I know they aren't living things, but she looks like she's having a blast going fast again after being stuck going at slower speeds on the Strasburg Railroad.
You know what I also LOVE about this line? The telephone poles and wires along the tracks are incredibly intact overall (maybe they even still use them in spots)! It gives it a true "old-school America" feel. I bet 611 and her crew haven't seen many of those in recent years.
6:327:46 OMG that puffing sound was awesome dude that is one powerful chuff I want to see 611 in person I just love this locomotive Please let it be a crossover with 611 and ATSF 2926
@@TWIGYBNSF yeah the chuff noise is like 125 miles away until it approaches the crossing I can bearly hear the whistle been drowned by the stack talk which is very powerful
It we would be interesting to see both of them running there. The 611, designed for pulling power, not speed, would have an advantage over the 80 inch drivered 2926, although the 2926 has the same boiler pressure and on the inch larger cylinders. Also they could double head.
Nice video. Virginia scenery is something I've never tired of seeing. Those GP-40s almost hurt your eyes they are so shiny! Beautiful horns on them too.
It great to see N&W 611 in action again. I've always LOVED her art deco looks and still do. There are many great shots in this video. Thanks for posting this interesting video.
Nice work. Couldn't stop watching. With so many trips on the schedule there are numerous opportunities to photo document the train in this gorgeous part of Virginia. I'm looking forward to being out along the route over the coming weeks.
I was on that train. Had a nice seat in the dome car. I saw someone outside with a nice camera rig filming. Based on the perspective, it must have been you. I was lamenting I couldn't see the locomotive running, so thanks for posting.
Magnificent catches of the train coming by and pass, I like it 5 stars, keep up the great work, my friend, you earned a new subscriber, Greetings from Portugal to the USA.
Can one imagine the pride of the men and women that both built? And restored that Locomotive. Watch her come to life again? Wow! They don't build them like that anymore.
Very nice. I've had the opportunity to see #611 up close in my home state (Hint: We have a famous bell) and ride behind her, though it is heartening to see her really get to stretch her wheels in this instance.
I stopped overnight in Roanoke six years ago, then visited the VMT the next day. I had visited 611 at Spencer shops the day before. After the museum I heard north on US 11 to Harpers Ferry. A beautiful drive through the Shenandoah valley in my ST. No interstate! After a brief look around at Harpers Ferry, I started home and drove all night. Got back to Macon county Illinois about 5am and took fresh doughnuts home for the family.
My son is special needs and he loves trains 🚆🚃🚄🚅🚇🚈🚉🚊🚝🚞🚋🛤 especially steam locomotives 🚂 like 611 and he is overjoyed to see her pulling excursions on a main line again and hopes that she will more often like she used to. He also hopes that the 2 Canadian 4-6-2 Pacific's 1286 and 1238 return to Virginia and pull excursions like they use to in the early 1990s.
Great video. Love that sound of raw horse power. Iron horse at his best. I do not understand why. The disease Train. Pulled it back. ??? I would like to ride.
15:50 The Buckingham Branch has talk of getting a government grant, mostly from Virginia, to replace the sectioned rail with continues welded rail, that should include a new sub ballast to make for better passenger service. The Buckingham Branch was so mushy and worn out before it was taken over by the company that prominently called it the Buckingham Branch it was almost unusable with its main user being Amtrak. The upgrade should make it able to have the normal maximum speed limit of 79 mph for passenger freight tracks in the USA. It would be nice if it were to go the next step to be upgraded to the maximum of 110 mph for at-grade road crossing railroads without moveable barriers or limited access (perimeter fencing). 125 mph passenger service on freight tracks has worked very well in the UK. The UK has almost no level crossings as they call them. Instead it has very low height clearance over its railroads allowing low bridges over it and very height restricted railroad cars along with having narrower width restrictions then typical for standard gauge railroads. Above 110 mph requires movable barriers at road crossings and perimeter barriers such as fencing of the railroad ROW. After 125 mph there can't be at-grade crossings. Amtrak's SuperLiner II cars are speed rated to 125 mph and are over 30 years old. In the USA to get 110 mph passenger freight tracks right now and likely for the foreseeable future appears to require public support and funding, but nothing like the expense of ultra 350 kph high speed rail and its running costs. The main reason for a lot of the expense for speeds over 79 mph on railroads is federal restrictions placed on railroads because of people trespassing on their railroad corridor property and consequently getting hit by trains. With that in mind some public money support for minimizing at-grade crossings and paying for public at-grade crossings seems warranted. I've never heard or read a news report of private at-grade crossings having fatalities or major injury. There are also many sections of freight tracks that could be upgraded to be free of at-grade crossing and putting light fencing around them is sometimes done anyway. With that, except for curvature restraints the line can be configured for very high speeds.
