After triumphantly returning to her birthplace earlier in the afternoon- N&W 611 rests next to big brother Class A 1218. The next day even bigger brother Y6a 2156 would make his appearance for the Big Three event. For the first time since probably 1959, the "Magnificent Three" would be next to each other once again. C.E. Pond was most likely smiling somewhere. Roanoke's local FOX affiliate channel was broadcasting live at 10PM and had both engines partially lit up, and suddenly I had my own private night photo session. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xblSv2JjOCo
A continuously growing album of photos that IMHO reveal the awesome and seldom-seen beauty of the railroad world from the dimming of day to dawn's early light! From dusk to dawn, trains roll on! (I'm still finding gems of sunset-to-sunrise surprises!)
