N&W 611 Whistle Compilation II- At Speed!

[@scottcupp8129]

I'm at a loss for words. So beautiful!!!!

[@CaptainJustice166]

Great compilation man! Love 611's whistle!

[@nssteampunk4865]

+Captain Justice It is a Hancock Longbell Steamboat 8" 3 chime whistle

[@CaptainJustice166]

+Erich Diebold Ah thanks!

[@harrimanfox8961]

Captain Justice The one in the video is A Union Pacific FEF-3 whistle. N&W 610's whistle is currently in use on 611

[@MidwesternRailfan]

@@harrimanfox8961 yes Union Pacific FEF-3s and Norfolk and Western J Class 4-8-4 Northerns have the same kind of whistle. They are both Hancock 3 Chimes.

[@frutaltumanzanis279]

0:28 0:51 1:12

[@NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast]

Sadly because I’m only 14 and never saw her in operation in the 80s, that whistle will always be the whistle that defines 611 for me. I wish it wasn’t but it is 😂

[@SCL3618]

Late 90s whistle was always my favorite, sadly it wasn't able to be heard this time around.

[@samuelbenge524]

You can still see her in service though.

[@cykablyatman6242]

@@SCL3618 exactly *K&L moment*

[@tyroneandbob9890]

I all most teared up from that whistle 🥲

[@ValleySubRailfan4643]

Fr i almost did too lmao

[@jacksalvin364]

Norfolk and Western J class 611 came rolling back to life in 2015.

[@charonsferryold]

Is it just me or does this seem like a better fit for the 611?

[@scottcupp8129]

One word describes this :Majestic!

[@thomasavensjr.2790]

N&W 611 is a fantastic piece of machinery and the whistle sound is very enjoyable to hear , the paint scheme on the locomotive 611 is very attractive with the tuscan red stripe which was applied to all the N&W j class locomotives during the steam era. I am glad that engine 611 was preserved and occasionally operates in excursion service in the modern railroading era as the 611 is one of my personal favorite eastern USA excursion service 4-8-4 type locomotives.

[@gordonsnell6735]

I love that whistle 😊😊

[@heatherallan2695]

the queen is telling u i'm baaaaaaaaack

[@lnproductions3227]

I'm back Foamers & Railfans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Quoted from "I'm Back" - Arnold Schwarzenegger.

[@samuelbenge524]

The 611 is the best locomotive God put on this earth ‼️

[@shaneisaperson3161]

If u look hard enough it's the closest thing to the NYC Hudson streamlined engines. U have to admit it reminds me of them

[@steeviepiranhaplant8836]

Shane the short slendermen not really

[@NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast]

Shane the short slendermen I actually used to think the Js where inspired by the Dreyfuss Hudson.

[@tonijohnson1290]

That whistle sounds so good!!!

[@lnproductions3227]

Is she still running an excursions in 2020? If she is someday I wish to video the Norfolk & Western's own J Class No.611. :-)

[@SCL3618]

Not running as of yet this year due to covid. If anything happens, will be later on or 2021

[@lnproductions3227]

@@SCL3618 That is some awesome video you got of 611! Thank you for replying and sharing this. ☺

[@SCL3618]

@@lnproductions3227 Thanks for watching!

[@AdmiralColdhead]

I love this whistle, but as a hardcore railman, the 1992 whistle really hits me harder than this

[@SCL3618]

92-94 whistle is by far the best to me too. Wish it could have made it back on top after the restoration.

[@ValleySubRailfan4643]

good god I love that whistle!!! 2:17

[@liezllyncanlas2936]

THE VOICE OF THE QUEEN!

[@cwright7653]

Much appreciated. Thank you so much.

[@GDP999-z1u]

i wish they would have put her original whistle on her instead of an ex UP whistle

[@NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast]

Gross Domestic Plums hold the flip on, THIS WAS A FORMER UP WHISTLE?! it suits her so well!

[@ambush_akula5261]

One way or another, this particular train class had a deep low whistle to begin with

[@gordonsnell6735]

It's an N&W whistle, which does her GREAT justice 😊😊

[@maxwellsteam5810]

i perfer the UP one.

[@MidwesternRailfan]

Gross Domestic Plums I'm pretty sure it's always had a Hancock 3 Chime.

[@stevesmith8854]

Gorgeous beast.😍😁😊😋🙂

[@TheNWClassA1218]

Awesome job!

[@samuelbenge524]

Was that first clip filmed on July 7 2016

[@ovationpdh]

Fantastic video!

[@14thStreetProductions]

its a good thing the mystery was solved around that whistle being a UP 3 instead of a NW longbell 3, closure!

[@RailfanJason]

UP whistle. It's like the voice of 844 dubbed in over 611.

[@nssteampunk4865]

+Railfan Jason Almost sounds like Southern Pacific #4449.

[@RailfanJason]

Maybe if 4449 had a UP whistle...

