Steam & Excursion > Roanoke, VA - 06:17am - 611 Heads on Out

This morning at 06:17am, N&W #611 departed Roanoke For Spencer, NC during a hard freeze. At 17° F, this was the coldest day during which this 'J' has run since she began her career as an excursion engine back in 1982. My fingers were numb enough by showtime that I just took my best guess as to framing and settings and just let my Panasonic Lumix FZ200 (12mp) capture the rest. With the exception of several still image inserts, the video portion is unedited. One has to admit that even without being under heavy throttle and/or pulling a lengthy consist, this is one very impressive locomotive - classy & graceful, among many other adjectives certainly describes her beauty! Enjoy this short video clip (1 minute & 50 seconds) as she passes her birthplace, the Historic East End Shops.

Bob Lyndall

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Thanks for posting the video Bob. Good to see another out steaming up the high iron.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

Oh my. Definitely a different take. Says as much by what you can't see as by what you can.

Nice job!!!!

Love the moodiness of this. Nice job.

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Very nice. Has the whistle been changed, or is that still Ms. George's whistle?

Chills. Wow. Great work!

Ya know, watching the steamup video on Facebook the other day I was thinking the whistle sounded a little more like the "old" 611...



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It is a different whistle Jack. Not sure who owns this one.



HotWater Wrote:
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> Very nice. Has the whistle been changed, or is
> that still Ms. George's whistle?

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welchblvd Wrote:
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> Chills. Wow. Great work!
>
> Ya know, watching the steamup video on Facebook
> the other day I was thinking the whistle sounded a
> little more like the "old" 611...

Do you remember which page had that video? I'd like to see it. 

This Hancock whistle belongs to Scott Lindsay. Sounds mighty fine.



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WOW! Not hard to imagine an early morning passenger train leaving the station. Truly a unique video with a unique perspective. Thanks.

Emmo213 Wrote:
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> Do you remember which page had that video? I'd
> like to see it. 

Here's a direct link to the video, it's quite short but she sounds nice: https://www.facebook.com/fran.ferguson.9/videos/10153507873743224/

If for whatever reason it's inaccessible, as so often seems to be the case on Facebook, you can find it on the Fire Up 611 page. Enjoy!

nathansixchime Wrote:
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> This Nathan Hancock whistle belongs to Scott
> Lindsay. Sounds mighty fine.

Thanks. I agree,,,,,this whistle sounds MUCH better, and more like what I remember from the excursion era as well as the late 1950s.

Thanks Kelly. Yes this whistle sounds great!



nathansixchime Wrote:
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> This Nathan Hancock whistle belongs to Scott
> Lindsay. Sounds mighty fine.

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Looks like you nailed the 'Midnight Special.'

Good Work!

John.

Oooooohh....that is a beautiful whistle!!
And I, too, like the barely-seen train --
so evocative..... Just like the old days!

Happy and safe steaming, 611!!

Everyone -- be safe, and have fun!!

Long live the 611!  :)

nathansixchime Wrote:
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> This Nathan Hancock whistle belongs to Scott
> Lindsay. Sounds mighty fine.

Kelly
Nathan Hancock?? How can it be both

Larry

ClassJ604 Wrote:
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> nathansixchime Wrote:
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> > This Nathan Hancock whistle belongs to Scott
> > Lindsay. Sounds mighty fine.
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> Kelly
> Nathan Hancock?? How can it be both
>
> Larry

Poor Kelly is obviously HEAVILY into Nathan whistles.

HotWater Wrote:
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> ClassJ604 Wrote:
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> > nathansixchime Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
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> > -----
> > > This Nathan Hancock whistle belongs to Scott
> > > Lindsay. Sounds mighty fine.
> >
> > Kelly
> > Nathan Hancock?? How can it be both
> >
> > Larry
>
> Poor Kelly is obviously HEAVILY into Nathan
> whistles.


Ha! Guilty. I've edited the original post.

Nice video Bob!