Great Smoky Mountains 1702: Tuckasegee Turn
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2019
- The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad kicked off the summer steam season in late May with excursions behind ex-USATC 1702. Over Memorial Day weekend, she was running the Tuckasegee excursions from Dillsboro to Bryson City. Upon arrival in Bryson City the locomotive was turned and ran light all the way back to Dillsboro as the sun began to set over the mountains. Presumably the engine was to be stored at the locomotive shop there until its next excursions the following weekend. It was a great chase both directions, and I look forward to chasing the Nantahala excursion soon.
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Nothing beats the sights and sounds of an American steam engine hard at work.
Engine looks 10x better with blackwalls..Now if they'll just swap a 5/6 chime on there, I'll be more inclined to make the trip!
Good footage!
Thanks! I didn't have a problem with the whitewalls myself, but GSMR is a great place to visit regardless of how they paint the engine.
I was given this excursion for my birthday and so hoping it runs summer of 2021.
Awesome video! Hopefully someday I can go that far south and see the GMSR for myself!
Thanks, I hope you can make it someday. In my opinion GSMR is the most scenic railway line east of the Rockies, the Nantahala run in particular.
Fantastic chase at 4:45! What a beautiful day to have!
Thanks, I couldn't have asked for better weather.
Great video! Love the black tires on 1702.
Thanks. I also like the new look, but I didn't mind the whitewalls.
Beautiful video
awesome
What type of whistle does 1702 have on in this video? I love how it sounds.
Sweet!
Excellent video I don't know why you don't have more subscribers
Thank you!
You should check out the Crossroads Village and Huckleberry Railroad in Flint, Michigan, they've just got their 4-6-0 steam locomotive #152 up and running again
I toured #1702's cab in 2016 and rode in it in 2017.
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I like him much better without the lined wheels. Something about it just looks better.
I feel like the next time the engine goes in for it's 1472, they should enlarge the cylinders, and when the boiler needs replacing, maybe a 300psi one. Also you have do admit, there's something about that engine in that livery. Also #bringback722
N&W 2156 Y6a That engine does not need a 300psi boiler.. considering the one it currently has is pretty much brand new. Once upon a time it made up to 225psi but I think its now 200. It has plenty of power but it wasn't made to pull heavyweight coaches over 2-3% grades.
@@Heisler91 considering that (when new) it had a 37 thousand pound tractive effort, I think it could do it fine alone
N&W 2156 Y6a That engine can handle it no problem. But they can't turn in Dillsboro or in the Nantahala Gorge. It's very difficult to see when running that engine tender first and with a heavy train. Easier on equipment and personel for the engine to pull one way and the diesels back the other way.
They also never seem to let him pull his own trail without help.
Why did she go back solo to dillsboro?
She wasn't scheduled for another excursion until the next weekend so I suppose they were going to store her in the shop instead of the pavilion in Bryson City.
@@SmokyMtnSteam So does the rest of the train stay (where it ended up) until the next excursion (that goes in the other direction), or do they haul it back separately?
@@Lucius_Chiaraviglio The train stays until the next excursion the following day. All excursions on the GSMR depart from Bryson City, so the first half of the video is the train's return trip.
What's the deal here? That steam loco just got shoved around by the diesel all day!
struck2soon Go see the thing in person. It doesn't get shoved around. The return trip of it leading back to Bryson City it pulls the whole train and the diesel. It's also difficult to run the engine tender first so they have the diesel pull the outbound trip.