NKP 765 Throttle Time 12/06

My Throttle Time 12/06. Big thanks to the FWRHS for making my dream come true. Visit www.765.org for more info on this locomotive.

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[12riccal]

Is this the "engineer for an hour" program offered by the historical society?

[drfunk411]

@12riccal actually its "Throttle time". They society offers engineer for an hour with a small diesel. I havent heard anything about taking the 765 for a spin in awhile.

[produKtNZ]

Amazing :D - When did the grin fade?

[drfunk411]

It still makes me smile.

[2102FAN]

When you got to run this, is there any other way to run it fauther then you did?

[drfunk411]

they have some more track past that. They dont really want you to go buck wild i guess.

[mikes47jeep]

your not a train buff you wouldent understand

[aeolus925]

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[Hiei2k7]

@produKtNZ I still don't think that has faded....I remember when i was 6 and the 261 came to Savanna....I GOT TO RIDE THE CAB FROM SAVANNA TO ROCHELLE!!!!!

[pianomanmaestro]

wooo is she a beaut or what!!!!!

[Polybun]

boy the packing gland on the near cylinder is leaking like hell.

[manga12]

I knew about the excursions all over so its got about 4000 sounds like a decent set up not exactly a big boy loco but I am sure It could still haul just as much freight as even a modern train due to her massive weight.

eight hours does seem like a long time but history like this is ment to live not rust away or be cut up too much of it was lost to that and sadly the most powerful steam loco the allegany there were many built and only two exist one in the ford museume and one in penn. sad.

[Kleman09]

@manga12 765 is fired up several times a year for excursions anywhere in the USA. This past year we were at the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad and at SRI to cover for 1225. 765 has about 4,000 horsepower and takes about 8 hours to steam up. .

[manga12]

I see I thought though that she was steamed up more often then just a handful of times a year, if you were to start her now how long from a dead cold start would it take to get running like at 23 degrees, is it true it takes almost a day to get it running and get enough pressure to run? and how many horses is she?

I have seen the life begins at 40 video where they ran her from a rusted stop and spun the wheels free in a cloud of rust, that was epic.

So you do yardword for them eh?

[Kleman09]

@manga12 most volunteers are older because the younger guys have jobs and families. however, when it comes to operation, us young guys are there. We all help as often as possible. :) the society now has a yt page. fortwaynerailroadhistoricalsoc­iety is the username. look up Life Begins at 40 Prologue and ull get our yt page. :)

[Kleman09]

@manga12 I dont know if im related to those klemans. The society is open every Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm. Volunteers work on Saturdays from 10 to whenever work is done. 765 is steamed up at least twice a year for open house. My job is a hostler. Its not so hard once you get the hand og it. Lots of physicaly demanding work, but lots of fun! Yes the crew is 32 and under with help from guys like rich Melvin and Steve Winniker.

[manga12]

33 Are you serious thats young, can you make steam as well as the older boys though, how many horses does she have?

Kleman09 are you related to the Kleman family of Garrett aka home of the railroaders since our town was very much a B&O railroad town.

Is the society open on a regular basis like a museum or is it just whenever they fell like working on the engines?

Also is running a steam loco really hard to do or is it just intuitive with a little hard work?

signed Jeremy manga12

[6709ify]

Uuuuuhhhhhhh??? Is that train chuffing while sitting still? Whoa!