Nickel Plate Road 765 - 2013 Altoona NS Employee Specials (in HD)
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 #765 ran a series of "Employee Specials" for Norfolk Southern out of Altoona, PA twice per day over the weekend of May 18-19, 2013. Big Jim Video Productions was there to catch the action of this small slice of railraoding history. Each run would travel westbound out of Altoona, up over the famed Horseshoe Curve, and through the Gallitzin tunnel - before reversing back down the mountain to Altoona. Leading the way back down was NS "Heritage Unit" #8102 in the Pennsylvania Railroad paint scheme. It was an amazing weekend, seeing mainline steam for the first time, as the sights and sounds of the "Berkshire" in action won't soon be forgotten. Enjoy the video!
The stack talk from her start up at 10:00 sent chills down my spine. These things are just incredible machines, living and breathing.
HOLY CRAP JIM AMAZING VIDEO!!! THAT FIRST SHOT AT THE CURVE WAS TOP NOTCH!!!
My stepfather put in 30 years at Conway, retiring two years ago at the water treatment plant. Him and my mother were on this train. Great video.
Thank you!!
@@Bigjimvideo of course!
The steam engine took that hill with ease as with the diesel engines A been seein on other videos where they have a hard time going up the hill struggling r stalling on the hill going up where the nickel plate steam engine took that hill like it was nothing
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I can hear some wheel slip at 2:25.
Jim
Good work on the clips for that weekend especially the startup out of Altoona! Hope to see more on the big weekend.
But all that said, from what I understand, the following is the general situation:
Grant stipulations now state that all further restoration work MUST be done in Altoona. This is why she's been returned from Scranton in pieces.
Thus, Quarter Roundhouse must be complete. The outer building is finished, but the interior isn't done (the bay right of center is supposed to be maintenance and overhaul equipment for 1361).
Not a lot. I keep picking up tidbits here and there, but not a lot. I wanna see her as much as any rail fan--she'd become one of two PRR steam locomotives alongside William's Grove's B4a 0-6-0 #643 switcher (currently the only), and the only one capable of traveling long distances (643 is on a closed off 1 mile track)--she's a long ways off. Her tender shell is behind the museum property, her old smokebox is laying in the grass, and her boiler--last I heard--is in Orbisonia in the EBT shops.
There is no good place to turn it in Altoona. When they turned it to dead head to Harrisburg, they towed it back up the Curve to Gallitzin.
At least you now have video of part of your trip. :)
She was amazing to finally see and film - thanks!
I've been watching this beautiful beast going back and forth thru my town all weekend! I am SOOO in love with her!!!!! May 3, Goshen, IN.
This is a great video and I really enjoyed it. I made an eight hour trip to be there on Memorial Day weekend and loved every minute of it.
LOL Could you cut down a few of those trees? They kind of get in the way. :)
Spectacular video! I've been missing these steam old ladies a lot ... Thank you! :)
Thank you very much! Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get out there for the next weekend's trips.
I honestly don't know.
Thanks a lot! I only wish there had been another trip or so each day so I could get a few more shots in.
Thanks a lot! I got lucky, as the sun came out minutes before 765 came around the Curve.
LOL - sorry - I didn't bring anything with me to cut them down ;)
I wish I could have been there that weekend too, but alas, I couldn't get out there. Thanks!
Jim, Did You film this in Altoona PA, just off the 10th Avenue PA RR expressway parallel to 11th Avenue?? - i saw you there!! You been hangin' out at the Railroaders Memorial Museum!!
Thanks! It was my first time seeing 765 as well - I won't forget it!
Nickel Plate 2-8-4 S-2 Berkshire 765 pulls the Norfolk Southern Employee Special.
I'm glad you enjoyed it - thanks a lot!
They're iron horses, after all... :)
Thanks very much!!
Thanks - I'm glad you like it!
I can just barely see part of my arm in the window on the return part.
Thanks!!!
Thanks!
Very good video. So many great angles.
Terrific job Jim! Thanks for sharing.
nice video! thank you for posting!
Excellent work, Jim
It is sad that we won't get to see this ever again. It is always good to catch them when you can.......
+tva429 In all honesty, you can never say never...
tva429 there are bring him back to Pennsylvania soon