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Early Norfolk Southern - 1985-1986

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  • Опубліковано 13 бер 2012
  • This is the preview for another edition of The Heritage Series from Diverging Clear Productions. This program features footage shot during the early years of the Norfolk Southern. Most of this program was shot on the St. Louis line in the area of Centralia and Mount Vernon, Illinois.
    Locomotives were still plentiful in the paint schemes of N.S. predecessors Southern Railway and Norfolk & Western during this period. Also featured are early N.S. repaints.
    In addition to scenes on the St. Louis line, we also make side trips to Louisville, Kentucky, and Birmingham, Alabama.
    "Early Norfolk Southern - 1985-1986" documents a vanished era never to be experienced again.

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  • @roasted420
    @roasted420 9 років тому +17

    loved the old high-hood GP-30's! Thanks for putting this up!

    • @michael7423
      @michael7423 4 роки тому +2

      Yep I love the Southern gp30’s and sd40-2’s / I’m glad this video is available

    • @donnyfurr9828
      @donnyfurr9828 4 роки тому +3

      michael I bought the dvd also worth every penny

  • @FGC-mx7qt
    @FGC-mx7qt 9 років тому +16

    Love those "ugly"-sounding SOU horns! The 80's were something to see as NS got itself sorted-out after its birth in '82. Thankfully, they left their N&W and SOU liveries in place a long time before everything was finally painted into the new NS scheme. High-hoods, dual control stands, bi-directional control stands, "hammerhead" lash-ups featuring new and old NS and N&W six-axle GE's. Coal trains all over the place. It was railfan heaven!

    • @vermilionrailfan5651
      @vermilionrailfan5651 6 років тому +5

      those "ugly" sounding SOU horns are the beloved Nathan P5
      and, NS #3000, is an Ex-SOU GP38-2 High hood in SOU paint. I watched it get delivered to the TVRM (Tennessee Valley Railway Mueseum)

    • @thatguyy7581
      @thatguyy7581 6 років тому

      FGC 1835 p5’s call you ugly too lol jk

    • @Deutschus
      @Deutschus 5 років тому

      P5s are a rare breed these days

    • @dmoneygc2086
      @dmoneygc2086 2 роки тому

      They weren't all P5's, many were Leslie rs5t's or rs5trro's.

    • @jakobowenby329
      @jakobowenby329 6 місяців тому

      ​@@dmoneygc2086 I was so close to asking what type of horns these locos have, I'm trying to find one for my truck

  • @lamontduplessis3552
    @lamontduplessis3552 5 років тому +3

    Excellent video!! Big NS railfan but Always enjoy seeing the Great Southern and N&W paint.
    ☺✌Ty and Great Job!!

  • @zachariassiefker9249
    @zachariassiefker9249 2 роки тому +4

    What a nice video! Absolutely love the classic fallen flag locomotives!

  • @sonnydean1617
    @sonnydean1617 8 років тому +4

    Thanks much for highlighting SR rolling stock. My late Grandfather spent 40 years of his life as a switch man with SR. I have nothing against NS. Just wish there were more videos of SR. One final thought regarding SR. The Smithsonian only has one steam locomotive on display - Its the Southern Jupiter.

  • @blsmith4740
    @blsmith4740 2 роки тому +1

    Flashback. I worked SRR GA Div Atlanta-Macon-Brunswick (and off seniority Chattanooga-Greenville). Great video, I watched and remembered sitting up there day and night....

  • @HOTRAILProductions
    @HOTRAILProductions 9 років тому +12

    Love the high-rise gp30. at 1:20.

  • @DelayInBlockProductions
    @DelayInBlockProductions 12 років тому +12

    Where can I buy this???

  • @kennethtiller7916
    @kennethtiller7916 8 місяців тому

    Great video - thanks for sharing

  • @donnyfurr9828
    @donnyfurr9828 4 роки тому +2

    I sure do miss the old fallen flags of the southern and the N&W railroads brings back a lot of memories of when I was young boy I lived close to the n&w main line in waynesboro va

  • @erikmcc804
    @erikmcc804 8 років тому +13

    love the old horn sound!!!?!😊

  • @railenthusiast4830
    @railenthusiast4830 7 років тому +1

    I bought this DVD. The highlights are the GP49 high hood units and the mid-train helpers. This youtube presentation is just a small sample of the DVD. Highly recommended!

