1950s Locomotive Restoration Reveal with

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Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society

Жыл бұрын

LEARN MORE HERE: fortwaynerailroad.org/2023/07...
The restoration of our historic Nickel Plate Road diesel locomotive has entered a dramatic new phase! No. 358 has been transformed back to its as-built appearance by Progress Rail in Muncie, Indiana. We couldn't be more grateful to our friends at Progress and the hundreds of donors and supporters that have helped us reach this milestone. There's still some work to do to get the 358 ready for the road, but we can't wait to introduce you to this beautiful Electro-Motive time machine very soon.
Donated by Norfolk Southern to the Fort Wayne Railroad in 2010, this SD9-type locomotive has undergone an extensive restoration. It will soon become an operating rail attraction, complementing the nonprofit's preservation efforts and expanding tourism events in the Northeast Indiana region where it will join Nickel Plate Road steam locomotive no. 765. Donations to help complete the restoration can be made at fortwaynerailroad.org/donate. #locomotive #preservation #railroad
Nickel Plate Road No. 358 has been transformed back to its as-built appearance by Progress Rail in Muncie, Indiana. We couldn't be more grateful to our friends at Progress and the hundreds of donors and supporters that have helped us reach this milestone. There's still some work to do to get the 358 ready for the road, but we can't wait to introduce you to this beautiful Electro-Motive time machine very soon. Learn more at the link: fortwaynerailroad.org/2023/07...

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@fortwaynerailroad Жыл бұрын

Donated by Norfolk Southern to the Fort Wayne Railroad in 2010, this SD9-type locomotive has undergone an extensive restoration. 358 will soon become an operating rail attraction where it will join Nickel Plate Road steam locomotive no. 765. Donations to help complete the restoration can be made at fortwaynerailroad.org/donate. For the full press release, click here: fortwaynerailroad.org/2023/07/progress-rail-helps-transform-historic-locomotive/

@sammusillami7995 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, for making a 358 Project a tremendous success!!!

@kristoffermangila Жыл бұрын

Back in black and Venetian yellow, #NKP358 looks sharp! All it needs is some more mechanical and electrical work and she's good to go! Kudos to #ProgressRail for the paintjob, you gave her the look she thoroughly deserves! PS: when her restoration is all done, will 358 pair up with #NS8100 for a photo op?

@sammusillami7995 Жыл бұрын

@@kristoffermangila indeed

@kristoffermangila Жыл бұрын

@@sammusillami7995 Nice!

@RichMelvin Жыл бұрын

FANTASTIC!! Looking forward to seeing this locomotive run.

@julesplace9107 3 ай бұрын

On a more trivial note... I have always thought the SD9 was the toughest looking locomotives ever build. Love 'em.

@Trains-With-Shane Жыл бұрын

Such beautiful work. Hats off to the people at Progress Rail that got her looking factory fresh and the entire Fort Wayne team that got her back on her feet in the first place. Another beautiful piece of EMD Railroading history avoids the torch. I'm not crying, You're crying!

@wythetrumpet6419 Ай бұрын

Wow! Beautiful workmanship! Outstanding! 👍

@KnapfordMaster98 5 ай бұрын

6-axle high nose diesels are just the coolest

@TheBerkshireMainline Жыл бұрын

I’m so happy for everyone who worked on this masterpiece of a restoration, and I’m excited for everyone that gets to experience this locomotive from now on! Bravo!!!

@crackerbarrel6965 Жыл бұрын

She’s beautiful.

@lawnmowermanTX Жыл бұрын

I’d be happy to see her fire up, tap her horns and back out on her own power! The paint job is awesome! Kudos!! I’m in Texas and most of our railroads are gone, and forgotten.. Central Texas used to have a few good railroad lines.. Cotton Belt, St Louis Southwestern, Central Texas Railway, Peanut Line, Stephenville Texas North and South.. Massive Respect for your love and passion of keeping Fort Wayne railroads rolling! When it’s gone, it’s gone forever! Treasure and the railroads alive! I wanted to see USS Texas, fire up her boilers and engage her propellors turn her rudder to cruise around the Gulf of Mexico, but everyone is broke and can’t afford it! 😵😵🫨🫨😭😭🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

@user-lq4mo8dw1p 4 ай бұрын

Its amazing to be a 21 year veteran of the CC-IC-CN...i retired at 43 and now run a trucking company that delivers alot to the old EMD facility in Lagrange were my mom worked in bay 6...

