The Queen of Steam, the only surviving J Class from a roster of 14 units stands during the early hours of April 10, 2016 with a full head of steam in Spencer, North Carolina and is ready for it's Asheville bound trip with the Blue Ridge Special's 22 car consist. It's been 22 years since the J has been across the S Line making this trip one for the year's books.
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just heritage schemes, not just commemorative schemes - this album is devoted to some of the world's most interesting paint schemes, past or present.
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!)