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  • where is this?

  • Love that pan shot at 4:02. Stunning roll-by's and top notch video!

  • I remember my dad and I running next to 765 when I was a pup in a 1974 dodge charger, 28 years later I took my son to see her, we stood at her reins and then I saw my dad smile, The power of steam is a close second to a fathers love.

  • 4 dislikes? Really?

  • While the 1225 is gone, I think the 765 should be a substitute Polar Express.

  • LOVE the 765. Too bad I'm from Pennsylvania, a few states away, still, it's on my railfan list

    

  • Very much looking forward to being able to buy a DVD so that we can see your beautiful films on our big screen (and our 2 yr old will be ecstatic!)

  • Now, 1 year later, I'd like to know if the DVD release happened and if so, where does one get it? This footage excels much of what I've seen on commercially released videos, and that's not because they're bad, but because this stuff is so good. Thanks for any info you can give me on its availability.

  • @dhennen61 the DVD release did not yet happen, but its all but forgotten. With the limited time I have to work on it, its slow going- but its going! Don't worry, you will hear about it when its ready. :)

  • Doing what they did best.. Then and now.

  • Hi there

    Would you still be willing to create and sell a DVD of some of your videos? Our 2 year old watches them constantly, and both my husband and I think they are beautiful!

    The only drawback is that when we want to use the computer, he won't let us as he wants to watch 'trains!'

    Please let me know if youd be happy to put something together, as we would gladly buy it!

    Thanks!

  • AWESOME video!!!!!!!!

  • Thanks - It is great to see freight steam video instead of passenger.

  • the engineers must be fuckin deaf

  • Why this video has 4 dislikes is beyond me, great job Joe!

  • Extremely well done, one of the best steam videos I have found on youtube!

  • Beautiful photography. Can someone elaborate why whistles are blown so long and often in the US? Here in Aust, they usually give one or two fairly quick blasts on approach to a level crossing and that's it. I assume there is some regulatory requirement over there relating to the operation of train whistles, or do the drivers just like to "let off a bit of steam"?

  • @flyingscrapyard - North American law states that the engineer must sound the whistle in a long-long-short-long sequence before entering the crossing. Most of the whistle-blowing done in the video was done just for fun...you'd never see a revenue train be so active on the whistle, especially in the middle of nowhere. Some steam locomotives came with a secondary whistle pull chord for the fireman so he could help let off some steam before the safety valve popped off.

  • @deloreanman14 Many thanks for the informative reply. I knew someone would set me straight.

  • @deloreanman14 actualy the fireman's whistle was just for the fireman's fun. it also serves as the whistle when the engineer is blind on his side goin around a curve. there are several times in which the engineer and fireman blow for the crossings. in this case, the fireman's whistle also provides some sound itnerest for the photographers.

  • Very well done video.. I wish The Owl was around to watch it with us. He would have been proud.

  • awesome video work on this.

  • I may cry now.... I wish I was born in the States back in the 50's....

  • very nice vid :-)

    super

  • Just listened to this on my surround sound....Oh My! Awesome!

  • Just awesome!

  • THE best railroad video I have ever watched. That was a very professionally done charter and photo shoot, without leaving out even the smallest detail. The opening sequence that takes place at dawn, along with the silhouette at sunset are the most beautiful scenes of railroading I have ever seen.

  • My two year old son and I have been watching this, he thought it was amazing and so did I. Real hairs-standing-on-end good, and I've never even been to the US!

  • This is absolutely amazing footage. Thank you so very much for your hard work. Well done!

  • Those are some Beautiful Breakshires!

  • Sounds like a NKP whistle on 765, but what is that one guest whistle on 1225? No one seems to know what kind it is or what engine it could be from? Any idea.

