The Black River & Western’s engine crew sneaks a glance at the photographer as they ready 2-8-0 #60 for the day’s work on the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend, 1978. As of 2015, the 1937 Alco has been on the BR&W’s roster for fifty years, and has spent more of its life hauling passengers than hauling sugar beets for its original owner, the Great Western Railway.