I very much doubt it's enough to have any noticeable impact.

You should see my new stuff :)

@@NorfKhazad I watched it all man, I love GTI and Pan Am I actually wanna go to Maine just to see Guilford and Pan Am before they’re all gone

@@IllinoisCentralSD70 Better make it soon. Lots of CSX and not a lot of PAR/Guilford left.

It was slow because half the locomotives were shut down and they were terminating in the yard.

The sounds are based on a couple of live recordings of the Jawn Henry taken back in the 50s.

Pretty much, yes

Another thing it's useful to understand: The throttle doesn't directly control speed, it controls torque. The more you open the throttle the more steam flows to the cylinders and the more torque is applied to the pistons and through the rods, the wheels. That means you can have two locomotives applying different amounts of torque but running at the same speed. All the engineer in a second locomotive is trying to do is ensure they are always pulling on the locomotive behind them, rather than being pushed by it, or switching back and forth between pulling and being pushed. An experienced engineer can tell which is happening by feeling the slack action and (I expect) by listening to their locomotive's stack talk.

That/this is awesome...one more, you can see flame beneath the firebox on 844, but i don't see it on 4014...is that the difference between the oil firing conversion on 4014 during the restoration, and i am assuming 844 is the traditional coal firing firebox?

@@grahamlivingstone1068 Both 844 and 4014 are oil fired, but I'm fairly certain 844 was built as oil fired to begin with. My guess was that 4014 has a more substantial ash pan arrangement (even if some of it has been removed) which blocks the visibility of the oil fire more than on 844.

Thanks Steve, I was pretty thrilled to catch the shots I did.

Yes, but under my real name which I'd rather not share here. You can email me at the contact info in my channel details if you want.

I honestly didn't even realize it was an AC4400. All safety cab GEs kinda look the same to me, ngl.

@@NorfKhazad Well I do have a good pro tip for you. A good way to tell whether it is a GEVO or an AC4400CW is to look at the radiator section. The GEVOs have a thicker one and is much bigger

Do you mean me? I'm still around. I have 3 new videos in the works I've just been busy.

@@NorfKhazad Can I be your backup editor? Cause I know you've been busy

@@VinsRailfanning I appreciate the offer, but I prefer to do my own editing.

@@NorfKhazad oh ok, you're welcome

Thanks. The main issues with the Jawn Henry were complexity and the electronics not playing well with the water and coal dust. Given more time they probably could have made it work much better, but it was the early 50s by the time they understood all the issues and the writing was on the wall for steam at that point.

Maybe. I'm not sure if EDPO existed in 2010.

@@NorfKhazad it did

It's the N&W's dynamometer car, used to measure pulling force and speed, and calculate horsepower. Due to the Jawn Henry's experimental nature it was frequently run with the dynamometer car for testing.

@@NorfKhazad Roger. I've seen Illinois Centrals Dynamometer car at the (NMoT) in STL. That's the same museum that displays the Y6a 2156. The Illinois Central car looks more like a slightly modified coach or baggage car, hence my confusion. Quite a shame that Jawn Henry didn't survive to preservation but that's how it goes sometimes. I just started converting a MTH Y6b to 2156 (as no O scale exists of it) and was just doing research when I came across this video. Everything just looks so realistic it isn't even funny.

It's on the west side of Evanston, specifically I'm on the hillside just off the intersection of Constitution Ave and Kindler Dr.

Right on, thanks !

It really is. I need to get back up there this winter to catch them in the snow.

Thanks, always nice to hear when people like my work.

Yeah, I'd be fine with that.

thank you! Also, what kind of camera do you use?@@NorfKhazad

@@BostonByRails When I shot this? A canon HG20. Since then I've upgraded twice, to a Panasonic GH5 and now a Sony A7SIII.

It was. Experimental steam turbine electric built for the N&W by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton, with a water tube boiler built by Babcock & Wilcox running at 600 psi. GE provided the electrical equipment.

The tracks AND the road both run through multiple tunnels at the old location of the dam.

Bucketwheel excavators wouldn't be of any use in a mine like this. They only work in softer materials.