Uploaded February 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Departing Jacksonville, Florida in the cab of N&W 611 on a 1986 excursion of the "Suwanee Steam Special". The video begins during the brake test and features the departure northbound out of Norfolk Southern's Simpson Yard.

Part one of two. Be sure to watch part two, featuring faster running on the mainline towards Valdosta, GA and the Florida/Georgia state line at Moniac.