Tweetsie Railroad #190 2008

[Bobthepilotguy]

I had an opportunity to ride in the cab of a steam engine one time. I found that to be one of the top 10 events of my life. The engineer said "man you flew an airplane down here and you're excited about sitting up here?" I said "Yep!" I felt like Dr. Emmet Brown on Back to the Future when he let me blow the whistle!

[southern4501isawesom]

scott may of had a little bit of fun with that whistle dont you think? naaaa he hates that whistle xD

[tweetsie12190fan]

@southern4501isawesom it is the replacement whistle that he hates when that one (in the vid) is getting tuned.

[2002puravida]

I once heard this locomotive's whistle all the way in Boone, about 10 miles away. It could have been #12 but this one carries farther I think.

[288jh]

how do u get a cabride over there??

[vtgrwood]

Tractor255... I don't think anyone answered your question. Engineers in the appalachia region of the US tend to play the whistle as an instrument. The whistle echos through the valleys and creates a sound that is unique to the area. The proper signals are there, the engineers just enjoy playing "music" with the whistle and the blasts are exaggerated. If you ever heard the sound bouncing around through the mountains you would want to do the same. I think this is the answer you wanted.

[foxrivermotorman]

Well I think that the Southern Railroad had some type of ownership in the railroad. The orignal EC&WNC was dual guage from Johnson City Tenn to Elizabithon Tenn and narrow guage from there to Rolling Rock were the park is today

[tweetsie12190]

you are corect about the dual gage but it didnt go to blowing rock it when to boon.

[wwrr98]

Nice Crosby.

[ncrailfan]

great work! cool video

[nicholasbreeden]

Why does she have a Vertical Throttle Lever the 190 Class Mikes were made with a horizontal throttle

[foxrivermotorman]

it probably has a outside linkage to the steam dome.

[nicholasbreeden]

but 192 also has a horizontal throttle...only the 70 class has a vertical throttle...so unless tweetsie has made some major modifications, the train is just weird

[nicholasbreeden]

wait i just figured it out it is a gorizontal throttle the camera angle is just different

[tractor255]

Is there a reason that all american loco drivers seem to hold on to the whistle chord almost constantly? Is it just showing off for the cameras or is it actually done so much normally?

[tweetsiefan]

If you mean the lever, that's the throttle, not the whistle. The whistle is the cord above the throttle.

[Chris9017]

The American Crossing is 4 blasts. 2 longs, 1 short, and the last is very long. It's because the rails go over a lot of crossings, and one blast would not be enough.

[augpeh]

You mean its a whistle where two longs one short is as usual but the one long at the end is very long?

[Chris9017]

Correct.

[baldwinloco12]

Great stuff!

[drfunk411]

Great engine. Great whistle. Nice vid.

[2102FAN]

I love that whistel, what is it and the engine preformance is awesome!!!

[tweetsiefan]

Thanks and the whistle is a Southern RR Crosby 6 in. 3-chime.

[Enginer12]

Haha, I forgot I used my other account when I typed in that message. But yes I have the up most respect for the crew of any steam engine, they are the ones who are keeping us safe from something that can be deadly. Steam locomoitve are not just park rides, they are beast that can have a tempor.

[theironhorse12]

Lol, you make me jeliouse, I want a cab ride, but every time I get a chance to ask, it is a no, but I don't blame them there doing their job.

[tweetsiefan]

You're right, they're just doing their job. Like I told tweetsie12190, you'll just have to respect whatever they say.

[ncrailfan]

Cool video!

[tweetsiefan]

Thanks

[js58246]

Nice looking video. What codec are you compressing it with to upload on the net if you don't mind my asking?

[tweetsiefan]

H.264 I don't know what happened in this upload, it is crystal clear on my computer.

[tweetsiefan]

I forgot to mention the data rate is 9000 kbps.

[js58246]

Sounds like everything is set correctly, maybe youtube is adding compression to help save space on their server.

[outlawsmitty]

Great video!! Excellent editing! Thank you.

[tweetsiefan]

Thank you.

[tweetsie12190]

i know why because it was bisey

[tweetsie12190]

nice vidio win i asked{for a cab ride} they said no

[tweetsiefan]

Thanks for the comment. I can't help what they decide, you'll just have to respect it.