1950's N&W class J footage

[@RyanKostelnik-wg4ec]

The Js Were The Most Colorful And Most Powerful 4-8-4 Northerns Ever Built And Required Very Minimum Service

[@ShinGhidorah17]

I thought the Southern Pacific Daylights were the most colourful 4-8-4s ever built.

[@thomasavensjr.2790]

The N&W J class were a wonderful class of 4-8-4 type locomotives with an impressive paint scheme and streamlined body casing, I am very satisfied that engine 611 still exists and operates today in excursion service.

[@stevew270]

3:18, Our Queen in her working days!

[@TheGs4_4449]

She’s the pride of the N.&W.

[@m-82566studios]

@@TheGs4_4449and she rolls again today

[@maxwellwalcher6420]

611 is the Surfivor of the N&W.

[@delpproductions217]

Norfolk And Western Folks Like Me Would know that

[@maxwellwalcher6420]

@@delpproductions217 and 611 is back at Virginia again for Excursions would all the N&W j Classes be restore again .

[@delpproductions217]

@@maxwellwalcher6420 Yup…If Only Her Lil Sis K2a was Still around (._.)

[@mikecampeggio]

had this as a kid great video! I wish someone would upload NW611 on the pentrex video from 1989

[@RustyDreamsGarage]

I have another of 611 coming up you’ll like

[@mikecampeggio]

@@RustyDreamsGarage cool

[@amyreynolds3619]

The J is prettier than the daylights

[@danielboone3770]

Great show to love!

[@ebt12]

A few locations are identified in the pre-1987 footage. I wonder where the other locations are, I would love to see what they look like today.

[@RustyDreamsGarage]

There’s not much on the Peavine anymore. The tracks are there but closed from Jaybird lane to Portsmouth. The Vera Bridge has been closed for 20 years or so

[@jamesbelcher8509]

Norfolk & Western J Class 4-8-4 Locomotive 611 6:07 [train chugging] 6:58 [train chugging] 8:00 [train chugging] 17:08 [train chugging] 36:42 [train chugging]

[@csxguy3002]

13:22 K2's on a coal deag

[@RyanKostelnik-wg4ec]

Those Are Pretty Colorful Too Glad 4449 IS Still Running Even During Modern Years Any Streamlined Steam Locomotive I See OF Course Are All Colorful

[@barrywilson4270]

The J is a nice locomotive but personally I lean more towards the class A they had more tractive effort and were used as both fast freight and passenger and were the bread and butter engines of the N&W

[@BigAmp]

Understandable but those Js could go really fast, were so reliable and maintainable and for my money the best looking ever (and I'm not from the US so no nationalistic bias).

[@barrywilson4270]

One must remember the J class of locomotives were the last mainline engines built so they had advancements other engines didn't have but to really dig into step grades 611 and her sister engine's didn't have Braun of the articulated engine's my favorite being the class A

[@paul-andrelarose3389]

It always amazes me to see the extent of the rail system in earlier days, as well as the excellence of the plant. This reflected the immense human toil expanded to achieve a level of service that is unthinkable today. How much have we lost! 2024/02/22. Ontario, Canada.

[@lucytillman5463]

Otway…the Peavine!

[@delhatton]

Rode them when I was a kid.

[@amyreynolds3619]

Ns ruined railfans dreams in the southeast

[@GraceCook-g1l]

Love the history. Landscape was relatively untouched before the 60s. Always wondered if the City of New Orleans was based on fact. Very interesting content. One question what was the bar called that connected the wheels and seemed to pull the train?

[@SuperFoxyRailwayProduction6702]

25:08 i know the location, it's at Blue Ridge Parkway!

[@JessyP-u6q]

Smokey Smokey Smokey

[@jrs1218]

Where can you still find and buy these videos?

[@RustyDreamsGarage]

This was on an old vhs recording from a tv special. There are several companies that make videos though

[@robertdipaola3447]

The 611,with all moving oarts roller bearing, she could easily, easily do 110 MPH all day long

[@RyanKostelnik-k6r]

Sadly I Can't Find The Norfolk And Western Blue Ridge Steam Video Anymore Did IT Get Deleted Somehow OR Didn't IT Copyrighted Struck Just Saying

[@RustyDreamsGarage]

@@RyanKostelnik-k6r yt removed it

[@CSXT8482]

What’s with all or most of the film being sped up?

[@RustyDreamsGarage]

I believe it's the frame rate the old film cameras shot at compared to today.

[@austinross1825]

Great footage! But the audio made it almost unwatchable sorry... hearing the same whistle clip over and over again gets old really fast. Doesn't even sound like how the J's used to. It's not even lined up with the footage. I can understand having to do that with the old-school 50's footage but seems like the 80's stuff would have original sound. Great vid otherwise

[@RyanKostelnik-k6r]

why how come

[@Ian-qs3fz]

what's with the 70's porno music?

[@RustyDreamsGarage]

Do you watch a lot of 70’s porn to know what it sounds like?

[@Ian-qs3fz]

@@RustyDreamsGarageoccasionally

[@JessyP-u6q]

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[@johnuhelski8613]

GREAT VID , MUSIC SUCKS !!

[@RustyDreamsGarage]

Lol. It is what it is

[@mmandmcb14]

What's that music?

[@RustyDreamsGarage]

Who knows lol

[@turdferguson4124]

Reminds me of Chips.

[@user-oh6ze3dq6p]

Well now, I would like to see the 611 pull 18 heavyweight like the 2102 does!!!

[@RustyDreamsGarage]

The 611 has 85,000 lbs tractive effort. 2102 has 68,000. They aren’t comparable. 611 wins