Steven Saine Railfan Productions | Tweetsie Railroad: Opening Day 4-6-2024 @stevensainerailfanproductions | Uploaded April 2024 | Updated October 2024, 9 hours ago.
Tweetsie Railroad: Opening Day 4-6-2024.
We make our way back to the mountains of North Carolina to Tweetsie Railroad for the opening of their 67th season. The star of the show is locomotive #190 as she struts her stuff like she usually does.
There have been a couple of new things added that you will notice, or I point out in the video, I will give a brief on some of the stuff you'll see:
*190 has three new things (two of which are routine)
- The Tweetsie logo was added to the side of the cab. The first time she has worn that since 1996.
- The driving wheel tires have been turned on a lathe to keep the locomotive on the track a lot better.
- The brake shoes have been replaced (cast iron shoes).
*190 also had a leak in one of the cylinders (that's why there is steam shooting out the side in later shots). The issue is not major (the locomotive ran like normal all day), and the shop will fix it as soon as they can.
*Tweetsie's brand new passenger car #6 was added to the consist to fill in for car 4 (at the time of this production car 4 is back from refurbishment and will likely be back in service in the not-too-distant future. Car 6 will temporarily replace car 2 which will likely be the next car to leave). For the first time in a mighty long time, there are two green cars in the Tweetsie consist.
Enjoy the start of yet another fantastic season at Tweetsie Railroad!
Tweetsie Railroad: Opening Day 4-6-2024.
We make our way back to the mountains of North Carolina to Tweetsie Railroad for the opening of their 67th season. The star of the show is locomotive #190 as she struts her stuff like she usually does.
There have been a couple of new things added that you will notice, or I point out in the video, I will give a brief on some of the stuff you'll see:
*190 has three new things (two of which are routine)
- The Tweetsie logo was added to the side of the cab. The first time she has worn that since 1996.
- The driving wheel tires have been turned on a lathe to keep the locomotive on the track a lot better.
- The brake shoes have been replaced (cast iron shoes).
*190 also had a leak in one of the cylinders (that's why there is steam shooting out the side in later shots). The issue is not major (the locomotive ran like normal all day), and the shop will fix it as soon as they can.
*Tweetsie's brand new passenger car #6 was added to the consist to fill in for car 4 (at the time of this production car 4 is back from refurbishment and will likely be back in service in the not-too-distant future. Car 6 will temporarily replace car 2 which will likely be the next car to leave). For the first time in a mighty long time, there are two green cars in the Tweetsie consist.
Enjoy the start of yet another fantastic season at Tweetsie Railroad!
