Can’t wait for 3985 to be restored.

@chasingtrains7827

Жыл бұрын

Yes, let's hope its soon.

@monsterdemolitionman1235

6 ай бұрын

she's getting restored now along with two other locomotives

@TheSudrianTerrier653

6 ай бұрын

those two Being DDA40X #6936, and the Sole Surviving TTT-6 2-10-2 #5511@@monsterdemolitionman1235

@KreativeKng

6 ай бұрын

She is being restored as we speak. And 5511 is next in line after her​@@chasingtrains7827

#844 is my favorite out of the 3 steam engines! Growing up in 1970s i had a HO scale that used to smoke like the real one and the engine was a beautiful piece of machinery! Big Boy would be my second!

love watching these

@chasingtrains7827

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching; we have more coming.

Soy Miguel Navarrete cruz que hermosas locomotora 🚂🚂

I d like to see a triple header of these three with a mixed freight drag behind them!

@chasingtrains7827

6 ай бұрын

Now that would be a happening, I like it!

3985 was also converted to oil after running on coal after restoration; enough fires from cinders compelled it, and oil was the only available fuel found wherever it traveled.

@chasingtrains7827

6 ай бұрын

Yes, you are correct; I had the fortune to see#3985 operating from Salt Lake City to Provo, Utah, prior to the change to oil; oh, she lit up the fields at the Point of the Mountain.

@jesseusgrantcanales

6 ай бұрын

@@chasingtrains7827 How are things? Been a while also I had asked once about a song you made and wondered about the release, never got back on that.

@chasingtrains7827

6 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/Za5_t7CPoLOdYdI.html Here ya go; we are doing well, thanks for asking. Just about wrapped up on our latest video; stay tuned. Thanks for the support.

@jesseusgrantcanales

6 ай бұрын

@@chasingtrains7827 Awesome!

the challenger was second to the 4884 big boy it was just 10 ft shorter but it had the power like it"s big brother. what a great train from a great time long a go. steam power at it"s finest

@chasingtrains7827

6 ай бұрын

Yes, Union Pacific's big steam is impressive. I actually enjoyed the #3985's era of steam excursions. Seeing her do 75 mph was amazing!

You got the year wrong on #3985. It was first restored in March 1981, not 1991.

@chasingtrains7827

6 ай бұрын

Whoops, my bad, it's in the details!

Quick question. At the end of the video with the double header, what type of passenger car is the 3rd car from last? Is that a diner?

@chasingtrains7827

7 ай бұрын

CAR 2066 is a power car providing electric power to passenger cars in the consist that do not have their own independent generators. They are also living quarters for electricians who monitor the train systems. Thanks for a great question.

4:09 if that train has 844 and 4014 on the point, why bother putting the GEVO there? Either of the two steamers could easily handle that train on its own, so why have they got a diesel to help them?

@chasingtrains7827

6 ай бұрын

The diesel is not utilized for power generally. Thier function is for braking as well. The power is used at times to reduce fuel and water consumption of the steam locomotive.

@dangeary2134

6 ай бұрын

@@chasingtrains7827well, kinda. The Big Boy was never designed to do passenger service. Gotta get that power from somewhere. Also, the cars were definitely reworked so they could use electricity to power the air conditioning as well as heating. There were plenty of diesels back in the day that had steam generators for what we now call HVAC. It was used for a long time. Near St. Louis, there are (were) sidings that had all the Amtrack boxcars. One thing I noted about them is the steam pipe was definitely present on them, as well as the power couplings.