One cannot help from being overwhelmed by just looking at these majestic old work horses that graced the landscape from sea to shining sea,from purple mtn.majesty,to amber Waves of grain. They will not be forgotten 🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸

Everyone is so focused on 3985 being restored, but the fact that 5511 is also planned for restoration to operate is awesome to me . Pretty sure she's the only surviving steam locomotive with Young's valve gear.

@arsenopyrite3427

Жыл бұрын

Believe it or not, there's a small 4-6-2 in Canada that also has the gear

@PowerTrain611

Жыл бұрын

@@arsenopyrite3427 You have my attention... What engine might that be?

@arsenopyrite3427

Жыл бұрын

@@PowerTrain611 Quebec, North Shore and Labrador #702

@PowerTrain611

Жыл бұрын

@@arsenopyrite3427 Thank you!

UP 3985 came to Louisville in the late 1980s or early 1990s. I saw it on display. It was huge and sat there in the yard “breathing.” The next day it departed late and came blasting through my neighborhood so fast that it was past you before you could get a good look at it. I was thrilled! It was on its way from Louisville to Huntington, WV.

@steveashcraft718

Жыл бұрын

I remember her stopping in Seymour Indiana to take on water & be greased. I'll never forget it.

Fun fact, 3985 is running with 4014’s tender. It was not converted to oil in time for the 150th anniversary of the golden spike, so they used 3985’s tender and will continue to do so.

@ethanmorel2746

Жыл бұрын

They’ll return 4014’s original tender once they convert it to burn oil. Then 3985 will get its tender back.

@TonyLasagna

Жыл бұрын

@@ethanmorel2746 heard otherwise, but that’s the business - never know what’s true or not lol. If you know that for a fact, then i stand corrected.

@michaelbosko4643

Жыл бұрын

That is very true

@KreativeKng

Жыл бұрын

Its doesnt matter as 844, 3985 and 4014 all have the same type of tender. All 3 are interchangeable between locos

@TonyLasagna

Жыл бұрын

@@KreativeKng agreed, was just thinking for historical sake

What a wonderful video young lady. Once it's restored they should have a triple header 4014, 844, and 3985 that would be a beautiful and amazing sight to see just one time!!!! I do wish U.P. could have done the renovation tho but it's good it's getting restored tho.

I chased the challenger through Northern California in 1993. Impressive machine.

Can't wait to see her on the line again

👍Thank you. Your reporting style was spot on. you asked the right questions, gave very nice talk on some back story's. Great Job.

2:51 She STILL has 4014’s tender! You think they would’ve converted that over to oil by now and given Challenger hers back! In any case, roll Challenger roll!

im a 3985 railfan but im not from USA im just a canadian railfaner but i still like UP No.3985 and UP No.844 also No.4014

It's sad after the bigboy took the spotlight and all the glory the challenger got kicked to the curb. Can see donating the other equipment but ditching the challenger as well is nothing but shameful.

@michaelbosko4643

Жыл бұрын

I some what agree but the engine has so many problems when they got it going the the 80s they kind of cut corners and did not properly fix some things and for some reason UP still will not fix it which is bs

@HustleMuscleGhias

Жыл бұрын

I think it boils down to budgetary reasons. They have a fixed budget to run their steam program on and between 844 and 4014 they do not have enough money to do the necessary repairs to do a full overhaul of 3985 on the same scale that 844 and 3985 and operate all three as they would like to do. As we all know, 844 was stripped down a number of years ago and had everything fixed and I assume the same was done to 4014. In a brief conversation that I had with a member of the steam team on 844's Tennessee Tour and I was told that the plan for 3985 was for it have the same level of rebuild that 844 had when 4014 was completed. All things considering, it could have been worse - they could have been halfway through with the rebuild and pulled the plug and THEN donated years after the fact as in the infamous case of Norfolk and Western 1218 and have the real possibility that there might be parts that are lost forever.

@MarioYoshi4723

Жыл бұрын

Better than them being hauled to the scrapyard

@SimpleMechanic931

Жыл бұрын

These steamers aren’t cheap to maintain, and with 3985’s “largest locomotive” gimmick passed on to the 4014 she’s not as special as she once was. Coupled with needing extensive repairs, I understand why UP sidelined her. But they did right by the old girl in donating her to some place where it’ll get it’s well deserved tlc

Look up what's in Ogden Utah at the old Depot. Nice video. I believe they have one Simalar on static display among other wonderful historical machines.

I thought it was faster than that 70MPH max mentioned...

Love it!!!

👏VERY Nice‼️ 🚂🤠&🐾Sadie🐾

Awesome video!

Excellent

Interesting video, great work! Thumbs Up & Subscribe Greetings from Dublin Andrew

Why wasn’t Thirty-Nine, Eighty-Five built with roller bearings? They were being used successfully on other locomotives by that time.

@nebraskanorthernhoscalerai6442

Жыл бұрын

3985 has roller bearings it’s 5511 that doesn’t

777 likes! Of the AWVR locomotive unstoppable

I like your video, good

Great Video! Could You tell me what editing software it is is pretty Good!

