"Plus you get the smell of French Fries" - gold Danny - just GOLD!

@BarredCoast0

3 жыл бұрын

😋

@holdenleeb2312

3 жыл бұрын

Replace sugar cane with French fires

@Techmonies92

3 жыл бұрын

Pure gold like golden French fries

@That_Thicc_Cat

3 жыл бұрын

French Fry express coming through, wooo wooo!

@noahater5785

3 жыл бұрын

or better yet, burn all the unnecessary stuff that gets removed from the plants when they're harvested, leaves and stems are flammable after all. 😂 An example of recycling stuff back into the process

I'm really happy to see Florida get a standard gauge steam locomotive again. I'm planning on filming the sugar cane trains in January or February. I sure would like to get lucky and see that steamer running. Awesome video!

@distantsignal

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jaw Tooth! Yes, check on US Sugar's website for scheduled runs coming up. You'll really enjoy it down there.

@TonyLasagna

3 жыл бұрын

Not at all surprised seeing another Railfan legend here haha. I think the first KZread video I watched about trains was a JawTooth production..start the video son 😂

@corduerorose9747

2 жыл бұрын

Our family used to take a vacation to Florida but we stopped made me wish I had my driving license back then then I would have shot some videos from Jacksonville to Baldwin FL 😣

9:25 "I'm also looking for a second locomotive" Did not expect to hear that! I know 253 is on property, but dang. Nice!

@ttteshorts8860

3 жыл бұрын

That was a surprise I would love to see 253 restored as well!

@anthonyrahner5886

3 жыл бұрын

Well they got one, Atlantic coast line 1504

“Even had a bear in the air” 🤣 only 21 and I got the C.W McHall reference

@terryboyer1342

3 жыл бұрын

Riley Geer That's a big ten-four good buddy!

@Ry_guy_the_fire_guy

3 жыл бұрын

@@terryboyer1342 just glad pig pen finally backed off another 10

@844SteamFan

3 жыл бұрын

I'm 15, and I think I get the reference from a video called Trainz Convoy by SCL3618.

@zackman86

3 жыл бұрын

"So we crashed the gate doing 98 I said let them truckers roll 10-4!"

@Ry_guy_the_fire_guy

3 жыл бұрын

@@zackman86 Cause we got a mighty convoy Rockin' through the night Yeah, we got a mighty convoy Ain't she a beautiful sight?

I'm only 21 and I got the reference: Convoy by C.W. McCall. (EDIT: I was 21 when I posted this comment, but I'm still under 50 until October 7, 2049, so...I guess that's my expiration date. XD)

@frzstat

3 жыл бұрын

I was hoping someone younger than 50 would get that! CW would be proud :)

@CentralJerseyRailfan

3 жыл бұрын

@@frzstat I’m somewhat not surprised because the song is featured in GTA V’s Rebel Radio. That game introduced many great songs to younger generations

@christherailfan5851

3 жыл бұрын

Ya same

@christherailfan5851

3 жыл бұрын

I have watched the movie, great movie

@TheTrainChasingPoet1999

3 жыл бұрын

@@CentralJerseyRailfan I don't play GTA, though. I heard the song in a video and looked it up.

5:14 "Uh, Pigpen, you wanna back off another ten?" In all seriousness, I think steam locomotives remind people of an era when people were decent to each other. A bygone time that's not quite so noisy as today. When people took their time about things. When 90 mph on a train (used to be that was legal) was okay as compared to over 400 on a plane. I miss that.

@cheersgxp2466

3 жыл бұрын

Still 90+ on Amtrak esp From Flagstaff to Barstow. Clocked at 103 two years ago.

Don’t you worry Danny, us young guns get the helicopter reference, cause we got a great big convoy as well

@gravelydon7072

3 жыл бұрын

My sound recordings of the Freedom Train coming into Miami was also ruined by news and Bear choppers.

@noahater5785

3 жыл бұрын

yup, I got the reference and i'm way under 50 😂

A lot has changed on the SCFE railroad from 2020 to 2023... the tourist trains are running every few weeks now and 148 is still in good-as-new condition. I'm glad they restored this as its such a treat to see FL's only live steam train.

