The 1980's were a great time to be a Railfan especially if you loved steam engines.
From the west coast to the eastern US, big steam was polishing mainline rails.
In 1982, N&W 611 was returned... (more)
The sun made a brief appearance on this August afternoon as Y6a sat on the Boaz siding awaiting an eastbound freight to push up the Blue Ridge grade. This same picture in color is on this website ... (more)