The definitive record of one of America's best loved documentary photography projects O. Winston Link's photographs of Norfolk and Western, the last major steam railroad in America.; The two previous books, now out of print, sold more than 100,000 copies in all editions, demonstrating the attraction of Link to both rail and photography enthusiasts.; This book offers both the greatest hits and previously unpublished images, offering a well curated sampling that should attract both Link experts and those new to his work.; The book will come with a CD of Link's sound recordings of the railroad.

O. Winston Link (1914 2001) photographed the last major steam railroad in America, the Norfolk and Western, in 1955 60. A successful advertising photographer as well as a superb and innovative technician, Link undertook and financed the project on his own, working with the cooperation of the railroad. He chose to make most of his photographs at night, which required him to deploy massive flash arrays and he set up his shots meticulously in advance. His brilliant black and white prints established him as an important American photographer and specific images have become modern classics. In addition to his black and white photography, Link shot the railroad in colour during the day. Tony Reevy, administrator at the UNC Institute for the Environment and advisory editor of Railroad History, is an author who has published two books, four chapbooks of poetry, and more than 100 poems and articles. He often publishes articles on American railroading, including features about railroad photographers Lucius Beebe, Jim Shaughnessy, David Plowden, and Walker Evans.