Love that 5 chime whistle! Tuned just perfectly! Music to my ears 😊

@MindfulAura73

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

As a member of the crew restoring AT&SF 2926 my hats off to those who restored 148. Beautiful job!

@kristoffermangila

Жыл бұрын

Hey you fellas in Albuquerque are about nearly done with #2926, a few tweaks, and the installation of a PTC unit, and that Santa Fe Heavy Mountain is good to go!

Bear in the Air- Trucker slang for a Police Helicopter. Made popular by Neil McCoy’s hit song “Convoy” My grandpa used to listen to that song a lot with me 16 years ago.

Those mechanical bells just make the shots unforgettable .

It is great to see steam locos still operating in the US in 2020.

@therailthing610

3 жыл бұрын

Pulling freight, no less.

@ironmatic1

3 жыл бұрын

There's no shortage of steam engines.

@MonteCarloGuru

3 жыл бұрын

If anything. Theyre making a comeback

29 yrs old caught the c w McCall reference and love the song. Cant wait to see the tourist railroad covered

Recently rode the sugar Express to lake placid and back to clewiston. Wonderful experience. All rail fans should take a ride!

My Dad worked for Southern Rail. They used to have steam train excursions From Alexandria, VA to Front Royal, VA. Hated when they stopped.

what i enjoyed here is seeing this engine actually running and working without a diesel attached to it behind. may be the first time ever!

Usually I really enjoy the revenue stuff on this channel, but it’s really nice to see the occasional heritage run!

Danny: *Posts a video about a steam engine* Me: YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

@germanzilla958

3 жыл бұрын

yay

@Pensyfan19

3 жыл бұрын

Railfan detected. Neurons activated. Reply to comment.

@greatsmokymtnsrailfan

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pensyfan19 LOL

Excellent coverage of elegant steam ! The locomotive's graceful lines and visored headlight are classic. Hearing the crisp sound of the exhaust "stack talk" and whistle is fun. At the 10 minute mark the slight slip of those tall drive wheels catches the ear and eye. it's amazing this locomotive was restored to perfection. I saw it in 1970 on the Black River & Western RR in New Jersey when it was having the boiler tubes replaced. Number 148 has come a long way.

There's still and always will be, something special about steam power. I was lucky enough in 2013 to go to the National Railway Museum in York to see what was billed as "The Great Gathering." It was the last six surviving A4 Pacific's designed by Sir Nigel Gresley in 1935. These were: Mallard, Bittern, Union of South Africa, Dominion of Canada, Dwight. D. Eisenhower and Sir Nigel Gresley. Personally I think that they're one of the prettiest train series ever built. And the Mallard the most beautiful in her blue overcoat. Regardless, it's good to see the love and attention that went into recovering, renovating and rebuilding the old workhorse. Hopefully she will serve Florida for another half century at least.

It's nice to see that U.S. Sugar appreciates their heritage.

This is classic. My hats off to everyone who played apart in getting this ole gal back to work. A huge thank you to us sugar for using their profits for a small part of history that many of us would never see otherwise. Goes to show people if you have a plan things can happen. A dream is just a dream without a plan!

Wow, thanks for posting. I grew up with steam locos working the sugar cane in Cuba. That whistle and bell bring back great memories.

@distantsignal

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, I head Cuba's steam operations in the cane fields went way into the 1980's. Would have loved to have seen that. We weren't exactly welcome down there back then. Ha!

