Illinois Railway Museum - Awesome Afterhours Switching w/ 1630 and other Steamers!

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7 жыл бұрын

6/11/2017 - Part 3 of 3 - In the final installment of the IRM series, we witness the Frisco #1630 switching around a bundle of other old steam locomotives on the museum grounds! It was an amazing treat to watch and take video of!
The ultimate goal was to move Illinois Central 3719 into the museum's Shed 9 to take it out of the elements. Very cool to see all the moves that took place to accomplish this, especially since some of the museum's employees stated that some of these engines haven't moved since 1993, some even later than that! What a way to end the day!
Equipment showcased:
- Frisco 2-10-0 #1630 (active, was switching the other engines)
- Southern Pacific 2-10-2 #975
- Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 #2707
- Grand Trunk Western 0-8-0 #8380
- Lee Tidewater Cypress 0-6-0 #18
- Illinois Central 2-6-0 #3719
Part 1 - Rides and Grounds: • Illinois Railway Museu...
Part 2 - Frisco 1630: • Illinois Railway Museu...
Time-stamps:
(0:01) - 1630 pulls SP 975 and C&O 2707 out of the yard
(2:01) - 1630 pushes SP 975 and C&O 2707 into the 4th stall in Shed 9 to move the UP DDA40X farther back to make room for IC 3719.
(8:07) - SP 975 and C&O 2707 are shoved into the 2nd stall of Shed 9, later to return to the steam yard. 1630 returns to the steam yard to pick up more engines.
(14:06) - 1630 switches GTW 8380 and Lee Tidewater Cypress 18 onto another yard track
(22:29) - IC 3719 is pulled out of the yard
(23:52) - (Filmed from inside the shed!) IC 3719 is pushed into the 4th stall of Shed 9
(26:17) - 1630 returns to the yard
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@Woah.its.alex_ 6 жыл бұрын

man, to think these locomotives used to haul freight across the country, what a time to be alive!

@fridaynighthikes 4 жыл бұрын

Job security for the volunteers restoring these gems. Great video, thanks for sharing.

@acdii 4 жыл бұрын

I haven't been to IRM for at least 9 years, and it is only a few miles from my house. I pick up horse feed and supplies just up the road from it once a month and got to see this engine chugging along, and have some video I took of it. Love steam engines!

@Xenthera 5 жыл бұрын

This video is really emotionally conflicting. When you only see the rusted locomotives it's sad, but then you see the fully operational one and it's happy again. I'm glad they used a steamer for this, it would've been really depressing to watch if a diesel was shunting them around.

@cefxsd40m-29 5 жыл бұрын

But no, it was a fellow steamer.

@comicfan1324 4 жыл бұрын

Luckily that museum tries to preserve these kind of engines. And if an engine can’t be salvage they’ll typically put them on display for people to see what they might’ve looked like.

@gavindavis6035 4 жыл бұрын

Nah mate the whole video is happy cuz they're all in a museum and not rotting in a scrapyard

@randomrazr 4 жыл бұрын

they seem to far gone the rusted ones

@MrPeo11 4 жыл бұрын

Bobby fig

@dennisb9157 4 жыл бұрын

1630 seems to have received 1522's whistle. She is definitely showing her power and strutting her stuff moving these old steamers around. The 1630 is a testament to the raw power of the "Decapod".

@b3j8 4 жыл бұрын

She's smaller than other Decapods like the PRR's brutes. But still very capable!

@zachgross2669 4 жыл бұрын

Seeing 2707 in person is depressing. But Im happy it can move without the frame snapping in half

@thunderbird1921 Жыл бұрын

It's disgraceful that it was allowed to decline so far. I just moaned seeing pictures of Santa Fe 2925 (2926's sibling engine), she was allowed to be vandalized and looted for years and until very recently was just left on a siding covered with graffiti. They've finally cleaned her up a bit IIRC, but she'll need a HUGE amount of work just to make her a pleasant visual display.

@simontrainbrainz6038 4 жыл бұрын

Talk about finding the jackpot, they found so many unique engines!