The video is about 3985 but most of footage with problems is actually of the 5511

@jamesm6638

Жыл бұрын

not complaining tbh

I would have been really interested and I think I speak for a lot of people would be interested as well in what the horsepower was for this locomotive

3:40 deberían ponerla también en estado de marcha

@themechbuilder6171

Жыл бұрын

cuantas locomotoras deberian estar en estado de operacion.... una lastima

A video about UP 3985 but shows mostly UP 5511.

@cowcatcherstudios5759

Жыл бұрын

Got a point there lol

@jamesm6638

Жыл бұрын

that's a win in my book

Built in New York State 👍👏🙂♥️🇺🇸

Wow how long ago was this video filmed ?

@midwestmediabymelanie

Жыл бұрын

November 13, 2022

It was once clinchfield 676

Why did the guy crawl underneath, backwards, and FACE DOWN from 1:52 to 2:43 seemingly having done nothing ?!! Face up, yes.. But face down ? Why ?

@silverscout2643

Жыл бұрын

Maybe so nothing falls in his eyes?

@OctoberChad

Жыл бұрын

I'm assuming he already accomplished what he set out to do and is extricating himself using the easiest means available in that confined space. I recommend putting some cardboard on top of the ballast first. It makes it much easier to slide, and it's slightly more comfortable.

@franksessoms2111

Жыл бұрын

I believe he knows what he is doing, I worked in the field for 35 years, been in them confined positions, just saying.

Where ALCO stood now stands a casino

@Eddie07S

Жыл бұрын

And it looks much nicer. Shame all of that heritage is lost, though. However, I would suspect that GE had something to do with its demise. When GE was getting into the production diesel locomotive, I would guess they would not have want a competitor a mile down the road from their main offices and they did “own” the town. Whatever the reason American Locomotive never made it successfully into the diesel era and the the town has pretty much washed their hands of what could have been a heritage they could have capitalized on... There is almost nothing left to show Alco was ever there. That said, it would be really something if either a Big Boy or Challenger would pass through the town of their origin.

@tonyfrancesco3701

Жыл бұрын

GE , I believe had a lot to do with ALCOs demise. Unfortunately, Schenectady is a very short sighted city . I don’t think they ever had a forward looking mayor

Was that guy Break dancing under the train

I scratch my head,why is Ed Dickens not converting 3985,it was sitting beside 4014 and I thought he would be doing it!!??

@rustingparts

Жыл бұрын

UP said no

Уже загинув 3985UP

So it is still use coal to run 3985. Don’t convert it, I think we can still use Coal. I mean Coal didn’t ran out in United States anyway. Plus, Steam Locomotive looks more complete with Coal.

@jamesm6638

Жыл бұрын

It was converted to oil in the 1990's

'Just "fly-specking" here, ,and if you haven't already been corrected, please enunciate, (speak the numbers of the locomotive), as "Thirty Nine Eighty Five" rather than the 3-9-8-5. 'Just saying. Excellent video otherwise.

@spikespa5208

Жыл бұрын

Speaking the numbers like that can lead to misunderstandings. Especially over a radio or poor phone connection.

@davidng2336

Жыл бұрын

She has been already. For a video like this, it really doesn't matter, but over the radio, it does.

@midwestmediabymelanie

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for letting me know. I didn’t realize. I appreciate the help 😊

What horrible looking locomotives

@cowcatcherstudios5759

Жыл бұрын

Can't agree

@johnathanwoodley5005

Жыл бұрын

Why

@davidng2336

Жыл бұрын

Don't worry. The restoration will make them brand new.

@Sparecards

Жыл бұрын

Then why do you keep watching videos on them? Is it a guilty pleasure of yours? 😏

@ballbag

Жыл бұрын

@@Sparecards Suggested videos.

There's no one in the leadership at UP thats willing to set aside some money to restore these historic machines? I'd find it very unlikely that they couldn't afford it so what the hell? Just baffles me.

@jamesm6638

Жыл бұрын

not many people are willing to give millions of dollars for something like that, and I guarantee nobody in any leadership position at UP cares about steam locomotives.

@davidng2336

6 ай бұрын

@@jamesm6638 I'm still surprised no one cancelled the steam program yet, but I'm also hoping that it doesn't go away anytime soon. CPKC also revived their steam program.

Can you stop saying 3 9 8 5 it's annoying its 39 85

@JamesAllmond

Жыл бұрын

you know what is annoying, comments like that. Can't say anything nice, youngin, don't say anything.

@TonyLasagna

Жыл бұрын

Lmao yeah dude, grow up. She can say it how she wants. If you don’t like it, watch something else. I agree it is slightly annoying, but you have a choice in which video to watch!

@user-ig5uw1yr9q

Жыл бұрын

Not everyone pronounces it as "thirtynineeightyfive". Don't throw a tantrum over how she pronounces it, it's just how she prefers to say it

@carverparrish

Жыл бұрын

Take it up with the Trainmaster.and let him Give the New work order.!!!

@TonyLasagna

Жыл бұрын

@franklin says fart for me alexa haahahah