Customer Reviews

Steam and Steel 2010 Wall Calendar (Calendar)

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This calendar continues in the trend of the past few years. Popular photos include the Seven-Mile Ford and the Roanoke turntable. These high-quality black and white photos will later be framed for permanent display. This item is similar in appearance and quality to the 2009 and 2010 calendars.

I've bought this calendar as a Christmas gift for an O. Winston Link/train enthusiast every year for the past 4 years or so. I don't think there's ever been a repeat usage of a photo in any of the calendar years. Mr. Link took a great many photos of the steam era and wonderful photos they are!

I absolutely love Winston Link photographs. I have tried other calendars with train photos - this one is the very best (my opinion of course). Other calendars lack the power and presence that Winston brings to the image. He has a great eye for what made steam engines so impressive. Viewing these photos remind us of what we have lost when we retired these fantastic machines.

This calendar contains excellent reproductions of the unique photographs of O. Winston Link who developed his own system of capturing images of the last steam locomotives in active service. What makes these images so unique is the fact that the photographs were mostly taken at night using an elaborate system of remote controlled flashbulbs. This may not seem like a big deal today, but at the time of this work it was truly exceptional.

Bought the calendar for my husband, a life-long model train buff. He likes it. There's no better recommendation.

This is the fourth year I have purchased this calendar and I am very impressed with the photography and the descriptions that go along with the pictures. I highly recommend this calendar for any railfan!

Very nice photo prints you could frame these prints once the calendar expires in 2011. If you like americana or steam engines or just admire fine black and white photos this is a good bet.