N&W 611, "Going Home" 1983

Going Home documents the first Restoration (from 1981-1982) & Homecoming of Norfolk & Western Class J 611 in August of 1982. 611 (which was leased by the Norfolk Southern Railroad from 1982 - 1994, for usage in the Southern Steam Program) was used extensively from 1982 to 1994 in excursion service for the Southern Steam Program until it's fire was dropped for the final time in 1994 (following the conclusion of the Southern Steam Program.)
For those interested in learning more about 611's time in the Southern Steam Program, please consider watching the Southern Steam Program Documentary (also on the channel):
• The Story Of The South...
This 20 Minute promotional film was put together by Commonwealth Films of Richmond, Virginia in 1983 for NS & was one of 2 promotional films created for NS (documenting the revitalization of N&W 1218 & N&W 611, for usage in the famed Southern Steam Program.) The other being "Steam People", Produced in 1988 for NS (covering the restoration & 1987 Excursion Season of N&W 1218.), which can be seen here:
• N&W 1218, "Steam Peopl...
This film (along with Steam People from 1988) was available for purchase, directly from Commonwealth Films on the VHS, Betamax, Video 8, Umatic & 16MM Film Video Formats.
As of 2023, this film & Steam People have yet to see a remastered edition or a re-release.
Nickel Plated Productions does not lay claim to the ownership/copyright of this program. Ownership/copyright belongs to Commonwealth Films. This has been uploaded in an effort to preserve its historical contents.

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12:20 Lee Lively: The sleek streamlined train filled with exciting passengers. Ahead of her, crowds of people many of whom have never seeing a steam train wait to wish her well.

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The "spirit of cooperation" between two major railroads merging into what we now know is crap apparently ended in 1994. The NS has become what it has become and it started in '94.

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5:25 Lee Lively: In the 1940s, Norfolk and Western and Southern jointly passenger 5:29 trains over the rails and these crack streamlined 5:33 trains were often pulled by the power of J class locomotives.

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Footage once used in Shining Time Station.

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Which part?

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2:26 Lee Lively: The Js pulled America's last fine steam 2:29 train the Powathan Arrow daily, between Norfolk, Virginia and Cincinnati, Ohio.

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5:17 you can see Chesapeake & Ohio #2716

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Steam boiler behind the 2716.

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Nickel Plated Productions can you upload more 3751 videos and a day out with Thomas at the Strasburg railroad 1999?

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No, I do not have any more 3751 videos in the archive at this time that are lost media. I also do not upload videos that are still available for purchase on DVD.

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@@NickelPlatedProductions what DVD actually?

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9:40 is what I came for!

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0:20 [train chugging] 3:20 [train chugging]

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