NKP 765 To Operate On Norfolk Southern

Wow congratulation's Rich!

I bet it will be an awesome experience for you all!

Does that mean we will see 765 going 60 mph +?

-Mike

No 60 mph. NS has a long-standing policy of 40 mph for steam trains.

Wow this is great news Rich...you guys must be very excited about this relationship.  I hope it is a long standing one with NS.  Boy first heritage units and now this great news.  Gonna have to add the Hoosier on to my "to do/must see" list.  Heck 40mph ain't bad...just a wee bit slower...

GREAT news, Rich!  Will 765 meet any NS Heritage units?

Congrats!

Isn't 40 below your sweet curve (T vs HP)

If only it were that easy to go into my rulebook and change that "4" in 40 to a "6"...


I really would like to find a way to ride this trip. Not sure if they'd want a conductor from PA on board...... who knows.

Hopefully this is just the beginning of a closer and longer relationship that will see the 765 able to get out to even more events in NS territory. 

Andy

Congratulations Rich and all the gang at Fort Wayne

The hard work is now paying off.

they are not going to change the livery on the 765 are they.

Just wondering how this is going to impact your schedule, I don't know how your going to fit any more in, you already have a full plate.

Very cool, when will the dates be announced? 

I am an hour north of Toledo, I would love to take another trip behind her.

Congratulations on a well deserved vote of confidence from a Class One, and providing the larger rail fan community ( young and old) a rare opportunity to see "heavy metal" out on the main line. I wish the venture great success.

We are still working on the schedule with NS. These trips will probably run in July. However, these are not public trips. These are trips for NS company officers, safety committees, shippers, etc. as part of their 30th birthday celebration.

The 765 will remain in her NKP livery. The NKP has historical ties to Norfolk Southern.

I don't know whether we will meet any NS heritage units or not. That will depend on where they are and where we are...purely luck of the draw.In any case, we will not have an NS diesel in the consist. 765 will be doing all the work on these trips.

I like that, no "stinking dismal" in the consist. Real steam railroading on a Corporate Railway. Have fun Rich!

What will the train's consist be comprised of,  does NS have many specially painted cars?

Ed Mullan

P.S. HURRAY!

With two train sets required for the NS 30th Birthday Celebration and a third for the usual Operation Lifesaver trains that NS will run this summer, they have to field three passenger train consists.

We will be putting the train together for NS with cars leased from Mid America Railcar Leasing. The final consist has not been set, but it will likely be an 8 to 10 car train including a couple of domes.

That may be worth a trip north to see, I hope they can expand it to the nations capital, I will buy the crews dinner!

In any regard, good for you guys!

I just wonder if Mr. Mooreman (sp) MIGHT be inclined to "modify" that old policy? Once he gets a taste of high horsepower main line running, plus if the NS operating department expects to get their "special" across the railroad in a more timely manner, the just might want to con side 60MPH.

We were NOT limited to 40MPH with the 4449 trip to Michigan and back, in 2009. Mr. Bob Saxon even road with is, on the engine, during the return trip, and we ran 60MPH all the way. You would think that if 60MPH was good enough for an Amtrak Steam Special on NS, it would be good enough for their own Steam Specials.

Hey RP---That's great news, and especially that you won't have to haul around any GE scrap iron behing the tender.  There can be nothing much more insulting to Lima Superpower than to be accompanied by a d _ _ _ _ d piece of GE junk there just in case the Berk fails. 

On another note, replace the existing speed recorder with an old Chicago Pneumatic recorder and I'll show you how a rubber band strategically stretched over the top of the stylus can keep the tape showing only 40.  Always worked good for Finkelbaum!

Ichabod, it is great to see you posting here!

Ladies and gentlemen, one of the greatest engineers of all time joined the forum this morning and is now posting on this board. His name? Ichabod Finklebaum!

Ichabod and I have done a lot of railroading together over the years. Ihcabod's favorite locomotive of all time is the good ol' GE U30C.