How the train managed to run on this track without derailing is unimaginable.

These old Buster Keaton movies truly are, priceless relics. They don't make'm like this any more.

They really did put the replica through its paces, didn't they. My jaw dropped every time it didn't derail.

The old guy had it figured out! He was able to get free wood - cut, split and delivered to him. Smart!

How creative of those "old time" movie makers , how the F**k did that train not fall of the tracks while going over or around such bad track laying skills or obstacles? , I think that these people did a great job of such simple "cartoon type" stunts & with NO computer imagery either unlike today's techno stunt scenes ; well done to all who made this movie & Many Thanks for uploading this timeless film to the internet.

watching this movie you do understand where the big things came from. Amazing video. Also you understand that these things were done by men who had their heads on their shoulders and they were not engineers but they believed in something that shaped the history. Big respect for them

This is Buster Keaton's silent feature "Our Hospitality." As a Keaton fan, it's so interesting to read all the comments from classic American railroads experts. I'm glad to know Keaton and his team did great job on recreating the train. Keaton's "General" is also great. It's safe to say the protagonist of the movie is the train "General" itself.

Niesamowity filmik. Pomysłowość przodków bardzo kreatywna, najfajniejszy moment to ten z przejazdem przez złamane drzewo. No i ta wytrwałość pieska. Super.

I think the little brooms in front of the drive wheels is hilarious. An accurate and hilarious portrail of the hazards of early railroading!

The railways haven't changed much. Little gem of a film.

700,000 views. Awesome. I love it that you folks are into railroad history.

From A Buster Keaton movie. Buster had replicas built for the movie

the tenacity of that dog is unbelievable 😄

Testing of the proposed HS2 line has begun. There have been a few cut backs appparently!

I really get amazed at some of these old boilers. Steam power was first generated about 500 years before they figured out what to do with it!

Love the dog closely following the train, ha!

Ironically, the lousy track conditions in the U.S. drove some major improvements in locomotive technology. The extensive use of a pivoted lead guiding truck in front of the driving wheels and of "equalizers" on coupled driving axles (to handle bumps in the track) were both American innovations developed to handle very rough track, but they ended up becoming nearly universal steam locomotive features.

That trackwork, would be deemed safe by NCB standards

It's amazing how the coaches stay on the tracks..

An amazing piece of history. Ten out of ten!

Great fun - very whimsical. The locomotive and carriages look very authentic.

That was my grand pappy throwing those rocks.

that's one of the best and funniest bits of film I've ever seen ....classic film,,,

For a one time movie that was a fine replica. It is not like people in a 1923 will walk out of the movie because it was not exactly like the real one. It look a lot like it and it is not like everyone is going to see that. And you can not argue that those where some of the best steam locomotive stunts ever. Hats off to the maker of it.

totally amazing how things haven't changed very much

It's actually the prototype for the new high speed rail connection between Sydney and Melbourne. Very advanced.

a very early film of 1920s with the great Buster Keaton. I watched it as a child...

OMG I can't get over that off rail train! lol That track is crazy!

4:10 - The first parallel ride in history. ;)

A rocket era tão lenta que o maquinista podia simplesmente sair dela e acompanhar correndo, simplesmente impressionante

That part when they were going over the log made me die of laughter!

Another great feature by Buster Keaton. I enjoyed very much both this one and "The General".

Happy 98th anniversary to this documentary

Thanks for the comment, this movie was in in the middle of the night and I hit record once I realized what I was seeing, I agree with steamboy51. I didn't catch the movie early enough so missed a few of the railroad scenes. Have to check to see if the film is public domain, it might be

This is the neatest thing I've ever seen, yet!!! love this!!!

За все время существования кино изменились только спецэффекты. Все зависит от качества сценария, идеи, таланта актёров. Отличный фильм !!!

This replica is powered by a Model T Ford engine and gearbox, notice the differential on the trailing wheels behind the firebox. Also notice the loco doesn't chuff steam from the chimney as it ambles along

Amazing this is from here the journey by the railways started & Stephenson name will always be remembered because he was the one who invented it

stephenson is my great great great great uncle

Moving the track to get around the donkey cracked me up

Even though an old film, it is really creative and interesting .

Спасибо! Отлично отвлекает от нынешнего сумасшествия.

Love this, so added to a playlist...

Wonderful travelling with funny situations. Thanks.

