What hurts the most is that steam locomotives as a technology still had so much potential to improve and advance but it was all stifled by dieselization and road competition. If you think about it, the U.S. could’ve continued to keep steam engines in regular service until the early to mid 1970s.

@shortlinestudios

24 күн бұрын

Fr

@Lv-sl3rm

23 күн бұрын

I mean... SURE. But if we compare the reality of stean running VS the reality of diesel? Yeah sadly the diesels are gonna win each time.

@trainknut

22 күн бұрын

The ACE3000 project was attempting to show us what a 21st century steam locomotive could look like, or at least a steam locomotive in the 80s. China rather famously was still building 2-8-2 and 2-10-2 locomotives into the 1980s, and continued to use the QJ 2-10-2s until 2006, while the JS class 2-8-2s have more recently been retired in 2018-2022. These weren’t even really modified designs, they were pretty much steam locomotives exactly as they would have come out of the factory in 1945. Zimbabwe and South Africa both had limited steam service as recently as 2006 as well. Steam could have and did survive into the 21st century as genuine revenue equipment, sadly North America was always gonna dieselize before everyone else, because at the time we were the centre of technological innovation in the world, especially when it came to trains. Funny how things change..

@Peepjouster27

20 күн бұрын

​@@Lv-sl3rmI mean. It actually depends on the cost of labor and available fuel supplies in a given country. Big steam can compete in raw power. it's just a maintenance & infrastructure hog.

@jackr2287

20 күн бұрын

It's unfortunately capped by the logistics of keeping steam engines in service, and supplied up and down the line. The real tragedy is the preservation wasn't as thorough.

This touched me beyond my love of trains...I've just been thinking about how many great people I've interacted with my life that I wish I could've saved in a bottle to revisit.... But like these steam engines, when the world deems your time is up, thats it....

My grandpa used to tell me about seeing dead lines of old steam locomotives and cabooses, often from hearing stories from his siblings. imagine one day your riding high on the rails, your signature locomotive may be a bit rusty, and dirty, but its still yours, then you turn up to work and there's a sleek new diesel at the head of your train, you think little of it till you roll out of the yard to get your train for the day, and you see your old steam locomotive, sitting stashed away in a deep corner of the yard, crammed between its siblings and cousins, waiting for the torch. for some its didn't feel like anything, but for some, they lost a member of their family.

This is the last place place i though i would see this song, pretty good use

@shortlinestudios

Ай бұрын

Ty!

This was so beautiful! You deserve so much more views. I knew what was coming but it will always hurt till the day I die or do something about it I hope, The steam trains will get a happy ending😢🚂

This deserves an award 🥇

Steam engines were all targets to scrap,it’s like one broken rod they are scrapped immediately,or one piston burst they are sold for scrap from dieselizlation. It’s sad to see them go after what they severed while in severice…

love it well done

@shortlinestudios

Ай бұрын

Thank you! Much appreciated

Amazing, truly is

You know shortlines like these never actually needed to dieselize due to the fact they never were going to be needing to much crew either way, 6 engines at most for a daily run is all managable, these days they only run 1 train either way, these could've kept the steam engine alive till today with alot of them already being connected to coal mines or logging camps that supply a train easier than diesel oil from Texas... Yet it all still happened.

@shortlinestudios

24 күн бұрын

Well, the technological advances caused it to happen, much easier to have an engineer and conductor flip a switch to start the locomotive instead of waiting a few hours for it to gain pressure. Even with all of the fuel access diesels are mechanically easier to fix

@trainknut

22 күн бұрын

Many class 2s opted to run steam into the mid-60s, whereas some class 3s could be seen running steam as late as 1984

@trainknut

22 күн бұрын

So yes they could and did run steam much longer than the mainlines, but not for 60 + years sadly, eventually technology reaches these lines

This was amazing, well done!

@shortlinestudios

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Nice and I also saw the teaser on the screen shot page

I presume this is inspired by Britishit railposting's british rail edit with this song? Steam and this song mesh so well.

Good video!

You should do Railroad Song by Jim Croce next

@shortlinestudios

Ай бұрын

That’s in the works, I’m currently modeling a locomotive for the game rn so it’s not my top priority but it’s going to be the next video

thats a completely true but sad commentary on the fall of steam Luckily with the Game Railroader we dont need to worry about a Board of Directors being all like Steam is completely unprofitable scrap them all and fully dieselize

Preservation, just out of reach. So much potential, cut off by diseselization. Their just steamers but why do i get depressed over it =(

@shortlinestudios

29 күн бұрын

Frfr

What are your graphic settings? This looks amazing.

@shortlinestudios

Ай бұрын

Just max everything, and the right time in the day I suppose lol. I was surprised how good my game looked when I was filming this as well

Game name?

@Bud-uz1bw

Ай бұрын

Railroader it’s in the steam store for near 50 dollars

@isaacandme9742

Ай бұрын

@@Bud-uz1bw THX.

@Bud-uz1bw

Ай бұрын

@@isaacandme9742 np I gotchu

This is awesome at my KZread channel iron horse throttle Master there's a train song list that has a Jim Croce train song that I've never found anywhere else what does one place on KZread but I have it on my list I have a lot of public playlists check it out man there's lots of songs you can make train songs with on railroader I love railroader I play that game myself

@shortlinestudios

Ай бұрын

Definitely on the list, I have a few other songs in mind as well

@ironhorsethrottlemaster5202

Ай бұрын

@@shortlinestudios that is so cool awesome I hope you have good luck in all your endeavors making a KZread channel peace out man thank you for checking out my list I love to share my music

Is this inspired by BritShits edit?

@shortlinestudios

Ай бұрын

Actually ya lol, I saw it and I thought it would be a goof song to do