My great grandfather went to colorado in 1888 to work on the railway
@onceANexile14 күн бұрын
Read russian america.
@rustyrails1886Ай бұрын
I have been to eureka springs several times over last 20 years. But i was never lucky enough to see a steam engine operating. They had one sitting on display but it was in poor condition. Not sure if this is the same one in this video. Makes me wonder how old is this video? Now days they pull the cars with a small deisel electric switcher. Rhanks for the video.
@cosf9184 ай бұрын
great video .
@benmoore22534 ай бұрын
All the track from Carcross to Whitehorse still exists
@paulzeigler76166 ай бұрын
This is an incredible fascinating film. I thought the conversations/interviews of the former engineer near the latter part of the film was fascinating.
@SouRwy4501Productions8 ай бұрын
This is great, but why does it have an ALCo diesel bell?
@thecaledoniansleeper26488 ай бұрын
I Love Toy Trains 10 brought me here, and it was a beautiful train.
@simon-pierreweber90108 ай бұрын
hi @trainclaude, i live in switzerland and i am very interested by this film. Is there a way to contact you directly ?
@user-yr9xq4dc2o8 ай бұрын
great video Joaquim Antunes São Paulo Brasil
@mumumaaaah10 ай бұрын
Claude is there a dvd version of this vhs program?
@Trainlover199510 ай бұрын
I remember getting this on DVD when I visited the Cog Railway in 2004. The DVD also had programs about the Georgetown Loop Railroad, White Pass and Yukon Route, and Eureka Springs and North Arkansas Railway.
@christianhill921711 ай бұрын
Great railroad.there in 06
@Sugarmountaincondo11 ай бұрын
Awesome footage. As of 2023 they WP&Y does run to Carcross, B.C. @ 37:13-37:19 2 East Broad Top RR Hopper Cars purchased in 1968 are visible.
@MrAwesomedude80811 ай бұрын
I hope the engines are alright!!! I know the railroad has been closed for 2 years, but I’d hate to hear that these Hawaiian beauties were broken.
@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan Жыл бұрын
The 201 now resides on display at the restored train depot in Anna Texas
@lowanadrurey3105 Жыл бұрын
The yellow metal that makes the white man crazy!!!
@Willysmb44 Жыл бұрын
My wife and I rode this in 2003. It was a great ride and the operation was very well run. I was saddened to not only hear about its passing, but that Lahaina apparently burned to the ground during the massive fires in August 2023. Nothing we remover from that trip is there now... 😢
@nathancorcoran5347 Жыл бұрын
The Sugar Cane Train. It’s another cool heritage railroad. My Uncle Mark and Auntie Kelly were at this narrow gauge railroad back in 2012, two years prior of it being closed down in August 2014. The railroad was abandoned until 2016 when they had started to reopen the railroad. I did got to see their Santa Express event back in 2018. Today they are currently working on restoring the railroad back in service again soon.
@Chris9017 Жыл бұрын
With Lahaina badly burned and most of the historic town mostly destroyed, the train is one of the very last historic treasures still standing thanks to the fact that the engines Anaka and Myrtle live in Kaanapali and were out of the fire's path as was the Trestle. With that being said, the locals will most likely want to keep the train, and will probably fight to hold onto one of the last historic treasures that was spared from the horrible fire.
@nathancorcoran5347 Жыл бұрын
@@Chris9017 So the whole railroad and the locomotives have survived there.
@Chris9017 Жыл бұрын
@@nathancorcoran5347 Most likely the section from Kaanapali to just passed the trestle along with all the equipment are the pieces that survived. The section in Lahaina along with the Lahaina Depot and turntable were all destroyed.
@nathancorcoran5347 Жыл бұрын
@@Chris9017 Are they planning on building new replicas of both the station and turntable?
@Chris9017 Жыл бұрын
@@nathancorcoran5347 No idea unfortunately.
@J-Bahn Жыл бұрын
Brilliant use of music! Especially with the opening with Spring; perfect for capturing an epic mountain setting!
@trainclaude Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kind words about the music. Claude
@connielilly9916 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting!
@trainclaude Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
@ericpogorzelski904 Жыл бұрын
they also this train in i love toy trains part 10
@kylebirmingham5162 Жыл бұрын
Anyone have an update? I saw it is no longer for sale anyone know what happened?
@legotech7268 Жыл бұрын
I heard they are selling the locomotives and going to take it apart to make it into a hotel.
@nathancorcoran5347 Жыл бұрын
@@legotech7268Actually they are rebuilding the railroad back in operational service again with a opening of full operations on their entire system.
@nathancorcoran5347 Жыл бұрын
@@legotech7268and keeping their old locomotives there for service.
@legotech7268 Жыл бұрын
@@nathancorcoran5347 why then has the track continued to rot.