@BalticFilms144 7 жыл бұрын

I was there on the 10th, cabbed the SP 2-10-2, and saw the guys lubricating the journals before the move. I really hope they get a good cosmetic restoration after all those years of harsh weather.

@get_emld 5 жыл бұрын

I saw it a week ago and the drivers had a nice fresh coat of black paint.

@quasimoto7662 4 жыл бұрын

Update: 975 has been cosmetically restored and is now awaiting re stenciling into S.P. livery. Looks far better than 2 years ago.

@dergenmusic2081 4 жыл бұрын

Quasimoto7 Awesome!! I wonder if it’ll ever run...

@quasimoto7662 4 жыл бұрын

Parallel Music with the size of IRM and the fact that IRM already has 2 operating steamer with a 3rd on the way makes the 975’s chances to operate almost nonexistent.

@MackeyBigBoy4014 4 жыл бұрын

Parallel Music There is really no point in restoring a large steam locomotives just to pull a three-car passenger train down a four mile line.

@mountainbriarfarm5030 4 жыл бұрын

It is somewhat heartbreaking to see an engine pushing whats left of his own kind because they are corpses. More often than not i see engines meeting the torch so unceremoniously. I can at least be thankfull that they wont meet the torch just yet. As i somewhat believe that these engines have souls, i cant imagine pulling the corpses of my own kind...maybe even my comrades, down the line. May steam live on in our hearts and may the beauty of these gentle creatures forever leave thier mark on us. Amen to that.

@frootloops1696 7 жыл бұрын

6847 is just there like "Wtf are they doing, LET ME SLEEP"

@quizzyboi2320 6 жыл бұрын

1630: you have been sleeping for years so its time to GET UP!

@Patriot1776 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah! XDD 1630 probably is thinking 'You lazy bag of pistons and rods! Why aren't you giving me a hand with these two? Talk about a poor excuse for a diesel. I'd have better luck asking the Zephyr to help me shove these two around.' 6847: Because its my OFF DAY. I'm surprised at you being grouchy about doing switching work. 1630: Shoving the hibernating carcasses of five others of my kind around was NOT what I had in mind! I'm gonna be left with sore rod joints and asking the guys for Tylenol Grease and Advil Lube most of the night! Its fun to do honest work, but not backbreaking switching like this! Its better when I get some speed up and keep it up with a load on me!

@SOU6900 5 жыл бұрын

😆 😆 😆

@davecrupel2817 4 жыл бұрын

@@Patriot1776 You fucking people XD i love it. In all honesty, i can't wait to hear these beauties chugging again. Its one thing to have an old machine in a museum, so people can see what it looked like. It's a whooole nother thing to not only see what they looked like, but to see what they *did.* To see *how* they did it, and best of all, to see them do it again like it was yesterday. It's how i feel about the old powerplant steam engines in Britain and elsewgere. It's especially how i feel about aircraft from past ages. And its also how i feel about these grand ol' gals. Theres no fakery here. That boiler is _hot!_ that boiler is *pressurized.* Those pressure lines are sending scalding hot "dry steam" through them that would burn you worse than fire. That piston is recieving that steam, and rocketing it out, turning that pressure into *usefull work.* This is no prop covering a modern powerplant. This is a *live true-to-form steam locomotive.* And there is no better way to show the historical value of it, then to have it do what it was made for. Trains are not my main purpose in life. My heart and soul belongs in airplanes. But i do have a huge soft spot for these oldies. Huge enough to make it a definite plan b if aviation didnt work out anymore. One of my past lives MUST have been in the world of locomotives. That, or it's easy to love these things.

@anasiacameronelijahedcpndc4324 6 жыл бұрын

Hope they will restore these locomotives

@theextremeanimator4721 5 жыл бұрын

With skill, patience, money, talent and vinegar!

@MackeyBigBoy4014 4 жыл бұрын

SP 2-10-2 975 just received a cosmetic restoration during the 2019 season, and C&O Kanawha 2707 is next in line for cosmetic restoration.

@CardboardSliver 4 жыл бұрын

@@MackeyBigBoy4014 So both are gonna be static displays?

