As a child growing up in Southern California, I often accompanied my father to work at Sears in Buena Park, where Knott’s Berry Farm is located. He would drop off my mother and me for the day, and we would enjoy all the wonders of Walter Knotts enterprise. Being a railroad fanatic from a very young age, it goes without saying that being around those C-19’s, smelling the oil and hearing that whistle, was sheer nirvana! I also loved the Railroad Supply Shop in Ghost Town, with all the ‘cool’ stuff crammed everywhere in that place. As the visits continued over the years, I witnessed the transition of the locomotives from orange-silver-black in fairly ‘good’ condition, to basically black-silver in pristine condition now…. In their present state, the two look most authentic and in the best operational condition imaginable. I was so proud and pleased to view the new videos from Durango of #41 looking like it was just newly delivered from Baldwin! What a fantastic sight in such a beautiful winter wonderland! It’s kinda like the #41 “died and went to heaven”!

The sights, sounds, and scenery is simply divine. The echo of her whistle, bell, and chugging as she gathers steam, the clackety-clack on the tracks as she rocks and sways is beyond wonderful. Colorado’s exquisite winter beauty is the perfect setting to showcase No. 41. Thank you videographers for the fabulous video, including the fade out.

Getting to see 41 in the snow imo, was a great way to end her test runs on D&S. And since snow is rare to see in California this was a true sight to watch.

Thanks so much for sharing this video of #41 in the snow, just breath taking. Great photography and sound. And thanks for chasing the train, few people do this. 👍👍👍👍🌟🌟

That area is beautiful any time of year, but the snow and the train make it exceptionally beautiful. Well done! 🍻

Reminds me of when I was a kid and we road the train from Durango up to Silverton .. just beautiful .. very well filmed too !

Got married in Durango in August 1990. This video brings back a lot of memories. Fantastic in the snow, beautiful video. Thanks for making it.

I got goose bumps when they blew the whistle up and running at speed. I will be 81 in January. I remember steam engines on the Monon in Greencastle ind. Pulling cement out of the LONE STAR clement plant. It was about the time I started school. The big quarry on south west side of town put out rock on rail cars for over a hundred years.my grand mother worked at the plant . Sewing bagged cement shut. The lone star quarry is a mile southeast of the big one. I used to sneak back and watch them work. Would watch them blast. I got several butt paddlings. But it didn't slow me down much. Hehe. It certainly reminded me to be careful around the quarry. So it wasn't all waisted effort on my butt.

Thank you for an excellent production, you clearly put a lot of thought into where to capture its progress. Also thanks for the detailed description; from the title I first had thought that the D&SNG had been misidentified, but now it's clear. As a child I enjoyed the train at Knott's Berry Farm but had no idea of this connection. Great to see and hear!

Hey, what can I say after all of the comments below? You have made a wonderful film here of, possibly, a unique event. Thank you for bringing this to us all.

The train almost looked like a miniature, with the mountains behind it, at 4:45. Absolutely beautiful!

Hi Bob, great video from the final test drive of the C-19 #41 with a train in the snow. Great filming, it's a shame that the locomotive goes back to Knott's Berry Farm. Because then you won't see them as often anymore. Bob, thank you very much for showing the video and warm greetings from Germany. wolfgang

Beautiful vid, you guys did a good job. One of my earliest memories was my mother picking up relatives in Auburn NY in the early 50s. She showed me the huge steam engine that the New York Central was still using back then. I was only three yeas old and was both scared and fascinated with that huge black monster.

That engine sounds awesome beautiful train i really like the whistle they have on it

I could not take my eyes and ears off the video. The engine seems alive and laughing as it chugs along.

A blast from the past the real McCoy . Thanks for sharing this video. Beautifully done !

Music to my ears tears to my eyes. 65 years ago I worked on em at the B&O.

Seeing RGS 41 run in the snow is about as pretty a sight as it'll ever see!

My wife and I rode this train from Durango to Silverton in September. A real treat for me after working for 3 different railroads. Beautiful country.

Absolutely great to see and hear the old steam locomotive in action, especially in such beautiful winter scenery!

Beautiful whistle

That be a beautiful locomotive. My Uncle Alton, former engineer for the New York Central, had he yet been with us (instead of engineering on the other side of life) would be quite taken by this gem. Thanks for sharing the video.

