Number 1218 Steam Giant - Incredible Pacing Shots

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The most powerful operating steam locomotive in the world travels to Florida.
This part of the country never saw an articulated steamer, until the North Florida Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society (NRHS) brought her to Florida.
Run by the Norfolk Southern, and sponsored by the NRHS, this incredible trip from the cab, Trackside and from the train! Awesome pacing shots with a gyroscopic lens, run-bys which will send chills up your spine, and sound that will blow you out of your listening seat! Don't miss out on one of the most entertaining and fastest paced videos on 1218 yet!
1218 was retired in 1959 and sat next to Union Carbide in Charleston, West Virginia until 1964. Towed to a variety of museums for static display, she remained silent for 21 years. In 1985 Robert B. Claytor, then Chairman of Norfolk Southern helped bring her back to life.
The loco underwent a two year overhaul, and in the Spring of 1987, railroad man Robert Claytor was at the throttle as the 1218 began her new life in excursion service for the Steam Division of the Norfolk Southern.
Approx. Run Time 55 Minutes
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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[@roofdriller1537]

Seen 1218 at Iager WV in 87..I was 7 years old, what a thrill and i'll never forget that beast.

[@Coreyolson-to1hh]

she's still around

[@roofdriller1537]

@@Coreyolson-to1hh no she is sitting in a shop thing now, in nazi VA.

[@Tiredoldchannel]

The N&W hooter whistle is probably my favorite.

[@MattAttack54]

Shane's Trains57 that whistle brings tears to my eyes the most beautiful whistle ever

[@skiiipawbs]

Same!!!!

[@NW-gi1cp]

Thank you

[@rogerlollar4325]

@@NW-gi1cp it's you in excursion service

[@phillyfan-182]

Has that distinctive sound

[@nickelplateroad7655]

Gotta love that whistle

[@pineapplepenguin9901]

Rode behind the 611 once, and that thing is a beast already.I can't imagine what it would've been like to see this monster of a machine running in real life.

[@animal16365]

if I had 30 million dollars. I'd have one of these locomotives built from the ground up

[@rexluminus9867]

animal16365 👍👍👍YES. I WOULD TOO. BRAND 🆕NEW ♨️STEAM 🚂ENGINE. With oil or gas fired steam.

[@johnathanhardin152]

I would build a L&N Big Emma!

[@thetigerstripes]

$30 million ? I think I’d get a Lamborghini and invest the rest.

[@jameshall3371]

@@thetigerstripes but a lambo couldn't haul revenue freight. Cars are depreciating assets for the first 40 years. A locomotive coukd make you that 30 million back in a year.

[@AtTheTowerYT]

Realistically I’d rather just restore 1218 to her former glory with that money, it would be cheaper and a much better option

[@roofdriller1537]

When i was seven or eight, my dad took me to Iager WV to see this when it came to town, truly a work of art and a beast, i will never forget it

[@TheNWClassA1218]

This was a pleasure to watch! As many people said, the hooter whistle was one of the best parts.

[@TheMNrailfan227]

This Locomotive's whistle scared me to no end when someone recorded it at night

[@TheOklahomaHotrail]

2:08 who ever is leaning on that chord sure knows how to do it! Talk about some incredible ear candy!

[@Paraffinmeister]

A clip that shows perfectly one of the biggest problems with the mallett style of articulating a loco. No way to properly restrain the lateral motion of the leading unit, if you watch closely you can see the it "hunting" from side to side constantly with the piston thrusts. What a beast of a machine though and sorely missed from the operational roster....

[@harrimanfox8961]

1218 is not a mallet

[@franciscoleonardo151]

N&W ran through my home town and as a child I loved the sound of the A's and J's with a mix of Y's. Living between the Williamson and Portsmouth divisions how I loved the main line. TODAY Greenfrog respectfully understand how I love the whistle but want to hear the locomotive as well. As a young man I operated N&W steam locomotives into film sets and little is known about that since the ads were canceled. Three trips a day a "Great Train Robbery" used N&W E class with the State Mounted Police as the robbers.. I was amazed at the training of the robbers horses as they were at the dynamics if the locomotive working hard with set stop. I am told not one copy of the 6 filming exist since then.

