S1 Switching Locomotive and its Crew, Roanoke, Virginia

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The Class S1 engine was made by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in 1948 and purchased just two years later by the N&W as the C&O converted to diesel. Link wanted to create a panoramic view of the massive steam machines he loved, but was unable to do so with the equipment he used during the project. In 1958, Link took seven vertical shots of the train, a Class S1 engine, and its five-man crew with his 4x5 camera. Pictured, from left to right, are Frank Anderson, brakeman; Joe Robertson, conductor; John L. Giles, engineer; Harry V. Crigger, fireman; and John W. Coles, brakeman. Link finally realized his goal in 1995, when he was able to combine the negatives digitally and print them traditionally.

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