On a hot summer afternoon, an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 4-8-4 thunders past a small desert gas station. The attendant, who has operated the station for decades, is so used to the trains that he doesn’t even give this one a glance. Gary Hoover of Florissant, Mo., took the photo on his old HO layout. He printed the image on black-and-white paper and hand-colored it with Marshall photo oils to make the print look like an old color photo.
Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day features images from our archives, celebrating decades of model railroad heritage and excellence.