Awesome! Loved every bit of it

The fact that there was a director and cast and crew who thought to preserve in film for the 1923 audience what a 1829 train ride experience was meant they did not take for granted the expansion and technological advances of the railroad system. These men were looking back in admiration for the simple not in a feeling of superiority. Or they understood that future is not inherently progressive.

Amazing footage, and such skill in creating this train and trackage. Buster got some of his ideas for "The General" from this.

This is adorable. That's the only word I can think of to describe it! The whole railway built over a log as a bump in the track. Priceless!

This is so awesome! Much love from Canada. What a wonderful tribute to the ancestors

those trees are probably still there.

Somebody show some mercy to the dog, plz. He is running all the way behind the train.

Much better than today's TV and no commercials

Buster Keaton set the movie in 1830 and had the replica of Roket built for the film.

Looks like such a smooth ride.

4:16 The coaches can roll faster than the "rocket".. LOL

This is the same 'rocket' that was in thomas and friends! Wow

Why is it 1829x funnier than modern TV shows

wow its more satisfying to watch those steam pistons turn those wheels than watching rockets take off

A marvel of invention.

I love it watched it 3 times so far..I'm going to start pitching rocks at the beer truck.this is so funny.

2:00 Note: They did straighten the track for the film footage shot from the side. An amazing film. I wonder if the wheels were made with a different design to help accomplish the rickety track visual?

That time was so simple and much better than 2021

Great video. Enjoyed it

Liverpool and Manchester loco with Baltimore and Ohio passenger wagons. The tracks look like the Chicago Transit Authority after Bruce Rauner’s budget impasse. This train still goes faster and more reliably than the trains I take to work in Chicago.

Happy 192th anniversary to this locomotive

Very interesting effects!

Spindly little fellow. It is hard to believed this ungainly novelty became the mighty 4-8-8-4 articulated, beasts of yesteryear that breathed fire.

It’s remarkable how well this footage has held up for close to 200 years. It just had to be Made in China.

@toyotaprius79 check out the description of the video, it's REPLICA built for the 1923 film. Oh how I hate having to repeat myself

There is a trolley line in Mandan North Dakota, that runs out to Fort Abraham Lincoln, and back. This trolley line has a section of track that very much resembles the track in this footage.

Как раньше такое было возможно а сейчас нет, чтобы вагоны с рельсов не сходили!? Сейчас чуть что, трамваи с рельс сходят :(, а тут даже через камни и брёвна перескакивает - и ничего!

My fiances grandmother (98) is the niece of Robert Stevenson

That’s too cool !!! Those tracks look like the highways here in West Virginia!!!

I was told that the movie company did not build a very long stretch of tracks. After each section was filmed, the track was torn up and placed farther ahead.

Reminds me of the keystone cops.entertaining re-enactment when motion pictures were invented much latter than 1829.

Bloody brilliant.

Thrilled to watch .

This is a great example of the poor track conditions back then

Dog: Gold. Donkey: Silver. Rocket: Bronze. Track: Unplaced. Hilarious film. Thank you.

Excellent, from invention to super modernisation people hardly think of.

I feel this is far better than present

Que creatividad ! MARAVILLOSO !!

What a fabulous bit of film, and interestingly note the American style use of wood, rather than coal, for the fire. Thanks for posting.

The drivers are the most kind people in the world.

Truly amazing

So Buster Keaton was a train enthusiast and set this movie in the 1830's to include Rocket? I guess most people in 1923 didn't know the Rocket was a British locomotive and he thought it fit his slapstick comedy. Funny to think that the Rocket was almost a 100 year old antiquity in 1923, while this movie is only 90 years old. Puts things into perspective.

Замечательная комедия!

Genial video. Son hermosos los ferrocarriles.

How amazing !!!

Big salute Mr Stephenson.. great

Very funny to watch. How it managed to stay on the tracks has got me beat.😂

Wao they has speed breaker also.Loco pilot can also slide tracks by hand.Thats funny.Amazed to see how human technology has changed.

everyones talking about how the guy fighting the train got wood from amazon, but no ones talking about how that driver stayed in the same pose while driving over the log

Just imagine what these people are thinking at this time! 2021 now!

Now i know what coaches to build for my Hornby Rocket. ;)

I Really Loved that puppy 🐶

🇧🇷 Simplesmente Espetacular!!!

What a video. I LOVE TRAIN.

Amazing.

it's so amazing just thinking those folks were actor's