A great video of a beautiful locomotive. The ash dumping sequence was fascinating. I imagine the old timers back in the day carried out the dump a bit more proficiently. I love a good cab ride video and this was fun.
I know it will never happen but I would love to ride an old steamer and see what it was like in tha old days. I love these old trains amd I'm glad that people restore them and still run'em down the line. Great video by tha way
Check there web pages through out the year. Normally, each year, for a price you can ride in the cab or be at the throttle. Well worth whatever the price.
Go on NKP 765 as there is no bobblehead ruining the atmosphere of a genuine steam locomotive. Pere Marquette has a bobblehead since 2014. NKP 765 is better as there is a space to put your coke above the firebox and sounds better. NKP 765 also has the advantage of looking more like the Polar Express.
Raised in Lakewood, Ohio and NP tracks ran just behind our backyard on Sloane Avenue. Later moved to Hall Avenue and NP crossed Hall just south of our place. Walked those tracks many times and crossed that Rocky River trestle a time or two. I can STILL hear that whistle in my head and loved hearing it in your video. My grandmother and aunt were in the theatrical booking business in Cleveland and provided the entertainment for the Nickle Plate Old Timers meeting at Cedar Point for a number of years. If I was good, they often took me along. Thanks for the trip down memory lane! Great videos.
I, too, have had the sweet privilege of riding behind 765 Nickel Plate from Owosso to Alma, Michigan on one of their Fort Wayne Historical Society's excursions there while attending the Steam Railroading Institute's 2014 Train Expo last June 21, on our Engineer Ken Ristow's own Birthday & run that day at the throttle, after myself, and my 3 friends, Leandras Jones, Sara Kammeraad, and Troy Kleman all celebrated with him in the Hospitality tent enjoying his delicious Birthday cake made just for him, my sweet icing on my own recent Birthday present cake this ride afforded me, and I composed a song about Ken and the "765 Nickel Plate Road" I wrote along the way on! I have yet to meet Rich Melvin in person, but am sure I will one day soon, I hope! Great shoootin here whoever filmed this informative and wonderful video, your camera and interview work with Rich, very "Well done!"I also very much enjoyed all the crew's work helping keep the train on time and doin what they do best keeping 765 under steam! Way to go mister's! And, "Thanks Rich Melvin--You Rock Coal!
Soo Line she does have a stoker. You can see the valves for the jets by the fireman's hip at 20:17. They were hand stoking because she isn't working hard enough to need the stoker
Blake Biermann I love reading comments on train videos. No one is ever mean or calls other people stupid or anything. Just a group of friends talking about trains and learning.
That is n will always be ma dream job ta be a steam train engineer n operate a steam train engine n have ma own steam train passenger n freight service
9 minutes in and still no view of the fireman and those controls..So far this is a crappy video job.. 9:45 : What is this, traction ? Where's the sound of the engine ? !! !2:00 still completely silent engine !! Well, 12:25 there's the whistle at least..Glad I moved this video up some 10 -15 minutes. Very poor, claustrophobic, shakey photography...And the sound ? Mostly people yappin !! Sorry, but that's the way it hits me.
You have obviously never been on a foot plate. The loco sounds quite different from there, you have to be working it reasonably hard before you can hear it chuffing.
A great video of a beautiful locomotive. The ash dumping sequence was fascinating. I imagine the old timers back in the day carried out the dump a bit more proficiently. I love a good cab ride video and this was fun.
Wow, that’s epic!
Rich was a great engineer
I know it will never happen but I would love to ride an old steamer and see what it was like in tha old days. I love these old trains amd I'm glad that people restore them and still run'em down the line. Great video by tha way
I love this locomotive. PM 1225 also. I would give anything to ride in the cab. Awesome video!
Check there web pages through out the year. Normally, each year, for a price you can ride in the cab or be at the throttle. Well worth whatever the price.
Go on NKP 765 as there is no bobblehead ruining the atmosphere of a genuine steam locomotive. Pere Marquette has a bobblehead since 2014. NKP 765 is better as there is a space to put your coke above the firebox and sounds better. NKP 765 also has the advantage of looking more like the Polar Express.
