Back in the early to mid seventies the FP7’s pulled the Piedmont through Greensboro,NC. The often had piggybacks on the rear of them. My father was a SR trainman working out of Winston Salem, NC.
Despite the F unit's design nearing 100 years, to many, it still looks modern and smart! The SOU's green and white separated with a gold stripe is very appealing!
This reminds me of when I took the train from CT to NC and back in the early 70's. The last leg was on the Southerner after Amtrak had started but before the Southern RR stopped running its own passenger trains. I had a roomette and it was a great ride both ways. I particularly remember seeing one of their passenger trains with a TOFC tacked on the end. Good times!
Rode in one of those about in 1960, dad was NS conductor just happened to get passenger work that day, he called it a break from freight work didn’t happen often, you need about 50 years seniority
I rode a similar (perhaps the same) excursion train with my then-fiancé in 1981 from Winston-Salem, NC to Asheville, NC. Good memories. Love those 567s.
Sam, you did a wonderful job on this film. As a child I rode this with my parents between TCL and CLT frequently. I’m an avid railfan now and sorely miss those F series beasts I loved so much. Again great job and thanks for the memories.
This is some circle of life stuff. Even though I’m from the west coast, I would visit my grandparents in Meridian, MS in the summers. I remember the Southern Crescent even when it ran the all black EMDs. My grandad used to take me to see the steam engine when it came to town and now I find myself reminiscing about the old EMDs. Appreciate your video! ❤
Nice video love trains as a child.i watch the train go down the rail at night you could hear them when I was growing up.but no.no more trains to watch its sad that they are gone
Man , this vid brings back the memories ! I chased these beauties all over the south back then shooting slides and driving like a maniac . One I regret NOT chasing was the run from Emory Gap to Crossville , TN . SR ran steam from Chattanooga to Emory Gap and the F Units went west . Did ANYBODY shoot this run ? I did later when SR put two GP 30' s on for this run..... GREAT VID !!!
The Chatt to Birmingham line is relatively straight and flat with a hill outside of Irondale.....the Southern used that route for years after maintenance was done to any steamer currently in the program to test.
Very COOL 😎😎 I like it when a passenger train halls ass like that, pretty cool 😎😎, you can tell it means business when it runs like that, I know that over at the NC Transportation Museum in Spencer NC, they have a couple of green Southern locomotives, but since they on museum grounds, they can't run that fast
These are FP7’s. They’re a few feet longer than the original F7’s. These are designed for passenger service. The addition space was used to house a steam generator for coach heat, and in later years and rebuilds an HEP generator. The F7’s NS used were nothing close to their original design. They more closely resembled a GP38-2 with a cowl body.
There is something so satisfying about watching a Southern FP7 blowing its Nathan M-5 airhorn
The green and gold of the Southern Railway, was always majestic. Grew up in a Southern Railway family. Fantastic video.
Back in the early to mid seventies the FP7’s pulled the Piedmont through Greensboro,NC. The often had piggybacks on the rear of them. My father was a SR trainman working out of Winston Salem, NC.
Despite the F unit's design nearing 100 years, to many, it still looks modern and smart! The SOU's green and white separated with a gold stripe is very appealing!
This reminds me of when I took the train from CT to NC and back in the early 70's. The last leg was on the Southerner after Amtrak had started but before the Southern RR stopped running its own passenger trains. I had a roomette and it was a great ride both ways. I particularly remember seeing one of their passenger trains with a TOFC tacked on the end. Good times!
That lead unit is thankfully still alive and well, turning up miles for RJ Corman.
Beautiful keep the trains going so our grand children can see and listen to them
I know about the trains in these old times and I think grandpa remembers those too
Love the F units!! Also love the high hoods!! It's what grew up on watching go up and down.the main line from Washington to Atlanta.
This locomotives still running today
I Miss Those FP7's
What happened to these units, did they get sold off to a tourist railroad, or scrapped?
Excellent. Ageless. It flows. .
Sam, you really DO love trains.
Rode in one of those about in 1960, dad was NS conductor just happened to get passenger work that day, he called it a break from freight work didn’t happen often, you need about 50 years seniority
I rode a similar (perhaps the same) excursion train with my then-fiancé in 1981 from Winston-Salem, NC to Asheville, NC. Good memories. Love those 567s.
Sam, you did a wonderful job on this film. As a child I rode this with my parents between TCL and CLT frequently. I’m an avid railfan now and sorely miss those F series beasts I loved so much. Again great job and thanks for the memories.
This is some circle of life stuff. Even though I’m from the west coast, I would visit my grandparents in Meridian, MS in the summers. I remember the Southern Crescent even when it ran the all black EMDs. My grandad used to take me to see the steam engine when it came to town and now I find myself reminiscing about the old EMDs. Appreciate your video! ❤
I love nathan 5m horn
Nice video love trains as a child.i watch the train go down the rail at night you could hear them when I was growing up.but no.no more trains to watch its sad that they are gone
The Good Ole Southern That Serves The South!
I was there shooting slides with 3 other friends - it was Awesome!!!!
I know you were shooting this run and I am STILL waiting for the slides to arrive in my mailbox , David !! Happy New Year , Bro'
Man I miss those!!!
Used to see them on freight trains in Atlanta back in the late 1970s. They were painted black back then.
😊😊Hell , Yes !
Nice video, Sam!
Man , this vid brings back the memories ! I chased these beauties all over the south back then shooting slides and driving like a maniac . One I regret NOT chasing was the run from Emory Gap to Crossville , TN . SR ran steam from Chattanooga to Emory Gap and the F Units went west . Did ANYBODY shoot this run ? I did later when SR put two GP 30' s on for this run..... GREAT VID !!!
Enjoyed it!
The train is moving on
The Chatt to Birmingham line is relatively straight and flat with a hill outside of Irondale.....the Southern used that route for years after maintenance was done to any steamer currently in the program to test.
Nice video!
I wonder where the whereabouts of both FP7 locomotives and I wonder if they’re steam generator are still functional
Two went to R. J. Corman in KY; two are at Stone Mountain , GA . All repainted and still operational.
@@johnuhelski8613 very awesome news to hear that they’re all operational
Very COOL 😎😎 I like it when a passenger train halls ass like that, pretty cool 😎😎, you can tell it means business when it runs like that, I know that over at the NC Transportation Museum in Spencer NC, they have a couple of green Southern locomotives, but since they on museum grounds, they can't run that fast
Uh oh, 3456 looks like it dropped a spark plug, around the 20:15 mark 😳
I hope you aren't serious.
By the way she was smoking, looked like a bad fuel injector (spark plug)
@@jamesstrickland631 Oh good you didn't literally mean spark plug. 👍
@@williambryant5946 LOL 😆 no. I been a Diesel Truck repair Technician for 28 years now and it's a technician joke, calling injector spark plugs.
The last shot is nearly 2 minutes of continuous footage of the same train. Not bad. Anyone know where that shot was taken?
Were these the NS F7s they used for NS OCS train or completely different F7s ?
These are FP7’s. They’re a few feet longer than the original F7’s. These are designed for passenger service. The addition space was used to house a steam generator for coach heat, and in later years and rebuilds an HEP generator. The F7’s NS used were nothing close to their original design. They more closely resembled a GP38-2 with a cowl body.
@@CPAlburtisRailroader Ah