Matthew Bryant prepares breakfast for the crew of caboose #12 during a Historic Transport Preservation, Inc, Steam Special from Strasburg on November 7th, 2021 being pulled by Norfolk Western steam locomotive 475.
The caboose was built in 1925 by the Standard Steel Car Company and was used as Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton RR #95. It arrived at the Strasburg Railroad in 1964.
According to Wikipedia: Strasburg Railroad (Norfolk and Western) No. 475 is a 4-8-0 “Mastodon” type steam locomotive owned and operated by the Strasburg Railroad outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania. Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in June 1906, it was part of the Norfolk and Westerns’ first order of M class numbered 375-499. Today, No. 475 is the only operating 4-8-0 type in North America and the Strasburg Rail Road’s oldest operating steam locomotive.
Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Irex 11mm, f/4, 1/100, ISO 2000.