Danny, I've operated as fireman her sister ( #113 ) with just as little smoke. But minus the french fry smell as we were burning a mix of used motor oil and bunker fuel. Good to see it back home and running again. Bob Bucker has always been a backer of passenger service on the USSC tracks. Back in the early 2000s we provided passenger cars for a Diesel hauled train from Lake Placid to Sebring and back. And were invited back but the museum had changed management and declined to provide them a second time. To get the cars from Miami, the cars left the museum and went South to Homestead. From Homestead, the cars went North to the FEC interchange at MIA. From there, the cars went to FEC's Hialeah yard for an overnight stay. The next day, the cars went North to Fort Peirce and then down to South Bay and to Lake Harbor. At Lake Harbor USSC, by way of the SCFE, transported the cars to Lake Placid where we stayed the nights. During the day we ran two trips per day for the weekend. The Lake Placid to Sebring runs were good for both groups and for Lake Placid. I wish them good luck on running from Clewiston to Sebring but foresee a operating problem if they do not put a Diesel on the rear. There are no turning facilities at any other location on that route except at Clewiston. If they go East toward Canal Point, they at least could turn at the old Bryant mill site or if they ran to Fort Peirce, on the wye there if FEC let them. Clewiston to Bryant would make a nice trip to run on weekends. 75+ miles of running backwards on the trip back from or to Sebring would be no fun for the engineer and fireman. The southern lake route would also be an easier run on the loco as there are no grades on it where there is on the run to Sebring.

I love that old Florida east coast railroad steam locomotive

Great video as usual! I enjoyed running this beautiful Locomotive that day along with the FMW crew! And it was nice meeting you Danny. Please come back again! I will retire in '22 after a 40+ year career which started with the C&O / Chessie System. I chose to finish here because I get my summers off. I'll be stepping into a business venture after retirement. Happy railfanning to you all!

Looks like I’ve got to get to Florida and ride some trains... lol Danny keeps teasing all of us on the west coast with such great footage...!!

@distantsignal

3 жыл бұрын

C'mon Michael!! We've got plenty of good, well--priced room nights for everyone!

@frzstat

3 жыл бұрын

@@distantsignal and the food is incredible:)

And the award goes to Danny Harmon, DH-Distant Signal. Great production as always. Stay safe!

I'm almost 30 and can say that I got that reference, Rubber Duck. Really neat that they got this running; was kinda hoping they'd put it into regular service for running the cane trains, but I suppose that's asking a bit much.

Great video! I work for the Morristown & Erie Railway in Morristown, NJ, where this engine ran for the “Whippany-Toonerville” tourist railroad in the early 1970s. I can’t wait to see it soon.

What a GREAT piece of nostalgia for Me, I was Born in Pahokee and My Uncle John Brantley worked for U.S. Sugar as a welder in the Clewiston Maintenance shop and another Uncle C.R. Stevenson was the section Master for the track around the Lake, I had the pleasure of riding that Locomotive several times as a young Boy.

@mikeyoungblood1706

3 жыл бұрын

Danny If You have a Gmail address and don't mind posting it I will send You some pictures of this very locomotive from days gone by.

@distantsignal

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike. Thanks! my email is railfandanny@gmail.com

Caught the cool wheel slip around the 10 minute mark! Love old steam engines!

Greetings from Arizona! I'm south but on the opposite end haha so I unfortunately didn't get to go to this amazing event. I did however see Big Boy 4014 when it stopped down in Tucson! Can't wait for the Sugar Company to start doing passenger train rides, will be very cool!

I would fly from Australia to go on the tour this train would run. What an amazing restoration job. Lucky US Sugar!

I'm so happy that a true professional was there to capture this event. Great work Danny, you did a stellar job with this video.

With the good job that was done on this loco, I'm highly anticipating ACL 1504's return. I hope to be there when it happens. Maybe I'll get to meet you there when it does. Thank you Mr Harmon for posting this.

Nothing better than a Danny video on a nice cold Saturday

Saw you in the live feed from Trains. Gave a heads up in the FB Florida Railfans group that you were there, so expect a video soon. You didn't disappoint, not that you ever do. Thank you.

i about dropped on my butt when I saw this restored locomotive.. What a beaut!

I’m 33 and I totally got your bear in the air reference. I must be an old soul or just a geek. I still run a CB. I don’t even think of those movies like Smokey and the bandit or Convoy as old. I grew up watching them and still do. I wish there were more movies like that with trains in them.

This locomotive was up in Ringoes, New Jersey on the Black River and Western in the 70's. Spent a couple of years up here in Northern NJ. Great engine, too bad it got out before I could see it... thanks for the great coverage. That whistle gave me the chills: the sound is so beautiful.

