N&W 611 stalls on Saluda grade - October 1992
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A bit of grease on the tracks will do that!
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Good post :>) In the dead of winter below zero f, the fully loaded troop and freight trains near my home, would spin the drivers and shoot sparks while violently shaking the entire iron mass and earth around it. The engineer would throttle back and try again. Applying more sand usually got the traction needed to move the massive loads. Loved the sound of the whistles at night. Memories to last a lifetime. I thought those times would last forever. As a Believer, Heaven will allow me to revisit.
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They never slid backwards lets see some diesels do this
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Fantastic job the crew did and 611 always gets the job done. Excellent display of man and machine
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wow
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@3wide4checkers You don't know what you're missing.... Now, I've never heard a steam engine giving it all it's worth. The loudest steam engine(s) I've ever heard was Cumbres & Toltec #s 487 and 488 doubleheading beginning the climb over Cumbres Pass. It's a site.
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@pkrieter the most powerful was the C&O Allegheny at 7500 HP
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I'm retired from Norfolk Southern, and I was amused at the speculation about WHY the engine stalled. Note the fellow on top. Most likely it was due to a clogged sand pipe. Once that was corrected, 611 had NO trouble starting the train from a DEAD stop on the steepest grade in the East! Slippage may be funny to non-railroaders, but to US it is not a good thing. She and her crew are to be complimented for a job well done. Lots of memories for me in this engine!
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@3wide4checkers I think the largest steam locomotives produced the equivalent of 6000 hp ! Also, that steam whistle is DEAFENING ! Great show ! I got to see a Challenger in Elmhurst Illinois a few years back. It's just hard to imagine something that big going 90 mph !
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wait where is 611 at 1:20?
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rayman4449 1 year ago
@rayman4449 Thank you. Hope others will be encouraged to share their old railroad videos with us on YouTube.
pigwerks 1 year ago