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1218 N&W Do you like???

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1218 N&W Do you like???
Posted by 1218 N&W on Saturday, June 16, 2007 9:33 PM
 Do you like the 1218 Steam Train???
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Posted by VAPEURCHAPELON on Sunday, June 17, 2007 5:21 AM
Yes, of course! Together with the Y-6 this is the best quality articulated ever built!
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Posted by fifedog on Sunday, June 17, 2007 8:45 AM

1218 N&W - First off--->Sign - Welcome [#welcome].

I had the pleasure of riding behind the 1218 from Richmond to Roanoke back in the late 80's (right after the rebuild).  It had a distinctive sound, and a real moan to it's whistle.  Too bad there are no Graham Claytors in the NS hierarchy any more.Sad [:(]

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Posted by alexweiihman on Sunday, June 17, 2007 3:05 PM
1218 is amazing..I heard they wanted to put it behind the O Winston Link museum but there was'nt the room.
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Posted by 1218 N&W on Sunday, June 17, 2007 7:28 PM

 I Have the Video and that is the ONLY ONE I WATCH!!!

     

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Posted by VAPEURCHAPELON on Sunday, June 17, 2007 7:54 PM
Which video?
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Posted by 1218 N&W on Monday, June 18, 2007 3:51 PM
Extreme Steam 1218 N&W Do you have it to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Question [?]
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Posted by steamfanatic on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 10:42 AM
One of my all time favorites.  I would like it more if it were still running.
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Posted by 1218 N&W on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:24 PM
 What Happened to the 1218 N&W?Question [?]
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Posted by fifedog on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:32 PM
Sitting near the 611 in Roanoke.
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Posted by steamfanatic on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 1:20 PM

What a waste of two of the finest steam locomotives ever built and rebuilt.  Being from Pennsylvania, I still hold onto the possibility (dream) of them pulling horseshoe curve.

If NS only had the operating mentality of UP. 

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Posted by 1218 N&W on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 2:19 PM
 What did they do with the 1218 N&W???Question [?]
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Posted by VAPEURCHAPELON on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 2:52 PM

Who do you mean with "they" and what do you mean with "what did they do"? Do you could tell us your age? Do we have to do with a little Newbie?

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Posted by 1218 N&W on Saturday, June 23, 2007 7:44 PM
What does that mean????????????????? I'm 10 and I love trains!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SoapBox [soapbox]
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Posted by steamfanatic on Saturday, June 23, 2007 9:44 PM

I'm not sure what that meant either.

I believe it is in the Virginia Museum of Transportation.

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