  • @PereMarquette1223 It is on loan from Norfolk & Western #611

  • @dingo4903 Which whistle are you talking about? If your talking about the whistle on 1225 I know it's not N&W 611's because it sounds different. The two on NKP 765 are a 6 chime and a Nickel Plate whistle. If your talking about the low-sounding whistle, it's off of Frisco #1522 which is a 4-8-2 mountain. The two whistles are the exact same model though.

  • @PereMarquette1223 Yes the whistle currently on 1225 is on loan from N&W 611. Confirmed by a friend who is currently working on the boiler rebuild. Perhaps it's operating at a different pressure or other variables. I have no information about NKP 765.

  • The most powerful steam locomotives NKP765 and PM1225 performed special doubleheader photo freight from dawn to dusk around Owasso, Michigan, USA

  • Unbelievable!!! I have been chasing the 765 with my dad (Doug Brown) since the 80's and I love that she is back out on the rails. The 1225 is also one of my favorites and these sites are simply amazing... Brings back memories of 1218 and 611 running side by side long ago. Yes make a full DVD!!!

  • They need to run this train thru Louisiana and Florida for mosquito control :) I can see the headlines now " Ole 765 charges thru Baton Rouge as country recovers from west nile virus"

  • Loved the period accessorising. Chevy pick up by the track. Parafin Lamps, etc. What was the old pre war pickup in the night segway? I LOVED KIng Road. STOP. Here we would have a automatic gate with flashing red signals in the middle of nowhere with a forest of regulation warning signs? STOP seems to work. No wonder you guys are still in charge, no BS all over the place - look listen and don't be stupid always seemed to work. PS Where were the period drifters jumping the train on the inclines?

  • incredible!

  • What whistle was 765 blowing at King Rd?

  • Amazing, cant put it any other way

  • They really wanted the firemen to make lots of smoke on that day. Probably used all of their coal really quickly. I wish the K4 1361 was still running so that we could have videos like this.

  • what does it say on the tender????

  • Was this 2009?

  • nice shot!

  • Totally awesome!

  • Superb !

  • My 20 month old son now has a passion for the e"chugga", thank you for the videos.

  • @HaloCE14 well this was a private photo charter in which the general public was welcome, but for a fee of course.

  • does anyone know if they are planning something like this for 2010. i have no idea how i didnt hear about this, i live in ohio...how did i miss this!! i sure hope they do this again!! count me in!

    great video!!!

  • Wow, they are mighty beasts, aren't they? Nice work.

  • Awsome.. they just command respect... beautiful and powerful.

  • steam engines always look so fucking awesome

  • Beautiful video, truly one of the best on youtube.

  • my dad has the good ol' NKP #765 berk on tape. its a movie called life begins at forty. great video. shows it meetin up with N & W's #611 at one point

  • Absoutly the best doubleheader video that I've seen so far.....what kind of camera did you use to catch these amazing shots?

  • This is just a jaw dropping level of video.. Utterly amazing

  • AWESOME!!! looks like a documentary from the 1950's.

  • WOW, your work is amazing!!!

  • that farmer got a surprise when heard that whistle

  • Stunning!

    One of the best rail videos I've seen as well..

    Thank you!

  • When I was a kid I used to hang around the local railroad station. When the steam era ended I had no idea what we were losing, but I sure know now. Terrific video.

  • That is incredible! One of the best videos I've seen on these two Berkshires. I would certainly be interested in a full length version.

  • A fantastic video that brought back so many memories. Almost thought I wouldn't get to see the famous red caboose.

  • WOW!! Absolutely beautiful video. Please let us know if and when the full version will be on sale.

  • I'd certainly buy a full lenth copy! How long would the full version be just out of curiosity?I know I already said this, but just an absolutely spectacular video. It's just breath taking! I could just watch it over and over again!

  • grandios!!!!!

  • Just wanted to say thanks for all of the compliments everyone. I'm really glad you enjoyed it. And also, there is a possible DVD release of this video, in its entirety, narrated, etc. Would anyone be interested if I were to release something like that?

