Another Thundering Climax: The 2021 Cass Scenic Railroad Parade Of Steam

[@spitfirebird]

I must have been a railway worker in a past life because i love the thunderous resonant sound of steam whistles.

[@greatsmokymtnsrailfan]

Awesome video!

[@oldoffy4408]

Awesome stuff. I enjoyed every minute of it. I really adore the Shay locomotives. They're truly wonderments in mechanical ingenuity.

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

Thanks! One of these days, I hope they're able to bring the Heisler over and do a tripleheader with all 3 geared types. I'm happy to watch whatever they've got though. :)

[@chessie0414]

Stunning!

[@cassscenicproductions8888]

Great video! By far my favorite parade of steam video from this year!

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@Geardproductions]

Fantastic video! Played it on the way home. Was great meeting you on the photo line!

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

Thanks! Despite the challenging weather and the, ahem, 'human interest', it was a good time.

[@MasenMonster]

21:46 *WHO AGREES THATS THE BEST WHISTLE EVER FROM NUMBER 4?!*

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

I haven't recorded Cass enough to make an informed decision. Clearly I need to do more field research on this. :)

[@Captain_Timezone]

0:43 what whistle is this?

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

I'm not enough of a whistle scholar to say, so I'll defer to someone who knows the Cass locos and the possible whistles that number 4 could have been wearing.

[@Basinrails]

15:37 The best whistle in the video. Fight me.

[@DramaCarWolf]

Awesome video! Something tells me that Shay 11’s whistle is the modified C&O 6 chime. Yes it sounds like a Reading 6 chime but it look closely and it doesn’t look like a Reading 6 Chime. But that’s just me.

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

Thanks! I have no clue on the whistles other than recalling a couple of other folks in the photo line discussing which locomotive was wearing what that day, so I'll take your word for it. :D

[@jenniferwilliams2077]

The names of the different parts of the video sound weird.

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

Not so weird when you realize they are references to the engines gathering at the depot, then running one at a time, then running one followed by two pairs, then running one pair and one trio, and finally running all together.

[@cassscenicproductions8888]

What mic did you use for this video?

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

Canon SM-V1. The original soundtrack is 5.1-channel Dolby AC3.

[@jfreelan1964]

Personally I have never been to Bald Knobb on that rr.

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

Well worth the trip, I went to Bald Knob on my first ride in 2005. I'm looking forward to taking another ride soon - this time, recording in HD instead of on 8mm tape. :D

[@DixieRailVideos]

Had a great time, but there were WAY too many people this year.

[@troyr57]

Yea, at the 8:00 minute mark the Guy in the Green thought he was the only person there 🤣

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

The 'human interest' was the topic of much 'discussion' in the line where I was. I was able to cut quite a bit out though. The kids around 17:45, I didn't mind at all.