Norfolk & Western 475 heads up the grade towards Carpenters Crossing with a "Hands on the Throttle" participant.

Norfolk & Western M Class #475, hauling a mixed train, is about to pass over the Pumpkinville Turnpike as the local farmer's daughter waves hello aboard an Oliver tractor.

The local farmer's daughter Rosie eyes the proceedings as N&W #475 hauling a mixed train rounds the bend and shuffles along heading west.

The local farmer's daughter waves hello to the engineer of N&W M Class #475 as she shuffles along on her antique Oliver tractor in the fields lining the Road to Paradise.

N&W M Class #475 races west towards Esbenshade Road with a mixed train in tow...

Grazing cows curiously monitor the activities trackside as a local farmgirl waves to the fireman aboard N&W M Class #475 as it hauls a mixed train across the Pumpkinville Turnpike.

N&W M Class #475 with a local mixed train shuffles along the Blacksburg Branch at a brisk pace. Steam provided by the Strasburg Rail Road.

A Hand on the Throttle run from Leaman Place to just short of Carpenters, passes a farm on Quarry Road.

A local Amish family watches the high iron activities with Norfolk & Western #475 as she passes over the Pumpkinville Turnpike hauling a mixed train along the Road to Paradise.

Fireman Mark Young eyes the Amish onlookers and household pets, as N&W M Class #475 puts on a steam show rounding Long Curve outside of Paradise, Pennsylvania.

With the use of some camera work, N&W #475 gives #611's speed a run for her money as she makes haste heading west back to East Strasburg with a vintage mixed train in tow.

"Sunrise with an M": Norfolk & Western M Class #475 briskly follows the jointed rail to the West as she races through the cold crisp October air with a mixed train in tow.

"Morning with an M": N&W M Class #475 peacefully shuffles along as her saturated exhaust lifts itself high into the sky on a sunny and cloudless morning next to the farms doting the land... (more)

I couldn’t manage the time to spend a day with N&W 611 while it’s a Strasburg, but a family commitment in Harrisburg allowed me time on Saturday morning for a half-hour gun and run attempt at a re... (more)

Norfolk & Western #475 races across the Flats with a small mixed train in tow as the sun pierces the cool morning air over the hills to the East.