{"id":36184,"date":"2023-05-26T06:58:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T10:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=36184"},"modified":"2023-05-24T22:18:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T02:18:43","slug":"mastodon-at-blackhorse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/mastodon-at-blackhorse\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastodon at Blackhorse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My favorite Strasburg Railroad steam locomotive is former Norfolk & Western 475. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I like its classic appearance and long boiler, but I’m also drawn to the relatively unusual wheel arrangement; 4-8-0. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historically, this type was sometimes described as a ‘Mastodon’, perhaps because of its proportions. Another name for the 4-8-0 is ‘Twelve Wheeler,’ and this, while descriptive, doesn’t invoke romantic or alusive connotations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sunday, Kris and I caught old 475 coming and going at Blackhorse Road. I made these photos with my Nikon Z-series digital cameras. I thought back to November 1996, when I made photos of this same engine here on Kodachrome film. A differnt media for a different time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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