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.
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.