Daily Archive for November 20th, 2007

Norfolk & Western 611

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Jeremy Clifton
on November 20, 2007
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Since I posted one video of an operational steam locomotive, I thought I’d follow it with another video I dug up of Norfolk & Western’s 611 on a steam excursion run …

Nickel Plate 765

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Jeremy Clifton
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Last night, I found this nifty video of Nickel Plate 2-8-4 engine 765 being broken in after a complete rebuild.

Engine 765 is owned and operated by the Ft. Wayne Railroad Historical Society, and also happens to be the engine that’s shown in my blog header now.

Addendum: I also found out today that during this last rebuild, 765’s drive wheels were repaired right here in Chattanooga at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum.