South Branch Valley Railroad (AKA Potomac Eagle) NARCOA Speeder Run Day 1 | Fairmont M9
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- Опубліковано 15 сер 2022
- Ride along for the 37th NARCOA running of the South Branch Valley Railroad filmed between Romney and Petersburg WV. (day 1). Keep an eye out for day 2, Romney to Green Spring WV. and return to be posted soon, and a short video featuring trip highlights.
TRIP STATISTICS:
Total number of cars: 33
Day 1 distance: 70 Miles
Day 2 distance: 30 Miles
Trip speed: 20 MPH max (track speed)
Motorcar: 1947 Fairmont M9 Series G (Chicago & Northwestern RR heritage)
Engine: Fairmont ROC, 5-8 HP
Breakdowns (all cars): roughly 5
Breakdowns (my car): 0
Mind the farm crossings, one had flangeways filled with gravel and it derailed a car (at low speed) in the group. 0 injuries, damage minimal.
Filmed: 8/13-14/2022 - Розваги
I ran this line in the early 1990's with my ex C&O M19-E-3-7 M1171. We ran this whole line in one day. We ran to Green Springs first where CSX has a tie plant, They turned us on the wye on the CSX main. Then upon return, they switched out the people who were going home. I strayed and ran to Petersburg. It was a wonderful trip.
Your lucky you got to use the wye at Green spring. The pilot contacted CSX and I believe they were using the wye, so we turned in the yard. Nice trip for sure.
@@mattkinnard6899 It was a wonderful trip especially the long bridge over flood plain. Are ties still stored at the wye? Was(is) the a tie treatment plant there?
Totally awesome Matt! I've never ridden in a speeder and have always wanted to. Never
ridden the PE either, it's on the bucket list for retirement. Track geometry looked
pretty good! See we got a tie gang out there. Had a good friend Ron Tatter tamp
this track in 2018. He wanted me to go with him and run regulator and spell him
off on the tamping. I didn't go cause he didn't want to spring the money to
get me my own motel room. Now I'm wishing I would have been able to tell
you I had tamped some of this track. I ride track all day today and come
home and ride track to relax.... LOL Great video Matt, love every minute of it.
Thanks for your support! It's a beautiful stretch of rail. Given the opportunity I would enjoy taking you for a ride if you know any available track lol! The poppers are just sketchy enough to be interesting. We cruised around 20 mph this trip. I've had it up to 30 in the past, which feels pretty darn fast. The track was good. The rail head was worn on some of the straights causing hunting, but the axles on my car are only 32" center to center, so it is more likely to hunt than longer wheel bases. Thanks to your videos I have an idea of what I am looking at and hearing when riding the rails.
Great video, Matt. We had beautiful weather the first day, but it was a little cool in the morning (at least to us from Florida!). Looking forward to the second day video
Thanks for stopping by. Yeah it was a touch cool, but I would rather that than the 100⁰F it was in Romney the previous weekend!
Wow
Well if this isn't just the coolest thing ever
Thanks! It is fun
Awesome Matt, gonna have to watch this in stages, couldn't tell, is this yours. Or just a ride along. I road the patomic eagle scenic dinner train years ago lt was great. We were spotting bald eagles along the river.. looks like great fun.. glad you had a good trip.
The speeder is actually mine. Hard to believe. It was a nice trip. Saw 3 eagles, and more deer than I could count. Some were standing on the tracks, as were cattle. This was the extended version, I may do a much shorter highlights version.
Well from what I've watched so far, I'm about half way thru, it ran like a dream.. Great runner you got, I seen your stats in the description. Awesome
I can't believe how well the car ran. I achieved roughly 30 mpg, it stayed on the track, and I never had to touch a tool all weekend. Even better, the 1977 Ford F-150 tow vehicle handled the 430 mile round trip, and eastern continental divide flawlessly. Thanks for your support. Day 2 should be out tomorrow, fingers crossed.
I love your little speeder! I’m looking for that exact type! Know of any available?
Thank you! It's great when the weather is good. There are several Facebook groups for speeders and NARCOA. Post what you are looking for in those groups. Someone will have one for sale, be prepared to drive a ways to pick it up.
@@mattkinnard6899 Thank you! Will do!
I saw a speeder at the Illinois railway museum but it doesn’t go anywhere it just sits there like a statue but you can get in it
Well at least you can get in it! I really need to get to IRM one of these days.
@@mattkinnard6899 well you should is the largest one in America