Norfolk & Western 475: Steaming Into Winter on the Road to Paradise (4K)

For the past two years, the Strasburg Rail Road has been offering limited winter steam powered excursions through the heart of Lancaster County. Typically, the line would cease passenger operations for nearly two months and resume service in February. During the final days of 2022, we would take advantage of the start of these winter excursions during two spectacular winter days. Fired up to power these wintertime excursions is Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 "M" Class #475, along with the typical train assortment of historic wooden coaches. In the warm sunlight of these short days, we follow the locomotive along her typical journey from East Strasburg to Paradise and return. With fantastic plumes and smoke and the locomotive working hard, 475 puts on a stunning display of steam trundling through the Amish farmland of Pennsylvania Dutch country. Please sit back and come along as we follow these wintertime excursions on "The Road to Paradise" by Keystone Rail Productions!
History of N&W 475:
Norfolk & Western 475 is a 4-8-0 "M" class locomotive built in 1906 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, PA. She would be delegated to haul heavy freight and coal trains. Later in her career, she would be replaced by larger locomotives and work on various branches along the N&W's trackage. After completing a faithful 50 years of service, she was retired in 1956. After being saved from the scrappers torch in 1980, the locomotive exchanged hands with many owners, and was finally purchased by the Strasburg Rail Road Company in 1991 and was restored to operating service in 1993. In 2018, she was set to undergo a mandatory 1,472 day inspection, and was returned to service in late 2019 with a centered headlight. She continues to serve the Strasburg Rail Road in reliable service today.
Locations:
0:00 East Strasburg
1:09 Fairview
1:57 Esbenshade
3:07 Carpenters
4:51 Leaman Place
7:29 Carpenters
9:19 East of Cherry Hill
10:40 Cherry Hill
12:00 Groundhog Cut
13:01 Esbenshade
14:09 Fairview
14:58 East Strasburg
To learn more and support the Strasburg Rail Road's operations, please visit:
www.strasburgrailroad.com
Special Thanks To:
- The Strasburg Rail Road Company
- The Crews of 475
- The KRP Family
Filmed on:
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Friday, December 30, 2022
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[@JLIRailPro]

Amazing video

[@KeystoneRailProductions]

Thank you!

[@RailForce]

Amazing Job!!! I didn’t know that was you at Fairview at 1:09, I was the kid in the orange coat who asked if I was gonna be in your shot!!! I would’ve said hi if I knew!!! Keep up the great work!!!

[@KeystoneRailProductions]

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

[@Keystone1906_Productions]

@@KeystoneRailProductions Amazing Video, and at 15:23 what day was the Wheel slip? Hoping it was on the Virtual Railfan Grab bag, but that was a cool Wheel slip

[@HinckleyBranchRailfan]

The echos of the whistle at 3:30 is so cool!

[@Orangeshirt_Railfan]

Nice video man!

[@KeystoneRailProductions]

Thanks!

[@tomy.1846]

Excellent!!!

[@muricatrains]

Great footage! 475 is one of my favorites.

[@danbedford5419]

Great video

[@KeystoneRailProductions]

Thanks!

[@danbedford5419]

@@KeystoneRailProductions ur w

[@strasburgrailfan90]

Love your videos! The angles are always amazing. Keep up the great work!

[@KeystoneRailProductions]

Thank you!

[@brianfalzon6739]

What’s been going on with 31, 37, 972 and 39 right now?

[@northpennvalleysteamrailroad]

31 is being restored, 37, 972 and 39’s restorations are getting no where.

[@brianfalzon6739]

@@northpennvalleysteamrailroad well then what will happen to 972, 37 and 39?

[@northpennvalleysteamrailroad]

@@brianfalzon6739 probably nothing. Their parts continue to rust

[@brianfalzon6739]

@@northpennvalleysteamrailroad that would be sad

[@brianfalzon6739]

@@northpennvalleysteamrailroad 972, and 39 deserves another chance and 37 should be sent back to California too.

[@eahagenbuch2077]

Great video! Are any of the other locomotives running this Winter?

[@KeystoneRailProductions]

Thanks! You can check which locomotive is out on the Virtual Railfan live streams.

[@charlalong8741]

3:42 Mario theme

[@FrankStudiosOfficial]

11:06

[@maxwellwalcher6420]

Keystone would you do New York Central 5406 20th century Limited.

[@northpennvalleysteamrailroad]

Amazing video

[@KeystoneRailProductions]

Thank you!