Locomotive Ride Along: Norfolk & Western 611
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ค. 2024
- Ride along on a 21st Century Steam excursion out of Asheville, NC on a historic coal-fired locomotive.
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Brings back memories. Was passenger on a train pulled by old 611 back in 1956.Went from Beuna Vista Virginia to Staunton Virgina. Next to big Boy , she is my second all time favorite.
I got to enjoy two trips on this beautiful girl in the early 90s as a kid. Both trips hold a special place in my heart and is one of my fondest memories with my grandfather.
The 2nd trip (from Birmingham AL to Columbus GA) was great, but the first trip (from Bham to Chattanooga) taught me 2 great life lessons after I didn't listen to my grandfather.
1. Trains are amazing pieces of engineering, but there is nothing like a steam engine.
2. Don't stick your head out the window and look towards the head of a coal fired locomotive while in motion. 😂
6 years later and I still get goosebumps. Excellent work!
33:20 "Dude. Best. Day. At. Work. Ever!"
70 years old, but still kicking it, this old girl
What a thing of priceless, ageless, historical beauty...seeing all the people loving it makes me love it even more!
The sound is tremendous. You can't get that anywhere but the old 'Steamer'.
August 30th,1979, I was at the Roanoke museum and went up into the cab of 611.
This was 2 months before they pulled her out for the restoration.
7:00 tht sound, with earbuds/headphones, it sounds like a giant drum or a slow firing machine gun, it's such an awesome sound to listen to
That’s me standing next to the tracks at 9:42!
Nice
What does your shirt say?
I donated a bunch to her restoration, I could just listen to this for hours. add some rain sounds with this in the background, and you have a great zen video!
The 611 passed through Dublin Virginia years ago, i got to see it pass. Such a beautiful train
A very enjoyable and nicely-done video. One item of note is the people lined up in the rail yard and at the railroad crossings, proving that even in a modern age, people still want to see these magnificent locomotives in action.
I rode 765 into Chicago last year, and I was wondering what the people who didn't know about the excursion were thinking as they saw 765 streak by a grade crossing or past their backyards
Of course we do! These are magnificent, fascinating pieces of history that deserve to be preserved and honored!
@@sooline3854 My apologies for such a delayed response. That sounds like an incredible experience, and while I have yet to see 765 in person, I did manage to purchase an HO scale model of the locomotive. I also imagine people in the situation you describe above would likely be pausing before saying, "...Marilyn, did you just see...???"
@@thatoneguy611 My apologies for the delayed response. I tend to feel exactly the same way you do, both as a self-acknowledged railroad nut and a student of history for many years. In my watching other railroad videos, though, I did encounter one individual whose personal mission seemed to be the scrapping and destruction of all remaining steam locomotives, but fortunately, he seems to be in the minority rather than the majority.
@@Stussmeister would his name happen to be Angus Paul?
The plot of this movie was a little slow at first, but all the required elements were there. Sure, there were some slips in the production, but it eventually picked up speed and really delivered in the end. 4/5 stars.
LOL
"all the required elements" -- carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
The sole survivor of her class, and proud of it!
While listening to this with earbuds/headphones, u can actually hear n feel the power of 611 in not just ur eardrums, but also in ur chest
Beautiful sounds and incredible Vibes from 611. Look at her do her thing.
Yes indeed! She's a beautiful engine!!
At 23:50, the series of steps in the mini storage roofs show the grade she is on.
HOW DOES HE DO IT?
gets on every famous mainline train
If only you could include the smell of working steam!! I worked on two UPRR excursions 20 years ago in Iowa and Illinois with the 844.. seeing the fans from the Railroad perspective chasing, was an experience. I also rode behind the 611 in the mid 1990s from Chicago to Ft Wayne IN on a Chicago Chapter NRHS trip. That was a fun trip!
i loved that train when i was a little kid and i'm still a fan of the 611 today
There were so many people lined up just to see this beautiful piece of American machinery and boy I wish I could see more of them.
Excellent footage of the wheels
The ultimate steampunk ride. If you ever need a spare cameraman let me know.
I was a passenger on this excursion. We went from Spencer NC to Asheville NC and back. What the video didn't show you was the "helper" diesel engine behind the 611. Leaving Spencer, when we got on the Asheville siding a defect detector misfired and the dispatcher let us continue. But on the way back, this same defect detector misfired again and that time the dispatcher made us stop for an inspection before we pulled onto the mainline.