@fredburban8219 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for "Giving Back" As a child i saw Steam, then as a young man I saw high nose diesels. Thank you for the memories. It takes Real People in Management to take on a project like this for the public. Thank you

@christopherscarpino8994 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful... Again!

@NateTheMononRailfan Жыл бұрын

Looks like it hopped out from the shops right after it was being made. You guys did a very very awesome job on it!

@maestromecanico597 Жыл бұрын

First gen running with the latest and greatest. Class.

@nickelplateexpressrailfan2 Жыл бұрын

Its nice to see another nickel plate road locomotive back in the nickel plate paint scheme

@restoredoutboards Жыл бұрын

Beautiful work by all involved. I saw this engine years ago in Sandusky. The engineers said they preferred it to many modern diesels in yard service. Well done!

@chrismiller5198 11 ай бұрын

This is such a fitting companion for 514.

@wesw9586 Жыл бұрын

She is gorgeous! Thanks to all that contributed!

@user-ut6xl4kp2k Ай бұрын

Congratulations to all on all your time and effort to bring this locomotive back to near new condition. Absolutely breathtaking !!🥃

@zuel660 Жыл бұрын

Excellent work!! If only former Western Maryland GP-9 #39 could be restored in similar fashion....

@canyontiger4022 Жыл бұрын

This locomotive looks amazing. My hats off to the men and women of the FWRR for all of their hard work. Bravo to you!

@josephburnsjr.3042 Жыл бұрын

Holy cow, she is quite a beauty indeed!

@presleymares8571 Жыл бұрын

I have this SD9 from MTH #358. Will be a joy to see it in person!

@michaelmcdougall4527 Жыл бұрын

My 🎩 off to Everyone a GREAT JOB, Im Looking Forward to seeing Her Live 🚂🚂

@brenrob7403 Жыл бұрын

Will be a great compliment to 765 👍🏼

@ShawnC.W-King Жыл бұрын

She looks gorgeous; 358 can now rock with 765

@johnpandolfino8663 Жыл бұрын

Stunning work.....bet you guy's are very proud of how she looks.....

@santafewarbonnetproductions Жыл бұрын

It's always cool to see a locomotive in a fresh coat of paint

@tfs4499 8 ай бұрын

Looks great, great job folks!

@trainglen22 Жыл бұрын

Very nice work. Looks like it just came out of the manufacturer.

@charlesstevenson5141 Жыл бұрын

I feel that one of each locomotive ever produced should be preserved.

@torquetrain8963 Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree with you more.

@Arkay315 Жыл бұрын

That is amazing, it looks like it's brand new from the works.

@BnuuyBoi2005 Жыл бұрын

I love SD9s but NKP 358 is such a beauty to look at. I hope to see it in excursion service with NKP 765

@sgttombailes3380 Жыл бұрын

OUTSTANDING !!!

@user-zp2ms8cv5r Жыл бұрын

Huge congratulations 🎉 she is amazing and beautiful

@P61guy61 Жыл бұрын

Looks great! Thank you volunteers!

@shawndoyle7531 Жыл бұрын

She looks fantastic! The installation of modern amenities such as the ditch lights look like they were put on from the factory, everything looks brand new, and the prime mover idles extremely smooth like it was freshly built or overhauled. Outstanding work to all and congratulations on reaching this big milestone and finishing an extraordinary project!

@fortwaynerailroad Жыл бұрын

And the ditch lights are removable 💯

@shawndoyle7531 Жыл бұрын

@@fortwaynerailroad you all really did think of everything. How did you engineer that to work? (pun intended)

@alcopower5710 Жыл бұрын

Looks amazing 👍

@CTK1201 4 ай бұрын

That is an AMAZING Job on 358! VERY Well Done!

@dennisb-trains23 Жыл бұрын

Magnificent! Looks amazing. 👍

@richardbrobeck2384 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful restoration !

@BenjaminEsposti Жыл бұрын

SD9 is one of my favorites!

