William Gordon

Fri Apr 6 20:27:10 EDT 2018

Looking at the photo gallery of the Graham County RR.  The Graham County #1925 down at the North Carolina Transportation Museum may still have that ESSO oil can shown in one of the earlier photos.  I know it was there years ago when I was a brakeman and conductor at NCTM and 1925 was under steam..

Best Wishes to All,
George Weber

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William Griscom Coxe Gordon passed away on Thursday March 15 2018 after a brief battle with cancer according to his family. He was 80 years old.

The NWHS family knew Bill for his masterful photography documenting many eastern railroads, including an unsurpassed collection of Norfolk and Western photos from the late steam, early diesel era. He shared his extraordinary photos and memories generously for three years through his Flickr account. To date there have been 3.6 million views of his photos. An amazing statistic.

He worked as a steam power mechanical engineer after graduating from the University of Virginia with a degree in mechanical engineering. He loved railroading since watching the main line Baltimore & Ohio pass by his dad's business in Wilmington, Delaware as a kid. A subscription to "Trains" magazine and scores of weekend trips across the backcountry of Virginia cemented a lifelong love for the hobby. Between the years 1957 and 1962, Gordon made dozens of trips across the Appalachian landscape capturing the honest character of the region. He continued to pursue his passion for photography even into recent years including 611 excursions.

His daughter's words sum it up best "He will surely be missed by many and in our hearts always."

https://www.flickr.com/photos/130647200@N05/albums<http://LHBSPAM.LEXINGTON.COM:32224/?dmVyPTEuMDAxJiYxNGVmNGVhYmJkOWNlYjExYz01QUM4MDA0N18xNjEzNl8xMTI0NV8xJiYxZmJlZjk1MTdkNDMyYzM9MTIyMyYmdXJsPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3JTJFZmxpY2tyJTJFY29tJTJGcGhvdG9zJTJGMTMwNjQ3MjAwJTQwTjA1JTJGYWxidW1z>

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