Absolutely stunning! Either the locomotive or the car are great enough but both together in a shot so fresh it looks like yesterday, is sensational.
Wally Abbey is not a well known name today, (probably because his best work was done during a few short years while he was employed by Trains magazine) yet his work ranks among the best rail photography ever done. Thank you for posting this shot I had not seen before and now so glad I have.
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Thank you for the kind words, Dennis. Abbey also did some exceptionally good photography while he was working for the Soo Line from 1959-1970, but very little of that material has ever been published. We are excited to be able to bring more of his work to light!
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Just stunning. I can't stop looking at it long enough to type this......
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Great photo, two of the most wonderful trains of all time in a great photo. Thanks for posting this great picture.
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Our postmodern world lacks the emotion and passion that even utilitarian things like trains could once evoke. What a classy way to get from here to there.
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My face just melted.
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Amazing shot of my all-time favorite steam loco and train!
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It's really too bad that there aren't many photographs of the Milwaukee RR Class F-7 Hudson steam locomotives available via the internet. The F-7 steam engines (series nos 100-105) were stunning art deco steam engines. They were a sight to behold.
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