Steam Engine's 1522 & J611

[IraDeathViper]

it looks like 1522 is doing all the work and 611 is like mehh do all the work 1522 and 1522 has angry face lol >:(

[tropicalfishswim]

@HaloCE14 a texas running would be awesome! It's definitley been done in the past, and with enough support it could happen. Two important questions though; where to run, and what will it cost?

[foughtwolf]

Why dont they run anymore? Have they been deemed unsafe with their age?

[WildGuy00000]

you would think it would sound like 611 doing all the work!

[SquirrelGrrl]

wow i got chills!

[ffej980]

well at least both engines were re-retired ...with the chance of running again...i hear 1218...is just an empty shell...i have been to roanoke VA...and both engines are well preserved there...

[teeter1939]

You're right about the 1218. Last time I was at the train museum in Roanoke, the drive pistons had been removed and a few other parts were missing.

My dad was fortunate enough to ride in the caboose on the 1218's last regular service run in the late 80s/early 90s.

[southern4501isawesom]

@ffej980 she is i looked 3 weeks ago while in roanoke va she isnt even a locomotive anymore :(

[falzonbr]

I hope that we see ATSF #5011, SP #4460, UP #4006 ad other steam locomotives under steam again then Frisco 1522!

[SLSF1522]

Whow! Great video. It's strange to think that both of these great locomotives have been reatired.

[tcarr22239]

Yes, both are now retired and how many more will follow. I did enjoy the days that I rode behind the J 611 and the 1218 on excursion. Rode up in the cab of the 1218 while in the yard at Chattanooga. I was sadden when the N&S pulled the plug on the steam program. Thanks for the comment.

[TVRM610]

I have that video.

[nineaclock]

Ya Frisco were legendary threw the plains, I miss the Frisco 4500 Metro and the Will rogers way Train, those were amazing trains. :)

[tcarr22239]

1522 was serviced at the steam shop the day before departing Birmingham. I do have video of the 1522 and the j611 being serviced by the crews at Norris Yard.

[petro062]

That's the real thing.

[MikePike5]

The passed a railroad crossing.

[whatihave2do]

I live where the 611 no sits. I think the 1522 it there too. I need to go to the Transportation Museum and see. I haven't been since I was little. Back before the moved it downtown after the flood of 85. I would love to see a old steam locomotive run in real life but don't know how to find where one is running.

[tcarr22239]

The 1522 is located in Missouri, The 1218 is with the J611 in Roanoke. If you are looking for steam engines that are still in service, there is a site that I use is at steamlocomotives dot com.

[buntik1687]

1522 was doing all the work. Probly train was light.

[tcarr22239]

The train was made up of a total of 24 units, 2 engines with tenders and Aux Tenders pulling 18 passenger cars. The train was loaded with passengers headed for Atlanta, GA. for a railroad convention.

[packerlandtos]

Even the miniature coal burners have cinders, I was at the Dells and rode in the last car on the little 16 inch guage and my light colored pants were full of snall black dots at the end of the ride, we all learn the hard way.

[packerlandtos]

The 1522 was an Oil burner, I shot from a bridge some video of it as it went under me and I got a whole lot of smoke in my face, but definitely no cinders.

[tcarr22239]

The J611 behind the Frisco is a coal burner. The times that I rode behind her back in the Lookout Mountain open air car I would arrive home loaded with cinders in my hair and clothes. (Never wear white) Sometimes one or two in my eyes. Learned to wear goggles after that.

[joneau261]

1522 burns oil. It probably didn't matter though, 1522 was being run by NS crews for the whole trip!

[mjkft22]

the 1522 seems to have some bad coal, whereas the J is barely smoking

anyway very nice video!!!

any more of 611?

[tcarr22239]

I believe the crew of the J611 were sitting back in the cab and letting the Frisco do all the work!

[DASCO2136]

The J never really smokes alot in the number of videos i've seen her run

[mjkft22]

the stack talk agrees with you. you can't even hear the J over all that chuffing by Frisco

[UPTRAIN]

That engine is just as loud running light.

[allensteam]

Theoretically, if a steam locomotive is fired correctly, there shouldn't be much smoke, as that signifies that the coal has not had a chance to burn completely before being sucked through the flues, the smokebox, and out the stack. Sometimes it can't be helped though.

[UPTRAIN]

1522 burns oil.