I'm overjoyed to hear the 90s whistle is back on her. She has her original voice again after so long. It's definitely gomna need some tuning as it sounds a bit too raspy, but nonetheless its great to see Claytor Changed his mind after all these years
@vp.7002
Жыл бұрын
That wasn't 90 passing, that was 475
@ToledoRails
Жыл бұрын
That’s not the Claytor whistle
@EngineerDaylight
Жыл бұрын
@@vp.7002 by 90s I mean 1990s
@EngineerDaylight
Жыл бұрын
@@ToledoRails it isn't?
@ToledoRails
Жыл бұрын
@@EngineerDaylight nope. Different whistle that’s been properly tuned
@TheCheffydave
Жыл бұрын
Great video! She is so beautiful!
@thehoff4581
Жыл бұрын
Amazing footage, good job!
@Jackie0748
Жыл бұрын
Great video of beautiful, beautiful 611...loved it! Thanks so very much!! 🙂❤
@matthewdonoghue4127
Жыл бұрын
Very nice. I love the aerial shots and the closeup of the spring switch in action.
@joewilson9744
Жыл бұрын
Very nice! I had my doubts when the video first started. Hang in and watch. Great video!!!
@unclerudy9797
Жыл бұрын
Great Shots ! Thanks for posting !
@williamtynan6484
Жыл бұрын
Very nicely shot,restrained angles with long shots that deliver Audio also excellent!
@strasburgsteamproductions3302
Жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@SDD3204
Жыл бұрын
Excelent video! Great job!
@greaternyrailfan
Жыл бұрын
Great Video! It was really nice meeting you!
@JBS319
Жыл бұрын
Likewise. Hope you had a good time this weekend
@greaternyrailfan
Жыл бұрын
@@JBS319 You too!
@gabrielapaulinho1luv
Жыл бұрын
I ❤❤❤❤❤ that whistle and all of the audio, and the sight of her steam billowin' as she comes 'round the bend.🚂👌
@thatpilotdylan2024
Жыл бұрын
I personally love the sound of this whistle more then what 611 was wearing when she was restored.
@michaelcolucci5734
Жыл бұрын
I deffiinatly agree with you on that because the new whistle that was just put on her sounds more true to her currently because it resembles her original whistle she wore in the early 1990s!
@BryanPhillips-dt7gd
Жыл бұрын
This whistle makes her sound like she's doing 80 and she's only doing 30
@Janadu
Жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks for posting this!
@andyconnrock
Жыл бұрын
at 7:36! goodness! THE BARK ON HER! Now THAT is a stack talk show! great vid
@theflintlockhunter5423
Жыл бұрын
I got to do a cab ride on her last fall, what an awesome experience. Great piece of history.
@maxwellwalcher6420
Жыл бұрын
LOVE 611 and is Home in Roanoke.
@marcellocolona4980
Жыл бұрын
Great video, fantastic aerial drone shots!
@catreader9733
Жыл бұрын
I am so excited to have booked a ride on 611 for the final runs at Strasburg. She's my second favorite locomotive, and I have never seen her in person. I was doubtful that I would ever see her in operation, let alone ride her behind her. Circumstances made it impossible to go see her at Strasburg prior to her last weekend of operation. I was resigned to having to wait to see her in stagnant display in Roanoke after she returns and hope I could sniff the odors from recent operation. Now I will be able to do that and recall my one, albeit short, ride.
@TrainsAreReallyCool
Жыл бұрын
We tried twice to see 611 in 2021, but the first time they didn't run her for some reason, and the second time, she had mechanical issues. I'm sad that we couldn't ride behind her and see her in operation.
@catreader9733
Жыл бұрын
@@TrainsAreReallyCool I am hearing wishful thinking that 611 will operate somewhere in Virginia (near Staunton, maybe?) before the end of 2023. I think that is very optimistic. But I think the refurbish and FRA certification were for much more than to get two seasons in Strasburg and then retire her again. The talk was occurring at the Virginia Museum of Transportation after she arrived there. I have got my fingers crossed, including for you. I saw the interior of the cab and pulled her whistle cord on 6/3. I signalled for a move in reverse, as a wish, because reverse was in the direction of exiting the museum onto operating track.
