I was too. That was a special request a group of us made to the crew. We wanted to hear it one more time. They have 3 whistles mounted on the locomotive as well as the original air horns.

The locomotive has the original Chinese whistle and air horn, in addition to two other whistles (a Guatemalan whistle and generally a GTW 6-chime).

@@kc130flyer like what GTW 5629 had?

It was a great couple of days with a fantastic finalé! Glad we got to meet up for those last runs up the hill!

They are classic Chinese mainline steam. One of the largest productions of any locomotive ever, steam, diesel, or electric. 2008 has been donated to a group in Kentucky and I believe they have plans to return it to operation.

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I see it as a very good thing that there are at least some of the Chinese “ late steam” locomotives are safe in the United States, where they will not have to be at risk from being scrapped, or being subject to the possible turmoil that might occur over there. If there is one Chinese locomotive, I really wish got imported to the US. It would be SY 1772 because it is the final production locomotive for industrial uses ever made and was completed somewhere between late 1999 and early 2000. I really hope it doesn’t get scrapped or otherwise destroyed/abandoned.

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I was really happy I got to see it!

I love 6988's design so much!

Thanks so much, Chris!

Many thanks!

Many thanks!

That it was!

Many thanks, Steve!

@@CoasterFan2105 Your very welcome.

I will run. Didn't you read anything about this engine. It is in for it's 15 year rebuild. Are you X gen or a millenium?

@@organbuilder272 bro chill, I’m from the west coast, I don’t follow up with much Midwest or East coast news. All I heard that 6988 had a “final run”.

@@SoCalOCRailfan Wait, Unless I am mistaken this comment is on a posting which spends a great deal of time with that engine. It has a full description of that the engine is, where it came from and where it is going. That includes the statement that it went to Illinois to be inspected and refurbished for the 15 year mandated overhaul. It went to Illinois for that purpose. Where you are from and your interests are not relevant. Every bit of information you needed to NOT make your comment is in this video.

@@organbuilder272 his comment doesn’t have to be informative, shut up.

@@organbuilder272what in the world is your problem lol

It looks pretty neat!

Thanks!

Actually steam locomotives ran regularly on the Jitong Railway all the way until the early 2000s!

Thanks! It's a little surreal to think they were building locomotives that big in mass quantities as late as the 1980s.

Thanks!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Does that restoration shop allow public viewing at all currently? Man did they build up a massive historical roster of restoration projects quick

@@jwrailve3615 not at the moment unless announced. In the future, though, the hope is to turn the facility into a museum. Right now, NRE is still using the shop so we have to wait until the fully move out.

@@davidng2336 they definitely have the shop stacked with history with the up power that’s for sure. The amount of large steam In Illinois and Missouri together is crazy

Indeed!

3801 world tour when??

@@CoasterFan2105 better yet R766

@@CoasterFan2105 that would be something I would like, although what would truly be interesting would be at some point in the future when the T1 rebuild is complete in the United States if it ever theoretically met a Australian 520 class locomotive, which looks pretty similar to it

@@CoasterFan2105 3801 world tour? That would be awesome! She is the Australian equivalent of the flying Scotsman!

Thanks, Evan!

@@CoasterFan2105 You are welcome

Many thanks! It was definitely neat to see!

Indeed! Thanks for watching!

Many thanks!

You should look into the whole story of how the flying Scotsman toured the US and was nearly scrapped here.

Yup! There it is.

​@@CoasterFan2105I think iowa Interstate bought the most of the 800 series cars.

It took a lot of practice to get it close to sounding correct haha! Thanks, Austin!

Iowa Interstate has only one turntable. It is on the opposite end of the railroad in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Thanks! I did a really big video on CalTrain two years ago, so no immediate plans for another one.

@@CoasterFan2105 What do you think about CEM cabcars?

A diesel locomotive can be remanufactured an infinite number of times. The major drawback is that when you do so, current US EPA emissions standards have to be met, making it uneconomical in many cases to continue doing so.

Weather they are QJ class or SY class steam locomotives.

The owner of the Iowa Interstate owns railroads all over the world. He is a global railroader, hence the Chinese locomotive that features a whistle from Guatemala running in Iowa. 🙂

Steam is steam! Who cares if they’re not built in the US? There are many famous steam locomotives that were not in the US! 4472 flying Scotsman 4468 Mallard those two steam locomotives were built in England! 3801 that one was built in Australia!

@@rudycarlson8245 You clearly miss the point.

It's a cool locomotive!

I hope I will be able to do both soon!

Is 2816 still in service

Cool!

It will be brought back to steam once it receives it's 15 year inspection and overhaul

That's the plan currently, although there's no firm timeline for its return as far as I know.

Yes.

IAIS 7081 is still alive, just sleeping for a bit.

7081 will be back once there is enough money to start her overhaul

:(

What?

6988 had died

6988 died

Same reply as with 7081. Not dead, just napping.

Because coal was cheap and so was the labor force required to maintain a fleet of steam locomotives.

@@kc130flyer how was it cheap

​@@rogerlollar4325Well, there are many reasons. Under the CCP, you have a controlled economy that can artificially manipulate costs. That is the simple answer. But really there is much more to it. In China they have an abundant pool of labor. China has more people unemployed or under-employed than there are Americans employed in full-time jobs. A larger workforce pool means you can pay less (simple supply and demand economics there). Look at the greatest jump in labor costs in the history of the western world, the Black Death in Europe. With 30-50% of the population wiped out, employers had to actually pay people to work for the first time. It both ended the feudal system and created the middle class. The more workers in the pool, the less wages are required because employers do not have to competitively raise wages to attract workers. Then you have the various environmental laws which in North America cost industry billions, and is in turn passed to consumers through higher prices. China has their own version of these laws, but they are largely unenforced or outright ignored. The World Health Organization estimates 750,000 people a year die in China from the effects of pollution. Next up you have the numerous workplace Health and Safety regulations In North America, the costs of OSHA, EPA, FRA, PHMSA and the rest of the alphabet soup regulations, drive up the cost of doing business. This includes things like workman's compensation, which is unheard of in China. A worker gets hurt? There are about 10,000 more ready to step in tomorrow. As far as coal prices go, again a controlled economy can set prices, but when you are hauling coal trains with steam engines, it is easy to get the coal into the tender straight from the mine head. I believe this was the same reason the N&W held on to steam into the 1960s. But that is just my opinion. Your mileage may vary.

To use the voice of that Swedish girl that Should Not Be Named... "How Dare You!"

Scrap it? Kindly keep your mouth shut!

Why

Why scrap it just because it wasn’t built in the US? I’m sorry, but keep your opinions to yourself!

@@rudycarlson8245 You don't have to respond either. Keep you reaction to yourself.

There is a few others here as well.