Babying the beast. As his chartered photo freight sits in the hole at Groff's Picnic Grove, awaiting the passage of the hourly passenger train, a Strasburg Rail Road Engineer takes advantage of the down time to top off the oil cups on the running gear of the former Norfolk & Western M-Class 12-Wheeler #475. Weighing in at over 200,000 lbs, and generating more than 40,000 lbs of tractive effort, this beast sits on 56" drivers and is one of the taller steam locomotives you'll find in tourist service in the US, along with her stablemate, the former Great Western Decapod #90.
Photo albums dedicated to the Men, and Women that keep the Railroad running around the clock 365 days a year. From Dispatcher to Track Gangs, these are the people that make the railroad moves!
