Steam in West Virginia Coal Country

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Join us in Williamson, Kenova, Portsmouth, and other sites within the Appalachian region as Nickel Plate Road steam locomotive no. 765 takes the helm of Norfolk Southern's 21st Century Steam trips for its employees in 2012!
Carrying the whistle from Norfolk & Western Class Y6b class no. 2173, the 765 and her crew at seen hard at work in West Virginia coal country, bringing familiar sights and sounds to a region known for its dyed-in-the-wool mountain railroading. Steam railroading was silenced here on the Norfolk & Western 60 years ago this May - but the echoes and memories live on!
Featuring footage from Kelly Lynch and Joe Fusco. Scenes are not in chronological order.
#NickelPlateRoad765 #NKP765 #WestVirginia

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@fortwaynerailroad 4 года назад

Where and when was this shot? What whistle is it wearing? Check out the info in the links and subscribe for more content featuring mainline steam locomotives like the 765!

@TrainWizardProductions 4 года назад

Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society this comment is a hoot! 🤣

@Railhog2102 4 года назад

The last time I saw you guys was back in October 2013 during the Wabash Cannonball trip but if you are planning to run the 765 here in NJ like back in the 80s then I would pay a visit.

@Boxpok 4 года назад

N&W Hooter, Ahh that sweet sound............

@brycenew 4 года назад

Between the opening music, the video and its editing and that lonesome Y6b whistle echoing through those mountains, this is GOLD!!! Those mountains need steam running through em at least nice a year hey 😉

@zacharieblackburn2283 4 года назад

Williamson Wv, opening shot was probably the old steam shops. Right on the WV and Kentucky Line. The Pocahontas Division!

@simontrainbrainz6038 4 года назад

I don’t know why, but a steam engines whistle has more soul than a horn.

@AlexTrain5249 4 года назад

It has a more resonant sound than a horn because the steam reverberates through the piping similar to the way the air flows through our vocal cords.

@connormclernon26 3 года назад

It’s the sound of the dinosaur to me. Of an animal long gone seemingly returning from the grave

@robkrasinski6217 2 года назад

But some air horns on diesels can have a nice sound. Like a Nathan K5LA.

@FerroequusEnterprises Год назад

steam whistle are indeed majestic

@murmaider2 Год назад

Steam engines seem more human because they breathe

@VincesArtDesigns 4 года назад

If you shut your eyes it almost feels like 1989 when 1218 was on the rails!

@ks_56 4 года назад

especially the rail squeals

@e-train765 4 года назад

1218 was there in spirit for these trips, the whistle may have been off a Y6b but still the feeling of 1218 is there

@That_Thicc_Cat 3 года назад

Yes

@1940limited 10 месяцев назад

I'm sure the whistle did that.

@DelayInBlockProductions 4 года назад

765 sounds so good with a Hooter! 🚂

@sooline3854 3 года назад

Indeed she does! I need to get a model of 765 and somehow get a recording of a hooter onto it. There's something so haunting about the N&W's hooters that I can't put my finger on. The way they echo just adds to it.

@MrLunchHour2 3 года назад

Lionel started adding multiple whistles to their models. My new vision line 4449 has 3 whistles and 2 horn sounds. I’m hoping they rerelease 765 again soon

@brianfalzon6739 2 года назад

Sounds like a ghost train for Halloween in every October!

@ToritheGSMR1702-mz3rc 2 года назад

Yes it does it reminds me of 1218 I miss 1218 so bad it almost makes me wanna cry for her to come back

@newriverproductions12 4 года назад

Hearing that hooter brings a tear to my eye. Reminds me of 1218s glory days.

@Cbazz 4 года назад

Ikr but actually it's a Y6A whistle but I think they were used for both A & Y6

@Train_Tok_Man 4 года назад

Cba$$ That’s a Hooter from a Y6B.

@1940limited 10 месяцев назад

Reminds me of the 50s when N&W still moved coal with steam.

@Bassfanatic94 4 года назад

Excellent! Love the more personal yard scenes at night and early morning...appalachian railroading through and through!

@fortwaynerailroad 4 года назад

Thanks! We love those moments, too.

@goldgamercommenting2990 3 года назад

@@fortwaynerailroad We need 1218 to come here and be restored to have a hooter contest!

@Pamudder 4 года назад

I had the opportunity to rappel off the New River Gorge Bridge on Bridge Day in, I think, 1985. 765 came through as I was descending the rope.

