N&W's Last Steam to Norton

Thank you for posting, an excellent image of sad time, the passing of the big steamers
opened the way for the Diesel's which in their own way are interesting, but they will never have the charm of even the smalest steam powered locomotive. The strong dark tones seem to enforce what we already know, that the end is near. I have many negatives of last runs, and certainly do like and appreciate this one.

I like the look..The last of it's kind. Reminds me of some of the O. Winston Link photos.
Thanks for posting this.

Regards,
John

John: I had the opportunity to meet O. Winston Link during one of his operations in the Roanoke area. He was a very accommodating individual. I have all three LPs he recorded during this era and listen to them regularly.

when I saw this in the Thumb nail I thought it was another Chas Webb shot. Nice shot Dr. Bob the electricle pole on the left looks like it is leaning aways so as to not be sucked into the wake of the passing steamer. Great shot!

Kind of historical feeling. We had steamers up to the 70ies in Germany.