@thunderbird1921 4 жыл бұрын

@@MackeyBigBoy4014 Great to hear! 975 looks like It could be a beautiful old steamer.

@MalkitSingh-rp5je 4 жыл бұрын

੯ੜ੬ਵ

@markiewodi3371 4 жыл бұрын

I always enjoy coming here. I hate seeing the rusted hulks of steam but, at least these cats grabbed em up and at least reside in sheds. Ya gotta hand it to the multiple volunteers that make this whole place happen!! Thanks guys/gals

@westernrailroadcompanyprod4449 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like there restoring them can’t wait to see them finished

@JungleYT 5 жыл бұрын

*FYI: Wiki says **#1630** is over 100 years old!!! Go, Baby...*

@K9Nick811GAMES 6 жыл бұрын

Kind of a coincidence that the worst preserved class of Berkshires is the one with the most surviving members, the C&O's Kanawha's, with 12 of 90 left, and the best preserved class is the one with the least surviving members, the Pere Marquette's class, with 2 of 39 left.

@harrisonofcolorado8886 4 жыл бұрын

Why are the C&O ones the worst and the PM ones the best?

@HHopebringer 4 жыл бұрын

@@harrisonofcolorado8886 the two surviving Pere Marquette Berkshires are in outstanding condition. I don't know if 2707's rather poor condition is the same for all the other preserved C&O Kanawhas, but there's sadly a good chance it is.

@thunderbird1921 4 жыл бұрын

@@HHopebringer 2716 is excellent, 2700 was in pretty good condition too if I remember correctly. Sadly, 2707 looks really rough here.

@OldIronVideo 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen all the NICKLE plate ones and they are all in outstanding condition

@kristoffermangila Жыл бұрын

@Harrison La time traveler it's because of the mechanical condition of the Kanawhas upon retirement were rough, at best, whereas the PM and Nickel Plate Berkshires were in excellent condition upon retirement.

@davidstaudohar6733 Жыл бұрын

🦅🇺🇸🦅 What wonderful memories of Union Illinois , ❤️‼️ 👍👍👍 Great perspective on footage 🎥🎬🎞️🎞️ ‼️

@brikapp2871 6 жыл бұрын

The restaurant has excellent fries and they have ice cold seltzer water in the outer vending machines. I love this place!

@trainman2226 4 жыл бұрын

Bri Kapp (i know 1 year ago) I personally love the *Diet* RC cola, since I love diet soda and diet RC is rarely found anywhere I love IRMs restaurant, I just hope they restore the section of bar

@stupidrelaoded 6 жыл бұрын

those poor babies. I also hope the ol Santa Fe and big Blue Diesel are ok too, those poor outside babes had so many leaks, wasps and rust.

@shanemyoutubeshit 6 жыл бұрын

stupidrelaoded wasps? Like bug wasps? How would that happen?

@theextremeanimator4721 5 жыл бұрын

@@shanemyoutubeshit some bugs can eat metal.

@dergenmusic2081 4 жыл бұрын

TheExtremeGamer That’s pretty scary tbh

@aphotographerfromcaliforni2661 4 жыл бұрын

8380: You stole my job mate 1630: Yeah I wasn’t built for this but I mean it’s part of my new life now

@rivas2227 4 жыл бұрын

Máquinas verdaderamente maravillosas y nacidas de la mente y la mano del hombre sin ayuda de computadoras. 💙💙

@Dantheman34862 6 жыл бұрын

I never knew 1630 performed switching maneuvers!

@user-nv6qv5qy7p Жыл бұрын

Hes a switching engine and is a freight engine

@wb2vsj 4 жыл бұрын

Those locomotives creak & moan more than I do in the morning!

@LRF152 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to see the cosmetic restorations progressing.

@csxfan6309 6 жыл бұрын

My friend works there he is personally working on the small 0-8-0

@mratsfrailfan1894 4 жыл бұрын

Bull crap

@quasimoto7662 4 жыл бұрын

ATSF foamer i don’t see why you think it’s impossible to see that happening. That’s how 975 got cosmetically restored (yes go look at pictures of it now, best it’s looked since the 50’s).