Thank you for your most excellent videography to record this very historic event. Can it happen again, possibly not. What could be better than a most historic locomotive, snow, and arguably the finest location on the planet.

Pacing shots were excellent and stable, 10/10

41 IS A Beautiful machine wow. That engine most definitely has serious swagger

A picturesque video. Thank you! 🙂👍🇺🇸

Reminds me of C. W. McCall's "Silverton" song.

Way beyond cool !!!

What a great Series of Videos about the RGS C-19 2-8-0 #41 on the D&SNG..... Parts 1 & 2 "Shakedowns" were very interesting and enjoyable..... and Part 3(?) "Pacing with Tonnage" was a remarkable pacing video! And this 11/27/23 Video put the icing on the cake..... another very well done Video, Bob! Ain't the RGS #41 pretty in the snow!? A nice "Holiday Series" to enjoy..... from a fine Videographer with a "Good Eye & Taste"..... Thank you Bob for posting these Clips and sharing the RGS #41 in action, I applaud your talents & efforts!

Simply magnificent! Thank you

My god, what a beautiful, beautiful machine!!! I have goosebumps watching this! She's magnificent!!!

Excellent line side shot. Well done!

A great run! Engines are living things and you can tell 41 is happy to be running again. It was laughing along. Thoroughly enjoyed the video. 🚂❤️

Wonderful what a treat thank you

❤Fabulous, Bob. What a joy to see this. Thank you for sharing the moment!

Thank you for all the time you put into making this video. I really enjoyed it

Great filming and beautiful setting! I have memories of both Knott's Berry Farm and Durango (where it must have been a different train I saw in the mid-60's.)

Wonderful !! Thank you.

Epic! Thanks for sharing and thank you Al Harper for your support.

Well done video, capturing all the sounds and sights perfectly.

Attended FLC 1978-81, thanks for the video.

Beautiful Train and scenic ride..

I would like to see Rio Grande Southern #41 running.

WOW! Just WOW!!! Thank you!

I posted this on the Rio grande page thank you for the great video

The RGS 41 videos keep getting better and better Bob!! Wow.

A fantastic video. Brilliant camerawork. So different to our trains in the UK.

Its great to see her stretch her legs after so many years of running at knott's.

There's a Durango in Ca, too?! I thought they were talking about Durango, CO.

Just beautiful!

In the late 1980’s (or maybe early 1990’s) we took our bikes on that train up to Silverton, then pedaled back. The train caught up with us around Hermosa. Question: is Mama’s Boy Pizza still there ? Absolutely the best I’ve ever had.

I can't wait to see her back at knotts again but sad to see her leave Colorado ill be sure to see her as soon as she returns

As always, Bob, great locations and video work!

Fabulous!

Is there anything more cool than the sound of a steam locomotive echoing in the mountains??

Beautiful video. Thanks for posting it. BTW, sounds just like my American Flyer trains ! Well, almost. LOL😅😂😅

awesome coverage as usual

I like Baldwins. A few made it to the UK (Lynton & Barnstable, Leek and Manifold Railways not forget the Standard Gauge locos of the Midland Railway). A replica of the L&B loco runs on the Heritage L&B railway.

This might the only time where 41 goes farther and faster than she was at Knotts

With the snow! Super.

Performing well on the cold damp rail. Sounds strong timing is great.

Hey Bob !! Thanks for braving the winter snow & cold to video this !!! 🙃😉😊👍👍👍👍👍 Was this the 1st snow that you had out there ?? 🤔🙄 Temps in the 20* last night in SC ., but NO rain or ice storm which will follow this weekend !!

Rode her in 1961 with my new bride on our honeymoon. Thanks for the memories!

I can't wait to see her back at Knott's.

Npice ❤

Like the hard old days

seeing 41 at home I'm sure was really nice, here is hoping that 340, 346, and 41 can reunite

6:10 Darn those piston rod packings. Sometimes they just want to hiss, tightening it up enough to make it seal would also make it bind and run hot.

Going down hill.my dad worked for the D &RGW

About 15 years a go I rode the Durango and Silverton from Durango to Silverton and back. What is the difference between the Durango and Silverton and the Durango Southern?