I enjoyed the video, but was hoping you had some cab footage as well. I drove steam here in Queensland Australia for QR, and absolutely loved seeing the huge Locomotives over there in the US. Unfortunately I never got to see J611, what a beautiful sounding engine. I imagine she's a pleasure to drive and fire. Cheers Adrian
I love, love this channel👍🏻❤️🚂. Feels like real railroading to me. Coming from an L&N family ( my great, grandfather & great uncle) I appreciate the work all the contributors put in… it shows👊🏻 & made me a railfan once again. The ride-alongs make me feel like an engineer. My great uncle let me take a very short hand at an L&N switcher in 1974👍🏻keep up the GREAT work!
Very cool! I took my kids to the NCTM to see the 611 this past Saturday. Might be my new favorite locomotive!
Beautiful piece of American machinery!
Timothy Fuller yes it is.
Agreed!
No finer whistle that the one on the 611!
This is awesome. I saw it in Strasburg when I went to their train museum. I just put the video about it up on my channel. I was so excited to see it in Strasburg that I put it on my thumbnail for my video. Thanks for sharing.
Imagine this Beautiful Engine on the NS Sunbury Line here in PA!
Great video for sure! It's nice to be able to hear the engine working instead of the usual crossing videos where all you hear is the whistle and you get to see the same 13 passenger cars go by. :) it's like riding on the locomotive itself! Nicely done.
I took the opportunity to ride in the cab in Strasburg, PA when they were doing the in cab experience. There are absolutely no regrets, only glad that I did it. I highly recommend it if you get the opportunity. It is well worth the price.
Awesome video. You really know what you are doing.
Thank you!
My Father, two brothers, and nephew, are all in this video. Haha
34:15
Imagine you were standing at this crossing to photograph, but you were on the left side and the NS train blocked your view
33:19 you gotta love that, even The NS Crew Wanted to see 611
33:21 Locomotive: "Why, hello there unfamiliar engine!"
N&W 611: hello.
Great video of an awesome locomotive!! Can't beat the quality and would love to see some of the drone footage
thank you for everything you do, it means the world to me!
Amazing machine
28:01 Locomotive: "Well well well, what do we have here?! A Party?!"
Did anyone notice the wheel slip? haha
it isn't a proper steam excursion without wheel ship
@Emmett Worden staring around the 3:30 mark.
Unique video of a cab on 611.
Awesome video, super idea, I love it.
Hi-def, cool angles...looking forward to seeing more videos!
Fantastic video!!! Thank you for the post!
Freaking awesome video Drayton! You caught some insane wheel slip in the footage too. Very interesting that NS (or NCTM) would allow you to apply GoPros to 611. Thanks for sharing, keep up the great work,
-Josh RSP
that looks like the thing i like to do install go pro's on the 611
that's okay-i wondered for the first 6 minutes or so-when is he gonna get the lead out, anyway? oonga-chucka, oonga-chucka. that's the sound of the engine laboring through the beginning of this vid. give it a listen sometime...
It was quite s loooooooong trip. Excellent editing. I would have liked to see more of the crew though. 👍🚂🙋
It would be the Virginia museum of transportation not the north Carolina museum of transportation. It goes to the museum in North Carolina for inspections since the museum in Roanoke doesn't have the facilities to inspect it. It is based out of Roanoke though
i enjoy the hole trip
there's a Facebook page with a short article about reviving the 1218 that is where I heard about it
Well I realy enjoyed that thank you very much!
awesome, thanks for the upload. very enjoyable.
Amazing video!
awesome videos somebody will allways have something bad to say over look those kinda people thanks for the great video
Incredible footage!
Very nice steam ride. :D
Super amazing video I enjoyed!!!
BEAUTIFUL!!!😀😃💗💛💚💙👍👍👍👍
I have seen that train in NC and it was awesome cause it was the first actual steam train i saw that was in use
this is my favorite one of these you have done so far, i like how you fix the camera on the front of the train near the top
i hope you do more of these in the future
peace out
Glad to see the Norfolk cars don't have graffiti on them.
Next year should be even bigger and better for alot of 21st Century Steam excursions in the future.
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Before you posted the video, I did happen to notice the gopros on the 611 as I was editing some photos I took. I thought that was pretty strange. Was this all the footage you got from the gopros?
Daaaang D.I.B back at it again with the "chooch" cams
why
+Pickles RGreat Don't worry, it wasn't. You were obviously being lighthearted. If he can't tell then he's the cringy one.
Man these ScaleTrains locomotives are getting more and more realistic. I love that synchronized ESU loksound. But the trackside scenery around Morganton could have been done better.
awesome video, thanks!
i wonder what the faces of the people were when they saw 611 come over I-240
Very Well Done!!!
American industrial might in action!
Really would like to see this locomotive in action going on down the tunnels here in oldfort and the loops
Doubtful that will ever happen again.