@zygmundzygmundowski Жыл бұрын

Awesome 👏

@timkneller3141 Жыл бұрын

She looks wonderful! Great job everyone!

@karenuppling4602 Жыл бұрын

My father, son in law of Raymond S Harms worked for my grandfather for more than 45 yrs. Oh how. Family loved free or 1/2 prices back & forth to Ft Wayne where my Grandma Retta & Ray were from. Oh How Dad loved the RR & got such a kick over it being named “The NickelPlate which of course referred to what a nickel wld look like after being run over by an Engine. So that’s how it got it’s name, the NickelPlate.

@rsconover7957 Жыл бұрын

That’s beautiful! He’ll be great at pulling passenger trains with 765! I’m really excited for everything else to be ready!

@KraigSickels Жыл бұрын

It is really just warms my heart ❤️ that there are people out there that actually care about locomotives 🚂 and railroad history 😊 👍💯 !! Thank you 🙏 !!

@RetiredEE Жыл бұрын

Outstanding!

@Apoptart Жыл бұрын

HOLY CRAP! SHE IS GORGEOUS!

@user-lq4mo8dw1p 4 ай бұрын

In this day and age are we sure it's a she? Locomotives identify under at least 99 genders.

@tommyhunter1817 Жыл бұрын

That is badass guys. Great job! Love the SD9.

@Alco16-251F Жыл бұрын

Well how about that, another NKP restoration! Bring it to Steamtown and put it with the NKP 514 and that would look SICK.

@DaveBeard24 Жыл бұрын

Work of art coming back to life

@vettebecker1 11 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@kurtlawson4012 Жыл бұрын

It's beautiful!

@SPDaylightGuy Жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@KCSHeavenerSubRailfan Жыл бұрын

She looks beautiful guys! Job well done to you and Progress Rail!

@devinrogers6877 6 ай бұрын

Wow , just a beutiful looking machine ..great job 😊

@davidsoares5464 Жыл бұрын

I'm working at Progress Rail from Brazil and the guys at Muncie did a great job for this locomotive. Congratulations!!

@FostoriaOhiomodelrailroadclub Жыл бұрын

I can't wait to see it in person you guys did an awesome job

@F40M07 Жыл бұрын

NS 8100: “AHEM YOU TRYNA STEAL MY FAME?!?” Great job you guys.

@kristoffermangila Жыл бұрын

NKP 358: "I've first worn these colors since I and my siblings left La Grange in '58, little boy!"

@quasimoto7662 Жыл бұрын

Great to see, and hopefully we get lucky to have more news on other stuff, regarding 358 and the other stuff with the FWRHS in the near future

@MERailfan698NC Жыл бұрын

That is just plain awesome

@MrJeep75 6 ай бұрын

Awesome job

@stampycatfan01lol Жыл бұрын

Even with the ditchlights (which as I saw are removable), the locomotive looks fantastic!

@tomlebudzinski7716 4 ай бұрын

WOW!!!

@laurenttober5748 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely stunning!!!! Amazing job guys, from an american railway fan in australia.

@e-train765 Жыл бұрын

Spectacular 😍😍👏👏👏🖤💛 congrats guys!

@Slipperyisimproving Жыл бұрын

Nickel Plate Road SD9 #358 gets it's 1950s looks back. Nickel Plate Road #358 the backup locomotive on NKP #765 excursions.

@JLIRailPro Жыл бұрын

Amazing job on it!! I hope to see her and 765 come together through Pennsylvania someday in the future! Your team of people did an amazing job on it!

@Survivor1547 Жыл бұрын

Nice a restoration of a 1950 Norfolk Southern (Nickle Plate Raiload) Locomotive.

@douglasskaalrud6865 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding work by everyone to get this restoration done. It looks awesome!

@bensipiorski6645 Жыл бұрын

She looks amazing!

@stevendorris5713 Жыл бұрын

Wow!!!! Museum quality!!!

@SocialistDistancing Жыл бұрын

Interesting headlight configuration.

@jeffgrier8488 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely awesome! Great work!

@ClinchfieldRailfan921 10 ай бұрын

Oh boy, can’t wait to see what angus Paul thinks of this!

