Having grown up along the N&W between Williamson and Matewan West Virginia, this very passenger train "stream-liners" as we called them was a daily, common sight. The mighty steam locomotives, pulling hundreds of cars loaded with beautiful, shiny-rich hard eastern Kentucky and West Virginia coal... with a whistle so long and lonesome as to inspire and stimulated one's soul... This was my childhood America, and yes, I wish you could have been there to witness... this time of our country's pride and greatness. A time gone with the wind... A time never to be forgotten.

Beautiful indeed John. My father lost his life, 1943, crushed by a rock fall, in a coal mining accident... I was four at the time... I often think of the war years and the contribution coal miners, here and in Britain made for the effort. Clearly, soldiers, sailors and airmen paid the greater price, even so, we must never forget the cost, the price paid by industrial workers.

Indeed.

@@cumbrella ok modern day being

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love this video! I'm 75 years old and I can remember steam locomotives when I was a young kid. early 50s. I wish we still had them.🤩

I have to disagree. He's not holding any one shot long enough and the constant jump cuts made the video unwatchable for me. Gorgeous locomotive, though.

Disagree, multiple angles keeps interest and stops the video from becoming a long boring look at one angle. Can pause the video if you need to study something. Brilliant video, many thanks.

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@@Fotovliegtuig me a picture of

She's the "Queen" of steam

Alex Knight How about Trainz Simulator 2019?

@@ismarymedina9899 they're all the same.

aCup0fBlackTea_ The difference is that 2019 has more trains and better graphics.

World/scenario creation of Trainz + Graphics/physics of TSW + driving/VR mechanics of Derail Valley and I think we have something pretty close. Though I can't begin imagine the pc specs for a game like that. (I can smell the empty wallets and burning computers from here) x3.

@@ismarymedina9899 Trainz has worse graphics than Train Simulator or Train Sim World

Thank you very much!

and thats why they now need to be licenced lol

Biker Boiy someone needs to take a nap lol

Biker Boiy someone needs a time out lol

Seal!

I'm pregnant after watching this video, and I'm a guy.

coty vegh llllllll

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@Puddington Heritage Model Railway do you use the train for commercial purposes?

Personally i find the whistle annoying, i prefer the sound the piston exhaust makes.

I honestly love the sound of a Pennsy 3 chime but this whistle fine.

Toot toot boooois

tenorbanjo4 Have you watched Nikki Locomotive on KZfaq ?

Puddington Heritage Model Railway that's a crude way to shit on our heritage... Its better than anything you have designed lol...

It`s true :)

Tony Fleetwood ya but they don’t use it for frieght

It’s a heritage

huib2908 you should see the size of UP Big Boy 4014

lol, that's cute

Pardon me, but I think the u1 is 87 ft long, and the big boy is about 134 ft I think. That being said, I think it's safe to assume that the big boy makes the U1 look like a shunter. It's still a really cool locomotive though.

The LNER U1 is actually smaller that the 611 shown here. LOL Its interesting though.

would like to point out the big boy was cooler, stronger, and more reliable.

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Me too! Thanks for watching.

True but CP's 2816 is supposed to make a cross Canada trip in the near future

+bwan13 Not with Harrison in power. He has stated that he hates steam engines. I've heard that CP 2816 is in "serviceable" condition but that was months ago. If it is going to make a cross country trip then it's not going to be doing that with Harrison in power.

+Blake Trafford - Mile Post Productions According to Canadian Railway Observations' October 2015 issue "Coming as a pleasant surprise to many of railfans, several trusted CRO sources reported the Canadian Pacific Railway is planning a cross-Canada tour with CPR's 4-6-4 H1b Hudson steam locomotive in the summer of 2017 for Canada's 150th birthday. In September, CP's website posted the company is seeking experienced crews and retired maintenance workers experienced with the maintaining the mechanical workings of steam locomotives. This event with "The Empress" will be an ideal vehicle to showcase the Canadian Pacific Railway's rich history in Canada, and the railways vital importance to the development, settlement, and industrial growth of our great country. We can all hope this historic event guides to fruition! However, that exciting steam news was followed by a troubling comment we received. A CP source indicated this could be the final official company event for CPR #2816, and she could be sidelined for good. He mentioned following the event in 2017, the locomotive could be earmarked for donation to a railway museum, (or as CP has done of late, possibly put up for auction sale). However what CP will do with the "Empress" following the Canadian event in 2017 is unknown at present. We can hope that where ever she goes, she will have a continued life in operation somewhere in Canada."

+trainfart Thank you. That means a lot coming from you. I love your videos!

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Ethan the N&W 1218 has a very beautiful whistle to. Look for it on you tube.

Ethan Deitz no, 4104s whistle is musik to my ears.

That whistle is sick as hell,listen to recordings made in 1982,90,and 94,especially 82,beautiful.

@Blue Mint Bubble It's better than all of those European whistles that sound like a puppy getting kicked.

@Blue Mint Bubble They may look slow but American steam locomotives are nearly as fast while being much larger and powerful such as the Union Pacific Big Boy having a top speed of 80 mph pulling FAR FAR more freight than any European steam engine up and down the Rocky mountains and then you have Union Pacific 844 and her sisters with a top speed of 120 mph while being far larger and more powerful than the Mallard. American steam locomotives are powerful beast that need low tone powerful sounding whistles to match their brutish looks and power while UK steam locomotives are the midgets that need to make noise to be heard and are a bit faster (Mallard being 6 mph faster than UP 844 and her sisters...).