Steaming Along the Line - Episode 2 (Norfolk & Western Class A 1218)

Ride along with us on the episode about Norfolk & Western Class A 1218. Steam Operations Corporation's Scott Lindsay is our guest and gives us insights on the 1218's operation restoration, operations, and post excursion life at the Virginia Museum of Transportation.
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[@jjseibert]

Was lucky enough to get a cab tour of both the 611 and 1218 in Ludlow ky. I hope to be able to more

[@leodavis7524]

Road behind the 1218 twice and chased it many times when I saw it sitting in the museum silent, I got choked up….😢

[@CDavis-ut1ob]

Scott Lindsay is a Steam Legend!!

[@edmaphet6]

Yes this would be nice to see 1218 again but they won't let 611 run anywhere on the system so what chance does the 1218 have. Thanks for the post.

[@AdventuresOfRogersAndHenderson]

12:08 thanks for including that shot! 🙏

[@regularguy7266]

Great interview Zac, 1218 is a beauty and hopefully one day she'll breathe the breath of Steam again. I see lots if opportunities for the future of this podcast, and will be there to see it!

[@zacharycalgher3978]

At least 3985 is coming back.

[@regularguy7266]

@@zacharycalgher3978 yeah, 3985 is very lucky to have been donated to the RRHMA by Union Pacific, and now has a fantastic home in Silvis. She'll have the most thorough rebuild since either her first restoration back in 1981, or since the end of the steam era where she was retired. Also, Zac, if you are seeing this, on the topic of RRHMA/The Friends of the 261, did you get to see Milwaukee Road 261 pulling the final steam powered New River Trains in 1994? Also, interviewing one of the folks such as Steve Sandberg or someone else who volunteers or works at RRHMA would be a great episode to this podcast!

[@zacharycalgher3978]

@@regularguy7266 No, I didn’t see 261 in 1994 because I was born in 1995.

[@regularguy7266]

​@zacharycalgher3978 oops, sorry, I meant Zac McGinnis, not you. I was asking because in the first episode, he mentioned that his hometown of Montgomery is a part of the New River Train Route.

[@zacharycalgher3978]

@@regularguy7266 That’s alright.

[@danieldoesdumbstuff]

I absolutely love this type of content

[@Highrollers_Roads_N_Rails]

This was a great video and interview! Its very promising that Mr. Lindsey is so optimistic about the condition of 1218!

[@larryhealey6827]

I rode behind each of them in the mid 80s. The 1218 sounded like a jet engine going uphill. It was amazing.

[@Whistle1203]

Good job Zack well done

[@user-vf3sg5xi4g]

I got to see it back when the Cincinnati Railroad Club was running railfan trips a good while back. A monster ! I liked the 611 better because of that steamboat whistle. Love that lonesome sound.

[@gravelydon7072]

5:33 Directly under the 611 number board wearing a white hat looks to be Al Phillips who last I knew was at TVRM. As for the 1218, I saw it when it was next to the C&O H-8. Too bad the N&W didn't keep the Virginian versions of the 2-6-6-6. But then they wouldn't have wanted it to show up the Class A.

[@bov634]

I love watching Bob Saxton open the throttle, then she took off and he closed it quickly, apparently that passenger train wasn't anywhere near enough tonnage to challenge her.

[@jhonsiders6077]

I got to ride on both during the Norfolk southern steam program sad it was the first to be taken out of service near the end. When they got 611 back in service the owners made it just too expensive the NS was fun and affordable miss those days .

[@m611martin]

Great video, Zac!

[@SteamingAlongtheLine]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@nw611J]

This awesome Zack I sure hope we can get 1218 back one day. Will there be a video like this on 611?

[@SteamingAlongtheLine]

We will definitely have an episode on the 611

[@user-gk8gg1zt7l]

Good video, like!!!

[@SignalLightProductions]

Great video! Really interesting to hear about water levels being the limiting factor in Saluda.

[@SteelBeastsOfNW]

Been studying the A's for a good while now, specifically 1218. Seeing some of those photos I've yet to see, or have only seen once, was amazing. Even hearing Mr. Lindsay's experience was amazing. Glad to see others taking interest in 1218 and telling its story. Great work, guys. - SBNW

[@boboperafan]

Thanks Zac; great video. And thanks for showing my slide scan around 4:53, with my grandparents on the far left. We had stopped at the Roanoke museum in August 1978 on the way home from visiting my aunt in southwest VA. My grandparents grew up along the old PRR Atglen and Susquehanna Branch in the 1930s; the biggest steam engine that they saw back then was probably the PRR Class M1 4-8-2...they were both awestruck by the 1218 and 1604, as I recall. For those who missed riding behind the 1218, you can hear what it was like as recorded on my Sears portable cassette recorder on 7-31-87 at this KZbin link- kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWXCqp54pq2bfNU