I'll bet it was quite the experience, she is an impressive sight to behold. My best experience was with the 611 on a couple of occasions. Once when she was working w/b out of Matewan,Wv and the other was in 87' when she was running side by side with the 1218...now that was a sensory overload moment for me. Although catching the 4449 heading up to Owosso in a couple different locations was also a great experience.