@@1940limited In 1991 she begain to be repaired, and Norfolk Southern Cancled the Steam Thing in 1994, before she was ready to go again. Only Norfolk Southern has the money to get her Running again, and you would have to somehow convince them to Get her running for their next steam program rather than just using N&W 611 & Southern Locomotives 4501, & 630, since all 3 Run and their Owners would be probably happy to have them run on the NS Line.
I would love to see this locomotive run again, I was born in '99, way to young to see it run, so hopefully one day I can. Besides, who doesn't love that hooter whistle. It would be cool to see the 2156 run again as well, I don't think it would be too bad, I think it's in better condition than the 2050, though it would be cool to see them both run. Too bad money is so much of an issue.
I’m sorry to tell you think but 2156 has had a cracked frame since it’s retirement, so the chances of 2156 never moving under its own power are now down to 39%
@@overpoweredsteamproduction513 so I couldn't really understand what you were saying. Im not really sure where you got the 39% and the subject-verb agreement is a little off. When I wrote this comment, I was unaware of the crack in 2156s frame. However, it could be fixed (since the only crack is in the front engine frame), but restoring an articulated is a big feat in general, which is why no one has considered it
+elzandr 2156 is shot. The speed limit for moving steam locomotives when not on a flat car is 25 mph. NS took it over the speed limit. They rushed it to Roanoke. It damaged 2156.
+elzandr I would love to see 1218 come back. But she was in the middle of an Overhaul when she was retired in 1994. She is missing a good chunk of parts. But I have a theory. Norfolk Southern leased 2156 for five years. Perhaps they could be trying to take parts from her that are needed on 1218 if she gets restored.
The Creepernator NS didn't lease 2156, the VMT did in exchange for a b unit from the first emd a-b-b-a demonstrator. NS just transported 2156 to roanoke & the b unit to st louis. Even though the vmt leased it, the transportation museum in st louis still owns 2156. They would have to get permission to take parts off 2156, which i doubt the museum in st louis would be a fan of. Most of 1218s parts are in the tender anyway, but I don't know if they're any count or not.
Even though it could be exspensive NS could by the 1218 from the VMT, get it’s blueprints, and build new parts from scratch. Either that or they could hire the Strasburg Railroad to do it. They worked on UP 4014 Big Boy’s wheels and wheel tires.
This is my favorite steam engine (despite also loving CNW) and also my fav railroad. I love the whistle. It just thinks ( I should tell everyone to get out the way with my beautiful voice) and screams: Hello guys! Get out my way!
Former C&O 1309 was just restored and had made it's debut with Western Maryland Scenic Railroad just yesterday. She's using 1218's very hooter whistle.
I agree I'm 15 and have seen the 1218 at Roanoke but I have hoped that they will bring it back because o Winston Link loved the A class engines and many of them are in his photos and he was delighted to see it running in 1987 and when he heard that Norfolk southern had cancelled the steam program it hit him like a death in the family
I feel like I now need to personally drag all of you to some steam railroads to rectify this whole thread... Not to flex but it's never been a problem for me. All five Disneyland locomotives plus several of the Disney World ones, UP 618, UP 119, UP 4014, UP 844, CP Jupiter, Nevada Northern 40, Virginia and Truckee's Robert C. Gray, one of the Durango and Silverton engines, are all ones I know I have seen in steam I can mention off the top of my head. Of course that isn't counting the countless static engine displays I have visited both at home and abroad. I tend to find if it's been to long since I last saw steam in action I end up finding myself on a free day in my car driving across state lines to get to a tourist railroad to catch some steam.
@trainmandan05 sometimes they use passenge cars as support cars so that the frieght cars are even with the heavier wieght of the locomotive or else they would topple over.
@trainmandan05 , They did that as though not to wear out the bearings of the locomotive. By hauling more weight...less wear & tear on the bearings at speed.
What makes this whistle so powerful is the chirp and squeak. Then, to put the icing on the cake, the note it emanates demands attention, like it’s yelling; “GET OUTTA MY WAY, CHUCKLEFUCKS! THIS COAL WON’T DELIVER ITSELF!”