@JBS319
Жыл бұрын
@@catreader9733 611 will operate five weeks of excursions out of Staunton this fall. Tickets will be on sale mid-August
@catreader9733
Жыл бұрын
@@JBS319 Thank you for posting the information, for all prospective riders and interested people. I just saw some rough information last night on the VMT web site. Can you tell all of us where to watch for dates and booking access?
@SantaFe19484
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video! I got to see 611 here in 2019 and 2021, and in the former year, the constable told me to leave from the first location in this video.
@ogtme
Жыл бұрын
Scenery beautiful enough to make some puzzles. My favorite rain with the cute little face🩷
@peterrothwell1116
Жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful locomotive be a shame if they don't run it when it returns to it's home great video thanks for sharing
@TranscontinentalRailfan
Жыл бұрын
Stay tuned for an exciting announcement on future 611 operations at a later date.
@zearfossrailfan
Жыл бұрын
This is AMAZING! Love seeing the 611 🚂
@PrismRisen
Жыл бұрын
This is an all-time classic. The scene of the two trains passing each other is precious. As for that whistle on the 611, it has the same pitch/timbre/volume, and even echo, of whisltes heard on nearly all N&W Y6a and Y6b power in numerous videos shot in the 1940s and early 1950s of mostly coal being hauled through the mountains of Virginia and West Virginia. These are easily found on KZitem. Thanks for giving great joy to numerous steamer rail fans with this production.
@louGriggs1944
Жыл бұрын
That whistle sounds great. Fantastic. Thank you.
@KflanntheRailfan
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video, I loved your drone shots. Thank you for sharing
@donaldross8460
Жыл бұрын
Good luck to 611 in Virginia 🚂 all aboard
@user-gk8gg1zt7l
Жыл бұрын
Good video, like !
@Uno_611
Жыл бұрын
Her (new?) whistle sounds amazing
@JBS319
Жыл бұрын
Agreed, she sounds fantastic
@RailPreserver2K
Жыл бұрын
I hope they let the engine keep the whistle because it sounds way better than the horrid low pitch one they got on it
@michaelcolucci5734
Жыл бұрын
Yes it's a new whistle and it is from sister 609 from what i know but sounds very similar to the one she wore in the early 90s!
@pclayton5063
Жыл бұрын
Rode 611 around 35 years ago from Birmingham to Chattanooga (Choo Choo) and back when son was a kid. He still remembers.
@vettebecker1
Жыл бұрын
Since she’s headed back to the museum, does this mean she will cease operating again or are there future plans to keep her alive?? Sure would love to see 1218 return to steam!!
@JBS319
Жыл бұрын
Boiler ticket doesn't expire until 2030, and she just got a major overhaul done last year. Nothing has been announced one way or another: it's far too soon to speculate anything.
@QuincyO5b
Жыл бұрын
she'll probably be at the manassas train festival on june 3rd
@garthmcgibbon4285
Жыл бұрын
Norfolk Southern ought to have their head read as 611 is an incredible PR for the railroad!
@JBS319
Жыл бұрын
Update: 611 will be operating on five weekends this fall on mainline excursions out of Staunton, VA on the Buckingham Branch. Purists may find it sacrilege that an N&W locomotive will be operating excursions on the C&O, but it's certainly better than no operations
@andrewcrumb8027
Жыл бұрын
I do hope 611 will pay another visit to the Strasburg Railroad again someday.
@railvideos1585
Жыл бұрын
Well done!
@SEIC2K6IsImproving
Жыл бұрын
Classic Norfolk and Western #611. It's on its final runs at Strasburg before heading back home to Virginia for the VMT. The #611 will return to Strasburg Railroad.
@thequezzer
Жыл бұрын
I hope that’s THE whistle! Sounds out of tune a tad but good nonetheless 🥹
@ToledoRails
Жыл бұрын
It’s not the whistle
@PrismRisen
Жыл бұрын
Please see my comment about the heritage of that make/model of whitsle.
@SeaboardStudios
Жыл бұрын
Clayton would be proud.
@HarrisburgRailfanProductions
Жыл бұрын
what are the operation times? Aso great video!!
