Using tongs, Jim Moran sticks a long, thin piece of wire into the small but very hot fire of the blacksmith’s forge.
When he removes the metal, the tip is white hot.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NORTH AMERICAN RAILCAR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION
A small railroad motorcar, or “speeder,” operates on the New England Central Railroad in 2005. Enthusiasts will bring the cars to the tracks between North Creek and Corinth in late July.
