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@Alonso Adrian yea, have been watching on flixzone} for since december myself =)

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mojostevo True I was wondering if they converted her into and oil or propane burning engine. Glad to see the people decide to keep the original formula burn wood heats water makes steam.

​@@trainfan-ks5hk this whistle is so cool when I was a kid I would always watch this and I had a rope and I would tie it to something and pull it like a train whistle lol love it I love trains and that's my dream job

John Evans agreed.

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To me it sounds kind of like the polar express whistle

@@amam3122 Yeah it does sounded like Polar Express whistle. The train locomotive named a real train names Sierra #3

The conductor is on the rear of the train.

DUH! I meant to say YOUNG guys.

I get the joke but cmon man your calling the engineer fat and I know you didn’t mean it but you can’t say that

@@franciscorosa6221 yeah that might have been a little insensitive but I guess that makes me the thin controller and that probably won't be too far from the truth considering that I am planning a narrow gauge railroad for my farm

@@wesbrackmanthercenthusiast4695 yeah but I liked the joke and good luck with your layout man

@@franciscorosa6221 I agree fat shaming is cringe, lets just call the engineer a asshole instead. No really, did ya hear how he talked to his fireman? And all that throttle jerking is unnecessary and he's just trying to show off.

I also got word of some other stuff. Not gonna say it to avoid potential controversy.

@@SwindellSteamWorks What kind of controversy?

Anybody know where this engine is now and if it’s operating?

Where is this engine today?

​@@rudycarlson8245 at the reader railway

burning biomass is carbon neutral

+oldsteamguy Would seem like it, but actually that's debatable: www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41603.pdf

Well, from an environmental standpoint, wood is slightly better because it is renewable. While contributing to deforestation, trees can be planted again. Oil on the other hand cannot be replaced readily. Diesel fumes are also horrid for the environment.

Some heritage railroads are actively experimenting with burning torrefied biomass. Biomass is carbon neutral. And the key thing to look at here is wood pellet biomass. In 2019, the Everett Railroad’s #11 was used to conduct a series of trials using an environmentally friendly coal substitute. What they found was that the biofuel burned slightly faster and hotter than normal coal

Just wait until a bad storm rolls through - tons of wood with no deforestation. The products of wood combustion are natural - nothing compared to a forest fire.

Check out the Cumbres and Toltec Fireman/Engineer school in New Mexico.

Paul Verizzo Wasn't bad, we would brush them about every 20 operating days. Not too much sap build up, mostly just had to clean the ash out of the smokebox and stack.

Yes, I agree too. They would be upset if we called them things like that.

Nobody likes seeing a steam locomotive pulling tender first. The beauty of it is the front of the boiler.

Then why don't you pay hundreds of dollars for crane service? And another thing, having boiler first is hard for some museums (like the one I am a trainman at) that don't run a loop, because the engineer can't see the conductor guiding the train into a platform on the train's left.

ironmatic 1 So what you're saying is you guys never run boiler first? Or is it boiler first outbound, tender first inbound? I don't mean to be rude, I know you have to do what you have to do going back, but the outbound trip should be boiler first.

WalterM529 We don't have a wye... And as I said I was talking about our Baldwin diesel, not our steam loco.

sebastian gonzalez you usually have to volenter with their organization, and learn the ways of how it runs, and then if you are lucky you will get to crew it on a run after a spell of time, but usually in an openhouse that many of the clubs have they will let you see the cab when its sitting idle, some offer to let you learn to run the engine but rarely on a mainline, they did it once at the hoosier valley with 765, and that was 765 dollers but that is one of the most storied locomotives that were restored in all of the usa, and holds many claims to fame like pulling the horseshoe curve trip 2 years ago for the first time since the 1970's did a steam train pull an excursion around the curve, and holding the record for the most cars pulled at 35 passenger cars up the new river gorge trips in the fall un aided now it takes 2-3 diesles to do what she did and its about a half a percent grade all the way up for like 90 miles I was told.

+Tidmouth sheds Productions I know this comment was made two years ago, but still. Many organizations will allow you if you just ask nicely. Some may only let you see the cab while it's idling, and some may be "bums" and not let you in at all. manga12, if you volunteer as part of the train crew, you'd probably get in right away. But remember, doing that takes dedication and you have to pay membership dues.

well its funny you say that, I joined the society in new haven and help out on 765 in the shop, usually just cleaning up but they were short handed one day on a weekday and I got to help work on the superheater pipes, getting the heat guards off and needle scaling several of the pipes, as well as a few of them got to use the angle grinder and sander to get the rust and lime scale off of, so they could ultrasonic test the pipes for cracks and pressure test them, as for riding well I got to ride back and forth during the open house in the cab, its not a quiet place when the steam is going not like when it sits with the accessories turned off when they are letting it go out to be cooled down and put away, even got to try throwing coal in the firebox, its not easy as you would think, lots of it went all over the cab as I did not open the butterfly door in time or hit the side and made a mess as it was going in, banking the fire for the night is hard work, but an essential part to keeping the engine ready to go overnight, and that is literally building a pile of coal in a bank against the back of the firebox to it will stay warm overnight but dont stay too long in the cab without the blower on as its full of the fumes of the coal smoke and could be deadly if you stay in it too long, not to mention smokey and smelly, as all the compounds flow back though the firebox door and could flashback if you open the door, its fun but hard work, and a labor of something you have to love to do.

I wen't to the Chehalis Centralia Railway in Washington while on a vacation from another state on my birthday, they just invited me for a free cabride. They also had cabrides for sale for $40 per.

lol telling them "I'm a railfan" would probably just make them laugh

+Trainmaster189 Productions It sounds kind of like a Rio Grande whistle, but I'm not quite sure.

It's a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 5 chime

It is a 5 chimer whistle

Bill Alicea brakes I think

5-chime whistle

Which valves and pipes are you referring to?

I think that the Engineer is around 9 years old and the Fireman is 7.

No this is the Tavares Eustis & Gulf. Also know as the Orange Blossom Cannonball in Tavares, FL. I don't live too far from Tavares.

1907

shariys1 heard it was shipped back to its original location

@@jeffgordon9501 What happened?

Think of railroad track branched like a letter Y.

WalterM529 theres no such thing...

WalterM529 the word youre looking for is backwards...

I always hated tender first growing up.

WalterM529 me too

Wow, that's what you took away from a 15 minute train video. I take it academic-like focus isn't your strong suit.

Well I hope he didn't get one. After Mama Cass succumbed to a ham sandwich I've always avoided 'em.

Gman611 salty

Or find a way to put him over the drivers for a little extra adhesion.

John, you and Jeff Yatkowski seem to suffer from the same affliction: not being able to discern what's important in a train video.