Fall has arrived in Virginia once again, and we are ready to witness another great show of N&W steam on the Blue Ridge Grade. This will also be our last Norfolk and Western RS EP before we move on to more adventures in the podcast. Freight trains and passenger trains thunder over Blue Ridge in rain or shine in the fall foliage behind steam. It is the 1950s all over again as tributes of the famous A's, J's, and Ys pull perspective trains over Blue Ridge which was the last place in America to witness big time steam before it vanished for good. But now they are back and you will enjoy what we have for this episode. (NOTE: NOT ALL THE SOUNDS I WANT FOR THIS EPISODE ARE PRESENT. I WILL UPDATE THE REMAINING SOUNDTRACKS WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE. FOR NOW ENJOY WHAT I HAVE SO FAR)

(Picture on Episode Cover was created with Google Gemini AI)

SOUND CREDITS

1. David Sadowski of The Trolley Dodger (https://thetrolleydodger.com/online-store/)

2. Brad Miller

3. Fred Ragsdale

4. John Briggs

5. Vinton Wright

6. Mary MacPherson of Diverging Clear Productions (https://divergingclearproductions.com)

7. Ken Gear

8. Allan Sherry

(CREDIT FOR RS5T HORN DURING THE 5th SOUND IN EP GOES TO YOUTUBER (sgtfhrn) UNDER FAIR USE) (LINK TO VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2sa6eDMFRo&list=PL5HN76Jjs2Wh-fRQ0W3WTNFp7__wKSHD3&index=13)

It is the early Indian Summer season. Fall is just around the corner. It is a good time to see or hear steam locomotives on the weekends. This September, we are going on Safari for N&W Steam in Ohio and Virginia. We will first hear yard action in Columbus. Then, we will chase two trains on an N&W branch line north of Coshocton. Traveling down into Virginia, we will hear mallet action on the Clinch Valley Line in the small town of Tazewell. And finally, we will catch some more action on the Shenandoah Valley Line in Luray and Staunton, VA. This is the second-to-last episode for the N&W Saga and for Season 2 of this podcast. Enjoy.

(NOTE: Not all the audio I wanted to use for this episode is here. I'm still working on getting the rest of the sounds, and I will update this episode when they are available.)

Audio Credits:

1. https://thetrolleydodger.com/online-store/

2. https://machinesofironstore.net/

3. https://www.youtube.com/@DCRailfanner

4. https://www.youtube.com/@SteamEnthusiastProductions

Labor Day weekend is here once again; that means chasing trains with family and friends. We imagine one of these moments will be an RS event on the most famous piece of Railroading in the East: the Blue Ridge Grade on the main line of the Norfolk and Western. Passenger trains thunder up the mountain behind new versions of J Class 4-8-4s with deep-throated whistles. And of course, the freight trains laboring uphill with the traditional steam locomotive arrangement: a doubleheader up front and a helper on the rear. The massive A Class 2-6-6-4s and powerful Y Class 2-8-8-2s work as a team, hauling modern tonnage the same way their predecessors did in the 1940s and 1950s. This will be a Labor Day weekend with N&W steam you don't want to miss.

Picture created with Google Gemini AI.

Narration Text Polished by ChatGPT

Sound Credits go to Jay Winn and Daylight Sales

Daylight Sales website:

https://www.daylightsales.net/