Another Connundrum for Detective Miller

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"And why go to Plum Creek, of all places, to make a photo ?
 
Why not ?
 
Well, for one thing, it's close to U.S. 11.  In an era before I-81,  radios,
and single track, N&W's lensman has made several sacrifices to  produce
such artwork. Those old-times had a penchant for drama.  One of  my
favorites shows the semaphores at Yadkin, VA,entrance to the Dismal
Swamp. but no trains.
 
Later on, N&W's photographers made many people pictures, but  out-on-the
road action shots were missing.  Sometime after N&W's engines were 
painted black with the white "NW', the railroad needed an action  photo
for a trade magazine.  Since the PR Department had none, they came  to
me.  One slide I supplied was of No. 77 approaching Villamont.  One
of N&W's photographers asked, "Did you have the train stop to make  the
photo ?"  Yeah, right.  Mr. Dunlap woulda had me hung from the  signal
bridge at Jefferson Street. 
 
So Abe, next time you're in the area, go to Plum Creek and try  replicating
what N&W's photographer accomplished.
                                                             Harry Bundy
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