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ABOVE: Northern Central 4-4-0 No. 17 York poses at the old Glen Rock, Pa., mill (now a restaurant) as part of Steam Into History’s railfan day. The Wrigley’s sign is a nice touch, even if Spearmint Gum didn’t appear until 30 years after the Civil War. BELOW: No. 17 passes by the restored station at Hanover Junction, Pa., where Abraham Lincoln changed trains on the way to Gettysburg. STEVE BARRY PHOTOS, NIGHT LIGHTING BY STEVE BARRY AND MICHAEL T. BURKHART
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WHILE TODAY’S TOURIST RAILROADS seldom portray the steam era with much accuracy (a freight Consolidation pulling a hodge-podge collection of coaches isn’t exactly authentic for the 1940s), you have to remember that, for the most part, they are in the entertainment business first, with historical authenticity provided only as far as equipment and budget will allow. There are exceptions, but even the best operations have to make some concessions to the modern world. Photo charters can remove as many of
the compromises. Enough rolling stock is often available to put together a respectable mid-century train (albeit with details missing such as freight car ladders and roof walks). But what about the historic eras where little original rolling stock still exists? Steam Into History in New Freedom, Pa.,
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tackles the Civil War era. It is located not far from Gettysburg’s hallowed battlefields, and the line features the station at Hanover Junction where Abraham Lincoln changed trains on his way to deliver the Gettysburg Address. For its railfan day on September 26, 2015, the railroad dropped as much of its non-authentic look as possible, running its 4-4-0 York (built by Kloke Locomotive Works in 2013 to resemble a locomotive of the 1860s) with a three-car train of reproduction coaches. For the night photography train, a group of Civil War reenactors came out to pose in the shots, joined by an enthusiastic crew on the York. Is it 100 percent authentic? It can’t be,
there’s too much of the modern 21st century woven into everything trackside. But is it effective? Certainly so. — STEVE BARRY
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