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Absolute class soundtrack!!

#9 with a Logging 3 Chime

Отработал на нём с 1985 по 1995 гг в Якутии.

I guess the owner ran out of money before it was done huh?? Didn't even show it going back together or the first start up. What a shit video.

They sound so good

Junky crap music!!!!!

God aweful music, shit video, end result not even shown so what is the point really?

I've always loved the 9l with its massive final drive train, after that came the n which wasn't even in the same league.

Maybe don't stop halfway through next time. "THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!!!!"

i feel good. Sir i the one repairing of D9L S/N 14Y.......UP

Painfull to watch , picture frames jumping around like a bloody kangaroo on speed....ffs.

Thanks , It's great video .

holy shit, that's a rebuild

Music junked another video

olá eu sou brasileiro e eu gostaria de aprender a montar esse tipo de motor. vocês podem me ajudar nesse aprendizado? hello i am brazilian, and i would like learning how to build engines like that one on your video, can you teach me?

Great video! Would like to see the final resault!

I grew up right down the road from The Pokey Smokey in Portsmouth. I am very glad to see it preserved. Portsmouth made a huge mistake in getting rid of it but I am so glad to see it being taken care of. The whistle is like music to my ears.

every time i try to pass under the navassa railway bridge on the river the bridge tender is nowhere to be found. i have called CSX tons of times with no response

Paul, that was a great post man. I didn't realize that you and grandpa had experienced those things together. That is such a cool story. I wish I had been a little older and could have experienced those things as well. I have a picture of me with grandpa when I was somewhere around 10 and it's one of my most vivid memories of being with grandpa. I remember how proud he was to be with that train and how much of a part of something special I felt when I was there with him. I also know that my dad was very proud of grandpa for the work that he had put in to rebuilding the train. I rode this several times as a kid, but I have never been able to ride it as an adult, however, I recently rode the pokey smokey II. Obviously nothing near the original, but still a pretty cool experience that my children really enjoyed. I didn't realize this was in carthage, NC. We go pretty close to there on a regular basis, so I'm hoping this gentleman still runs the train, and next time we're down that way, I want to take my son to experience this.

I was born in 1961 and remember your Grandfather. He had a somewhat gruff exterior but, you could tell he was a nice guy. I was brought up by my Grandmother and I remember he was always nice to her. I guess he felt some sympathy for her. Being in her 60's and taking care of 3 small boys. I have nothing but fond memories of my youth living in Portsmouth and going for rides on Pokey Smokey. Our generation had a great time to grow up in and being from Portsmouth can say I would not want to grow up anywhere else. Thanks for posting, the nostalgia just brought a tear to my eye. But it was a happy tear.

Hmm, vid ran out before job completion. Did the money run out before job completion? This appears to be right at the edge of the limit of the shop capabilities based on the difficulties shown.

0:33 That was obvious that would happen...3 wide with sprint cars never works.