@npk765fan Жыл бұрын

She looks amazing

@lagunsmoose Жыл бұрын

Wow, she's beautiful!! Pat on the back to everyone involved with bringing this back to better than her former glory!! Great job to all!! 👏👏👏

@NorthriverRR Жыл бұрын

Having grown up in an area of California, where SD9s were a common sight, I was fooled at the beginning of the video by the light package and high hood. I thought that there was a Southern Pacific unit hidden under that paint.

@Bill-sp8kb Жыл бұрын

Looks like it's ready to pull hotshot, piggyback trains, at 65 mph!

@honeychops5918 4 ай бұрын

WOW what a gem

@RFMCabooseNP1713 Жыл бұрын

Looks fantastic.

@galaxyrailfanning7860 Жыл бұрын

Awesomeness!

@OzzmanStudios Жыл бұрын

She looks awesome! Great job to all involved!

@That_Thicc_Cat Жыл бұрын

It looks gorgeous, they did an amazing job!

@robertallen5531 Жыл бұрын

She is absolutely beautiful!!! Well done and thanks for saving her.

@michaelg7607 Жыл бұрын

She look good.

@iamdarb Жыл бұрын

Beautiful restoration by Progress Rail and the volunteers of FWRHS. Looking forward to seeing it running on the mainline soon!

@WJP1361 Жыл бұрын

Im going to be the first to ask, if ever will you install PTC on 358 so 765 can do mainline runs again someday?

@sisenbarg Жыл бұрын

Great work. Nice!

@vuurvrrailfanner4656 Жыл бұрын

it would’ve been more crazy if they got NS 8100 the NKP heritage unit

@stevenikitas8170 6 ай бұрын

Nice. Triple-axle SD-9s were known as Cadillacs on the Southern Pacific.

@northpennvalleysteamrailroad Жыл бұрын

Awesome 😊

@williamcap2236 Жыл бұрын

Stunning ! Absolutely beautiful !!

@pl42actherailfan Жыл бұрын

Wow, shockingly well done

@sernajrlouis Жыл бұрын

Cool video and channel just subscribed

@aaronryherd6607 Жыл бұрын

We have an active stretch of ex NKP track here in Central Illinois. Sure would be awesome if she came back home to stretch her legs.

@Coloribus2004 11 ай бұрын

Everyone seems to overlook these magnificent first gen diesels!

@adriaanboogaard8571 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff. I'm glad you saved her. I would like if you have it to see a video of the body and paint process. I have a few Freinds with Auto body shops that would love to see it . I've seen one in time laps of another unit. It was cool.

@brianfalzon6739 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations, 358 will look great with the 765’s mainline excursion trips in the future!

@ssgogeta29 Жыл бұрын

So happy it’s back up and running. A way better reveal than CSX’s trash heritage units.

@NextWasSwiss 10 ай бұрын

oh not one of you guys, I had to deal with one you stupid people, I hope you regret saying that because what if they remove all the YN3/YN3B/C units? would you be happy? No. so... make up your mind about the csx heritage units, then you'll see how good they are.

@Sj27m 11 ай бұрын

I remember when Norfolk Southern Was just Southern and ran old engines like that along with the old stream line or round nosed engines as I used to call them when I was a kid. Even an old steam engine two or three times a year. I miss the old cabooses too. We would yell at the guys in the caboose " THROW OUT SOME FLARES " And they did most of the time. Me and my friend Danny jumped on the caboose one day and were riding along on the porch until he messed up and looked through the window. A guy opened the door and yelled, " GET OFF HERE YOU DAMN KIDS." and we bailed.😂 I said Damn Danny we were having a fun ride until you got stupid and looked through the window. 😂🤣😂 An engineer invited me up in the engine and showed me around one day. The speedometer registered 80 and he told me about the dead man peddle. Made my year. My Dad would say , " how many dogs you think are on that one " as a train approached , and we would each guess how many engines were on it. He could tell by the sound and almost always guessed right. I sure miss him.😢 Boy was I a happy camper. They tore out the old side tracks behind my house, Now the trains go by so fast there's no way you could catch one. Those ol days are gone now but they make for some good memories.