How did RGS 41 wind up in Durango, CO after so long at Knott's Berry Farm in CA?

Forgive me for wishing that runner was listening to some Guess Who at the higher levels and became “…just a greasy spot on the L&N.”

The best view is right next to the enginne ascthe wheels begin moving. The view going north as we entered the valley ofvthe lost souls (Spanish) is to ever be remembeted.

At least in this weather it won't start any more fires

Good photography of the kind of locomotives I grew up with watching WESTERN's... HOLLYWOOD saved many a train from the scrapheap... MGM's old loco ended up at Old Tucson, then it was burned in the big "fire", and later bought just before DSNGR's Al Harper bought the fading theme park. On our Universal stuidio backlot we had a Virginia & Truckee loco used in so many western movies & TV shows... Warners and Paramount had their own loco's and rolling stock, and RKO had the most straight track, a spur-line out by their Encino movie ranch. You could really bring a train into their station from a distance uncut. I knew some of the engineers and special effects guys who kept the trains going into the 1990's in my 40 year HOLLYWOOD career. Now CGI has taken over everything and the smell of live steam, oil and old rolling stock is just a memory. Here the old loco from Knotts Berry Farm gets a good long overdue run on the best scenic railroad in the world! All we needed was some train robbing riders to jump on the train as they did in HOW THE WEST WAS WON and so many others. The DSNGR was indeed saved by HOLLYWOOD with movies like A TICKET TO TOMAHAWK, DENVER & RIO GRANDE and BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID. Thank you WHITCRAFT...

Wow. We appreciate your work, man. Thanks for sharing! Hats off to the boys at D&S and kudos to Knotts for CARING to rebuild something so historic, for the next 50 years. So once RGS makes it back to the Farm, will DRGW 341 be trucked to Durango and receive the same treatment like the RGS 41 did?

She sounds and looks great! Just need to work on her cylinder packing.

I hope someone video's her trip back to California.

Wait a minute. I thought the rio grande southern engines pulled the trains out of Chama, and that the Durango trains had their own Liberty. What did I miss??

It looks for all the world like that steam locomotive was going through the McDonald’s drive thru. THAT would be the end of an era.

I was just in KBF for the first time in decades and was wondering where the trainset was. They had this silver bus on rails which was... odd. Now I know where it was and is heading "home" ❤

What is the reason for stoping?

Good to see her stretching her legs on a proper railroad

Nice video, that's all! Not a single word or comment. Last train out of Durango? What does it mean? Last train for the 2023 season or last train period? I have been in Durango many times and have been riding that train to Silverton and back. But if you advertise a video with that kind of title, we expect something more.

I real life polar express 🎉

Do you mean the last Silverton Train out of Durango? Rio Grande & Southern has been gone since 1959? Unless, have they opened the old tracks up the west side of the mountains, through Delores and Rico? Because 41 isn’t one of the Silverton engines. I love the ride up to Silverton.

Waddle waddle waddle Manmura-chan 😋

The best thing about this is that there's no diesel, just pure steam.

Is she gonna stay there an be used on the railroad or is she to go somewhere else ?

Is #41 going to be a permanent locomotive on the D&S? I will be a passenger in July, 2024, and would love to see her ‘up close and personal!’

Does that mean no more Durango rail road?

I’m slightly bothered by the fact that the cab is significantly wider than the tender

100 years ago, rail travelers could leave the train and eat at a Fred Harvey restaurant. Now they can get a Big Mac, Fries and Chocolate Shake. Or in McDonalds parlance... Mac, Fry, Choc.

Am I right,that was a 2/8/0?

What will happen to #41

Yea it’s pretty. But most people have no idea what’s like to spend a lifetime working on those locomotives. The work the long h. Each and every day ? To run that piece of iron …. Was not that easy att all !!

Is this coal fired or electric!?🤔

What if 41 can come back and visit the D&SNG again someday?

She is a Beautiful! C-41 wasn’t that what they Converted to 2-8-2’s Mud Hens? She does a nice job and seem to get up and Run High Ball.

It is a shame that after the restoration she can't remain in the area she used to serve rather than going back to the playground in California. Love these little 2 - 8 - 0"s.