Cargo Movin' People - Norfolk & Western Steam in Strasburg [Music Video]

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  • čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
  • Last weekend, I made a journey to the Strasburg Railroad to see the Grand Reunion of the two operating Norfolk & Western steam locomotives - 475 and 611. I made the entire trip within 45 hours, arriving midway through a Saturday afternoon photo freight with the locomotives and then participating in a Sunday morning photo freight with 475 dressed as 382, the locomotive made famous by O Winston Link's photographs of the "Virginia Creeper," before heading home that night. Despite the tight schedule and the cloudy skies I had a fantastic time, the people at Strasburg really know how to put on a good show. Unfortunately, when I began the editing process I found that my microphone had been acting far too sensitive and many of my shots from Sunday had distorted audio. While the majority of my footage is still usable, sadly a few clips were completely unsalvageable. So, I had the idea the make this little tribute video to N&W steam to give these shots a home where they can be showcased free of their audio tracks. This isn't my usual type of production, but consider this a preview of the full-length normal video which should be up tomorrow.

Komentáře • 73

  • @destroyergaming637
    @destroyergaming637 Před 4 lety +12

    1:58 That wheelslip though

  • @deloresjimenez79
    @deloresjimenez79 Před 4 lety +7

    The NEW takes me back home the train use to run by. house were. I was about 12 yrs old then.in in my 70s now such wonderful memories.I love to hear it blow as I look at videos.

  • @mattdotsonrailfanproductio266

    I’m actually going to ride 611 this Friday

    • @roxisdiecast
      @roxisdiecast Před 3 lety +1

      I wish I was that lucky, how was it?

  • @ThunderboltSirenStudios
    @ThunderboltSirenStudios Před rokem +5

    I noticed that 611 passed the abandoned Federal Signal Model 2 at the beginning of the video. Though I didnt see the siren itself, it did see the unmistakable overgrown pole.

  • @GalaxyShorts22
    @GalaxyShorts22 Před 2 lety +1

    These are one of my favourite songs

  • @SPNGLovato18
    @SPNGLovato18 Před 4 lety +6

    Great video!

  • @railroadvelocipedeproducti2020

    I love it and I was there seeing the 611 and 475 together I did videos of it 😃

  • @renegade3577
    @renegade3577 Před 4 lety +4

    1:58
    A little wheel slippage from 611.

  • @jamesyee4143
    @jamesyee4143 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Very cool engine 611 thanks for sharing 😊

  • @mylesspear
    @mylesspear Před 4 lety +4

    Now that. That’s poetic!

  • @SouRwy4501Productions
    @SouRwy4501Productions Před rokem +5

    Beautiful steam engines those 611 and 475. The last of their respective kinds

    • @phiraphongphothong2903
      @phiraphongphothong2903 Před rokem

      รอรอั

    • @suanyang2556
      @suanyang2556 Před rokem

      😮

    • @dakotamurray7184
      @dakotamurray7184 Před rokem +1

      Don't forget 1218

    • @SFSFan12222A
      @SFSFan12222A Před 10 měsíci

      Wait but 433 is also a presvered m class (not operational but it’s is possible for restoration considering it’s under a roof in a park where vandalism rarely happens

  • @NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast

    Watching this while I’m 5-10 miles out!

  • @trainlover123trainsrock
    @trainlover123trainsrock Před rokem +2

    We're cargo movin' people, we do it everyday. We move the freight this country needs (Across the USA!)
    Like coal and steel and automobiles you bet we know the way
    We're cargo movin' people from N&W Railway Norfolk & Western, there's no stopping us Service you can count on from people you can trust
    When it's cargo movin' time it's time to put it on the line
    Of Norfolk & Western, there's no stopping us
    We keep the cargo rollin' every hour of every day
    From out in Kansas City
    (Down to Norfolk Va.)
    No matter what the country needs we'll get it there
    ‘cause hey We're cargo movin' people from N&W Railway.
    Norfolk & Western, there's no stopping us!
    Service you can count on from people you can trust.
    When it's cargo movin' time it's time to put it on the line.
    Of Norfolk & Western, there's no stopping us!
    Norfolk & Western, there's no stopping us!

    • @Hclol_9
      @Hclol_9 Před rokem +1

      Well done putting the lyrics you done a very good job well done

  • @SouthernerFloridain2006
    @SouthernerFloridain2006 Před 4 lety +1

    That hooter really good

  • @TrainChamber
    @TrainChamber Před 4 lety +3

    I think you were in the same charters as my crew & I. Neat video!

  • @JoshRyanScott
    @JoshRyanScott Před 4 lety +11

    Awesome work as always!

  • @USSCFan148
    @USSCFan148 Před rokem +1

    1:31 I would listen to this part all day

  • @union_4014
    @union_4014 Před 4 lety +7

    my favorite part is when he says
    norfolk and westeern, theres no stopping us

  • @SEIC2K6IsImproving
    @SEIC2K6IsImproving Před rokem

    The great N&W reunion with N&W #611 and N&W #475 posing as #382

  • @paducahandlouisvillerailro3309

    I have the original last nickel brass Norfolk and western railroad spike

  • @SantaFe19484
    @SantaFe19484 Před 4 lety

    Awesome video!

  • @pnwRC.
    @pnwRC. Před 4 lety +2

    For being goofs, this sure did make great video!

