Here is more of my exploring the steps of the Master, O. Winston LInk. The lesson tonight was that a steam train moving not far from you in the moonlight is like a huge bear walking a trail close ... (more)

I have been doing this moving steam trains at night a few days over a year now. A big lesson learned here is trains are MUCH bigger in the dark! VRR No. 40 At Deep River CT. AKA "the North Pole."

While #40's engineer oils the running gear in preparation for the night's Santa trips, an oil lantern of New York Central vintage sits on the stepwell on the fireman's side.