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A Weekend at Strasburg (March 27-28, 2010)

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Norfolk & Western 475, puffs past the Strasburg shops as it returns with Saturday's first train.
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Norfolk & Western 475, puffs past the Strasburg shops as it returns with Saturday's first train.

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  • Norfolk & Western 475, puffs past the Strasburg shops as it returns with Saturday's first train.
  • It was rise and shine early Sunday for a day dedicated around N&W 475. Here we have a close up of the Builder plate for the Baker Valve gear on 475.
  • One of 475's M class plates located on the side of the cylinder.
  • Close up of the Number plate on N&W 475.
  • Having shaken the grates, the engine crew has placed a good amount of Coal on the fire, evidenced by the smoke.
  • A crew member places a water hose in the ash pan of 475, assumably to water down the ashes before dumping.
  • Canadian National 89 has been pulled out of the engine house, and is on shop air to help her fire breathe as she is steamed up for her first run of the season.
  • Another shot of CN 89.
  • The crew of 475 opens the blow down to blow out all the gunk.
  • The throttle is cracked on 475 as the crew prepares to take her up the track to stretch her legs, and blow the water out.
  • N&W 475 passes the Lancaster, Oxford, & Southern car, as she returns after a short jaunt up the main.
  • N&W 475 poses for this shot as she awaits her call to come forward and couple onto her train.
  • After seeing 475 at Leaman place, decided to get a shot of the train passing this old graveyard.
  • A paceing shot of 475 as she passes the harvested corn fields of a farm.
  • A B&W Version of 475 as she passes the harvested corn fields of a farm.
  • A close up pacing shot of 475 as she heads back towards Strasburg.
  • N&W 475 eases through the spring switch at Strasburg, and prepares to run around her train for another run to Leaman place.
  • A pacing shot of 475 as she heads towards Leaman place.
  • N&W 475 passes CN 89, as she returns with the last train of the day.
  • CN 89 now has enough steam to move, as the throttle is cracked and she begins to move forward to be put away for the night.
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