Norfolk & Western 1218 and Southern Pacific 5021 was used in Stephen kings sometimes they come back 91 movie as the ghost train the 1218 was the train they used for the whistle and the 5021 was the train that hit them greasers 55 chevy as in the Wikia for the movie that was made in Missouri and Kansas
1218 operates at 300psi, 1309 operates at 200psi. The mics used to record nowadays are different from the one used here. Both of these factors contribute to a different sound
@chico4449 And authoritative. Even though it's a single-note when you hear it you know it's a BIG locomotive coming at you. I wish the Reading used these 12" whistles on their larger freight power instead of the tiny European-type whistles they had.
I always thought the whistle on the 611 seemed to sing, but the 1218's whistle was saying "Get out of my way, I have a job to do"!!!
Runbys!
611 sings
1218 roared
Just like Gordon - “Out of my way, express coming through!” 😂😂😂
N&W 1218’s whistle makes the engine itself sound like a enthusiastic teen
@@Jaidyn228 I can see what you mean.
Honestly, one of the best whistles I have ever heard, Loud, commanding, eerie, joyous and at times a bit of sorrowful.
I just love it!
I understand why they stopped running her *Shes last of her Whyte Notation* but i kinda wish she still ran.
N&W freight whistle. You always knew what was coming before you saw it.
@@epicstormchaserswf I don't understand why they stopped running it. Explain it to me.
@@1940limited In 1991 she begain to be repaired, and Norfolk Southern Cancled the Steam Thing in 1994, before she was ready to go again.
Only Norfolk Southern has the money to get her Running again, and you would have to somehow convince them to Get her running for their next steam program rather than just using N&W 611 & Southern Locomotives 4501, & 630, since all 3 Run and their Owners would be probably happy to have them run on the NS Line.
the chirping sound at the end of each whistle pull is just so amazing 🤩
I never get tired seeing footage of N&W 1218 in operation, it's a true shame that this locomotive had such a short excursion service career.
Perhaps one day, she will run again.
That’s one powerful whistle
Great sound! That whistle gives me goosebumps
I love that squeal her whistle makes at 0:32. It's as if she got tired of yelling and had to recuperate her strength
I seriously think the sounds of the T-Rex from Jurassic Park fit extremely well from how 1218 shows off his whistle.
By far one of if not my favorite whistle, has a very unique sound.
Outstanding. I wish I could have gotten to see her. Thanks.
Honestly one of the best 1218 videos I’ve seen to date
This footage is just perfect for 1218, and the hooter is what makes it special!
She is truly missed.......
Foamer alert 👨🦯
Now we care about 611
I miss her too, but she's not gone completely where just waiting for the right time 🙂🚂
He's not a girl
That last shot was just fantastic. I would have wrecked my car for sure had I been approaching that underpass at that time.
I would love to see this locomotive run again, I was born in '99, way to young to see it run, so hopefully one day I can. Besides, who doesn't love that hooter whistle. It would be cool to see the 2156 run again as well, I don't think it would be too bad, I think it's in better condition than the 2050, though it would be cool to see them both run. Too bad money is so much of an issue.
neafarmkid you are going to be in luck by this time next year 4014 will roaming the rails again
NEAFarmKid You would love it, Videos of the 1218 are great, But absolutely nothing is like seeing (And hearing) her in person.
I’m sorry to tell you think but 2156 has had a cracked frame since it’s retirement, so the chances of 2156 never moving under its own power are now down to 39%
@@overpoweredsteamproduction513 so I couldn't really understand what you were saying. Im not really sure where you got the 39% and the subject-verb agreement is a little off. When I wrote this comment, I was unaware of the crack in 2156s frame. However, it could be fixed (since the only crack is in the front engine frame), but restoring an articulated is a big feat in general, which is why no one has considered it
What happened to the 2050? Is it been damaged by any chance
Love that whistle
I love this footage. I live in Thaxton VA, not far from where this was shot. Wish N&W would run 1218 and 611 again.
