railroad, railfans and customers alike, that manage- ment elected to run that way all through the Summer and Fall with a schedule that saw drop offs on Tues and Thursday afternoons and pickups Wed and Friday starting at 6 AM.
I was fortunate enough to capture the event with #475 on August 24th (when the sun rose early), once again in September with 2-10-0 Great Western #90, and then one last time on October 24th which turned out to be the season finale wrapping up with an 8 car steam powered double headed mixed train which featured both 2-6-0 CN #89 and 4-8-0 N&W #475! Here are some pics from the August and October runs:August 24th - Sunrise in the yard with N&W #475: <here>August 24th - PIckup at Leaman Junction under catenary wire featuring N&W #475: <Here>August 24th - The Abingdon Creeper - Strasburg style - with N&W #475 and a mixed train: <Here>August 24th - N&W #475 backlit returning with a Railbox car, coach and caboose: <Here>***************************************October 24th - Preparing for the double header under the stars featuring CN #89 & N&W #475 (6 AM): <Here>October 24th - An in-the-dark flashed caboose hop double header pulled by N&W #475 leading CN #89: <Here>October 24th - Steam powered predawn double header (CN #89 with N&W #475) on the Keystone Corridor - wild "you are there" image: <Here>October 24th - A foggy sunrise in the Canadian prairies w/ CN #89 (only - it's Pennsylvania) : <Here>
/Mitch
Glorious, just glorious! The shot of 475 at sunrise almost brought me to tears. Strasburg, the "Land That Time Forgot."
Wonderful pictures!
If it weren´t for that ugly yellow high-cube boxcar with that garish work of "art", the pictures would take you right back into the 1920´s.
I like 'em all, very nicely done. The first one's a treasure. Superb.
Crandell
The last picture of 89 in timeless. The only way you can tell it was taken in 2012 is the lettering on the tender. Other then that, It looks like it's still roaming the branches in Southern Ontario. Great work!
Lone Geep
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Beautiful pictures! #475 in the sunrise made my wife say"Wow", high praise from she who must be obeyed! Thanks for getting up early to get these pics!
Tim
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