@matthewwilson5019 4 жыл бұрын

@@quasimoto7662 can you post a link if possible because I would enjoy to see what it looks like now

@quasimoto7662 4 жыл бұрын

Matthew Wilson just look up T&NO 975 and you’ll find it. Doesn’t take long at all to find it in images on google

@jacksalvin364 6 жыл бұрын

Frisco 2-10-0 #1630, switching some Steam Engines inside the Museum and the rest of them awaiting for restoration.

@JungleYT 5 жыл бұрын

Fascinating... They need to get a couple of these beautiful old locos back under steam! Ole Frank at the throttles LOL - 5:03 You could see that wheel on leading truck slightly frozen up - 6:29

@ryanwiese5280 Жыл бұрын

They only have a mile of track. They will need to build more before anything bigger then 1630 can run.

@EdWhizAviationTrains 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent footage, enjoyed watching & I Subscribed 👍😎🚂

@ToothlessThedragon9 Жыл бұрын

1630 is a hero fixing the abandon trains at his tracks

@mrshea924 6 жыл бұрын

23:06 That 109, my BHC candidate!

@Thomasboi01 3 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to see those steam engines in steam again as like they did all those years ago.

@johnathanhodskins5820 4 жыл бұрын

Hey 1630? “Ya?” We’re gonna need you to move around a bunch of dead bodies for us. “Wtf”

@anasiacameronelijahedcpndc4324 6 жыл бұрын

Soon, these poor girls will be restored

@theextremeanimator4721 5 жыл бұрын

@Chiggy Piggy’s Railroading and Stuff what lies Restoration does take years, though

@MackeyBigBoy4014 4 жыл бұрын

SP 2-10-2 975 just received a cosmetic restoration, now C&O Kanawha 2707 is next in line for a cosmetic restoration.

@tjprptchable 4 жыл бұрын

The sad thing is that I ask a worker there and he said that they are not going to be restored but they can it's just so much money

@anasiacameronelijahedcpndc4324 4 жыл бұрын

@@tjprptchable imagine if they restore SP 975, then it would operate again

@katerinakittycat3849 4 жыл бұрын

@@anasiacameronelijahedcpndc4324 never say never. And should #1630 ever do down they will want another working steam locomotive I'm sure

@jimkrause2416 3 жыл бұрын

I need to come up there and visit my old friend N&W 2050. As a young buck working summers during college at #2 open hearth at Armco Steel in Middletown, Ohio I would sneak over and check her out. Armco used her as a portable back up steam supply at the mill.

@player1sniper_gt 4 жыл бұрын

They really need to give those engines some love. They shouldn't be in that bad condition, and be neglected to to just rust away until they become scrap metal. Theres a lot of history in those beautiful machines, show them the love and respect they deserve and fix them up.

@akamadman203 4 жыл бұрын

when newer locomotives like the trains today started to take the era repairing these engines wasn't beneficial anymore so buys a new engine was their way to go the left them in the yards or where ever not to be touched again not thinking it could be vital

@richardgeisel4290 4 жыл бұрын

You pay

@extremetrains4718 7 жыл бұрын

Something Superb!! Very lovely !!! this is what i call the aged beauty.............!

@57629589 5 жыл бұрын

Added some tracks and buildings since our last visit.

@annajeannettedixon2453 7 жыл бұрын

well, guys, something to get your tools on and get restoring these old steam locos need your love

@BlaxlandRidge3 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder what conversations they must be having. "There's no hope, look at my state!" "I'll never run again." Then 1630 must reassure them they're at the best place for old locomotives in the states, and to not give up just yet.

@ahmedthecreator1736 8 ай бұрын

What whistle does 1630 have?

@RailPreserver2K 4 жыл бұрын

Is the gtw 080 one of the ns&w survivors from there 1980 dieselization ?

@rextalk3840 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful seeing these metal monsters

@RailPreserver2K 6 жыл бұрын

There's archive footage of a museum steam locomotive moving a ex army steam locomotive but I don't remember if it was here

@owenmeschter9888 6 жыл бұрын

I hope someone does something good to that SP 2-10-2

@get_emld 5 жыл бұрын

About 6 months ago I was there and I saw they repainted the drivers on SP 975.