Why's that if I can ask just curious
@@DelayInBlockProductions With all due respect to the camera placements and to the person who placed them there, which were all great, there was too much jumping around with the angles.
would be nice of we could get a 30 minute shot of the connecting rods
She is carrying the correct Hancock Longbell 3 chime whistle, It is off another J. The Claytor whistle left when Preston left, which I believe was because of disagreements over the Spirit of Roanoke stickers on her cab....maybe other concerns also...who knows. To my eyes they shouldn't be on there, but to have the 611 operating again it's really an insignificant point.
Wow, what a trivial thing to be upset about. Don't get me wrong, I know the Claytors have done great things for rail history preservation but that seems petty.
I knew it was the correct type of whistle, but it definitely doesn't sound the same or as good as the other one. I believe I read somewhere this was because the old whistle has been "steam cut", meaning broke in through years of use giving it it's unique and beautiful sound.
Also, correct me if I'm wrong but I believe I also read elsewhere that this whistle was made brand new to the original specifications for the Hancock longbell 3 chime whistle used on the J's.
To clarify, I meant that I read the whistle the 611 is currently using is the one that was made new, not the one the Claytors have.
+Josh That's a good question, I'm not sure. I think the one on her now is owned by Scott Lindsay and is an original N&W whistle. I don't believe she is carrying the new one....but again I'm not 100% on that. As for the issue with Preston leaving, yeah it was surprising but that is the reason as I've heard floating around, not sure if other factors were at play or not.
+Josh She has a different Hancock 3 Chime from last year. This one is (supposedly) from N&W 610, the previous engine in her class that was scrapped. The bell was also raised so that it would sound decent without over-blowing (this is why you have a lot less play in the whistle from last year).
+Ryan Seals
You're right, it does sound improved as supposed to last year. It doesn't sound as shrill now. I'd love to see the original whistle back on but it does appear the people involved are doing the best they can to rectify the situation and this might be a decent compromise. The most important thing is that the 611 is running again.
3:55 that's me in the blue hoodie
I love this video ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️
Very cool!
Amazing! Wish I could do that.
Love the video, as usual. Will you guys be going out west to video tape Union Pacific #844 this year? I'd love to see what you guys could do with her.
Sometimes, there is a slow rhythm that isn't always there. I wonder if it is either the stoker or a water pump.
what was the highest speed 611 went on this excursion? When is it in the video?
what was the attachment for the gopro?
shes at strasburg railroad
12:31 looks like the 611 passed by the Home Depot!
Any footage like this of 611 going down the loops to Old Fort??
Amazing video! What happened at the end did it stall or stop to allow the parked train to proceed?
Pretty sweet😎
I have seen a lot of videos on this engine and I have noticed that it is very prone to driver slippage compared to other northern types. I wonder why?
Very nice 😊😊😊😊
Love the video. Only thing that is wrong is way too much shots of the wheels. This needs more on top footage.
I'm daydreaming about a future where there's high demand for high speed electrified rail transport, like they have in Japan. However there's just one problem in this hypothetical future: a severe shortage of copper, making electrical motors uneconomical to meet the demand. With the situation desperate, engineers contemplate revisiting the designs of the streamliner era of steam, but of course it's out of the question due to emissions requirements. Then it hits them -- there was the answer, calling out to them from history -- the SFB E 3/3 8522! YEs! Electric power could be used to fire a steam boiler! The railway engineers hastily re-implemented the most effective designs from the peak of the steam streamliner era, retrofitted with electric boilers fed from pantographs grabbing overhead lines, just like on the fastest bullet trains....thus ushering in a new era of steam champions
It’s alive!
doe,s anybody know if thgis was in north kansas city two years straight in early eightys ran to moberly and back both years ?
看到至今仍保存良好的 強力機關車還拉著20節左右奔馳在廣大的美國真令人感動 !
Certainly not a thrilling excursion, except for the whistle I enjoyed each time, and there were lots of times.
How did you convince them to let you put Multiple GoPro's on the locomotive.
Clayton Cook We had permission from Norfolk Southern Corp. and VMT.
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@@DelayInBlockProductions Legendary.
How many cut aways to the driving wheels ? I would rather see exclusive view from the front !
That Locomotive is capable of 100 MPH. Just curious as to why the engineer only had it at 30% throttle. Maybe speed restrictions on that line. Loved the video. :-)
WTF? no freight line in the USA is capable of 100mph safely.
ESPECIALLY east of the mississippi river.
@@jeffreymcfadden9403 The NEC is
@@sharkheadism but steam engines aren't allowed on that line
Man were they injecting water for like 20 minutes straight?
Norfolk and Western 611
10:49 [train chugging]
Do you ever fear that your cameras will fall off or anything?