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611 at Strasburg this fall
« on: May 04, 2019, 02:26:35 PM »
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Will have to roll up there, hopefully 475 will be under steam as well.

https://www.strasburgrailroad.com/ride/events/fire-up-611-a-reunion-of-steam/
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Re: 611 at Strasburg this fall
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2019, 04:24:12 PM »
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Sweet!  I haven't seen 611 in person since 1994.  Holy crap!  That was a quarter-century ago!

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Re: 611 at Strasburg this fall
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2019, 01:26:47 PM »
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Crap, just realized this is now!

https://www.strasburgrailroad.com/ride/events/fire-up-611-a-reunion-of-steam

Gotta get up there in the coming month! I won't ride it - can anyone suggest good viewing spots?

This site might be helpful:  http://www.railfanguides.us/pa/strasburg/index.htm

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Re: 611 at Strasburg this fall
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2019, 02:13:32 PM »
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Great to see it will be under steam again. Many memories of chasing it and 1218 back in the '80s.
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Re: 611 at Strasburg this fall
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2019, 03:03:23 PM »
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Quote from: Mark5 on September 04, 2019, 01:26:47 PM
Crap, just realized this is now!

https://www.strasburgrailroad.com/ride/events/fire-up-611-a-reunion-of-steam

Gotta get up there in the coming month! I won't ride it - can anyone suggest good viewing spots?

This site might be helpful:  http://www.railfanguides.us/pa/strasburg/index.htm

Mark

Yeah, I happened to catch 611 coming off of the Amtrak line a few weeks ago on a webcam.  I wanted to run by Strasburg to see it, but it appears that it's indoors receiving maintenance.  So, I don't know if you can see it now or even until the excursions.

For good viewing spots, there's a few grade crossings east of Strasburg that are probably your best bet, but they may be packed with foamers.

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Re: 611 at Strasburg this fall
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2019, 10:07:04 PM »
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If you can't be there in person, you can try to catch sight of the 611 on the Strasburg live webcam:

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Re: 611 at Strasburg this fall
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2019, 08:47:55 PM »
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She's there now. Was going to ride the bike up today but side tracked doing too much propeller work.
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Re: 611 at Strasburg this fall
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2019, 11:02:34 PM »
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Funny that you mention it - I was thinking of coming by bike to make access to certain areas easier.
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Re: 611 at Strasburg this fall
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2019, 01:14:26 PM »
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The 611 is running this weekend and, as noted above, you can catch sight of it periodically on the Strasburg webcam.
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Re: 611 at Strasburg this fall
« Reply #9 on: September 29, 2019, 05:30:27 PM »
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Guess what I’m doing right now.  I’ll give you a hint . . .



Cynthia, Aly, and I are riding behind 611 at Strasburg.

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Re: 611 at Strasburg this fall
« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2019, 05:37:09 PM »
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  Maybe they could pose it with 475 .

 Just found this after watching RGS # 20 running again !

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Re: 611 at Strasburg this fall
« Reply #11 on: October 03, 2019, 02:03:38 PM »
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Quote from: Mike C on September 29, 2019, 05:37:09 PM
  Maybe they could pose it with 475 .

They actually ran ‘em double headed the first day!
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