@quasimoto7662 4 жыл бұрын

Well it looks good now. Go on Facebook and check the IRM steam department. Looks sharp.

@dennisb9157 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@danielhutchinson6604 2 жыл бұрын

I got a bit curious about 8380 gushing water out of the packings. Is the Cylinder Cocks frozen rusty shut, or what is the deal there?

@johnpaulfraley2014 4 жыл бұрын

Damn, if i had the money, i'd restore these iron horses and run on a line of my own.

@AlwaysStayWorkin 3 жыл бұрын

@Rbyte1 Stfu

@TheTrainExpert 6 жыл бұрын

this something you don't see everyday

@roberthoffhines5419 2 жыл бұрын

Now THAT'S what I call Patina! Esp on that little 2-6-0 number towards the end. I love that way 6847 looks, almost so much that I hope they just clear-coat her like a rat-rod.

@junkdeal 4 жыл бұрын

My great friend Robert Sinise was the one who cut up the Jensen locomotive 5629 under contract for Luria Steel after the court ordered the destruction of it in 1988 or so. IRM tried all they could to get it out of Metra in 4 or 5 large chunks on lowboys. They had the means to do it, but the Federal Automotive Dismantlement Act was the pin on which the Federal Court turned to deny this method. I think it was a pretty loose interpretation of that law, which centers on titled vehicles and permitted methods of transfer of ownership and disposal at the time. Sad time indeed! Rob died about 4 years ago. He was the first cousin of actor Gary Sinise!...........................I had contact with another sad episode for IRM when they tried to salvage the old grain-freight dual - purpose boxcar over in Metropolitan Sanitary in Stickney. I worked in there during the scrapping out of the old chain systems in the sewage handling area. I actually could have purchased this car through the salvage company with the deal, but it was a little more than I could handle to try to save it. That car was a time-warp item! Just the way it was before WW1, all there and unchanged! Sitting directly under Central Ave. overpass for god knows how long, on its wheels! IRM ended up getting it, and they hit a bridge on I-90 Tollroad on the way to the museum, and just about destroyed it when the lowboy went under. I think it continued on to the museum, and I think it may remain there. They may have tried to restore it, but I am not sure!

@Band__geek Жыл бұрын

Even if they did, where would they put it? They will most likely need another barn.

@iatif1995 Жыл бұрын

@@Band__geek They have a yard behind thebig barn

@kansasstatealerting2424 4 жыл бұрын

Will any of these locomotives be restored?

@rogermetzger7335 4 жыл бұрын

Around the end of the nineteenth century or the first of the twentieth, some friends were talking about how it seemed to them that nothing could stop steam-powered vehicles - railroad locomotives and steam ships - not even hell or hight water. "Then I realized" one of them wrote later "That's what makes them go - Hell and high water."

@swatiyadav640 3 жыл бұрын

What happened to Illinois Central 3719's pilot wheels in the video??

@yunmycake1224 3 жыл бұрын

This was awesome but now my ears are ringing from 1630's bell

@brianlakemper9676 7 жыл бұрын

The 0-6-0 with no number is Lee Tidewater Cypress 18 and is missing it's front truck. The objective of this move was to place IC 3719 in Barn 9 for storage out of the weather. Also, as the groundman for this move, the initial move of the 975 And 2707 into track 94 was not unsuccessful. We needed to shove the DDA40X further into the barn so 3719 would fit. We did not want to take 1630 more than a few feet into the barn and did not want to push the DDA40X with 3719. When we put 975 and 2707 on track 92, it was just to get them out of the way. They were later put back on the steam leads.

@PereMarquette1223 7 жыл бұрын

Brian LaKemper why all the water in 8380's cylinders? That cannot be a good sign.

@owenmeschter9888 6 жыл бұрын

agreed why does it happen. Rainwater?

@RunninEight 6 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late response, but thank you very much for sharing! I will update the description to coordinate with what you said. Awesome work you guys did here!

