Great shots Charlie and Harry---time to get back on the bandwagon---here's another shot of CNR mike #3254.In the background an EG&E passenger train passes through the industrial district.

Wonderful shots! Steam-era shots always look better (more authentic) in monochrome, I suppose because most pictures taken in that time were in b&w.

I have a friend who is a professional photographer and loves taking black and white images now. He says if an image is good enough, it does not need colour. 8-)

Thanks for your kind remarks Alan.I also like the effect of black and white shots when photographing steam locomotives.Truth be told,the majority of my shots are actually coloured shots which have been edited.Here's another example

CN...Those steamers of yours make me want to bang my head on the edge of the layout....
Just gorgeous..!! More so in B&W.....

Here is a series of pictures from February, 1978. The first train had stalled in Summit cut ( a fairly common occurrence in the PC/early Conrail days) So the power was cut off the following train to get him over the hump. It was normal for many heavier east bounds to have helpers on them. They would put them on at Alliance.
Charlie

[quote="Steamtrains"]CN...Those steamers of yours make me want to bang my head on the edge of the layout....

Gus,I sometimes think I'm a pain in the a-- for posting so many pictures,but I certainly don't want anyone to get really hurt because of me ,so hopefully you can just enjoy.
Charlie,great pictures as always.
Here's CNR 0-18-A switcher 7456 working the coaling tower

Gus wrote "Those steamers of yours make me want to bang my head on the edge of the layout..."

Gus,I sometimes think I'm a pain in the a-- for posting so many pictures,but I certainly don't want anyone to get really hurt because of me ,so hopefully you can just enjoy.
Charlie,great pictures as always.
Here's CNR 0-18-A swichter 7456 working the coaling tower

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...he says after just posting another B&W beauty....AAaarrggghhh....

Gus---here's another shot just for you---CNR K3B takes a spin on the turntable

I'm sure not posting this for the picture quality, but I thought maybe Ralph needed another project. It was PC 19872 when it was green, an ex New Haven (594) Class N6E which covers everything they didn't have another class for.
Charlie

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Charlie

That's a neat shot Charlie.

Hello Charlie---that is a nice shot---will those Shark Noses be running on your new layout ---After a long day in heavy freight service,CNR #4100 heads into the roundhouse for a well deserved rest

Ed, those sharks, Funits, Erie Builds, C liner sand a variety of PRR steam, along with a pair of Centipedes if BLI finally does release them in June as promised.
I also have some ALCO switchers that will need to have decoders along with some GP's and some SD'S.

Some more turntable action

this one was on her way home in1978. East Palestine.
Charlie