Minuteman Steam Episode 5: The Limas

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Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society

9 ай бұрын

With a face only a mother could love, the Boston & Maine's 2-8-4 steam locomotives helped modernize the railroad's heavy drag freight operations, albeit with a few hitches. We'll examine the legacy, technical aspects, and the history of these imposing steam beasts.
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@tedisakoolkat 9 ай бұрын

Other historical societies need to take note on when you’ve been doing, this is exactly what is needed to bring this history into the 21st century, excellent job as always! These, the 2-10-2’s, and the light Pacifics with the feedwater heaters were my favorite B&M locomotives

@Juxen4021 9 ай бұрын

KZfaq pushed this into my algorithm, and I believe your work here is criminally underrated. This is a perfect example of how to showcase various locomotive classes. Keep up the great work!

@remylopez4821 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for posting this. I live in southern California and was always a big fan of the southern pacific and the Santa Fe. I never knew they had LIMA 2-8-4s

@Thej611 9 ай бұрын

Leaving a comment to keep the algorithm happy. Keep making these! I’m loving them!

@bmrrhs 9 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@Poisonturtle44 9 ай бұрын

Finally! A proper-length and in-depth discussion of my favourite class of Yank steamer. So much archival footage I've not found before... You've done me a great service. I don't care what anyone thinks - they're beautiful to me!

@bmrrhs 9 ай бұрын

We agree with you on that, they certainly were! Thanks and glad you enjoyed the video!

@trainchugger53 9 ай бұрын

Love the Optigan music being used in the beginning! (and the Lackadaisy music at 4:10)

@bmrrhs 9 ай бұрын

Good catch!

@TRAINBUILDER 9 ай бұрын

Great documentary 💯

@ethanmudgett7384 9 ай бұрын

Love locomotive history, nice to learn about local North-Eastern locomotives

@CrossOfBayonne 9 ай бұрын

During WW2 these like many other locomotives were used to transport freight and military gear as loads became heavier.

@Shays_Shellac_Shelf 7 ай бұрын

I know that in 1929 and 1930, FOX Movietone did sound film of the B&M Berkshires at work around the Zoar Curve and at the Billerica Yards. Quite interesting film!

@ThunderFox8093 9 ай бұрын

Found this in my KZfaq feed, and I am thankful for it, this is a great video

@bmrrhs 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@327365hp 9 ай бұрын

One of my favorite locos.

@nicom4996 8 ай бұрын

Men thank you for these amazing documentaries

@mwand89 9 ай бұрын

Since Boston and Maine's 2-8-4s have distinctive Coffin water heaters mounted to their smoke boxes, they would've been nicknamed "Horseshoe Heads".

@comradecaelynproductions8440 7 ай бұрын

I love these kind of locomotive with their feedwater heaters covering the front

@BNSFGP38 9 ай бұрын

Another great production! I really enjoy the work the society members do to bring history alive

@AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan4014 8 ай бұрын

I was never a fan of the T-1’s but am total fan of the one rebuilt by Santa Fe.

@0fficialdregs Ай бұрын

I love the coffin feed water heaters!

@maozilla9149 9 ай бұрын

good show

@highball4203 9 ай бұрын

Another home run! Great video.

@bmrrhs 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@patriotsam5721 9 ай бұрын

Great video! You guys have definitely earned a subscriber! Keep up the good work on the channel and in real life!

@bmrrhs 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

@centeroftheearthmining4095 9 ай бұрын

Another great video!!! Thanks!

@WasatchGarandMan 7 ай бұрын

I only know the B&M's Berks for their usage by the Southern Pacific during the 2nd War. Berks were something I wish we had seen a bit more of out west. It was fitting for the SP of all systems to have them. The Coffin just give them such a unique look. Wish the SP would have saved one. I actually didnt realize the ATSFs Berks were these same engines! Great Video!

@trainglen22 9 ай бұрын

Fantastic video! Thank you for making it.

@bmrrhs 9 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@sernajrlouis 9 ай бұрын

Cool video and channel just subscribed

@pmsteamrailroading 9 ай бұрын

Funny thing. The NKP, and the PM loved their Lima Berks.

@Kendallian132 7 ай бұрын

Well done! One item of minutiae that should be mentioned in parting is that the Limas, as delivered, had Baker Valve gear. This was somewhat of an anomaly on the B&M as the railroad had, by that time, standardized on the Walschaerts gear. Ken McCall opined about this in a rather interesting context as it concerned the ill-fated Krupp Diesel experiment.

@wildswan60021 9 ай бұрын

What a delightful video! Great presentation about a class of loco that l knew little about. Very informative and entertaining. As an aside, although l now live in NJ, l am originally from the UK. I lived in, would you believe, Billericay!

@bmrrhs 9 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

@OriginalBongoliath 9 ай бұрын

Broadway Limited is releasing these in a few months in HO Scale for all the roads they served on.

@ScottTaipaleRail 9 ай бұрын

great vid

@TheTrainDudes31 9 ай бұрын

Great job again ❤

@bmrrhs 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@THOMAS81Z 9 ай бұрын

yep i have 2 on preorder from BLI :)

@lonewolf_railfan5771 8 ай бұрын

Nice video! I have the bell from #4006

@josecepeda1463 9 ай бұрын

Trenes me facinan los trenes 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@TrainzSimulator4014 6 ай бұрын

Is just me or coincidence but theses engines of the B&M had the same numbers as the Union Pacific Big Boys

@Greatdome99 9 ай бұрын

5:29 If these tenders were all-welded, what are those rivets doin' there?

@Duck64906 Ай бұрын

C U R S E D L O C O M O T I V E

@Sam_Green____4114 9 ай бұрын

What does Minuteman mean ?

@A_Lazy_dude 9 ай бұрын

When I searched it up it said minuteman, in U.S. history, an American Revolution militiaman who agreed to be ready for military duty “at a minute's warning.”

@bmrrhs 9 ай бұрын

@@A_Lazy_dude That's right! The Minuteman is a New England cultural and historical reference to the American Revolution and the Boston & Maine used it as a symbol for many years. It also served as a metaphor for the railroad's self proclaimed "fast service".

@A_Lazy_dude 9 ай бұрын

@@bmrrhs oh, I didnt know my bad :/