Great pics guys!
Ralph…I put them ticks there 2 weeks ago cause I knew you guys were gonna stop.
Hollywood…I know where most of them spots are
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Whazat funny looking red thing behind the second tender? Noticed in your video that it makes an odd humming sound too.
Too bad they didn’t run it push-pull like the employee excursions. Made better photo ops.
Gallitzin
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Mattawanna
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Jon Radder said:
Whazat funny looking red thing behind the second tender? Noticed in your video that it makes an odd humming sound too.
Too bad they didn’t run it push-pull like the employee excursions. Made better photo ops.
That’s just the head end power car.
Jon Radder said:
Whazat funny looking red thing behind the second tender?
Those are wannabe trains. When they grow up they want to be a real locomotive like 765, they were along to learn…
Nice pictures. Glad the weather was nice for you guys. It was miserable up this way for a good part of the weekend.
Actually, I was told both heritage units were along for dynamic braking on the mountain.
Want to hear something funny? I was using the AEI system to find the train early Monday Morning, and I found the engine, RPCX 000765. AEI has the engine listed at 3,850hp. Then the second car in the train was listed as RPCX 50001, and it was listed as 1,800hp. The car following the engine was the 250001, which is the water tender!
And just for info, the outbound pilots are on duty but the train hasn’t clocked past any scanners yet.
Shawn Viggiano said:
Nice pictures. Glad the weather was nice for you guys. It was miserable up this way for a good part of the weekend.
It wasn’t too nice in Gallitzin…40 degrees and 40-50 mph winds. I froze my butt off…
The rest of the weekend wasn’t bad. Sunday was nice.
J.D. Gallaway said:
Actually, I was told both heritage units were along for dynamic braking on the mountain.
In the videos I’ve seen so far the diesel noise was considerably less that past excursions and 765 seemed to be working hard. The forward move on on the Rockville bridge almost looked like a fake Thomas engine - barely smoking and not working at all, but when she reversed she began to bark.
“As the train slowly crept past, and then slowly crept around the curve and out of sight, I had a serious case of depression. The girl was gone.”
And just to ease the depression a bit…
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For those who don’t facebook, my current status update:
Reviewing some of the pictures I’ve posted over the last month, the “high” began to fade, leaving behind a depression-like low. 765 was gone once again. Another year and the steam is done. But no matter the case, the memories are priceless; the steam still flows, and yet again the guys from Fort Wayne showed the world that STEAM IS NOT DEAD. With pistons pounding and exhaust barking, the 3,850hp; 802,000pound iron steed reignited the spark of railfan’s spirits as she rolled her sixteen car (including two domes and two full domes) plus troop car, canteen, two GEVOs and tender across PRR’s Middle Division in a display of steam-showmanship that will not be forgotten for a long time to come.
MEGA Thanks to the crews from Ft. Wayne for all their super hard work over the past month. Your work will live long in the hearts of all of us who stood trackside to catch a rare glimpse of a true steel thoroughbred as she stormed past; her massive 25inch diameter pistons pounding out a cacophony of heart-string tugging beats. Instilling in a new generation of Americans of a time when steam ruled the rails and the purest form of America’s technological know-how and industrial might was showcased in the public’s eyes in the form of locomotives like the high-speed passenger 4-8-4’s, mountain mauling heavy-freight 2-8-8-2’s, 4-6-6-4’s and 2-6-6-6’s and of course high-speed time-freight shotgun 4-8-2’s and 2-8-4’s like former Nickel Plate Road No. 765!
Anyone have an idea when 765 will be going thru Cleveland, Ohio?
You can track 765 on line:
http://fortwaynerailroad.org/track-765/
According to the tracker it’s passed Cleveland and in Bellevue, Ohio.
Since I’m not retired, it takes me a little longer to get things done.
Like 15 months longer…
Ralph
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Funny you should bring this back up. I was just on here this morning, getting some pictures of 765 to send to my Dad for his jigsaw puzzle program. I had to look on here to find out when we were out there,…
I’ve always felt that the 765 was one of the finest proportioned steam locos ever built. those industrial designers did themselves proud.