  • @CintiRailFan
    @CintiRailFan 11 років тому +3

    I lived in Ky in 1983 and 1984 with the Norfolk Southern Rathole line less than 100 feet in front of my living room and bedroom windows. I remember seeing the horse painted on the engines for the first time. I miss the view I had.

  • @dsevil
    @dsevil 10 років тому +1

    Really nice dolly zoom on some of the segments! :-D

  • @CJ_7519
    @CJ_7519 4 роки тому +1

    I remember the old Norfolk & Western locomotives when I was a kid growin' up in WV in the 80's.

  • @TrainFan119
    @TrainFan119 4 роки тому

    I subscribed to your channel only now and I’ve watched this video about 20 times

  • @Artines999
    @Artines999 3 роки тому

    ♥.♥
    It's good that you "talk" and explain in your videos. Like a documentary. Thanks.

  • @bigtoysforbigboys2873
    @bigtoysforbigboys2873 9 років тому +1

    Nice video!! :)

  • @kurtkauffman4326
    @kurtkauffman4326 Рік тому +1

    Before NS,Two of its predecessors had a fleet of High Hood Units for years.

  • @SoFloRR1018
    @SoFloRR1018 8 років тому +1

    Wow great video. Do you do any DVD copies? Also just subscribed.

  • @UPCaliente
    @UPCaliente 12 років тому +3

    Classic. Awesome horns

  • @alansklenar2848
    @alansklenar2848 7 років тому +8

    From what I understand running long good forward was for crash protection for the crew

    • @TrainFan119
      @TrainFan119 3 роки тому +2

      No It was because the crew preferred it

    • @tommyhunter1817
      @tommyhunter1817 2 роки тому +1

      And to keep from turning engines.

    • @samueledgarpegram7088
      @samueledgarpegram7088 2 місяці тому

      My father was a Southern Railway conductor. He said they got them with high hoods so they can draw a head from either end. The crew’s safety wasn’t a concern for them according to him.

  • @henrysantos121
    @henrysantos121 Рік тому +1

    This is absolutely amazing watching this type of videos
    Matatan,. Ribirin H-S,

  • @donnyfurr9828
    @donnyfurr9828 4 роки тому +1

    I recently bought this dvd and may I say it was worth it seeing the fallen flags of the Southern Railway and the Norfolk Western railroad worth every penny

    • @DivergingClear
      @DivergingClear  4 роки тому +1

      Thank you for your kind words! We appreciate the feedback.

    • @donnyfurr9828
      @donnyfurr9828 4 роки тому

      DivergingClearVideo is there any more videos of Early Norfolk Southern Besides 1987 to 1989

    • @DivergingClear
      @DivergingClear  4 роки тому +1

      @@donnyfurr9828 Just those two to this point. Plans are to release one on the early years of NS control of the line over Horseshoe Curve this fall.

    • @donnyfurr9828
      @donnyfurr9828 4 роки тому

      DivergingClearVideo what are the white flags on the sides of locomotives for

    • @railenthusiast4830
      @railenthusiast4830 2 місяці тому

      @@donnyfurr9828white flag meant it was an “extra”

  • @tractorsmachinesro1405
    @tractorsmachinesro1405 3 роки тому

    GReat great work

  • @Modeltrainscarsstereos614
    @Modeltrainscarsstereos614 9 місяців тому

    Have anymore video of it in Belleville and East St Louis and crossing over into St Louis?

  • @DivergingClear
    @DivergingClear  8 років тому +1

    DVDs are through the website: www.DivergingClearProductions.com

    • @donnyfurr9828
      @donnyfurr9828 4 роки тому

      DivergingClearVideo anymore of the early Norfolk southern videos besides this one and the 1986 to 87

  • @altchannel6120
    @altchannel6120 Рік тому +1

    4:22 love those long p5 blast

  • @danielboone3770
    @danielboone3770 Рік тому

    I love early Norfolk Southern! What awesome looking diesels.

