Video I took of my ride behind #63 Leviathan on the Lorain & West Virginia Railway. Took me about 10 hours to upload to YouTube!
Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkIOrvWBZA0
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Thanks for your time and effort. I enjoyed just moseying down the tracks. Kinda felt like I was just ridin' along!
Sounded and acted like the train went into "emergency" and dumped its air. This could have been for a variety of reasons, among them:
* One of the cars has a defective brake valve. (A "dynamiter".)
* Accidental movement of the train brake handle into the "Emergency" setting.
It took a while to get going again because the Engineer had to "recover" his air and recharge the train line.
I love this locomotive. I can not wait to see her in June in Owosso. I only wish they were offering rides behind her! I bet they just have her on the turn table like they did in trainfestival 2009!
One thing I wish they did was put in a "fake" wood load over the oil tank.
Originally Posted by PDQMI:
Thanks for the photos! She is such a beautiful locomotive!
I believe when she was there in 2009 she still had a link and pin coupler on her tender with no air brakes. She has since been upgraded to a normal coupler and has air brakes installed so she can pull trains.
Like I said I hope I have the opportunity to ride behind her in Owosso or at least photographer her pulling a train.
Jdevleerjr,
Here are some photos I took from my last trip to Owosso...just wanted to wet your appetite...
Here are some photos I took from my last trip to Owosso...just wanted to wet your appetite...