@LukeLovesTrains-Mr.RailYard 4 года назад

Epic sounding Norfolk and Western Hooter whistle

@StephenCarlBaldwin 4 года назад

O. WInston Link would approve of this great video. First rate - 765 has never looked better - thanks for sharing this!.

@Train_Tok_Man 4 года назад

I LOVE the N&W Hooter, which in my opinion, is one of the best sounding whistles of all time.

@brycenew 4 года назад

Ain’t it just?!! I recognised it from old N&W films on RU-vid. Lonesome mountain music! Love that sound!!

@brycenew 4 года назад

@reidthenavyengineproductio7002 Год назад

Your not the only one who loves it.

@1940limited 10 месяцев назад

It was different, that's for sure.

@AdventuresOfRogersAndHenderson 3 года назад

❤️❤️❤️ The Lazarus whistle... if anything has the ability to wake the dead, it’s an N&W hooter

@Train_Fan_2001 4 года назад

Good ole old timer leading the way with grandson pushing behind btw I’m talking about the locomotives

@trainstorm1225 4 года назад

Who ever edits these videos does a superb job! Also, looks like poor 765 had a little wheel slip! 1:39

@1940limited 10 месяцев назад

A lot of great shots here I hadn't seen before. 765 is sporting the N&W freight whistle for these runs. It's amazing how the crew keeps that locomotive going and visits so many places with it.

@VincesArtDesigns 4 года назад

PROPS TO THE EDITER MY GOODNESS APPLAUSE APPLAUSE INDEED!

@hsylvester6132 4 года назад

Love love love. Different music from 765. You guys should hook up 765 with a great symphonic metal band like Apocalyptica.

@asanewby4273 4 года назад

Fantastic stuff, y'all! Awesome whistle, awesome engine. Thanks for sharing!!

@jefferybobafett3234 4 года назад

That Whistle Echos through those Hallers!

@dennisnevins2774 3 года назад

N&W hooters make the hair on the back of my neck stand up! One of the best whistles ever. Combine that with the 765 and we have perfection!.

@brianfalzon6739 3 года назад

Wish mainline steam will return to WV. It's upsetting how mainline steam excursion operations aren't like this anymore! Who agrees with me?

@djtrainman2 2 года назад

I do

@highlandwinterwolf8589 3 года назад

One of my favorite videos of 765. Lord willing she can doublehead with 587 one day, maybe on NS rails. Daresay 765 looks right at home in the Appalachian hills.

@kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853 4 года назад

My gosh what a beautiful film!

@evanispiheri2282 Год назад

Dang it’s so nice to hear n&w 1218’s whistle on that thing, it almost feels like 1218 is there and under steam but sadly it is currently at the Virginia museum of transportation rusting away💀💀💀

@susbox5554 4 года назад

I love the loud huff and chuff

@austinniederjohn9813 4 года назад

Almost sounds like n&w #1218's whistle from the 1990's

@crudecaboose8382 4 года назад

Austin Niederjohn it is

@3900Class 4 года назад

That hooter really grows on ya

@ks_56 4 года назад

that is amazing dude well done!

@VincesArtDesigns 4 года назад

I can’t wait for more videos like this!!!

@kevp9601 2 года назад

Nickel Plate Road Steam Locomotive No. 765, You Are Born To Run

@NW-gi1cp 4 года назад

Hmmm sounds like my whistle.

@TheShoeJr 3 года назад

It’s really weird hearing 765 with a different whistle. Not bad, just weird. Still, 765 looks just as good as she always does!

@RailfanKaleb Год назад

I like this music in the beginning

@cassscenicproductions8888 3 года назад

Will this 765 ever do the new river trains? If so that would be amazing.

@andrewtreece3708 4 года назад

Do you guys have anymore cab footage from the trips westbound out of Altoona? Fantastic editing on this video.

@clintgates7526 4 года назад

Same hooter Whistle that N&W A Class 1218 wore . Only this one from Yellowstone type 2173

@scottpool4777 4 года назад

It was a very good video thank you very much.

@anonymous1820 4 года назад

Hi :) subbed

@battle604 4 года назад

Just magnificent

@stringedservices 3 года назад

Whats the name of the fiddle piece at the beginning of the video. I'd like to learn it. Awesome video by the way!

