Imagine being wakend up by this whistle thinking it was a ghost train

Born 3 years too late. Mom's family is all in town and around the area.

N&W 1218:Hey That’s my Whistle (Chases after NKP 765) N&W 1218:Give me back my Whistle You Fool NKP 765:Never

Wow, what a whistle. Such cool and priceless footage! I could practically feel the wind in my hair watching this 😊

this is just amazing

*18:07* Such a beautiful but haunting and mournful whistle sequence.

The F40 PHs ran wide open to generate the electricity for the rest of the train. They are some of the best sounding EMD locomotives.

The Monon did a lot of street running through Indiana. Now CSX did away with most of the Monon trackage. What still exists ties up with CR assets acquired and the Indiana Railroad.

That’s great footage! Brings back memories. We took every excursion out of Birmingham starting back in the early 80s, including the last one on Dec. 3rd, 1994. We sure do miss it. Those trips, and the men and women that worked on them, are what kept me driven towards a career with Norfolk Southern. I believe that’s Dwight Browning firing. I remember him working most of the Birmingham runs, including a couple behind 1218.

Love it Zac

I’m confused. The engineer on the left has a tiny front-facing window, does the guy on the right have one too? Can they actually see where they are going without having to lean sideways out of the window? From where I’m sitting, it looks as it they just Power this beautiful heavy monster down the track with very little idea of what’s actually in front of them. Tell me if I’m wrong.

Why did 611 stop during the run before they left

I wish i could find a video of 611 climbing in town on saluda grade on October 23 1994

It took me a second to notice, but the Hohman Avenue crossings still had MANUAL gates and no lights all the way up to the 90s. That's pretty crazy. How the hell did it manage to go that long without being upgraded?

If you close your eyes it sounds like 1218 got a third chance and had got back on the rails

Do my eyes deceive me, or is that a young George Walker firing 4501? God rest his soul. ❤

0:37 12:33 lovely 6 chime

Date?

I've said before and I'll say it again...whos got a few million and 100+ miles of mainline with 79 mph trackspeed. It'd be something to see her pulling maximum allowable tonnage.

who's at the throttle?

Literally anyone when they see an anti like beggar: Trust me people who beg for likes are dum.

Wonder how many miles it took from that estmated 10mph roll up to 45-50mph chugg she was doing? Awesome video.

I wish I could go back in time and watch when the A's and Y's ruled the N&W ! I have many of the DVDS to watch, but just standing near the tracks when they go by must have been something else! The Y's carried the freight from Roanoke and Bluefield over the mountains, headed West, and then at Williamson, the A's took over at higher speeds on to Portsmouth and Cincinnati. The N&W had over 450 articulated A's, Y's and Z's in their history. Many, if not most, made in their own Roanoke shops!

nice to see a 'double' with out it being big boy.

The only thing about 611 that I'm wondering about is why the chimes sound like the loco has laryngitis. It doesn't sound loud enough to hear from a distance.

I hate that missed this one.

10:47 The second and last time both 587 and 765 met 611 before the NS steam program discontinued.

I listened to this while i went to sleep, turns out i watched the whole video twice. Woke up feeling rythmatic lol

I like how the sound changes whenever the black smoke clears out

Sad that Melrose is now completely unrecognizable with trees and brush covering the whole area.

She definitely sounds good 👍

It would be cool to see the three sisters running again 👍

I wonder where the round, brass plates (Builder's plates?) went? I don't see them on there. They were on each side of the smokebox...🤔

Starting at the 8 minute mark, that’s Lyman S.C. heading to Wellford.

Best video of her at low throttle where you can here all the exhaust notes at 12: 15. Great video!

Why dud Noblesville have to be gay and get rid of the transportation museum. So stupid

611 is a beauty queen for sure, but 1218 can literally handle about any job given to her. The very definition of versatility.

Looks like you will get to do it again. Keep hand on the throttle and you eye upon the rail. Life is like a mountain railroad, up on the mountain sub.

First time seeing this thanks for posting

30 years later as of 2023.

Awesome Stuff

Wow Floyd & Charlie look quite young here! 😲

Watched it race a "J"; what a butt ugly machine, but when you are on a heavy train it was pulling, it just sprinted up the side of the mountain. The beauty is in the performance!

A lot has changed at IRM since 1993. Hope you plan on coming back for another visit sometime as I volunteer there. :)

971

24:32 i love how 587 sounds here

Thank you for posting this. It certainly brings back great memories!

I chase 611 from Melrose junction all the way to Asheville. I remember seeing the black roses on the side of the cab. Saluda grade is a sad shape. The rails need to restore on the line.

also i just wanted to let you know i found out from the museum that Chicago North western 1385 will be back in 2025 this is what the president of the mid continet musuem told me

25:44 the first blow could be a whistle for trainz