The N&W was the last great promoter of steam and this book will enlighten you as to why the road held on so faithfully so late in the age of diesel. This tour of the N&W system is presented in full color from a time when black and white photography was still the standard. Dozens of previously unpublished photos by well known and not so well known photographers. This system-wide tour of the N&W has stunning action photography as well as terminal scenes.
ALL photos in color (200+)!
Complete with brief description of N&W at it was in the 1950s. Photo tour of the major railroad divisions, Norfolk, Shenandoah, Radford, "Pokey", and Scioto divisions with informative captions. Also includes excellent colors shots of the Abingdon Branch and Blacksburg Branch. Photographies such as August Thieme, George Dimond, Bob Clarkson, D. Wallace Johnson, H. Reid, Roger F. Whitt, Eugene L. Huddleston, Ed King and others.
Class A, J, Y, K and M are all shown in color in N&W's steam final years.
Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 page
By Bill McClure & Jeremy Plant
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