The footage running beside it, where was that filmed?@@LJRailfan-Gamer_07.
@@LJRailfan-Gamer_07. Me again ,I recognize the overpass on 460 at Montvale VA! Tell me more of2156!
The 611 is now alive, hopefully we will see 1218, and 2156 come back to life as well!!
+elzandr 2156 is shot. The speed limit for moving steam locomotives when not on a flat car is 25 mph. NS took it over the speed limit. They rushed it to Roanoke. It damaged 2156.
+elzandr I would love to see 1218 come back. But she was in the middle of an Overhaul when she was retired in 1994. She is missing a good chunk of parts. But I have a theory. Norfolk Southern leased 2156 for five years. Perhaps they could be trying to take parts from her that are needed on 1218 if she gets restored.
Maybe. Idk man
The Creepernator NS didn't lease 2156, the VMT did in exchange for a b unit from the first emd a-b-b-a demonstrator. NS just transported 2156 to roanoke & the b unit to st louis. Even though the vmt leased it, the transportation museum in st louis still owns 2156. They would have to get permission to take parts off 2156, which i doubt the museum in st louis would be a fan of. Most of 1218s parts are in the tender anyway, but I don't know if they're any count or not.
Even though it could be exspensive NS could by the 1218 from the VMT, get it’s blueprints, and build new parts from scratch. Either that or they could hire the Strasburg Railroad to do it. They worked on UP 4014 Big Boy’s wheels and wheel tires.
Awesome Whistle & engine! Nice WC Hayes Mechanical bell as well.
Lovely whistle!!!!
That's a hooter whistle
@@thefemboyfamilyvlogs8837 no shit Sherlock
Always will love her whistle
Nice video, I miss chasing her and the "J". Love that hooter whistle.
0:23 best part
Nice try imposter
0:23 good part
This is my favorite steam engine (despite also loving CNW) and also my fav railroad. I love the whistle. It just thinks ( I should tell everyone to get out the way with my beautiful voice) and screams: Hello guys! Get out my way!
LOVE THE WHISTLE!!!
(Reads the date this was uploaded) this was 9 days before I was born in June of 2009!
roblox horn!!
This is the best video of 1218
real nice quality for a 1987 video!!!
Thanks
Former C&O 1309 was just restored and had made it's debut with Western Maryland Scenic Railroad just yesterday. She's using 1218's very hooter whistle.
i love that locomotive and i wish i could have seen her in opperation.
I agree I'm 15 and have seen the 1218 at Roanoke but I have hoped that they will bring it back because o Winston Link loved the A class engines and many of them are in his photos and he was delighted to see it running in 1987 and when he heard that Norfolk southern had cancelled the steam program it hit him like a death in the family
That’s why steam needs to be preserved
I love the hooter whistle its a very nice train to!
I like 1218 because of how it looks and the whistle because I like that it’s a bit high pitched and single chimed
I wish I was around in the age of steam...I've only seen 1 operating steam train in my life.....😳😳😳
Buynot 😢😢😭😭😭😭😭
me too ); and that was UP 4008 and IT WAS NOT RUNNING! ):
ive saw 6
Better than none I still haven’t seen one in person
I feel like I now need to personally drag all of you to some steam railroads to rectify this whole thread...
Not to flex but it's never been a problem for me. All five Disneyland locomotives plus several of the Disney World ones, UP 618, UP 119, UP 4014, UP 844, CP Jupiter, Nevada Northern 40, Virginia and Truckee's Robert C. Gray, one of the Durango and Silverton engines, are all ones I know I have seen in steam I can mention off the top of my head. Of course that isn't counting the countless static engine displays I have visited both at home and abroad.
I tend to find if it's been to long since I last saw steam in action I end up finding myself on a free day in my car driving across state lines to get to a tourist railroad to catch some steam.
Nice catch 😊😊
One of the coolest things N&W ever did was choose a single chime plain bell for their freight engines.
Damn that whistle sounds good! 👍😃
@trainmandan05 sometimes they use passenge cars as support cars so that the frieght cars are even with the heavier wieght of the locomotive or else they would topple over.
