For your viewing enjoyment,
we would like to present these rare color slides of steam in action! It
was very difficult to shoot color, as film speeds were lower back then,
and preservation of the color became difficult due to the volatile nature
of the chemical dyes. Please enjoy this random assortment of mid-Atlantic
freight and passenger units. If you can identify the location or trains
(class number, etc.) in the picture, please feel free to drop us a line!
All photos are from the collection of Josh Weis.
B&O #5306, 4-8-2
Chicago, IL
February 18, 1956 |
B&O #7629, 2-8-8-4
Painesville, OH
September 2, 1956 |
B&O #5309, 4-6-2, "The Wheeling Local"
Chicago, IL
August 11, 1956 |
NKP #956 |
NKP #742, 2-8-4
Fort Wayne, IN
March 1958 |
NYC #5406, 4-6-4 Hudson
NYC #7912, 0-8-0
Kankakee, IL
December 1, 1955 |
NYC #2725, 4-8-2
Croton-Harmon, NY
July 1949
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NYC #4706, 4-6-2
Albany, NY
July 1949
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VGN #906, 2-6-6-6
Princeton, WV
October 16, 1958 |
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