Horses of Flesh and IronThe 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)
Pre-departure At BristolA lantern trail is left by the conductor walking train 201 as it prepares to depart the yard at Bristol, Virginia for Abingdon in the autumn of 1956. The loc... (more)
M Class comparison. Two of Norfolk & Western's numerous M Class 4-8-0s spend the cool autumn night outside an engine house in southern Virginia. Thanks to a "pit crew" of abou... (more)
Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 #382 (Strasburg's Rail Road ex-N&W #475) speeding up at Cherry Hill. A great Lerro Productions charter.
A long exposure portrait of Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 #382 (Strasburg's Rail Road ex-N&W #475) at night in Strasburg's yard. A great Lerro Productions charter.
Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 #382 (Strasburg's Rail Road ex-N&W #475) pauses at night on the bridge near Leaman Place. A great Lerro Productions charter.
At the end of a rather cloudy fall day, sun comes up during the golden hour as a mixed train pulled by Norfolk & Western #475 is heading to Strasburg, PA. N&W 4-8-0 #475 was dressed up as N&W #382... (more)
The Sun Sets on the Virginia CreeperThe sun hangs low over the countryside outside Abingdon, Virginia. Mixed train 202 is returning from a day on the Abindgon Branch, or as it is lo... (more)
Ghost of the Virginia CreeperA 3 hour late train 202 accelerates over a small concrete overpass bound for Abingdon, and later Bristol, where the engine will be serviced and banked u... (more)
Two ladies in 1940s garb await to board the arriving special mixed train at Strasburg. The Lerro Productions charter of 6 freight cars, a combine, and a coach was powered by the Norfolk & Western... (more)
A late afternoon mixed train rolls into the Strasburg yards
February was a month to remember In Southwest Virginia, where heavy snow fall and strong winds created several snow banks along the 55 mile Abingdon Branch. N&W 4-8-0 #382 is captured here edging... (more)
Comin' round the bend. N&W 382 leans into a curve outside of Strasburg.
A night at the shop with the crew of N&W #382. Part of a Lerro Productions charter.
The cow, the (iron) horse, ...
A Lerro Productions photo charter.
