N&W 382: The Virginia Creeper (2017)

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Norfolk & Western #382, a 4-8-0 "Mollie" type locomotive, was built in 1906 by the Richmond Locomotive Works. A workhorse of the branch lines, the engine saw work over its lengthily lifetime notably on the Abingdon Branch of the Norfolk & Western Railway's system, and a notable photography subject for the great O. Winston Link. Sadly the engine was dismantled in 1957, but her sister engine #475 escaped the scrapper's torch. Today, #475 is dressed up as her long lost sister for Lerro Photography's "Virginia Creeper" charter, the third event of its kind, at the Strasburg Railroad. Recreating scenes commonly seen on the Abingdon Branch, #382 races along the countryside with a mixed freight consist, just as she would over 60 years ago! Now please enjoy this special video brought to you by Blue Comet Productions in conjunction with Lerro Photography!
This video was filmed on November 6th, 2017.

[@RailsofMichigan]

O. Winston link would have loved this and be proud they are recreating what he preserved for us to see in the future. I wish he could have seen this.

[@RailFoxMedia]

That whistle doh! This deserves to be heard

[@user-qf8gq3eb6r]

@KeystoneRailfan .,,,

[@ekingdomoftsar7795]

5:58 & 6:33 i am at a lost for words...beyond spectacular yet simply brilliant!

[@evanf1293]

4:37 I can't believe 475 wore PRR 7002/6083's whistle!!!! How did the museum of Pennsylvania agree to this?!??!?!

[@chessiecatproductions2088]

I mean, it's not like 7002 is going anywhere anytime soon. Plus 7002s whistle was probably the closest they had to a Virginia Creeper whistle

[@evanf1293]

@@chessiecatproductions2088 Ik but still they must've had to come to some agreement when it came to the whistle on 475 for this photo charter.

[@piyasutra]

Sooo... that is the voice of Pennsylvania Railroad 7002

[@chasespadavecchia3514]

Nice touch having 7002's whistle on there as well.

[@robertmohler9131]

7002s whistle? Her whistle should be on the 7002 at the RR museum. Same with 1223. Maybe that whistle you heard belongs to #39.

[@BlueCometProductions]

It’s not like 7002’s using it or anything

[@kingofmusicandpop]

@@BlueCometProductions lol

[@delpproductions217]

It has the OG Whistle!!!! 😭😭😭

[@stripervince1]

I just biked all 40 miles of the creeper trail last week. It was beautiful

[@jrayproductions7790]

I love the sound of that bearing slop.

[@isaactierney5132]

Wow. A lot of work went into the staging of those scenes!

[@ALCOR_S3]

Holy crap, these shots are amazing. Great job man!

[@eliteproductions7636]

I love the way it flew through groffs!

[@greencrystal1138]

Bruh I’ve been here about 3 times and haven’t seen 475 yet darn

[@austinbrodzinski4444]

Is it just me or does 475 look way better as 382? I think Strasburg RR should leave her like this!

[@SouthernerFloridain2006]

Austin Brodzinski there booth class m s

[@earthorganism]

Nice valve sound!

[@michaelramsey82]

What's the story behind that smokestack? Never seen one with a "fluted" end like that. Is it some type of spark arrestor?

[@BicepsTim]

Watching this I realized one huge problem with the Strasburg trying to realistically modifying # 475 to resemble # 382 when she ran on the N&W's Abingdon Branch. The 475's tender is from a USRA Mountain Class K-2 with four wheel trucks. The tender on 382 when she ran on the Abingdon Branch in the mid 1950's was a larger tender riding on six wheel trucks that was from an early articulated either Class Z or Y-2.

[@BlueCometProductions]

I wouldn’t say it’s much of a problem

[@NortheastTrains]

6:58 in the train station

[@NW-gi1cp]

Yes

[@michaelhostetter5856]

Boy this video is a keeper.

