Nickel Plate Road 757's Bellevue Homecoming
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Back in 2015, I was on vacation to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania and the Strasburg Railroad. Seeing the plethora of Pennsylvania Equipment, my family's heritage, was amazing, but one locomotive was the oddball. Nickel Plate Road 757, the first steam locomotive donated to the museum, was outdoors in need of attention. Fast forward to 2017 and it was announced the locomotive would be coming home to Bellevue. Like many, I gave my money when I could and waited. Then in 2019, NKP 757 set off for home. Running at night across Ohio, I didn't bother to chase a cold 700, at least 765 made up for a lack of visuals with sound. On Valentine's Day, 757 was going to leave the yard and go home. The experience was a dream come true. Sit back and enjoy the move, with some history of the locomotive sprinkled in. Hope you enjoy!
Also that song: Hopes and Dreams from Undertale by Toby Fox.
It's nice to see that the SD40 - 2 is still a very useful locomotive I'm fairly certain that locomotive is almost 50 years old and it's still a Workhorse the way it was the first day it was made absolutely astounding
It will be good to see her up and running in the future.
It will only be cosmetically restored.
Welcome home Nickel Plate Road 757😀
That sure is great to see it in Bellevue finally! It seems like I've been waiting for this moment for years now!
So it set out in the weather in Strasburg , now it sits out in the weather in Bellevue, Ohio.. GREAT
A building was constructed for the 757 and she now permanently resides indoors
OMG I CANT BELEIVE IT 757 IS GOING HOME
Glad to see she’s back in Bellevue where she belongs! Thanks for getting this!
Giant steamer is only loco in frame
*makes EMD noises*
I would've never thought anyone other than me who even remotely enjoys railroading has even heard of Undertale. I'm honestly shocked! His soundtracks are simply too good!
Welcome home 757.
When I went to the PRR museum in I think March 2018 I saw this locomotive sitting outside, I even got a picture of her
The intro in the video is my favorite part of the whole video great and fantastic job on the video keep up the good work man
Very cool looks just like 765 that I have seen here before
unbelievable looks on the 757 welcome home to Bellview Ohio!
looks like we might have the NS 21st Century steam again :)
Just a couple of minutes ago I checked to see if there were any new videos of 757 and then I clicked under subscribed and saw this! Awesome video!
Now I can finally get the chance to see an NKP Berkshire up close and personal... when I can find the time to visit Bellevue. (I've been there six times between 2016-2018, but health issues are going to keep me from visiting in 2019... which is not cool...)
Love the fact that PRR 1223 helped deliver NKP 757 to Strasburg, PA!
Also what kind of video editing software do you use? I've been looking for a software that uses railroad fonts like the NKP for quite some time and I've never been able to find a good one.
@@HarryWarren1223 Any (desktop) video editing software that lets you choose the font of a text object should work, you just have to have the font installed on your computer
Job well done my friend it was nice to meet you and hope we meet again soon. Keep up the great work Take Care - Jake
I love the under tale music, it`s so fitting
That caboose looks almost toy like.Between those big locomotives.
Excellent video. Well done. I followed this entire move watching videos and photos on Facebook from her leaving the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania Yard in Strasburg, Pa to her new location at the Mad River and Nickel Plate Museum in Bellevue, Ohio
Are your videos on youtube?
Yes under Strasburg Model Railroad Club HO Modular Layout Club under my name Dave Luciano. I have over 60 videos posted. Sorry for the delay, I don’t check You Tube that often. Thanks !
Good to see her home. Nice job.
Excellent job
Great video. I like your choice of music
9 days before my birthday.. Actually? YUS
765 should go and say hi
It's always nice to see steam. It will be a sad day once PTC goes fully active. You'll never see steam leading on the main lines ever again.
Why wouldn't they run?
Unless it is on small scenic lines you won't seem them in Class 1 railroads running ever again. It it isn't PTC equipped it can not be a leader.
that bus at 4:30 tho
It haven’t been back in about 29 years
Looks like the bell loosened up during the move. It should be rigidly mounted to the bracket not swinging loose as seen at 1:40.
They said it loosened up around Altoona.
I love that EX-High hood! You can tell it was a Southern. Sucks they removed the P5's
BNSF Bandit neither of the SD40-2s in the video are of Southern heritage, both are ex-N&W and were delivered with low noses.
What's on those locomotives are they p3s?
I think 757 should be brought back into service. The S-2 Berkshires are pretty economical locomotives and having a sister to 765 besides PM1225 would be great. But the point stands there are already 2 Berkshires in service but one can hope.
