ATSF 2926 is a sister of ATSF 3751 here in Los Angeles. The 2900 Class were built as follow-ons to the Depression Era 3700 Class, but due to wartime restrictions on lightweight alloys, the 2900s outweighed their predecessors. I doubt that 2926 was more glossy on the day she left the Baldwin works. Congratulations for putting her back into steam!

That engine sat for decades in Coronado Park rusting away and horribly vandalized! It was moved from that park and put in a warehouse where they worked to restore it for years.

Listen to her hiss and puff. Such a lovely lass. Those are happy locomotive sounds And that whistle. Nice.

What a great loco lovely to see it back in service

Could anyone imagine how fast tickets would sell out if it did an Amtrak excursion??

Amtrak should run a steam special between Atlanta and Dallas before opening a regular schedule!

Congratulations to all involved, what a wonderful restoration!

BNSF needs to approve her for a track speed run. Absolutely great restoration. Wow. Just WOW!

6:22 I've especially wanted to mention that I personally think that the folks over @ Baldwin Locomotive Works certainly would BASICALLY ALSO DEFINITELY be very impressed with your own official amazing job on this fine 1944 built Baldwin Northern type of steam-driven railway tender locomotive's own official restoration BEFORE she chuffs proudly straight home from its own official 1st outing to be captured on camera! By the way, you ACTUALLY must've realized that steam locomotives get a new boiler ticket every 10 years as that's basically how long a boiler ticket lasts as I personally ought know from watching another video on KZfaq several times by NWR1991 titled A New Boiler For James when James the Red Engine certainly was basically due to get a new boiler as his own official previous boiler was basically just about to expire! If you're wondering what a boiler ticket is basically like, it's a certain certificate showing that the new boiler had been approved by a locomotive inspector as that occurs every 10 years precisely!

what a sound and power full whistle... Love from Pakistan

That guy who was looking up at the bottom left wearing the blue jeans and the gray t-shirt at 3:38 is actually me.😮

What an impressive and spectacular sight that it is to see a ATSF 2900 class locomotive back in service again after 67 years, the 2926 is a handsome example of Santa Fe rr steam power. Hopefully later this year the 2926 will be able to haul passenger excursion trains across the southwestern USA territory just like it did from 1944-1953.

It's almost like watching a babys first steps

Now someone call Warren Buffet and tell him that he needs some beautiful steam power running around on his mainline, with a great fleet of passenger cars. BNSF should use this locomotive to pull it’s Christmas special and veterans trains when they run . And, oh yes, a special excursion train with this or 3751 to the Grand Canyon would be a sure sellout.

OMG JUST WOW I live just down the tracks from the yard!! Impressive whistle will joining the diesel Road Runner and BNSF !! Congrats to the builders because abq could not have done this! So I will hearing , seeing and riding this very soon. My father was a brake man for the Rock Island in ElReno and night were never quiet because they would be bumping cars around at building smaller trains. JUST WOW!!!

Magnificent!...best regards from Australia

Man! Talk about blowing off steam!!!😵‍💫

at 2:22, I'm the kid with the grey shirt, headphones, hat, black pants, black and white shoes, and a purple phone at the left side of the screen

Man, that's a huge tender!

Gorgeous, can’t wait to hear her bark while pulling a long line of cars

THAT is a BIG Northern! As well, it's one heck of a good-looker!

It's was an extremely impressive sight seeing this yesterday. NM proud 😊

The whistle was rebuilt by the Rizzoli company, there is a video on what they did.

this is absolute beauty

Lovely video.

I'm always amazed by the effect that steam locomotives have on people (understandable though!)

That's a long freaking tender.

WOW Super Steam Locomotive Awsome

Wonderful locomotive! Congratulations on restoring it! Failed to *Stop, Wait 20 seconds* . Then no whistle for the grade crossing until already in the crossing? (Why not video from the sunny side?)

Beautiful :)

AWESOME

Very nice, like !!!

Something must of been wrong to stop on crossing then emergency over pressure bled pressure off, they could have eased off crossing before stopping.

MORE! MORE! We're still NOT satifsied!

LOL At the 6 minute and 4 second mark, he didn't realize he kicked his water bottle. LUCKILY it didn't hit someone in the head!!! 😂 (you can hear the thud as it hit the ground)

You are now the zero-hour spotter of 2926's rebirth.

Good luck with your video

Welcome back ATSF 2926 And Hopefully BNSF let's the ATSF 2926 run on the Transcon ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Ultimate boy-toy, after the Bigboy.

Bnsf needs to partner with group of both 2926 and 3751 to start bnsf steam program

So your telling me that the Santa Fe 2926 was never once used till this video? AFTER RESTORATION should be in the title. Even other channels did that at minimum in their descriptions after a little digging.

The fire man has the fire way to high, thats why the safety valve is lifting for so long. Not a good sign for the fire man.

Thats a big one.

She is beautiful

That is one huge Northern type!

Less oil feed .. less atomiser. Little sips of water injector.

The only way that could have been any cooler is if the steam coming out of the top was flames! Great video

On the way back after a short steam run to Tractor Brewing Company. Welcome to the excursion world ATSF #2926 a Baldwin 1944 4-8-4 (Heavy Mountain) northern.

We’ll blow me down! Literally!!

Added to a playlist of everyones videos of the day kzfaq.info/sun/PL427Qe81JyCLpiNeLEyf0eZmW-rFr3EpB

I just hope it doesnt take another two decades to ride in a railcar behind it.

Cool !

Now if they can get her to run full time on a tourists railroad...

Please Broadway limited imports make this locomotive now please please also someone please restore a Santa Fe Texas 2-10-4 steam locomotive like number 5000 madam queen in texas

No playboy bunny looks that good,and can whistle like that.........

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So glad to see her actually stretch her legs for once.

Why on earth is the guy on the point giving car counts??? They’re moving forward with the locomotive in front 🤦🏻‍♂️

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and hopefully the high iron someday

Where the F**k is Quelabama ???

WOW!!! And also never saw so many people that can't read!!!