From 1955 to 1960, photographer
O. Winston Link documented
the last days of steam rail travel on the
N&W Railway in Virginia and West Virginia.
Working with the N&W, Link meticulously
prepared his tableaus in advance, sometimes
using dozens of flashbulbs to capture
the "decisive moment."
His work is celebrated at
a downtown Roanoke museum
in the converted passenger train station.
I remember seeing his work in a photo
magazine in the early 1980s.
Ah, to have bought one of his prints then...
Johnny Cash, Orange Blossom Special,
San Quentin Prison
Mr. Roy Acuff, The Wabash Cannonball,
The Opry
An engine rolling behind
the museum...
