+Destinee Meyer and 611

arthur 4014 if you have not noticed is a 4-8-8-4 combination unlike his sister 3985 which is also a 4-6-6-4 type

Again, 1309 will be the largest *in service*, neither UP 3985 or 4014 are *in service*.

Zach Pumphery first of all 4014 will be because restoration is almost complete. Second how is 3985 not in service

@@subzerofromny735 3985 needs it's fra mandated 1472 day boiler inspection and was retired after 4014 returned to service

I'm a conductor for UPRR and sadly our Senior Vice President of operations cancelled the UPRR Big Boy Excursion this year.

@@armageddon1981 Ik, I've heard of that. That really sucks, I bet a lot of people like me were looking forward to riding behind the Big Boy this year, but that won't happen for a while thanks to "you know who" I'm so sorry you had to go through this, hopefully sometime this year it'll start up again

@@shanewalters4171 yeah i hope they change it but I've had to tell a lot of railfans that follow my IG the bad news. I work in the Chicago Service Unit and the residents of West Chicago, Illinois were really stumped. It's a small town but really big on railroading as two famous junctions and tower still stand there.

@@armageddon1981 I see, sounds cool;) glad I got to be friends with a railroad worker;)

We got an update, restoration has resumed this month, like you said for the 6 months part, she should be scheduled to run this November depending on the state of Covid19

The good news is she's almost finished, she just needs time for the virus to slow down before she'll reach her final stages in 6 months operating under her power for the first time;) great to see a former Maryland Mallet operate again;)

She's running now and beautiful to behold

FINISHED!

+Jake Abernathy i thougt wtf

+Jake Abernathy that is so they don't switch it into Cumberland Yard that yard has an active hump and cars like these don't belong there.

Lol

poor thing cant get any

It it referring to the hump yard. That type of car cant go down a hump yard and with the cargo on it could not go down a hump yard

wouldn´t it actually be a 2-3-1 since you normally only counts axles and not wheels :P

Max, steam engines have always been labeled by number of tires, not axles

ah ok ^^

Imagine the tractive effort those drive wheels are putting down now lol

@@timclarkjr1222 It depends on where you are from, in America and Britain, they count by tires, but in Russia, they count by axles.

+Edward Jonez Having moved railroad equipment by rail, three is often not enough. Even when flat switching things can go bump in a bad way. Ever see a coupler get split open? I have and if we hadn't cabled the side dump down well enough, it would have been on the ground instead of still on the flatcar.

+gravelydon In " Bethlehem Steel's Mechanic's Guide to Wire Rope". They state, " two high quality clamps properly torqued is safe and adequate for any application." If done right the eye or socket in the rope set will part before anything else gives. I've got over 50 years of working in the forest, railways, oil patch and at sea. Yup, I've seen busted couplers a few times. usually from poor throttle control, too much train without helpers or a combination of factors. Have a good one.

+Edward Jonez Yes, I know that. I had to pass a course on it. I also got the top score in a crane inspection class and have the shirt to prove it. :-) The really most likely spot to fail is the single section of the wire rope between the two loops unless the rope gets cut. But then again, I've dealt with railroads and you'll always find that when you have a special shipment, you run into one of mother nature's special vacuum fillers. In 1309's case, like my last trip on the Cardinal, it was a truck driver. And by split open, I didn't mean a broken knuckle, I meant a coupler head that was nearly sheared in two. In a yard. Crews on the road tend to be a little bit more careful. Yard crews, not so much. Most likely occurred from a closed knuckle coupling at excessive speed. Less than 15 miles from the end of a 1000 mile trip in a flat switching yard. Ruined a perfectly good radial pivot coupler. Railroad tried for about a year to find a replacement but couldn't. Railroad hauled it at the rear of the train with a red flag in the knuckle the rest of the way after they tried to weld the crack somewhat back closed. That meant they had to run it around the balloon track too as when it was damaged, it was facing forward. Have a good, safe day.

Might as well divide the load further, right?

Overkill doesn't usually fail.

Spencer VanOchten Shunters were built small not just because it was cheap; they were designed to move around switchyards quickly. And to haul long rakes of cars for marshaling, they had to have powerful engines.

Also, "the little dude" probably has been geared down so much, the torque is enough to move mountains.

Why

What about last year?

I got good news and bad news, the good news is she's almost finished and she'll be done with her final stages in 6 months, the bad news is due to stupidass Covid19 thanks to dumbass China, we're gonna have to wait for a while until it eventually dies down for the restoration to continue, aside from the bad news, she'll be up and running in no time;)

But also amazing

It is steaming already.

Same lol

me to

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I did too

As of today...85% complete.

Alto Saxophonist Erik Karl yeah lol!

+Alto Saxophonist Erik Karl I have one in HO Scale !!!

FRA hand signals? Didn't know those existed.

Ik, I saw them, and as of now, she's almost finished, she needs another 6 months for completion that will need to wait due to Covid19, the virus is expected to die down this June/July, so she should be good to go soon

microbusss I

Small size doesn't necessarily mean small power. It got the job done, and that's what matters.

The locomotive was painted just days before the move, so I think they were showing it off. :P

Hello, finding my way to writing about these videos. That's my wife's job, why would I want to impede on that. As to the last comment, 734 should just be going through a 100 yr inspection. Why wouldn't one want to put her back together if she's already running.

thinkspeakact For the record...there is 1 foot clearance on each end of 1309 on the Frostburg turntable.

+kflannigan98 734 is going through the federally required 10 year inspection. It will be disassembled and rebuilt.

+kflannigan98 but rumor was that 734 is making a final run this year in the month of april they announces the farewell to 734 that change the wmsr forever so if many of wmsr fan want to see 734 final run i suggest you make there this month and enjoy 734 life time moment for the final run

10 years!?!? No! 734 is going down for a 1,472 day inspection which is about 4.5 to 5 years.

yes

Its an unspecified class

These "Sidewinders" as some call them, have turned out to be the most efficient rail maintenance devices, over the old "Big Hooks" and other cranes, as they are eaily and quickly transported to the site by truck/trailer, can more easily navigate difficult terrain - mud - unlevel ground, etc. They are more quickly rigged, can work in tandem and more, and can pick up some serious weight. As to age, well, they are properly maintained, and if it's not broke, don't fix it. Until someone comes up with an efficient sky hook, these units will see service long into the future. -- Doc

can't you turn a brand new dozer into one of them though?

Rusting

He's a train disguised as a train playing another train!!!😂😂😂 Don't mind me just a UPRR Conductor throwing some humor in😂😂😂

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Eric Jenkins moron hell no

why not its so beautiful...

Eric Jenkins because it should be running not made into pots

Cockroach they can employ more people mining or working for me and they make 10 times more.

Cockroach bullshit so why are there so many tourist lines? hmmm? and they get more for selling it to another owner than the scrap!

NO IT DIDN'T?

@@theextremeanimator4721 you don't live here.

@@turdferguson7813 I know I don't But it's rude to trashtalk a valuable piece of HISTORY...