The "Golden 30 Seconds." As photographers, we live for those critical "colored hours" at the end of the day. The Golden Hour and the Blue Hour are the times when the ma... (more)

Making up time.... A half-century old Norfolk & Western "Mollie" charges northwest through the Virginia countryside with Train 202, the afternoon half of the daily mixed service o... (more)

Norfolk and Western 382 is on the point of a mixed freight train passing Esbenshade Road in Ronks, PA. Strasburg's 475 is dressed as N&W 382 for today's Lerro Productions photo charter.

Norfolk and Western 382 is on the point of a mixed freight train passing Groff's in Ronks, PA under a stormy sky. Strasburg's 475 was used to create NW 382, which was a locomotive used during O Wi... (more)

Waiting on The Creeper. A few passengers from the local area await the arrival of Train 202 on the platform at Damascus, Virginia. The local mixed, popularly known as "The Virginia Cr... (more)

Jenny and Cassie in front of Norfolk & Western "Mollie" 4-8-0 #382 (NW #475 dressed up as #382 for a Lerro Productions re-creation charter)

Creeping into Carolina. The Norfolk & Western's daily mixed service on the Abingdon Branch gained the nickname "Virginia Creeper", after vine-like plant that is native to the regi... (more)

The Ford Model A or the 4-8-0 M-Class steam locomotive with a mixed freight train, what is the fastest? Strasburg's Rail Road ex-N&W #475 has been dressed up as Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 #382 f... (more)

An ancient Mollie at full gallop. In the last days of steam operation on the Norfolk & Western's Abingdon Branch, a fellow named Joe McNew was the regular Engineer on the daily run to West... (more)

Waiting for the train! Strasburg's Rail Road ex-N&W # 475 has been dressed up as Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 # 382 for a Lerro Productions charter.

Early morning in Virginia in the 50s. A military man watches a passing mixed freight pulled by 4-8-0 # 382 on its way home. Strasburg's Rail Road ex-N&W # 475 has been dressed up as Norfolk & We... (more)

Moonrise in Southern Virginia. Strasburg's Rail Road ex-N&W # 475 dressed up as Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 # 382 for a Lerro Productions charter.

A colorful evening on Abingdon Branch. Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 #382 (Strasburg's Rail Road ex-N&W #475) puts on a great show. A Lerro Productions charter.

"Sunset On The Abingdon Branch" ===== Strasburg's 475 dressed as N&W 382 for a Lerro Productions charter returns to the yard beneath an autumn sunset. © 2017 RDKPhotography No prin... (more)

Horses of Flesh and Iron

The Abingdon Branch is noted for how little life seems to have changed over the last half century. Draft teams are still a common sight on farms along the V-... (more)