[@BlueCometProductions]

Michael Hostetter I think you mean *Creeper™

[@anonymousfoamer5]

Keeper of the creeper reaper

[@michaelhostetter5856]

Jeepers... you’re right.

[@anonymousfoamer5]

The hills for the creeper keep getting steeper.

[@KLTrainz]

Peepers Lerro will be proud of this video

[@tonierbuckle0202]

They should keep her number as 475 but keep the white pinstripe

[@phatboy3718]

Hey chad i like it man

[@danielhulitt1212]

Not the engine I was looking for, but a delight nevertheless. Like the period touches with car, wagon and passengers.

[@seanc4877]

that sounds like MILW 261 at 2:34 although I know it is a PRR 6 chime or a 3 chime.

[@danial98]

i looked on K&L Trainz and i saw that engine

[@nileadam7336]

What if N&W 382 were never scrapped

[@TheViRoCo]

Excellent!

[@NortheastTrains]

Like the 7002 horn and 382 horn

[@TDDrummer2]

Why does that thing have two whistles???

[@sethsimmons5845]

wow that's 382's actual whistle? How did Strasburg acquire this?

[@charonsferryold]

Sadly no, it's actually a replica the Strasburg shop crew made after analyzing some old recordings of 382's whistle. However I think the real whistle may still be preserved in Roanoke.

[@garfileddrip.7528]

Keep the good work up

[@WSOR10C]

Very well done!

[@dolothedolphin]

That opening shot is very picturesque. Another great video! Also, what whistle is that?

[@KLTrainz]

PRR 7002s

[@dolothedolphin]

interesting, did 7002 not have a 3 chime? The only reason I ask is because to me it doesnt sound like one

[@That_One_Guy_In_A_Band]

@@dolothedolphin there are two whistles on the engine in this video. The deeper one is PRR 7002's 3 chime, but the higher one, to my knowledge, is N&W 382's original whistle. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's what I've heard.

[@rtb1960]

Great video!

[@brianfalzon6739]

I know that other whistle on 475 besides the homemade shopbuilt 3 chime whistle, it's LIRR 39's PRR 3 Chime whistle.

[@BlueCometProductions]

+brian falzon it's actually 7002's

[@brianfalzon6739]

my mistake

[@Manatee693]

Blue Comet Productions 7002 existed in the 80s, might exist still.

[@shanemyoutubeshit]

Mary Crosby-Roth it does, it just doesn’t operate

[@phantomj7921]

Great stuff! This is the look 475 should always have. And the whistle too! What happened to the shop built 3 chime for this trip? Wasn't available?

[@eliteproductions7636]

4:34 i saw this clip but from down the road a bit.

[@NortheastTrains]

7002 horn

[@FriskDreemurrOfBiggCityPort]

Casey Jones would be proud.

[@awp2902]

I like 475 in this scheme batter

[@EngineerDaylight]

So, if I'm getting this straight, the 475 is Wearing 382's Original whistle as Her Primary, & PRR 7002's As Her Secondary????

[@aaronspringborn34]

Second whistle sounds like 7312's!

[@Redwagon2012]

The second whistle was 7002

[@capitollimitedproductions211]

Looks like #382 was highballing it in some scenes!

[@mikeytrains1]

Brilliant video! How often ae photo sessions like this held?

[@tomyrail7468]

key spotting off 7002

[@brianfalzon6739]

I wonder if one day 475 can star in another movie in the future like it did in Thomas and the Magic Railroad?

[@phatboy3718]

Would you dont ask about 475 in thomas and the magic railroad movie brian?

[@JonathanColemanTrains]

The 382 is 475 and they make some modifications to look like the real one in Virginia on display

[@allis-chalmersb-10]

The real 382 was scrapped in the 50s. I believe there is 3 4-8-0 mastadons left in the US. 475 is the only one that runs

[@North_Texas_Railfan]

What whistle is that at 2:23? It sounds awesome

[@allis-chalmersb-10]

I believe it’s the shop built 3 chime

[@War1109]

PRR 3 Chime from 7002

[@southwestairfanimations1539]

475 has 2 whistles, the LIRR 3 chime and I don't know the other one.