[@CJ_7519]

I remember, growin' up as a kid in Ashland, WV, how I used to see the N&W trains pass right in front of my house go up to the Ashland Coke & Coal Tipple and drop off all the coal they had on their runs. Damn, I miss them days, man😢!

[@robertdipaola3447]

1218, all that steel roaring down the track, with that oowerf steam whistle, like a hugh wild animal telling everyone get out of the way!!!

[@jackhollandthe3800]

Somebody needs to restore the 1218!

[@Leatherface123.]

No

[@Leatherface123.]

If You want it restored so badly then why don’t you do it

[@jackhollandthe3800]

Pssh if i could i would

[@ostlandr]

3:03 Luckiest man in the world.

[@Ronadams5272]

Let’s bring to life 1218 again , we did 611

[@northpennvalleysteamrailroad]

Awesome footage!

[@danielepelaia7875]

one sweet engine, love those old steam engine and the whistle sound

[@tommy4trains]

Nice promo! I hope one day another steam engine from NS like for its new 21st century steam Program returns to florida like SOU 630

[@wiestbound]

611's getting restored, another I'd like to see restored is one of the PRR K4s!

[@tommy4trains]

trainzguy101 yea I heard about the 611 being restored. That would be awesome of they restored one of the PRR K4's also what would be cool is if NS restored a NYC steamer for excursion service

[@alexpaumen3937]

tommy4trains i think they are restoring 1361

[@NW-gi1cp]

Good times...

[@melissakarl]

I want this train back 611 gets all the love people please I want to ride this train at least once in my life it is a huge thing for me so please please let the greatest steam giant go across America again for people out there to enjoy and see in action for the pulse rate speed and side rods go again

[@mattdotsonrailfanproductio266]

I wish they would bring this engine back

[@thepmcrew2010]

He is so awesome

[@hakeemsd70m]

I'm not a huge fan of her whistle, but what an incredibly beautiful steam locomotive. Some of the best footage of 1218. Sad that she may never run again...

[@Leatherface123.]

It won’t ever run again

[@dylanwatson1287]

I sure hope the VMT will garner up enough million dollars of money and liability to finish her rebuild that was aborted in '94 and NS allow her to run again like 611 is doing today. She's one awesome and sweet machine.

[@brycenew]

Ohhhh yeh!!

[@thomasweekley9209]

+Dylan Watson 1218 is unfortunately highly unlikely to steam again. Whilst she looks in great condition on the outside, it turns out that several parts went missing from when she was being reassembled in 1996

[@haroldfannin9554]

Thomas Weekley the parts are not missing, they are sitting in a boxcar on the museum property.

[@wobblinwheel]

"Like 611 is doing today "? 1218 is doing EXACTLY what 611 is doing today ...

[@franciscoleonardo151]

@@haroldfannin9554 Yes these selfish employees do such stupid things and that is awful. The UP did make parts some improvised others contacted the original manufacture for drawings. For NS many Southern steam is in operation and the once larger N&W looks the fool when the J upgraded for only state operation ont interstate must set up the Class A along with the J funded partly by NS.

[@brianfalzon6739]

It would be awesome if 611 and 1218 travels to Florida one day! Another I'd like to see restored is ACL 4-6-2 #1504.

[@abk2k3aaronkauflin83]

Well your in luck 1504 is being restored to operation

[@brianfalzon6739]

@@abk2k3aaronkauflin83 that's what I heard

[@RailJoyProductions]

I own this DVD. It is totally worth purchasing.

[@NW-gi1cp]

A whole film about me awesome

[@Dead_on_Arrival.]

I came here to pay respect I saw this train on Sometimes they come back

[@theark-la-missrailfan]

To be honest, I don’t really like hooter whistles. But this one sounds decent.

[@TheSaint0358]

I have N&W 1218 in HO scale and in T:ANE.

[@samuelbenge524]

Beast of the East, will you run again?