  • @NS3210
    @NS3210 9 років тому +25

    Instead of foamers petitioning for more heritage units, how about we all petition the class one CEOs to make a time machine? Seriously this is what I consider the golden age of railfanning from the entire 20th century till around 2005. Nowadays it's all homogenized with GE widecabs, Safetran darth vader signals, and soulless "E" rebuilds.

    • @kddaniels5965
      @kddaniels5965 7 років тому +4

      yes i miss the old signals. those vader ones suck. just how i fell.

    • @Shinyarc
      @Shinyarc 6 років тому +3

      Danville Rail Productions
      E rebuilds? What are you talking about? Are you referring to the P42s? I don't know of any new E units

    • @NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast
      @NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast 5 років тому +3

      ShinyArc he’s talking about the SD60Es.

    • @ZombieSlayer-dj3wb
      @ZombieSlayer-dj3wb 3 роки тому +1

      Yup

    • @treysrailfanning1296
      @treysrailfanning1296 11 місяців тому

      ​@@NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiasttrash

  • @erikmcc804
    @erikmcc804 8 років тому +2

    miss the mid train radio cars 😢😢😢

  • @brianbooher7318
    @brianbooher7318 3 роки тому

    Wish we still had high hoods.did see a Norfolk southern train running long hood forward thru bristol a couple months ago it was a sd 40

  • @railroadjay1
    @railroadjay1 9 років тому

    NS3210 Well said! It all looks the same. Bring back the old lines!

  • @nicholasmedovich6729
    @nicholasmedovich6729 2 роки тому

    Weren’t the 2700 series GP38s?? 38-2s were in the 5000 series of units

  • @mauricelucas8952
    @mauricelucas8952 9 років тому +1

    I have all ways loved trains even at a early age my daddy retired from northfork southern but what I don't know is was it northfork & western or southern railway he retired back in 1969

    • @GTWDude
      @GTWDude 7 років тому

      Maurice Lucas it was Norfolk and western because Norfolk southern was created in the 80s

  • @thomashobbies
    @thomashobbies 6 років тому +1

    What did the white flag on the loco represent?

  • @MainlineSouth
    @MainlineSouth 12 років тому +2

    Classic!

  • @Napster9810
    @Napster9810 11 років тому +1

    Did they run long hood forward all the time?

    • @railenthusiast4830
      @railenthusiast4830 7 років тому +1

      Not all of the time, but I would say much of the time. The high hoods had either dual-controls (N&W units) or bi-directional controls (Southern units) so they didn't have to turn the locomotives around when changing runs. It saved time and money, and this was the number one reason that the Southern Railway and N&W ordered the locomotives this way.

  • @rc_farmer4866
    @rc_farmer4866 5 років тому +2

    That sound @ 4:24!!!!!

  • @houstonrailfanTX
    @houstonrailfanTX 10 років тому +7

    I swear NS is the king of high nose engines

    • @loganbaileysfunwithtrains606
      @loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 9 років тому +1

      Not anymore all their high hood sd40-2s have been converted into short hood units with one acceptation the first southern sd40 has been left the same and has been donated to a museum and will be painted in sou tuxedo paint

    • @houstonrailfanTX
      @houstonrailfanTX 9 років тому +1

      loganbaileysfunwithtrains But honestly that's all the high hoods I see is NS.. Although they are very rare nowadays

    • @loganbaileysfunwithtrains606
      @loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 9 років тому +1

      they have a few geeps that are still high hood that see alot of action but all their six axle units have been converted

    • @QuinnDickinson2610
      @QuinnDickinson2610 9 років тому +1

      loganbaileysfunwithtrains well now there's the first Southern High Hood SD40 (not dash 2) restored and running in active service. Might have the first N&W SD40 restored into service too

    • @loganbaileysfunwithtrains606
      @loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 9 років тому +1

      I think they converted all the NW sd40s and the only reason they left the first southern engine alone was because it needed repairs and was out of service

  • @kevinschofield7864
    @kevinschofield7864 3 роки тому

    i love the old caboose trains they were great!