I’ve been playing this for the past couple of days at 12:18 pm sharp
This is so Awesome. July 28 1987 I joined the Marines .
probably one of the best whistle's i've ever heard
*”MOVE BOIS! HERE COMES THE BIG NORFOLK!”*
@trainmandan05 , They did that as though not to wear out the bearings of the locomotive. By hauling more weight...less wear & tear on the bearings at speed.
What makes this whistle so powerful is the chirp and squeak.
Then, to put the icing on the cake, the note it emanates demands attention, like it’s yelling; “GET OUTTA MY WAY, CHUCKLEFUCKS! THIS COAL WON’T DELIVER ITSELF!”
Don't worry everyone, he'll be back
@Triplex5014 It's one of those sounds that just stick with you.
Norfolk & Western 1218 and Southern Pacific 5021 was used in Stephen kings sometimes they come back 91 movie as the ghost train the 1218 was the train they used for the whistle and the 5021 was the train that hit them greasers 55 chevy as in the Wikia for the movie that was made in Missouri and Kansas
A sweet but haunting whistle!
0:23 N&W 1218’s Hooter Whistle
I could listen to the whistle all day long
I wish the Virginian museum of transportation restored the engine. I mean they got enough money by now to restore the beast
Iwish they would run more special excursions they are every ones DELIGHT IT JUST MAKES YOUR FAST TOO SEE THAT GIVES EVERY ONE SOMETHING TO REMEMBER
Do you mind if I use this video because I am going to ser the 1218 and I would like to put her doing work when she was operational.
This is what 1309s whistle should sound like
1218 operates at 300psi, 1309 operates at 200psi.
The mics used to record nowadays are different from the one used here.
Both of these factors contribute to a different sound
That thing is faster than modern Amtrak trains
They used this in 'Sometimes They Come Back'.
I like that whistle
Never seen the 1218 pull a passenger freight train before.
@chico4449 And authoritative. Even though it's a single-note when you hear it you know it's a BIG locomotive coming at you. I wish the Reading used these 12" whistles on their larger freight power instead of the tiny European-type whistles they had.
Sajdrj the whistle is actually saying OMG A DEER (VOICE CRACK)
Can you imagine the 1218 with 475s Virginia Creeper?
'The King Of Roanoke'
N&w 1218 going to high speeds fast
idk if 1218 or 2156 will be alive, like it was tricky bring 4014 alive it will be tricky bringing 1218 and 2156 alive.
when the train comes it's epic
N&w 1218 hooter whistle
I miss the 1218 in excursion service.
Yooo the bite of 87 happened this day
Mabel as n&w 1218
1218 sounds like using 2156 whistle
I like how 1218's whistle echos
has anny one heard this whistle in films and commercials and also series and cartoons?
That tall skinny kid blowing his nose in the back of the classroom be like:
1218 charging towards tidmoth sheds with guns in his boiler sides be like
No one:
1218: GET OUT OF MY WAY
Bj is a conductor
0:33
N&W 1218 trains!!!!
It's like old big boy train
We heard N&W 1218 has a hooter whistle but why not change the N&W 611 with a hooter whistle that will sound cool
Typo error IT MAKES EVERY ONES DAY TOO SEE A STEAM TRAIN
Sounds like a southern 5 chime
More like AAAA HELP
N&w 1218
I remember this
1218, what was it like?
Fast
I 1218, I wish you could run again
Yeah but until covid 19 ends or some rich guy decides to restore me the only way I'm moving is by a diesel.
@@NW-gi1cp maybe my son can restore you. He is 11
Get a 1218 comment cuz this big guy number is 1218
Sounds like N&W 1200
Kinda
0:12
Steam engine engineers were always nice, I dont understand why the crews nowadays aren’t 🙁
they cant even see you from their tight window cabs
STEAM RUELS
Karen The Norfolk And Western 1218
Anderson the N&W 1218
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I like the train but that whistle is horrid
ow my ears erape ):