@overpoweredsteamproduction513 4 года назад

A Y6b WHISTLE!!! Damn

@fortwaynerailroad 4 года назад

HOOT

@matthewcounterman9200 4 месяца назад

whats the name of the song they used

@kevp9601 2 года назад

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner For Very Very Stupendous

@Railroadman8102 Год назад

What song was that at the beginning?

@DerpyPossum Год назад

“Shenandoah Serenade” by Network Music Ensemble

@joenayrikafletcher738 4 года назад

It almost is like nkp 765 is singing for the y6bs

@kevp9601 2 года назад

I Am Never Pressing The Dislike Button Forever and Ever

@Riverratminiatures 4 года назад

Ok I get it. A Y6b whistle as a tribute to where they lived their working lives. But.... on nkp765, who has her own voice, her own whistle... I'm sorry, but for me it creates a dissonance. Again, I get why they did it, but I respectfully disagree.

@Mas4449 4 года назад

Whats the song in the beginning?

@fortwaynerailroad 4 года назад

We use a few pieces from "Shenandoah Serenade."

@Mas4449 4 года назад

@@fortwaynerailroad ah, thanks!

@leonkarr3079 2 года назад

Pennsylvania railroad

@edsonvanderteixeira6444 2 года назад

SHOW-SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Eggomania86 3 года назад

Love the sound of that hooter whistle! I also enjoyed the shots early in the morning at the yard while the crew are doing preventive maintenance on the locomotive! It's sad to see we'll never see mainline steam excursions on the east coast ever.

@jay600katana 4 года назад

Great shots, love seeing 765 on the mainline. 765 on tonnage freights (60+ mph)? I can dream. We need the 80's excursions without the 2020 legal challenges and all would be right in the east again.

@CENsystem 4 года назад

Country rooaaaaaaads Take me hooooooooome To the plaaaaace Where I belooooooooong *W E S T V I R G I N I A*

@overpoweredsteamproduction513 4 года назад

MOUNTAIN MOMA

@nicholasmedovich8691 3 года назад

Single chime is amazing. I dont think its 1218s but it certainly sounds like a class A.

@fortwaynerailroad 3 года назад

Details in the description!

@opecno8108 4 года назад

There is a magic to that Hooter in the hallows, I'm from the Pocahontas coal division, I would've loved to see this. I got to ride behind 611 to Williamson when I was a kid!

@Cbazz 4 года назад

I worked on 611 when I was a teenager lol

@NortheastRails 4 года назад

Great chase shots, but an absolutely amazing intro!!! I just loved those early morning prepping shots! Outstanding job!!

@fortwaynerailroad 4 года назад

Thanks, glad you enjoyed 'em!

@highlandwinterwolf8589 4 года назад

I second this. The music accompanied it perfectly.

@fuscoproductions 4 года назад

I love what you've done with the footage!

@lnproductions3227 4 года назад

I love that Y6B hooter that sounds so good on NKP 765! I think N&W Hooters are a very pretty whistle to hear because they have character to them due to their really loud HOOOOOTTTTTT!

@danbedford5419 4 года назад

765 one of my favorite steam locomotives luv them steam locomotives

@PennsyPro 4 года назад

Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing.

@eoj2495 4 года назад

Nice to see these restored locos back on track !!

@shawngronachan1087 4 года назад

Sounds a lot like the N&W's 1218 whistle. Loving every minute of this footage. 👍

@1940limited 10 месяцев назад

You're correct.

@paulbislin8471 4 года назад

So, so, so beautiful! Very good job!

@caroleast9636 2 года назад

I wouldn’t know a Norfolk & Western Hooter from any other line’s but that sure is a beautiful sound

@colinmasterson1604 4 года назад

The sheer size of those American locos is unbelievable.

@kevp9601 2 года назад

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@leisureshoot 2 года назад

Imagine being a 75 year old deep in the hollers of West Virginia, and hearing that familiar haunting, beautiful old sound. You rush to trackside to see what... a Y6? an A?.. then.... disappointment and sadness. ;-)

@leisureshoot 2 года назад

I'm just kidding. it is awesome to hear the hooter on the 765, and amazing to see it run. Growing up in Bellevue, 765 was always present!

@jltrain-zgamingrailfan202x3 4 года назад

I wish that hooter whistle would be mounted on Pere Marquette 1225 since it never had a hooter whistle!