Raised in Lakewood, Ohio and NP tracks ran just behind our backyard on Sloane Avenue. Later moved to Hall Avenue and NP crossed Hall just south of our place. Walked those tracks many times and crossed that Rocky River trestle a time or two. I can STILL hear that whistle in my head and loved hearing it in your video. My grandmother and aunt were in the theatrical booking business in Cleveland and provided the entertainment for the Nickle Plate Old Timers meeting at Cedar Point for a number of years. If I was good, they often took me along. Thanks for the trip down memory lane! Great videos.
Nice, the narration from Rich!
David McDo
I, too, have had the sweet privilege of riding behind 765 Nickel Plate from Owosso to Alma, Michigan on one of their Fort Wayne Historical Society's excursions there while attending the Steam Railroading Institute's 2014 Train Expo last June 21, on our Engineer Ken Ristow's own Birthday & run that day at the throttle, after myself, and my 3 friends, Leandras Jones, Sara Kammeraad, and Troy Kleman all celebrated with him in the Hospitality tent enjoying his delicious Birthday cake made just for him, my sweet icing on my own recent Birthday present cake this ride afforded me, and I composed a song about Ken and the "765 Nickel Plate Road" I wrote along the way on! I have yet to meet Rich Melvin in person, but am sure I will one day soon, I hope! Great shoootin here whoever filmed this informative and wonderful video, your camera and interview work with Rich, very "Well done!"I also very much enjoyed all the crew's work helping keep the train on time and doin what they do best keeping 765 under steam! Way to go mister's! And, "Thanks Rich Melvin--You Rock Coal!
Susan Lary
Susan Lary
Susan Lary
Wonderful video. Thanks for sharing.
What a great video
Soo Line she does have a stoker. You can see the valves for the jets by the fireman's hip at 20:17. They were hand stoking because she isn't working hard enough to need the stoker
Ah. I've never been in the cab of a steamer before, so i wouldn't know what I'm looking at. I just know the basics of the Engineer's side.
Not a problem, everyone learns something new every day
Blake Biermann I love reading comments on train videos. No one is ever mean or calls other people stupid or anything. Just a group of friends talking about trains and learning.
Justin Newhall
That is what I like about train videos on youtube, too. It's like a different site when you watch train videos.
Thanks Justin, I noticed that's true and I try to use that attitude to everyone I talk to, whether it's on the Internet or not
I thought that 765 had a stoker! I didn't know she was a hand bomber!
Soo Line theirs only one 765
I love the whistle in this video. does any one know what kind it is?
Joey I believe a Nathan 6 chime
It don't sound like a Nathan 6 chime to me.
765 whistle is Nathan 6 chime
765 whistle is Nathan 6 Chime Whistle
Joey I believe it’s a Nathan 6 chime the same one it always had
I want a ride! How can I get a ride?!!!!
ok Why not taken in Fort Wayne ??
What do you mean?
That is n will always be ma dream job ta be a steam train engineer n operate a steam train engine n have ma own steam train passenger n freight service
Hey Mark this isn’t welded Rail It’s Just Real Rail Train’s Rock Back and Forth.
🌇nkp 765 cuyahoga 🎶
short TRAIN 🚂🚃🛤
9 minutes in and still no view of the fireman and those controls..So far this is a crappy video job.. 9:45 : What is this, traction ? Where's the sound of the engine ? !! !2:00 still completely silent engine !! Well, 12:25 there's the whistle at least..Glad I moved this video up some 10 -15 minutes. Very poor, claustrophobic, shakey photography...And the sound ? Mostly people yappin !! Sorry, but that's the way it hits me.
Mark Harris Yes, and notice the hogger almost never gets out of HIS seat. Only when there's no one there to jump on it.
Mark Harris I
You have obviously never been on a foot plate. The loco sounds quite different from there, you have to be working it reasonably hard before you can hear it chuffing.
Mark Harris to bad ya don’t like it. Maybe ya could have done better maybe not .
You’ve clearly never ridden in the cab of a steam locomotive