Norfolk Southern Steam Freights
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Modern revenue freight trains – pulled by vintage steam! This was when Norfolk Southern’s steam program was running at full steam. See 2-6-6-4 N&W #1218, 4-8-4 N&W Class J #611, 2-8-2 NKP #587 and 4-6-2 L&N #152 – at the head of modern freights!
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| Producer | Greg Scholl Video Productions |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 45 Minutes |
| Narration | Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | NTSC, Region Free, View Worldwide on Computer |
Modern revenue freight trains – pulled by vintage steam! Many times these beautiful vintage steam engines would be sent to a city for a scheduled railfan trip, but the excursion coaches would already be there – so the engines would need a train for braking purposes. These are then rare shots indeed: modern Norfolk Southern freight trains being pulled by vintage steam engines. Over a 3 year period GSVP collected scenes of a few such trips. The NS engines are no longer running, so these scenes are unlikely to be repeated!
N&W 4-8-4 class J #611 pulls a freight from Birmingham to Chattanooga, and along the way picks up a diesel that is not operating properly on a southbound train, making for an interesting situation. Also you’ll see shots of 611 at the Birmingham shops and yard.
Louisville and Nashville 4-6-2 #152 is seen with a caboose after switching with 611 in Kentucky. Nickel Plate Road 2-8-2 #587 is seen pulling a short train of Bricks on the Southern mainline in Virginia. Norfolk and Western 2-6-6-4 number 1218 is seen pulling a mixed freight from the Portsmouth, Ohio yard and heading north on the Columbus line in 1988, and on an empty coal train from Roanoke westbound in 1987.
Curtis Watson –
This is a fantastic program, just so short! In 1987, we watch N&W 611 leaving the NS Steam Shops in Birmingham with a freight train bound for Chattanooga. A diesel helper is added at Porterville. The L&N 152 runs as a caboose-hop. N&W 1218 pulls a mixed freight, rides the turntable at Schaffer’s Crossing, and then pulls 50 empty coal hoppers. We also see her starting her train on Christiansburg Grade. It’s too bad we don’t see more steam-powered freight trains in the modern day, although changing conditions in the industry makes such things less and less practical.
Jeremy C. Schultz –
This is a fine break from doing passenger trips for these four wonderful locomotives! You get a little bit of everything here. These beloved steamers never looked better throughout the operations depicted in this production. Don’t miss it! 🙂
Mwdonoughue –
This program showcases the four NS steam excursion stars on separate freight runs in between excursions. Featured are:
– N&W 611 pulling a freight from Birmingham, AL to Chattanooga, TN, where it picks up a failing diesel on a southbound freight
– L&N 152 on a caboose hop from Stearns, KY to Knoxville, TN after handing its excursion train off to 611 in ‘Volume 2’
– N&W 1218 pulling a mixed freight from Portsmouth to Columbus, OH
– 1218 hauling an empty coal train from Roanoke, VA to Bluefield, WV after the 1987 NRHS Convention
– NKP 587 pulling a short freight from Lynchburg, VA to Salisbury, NC, enroute to the 1989 NRHS Convention
Ricky –
The 611 segment was from May 1987, 1218’s freight was on during or after the NRHS convention. Plus Short segments on 152 at a rarely seen caboose hop in 1988 or 1989, plus 587 on a Short boxcar only freights in 1989 after the NRHS convention.