@trainsandtrams2020 4 жыл бұрын

1630 is a beast and what's that unusual cabin on top of its tender?

@aussi3212 4 жыл бұрын

@24:00 on that shed wall it says 'RAILWAY CROSSING' did u guys pinch that from Australia ? i thought USA terminology is RAILROAD CROSSING .

@tankthehedgehog105 4 жыл бұрын

Are They Saving Those Locomotives For Operation?

@jjaagg5050 5 жыл бұрын

Okay, I just have to ask. I've seen video a few times of the 1630 and I have no idea what the little "Cab" is on top of the tender?

@parkerpresley5800 5 жыл бұрын

Its a doghouse for the crew I think

@jimkrause2416 3 жыл бұрын

Doghouse for the brakeman.

@MrBnsftrain 7 жыл бұрын

Nice to see a steam engine moving the other old steamers! Does anyone know the number of the 0-6-0 that was moved with 8380? the same question for the 2-6-0 at 23:28 Why are they moving the old steamers from the "Scrapyard" to the display shed? are they re-doing the trackwork of the "Scrapyard", or are they actually going to start repairing some of the engines?

@RunninEight 7 жыл бұрын

MrBnsftrain - The 2-6-0 at 23:28 is Illinois Central 3719. I actually couldn't find any build info on the 0-6-0 that moved with GTW 8380. I tried IRM's equipment list and everything but I couldn't find anything with a resemblance. I'm actually just as curious to know what it is as well. I'm honestly not sure why these engines were moved to the sheds. Me and my friends' best guesses are that they're being given new homes because there's suddenly enough space, or that IRM plans to work on them in some way and that they'd rather have them indoors for that sort of work.

@MILW118B 7 жыл бұрын

The 0-6-0 is a 2-6-0 from the Thompson Winery. The pilot truck was missing when acquired by IRM in 2008. It is the only wood burner on the property and the current roster has it listed as Lee Tidewater Cypress #18; built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1920; construction number 53234.

@RunninEight 7 жыл бұрын

MILW11B - Very informative! Thank you for sharing! :)

@get_emld 5 жыл бұрын

I think they will be moved in a year or as IRM will install a turntable there.

@stef.b.m.lk1902 4 жыл бұрын

@@RunninEight it is now with the same owners as Flagg coal 87 and will be eventually restored

@queakerswashere2828 Жыл бұрын

Seeing C&O Kanawha move makes me happy

@newriver8940 4 жыл бұрын

Ghost train. These need to be brought back to life.

@raymondleggs5508 4 жыл бұрын

Grand trunk western 8380 looks to be in very good condition for a restoration, that's a very sad looking little 2-6-0 with no pilot truck and a sagging cab.

@PirateAdmiral-bx6sx 4 жыл бұрын

What happened to the Trains?

@BaltimoreOhioFan 4 жыл бұрын

Is Frisco Decapod #1630 the only steam locomotive in operation at the Illinois Railway Museum?

@blucy10 2 жыл бұрын

There is still their original Shay #5. Been there since 1966.

@mitchellenginevids1140 3 жыл бұрын

Please tell me that there gonna restore those steam engines

@reverendmysticfogg 4 жыл бұрын

All that rusty squeekin, creakin and groanin sounds like my bones feel in the morning! Yeah, the steam and gas too!!

@cameronknapp7315 4 жыл бұрын

What’s the little cab 🚕 like thing on top of the tender?

@kamdenbarclay486 4 жыл бұрын

It's called a doghouse. I believe brakemen rode in it to assist with getting the train stopped.

@zurekc 6 жыл бұрын

I would love to see something get done to T&NO 975.

@MackeyBigBoy4014 4 жыл бұрын

Christopher Zurek SP 2-10-2 975 just received a cosmetic restoration, now C&O Kanawha 2707 is next in line for a cosmetic restoration.

@PeterFalkTV 4 жыл бұрын

Что со старыми паровозами будет дальше? Их отремонтируют?

@redlight722 4 жыл бұрын

I need to learn something. Why is there a cab with widows on top of the tenders?

