Listen For The Whistle...NKP 765

Looks good!

nice!!

 

 

 

 

Rich, awesome videos and a real good story.  I can almost see the face on the road foreman when you told him how fast the train was actually going up "the hill".

you guys have some very talented production people, very well done.

 

the opening scene in the first clip was quite mezmerizing with the exhaust cadence.

the closing scene of the second clip really shows off the crispness of her exhaust.

 

I had never really listened that closely before now.

 

That clip is actually from one of my Hopewell videos, "Runnin' That New River Train."

 

The scene was shot in Handley, West Virginia, on the ex-C&O.

Ahhhh yes. Typical "Lima exhaust"! 

Never underestimate the power and spirit of a steam locomotive.

 

This video looks great, from its great interviews to crisp footage and visuals.

All I can say is the videos weren't long enough, and need many more stories like the one you told on the second video!  What is greater than Great Rich? I don't think there is anything that man has made on earth, better than a steam locomotive! I had a friend say to me several years ago, that the only thing he could think of better than working in the space program as director, from Alan Shepard on, would be the running/firing a steam locomotive, seeing the faces of joy and excitement, as the people watching the engine go by!  I feel like than anybody today, running a steam locomotive has been blessed!......................Brandy!

I spent the whole time watching the first video "listening for the whistle", it never came

 

Seriously, nice video

Brandy makes some excellent points. The late author, Steven Ambrose, told us at dinner one evening, after spending the day in the cabs of UP844 and 3985 on the double header trip to California in 1999: "I've been in Air Force fighters, Nuclear Submarines, Air Craft Carriers, Army M1A1 tanks, and a host of other 'really neat & exciting vehicles', but NOTHING compared to that 844 and/or 3985 at full throttle ascending a grade at 60 MPH!".  

 

My best friend, Doyle McCormack has always said: "The steam locomotive is the closest that man has ever come to creating life!".

WOW!!! Show how many talented folks surround 765....and that's good to know.

 

If you have never ridden behind steam at speed you can't know the 'feel' steam evokes but it looks like the documentary will come very close. 

 

BTW...any of that taken during our Horseshoe curve trip last year??

Rich,

   Very nice, we ride the train between Wellsboro and NY quite a bit and even have dinner on her, I still like to ride.  My father worked for the Union Switch & Signal.

My Great Grandfather was the engineer on the Pine Creek Railroad that ran thru the Pa Grand Canyon to NY.  Thanks for the memories!

PCRR/Dave

 

I have to say, that the Berkshire has become one of my favorite steam locomotives, due, in no small part, the videos Rich has done over the years. The more I learn about the real machine the more I appreciate both it and the O-gauge model.  

This looks great, will a Blu Ray be available as well? Or only DVD?

Geez I hope Blu Ray.  It was shot all in HD.

Loved the Attica Hill story. Both clips are very professionally done with just the right musical background.

 

Thanks for giving us a head up.

Rich Melvin is truly blessed to be  "765 Ambassador". He is a "Steam Locomotive Engineer" of the highest order. If you don't think so, watch the "You Tube" videos. when he ran the old C&O "2716" during the overhaul of the "765". 2716 had a Precision screw reverser, and not a Power Reverser. A friend of mine who is 85 years old, and ran the 2716 when it was new, said that it wasn't just any engineer that could make these engines work, you had to acquire a feel for them, and some never did, not unlike having a good supporting crew. Rich you did great on both!

Rich,

 

I will be looking for this video! What you and the rest of the 765 crew continue to do is amazing!

 

To You, the 765 crew and PR. Thank You!

Wow, beautifully done!  I am preordering.   -Ken

Rich - Excellent videos! 

 

Art

Rich:

"Runnin' That New River Train" has always been one of my favorite steam videos, looking forward to this one.

 You guys need to come back up here and run that Attica Hill again!

Rich, I didn't catch the right side piston re-install one 1st video go round, caught it second time, what Happened, broke ring?

No telling how many new/used Lima Berks that Lionel/MTH will sell of your video's, You better hit em up for Bird dog fee!

 

Rich...I heard that they will be editing out that old man's part of the video since he was just hanging around the roundhouse....!!.

 

Guys and Gals...I want you to know that any video production that Rich has something to do with is going to be top notch.  His knowledge as well as his voice make for the best videos one could ask for...  I am with Patrick, I could listen to these kinds of stories all day long...

 

Alan

None of the clips in these scenes were shot near Horseshoe, but there will certainly be some in the full video.

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It will be available in full HD on Blu-Ray.

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I appreciate all the kind comments, Brandy, but please remember that I am just one member of a truly GREAT team.

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No, nothing broken. That scene was shot in the shop during winter maintenance last year. The mechanical guys installed new rings all around.

 

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 Just so we're on the same switch list here, my only involvement in this video was to sit down with Kelly and tell tall tales in front of the camera.

 

This excellent video is the work of a young man whose passion for the 765 and what she represents knows no bounds. Kelly Lynch is his name, and you are going to enjoy his handiwork in the production of this video.

I don't see where to preorder on the website.  What am I doing wrong?  I did the "Sign up for more information," is that what you mean?

Nice! 

 

I also love the steam stories both vintage and modern. 

 

I'm really looking forward to seeing the full video!

 

Andy

 

Who is that guy in the second video?

 

DVD DVD DVD DVD DVD. BRING IT ON!

Just some old geezer that was hanging around the roundhouse...

Nope, not this one.

 

NKP 765 was in display in Lawton Park in Fort Wayne, Indiana for many years.

Can't wait for the dvd!   Video finally played on my ipad.  Loved the "hill" story.

There is no machine out there as exciting as a steam locomotive, in my opinion.  Great scenes and a great story.  Yes Rich, I appreciate everyone involved in the maintenance and running of the 765.  Those two clips do show Kelly's skill and creativity.

Thank you.

Rich, I grew up at the Scary Creek Grade crossing, you know, in the large sweeping curve where the ex-C&O turns and begins to following the Kanawha River into Saint Albans, WVa and points east (south?).
My parents still live in the same house.
I am compelled to ask, how did the 765 do going up Scary Hill, towards Huntington, pulling 30+ heavy coaches?
Were you able to maintain 55mph?

Looks great!  Excellent production work and as others have said, I could sit a listen to the stories like Rich told in that clip for hours on end!

As a side note, I have rode over and dispatch the section of the old Erie Southern Tier that Rich's story talks about.  I can attest that it is indeed a tough climb and have witnessed many of modern diesel powered manifests brought to their knees (and a few beaten) by this stretch of railroad.  To not only be able to maintain track speed but ACCELERATE the train up the grade is just another great example of Lima Superpower!

Also the difference between a passenger train and a full tonnage freight train.

I ordered my dvd back in December, and I'm really looking forward to it.  My two young girls loved riding behind the 765 this fall, and I've loved this locomotive since I saw her back in 1979, when I was a young kid.  This locomotive is only great due to the people behind her, and the FWRHS is as good as they come!

 

If I'm not mistaken, the engine at Broad Ripple Park is the Nickel Plate Road 2-8-2 #587, which is at the Indiana Transportation Museum in Noblesville, IN.  It's been down for about 15 years or so, but they are making progress the last I heard.

Kevin