Late 80's until 1994 were by far the best years for the steam excursion program. I was fortunate enough to ride behind 611 twice. Columbia, SC to Spencer, NC in 1990 & Columbia to Kannapolis, NC in 1992. 1218 was supposed to pull the latter, but apparently bridge restrictions prohibited her from pulling that year. It's truly unfortunate that current NS management doesn't see the value in steam excursions from a PR perspective. They could sure use some these days. Thank you for another great video!
Agreed! It was definitely a great time to be out railfanning and the variety back then was fantastic. Thanks for watching the videos, glad you enjoy them.
This was my favorite whistle the 611 had
Late 80's until 1994 were by far the best years for the steam excursion program. I was fortunate enough to ride behind 611 twice. Columbia, SC to Spencer, NC in 1990 & Columbia to Kannapolis, NC in 1992. 1218 was supposed to pull the latter, but apparently bridge restrictions prohibited her from pulling that year. It's truly unfortunate that current NS management doesn't see the value in steam excursions from a PR perspective. They could sure use some these days.
Thank you for another great video!
Agreed! It was definitely a great time to be out railfanning and the variety back then was fantastic. Thanks for watching the videos, glad you enjoy them.