Cargo Movin' People - Norfolk & Western Steam in Strasburg [Music Video]

Last weekend, I made a journey to the Strasburg Railroad to see the Grand Reunion of the two operating Norfolk & Western steam locomotives - 475 and 611. I made the entire trip within 45 hours, arriving midway through a Saturday afternoon photo freight with the locomotives and then participating in a Sunday morning photo freight with 475 dressed as 382, the locomotive made famous by O Winston Link's photographs of the "Virginia Creeper," before heading home that night. Despite the tight schedule and the cloudy skies I had a fantastic time, the people at Strasburg really know how to put on a good show. Unfortunately, when I began the editing process I found that my microphone had been acting far too sensitive and many of my shots from Sunday had distorted audio. While the majority of my footage is still usable, sadly a few clips were completely unsalvageable. So, I had the idea the make this little tribute video to N&W steam to give these shots a home where they can be showcased free of their audio tracks. This isn't my usual type of production, but consider this a preview of the full-length normal video which should be up tomorrow.

[@deloresjimenez79]

The NEW takes me back home the train use to run by. house were. I was about 12 yrs old then.in in my 70s now such wonderful memories.I love to hear it blow as I look at videos.

[@SPNGMalibu18]

Great video!

[@ThunderboltSirenStudios]

I noticed that 611 passed the abandoned Federal Signal Model 2 at the beginning of the video. Though I didnt see the siren itself, it did see the unmistakable overgrown pole.

[@jamesyee4143]

Very cool engine 611 thanks for sharing 😊

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

Thanks for watching!

[@Labridgeve]

I feel like the trains have a secret personality... N&W 611: 😑 N&W 475: 😊

[@destroyergaming637]

1:58 That wheelslip though

[@jackiemorales8940]

I know😂

[@TrainChamber]

I think you were in the same charters as my crew & I. Neat video!

[@GalaxyShorts22]

These are one of my favourite songs

[@mylesspear]

Now that. That’s poetic!

[@mattdotsonrailfanproductio266]

I’m actually going to ride 611 this Friday

[@roxisdiecast]

I wish I was that lucky, how was it?

[@NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast]

Watching this while I’m 5-10 miles out!

[@SouRwy4501Productions]

Beautiful steam engines those 611 and 475. The last of their respective kinds

[@phiraphongphothong2903]

รอรอั

[@suanyang2556]

😮

[@dakotamurray7184]

Don't forget 1218

[@SFSFan12222A]

Wait but 433 is also a presvered m class (not operational but it’s is possible for restoration considering it’s under a roof in a park where vandalism rarely happens

[@renegade3577]

1:58 A little wheel slippage from 611.

[@SouthernerFloridain2006]

That hooter really good

[@railroadvelocipedeproductions]

I love it and I was there seeing the 611 and 475 together I did videos of it 😃

[@Tri-Light2749]

Nice, where did they meet?

[@JoshRyanScott]

Awesome work as always!

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

Thanks Josh!

[@SantaFe19484]

Awesome video!

[@ZanderParr]

Yeah you should see it at the little railroad museum

[@ZanderParr]

Like like almost thousands of people people people people loves trains like nowadays because I love steam engines the steam engines were bigger than the new ones and they still work on the railroad

[@anunggaming]

Great video

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

Thanks!

[@USSCFan148]

1:31 I would listen to this part all day

[@OfficialSEIC2K6]

The great N&W reunion with N&W #611 and N&W #475 posing as #382

[@pnwRC.]

For being goofs, this sure did make great video!

[@Union4014]

my favorite part is when he says norfolk and westeern, theres no stopping us

[@shaundamckinnon1547]

Me to

[@Union4014]

southern railway be like: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT

[@Maunico0809]

Merge

[@d-fender4489]

The Strasburg Railroad could be the next Norfolk and Western Railroad

[@loganhane5270]

I can agree

[@ChristopherORourke-s7g]

The Strasburg Railroad is our country’s oldest railroad. Norfolk & Western was the King of steam locomotives which had the very best steam locomotive whistles.

[@trainlover123trainsrock]

We're cargo movin' people, we do it everyday. We move the freight this country needs (Across the USA!) Like coal and steel and automobiles you bet we know the way We're cargo movin' people from N&W Railway Norfolk & Western, there's no stopping us Service you can count on from people you can trust When it's cargo movin' time it's time to put it on the line Of Norfolk & Western, there's no stopping us We keep the cargo rollin' every hour of every day From out in Kansas City (Down to Norfolk Va.) No matter what the country needs we'll get it there ‘cause hey We're cargo movin' people from N&W Railway. Norfolk & Western, there's no stopping us! Service you can count on from people you can trust. When it's cargo movin' time it's time to put it on the line. Of Norfolk & Western, there's no stopping us! Norfolk & Western, there's no stopping us!