@Gabethenwr77
Жыл бұрын
The whistle sounds like 3985😂
@nicholashuynh6907
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, 611’s new whistle sounds pretty close to 3985’s, but at a lower pitch if that makes sense.
@KGSnow2
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this great video. I was surprised to see the 611 just push through that switch after the meet. I was expecting to see a crew member throw the switch. While it is obviously possible, I would think it would not be all that good for the track.
@JBS319
Жыл бұрын
The switches at Groff's are spring switches, as are the switches at the run-around at Strasburg and Paradise.
@KGSnow2
Жыл бұрын
@@JBS319 Thank you for that info. I learned something new.
@PaulCashman
Жыл бұрын
@@JBS319 thanks, I was about to ask the same question.
@trainboy1979
Жыл бұрын
The little sign along the switch stand that says "SS" denotes a spring switch.
@supernintenjoe974
Жыл бұрын
Any idea when 611 will be arirving back at the museum in Virginia?
@trainsandthings1499
Жыл бұрын
When is it expected to leave for Virginia
@JBS319
Жыл бұрын
Sometime after Memorial Day, but no date has been announced.
@ricardo3011
Жыл бұрын
The scary whistle sounds a little less scary now 😅
@ryangrimm9305
Жыл бұрын
I'LL BE IN MY BUNK!
@OnlyTheEd
Жыл бұрын
I heard a "Detroit Diesel" in the beginning of the video.
@Tfmaniac07
Жыл бұрын
Will she come back to Strasberg?
@JBS319
Жыл бұрын
Not for the foreseeable future. She will be operating fall excursions on the Virginia Scenic Railway, part of the Buckingham Branch Railroad, former C&O main line trackage.
@RailFanRob
Жыл бұрын
Been there many times and even saw the front truck of 611 derail there.. It's on my channel if you'd like to see it... Great footage 👍👍🚦
@brianfalzon6739
Жыл бұрын
What's next for 611 after she goes back to VA from PA?
@JBS319
Жыл бұрын
Unknown at this point, but I'm sure they'll announce the next appearances soon enough.
@michaelcolucci5734
Жыл бұрын
She will be going back to Roanoke after her trips at Strasburg but its whereabouts next after Strasburg are un known at the point in time!
@brianfalzon6739
Жыл бұрын
@@michaelcolucci5734 what about NCTM?
@michaelcolucci5734
Жыл бұрын
@@brianfalzon6739 I have no idea if shes gonna go back to the NCTM or not, but i hope she gets fitted with PTC so she can run on the mainline again because the locomotive she needs to stretch her legs and honestly im kinda tired of her going to NCTM or Roanoke or to Strasburg its been the same 3 locations within the past 5 years, she needs to go to different places and explore new territory!
@brianfalzon6739
Жыл бұрын
@@michaelcolucci5734 hope so too
@TrainTrackToby
Жыл бұрын
Wait what’s happening to it ?
@TranscontinentalRailfan
Жыл бұрын
611 returned to the VMT in Roanoke. Stay tuned for an exciting announcement on future 611 excursions somewhere else in the future.
@minnesotarailfan11
Жыл бұрын
that whistle is kinda bad but its cool
@benfletcher7100
Жыл бұрын
When is she going to stretch her legs and run at the nc transportation museum in Spencer
@texasandpacific610
Жыл бұрын
Why is she being retired?
@laurie1288
Жыл бұрын
No, just her last runs at Strasburg before she leaves
@texasandpacific610
Жыл бұрын
@@laurie1288 oh ok. I dont know much about this engine so any tips helps. I focus on Texas and Pacific stuff. So much appreciated thanks oh and definitely subscribed
@TranscontinentalRailfan
Жыл бұрын
@@texasandpacific610 Stay tuned for an exciting announcement on future 611 operations at a later date.
@jemmakhachatryan902
7 ай бұрын
9 Ayuyy😢ccn 19)0
@levidarling5107
Жыл бұрын
611 better not be scrapped!!! 😡
@TailsFan369no2
Жыл бұрын
Doubt it
@nicholashuynh6907
Жыл бұрын
Bruh, chill, of course 611 is NOT going to be disposed. She's going home to Roanoke after the Farewell at Strasburg events.
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