  • @WorldOfNothin
    @WorldOfNothin 11 років тому +1

    Sadly for me, this all seems like distance past since I was born in 1986, by the time I could remember the NS and its black and white paint scheme had pretty much taken over!!! the few reminders are the ex-Southern high hoods used for helper and local services around here

  • @markquiswest6607
    @markquiswest6607 3 місяці тому

    You can't beat the Southern Nathan P5 Horn!

  • @therookie9276
    @therookie9276 5 років тому +1

    Does NS own NKP 765?

  • @trainchaserlouisvilleindia7096

    I wish I got to see southern railway

  • @fazthatcoyote
    @fazthatcoyote 5 років тому +2

    2:20 I spy two GP39xs leading that train.

  • @GrnArrow092
    @GrnArrow092 9 років тому +3

    4:02 I find it unusual that a train would have the lead locomotive running in reverse. I've always seen the lead locomotive with the front end facing forward with the auxiliary locomotives facing either forward or backward on the train.

    • @Merlinbird
      @Merlinbird 9 років тому +6

      The front end IS facing forward. Southern always ordered everything with the long hood forward. The short hood is the read end.

    • @donnyfurr9828
      @donnyfurr9828 4 роки тому +1

      GrnArrow092 southern railroad has always run long hood forward because it’s a southern railway tradition

  • @SolidCold
    @SolidCold 6 років тому +1

    I LOVE THE HORNS

  • @Thefatkaylaproctucions256
    @Thefatkaylaproctucions256 9 місяців тому

    Cool

  • @themasoners3161
    @themasoners3161 2 роки тому

    Where is 3324?

  • @OSUEngel
    @OSUEngel 6 років тому +2

    2:52 That horn sounds freaky

  • @OSUEngel
    @OSUEngel 6 років тому +1

    3:56 Crazy Horn i've ever seen.

    • @thatguyy7581
      @thatguyy7581 6 років тому +1

      OSUEngel again, p5

    • @OSUEngel
      @OSUEngel 2 роки тому

      @@thatguyy7581 It almost sounds like duck drowning in a swamp.

    • @OSUEngel
      @OSUEngel 2 роки тому

      @@thatguyy7581 What's that number?

    • @OSUEngel
      @OSUEngel Рік тому

      @@thatguyy7581 3:57 Question, what was that locomotive's number?

  • @shanesmith817
    @shanesmith817 9 років тому +1

    trains were so much more genuine in the 90s

  • @irvinklugh8858
    @irvinklugh8858 4 роки тому +1

    I LOVE TRAINS

  • @alco251b9
    @alco251b9 6 років тому +1

    Is it me or do southern railway high hoods look and sound angry
    .

  • @robertmoir5695
    @robertmoir5695 7 місяців тому

    I really don t understand about trains moving backwards

    • @clearlycaribbeanreb2895
      @clearlycaribbeanreb2895 Місяць тому

      Southern ran their high hoods long end forward, just like a steam locomotive.

  • @RailWayBandit
    @RailWayBandit 2 роки тому

    It’s stupid how they used to run locomotives facing back.

    • @DivergingClear
      @DivergingClear  2 роки тому +1

      "Stupid" is just an opinion. There was an actual reason for it. A couple of lines preferred long-hood forward operation because it was felt having the cab toward the rear offered better protection for the crew in a collision.

    • @RailWayBandit
      @RailWayBandit 2 роки тому +1

      @@DivergingClear
      That’s way too paranoid. Yes, I knew that. I just feel is way too uncomfortable working that way for the crews.

    • @samueledgarpegram7088
      @samueledgarpegram7088 Рік тому

      My was a Southern trainman. He said they had a high hood on the short end so they could draw a head from either end and carry a little more sand. Crew safety was not always on their mind.

  • @johnfitzgerald1192
    @johnfitzgerald1192 Рік тому

    0:38
    3:12

  • @_mynewcareer
    @_mynewcareer 3 роки тому

    Love high hoods

  • @tommyhunter1817
    @tommyhunter1817 2 роки тому

    Losing the Southern with it’s high hoods was a travesty.

  • @RailWayBandit
    @RailWayBandit Рік тому

    Running a locomotive backwards is the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen in railroad history . 😂
    That’s what I call being paranoid.