  • YES YES YES !!!

  • @JoMiFu i would be interested if youd make it seem like it was back in the 1940's.

  • @JoMiFu I would love to have a copy of this! yes please release it!!!

    Alex

  • @JoMiFu i would love a copy of the dvd if it was to come out. How high would the charge be for a dvd?

  • @JoMiFu yes, i would personally love that.

  • @JoMiFu I would!

  • @JoMiFu Please do! I would bet it would sell a ton!

  • As an old guy that, as a kid running steam engines - Father was a railroad telegrapher - thoroughly enjoyed the nostalgic feelings you brought me. Now, being a film and video producer, I must compliment you on the great story construction and the expertise that you put into this production. Thanks so much

  • Pure Epic!

  • Such an awesome video! I watch it over and over again!

  • Also really enjoyed the great sound!!!

    Turn up that sub woofer!

  • Great video. What camera do you use???

  • I bet anyone living in aroostook county me.

    could have seen this any day of the week in 1950 a couple of nice steam engine's

    a vintage John Deere and a late 40's early 50's chevy truck and a wonderfull

    view from a hay field what else is there to see!

    GREAT VIDEO!. GREAT SENERY!

    takes me back to a time before i was born

  • This looks like something out of a MOVIE!! INCREDIB:E!!

  • At 2:45, the 1225 looks like 3751 from that distance

  • Wonderful video. Wish my father could see this, he would have loved it.

  • ...er...that would be 'truck" at 5:31...sigh...

  • Nice touch with the trick at 5:31...great video.

  • Brilliant, loved it.....

  • Wait, some of this footage is from the Trainfestival 2009 souviner video.

  • @ Thomas Rivette - Yes, this is true. I allowed them to use any of my footage that they pleased; if you look in the credits of Train Festival, I'm credited.

  • Cool, you take great videos. You should come to Niles Canyon, our next steam operations will be in March.

  • Much Epic. Thanks.

  • Steamtown should dig out 759 and make it possible to show the flag alongside these two and Jerry Jacobsen's 763. Finest locomotives in the world, Nickel Plate Berks.

  • Awesome filming and editing! Makes up for a lot of the drivel on You Tube!

  • Magnificent! Its like a time machine/window to 1950. Very well done.

  • Just an awsome video !!

    I saw these 2 magnificent gal's at Train Fest 2009 in Owosso, MI last July. Nothing like standing next to a living breathe beast !!

  • Beautiful, no doubt about it. Congrats to those who put it together!

  • congratulations

    Best regards from the Croatian

  • This is a great video, my compliments to the editor. American steam is at the top of the ladder and a real spectacle to watch. Just one comment though, I have driven freight and passenger trains in Australia for nearly 30 years and am now a senior accident investigator with the ATSB (roughly equivalent to your NTSB) and I have never heard so much unnecessary whistling. No other country in the world (save possibly Canada) uses the whistle so much. Anyway, it's still a great video.

  • In many of the shots, the locomotives are blowing a standard long-long-short-long sequence when approaching a grade (road) crossing, as is the law in most places in the U.S. and Canada.

    In many places, though, they were most likely just doing it for the hell of it. It is a steam excursion, after all. :-)

  • Normally we use the standard rule 14 signals, but when they pay you for a show a show is what they get!

  • They got MORE than they paid for.

  • Wow... Just wow... They sounded absolutely amazing together. Especially in that start up scene at 6:26 Thank you for your hard work in capturing these two beauties.

  • Pete, you have done a great job of putting this

    special on. I wish I could have attended it but finances prevented me from doing it. All the details of the scenes really put the scenes shot

    in historical perspective. Just a great video.

    Regards..

  • My wife would call this 'choo-choo porn', and that's not too far from the truth! Pretty spectacular photography!

  • Awsome view of those 2 together. 9:36

  • Where in hell does Lerro get the money to pay these guys?

