Fifty Years After Link, Then and Now along the Link Trail
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The photographer O. Winston Link (1914-2001) earned praise both in railroad and photographic history for his amazing portraits of N&W steam. Fifty years after Mr. Link made his famous portraits of steam in the night, we revisit many of these places to see what has changed and, surprisingly, what has not.
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| Producer | Revelation Video |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 1 hour |
| Narration | Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | NTSC, Region Free, View Worldwide on Computer |
The photographer O. Winston Link (1914-2001) earned praise both in railroad and photographic history for his amazing portraits of N&W steam. In Roanoke; Virginia, where were created the black machines which reflected the synchronized flash from Mr. Link’s elaborate arrays, stands a museum dedicated to his efforts. Fittingly housed in the former Norfolk & Western passenger station, the 0. Winston Link Museum displays not only photos ranging from huge murals to many unpublished works, but also his camera and flash equipment, artifacts of the fifties such as a gravity gas pump and general store shelves, and various N&W memorabilia.
Fifty years after Mr. Link made his famous portraits of steam in the night, we revisit many of these places to see what has changed and, surprisingly, what has not. Vintage film of 1950s action at Roanoke and elsewhere blends with steam excursions of the 1980s and modern NS freights to provide a half century perspective of change. Visit with a couple pictured in Mr. Link’s convertible at Vesuvius, VA, as they reminisce about the event. Visit, in addition to Roanoke, depots at Matewan, Green Cove, and Abingdon, all of which display the lore of the N&W. The trains are totally changed. The buildings in some cases still stand. But the mountains remain, as does the hospitality of the people in the rural towns where 0. Winston Link worked his nocturnal magic over a half century ago.
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This program showcases a variety of Steam & Diesels on the Norfolk & Western at locations like Cooper West Virginia, Blue Ridge Depot, Portsmouth Ohio, Hagerstown Maryland, Shenandoah Junction, Luray, Hawksbill, Stanley, Grottoes, Waynesboro, Vesuvius, Lofton Hill, Buena Vista, Lithia at Milepost 218, 611 & 1218’s homebase in Roanoke, Bonsack, Montgomery Tunnel, Bluefield, North Fork, Welch, Iaeger, Astonia, Matewan with a 1987 movie poster starring the late James Earl Jones, Bob Gunton, & even Nickel Plate Road 765, the Tennessee & Virginia state line at Bristol, Kenova, Pulaski, Groseclose, Max Meadows, Rural Retreat, Marion, 7 Mile Fork with a troublesome bridge for cars, the Abingdon Branch with 433 on display as sister engine 475 continues to operate at the Strasburg Railroad in Pennsylvania not to mention a small station that is now a museum at Green Cove, Whitetop, & so much more.
Besides N&W with 611 & 1218 that also includes the 1987 NRHS Convention which by the way, Pentrex, the late Greg Scholl, Mark 1 Video, & Video Rails was also there, as well as a bonus film: Operation Fast Freight, other road names are shown like Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific, Conrail, Southern, New York Central with 6894 that has since moved to the Whitewater Valley, Western Maryland, CSX, HLCX leasing with an MPI unit, Baltimore & Ohio, Chesapeake & Ohio, & US Army with 2-8-0s triple-heading.