Painter Series 3: High Hoods, Fast Freights, and Norfolk & Western 1218 on the Piedmont (1990)

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In episode 3 of the Painter Series, we're going trackside to Norfolk Southern's Piedmont Division where we'll see a variety of freight and excursion trains near the town of Central, South Carolina.
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[@bretthightower5468]

This is a valuable asset to us modelers , can pick up accurate paint schemes and car numbers . Noticed how clean and un - graffiti the equipment is.

[@danmathers141]

These videos of steam engines remind me of my childhood. There was a very busy train line near my house where I could see Trains both passenger and freight day and night.

[@John-wd5om]

This video is absolutely brilliant with lots of interesting motive power especially 1218😊

[@jeffbyland7128]

Looking forward to more of the painter's series Good old fashioned railroad I miss those days..

[@ericgoer]

I remember watching high hoods on Norfolk and Southern's main line into Knoxville TN back as a teen back in the mid 90s. There is a park in Faragutt Tennesee called Concord Park, which is now called Anchor Park, that offered some great rail fan-watching!

[@cadenmcmexican7999]

Love the Painter Series!!!

[@GreatSmokyMtnRRfan1988]

Love this specific this is my local line I'm in love with this footage

[@tommyhunter1817]

Man, I miss all the long hood- forward running. Open auto racks, wishbone gates, and cabooses too.

[@wrangler70jkujeep74]

Long live SOUTHERN & Norfolk & Western . Remind me as kid watching Southern MP .72 on S Line got ride in last Southern Railway caboose conductor let me ride he said going be last caboose on S Line . Ride in Hot Box and switch over to NS it was a shock. Now S line is run by local freight only out of Spencer to Oyama on to Asheville NC . Then to Tennessee it's changed so much thanks to series brings back memories.

[@haroldalexis4200]

A wonderful relaxing & nostalgia of all the trains viewed. The live streamers are awesome. Wonderful video gets a 5 star rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍🎥 🛤🛤🚂🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃

[@tokugawa12able]

Great videoa. A healthy number of flat wheels, even back then. But did we ever call what we now normally term DPU’s “slaves”?

[@DelayInBlockProductions]

On the Southern and later Norfolk Southern, lead locomotives with radio control equipment were known as "Master" units while mid-train units were called "Slaves." As you can probably guess, the HR department at NS labled these terms as offensive in the late 1990s, so they went away and found more "sensitve" terms for mid-train units.

[@williamflowersrailfannerpr3808]

I'm loving this already

[@ashleydorsey2538]

In my head all i here when watching this is the Norfolk And Western theme song

[@reddog-ex4dx]

I think this is the third time DIB has released this video. I remember because I commented on the engineer taking a sip of coffee.

[@lowellvillerailfanproductions]

I miss 1218 I loved the steam engine I wish it was still running. I love that whistle is so awesome

[@rogermccraney8119]

I love it !!👍🏻😊

[@kevintaylor3427]

Hard to believe you could watch a long freight train without the stinking graffiti back in the day. Thanks, Ed!

[@killerbees177]

You mean work of art

[@rogermccraney8119]

Yeah they had consequences for people who did things then!

[@l.hefner8872]

Wow!

[@NKP-1985]

Amazing content love it

[@Sillycar86]

Wait, I think this video was released before, I remember watching it yesterday

[@RailPreserver2K]

Tell me did painter ever catch 1218's last run through Georgia or South Carolina before being retired? I'm just curious because until this series aired I had no idea 1218 and 611 ran through gainesville, Lula and Toccoa. I've been to all 3 places but 30 years too late to have seen either engine.

[@ChainsawNW1218]

ChainsawN&W1218, another great vintage RR video with the high hoods and all the old EMD and GE power, I love the A Class 2-6-6-4 # 1218 My favorite steam locomotive 🚂 and that single note hooter whistle, I live in Galax VA and have gone to the Virginia Museum Of Transportation since I was a kid, I wish they could one day restore the 1218 if You ever get up to Roanoke VA check out the Great 611 Steak 🥩 Company, VMT and O Winston Link Museum!🚂🛤

[@mackfisher4487]

Mr. Painter, does a very good job of filming trains. Some others videos are out of focused and particularly irritating pan to quickly. Mr. P. seem to plan his shots well.

[@kittty2005]

Only in Georgia can you hear names like Tugaloo and Tallapoosa, very unique names.

[@MikeP1030]

Tugaloosa,Alabama😀

[@2Railz]

Ok, cabooses. My understanding was that they were largely gone by the early 80s, and remained on trains traversing VA until that state's law requiring them was repealed in 1987 (I think?) Clearly there is more to that story - do we know why these trains were continuing to operate with cabooses into the early 90s?

[@taslimchoudhary1253]

🌳🚂🇮🇳🚂🌳 Awesome

[@michaeljudge860]

Any idea if N&W 1218 still operates?

[@maxm2317]

No. It’s been out of service since the end of the 1991 steam season. It hasn’t run since then, nor will it ever.

[@ulf55hananon]

Vilket år blir det ändrat från en topp lampa till två lampor även nere på tåg i fronten. In which year will it be changed from one top lamp to two lamps even down on trains in the front Tack

[@DelayInBlockProductions]

It was mandated by 1997 but railroads gradually started adding them to older locomotives around 1993.

[@rogerlollar4325]

1218 is 611's man

[@killerbees177]

What was the purpose of the radio box car.

[@2Railz]

It housed the radio equipment for the remote control systems, allowing one engineer to operate multiple locomotives spread throughout the train. The equipment was expensive and bulky, so having it in a separate car allowed it to be kept where it was needed. It could also work with any locomotive which had an MU connector. Later, this equipment got smaller and cheaper and so it was installed in more locomotives, negating the need for a separate radio receiver car.

[@williamlee1429]

Yes, as late as 1990 and no graffiti yet

[@danoleary5287]

I enjoy the trains but don't miss all the graffitti on them these days.