@redlight722 4 жыл бұрын

My guess is to put someone there when running in reverse.

@Thomasboi01 3 жыл бұрын

I hope those steam locomotives go on restoration soon.

@chrisshortridge9970 4 жыл бұрын

Those rusted engines looked so sad

@jackandsusangerstner1369 4 жыл бұрын

I thought #90 at Strasburg, pa. Was the only decapod running . Or this is old video ?

@DJG4040 3 жыл бұрын

Frisco 1630 is still running to my knowledge (though I didn’t get the chance to go to the museum this past summer)

@littlepastelkitten 5 жыл бұрын

Steam is way more powerful than diesel..... Change my mind

@majortom4300 4 жыл бұрын

Cameron Simison Correct I wish steam was still a conman thing and not stupid diesel.

@acdii 4 жыл бұрын

Yes it is, but also very expensive and very inefficient. For every mile the Steam engine runs, the diesel can run 10 or more per $1. Now if they could find an inexpensive source of fuel to heat the water, a way to recycle the water, and a means to carry enough fuel and water for long drives, that would be awesome to see.

@theairsoftguineapig8070 4 жыл бұрын

Steam locomotives are commonly seen moving fast, not slow like diesel.

@matthewwilson5019 4 жыл бұрын

@@acdii will they could switch to oil burning steamers and that would make steamers more efficient then before but then maintenance costs would be alot lol. I do love steamers more than diesels

@katerinakittycat3849 4 жыл бұрын

@@matthewwilson5019 the Durango and Silverton is doing it. But mainly over safety concerns

@viking0856 7 жыл бұрын

Are those steam locomotives scrapped? (The rusty ones)

@chrisbruce5711 6 жыл бұрын

No they are storing them safe frome the elements so they can restored

@WarbonnetProductions 5 жыл бұрын

Will these locomotives be restored to run at try museum?

@The3751FAN 5 жыл бұрын

Sam The ATSF Fan very unlikely theyre pretty much at the point of no return sadly , it’ll cost way too much restore them to running condition

@viking0856 7 жыл бұрын

This train has power!

@GTWDude 7 жыл бұрын

I don't care what you say I would want to restore any grand trunk western locomotive in there for example gtw 6323 hasn't ran since its last run leased by the New York central in 1961 last locomotive to run under gtw ownership

@raymondleggs5508 6 жыл бұрын

That GTW 0-8-0's last ran for a steel and wire company til 1980! so it might be in fairly might be in good shape!

@anasiacameronelijahedcpndc4324 6 жыл бұрын

Grand trunk western Railroad channel soon, it will be restored, new top speed up to 190mph and it can travel up to 160mph on the high speed lines in north America/america/USA/AKA: The United States Of America/United States/United States and it's restoration will be completed in 2021

@raymondleggs5508 6 жыл бұрын

8380 last ran in actual revenue service for a steel company till 1980 which is why it has no missing parts :-D

@raymondleggs5508 4 жыл бұрын

the Grand trunk western P-5 class 0-8-0 in this vid last ran in 1980 for Northwest steel and wire over 12 of the locos survived making them the class of 0-8-0's with the most survivors. They kept the locomotives regularly maintained until they retired them. Which would make it a good candidate for restoration to operation, and for the fact it is neither too big or too small for a rail museum. Goldilocks engine. Its too bad none of the big Indiana Harbor belt "Yard goat" 0-8-0's survived.

@SteamMasterGaming 7 жыл бұрын

poor Ole girls look like they could use alot of work.

@raymondleggs5508 6 жыл бұрын

no the las thing we should do is scrap another steam loco lol

@MackeyBigBoy4014 4 жыл бұрын

SP 2-10-2 975 just received a cosmetic restoration, now C&O Kanawha 2707 is next in line for a cosmetic restoration.

@kerrygligorovic9758 4 жыл бұрын

What are they going to do with that very rusty old steam train restore it to it's former glory?

@shanemyoutubeshit 6 жыл бұрын

What are they doing with 3719?