[@riesenflugzeug]

basically henry at this point he whistles too much

[@jakecollins3669]

I seriously think sounds of the T-Rex from Jurassic Park would have fitted just as well from how 1218 shows off his whistle.

[@Nathan93Baker]

That's one screaming whistle.

[@djspanky1062]

Most powerful operating steam locomotive in the world? Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 says: "Hold my beer!"

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

3:08 Bob Saxton I think

[@jeannieking7843]

The whistle sounds like a horn instrument

[@1940limited]

The horn on that diesel is almost laughable compared to a steam whistle!

[@pineapplepenguin9901]

yes lol

[@doubidoubane]

Sublime

[@Sys-Edit0r-1995]

What did you guys use to film this (camera, VTR, and Tape wise) in the 90s? My guess it was not one of the "new" all in one camcorders at the time, as the video looks like to be analog TV studio quality...

[@GreenFrogVideos]

At that time we used the 3/4" tape format with a Sony 3-tube broadcast camera, we rented a giant stabilized camera rig with a spinning gyro inside to stabilize the lens for the pacing shots!

[@michaelnolan7637]

Hey big boy didn't see any diesel engines did you?

[@Leatherface123.]

Wdym

[@jacksalvin364]

N&W A Class 1218 was pulling the first excursion for the Norfolk Southern in 1987 and she continued on the excursions duties all the way until 1991

[@danielomni9084]

The *safety* *valve* makes a hellish noise when blowing off. I think the heater should be reminded not to generate too much steam. The locomotive could *explode* 💥. The louder the tone the closer the explosion.

[@harrimanfox8961]

It's not gonna explode, that's what the safety valve is for. Also you're hearing the *WHISTLE*

[@capitollimitedproductions211]

Can I use this footage for a music video? I'll give you credit.

[@andypettit5869]

Ditch the Horn, put a two tone .

[@steamtechnicolor461]

Restore her, please!!!

[@Leatherface123.]

You want it done so badly, why don’t you do it

[@j.reynolds3089]

What is the speed control on a steam locomotive? Is there a valve that controls the steam?

[@chuckallen3615]

A throttle is used

[@caseywedel1969]

At 3:06 the first lever the engineer pulls with right hand is the Johnson Bar (equivalent to a diesel reverser) for backing up and forward movement. At 3:16 after blowing the whistle, the next lever is the throttle as Chuck Allen alluded to. You can manipulate the Johnson Bar closer to “center” at speed which acts as the locomotive’s overdrive.

[@Willysmb44]

Was this the trips in late fall of 87? Is this available as a DVD? If yes to each, I want to get a copy as I rode one of those trips.

[@GreenFrogVideos]

Willysmb44 Yes This was shot around that time, we were asked by the NRHS to shoot this trip and we used a gyro lens system to photograph pacing shots. This is available on DVD at our website. Green Frog Prod.

[@catlover2368]

I did something amazing on train simulator I put the 1218s whistle on a big boy I love it

[@PowerTrain611]

I want to like this video, but it has 611 likes...

[@sup4503]

Al stick with big boy and the challengers

[@benmacree3215]

That sounds like a British Stanier whistle, very un-American sounding.

[@southwestvirginiarailfan729]

It's an N&W Hooter whistle. I like the way it sounds, sounds like brute force.

[@drby0788]

Ben Macree its a freight whistle, alot of american steamers had those

[@sharkheadism]

Never liked that whistle

[@rexluminus9867]

sharkheadism. It sounds like some steam ship. It's OK on the waters. There's a better sounding one than this. I can't remember which 🚂locomotive has it? The U 844 ?

[@bhomas_real]

I think the N&W 1218 has a beautiful whistle.

[@haroldfannin9554]

Have you ever heard it in person, its very hard to get it to sound right on any audio recording equipment unless you spend a lot money on it.

[@rexluminus9867]

Harold Fannin Yes I've. You're right. Thank you.

[@rexluminus9867]

If you could borrow an LG V20 you might even be able to get more loud sounds . ?