[@Hclol_9]

Well done putting the lyrics you done a very good job well done

[@SouthernerFloridain2006]

I’m fan of NS so I liked the N&W

[@paducahandlouisvillerailro3309]

I have the original last nickel brass Norfolk and western railroad spike

[@thomasandtrains487]

Every time you see n&w 382 that's 475 drested as 382

[@jamesridoni]

I still refer to NS as N&W

[@MaryHaight-wh4on]

The 475 got into a crash

[@SouthernRaiIs1186]

Is 611 being leased by the Strasburg railroad or something?

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

611 visited Strasburg for one month last fall. It has been stored in the roundhouse at the North Carolina Transportation Museum ever since.

[@SouthernerFloridain2006]

How about the Southern Railway?

[@pravoslavn]

Ya know, the song used here strikes me as having been written by someone who doesn't really know much about the railroad industry and its vocabulary. The word "Cargo" was used in the ocean shipping and air freight industries, not for railroad traffic. On the railroads and in the trucking industry, the things hauled were (and still are) referred to as "Freight." If you wanted to know the status of business in general, you would never ask a railroader or a trucker, "How's Cargo?" You would ask him, "How's Freight?" And his answer would be, "Freight is up" or "Freight is down." Before you romp on me for being a hyper-purist, talk to your neighborhood trucker, or better yet, go read the historical documents from the ICC (Interstate Commmerce Commission,) which regulated all haulage by rail, truck, air and water. The general public is now entirely out-of-touch with everything railroad, and they only know us as the guys who block crossings. So it is only natural that the talking heads on the television screen should refer to railroads as "train companies," and to rail freight as "cargo" and make suchlike blunders. They just don't know any better... How do I know this stuff...? Well, for starters, I worked in the business for 46 years.

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

I don't know who wrote it but the song was made for an official N&W ad campaign so someone at the railroad thought cargo an acceptable term

[@jacksalvin364]

We're moved the freight this country need.

[@hectorsproductions2018]

Across the USA.

[@Dr.Disney]

@@RebuffedGravyWe’re Cargo Moving People. From NW….Railway

[@BarryH1701]

Why do I get a C.W. McCall vibe out of this song?

[@tobylou8]

Who sings this theme??

[@bweldon13]

Cw McCall

[@stuartadamsrailfanningvideos]

@@bweldon13 CW McCall was the stage name for Chip Davis, the director of Mannheim Steamroller.

[@Kaiser7068]

Hello I’m JediMaster from MemeCorporation Inc. I see a great potential in this song for becoming a meme (ps: How did I even landed here I’m not even a rail fan LOL)

[@tobylou8]

@@stuartadamsrailfanningvideos Thanks for the heads up. Why it took YT 6 month's to inform me... . CW McCall is William D. Fries. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._W._McCall

[@Aydensufianthestreamlined858]

wanna skip? here 0:31

[@ІринаДворняк]

With cross of USA ❤❤❤❤❤

[@benturner472]

Bro what's with 475 having the number 382???????

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

N&W 382 appeared in many famous photographs taken by O Winston Link when he visited the "Virginia Creeper" line. It was scrapped but 475 is of the same type so it has been redecorated on several occasions for photographers.

[@benturner472]

I didn't know Strasburg did that!

[@BestEngineerEver333]

This bro is Casey Jones

[@rudycarlson8245]

Does anybody know where are the 611 is today?

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

In the roundhouse at the North Carolina Transportation Museum, she's been there since leaving Strasburg last year.

[@rudycarlson8245]

@@SmokyMtnSteam is she being kept there during the virus? Or is she coming back to Virginia?

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

@@rudycarlson8245 She'll return to Roanoke eventually, but the timetable is unknown. Likely they're waiting for a good opportunity to run her in Spencer again.

[@rudycarlson8245]

@@SmokyMtnSteam Thanks for the info!

[@rudycarlson8245]

@@SmokyMtnSteam is the 611 still at Strasburg?

[@kepoexpresssurabaya162]

Yyyaaaayy

[@rachelben8827]

🎉❤💔💔💔🥲💔

[@Mika_4679]

Bro 611 is scrapd already

[@thomasandtrains487]

What not it didn't

[@project_Streamliner909]

No it isn't?

[@Dr.Disney]

What are you talking about? 611 is still in Virginia

[@MPT_Productions]

Great video!

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

Thank you!

[@MPT_Productions]

SmokyMtnSteam you’re welcome!