In June of 1953, John Prophet packed up his car and drove out of Buffalo to begin an excursion by heading east/south-east. He visited Altoona, Tyrone, and Cresson, PA, and he also went as far as Cumberland, MD... always trying to stay within sight of railroad tracks... always on the lookout for active steam engines on ANY railroad.  On June 28, John found himself in Shawsville, VA. His intentions may have been to photograph and record trains of the Norfolk & Western in Roanoke, but instead, he visited several smaller towns outside of Roanoke and was able to make some incredible recordings of very active N&W Y6 engines, J-Class engines, and more. It was 1953, and the N&W was still holding on to their steam engine fleet to haul coal and passengers. They wouldn't announce their intentions to eliminate steam for two more years. John was very fortunate, and we'll listen to his N&W recordings and much more in this season finale of Living With Steam.

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