@richintalent

6 ай бұрын

I think I remember seeing her on Captain Kangaroo many many years ago,

Oh boy Danny, did I ever pick up on that reference at 5:13 . I had no idea this restoration was even happening, Great information complete with interviews. Thank you for the video, and hat's off to U.S. Sugar for making the investment on such a project.

Another great video Danny! Love the 'Blast From The Past' reference to 'Convoy' with the bear in the air. Great Videography and commentary. If ever we get out of Covid lockdown and allowed to travel O/S again, I'm heading to Florida. Cheers from Victoria, Australia.

@distantsignal

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully it will end soon for you. Come on to Florida! No lockdown here.

Super cool to see a steamer with high drivers like those! I bet it really would book down the tracks given the chance!

Thank you for sharing. Very cool indeed. I love your comment "You can smell french fries as the steam train passes". 🙂

OMG! I just had a thought. Imagine you’re just and ordinary farmer driving down an old dirt road and approach an uncontrolled crossing. Then you hear the blast of the horn and stop. Wait, that sounds like an old steam whistle. What the?!? You’d think you’ve gone back in time. 😂. What’s that line in the movie “Field of Dreams”? If you build it, they will come. And did they come. She’s a beauty for sure. Oh, bear in the sky? Breaker Breaker.😂. FYI, I’m retired from a major oil refinery. At the process unit that I worked at, most of their instrument controllers were pneumatic. We got our utility air from our compressed air plant. As a backup, we has 3 steam driven reciprocating air compressors. I want to say they were Clark compressors. It is my understanding they were the type steam locomotives use for brakes. I had a chance to see the ones on the locomotive at Knott’s Berry Farm and Amusement Park. They looked exactly alike. 😀

That whistle is magical

This is really neat! A restored steamer actually doing work, I mean doing something other than pulling passenger cars.

You know it's going to be an great day when danny uploads

@daleyoungblood8236

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah!

@daddyof3girls09

3 жыл бұрын

Even better when it involves steam.

@colinsmith2618

3 жыл бұрын

@@daddyof3girls09 yessir

I live not to far from there and remember touring US Sugars facilities just after they got to old bones of 148. Our local paper and TV news did an article about it and have been waiting to see it. Thank you!!

Nice to see another steamer returned to operational status... and pulling revenue freight! 🤠

I am old enough to remember when there were still some steam locomotives in service. We lived less than a mile from the Burlington Route's Mississippi River run between Quincy, IL and St Louis, MO. Hannibal, MO still had passenger service and an actual passenger depot. I still get excited when I see steam power.

Just commented on your sugar train video 3 years ago!! Saw this train the same day down in Palmdale Florida! I was like hey dad I hear a whistle he was like yeah right then he hear the sound of the train approaching he was like mason! It’s a steam train run towards the tracks we tried so fast to run towards the tracks to catch a shot or 2 😂 we had just missed it but I’ll tell you it was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen!

I had 2 uncles, one that worked the railroad and a Father retire from the Bryant Mill in Pahokee. I also worked for a season there as well. One of my jobs was closing the rail car doors after they were moved through the cane dump. A cane dump was the platform a rail car was moved on to so it could tilted to release the cane load.

Love the unique sweet cry of a steam whistle. Thanks Danny

THANK YOU DANNY THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL!!

I grew up in Royal Palm Besch just down the road from u.s. sugar ! Thank you for catching this for us Dan. Super cool! Can’t wait to ride on it !

Thank you Danny for bringing this one to us all I really appreciate seeing some old iron back on the rails. Enjoy all your videos very much

Thank you Danny! You set the bar very high with your videos.

Great work as usual! Thank you.

Another Great video Danny Thank you for sharing.

Great job Danny, I feel like I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos. Thanks for sharing this with all of us.

Loved the video, thank you for posting, always enjoy watching!

This is the happiest a train video has made me in a long time. Thank you.

Wow! What a beautiful sight to see! Love that they restored that locomotive.

