Norfolk Southern, Norfolk - Ft. Wayne Divisions, 1984-88

Filmed by Edward L. Durnwald. Originally shot on Super 8, this was taken from a Betamax tape.
[Norfolk Southern Norfolk Division 1984-1987]
Ivor, VA 8604 C39-8
Myrtle, VA 6620 SD60
Petersburg, VA 8539 C36-7
Ivor, VA 8617 C39-8
Crewe, VA 6595 SD60
[Norfolk Southern Ft. Wayne Division 1988]
Milan, MI 8667 C39-8
Milan, MI [not further identified]
Britton, MI SD40
Montpelier, Ohio 8512 C36-7
Oak Harbor, Ohio 8626 C39-8

[@ericzerkle5214]

Those horns sure take me back to the 1980s when i was just starting to railfan.

[@worldwwwf]

I love those teardrop bells and wishbone gates!

[@tommyhunter1817]

Love the long-hood-forward running. Miss the old Southern.

[@jerrybutler605]

I live on the ex wabash in Adrian Michigan. I got to see these old girls in action daily. Miss them!

[@crlaw75]

I'm surprised that 8mm film was still used in the mid-'80's and those crossing bells at 4:17 is interesting.

[@epacm50]

Great classic signals!!!!!!

[@SignalMan9292]

The dash 7s are beautiful to see

[@b3j8]

I had the chance to visit the old Ft.Wayne Div Dispatcher's office one 3rd trick in 1981. The former Wabash main was red hot w/trains while the old Nickle Plate had 1 long coal train on the west end. And a local wkg on the east. NS almost got rid of it.

[@lukasirons919]

B3J8 thats because of a strike on the east end of the NKP along with a weaker guilford connection in the late 70s

[@b3j8]

@@lukasirons919 Yeah, I remember that. It was weird to see all that CTC, just the 2 live trains, and nothing else but stored auto racks on a several sidings! The Chief that night was not enthused w/2 teenage visitors.😀 But he put up w/us. No chance of doing something like that today.

[@lotusbandicoot]

This footage is gold! I love hearing what these trains used to sound like. My guess is that the film distorts some of the horns and slows the pitch down a little, but that's one of my favorite things about old footage. I need to subscribe to you on my other channel.

[@kyaing9047]

You really should check out Railroad Media Archive too.

[@SignalMan9292]

The unbalanced sound recording just makes it even better

[@crlaw75]

Nice to see the Norfolk Southern logo before the horse was added on.

[@johndeerefan725]

It was the first NS logo I've seen, too. The logo without the horse is still seen today on their older locomotives that still operate, but it is very slowly fading away.

[@SignalMan9292]

I caught a dash 9 yesterday without the horse

[@b3j8]

Thanks for posting this great look back!

[@Db--jt7bt]

This is how I remember NS trains looking in the late 90s, just with more graffiti and rare cabooses. I was actually expecting to see more locomotives in SOU and NW livery, similar to how CSX was with SBD and Chessie until almost 2000. I saw plenty of Seaboard System engines- the last one was in 2006. But only one Southern engine, in 2002, and it was outside of a repair shop, probably waiting to be repainted as a thouroghbred, scrapped, or sold to a shortline.

[@gtastudioz5930]

That's My 50th Video from My Playlist.

[@nicholasmedovich6729]

i think 8667 is a C39-8E. And there were also C36-7A locmotives on the NS roster. Correct me if I’m wrong on this.

[@SignalMan9292]

The fact that there are wishbone gates and US&S teardrop

[@millzym3381]

love these

[@mikeytrains1]

Loved the video! Is this the original audio?

[@henrybent7508]

Yes, this is the original audio, I did not modify it in any way.

[@SignalMan9292]

Those gate mechanisms were still there in 2009 but replaced with 2000s safetran style

[@mutanay77]

what location were those crossings at?

[@SignalMan9292]

Milan Michigan at the Diamond

[@nicholasmedovich6729]

I think at 5:10 that’s either a c30-7 or a rare U30C

[@pinerogambrell7161]

It's a C30-7. The radiator arrangement gives it away

[@ReadingAreaRailfan]

NS in 8 millimeter this gives me weird vibes.......

[@MichiganRailProductions]

How come nearly every train, even if the engines had low hoods, ran Long Hood Forward? Was it to keep traditions or something?

[@ericzerkle5214]

Michigan Rail Productions they did until a bad wreck in 1998 in butler indiana ended the practice

[@MichiganRailProductions]

I'll have to look that up. Sounds interesting.

[@BessemerLakeErie902]

+Michigan Rail Productions They used to run locomotives like this because the longer hood was more of a barrier to protect the crew from a crash. This was done by both Southern and N&W.

[@ohboy3622]

Not to mention running long hood forward meant the crew breathed in exhaust as well. Running this way made some sense on paper but realistically was not a good idea.

[@devonk.brokenburr6811]

4:17 That's an odd-sounding P5. Does anyone know why it sounds like that?

[@jpcopellosclubdefans]

And now FCCA Perú C39 - 08 #1018 From La Oroya

[@SignalMan9292]

The Dash 8s were considered GeVos after their time

[@SailorMoonRailfan]

Hope you don't mind because, I'm going to raised pitch of this. 😐😐😐😐

[@devonk.brokenburr6811]

0:03-0:16 Favorite horn. I wonder what it is?

[@SignalMan9292]

True

[@brandedmcgowan9414]

P5 or rs5t

[@SignalMan9292]

K#la something

[@devonk.brokenburr6811]

@@SignalMan9292 I also thought it was a Nathan P5 or P3.

[@brandedmcgowan9414]

@@devonk.brokenburr6811 p3 horn doesn't sound that erratic 😁 mostly p5 (both p series horns have that squealing, brassy sound) Southern Pacific p3 horns sounds more pleasant and wavy.

[@devonk.brokenburr6811]

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