  • Nice!!! This was the one I'd been waiting on. 765 and 1225 sure do sound awesome taking off in the dusk shot. All in all love the audio as well as the video! If you get a chance I'd love to get some of the in cab stuff for myself.

    Andy

  • Wonderful! Beautifully staged - I could step back in time :)

  • In the first part of the clip it looks like 765 is doing all the work.

  • Vintage John Deere tractors and NKP #765, what better can you get?? Nothing!!! Steam and vintage tractors rule!!!

  • Yes, staging the vintage tractor was a good touch. Then there was a chevy pickup, couldn't tell the year but I would guess around 49.

  • @HaloCE14 there are few railroads and museums that operate steam locomotives. Lucky are the few who can say they operate them. Day by day, those who want to spend thousands fo hours and thousands of dollars on steam locos are dwindling. I am a proud member of the Ft Wayne Railroad Historical Society, owner and operator of famed NKP #765. My grandfather saw 765 and her sisters operate back in their glory days. He even saw huge B&O EM1's!!!

  • great video !!

    I wuz in Owwazo and was told that 1225 was'nt feeling

    well enough...seems OK now...good to know

  • 1225 is now down for her FRA-mandated 1472-day inspection and rebuild. She'll be back hopefully for the 2011 season.

  • WOW! Shades of O. Winston Link!

  • Best video I have seen of this event. Well done.

  • Bravo. Magnificent realization with magnificent landscapes. Congratulations. 5*

  • Oh cool there's Kelly! Man great filming, definitely should see stuff like this more often!

  • i agree.

    if i had the chance to just go back in time just for two weeks.

    that would make my life right there haha.

  • Fantastic, what a trip back in time. Thanks

  • This is absolutely incredible.

  • This is a work of art - it really sends you back to the time period where these beauties ruled the rails! Bravo!!!! 2009 was a great year for steam in Michigan!

  • Very well planned and executed. Brilliant work with camera completes it. Thanks very much.

    Alan

  • absolutly outstanding!!!

  • This is just so stunningly beautiful.

    it's just so amazing,i can't even describe it!

    i love the second clip,i think even the farmer was amazed to see such action like that haha.

  • The opening wouldn't look out of place in a feature film. Stunning.

  • Bessemer 643 would compliment those two berks well!

  • that was awesome!!!

  • Great video!!! 5 stars!

  • Wow dude. I couldnt be there. But i felt like i was now. Great stuff. Joe you should really dvd some of this stuff up.

  • Simply beautiful.

    -The Rail Channel

  • Awesome. Purely and simply awesome.

  • Spectacular.

  • Joe, very impressive video, all i haft to say is WOW you out did your self and keep them coming!

  • Super video. Thanks for making my night!!

  • Amazing!

  • Barricade360, this was just a charter for photographers, they don't haul freight on a regular basis.

    Jomifu, Very nice vid! When was this charter?

  • wow there's still steam engines in service hauling freight? i thought all  railroads switched to diesel, thats cool

  • @Barricade360 this is a photo session only, steam no longer runs on the mainline regularly.

  • Nice work!

  • there is nothing that can compete to seeing these two berks, doublehead toghether it's a sight, 2nd to none. joe you have outdone yourself in grand style. and i take off my hat to you for a job well done.

    LETS HEAR IT FOR JOE!!!!!!!!!!!, HIP HIP

  • HHOOORRAAYYY!!!!!

  • I'm so glad you got to this event! You're my favorite train videographer. Your zooms and pans are great. Super video.

  • Very nice!

    Joe, is it all right if I post this one the O Guage Rairoader fourms? Rich Melvin, 765's eingineer, is the webmaster, and he would be delighted to see this.

  • @railfan95

    Absolutely! Feel free to post wherever you like.

  • This is MUEagle on the O Gauge Forum. I was curious has great forum moderator Rich Melvin seen this work of art? ;-)

  • WOW, thats all i can say!!!!

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