"Blast from the Past" No. 2 - C&O 614 Passing Her Birthplace

These are awesome! What a beast of a machine too!

Another great set of photos Rich. I had played the video of 765 you put on the other post with the "shotgun blasts" for my cousin's son in law who is also addicted to trains. I was explaining what few things(from videos and correspondences) that you have posted or I asked about to me. Needless to say Rich, you have another fan. Her son in law and her one daughter flew back to Tennessee this morning, my cousin, her other daughter and son are here until Friday morning along with my aunt. It has been a bunch of fun filled days, that much is certain. Plenty of railroad talk to be had.

Rich do you have any shots of NKP 765 dressed up as a C&O 2765 running through Youngstown and Gateway yard?

Ron

Thank you Rich.

@PRRronbh posted:

Rich do you have any shots of NKP 765 dressed up as a C&O 2765 running through Youngstown and Gateway yard?

No, unfortunately I do not.

There are some pics of the engine on the P&LE in my 765 book. 192 pages and over 200 photos.

@PRRronbh posted:

Rich do you have any shots of NKP 765 dressed up as a C&O 2765 running through Youngstown and Gateway yard?

Ron

I would love to see some shots of anything running through the Youngstown area. Especially Gateway Yard since that's where my model railroad is set (although in an alternate timeline where the yard doesn't exist at that location).

I have the Chessie Steam Special and Safety Express from K&L Trainz in Trainz. Steve Lerro makes great virtual steam locomotives and other things in Trainz. I also have a route from Baltimore west but set in the 50's with B&O and WM lines as far west as Connellsville, PA and down the WM Thomas Sub part of it is a tourist line from Elkins, WV and Ridgeley, WV to Frostburg, MD through Cumberland, MD is the WMSR. Other parts of the WM are gone or are rail trails west of Hagerstown and parts in WV between Ridgeley, WV and Elkins are freight shortlines with other sections ripped up. I think the active portions connect with CSX's ex-B&O line toward Grafton, WV. I really wish CSX would start a new steam program with 2716 under restoration and maybe 614. They have heritage diesels now like NS does.

When railroad engines were living breathing creatures.