[@BlueCometProductions]

+Southwest Air Fan the lower tone 3 chime is the PRR 3 chime off of 7002

[@southwestairfanimations1539]

Oh okay. Anyways, nice footages of the train.

[@BlueCometProductions]

Well thank you!

[@southwestairfanimations1539]

What was the other whistle

[@allis-chalmersb-10]

Blue Comet Productions and also LIRR 39

[@pilsudski36]

Wow - where did they find the outside braced wooden box cars?

[@atsfevan0242]

Is the reason why 475 has masqueraded as 382 a few times in the past few years and was this video filmed around the second time 475 was dressed as 382 since 2010 I believe so? And is it true she'll be masquerading as 382 again once 611 visits this fall and I hope she'll be heading there by steam. I mean if she was able to go all the way to Ohio in 1994 under her own power then I bet she can do it all the way to Strasburg Pennsylvania

[@popcorncolonel726]

I have the stealth of a freight train

[@maxm4375]

R.I.P. Richie Maggs

[@RailfanKaleb]

Did the 382 (475) really have 2 whistles on the same engine?

[@SouthernerFloridain2006]

The 475 and the 382 bolth class ms

[@alexfarrell5533]

which whistle do you prefer? 2:22 or 4:35

[@UnofficialATKProductions]

these are all the roblox sounds i been looking for for so long: 2:23 and 4:34

[@BlueCometProductions]

Sounds aren’t free, bucko

[@UnofficialATKProductions]

@@BlueCometProductions ok i just found them after looking for the original

[@BlueCometProductions]

The original?

[@Sparecards]

@@BlueCometProductionsBro, it's obviously a little kid. Don't be a twat.

[@nicholasmedovich6729]

I could be wrong but isn’t the 2nd 3 chime from a PRR or LIRR steamer???

[@Redwagon2012]

It's prr 7002s whistle

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

I think number 475 disguised as 382 is probably the only 4-8-0 type in existence in the United States other countries have 4-8-0s such as Australia

[@joneau261]

There are six 4-8-0s in the US, the 475 is just the only one operating.

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

Jonathan Eau Claire that I did not know thanks for telling me. Do you know what other railroads owned 4-8-0s?

[@taylornorton9253]

SP had some.

[@radforddivisionrailfan]

There is one SP 4-8-0 left in existence on display in California while the other five are N&W M, M2, and M2c classes.

[@EngineerDaylight]

The others are not so lucky to operate

[@anonymousfoamer5]

"Epic!"

[@NWGuyNWchallenger]

Why does it have Canadian National 89 Whistle

[@LNERfan]

4:22 You _did_ ask for permission to film that amish guy as he worked, right?

[@BlueCometProductions]

It was staged during the event, there were about 74 others shooting the same scene

[@LNERfan]

​@@BlueCometProductions Oh, alright. That checks out. Some people just kinda go around filming Amish folks like they're a costumed mascot at an amusement park and I'm glad to see that isn't the case here.

[@samnicastro2487]

What kind of whistle does she have in this video?

[@NortheastTrains]

Watch the horn

[@NortheastTrains]

I like 4:34

[@NortheastTrains]

Go to 2:10

[@nelaserdareviccinderellast8475]

4:35

[@oriontheraptor8119]

If only those cars where actually hauling goods and where not just for show ;-;

[@aaronspringborn34]

What whistle is that?

[@shanemyoutubeshit]

Aaron Springborn PRR 7002’s

[@Manatee693]

Railroads should bring back ALL scrapped steamers, reallyits such a sad sight to see steam trains rusting away with time.

[@TDDrummer2]

I am confusion

[@allis-chalmersb-10]

Why

[@geebaco5671]

lol,creeper