[@southwestvirginiarailfan729]

611 did carry a UP whistle in 2015, but now she has her sister 610's whistle.

[@airlink-ff5xe]

i think the 90s whistle sounds the best and it is the *legend*

[@stuartadamsrailfanningvideos]

The 2015 whistle was SP 4449's old whistle. I was told this by 4449's crew, including Doyle L. McCormack himself!

[@Sonuvadiggerfan-p1g]

I LOVE the 611

[@sagchaos]

0:28 the steam

[@maxwellwalcher6420]

what about the 1992 whistle.

[@SCL3618]

This was all footage I shot from 2015 onward.

[@ryanwomack9078]

I came here from Eric’s trains

[@indianarailspotter3806]

611: I'm the queen of the rails!

[@TicMonie777]

Wow!

[@hamishthedockchugger351]

611 needs to come to El Paso

[@thehobbygrade4895]

bachmann done a relly good job with thus spectrum model

[@psychojustinbennett861]

Steam locomotives r work horses and they have the best whistles depending on what the Steam locomotive is like the big boy 4014 for example

[@inkysquid4]

When you have a cough:

[@brutecompaq2999]

Do you live in spencer NC

[@DVR01]

611 is like Gordon when he races fast on the mainline.

[@florjanbrudar692]

You mean the American version of Gordon?

[@DVR01]

Yeah.

[@samuelbenge524]

Chef Ramsay is not a steam engine. He does steam fish though

[@amtrak_121]

Why wasn’t she going as fast as she was on her test run?

[@SCL3618]

Excursions had a set road speed limit per NS. Test run was more flexible, no one on board except crew, and the speed was needed for a shakedown run.

[@amtrak_121]

@@SCL3618 well then I say NS needs to increase those speed limits

[@SCL3618]

@@amtrak_121 It's a liability at that point, so not going to happen. NS has been out of the steam game since 2017.

[@amtrak_121]

@@SCL3618 what the hell is wrong with these people?!

[@amtrak_121]

@@SCL3618 is it too much to ask for a railroad that appreciates steam?!

[@rogerlollar4325]

She loves the railfans

[@veliapustetto5068]

Quella che assomiglia alla 740...

[@Cbazz]

This is over 4 years ago Things Change I'll say that Examples: Whistle Changed again in 2016 2017 the program ended 2019 goes to Strasburg 2021 pulls new river train (Rumor)

[@ITrooper089Productions]

Cba$$ I would love it if she pulls the New River Train in 2021

[@stuartadamsrailfanningvideos]

I heard that there might be a chance that either one of the 3 steam locomotives might pull the New River Train in 2021: 765, 2716, or 611. There's also a rumor that SP 4449 might pull it!

[@_630_9]

Thats not 611's whistle, just ask (former) fireup611 chairman Preston Claytor, he will tell ya. Only he knows where the real whistle is and I will leave it at that! Hell go listen to the older audio and video from the 50's, 80's, and 90's. If thats 611's original whistle, they have some adjusting to do!

[@NCXDesigns]

+Garrett Robson he's the reason it doesn't have the whistle, he refused to let the VMT use it since he owns it. So the VMT found one for sale and the new one for 2016 is from one of her sisters.

[@_630_9]

+Dustin Lehman (NCX) yeah the videos shot this year of her moving to Spencer sound totally different! Sounds so much better!

[@harrimanfox8961]

Garrett Robson That's a whistle of an ALCO FEF-3. It's the same kind of whistle 844 has.

[@stuartadamsrailfanningvideos]

It's actually SP 4449's old whistle! I was told so by SP 4449's crew, including Doyle McCormack himself!

[@mrcrocker2638]

Why does she have 2 tenders just like the flying Scotsman

[@Trainlover4472]

Bryan West one is her normal tender the other one is her auxiliary tender

[@mrcrocker2638]

Trainlover4472 i thought she had corridor tenders

[@Trainlover4472]

Bryan West no

[@harrimanfox8961]

Mr Crocker No American locomotives had corridor tenders. AUX water tenders where a common sight on the N&W and Union Pacific toward the end of the steam era. Other railroads also used AUX tenders from time to time.

[@stuartadamsrailfanningvideos]

SP&S 700 and SP 4449 both have auxiliary tenders too.

[@trainchaser17b91]

I hate the new whistle I really do It was more disrespectful of Preston claytor to take her original whistle off of her it just pisses me off that he did that

[@SCL3618]

He was annoyed with the organization, and since the whistle was his property, had every right to take it back. As much as this one lacks jn comparison to the late 90s setup.

[@trainchaser17b91]

SCL3618 he was disgusted with the spirit of Roanoke sign under the cab and that’s why he took the whistle back

[@reeganvargas7822]

Teresa The Norfolk And Western 611

[@northernrailphotography]

Sounds like a dishwasher

[@johnmarston1697]

Sounds like Big Boy 4014