So much is cool about this: A restored stream locomotive running on used frying oil and plans that there will be a sightseeing rail line coming down around the lake. Great and informative video. I've been watching the videos of the official kickoff tour of Union Pacific's Big Boy 4014 from Cheyenne to New Orleans and back to Cheyenne. It will be cool to have restored steam engines running again in Florida. Looking forward to that sightseeing line coming into operation.

I followed you for a while but ain't no rail nut. But listening to that steam whistle gave me goose bumps. Makes me want take trip to see it when its operational for tourists

Love seeing a piece of rail road history come back to life. Thanks for sharing.

That steam engine is a beauty.

That was awesome coverage Danny, really great to see steam in action!

Damm, thats one fine Alco! AND, one fine video. Thank you Danny!!!!!

What a great rail day for all those involved. That is a very cool engine! Thanks again for the first rate video, Danny.

Fantastic. Thanks Danny.

Thankyou for bringing this vid. to us. I had goose bumps the hold time, when the whistle blowed I came out of my seat.

As always, fantastic coverage Danny!! Thanks for putting this one out. Wish I could have been there and I WILL visit when they open tourist operations! Thanks again!!

The sound of a steam engine and steam whistle always gets into my soul. Thank You.

Thanks for posting Danny.

Very good video Dany and I like how that you had mini guess who were able to explain things to make them clear and understandable. The train bell definitely by my hearing was a lot louder than what most diesels have and the steam train look gorgeous so keep up the good work I always look forward to your videos have a good day bye-bye

"those of you age 50 and older will get the reference" HEY! I'm only 28 and I got the reference! Then again, I'm also a truck driver 😅

@daddyof3girls09

3 жыл бұрын

It would be sad if a trucker didn't get it. Now keep the rubber side down and shiny side up. 10 10 on the side.

@OkieOtaku

3 жыл бұрын

@@daddyof3girls09 your not wrong, lol

Fantastic restoration job! A piece of history to be never forgotten.

Very nice. Thanks for sharing from Colorado!

Awesome!! That whistle gives me chills!

Beautiful old school train engine, just beautiful, and awesome video Mr. Danny👏👏👏😎😎😎

With the smell of french fries this , is a whopper. Another great job , thanks.

Great video of another steam restoration. It is nice to see that some corporation's think about their heritage and want to bring part of that heritage back. Thank you for making the trip to capture this historic day and sharing this video with us!

Some of the best coverage I’ve seen of this locomotive to date. Nothing short than what I’d expect from you. Excellent job, Danny!

Always love seeing live steam return to life. Gonna have to make a trip down to see her soon!

Super cool. Thanks Danny.

Danny, you never cease to amaze me. Not only great video but your verbal description of the action puts me right there. So entertaining!!

I am always pleased o see how much love and attention comes to these projects.

This was a treat, Danny! Thank you. I loved the slogan on the side of the engine. We raise cane!

This is a repeat of a comment I made on an old video earlier today. I wanted to put it on an updated video. I do enjoy all of yours !!! I've watched a lot of your videos. You are clear, concise, intelligent and have a great voice for broadcasting. I grew up in Eldon Iowa, back when the Rock Island Railroad actually existed and ran right through the middle of town. I've learned a lot from your videos and appreciate the level of knowledge you display. I've wondered about so much of the things you answer for most of my life. I currently reside about a mile from an Austin to Mexico railroad hosted by the BNSF or formerly Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, a great name for a railroad if ever there was one !!! Thanks again for the great stuff !!!

Another great video. Thanks Danny.

We are *loving* your videos, Danny! They are so educational and you have a flawless host voice and personality. Thanks so much for doing all this!

Love the old steam!!!! I can still remember old steam here and there in the early 1950's still being used in New England!!

That was quite a treat for me to see. Thank you for catching that event. Locomotives are good, but steam locomotives are great. Keep up the good work.

This is just cool seeing a piece of history put back in working service. I love it.

Great video Danny as usual! I hope you produce more vids from the 80's & 90's. They are spectacular!!💯

Great to see a steam locomotive, out and about, without a diesel locomotive attached. Thank you for sharing this, really enjoyed it.