  • @d-fender4489
    @d-fender4489 Před 3 lety +1

    The Strasburg Railroad could be the next Norfolk and Western Railroad

    • @loganhane5270
      @loganhane5270 Před 2 lety +2

      I can agree

    • @user-px8wk9tc5c
      @user-px8wk9tc5c Před 7 měsíci

      The Strasburg Railroad is our country’s oldest railroad. Norfolk & Western was the King of steam locomotives which had the very best steam locomotive whistles.

  • @SouthernerFloridain2006

    I’m fan of NS so I liked the N&W

  • @jacksalvin364
    @jacksalvin364 Před 4 lety +2

    We're moved the freight this country need.

  • @anunggaming
    @anunggaming Před 10 měsíci

    Great video

  • @BarryH1701
    @BarryH1701 Před 4 měsíci

    Why do I get a C.W. McCall vibe out of this song?

  • @jamesridoni
    @jamesridoni Před 3 lety

    I still refer to NS as N&W

  • @SouthernRaiIs1186
    @SouthernRaiIs1186 Před 4 lety +1

    Is 611 being leased by the Strasburg railroad or something?

    • @SmokyMtnSteam
      @SmokyMtnSteam  Před 4 lety

      611 visited Strasburg for one month last fall. It has been stored in the roundhouse at the North Carolina Transportation Museum ever since.

  • @SouthernerFloridain2006
    @SouthernerFloridain2006 Před 3 lety +1

    How about the Southern Railway?

  • @pravoslavn
    @pravoslavn Před 3 lety +2

    Ya know, the song used here strikes me as having been written by someone who doesn't really know much about the railroad industry and its vocabulary. The word "Cargo" was used in the ocean shipping and air freight industries, not for railroad traffic. On the railroads and in the trucking industry, the things hauled were (and still are) referred to as "Freight." If you wanted to know the status of business in general, you would never ask a railroader or a trucker, "How's Cargo?" You would ask him, "How's Freight?" And his answer would be, "Freight is up" or "Freight is down." Before you romp on me for being a hyper-purist, talk to your neighborhood trucker, or better yet, go read the historical documents from the ICC (Interstate Commmerce Commission,) which regulated all haulage by rail, truck, air and water.
    The general public is now entirely out-of-touch with everything railroad, and they only know us as the guys who block crossings. So it is only natural that the talking heads on the television screen should refer to railroads as "train companies," and to rail freight as "cargo" and make suchlike blunders. They just don't know any better...
    How do I know this stuff...? Well, for starters, I worked in the business for 46 years.

    • @SmokyMtnSteam
      @SmokyMtnSteam  Před 3 lety +3

      I don't know who wrote it but the song was made for an official N&W ad campaign so someone at the railroad thought cargo an acceptable term

  • @tobylou8
    @tobylou8 Před 4 lety +1

    Who sings this theme??

    • @bweldon13
      @bweldon13 Před 4 lety +1

      Cw McCall

    • @stuartadamsrailfanningvideos
      @stuartadamsrailfanningvideos Před 4 lety +1

      @@bweldon13 CW McCall was the stage name for Chip Davis, the director of Mannheim Steamroller.

    • @Kaiser7068
      @Kaiser7068 Před 3 lety

      Hello I’m JediMaster from MemeCorporation Inc. I see a great potential in this song for becoming a meme (ps: How did I even landed here I’m not even a rail fan LOL)

    • @tobylou8
      @tobylou8 Před 3 lety

      @@stuartadamsrailfanningvideos Thanks for the heads up. Why it took YT 6 month's to inform me... . CW McCall is William D. Fries. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._W._McCall

  • @kepoexpresssurabaya162

    Yyyaaaayy

  • @benturner472
    @benturner472 Před 5 měsíci

    Bro what's with 475 having the number 382???????

    • @SmokyMtnSteam
      @SmokyMtnSteam  Před 5 měsíci +1

      N&W 382 appeared in many famous photographs taken by O Winston Link when he visited the "Virginia Creeper" line. It was scrapped but 475 is of the same type so it has been redecorated on several occasions for photographers.

    • @benturner472
      @benturner472 Před 5 měsíci

      I didn't know Strasburg did that!

    • @BestEngineerEver333
      @BestEngineerEver333 Před 2 měsíci

      This bro is Casey Jones

  • @Ivarthemalletengine
    @Ivarthemalletengine Před 2 lety

    wanna skip? here 0:31

  • @rudycarlson8245
    @rudycarlson8245 Před 3 lety

    Does anybody know where are the 611 is today?

    • @SmokyMtnSteam
      @SmokyMtnSteam  Před 3 lety

      In the roundhouse at the North Carolina Transportation Museum, she's been there since leaving Strasburg last year.

    • @rudycarlson8245
      @rudycarlson8245 Před 3 lety

      @@SmokyMtnSteam is she being kept there during the virus? Or is she coming back to Virginia?

    • @SmokyMtnSteam
      @SmokyMtnSteam  Před 3 lety

      @@rudycarlson8245 She'll return to Roanoke eventually, but the timetable is unknown. Likely they're waiting for a good opportunity to run her in Spencer again.

    • @rudycarlson8245
      @rudycarlson8245 Před 3 lety

      @@SmokyMtnSteam Thanks for the info!

    • @rudycarlson8245
      @rudycarlson8245 Před 2 lety

      @@SmokyMtnSteam is the 611 still at Strasburg?

  • @rachelben8827
    @rachelben8827 Před 6 měsíci

    🎉❤💔💔💔🥲💔

  • @Mika_4679
    @Mika_4679 Před 3 měsíci

    Bro 611 is scrapd already

  • @MPT_Productions
    @MPT_Productions Před 4 lety +3

    Great video!