@TweetsieRailroader 4 года назад

A very lovely video of a very nice locomotive! I tell you, I was NOT expecting to hear the N&W Hooter on the old girl! That really does sound nice, and brings quite the smile on my face!

@tommymartin4827 3 года назад

Looks to be pulling ringling brothers old car?

@Railhog2102 4 года назад

Welp once this pandemic is over there will be more trips like this in the future and knowing that more visitors will come to see the 765.

@warkisalexandropolius8047 4 года назад

After a night inside W & P's #21 coal mine, i'd head back up Cowcreek Howler, i'd hear the train whistle of the engine pulling away from the tipple at Little's Creek processing site. Seeing this remindes me of those mornings so long ago. As time passes to even more history i can remember having lived a wonderful life. Thanks for the reminder...

@andyj74 4 года назад

Thank you so much for sharing this!

@kevp9601 2 года назад

This is so Awesome

@kevp9601 2 года назад

I Love It A Lot

@e-train765 4 года назад

I know it's from a Y6b, but hearing that N&W hooter on the 765 is like the spirit of 1218 was with her on this trip

@rogerhuber3133 3 года назад

What a great combination......an N&W Hooter whistle and an NKP Berkshire! WOW!

@SouRwy4501Productions Год назад

Wow! 765’s N&W hooter sounds just like 1218 did back in the day. They even got the nickel plate heritage unit behind 765. What a catch.

@kevp9601 2 года назад

You Rock, Nickel Plate Road Steam Locomotive No. 765. And By The Way, Steam Engine No. 765, You Are Born To Run ! !

@crivket1233 2 года назад

765 is SEXY!!! 😁

@stevensainerailfanproductions 4 года назад

Was this whistle ever on 1218? It’s sound so similar.

@fortwaynerailroad 4 года назад

They used the same style of whistle, so it's virtually identical.

@trainfan-ks5hk 4 года назад

Originally I never cared for the Y6 hooter now I definitely do enjoy it

@wurlitzer1538 4 года назад

Where those cars on lease or owned by the 765 group? Seemed like they were the usual equipment for the 2012 excursions

@fortwaynerailroad 4 года назад

They belonged to Mid America Railcar Leasing.

@Aidan_Rattlehead 4 года назад

Beautiful N&W sound mixed with one of Lima’s finest..... beautiful combination

@samsiklas8088 Год назад

Nice!!! FWRHS shows off the 765 beautifully and the beginning/end music is perfect. Well done!

@cjones3710 Год назад

Wonderful. What a glorious place, reminds me of what gretness our nation was.

@FutureRailProductions 4 года назад

I recognized some of these clips from Listen for the Whistle.

@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks 4 года назад

Love the bridge shot in Kenova!

@NewEnglandFoamer 10 месяцев назад

I swear y’all have the coolest guest whistles 😭

@hodges-hg6ck 4 года назад

Very nice hooter

@michaelsix9684 Год назад

look at the tight curves and rock formations near the tracks, building this railroad line must have been very hard

@jamesbelcherii4365 2 месяца назад

My mother loved this video my family is from West Virginia

@1chuck96 2 месяца назад

I've seen the best of the best, but this video has it the best!!!

@atsfevan0242 4 года назад

Wait 765 was wearing a whistle of a y6b??????

@fortwaynerailroad 4 года назад

More like Y64Real

@atsfevan0242 4 года назад

@@fortwaynerailroad wait what??????? I'm confused?????

@thundercreekcustoms Год назад

Man, hearing that N&W hooter echo off the Appalachians...

@TrainmanAndy 4 года назад

The hooter is the fireman whistle right?

@fortwaynerailroad 4 года назад

Trainman Andy guest whistles are no longer operated by the fireman. This particular one was operated by the engineer.

@brianangers6182 4 года назад

ive watched dozens of 765 videos and this is not its normal whistle .-. did they replace it temp with a n&w engine whistle?

@fortwaynerailroad 4 года назад

Check out the description for more information!

2 месяца назад

Hooter whistles are gawd awful!!

@ironhorsemedia2881 4 года назад

Where did you get the whistle? The loco is scrapped so where was it obtained?

@fortwaynerailroad 4 года назад

it was on loan from an N&W collector.

@ironhorsemedia2881 4 года назад

Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society neat!

@speedy5152 3 года назад

Oh that hooter is beautiful

@trevortaylor2778 4 года назад

Baker valve gear the best