@quasimoto7662 5 жыл бұрын

THE TIME IS MEOW! Cosmetic restoration. Kinda like what they did with Rock Island 938. In a couple of years (maybe less because it’s a smaller engine) it’ll look good as new. They have a list in their heads of what they’ll do next in cosmetic restoration

@w.rustylane5650 5 жыл бұрын

Are those old Santa Fe, Berkshire and switchers gonna be restored? I hope so. Those are some cool old engines. Love that 2-10-0 switcher.

@kristoffermangila Жыл бұрын

Frisco 1630 is no ordinary steam switcher, its the most famous "Russian Decapod" running in the US.

@ryanwiese5280 Жыл бұрын

They only have a mile of track. That and money is the only thing holding them back.

@davidng2336 4 жыл бұрын

All those steam engines could use a good restoration!

@MackeyBigBoy4014 4 жыл бұрын

David Ng SP 2-10-2 975 just received a cosmetic restoration, now C&O Kanawha 2707 is next in line for a cosmetic restoration.

@maxwellwalcher6420 2 жыл бұрын

there's Number 975 and Number 2707 ask there crews to fix and steam the locomotives.

@onionhat9141 3 жыл бұрын

Another C&O Kanawah? amazing

@ValleySubRailfan4643 4 жыл бұрын

3:20 what is a southern pacific locomotive doing in Illinois. I get they ran near there I just thought they would be at the CA railroad museum or just a museum in California or Nevada.

@NishnaValleyRailVideos 3 жыл бұрын

SP was in Illinois...

@blucy10 2 жыл бұрын

The Southern Pacific had 2 passenger routes between Los Angeles and Chicago (Golden State and Imperial). Those trains had track rights on the Rock Island from Tucumcari, New Mexico to Chicago.

@SturtevantRails 7 жыл бұрын

Cool!

@Sonic.Mario.64 4 жыл бұрын

Never thought I see the same train pulling it’s dead brother.

@timothyghost8899 4 жыл бұрын

The engine behind the southern Pacific is the polar express engine

@Kaithelegoguy 3 жыл бұрын

You're kidding right

@timothyghost8899 3 жыл бұрын

@@Kaithelegoguy nope

@PirateAdmiral-bx6sx 4 жыл бұрын

I really wish that It be like this in Kahului Maui Hawaii How amazing would that be

@curriegaming8301 2 жыл бұрын

C&O 2707 has seen better days I hope they fix it up a little bit

@mathuetax 4 жыл бұрын

Anyone cringe at all the water (15:34) coming out of #8380's cylinder via the piston rod seal?

@Kaithelegoguy 3 жыл бұрын

Where I don't see any water

@vth5 3 жыл бұрын

@@Kaithelegoguy If you watch for Grand Trunk #8380 about halfway through.

@TallboyDave 4 жыл бұрын

Man, some of those look as bad as some of the wrecks that were bought out of Barry. Is this museum anywhere near the sea?

@SOU6900 5 жыл бұрын

Are there plans for reviving any of these old rusted over giants?

@MackeyBigBoy4014 4 жыл бұрын

SOU6900 No. There is really no point in reviving the larger steam locomotives just to pull a three-car train down a four mile line.

@milissathreatt8014 4 жыл бұрын

@@MackeyBigBoy4014 so what's going to happen to them?

@jwalster9412 4 жыл бұрын

@@milissathreatt8014 probably run as unmoterized units

@davidhyer3404 7 жыл бұрын

Fair bit of water in that piston

@owenmeschter9888 6 жыл бұрын

makes sense I guess. I thought it was rainwater dumping into the pistons as it went but that is also a good theory

@RalphTheMalaysianRailfan475 Жыл бұрын

I never seen a 2-10-2 engine before

@luisgalvan8809 3 жыл бұрын

Honor a las viejas Locomotoras 😍😍😍😘😘😘

@boxycat2922 4 жыл бұрын

Can they fix it

@SouRwy4501Productions Жыл бұрын

IRM really needs to get those scrappy looking engines back to a good condition, maybe even get one of them running. They could probably make a good amount of money by using 2707 on steam excursions.