@nathancorcoran5347 Жыл бұрын
@@legotech7268They are currently in the process of removing the old tracks with new ones to keep the railroad running again sometime in the future.
@casedoumasr656 Жыл бұрын
Great adventure in 1998 we were in Sagway Alaska and there were banners saying 1898 to 1998 100th anniversary for the train ⛏️🤔
@jasonperry7970 Жыл бұрын
I still find railroad spikes and bolts all over the old right of way near Hartsel and Antero. Still looking for the elusive glass telegraph insulators.
@brianfalzon6739 Жыл бұрын
What happened to the Rotary Snow Plow now?
@trainclaude Жыл бұрын
They are both out of service but I don't know where they physically are located.
@brianfalzon6739 Жыл бұрын
@@trainclaude there is one at the Cumbers & Toltec that has returned to life.
@donnellfilms7893 Жыл бұрын
Is this on DVD?
@trainclaude Жыл бұрын
It was on DVD but has not been available for many years. Maybe you can find a used one through an amazon.com search.
@davidchapman1519 Жыл бұрын
They should put a steam engine back in service
@trainclaude Жыл бұрын
Agreed. Steam loco No. 4 last ran in scheduled revenue service in 1959. It was used as a steam source for melting ice in 1964. It was put back into service for excursions in the mid-1980s which is when I shot this video. It is out of service now because the complete $100 million rebuild of the railroad in 2017-2019 included a change in the the type of rack rail along the entire line. The steam loco cog gear would have to change to match the new rack rail as well as its mounting (probably). The railroad has talked about doing this but it is very low priority. Last I heard, the loco is on display at Williams, Arizona, the southern end of the Grand Canyon Railroad. The matching steam coach was in Pueblo, Colorado. The other problem would be schedule. The newly rebuilt railroad will carry twice as many passengers as the old railroad so track time will be tighter. When I rode steam excursions in the 1980s and 1990s, they were always on an Autumn weekday when track time was plentiful. I remember one trip when we just stopped on the mainline, got out and had a picnic in a meadow next to the railroad! I doubt that will ever happen again.
@davidchapman1519 Жыл бұрын
The background music is right out if the 70's.
@trainclaude Жыл бұрын
The music is from a Hollywood composer and he created the music track in the late 1980s so you are very close!
@larrysteen482 Жыл бұрын
RIP
@trainclaude Жыл бұрын
Amen. It was such a well-run operation under previous owner. I never saw it in person but used to socialize with Gary Getman at TRAIN conventions when Gary was in charge at the LK&P. I had several friends with the LK&P. Now I am sorry I never went in person.
@nathancorcoran5347 Жыл бұрын
Well at least the railroad is currently getting work on back to service again. So there is no RIP.
@nathancorcoran5347 Жыл бұрын
To be honest.
@SouRwy4501Productions Жыл бұрын
It sure is a good thing they have old 73 working, and 70 at Dollywood as well.
@SouRwy4501Productions Жыл бұрын
Seeing two class 70s or even s-118s on a snowblower train must have been quite a sight. There’s currently two surviving class 70s in operation, albeit on different sides of the US.
@paulhare662 Жыл бұрын
Nice visuals, annoying music.
@CEO100able Жыл бұрын
Interesting to see what the White Pass & Yukon railroad was like back in the day. This documentary clip is very nice.
@jasonperry79702 жыл бұрын
How do we know they called it "son of a gun " hill? Seems like a cleaned up politically correct version of what an 1891 fireman would've have called it....
@trainclaude2 жыл бұрын
When the conductors tell this story, they are talking to a train full of families so they cleaned up the phrase. This video was primarily sold by the conductors on the train. You are absolutely correct, the original phrase was more "colorful."
@jasonperry79702 жыл бұрын
I figured. I received this video after my trip in 1993. As I've grown I've become more interested in local history as a native born Coloradoan. The caliber of many people who were here in 1891 is fascinating. Most of whom were not wealthy vacationing Easterners and European but the people who had the mettle to survive beyond the Mississippi in the worst conditions imaginable.
@highflyingbird64672 жыл бұрын
kzread.info/dash/bejne/f6Om2qZwgNuditY.html
@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan2 жыл бұрын
What's the status on this railroad Is it going to come back or is it unfortunately going to be abandoned?
@exempligratia101 Жыл бұрын
Sadly, the railway was sold off as developers bought the land along the right of way. The engine and tracks are to be sold; though idk who and what is sold. I just hope that wherever these engines and equipment goes, that they’ll be put to good use elsewhere.