I think in the future the Age of Steam round house may restore NKP #763
Are they planing on restoring it or just cosmetically mothballed
That's cool that 757 was moved without a diesel in front of it! It makes it look more line the locomotive is moving under its own power.
I also find it off they used standard stencils for NKP 757's FLNX patch, but NKp font on caboose 783. By the way, what company is FLNX?
FLNX stands for Ohio Railway Supply
It would be nice to restore it to operating condition and double head it with 765. I'd like to see 759 brought back, too. We all have our fantasies. All it takes is money.
Yeah here in bellevue we don't have a lot of money and the entire museum is non-profit run mainly by volunteers
I figure that 757 nor 759 will be returning to steam any longer, but at least 757’s getting cosmetically restored, so there’s the good side.
Is no one going to talk about how the 757 has a FLNX patch?
Trainfan765 the reporting mark was to move Nickel Plate Road 757 and 783 over the mainline. It’s original plain 757 will be reinstated upon cosmetic restoration. In the case of 765, it’s registered as RPCX 765 for mainline movements, and as such, has to wear the correct reporting number when on the main. That’s why in 2016 it had to move from the FWRHS to the valley as 765, not 767.
Are there restoration plans for 757 ?
I grew up watching 4501 run on short Southern line in my back yard Bon Air Va. till 1994. The Berkshires are great example to have. Well wishes to y'all in Ohio.
I live about 1/4 mile from the museum, but so far they seem to want to make it priority #1 but then I am hearing also that they won't touch it so fingers crossed
They raised money to not only build a whole building but to cosmetically restore her (and other equipment obviously) I'll be up there Sunday for Berkshires in Bellevue and from the photos I've seen 757 looks gorgeous. They'll take real good care of her but she's static display only, idk if she'll ever see a full operational restoration (nothing wrong with that)
There wasing there time with 757 they need to go put it back and go get 759 from steam town and restore her waste of time and money
759 isn't Bellevue's engine. Besides you've got 765 running. Suck it up
You should care about all berks. ANGUS PAUL
pretty sad looking e-unit in the background,and i dont mean the wabash f in the museum
its been in that spot for decades and the owner gets very hostile towards anyone asking about it if you try to get a closer look
So what's the story on the steam locomotive are they going to rebuild it and use it for a excursion as well?
Steven Tate unfortunately no. They dont think they can raise the money for that and even if they could it wouldnt mean much since fort wayne has 765 not even 5 hours away
Please oh please tell me that school bus at 4:28 at least STOPPED at the crossing to look.
steammaster4449 yes. A guy at the museum was screaming and cursing at the bus to move,
So as to not interfere with his shot. Didn’t include that because... well it wasn’t exactly the kindest of language
@@ToledoRails What is heartbreaking is that the bus driver didn't know what was happening, those kids could have witnessed history - instead the bus just drove by. I remember fondly seeing a train like this parked in Enid, Oklahoma. It wasn't working, so seeing one on the tracks is thrilling.
If you listen very carefully you can hear the Deep the diesel motor throttle up as he starts to accelerate so even though he was off camera listen very careful lead to the audio and pretty pretty clear that the bus driver stopped and then took off again
N&W 6183
So what’s plan with 757? Full restoration or cosmetic restoration?
Only cosmetic
Eastern PA Railfanner611 thanks
My birthday is February 13th
Griffin Beauregard happy birthday!!!!!!!!!
What happened to her Mars lite?
b3j8 they forgot to fit it. They were going to for the move in but forgot. Can’t blame them, they were running on barely any sleep!
@@ToledoRails Okay, no worries. I was just curious it was missing. Glad she's back where she belongs. Thanks.
I seen :(
I bet the people who own #765 purchased it
No, its for the Mad River and Nickel Plate Museum. Why would the 765 group need it?
What if #765 needs an overhaul?
@@katerinakittycat3849 765 is good for another 15 years. The point of returning 757 to Bellevue is because that is were the NKP originally designated it to be put on display. The 765 group already has 2 other locomotives in NKP 639 and a Wabash 0-6-0. If they had wanted an engine to run while 765 was down they would have put new flu's in 2716 in 1996.
@@katerinakittycat3849 765 was completely overhauled in 2000 to 2005. You don't really need a duplicate engine, you just restore orginal parts or in some cases, make new parts. Check out the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society's website for more information.
@@thomasbush5778, fort Wayne does not have NKP 639, that's on display in Illinois, but fort Wayne does have sister unit #624