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Yes, it’s a model - 1
1: It is hard work hauling heavy tonnages up a 3.3% grade, but
the mighty C&O H-8 Allegheny #1641 makes short work of it.
Here we see one of these articulated monsters spewing great
volumes of steam and smoke. Crandel Overton says “I used
photo stacking to get the depth of field, and a colleague used
Photoshop™ to add the nice smoke stack effect. I used Sage-
light Image Editor™ to create the plume of steam from the me-
chanical lubricator’s heater near the smokestack.”
2: John Winters photographed this Pennsy GP-7 #811 as it
crossed the city viaduct heading South to Connellsville with
an empty string of hoppers on the JDS&E.
The JDS&E went into receivership in the late , 20's. The Penn-
sylvania Railroad seized the opportunity to own a North South
bridge route connecting Johnstown with Rockwood. The B&O
has trackage rights on the JDS&E, with a connection at Debster-
grove to Connellsville.
The GP7 is an Atlas model and is running on a Micro Engineer-
ing bridge kit.
We think John's done a great job capturing a gritty urban scene
from the mid-20th century with this model scene. The low
camera angle adds drama and realism to the photo. This is
some excellent modeling and photography, John!
MRH-May 2013
