I was re-watching the Pentrex tape "Huntington Steam Celebration" which was filmed during the 1991 NRHS convention in Huntington, WV. One of the three featured steam locomotives was Nickel Plate #765 (ring a bell anyone). At one point the narrator mentions the name of the engineer at that point on the excursion, "Rich Melvin." Unfortunately they didn't get a good shot of Rich, so its hard to see how much he has changed over the years.
One question I have for Rich is this: The whistle on the Pere Marquette 1225 sounds "shriller" than the whistle on 765. Is it simply because they used a different whistle, or was there something wrong with the whistle on the 1225? Thanks!
Stuart
