Norfolk & Western 1218 Steam Train

Norfolk & Western A class 2-6-6-4 1218 making its mainline excursion debut in 1987 out of Roanoke, and various other excursions in the 1980s in Ohio.
Select clips from "The Awesome A" and "Nickel Plate Summer", available at www.yardgoatimages.com/Berkshire
Thumbnail provided by Steven J. Brown. Check out his work at www.stevenjbrown.com

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[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

1218 was the most powerful steam engine in operation at the time just listen to that power of her working up that grade

[@theofficerfactory2625]

I was maybe 2 when my parents and my sister rode behind her in 1990. That whistle echos in my head to this day and her headlight at night. How could I forget it?

[@ModelingSteelinHO]

Those old enough and lucky enough to witness the 1218 trackside. Remember her. She is a true beauty of N&W engineering. Miss her.

[@MidnightBonnie2015]

I LOVE n&w 1218!🙂

[@thomasavensjr.2790]

It's a true shame that N&W 1218 had such a short excursion service career , 1987-1991, I really enjoy seeing footage of this locomotive in operation. The 1218 is still around today placed at the Roanoke Transportation Museum as a display equipment piece, however I do hope that 1218 would possibly be restored and returned back to operation in the future ; although I understand that this action is highly unlikely to occur I enjoy seeing past footage of 1218 in excursion service operation.

[@Patric5590]

Awesome video and I hopefully someday should restore 1218 back to service soon 👍😎🚂🇺🇸

[@padgettandlandarnold4730]

1218 is articulated everyone knows that

[@jeremy63391]

That’s the first time I’ve ever seen 1218 doing street running

[@robertdipaola3447]

1218, the tried and true workhourse of steam

[@Thomasthestreamliner]

Even though I was not around when she was operating she does look like a great engine, wish she is restored again

[@northpennvalleysteamrailroad]

Awesome video friend

[@kevp9601]

Norfolk & Western 1218, You are Born to Run

[@spencerdavis2392]

I went on that train 1988 when Birmingham to Chattanooga and I enjoy it my parents been on a train 1945 world war II after that they was married in 1946 and I enjoy it to see the 1218 in Birmingham

[@funtechxtream8753]

That sound is so awsome! No wonder it was called the awsome a

[@trainindia9699]

Extraordinary.

[@oliverg9334]

Where was the street running bit shot. Amazing to have been that down your street

[@SimonTog]

Klasse video :)

[@user-rz5ch7pp7o]

Good old steam locomotive

[@mdatkinson92]

Her whistle is extremely similar to those fitted to Stanier locomotives in the UK.