Book Review: Norfolk & Western Ry Steam Pictorial

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Dave Phelps
 
 
In a message dated 1/7/2015 9:01:21 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
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How much is this book and where can I buy it?

Joseph Congemi
Atlanta, GA

On Jan 6, 2015, at 18:45, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List 
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Hi, Evan.


Yep, nice to meet another K-1 fan! You'll like this book. It's  so nice to 
see different photos in books and not the same ones  repeated.


Roger Huber
Deer Creek Locomotive  Works


 
  
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Thanks so much for the review!  Even though I'm more of a diesel guy it's 
hard to resist N&W  steam, especially those K1's.  This definitely sounds 
like a book I'll  be trying to get my hands on soon!


-Evan Miller   





On Jan 6, 2015, at  3:38 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List 
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Hey, fellow  N&W steam fans! I just received, and  thoroughly enjoyed 
reading, my copy of a new book on one of my favorite  subjects........the N&W 
steam fleet. 


This is a new book called  Norfolk & Western Railway, Steam Pictorial. It's 
written by Benjamin  L. Bernhart and published by Outer Station Project. 
It's an horizontal  format hardback with 80 pages presenting the gorgeous B&W 
photography  of Benjamin T. Young. The front and rear covers are color shots 
of a  Y6 in action and "THE J" #611. There is no paper dust jacket which is 
more  and more common with book publishing today. I would have preferred 
having  one. The subjects of the book are the last groups of N&W steamers  
used: A, J, K, M, S & Y. The earliest photo being a nice shot of Y-2  2-8-8-2 
#1704 taken in 1949. The most recent photo is of J  4-8-4 #611 with a 
passenger train taken during the Streamliners At  Spencer event held last May at 
the North Carolina Transportation  Museum.  


The majority  of the shots are 1955-59 era pictures and are very well 
composed and  printed. Many were taken on late 1950's fan trips which allowed 
access to  scenes and locations otherwise rarely seen. The majority of the 
photos  were snapped in the yards and engine terminal areas of Roanoke and  
Crewe but other locations are presented. I was really happy to find  that I had 
only seen a couple of these photos prior to purchasing this  must-have book. 


For me this book is a  special treat with several new photos of K-1 4-8-2's 
which are my  particular favorite and seem to have been ignored and 
overshadowed by the  Big Three: A, J & Y classes. There are enough photos of the 
other  classes to please any fan of N&W's steam in the last decade.  


There are a few very  minor mistakes for those looking for that sort of 
thing but the  captions and writing provide ample description and information 
to please  anyone. I highly recommend this book to all N&W fans and to fans 
of  big steam locomotives and it's a bargain at $29.95!.


Printed in the USA,  too!


Roger Huber
Deer Creek Locomotive  Works







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