Strasburg Railroad, New Year's Eve 2009

Strasburg Railroad 4-8-0 #475 running at the end of 2009. Engine is sporting a shopbuilt whistle, commonly called the "PRR 3 chime"

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• Strasburg
• Railroad
• Steam
• Tourist
• Lines
• 4-8-0
• 475
• Train
• Passenger
• New
• Year's
• Eve
• 2009

[boleamj]

Why did they stop in the middle on nowhere and whistle?

[joneau261]

It's "The Ghost Whistle" where the train stops and whistles at the ghost of the old LO&S, and the ghost whistle answers back

[csgptg]

nioce vid and i love No.475. Wat type of whistle is she wearing that day? I heard it before, but i forget the name of it.

[joneau261]

It's a custom designed shopbuilt whistle. Often, it's referred to as a "PRR 3 chime", though this is only based on the similar sound. It's based off of the whistle used on N&W 382

[jkubajakiii]

I love it. It's good to see No. 475 (ex-N&W) up and running again. But I noticed a couple of new additions at East Strausburg: A position light signal and an ex-PRR tower. From its keystone plate, it is Tower 'J'. Where did they come from?

[joneau261]

That stuff certainly isn't new. They've been there for at least the five years I've been visiting Strasburg, and the J Tower has been there since the mid-1980s

[Strasburg1991]

it reminds me of a q2 due to the density of the whistle

[cvspad]

@joneau261 The weird part, is that the railroad owns the LO&S motor car that they said about last time I rode the train.

[jkubajakiii]

It's been a long time since I was at Strasburg. 1981 to be exact. Where did J Tower use to stand?

[iusetano]

Awesome work. Excellent video as usual *****