611 Derailment

[NW Modeling List]

Hi Roger. My expertise on this topic is limited to various commentary on the internet; some of which sounds well founded. Those commentators stated that the reduced speed for steam operations was a direct outcome of the incident. It also led to the retirement of some of the older excursion cars and cars without tight lock couplers. 

Matt Goodman
Columbus, Ohio

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On Aug 12, 2020, at 5:26 PM, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:


> On 8/11/2020 5:29 PM, NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List wrote:
> Shame the NS wouldn't let the 611 have her head a run like that.

Roger,
    There was at least one early video made of 611 running around 70 mph after the first restoration. I don't remember which one it was and it was maybe up on the NKP trackage or somewhere thereabouts.

Jimmy Lisle

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