Takeshita to stand near those cylinders because she sounds alive and primordial. I know, I’ve been there. And I was scared because I came to believe she lived.
Wow 10k?! Thanks everyone who's enjoying the video!
611 is always awesome to see! 👍👍
Yes indeed!
I was lucky enough to be there to capture the Victoria Station event with my drone. Such an awesome experience. Nice work your video is awesome!!
Awsome! Thanks!
I know they aren't living things, but she looks like she's having a blast going fast again after being stuck going at slower speeds on the Strasburg Railroad.
I feel that she does have a spirit, a soul, especially when she bellows under speed.
@@pstnus2 You're right! They do seem to have life when running.
Doing what she was made to do. Beautiful.
Steam Locomotives are the closest thing mankind has ever created to an actual living being.
Wrong noobs, machines have souls too
That first runby was amazing! 611 once again at speed, maybe not fully, but the Spirit of Roanoke/Queen of Steam is still putting on quite a show!
Oh yeah, the BBR and the steam crew really put on a show! :D
You know what I also LOVE about this line? The telephone poles and wires along the tracks are incredibly intact overall (maybe they even still use them in spots)! It gives it a true "old-school America" feel. I bet 611 and her crew haven't seen many of those in recent years.
2:56 It's amazing to hear the jointed rails hearing the Clickity Clack or clanking sounds since most railroads have welded them together
Yep! Just like the good old days
6:32 7:46 OMG that puffing sound was awesome dude that is one powerful chuff I want to see 611 in person I just love this locomotive Please let it be a crossover with 611 and ATSF 2926
The stack talk was intense and amazing!
@@TWIGYBNSF yeah the chuff noise is like 125 miles away until it approaches the crossing I can bearly hear the whistle been drowned by the stack talk which is very powerful
It we would be interesting to see both of them running there. The 611, designed for pulling power, not speed, would have an advantage over the 80 inch drivered 2926, although the 2926 has the same boiler pressure and on the inch larger cylinders. Also they could double head.
Amazing! This is new territory for 611! On the former C&O Mountain Division I think.
Yep C&O Mountain Subdivision. My local sub is the C&O Piedmont Sub which is the next sub to the east.
nice i’ll be up there next weekend to catch her!
Nice video. Virginia scenery is something I've never tired of seeing. Those GP-40s almost hurt your eyes they are so shiny! Beautiful horns on them too.
Yeah, they keep their engines so clean!
It great to see N&W 611 in action again. I've always LOVED her art deco looks and still do. There are many great shots in this video. Thanks for posting this interesting video.
Thanks a bunch! It's been a long time since she put on a show like this since her prior steam excursion years
Great catches awesome capture and amazing video
Thanks and glad you enjoyed it!
Nice work. Couldn't stop watching. With so many trips on the schedule there are numerous opportunities to photo document the train in this gorgeous part of Virginia. I'm looking forward to being out along the route over the coming weeks.
I rode her yesterday the best time of my life 🚂
I felt the same when I rode on the Friday trip! :D
I was on that train. Had a nice seat in the dome car. I saw someone outside with a nice camera rig filming. Based on the perspective, it must have been you. I was lamenting I couldn't see the locomotive running, so thanks for posting.
Nah that wasn't me, but I saw who you are taking about
The Incab experience at Strasburg was amazing !!!
I bet! I'm hoping to experience that opportunity when the chance comes
Nice video, Thanks. My F-150 is now part of 611 history. That whistle sounds so good, especially hearing is through the gap.
Thank you! I definitely agree with the whistle! Since it's N&W #608's whistle, she sounds just how she did in the 80s and 90s excursion years!
@@TWIGYBNSF Yeah...it's not a Class J whistle. It's a Northern Pacific Yellowstone 3 Chime. What locomotive it exactly came off of is still at large.
I absolutely LOVE this video, and I absolutely LOVE seeing her pace in the mountains.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it
Magnificent catches of the train coming by and pass, I like it 5 stars, keep up the great work, my friend, you earned a new subscriber, Greetings from Portugal to the USA.
Thank you so much! :D
Well done!
Can one imagine the pride of the men and women that both built? And restored that Locomotive. Watch her come to life again? Wow! They don't build them like that anymore.
Thank you for the video. I enjoyed it very much.
This is a fantastic video
Thank you!
Nice to see 611 operating by herself at speed. I would love to see her for myself one day.
