Link's Color photo

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Thanks, Dave!

Best -

EdK

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Subject: Re: Link's Color photo


> Highball for the Doubleheader (NW32K) was taken at Bonsack, not Boaz.  In 

> daylight test photos (NW2134 and NW2135), a curve to the right and Bridge 

> 90 can be seen in the background.  Info from Link's notes.

>

> Dave Stephenson

>

>

> --- On Wed, 9/1/10, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

>

>> From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

>> Subject: Re: Link's Color photo

>> To: "NW Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

>> Date: Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 12:12 PM

>> I looked on the Link Museum website

>> for the image (and maybe more

>> details). I was not able to find it as a stand alone image,

>> but found it

>> as shown in a newspaper article, and as a cover for Classic

>> Trains

>> magazine. If these are the correct images, I think the

>> title for the

>> image is "Highball for the Double Header".

>>

>> > http://linkmuseum.pastperfect-online.com/37479cgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=4EAD271D-0565-4860-937C-001036681768;type=201

>>

>> > http://linkmuseum.pastperfect-online.com/37479cgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=CFA7057D-9EE0-48DD-9D94-822890684296;type=301

>>

>> This image was also used on the Link's LP "Thunder on Blue

>> ridge".

>>

>> > http://www.owinstonlinkrailwayproductions.com/Images/Slideshow/ThunderOnBlueRidge_big.jpg

>>

>> - Roger Link

>>

>> On 09/01/2010 10:56 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:

>> > Link made a famous photo called "highballing the

>> hotshot" or something

>> > like that. It was ostensibly made at Boaz, and shows

>> Asst. TM Bill

>> > Tanner (I believe) highballing doubleheaded As on the

>> "House Car Run".

>> > They'd left the A-tank off the lead A so both of them

>> could be in the

>> > picture.

>> >

>> > Trouble is, the shanty at Boaz was not next to the

>> main line and had

>> > slight differences from the one in the photo.

>> >

>> > Anybody know where that photo was actually made?

>> >

>> > Ed King

>> >

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