Hey everyone,
Last weekend, I went up to Owosso, MI to chase the first weekend of the North Pole Express excursions. I just happened to be filming at King Rd on the Sunday morning excursion, and I caught the locomotive screeching to a stop because of a detached brake line. This is easily the craziest catch I've ever had on camera so far.
Enjoy!
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I think some of us may have different definitions for "screeching to a stop."
Byrdie posted:I think some of us may have different definitions for "screeching to a stop."
Trains don’t stop like automobiles
Nice video work! I sure wish 765 got to go out and play in the snow like that. I have enough summertime photos of her to last two lifetimes! 
Byrdie posted:I think some of us may have different definitions for "screeching to a stop."
From a railroad perspective, that was a quick stop.
Rich Melvin posted:Byrdie posted:I think some of us may have different definitions for "screeching to a stop."
From a railroad perspective, that was a quick stop.
Yep!
Its much different when your setting yourself up to stop vs as they say ‘highballin’
I think 765 hibernates in the winter. Someday we’ll have to go to Ohio in late September to take another ride behind the 765 this time in an open window coach. 1225 is a little further away though. But once 2102 returns I will have big steam closer to me.
A good example of how long it takes a long train to stop. They ain't gonna stop on a dime like a Lionel will! 
Mitch
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