This is the one and only Pokey Smokey. I have an intimate relationship with this live steam engine and I am so excited to know that is still running and being loved. I remember seeing commercials on TV for this train ride that the Portsmouth Virginia, (my place of birth), Jaycees purchased, installed and operated in the city park in 1963, the year I was born. I remember seeing these commercials when I was 3 to 4 years old and begging my parents to go. As a child I was captivated by the little coal fired locomotive. Little did I know that by the time I was an early teen my grandfather, Oscar A Bathe, would become the sole engineer of my childhood fascination and that I would spend two exciting summers at the throttle of this wonderful machine, literally living out my childhood fantasy. For two summers, every Saturday all day and every Sunday after church for the rest of the day, my grandfather taught me to do everything. From polishing the brass and greasing and oiling all of the fittings and mechanisms to the detailed two hour long firing up process that woke up the little engine and brought it back to life. I say "brought it back to life" because once it was steamed up and ready to go to work, it was like a living thing. It wasn't like a car where you can drive for hundreds of miles on just a tank of gas and not much else. This little machine required constant attention to its needs. Opening and closing valves that kept the boiler water level constant and a valve to blow a variable amount of steam up the stack to draw more or less air through the fire box to stoke the fire. You had to keep feeding it coal and tending the fire on the run and in between runs. Most importantly I had to learn to listen to and feel for what the little engine was telling me it needed. And then there was the whistle. My grandfather had installed a whistle that belonged on a larger sized loco. It had a deeper throaty sound and he was very proud of it. There were several whistle posts along the engines course. He taught me the different types of whistle signals and when and why they were used. Most importantly, he taught me (with much practice) to articulate the whistle's tone by using great finesse in pulling on the cord that opened the whistle valve. This was not easily done as the valve wanted to either be fully open or closed and not much in between. If you were deliberate and steady, you could learn to crack the valve just a little bit to get it going and make the whistle moan out a melodic increase and decrease in pitch as you executed the appropriate sequence required. He was very proud of me when I was able to master this skill. He explained to me that every engineer had his own style and that they could recognize each other by their whistle technique. My grandfather was a stern but patient teacher. I still remember the first day that he told me that he thought I was ready to take the throttle. He sat in the seat next to me and instructed me one last time as we took our passengers on the usual three trips around the circuit. When we were done, he tied a bandanna around my neck and gave me an engineers hat and said "she's all yours". For the rest of that summer and the one to follow she was mine. Though I have done many exciting things since those days, (biked down a volcano in Hawaii, flown a WWII fighter to name a couple), nothing compares to the exhilaration and pure joy of becoming friends with and running a little live steam locomotive named Pokey Smokey. These two summers are my fondest memories of my grandfather. Until then my grandfather was a loving but intimidating and distant figure to me. During these two summers and through our common interest in live steam and this little engine we got to know each other on a deep personal level. During our time together we discovered that more than him being my grandfather or me being his grandson, we genuinely liked each other and we became friends. I have some great pictures and the ongoing saga of how Pokey Smokey almost died and how my grandfather's will and persistence saved her and brought her back from the dead and made it possible for her to be alive and well long after his death. I'll share them in another FB post in a day or so. facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=557584550999604&set=a.338838212874240.77234.100002441938799&type=1&theater

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What does a TOTAL tear down and re-furbish like that cost for a D9 ? This is as complete a re-build as I have ever seen no doubt.

How long did the entire rebuild take?

this is the line of work im going to try to get into to start my career

Pretty sure I would love doing that as my job!

Alex Schneider and I built the train that is now at the John Blue House in Laurinburg at Alex's shop in Loveland, Colorado in the late 1980's. Alex passed away in 2002. Roger Mitchell Director/CMO Fort Collins Municipal Railway, Fort Collins, Colorado

sounds terrible

Blessed to have it visiting here in Gunnison Colorado

Hi dave! you run a loader for bobby right? I ve wached the show and i love it!

Where is the reassembly video?

Just saw this bridge on News 14 Winston-Salem for Black History Month. What fun to have a closer look! Cool video!

his name is Del Worsham

Thanks for posting! Cant tell you how many times I rode that train as a kid. And like Woodshed below, it's great to hear the whistle blowing like you could all over Portsmouth!

Special Thanks to Tazz3L for his video contribution!!!!!

I heard someone say lawn mower engine? Yea, totes the front end the whole way

Holy cow, I logged countless hours on that train as a kid in Portsmouth in the early 80's. Great to see it running again, even if it's on a different track. I could hear the whistle across the river from my house every afternoon when I got home from school. Thanks for posting!

Sorry guys I tried editing my posts and just made a big mess so all of my posts are not visible on this page. You have to click view all comments to see them.

If you would have been paying attention to what was going on you would have seen the 20 car under you. This is just my opinion, but, It certainly looks that way from this video. Now I don't want you to dislike me, so no hard feelings I hope, Just calling it the way I see it. You are getting better, you just need to be careful when you pull back in to the racing groove.

@jethro300 Let me know your car number and I'll do my best to get some footage of you racing next season. Thanks Dave

@drumguy1960 Sorry I was in a bad spot to get the times. Thanks for the input. next time we'll be in the family section on the other side of the track.