Here is a video by H. Reid showing an N&W Class J in freight operation. Also, there is film of the 1959 NRHS excursion with Class A and Y6b.
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Fantastic!
That was remarkable and thanks, need to watch this again!
Great movie!
I almost got to meet H. Reid back in 1993. He was going to be the guest of honor at the 1993 N&W Historical Society convention in Portsmouth Virginia, but sadly he passed away a few months before the convention was held.
Meanwhile, only the N&W would be wise enough (or crazy enough) to put Timken roller bearing rods on a freight engine, the last Class A's #1238-1242. Hey, they worked great on the fourteen Class J's, why not try them on a freight engine. I wonder if there was any thought to retrofitting them on the older A's.
With that Scott Joplin music did anyone else expect to see Paul Newman and Robert Redford make an appearance?
Stuart
I googled H. Reid film collection and only came up with the youtube videos (which is fine of course). Does anyone have a link or where more information on this person can be found?
@hokie71 posted:I googled H. Reid film collection and only came up with the youtube videos (which is fine of course). Does anyone have a link or where more information on this person can be found?
Where have you been all of these years? He wrote the Virginian book. Wikipedia has him listed.
thanks, It has been a long sleep in the Catskill mountains I guess. It appears I should have left off "film collection" in the search. Funny how google did not like that at all- nothing showed up in scrolling four pages.
Next time, I guess I need to buy Ovaltine, join the secret club, and get the decoder ring. Jim, tell us next time. 
N&W built the right locomotives for their railroad.
What the "H" stood for was a carefully guarded secret!
hokie71: Have you never heard of H. Reid's classic, Rails Through Dixie? (Photos by legendary John Krauss). Some of the younger folks here may be unaware of this classic, but if you have any interest in long-gone steam railroading in the US South, this is not to be missed!
Another H. Reid classic is his Extra South.
I do appreciate filling in my blind spot on Mr. Reid. I can add one thing (his first name) when I found him on wikipedia:
Harold A. Reid (also known by the pen name H. Reid) (1925–1992) was an American writer, photographer, and historian. Reid is best known for his railroad-related photography and published works.