Yeah! Maybe one day they'll do that with all matching N&W coaches
@@TWIGYBNSF I doubt it will happen like that, seeing that the line that 611 was traveling on is ex C&O territory. But it would be nice.
Very nice. I've had the opportunity to see #611 up close in my home state (Hint: We have a famous bell) and ride behind her, though it is heartening to see her really get to stretch her wheels in this instance.
Oh nice! Yeah I definitely agree, she did put on a great show thanks to the crew and the BBR!
Please take 39 both going to and leaving Goshen.Goshen Pass on the Maury River us well worth seeing. Seeing it twice even better!
nice video
I stopped overnight in Roanoke six years ago, then visited the VMT the next day. I had visited 611 at Spencer shops the day before. After the museum I heard north on US 11 to Harpers Ferry. A beautiful drive through the Shenandoah valley in my ST. No interstate! After a brief look around at Harpers Ferry, I started home and drove all night. Got back to Macon county Illinois about 5am and took fresh doughnuts home for the family.
Sometimes I-81 is so congested that taking Rt.11 isn't a bad idea. If you're a tourist, you get to see so much more.
My son is special needs and he loves trains 🚆🚃🚄🚅🚇🚈🚉🚊🚝🚞🚋🛤 especially steam locomotives 🚂 like 611 and he is overjoyed to see her pulling excursions on a main line again and hopes that she will more often like she used to. He also hopes that the 2 Canadian 4-6-2 Pacific's 1286 and 1238 return to Virginia and pull excursions like they use to in the early 1990s.
The money shot 2:45
I was lucky enough to go on the run from Allen Park to Fort Wayne, Indiana, a few times, nice video
Thank you
Did I spot ex-Metra/C&NW bilevels??? Cool to see them still in use out in the wild.
Yep they sure are. They were also previously owned by the Virginia railway express but they are former CNW
The burnout!
Great video. Love that sound of raw horse power. Iron horse at his best. I do not understand why. The disease Train. Pulled it back. ??? I would like to ride.
I was in the Southern Diner car on the 1st run on Saturday with my wife Neice and Nephew!
Awesome! We were on the first trip too! We were on the Burlington Cafe coach behind the bi-levels
15:50 The Buckingham Branch has talk of getting a government grant, mostly from Virginia, to replace the sectioned rail with continues welded rail, that should include a new sub ballast to make for better passenger service. The Buckingham Branch was so mushy and worn out before it was taken over by the company that prominently called it the Buckingham Branch it was almost unusable with its main user being Amtrak. The upgrade should make it able to have the normal maximum speed limit of 79 mph for passenger freight tracks in the USA.
It would be nice if it were to go the next step to be upgraded to the maximum of 110 mph for at-grade road crossing railroads without moveable barriers or limited access (perimeter fencing). 125 mph passenger service on freight tracks has worked very well in the UK. The UK has almost no level crossings as they call them. Instead it has very low height clearance over its railroads allowing low bridges over it and very height restricted railroad cars along with having narrower width restrictions then typical for standard gauge railroads.
Above 110 mph requires movable barriers at road crossings and perimeter barriers such as fencing of the railroad ROW. After 125 mph there can't be at-grade crossings. Amtrak's SuperLiner II cars are speed rated to 125 mph and are over 30 years old. In the USA to get 110 mph passenger freight tracks right now and likely for the foreseeable future appears to require public support and funding, but nothing like the expense of ultra 350 kph high speed rail and its running costs.
The main reason for a lot of the expense for speeds over 79 mph on railroads is federal restrictions placed on railroads because of people trespassing on their railroad corridor property and consequently getting hit by trains. With that in mind some public money support for minimizing at-grade crossings and paying for public at-grade crossings seems warranted. I've never heard or read a news report of private at-grade crossings having fatalities or major injury. There are also many sections of freight tracks that could be upgraded to be free of at-grade crossing and putting light fencing around them is sometimes done anyway. With that, except for curvature restraints the line can be configured for very high speeds.
Wow they had a good turn of speed! What railroad was this run on?
It's called the Buckingham Branch Railroad
@@TWIGYBNSF neat! I’ve never heard of them
Nice video! I have a question, what oil can I use to lubricate my 1st Gen WCH Mechanical Bell?
Thanks! I just use Labelle 108 Oil. But any kind of metal to metal oil I'd use too
Finally, she sounds like a J again, not a UP engine...
Amen! I was told 611 is wearing one of it's sisters whistles #608
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Takeshita to stand near those cylinders because she sounds alive and primordial. I know, I’ve been there. And I was scared because I came to believe she lived.
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