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These Photos have survived the "First Cut"

Crossing The Bridge
Not Steam Category
Photographer: Gary Stites
email: elyranchers@earthlink.net

GE 47 Tonner at Joshua Tree Southern Railroad Museum.

Getting Ready for a Long Day
People Enjoying the Hobby Category
Photographer: Geoffrey Kepka

Steve Farmer prepares this 15" in. Gauge Hudson Steam Locomotive #3000 for a long day of running at the 2009 Sandwich Fair, In Sandwich Illinois.

New York Central 4-8-4 - In the United Kingdom!
Steam Category
Photographer: Phil Durrell

A touch of the US in the dear old GB! No - not New Jersey, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

We'll be baaack!
Steam Category
Photographer: David R. Busse

Beautiful 15"-gauge 2-4-0 under construction by Fred Eisner of Adirondack Live Steamers gets ready for the highway trip back home to New York after her "showing" to ATT&NW visitors during "Friends" weekend, 2009. Fred Eisner, George Cottner doing the pushing. Eisner hopes to have the completed locomotive here next year, running, for the 2009 "Friends" weekend.

Engine Wiper
People Enjoying the Hobby Category
Photographer: David R. Busse

Engine wiper Mark Pfeifer from Wisconsin gets ATT&NW 801 ready for a day of running during the 2009 "Friends" weekend.

Best Time of the Day
Steam Category
Photographer: David R. Busse

ATT&NW 4-8-4 #801 takes a spin on the Woodsvalley Farm turntable in preparation for a day of running on the Arborway, TT & Northwestern Railroad in Crawford County, MO.

ATT&NW night run at Ozark Mountain Tunnel
People Enjoying the Hobby Category
Photographer: David R. Busse

Outbound ATT&NW train on Meramec Subdivision about to enter the spectacular 800-foot Ozark Mountain Tunnel, during 2009 "Friends" weekend. Consist is GP7 locomotive 452 and cars from now-defunct Bell Gardens Railway in California. Engineer is Don "Tennessee" Angles; conductor in caboose is Fred Vergenz.

Night Arrival
Not Steam Category
Photographer: David R. Busse

GP7 452 arriving at Woodsvalley Station on ATT&NW after a night run.  Engineer Don "Tennessee" Angles

Frank, Live Steamer
People Enjoying the Hobby Category
Photographer: Richard Finlayson

This is my good friend Frank, who's expression matches how I feel when I am running my engine.