@lucasquintanilla1673 Жыл бұрын
@@exempligratia101 if I remember correctly, there is a railroad museum elsewhere in the Hawaiian islands that has train trips using narrow gauge diesels although they don’t have any operating steam locomotives at the moment. They have steam engines on display and I suppose it’s possible that the old sugarcane train locomotives, and rollingstock might go there. Honestly, I hope that they remain in the Hawaiian islands as long as they can get restored back to service because while I have never been to Hawaii, I do think that it is quite a shame that those pieces of history aren’t able to contribute to the preservation of their State history. If I had to choose what would happen to them, I would have that they would be restored elsewhere in Hawaii, or at the very least I hope that they end up in safe hands.
@nathancorcoran5347 Жыл бұрын
Actually guys they are currently getting the railroad back in service.
@lucasquintanilla1673 Жыл бұрын
@@nathancorcoran5347 where did you learn this?
@nathancorcoran5347 Жыл бұрын
@@lucasquintanilla1673 By various news about the railroad.
@christopherdibble58722 жыл бұрын
The engineers don't wave from the trains anymore, not they did back in 1954.
@fritzstehr2 жыл бұрын
👇
@katstevens82662 жыл бұрын
Thank YOU ! I hitch Hiked The Alcan to White horse and then Dawson city. 1974 ish
@trainclaude2 жыл бұрын
You are welcome. Glad to hear of your adventure.
@mandytay39512 жыл бұрын
Unnmmmmm im a fan
@trainclaude2 жыл бұрын
Hi Mandy. This was taped in 1991 which when the railroad was prosperous and well run. That it is not the case now. It is more run down than well run. Assuming it is even running anymore, it is not the railroad that this tape remembers.
@xr6lad2 жыл бұрын
Great video : pity there wasn’t some after photos of what the track way looks now or if some of the old depots remain. Andy from Australia.
@trainclaude2 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it. After I retired I decided to slowly post some of the best still photos I have taken. I have hiked much of the Colorado Midland grade and photos are posted on my Facebook page named "Tracking Claude's Trains." The earliest post is titled "Colorado Midland Rwy, Hagerman Tunnel East Portal." There are two more posts covering the area Manitou to Cripple Creek and Hartsel to Leadville. I intend to post one more group of photos sometime in the next few months, It will cover Hagerman Tunnel West Portal to Basalt. I also post photos of other railroads you might like. You might try this link to get to this page: facebook.com/Tracking-Claudes-Trains-105019301280081.
@tallmanfromcornwall12292 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic. Thank you for posting.
@trainclaude2 жыл бұрын
You are welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
@prowordsmith2 жыл бұрын
What year was this filmed. It has one of the very few, very rare videos of Turntable Bridge.
@trainclaude2 жыл бұрын
I bought the copyright so am unsure of the date of the earliest footage. I shot all the footage with Fall color which was shot in 1991. I am almost certain that turntable bridge was still in place in 1991.
@prowordsmith2 жыл бұрын
@@trainclaude - Thank you very much, Claude. I am still trying to track down all the dates and history for this unusual piece of narrow gauge history.
@danielboone37702 жыл бұрын
Thanks for updating this! I love this train. What a sight.
@mikeskinner13242 жыл бұрын
someone should open an Oxygen Bar on the peak, I have never felt that sick from lack of oxygen.
@trainclaude2 жыл бұрын
I understand that years ago, oxygen was carried on the train. I heard they stopped when changes in the law would require that each train have nurse on board to administer the oxygen. I do not know if this is true or not.
@hiworldstephensonultranate2902 жыл бұрын
wow out othis world am saving this send it again i read about n d Irish that played tr part am tired now 0.48am 9th March brian Ireland
@jcee22592 жыл бұрын
THe railroad offers the best transport of population moving to rising sea levels. Few seaports have this heavy carry ability. To move infrastructure out of present tidal reach. It would be extended when Alaska must move a population inland. Canada also has the same future tidal concerns,
@trainclaude2 жыл бұрын
I never thought of that. An interesting and important thought on the use of railroads.
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My great grandfather went to colorado in 1888 to work on the railway
Read russian america.
I have been to eureka springs several times over last 20 years. But i was never lucky enough to see a steam engine operating. They had one sitting on display but it was in poor condition. Not sure if this is the same one in this video. Makes me wonder how old is this video? Now days they pull the cars with a small deisel electric switcher. Rhanks for the video.
great video .
All the track from Carcross to Whitehorse still exists
This is an incredible fascinating film. I thought the conversations/interviews of the former engineer near the latter part of the film was fascinating.
This is great, but why does it have an ALCo diesel bell?
I Love Toy Trains 10 brought me here, and it was a beautiful train.
hi @trainclaude, i live in switzerland and i am very interested by this film. Is there a way to contact you directly ?
great video Joaquim Antunes São Paulo Brasil
Claude is there a dvd version of this vhs program?
I remember getting this on DVD when I visited the Cog Railway in 2004. The DVD also had programs about the Georgetown Loop Railroad, White Pass and Yukon Route, and Eureka Springs and North Arkansas Railway.
Great railroad.there in 06
Awesome footage. As of 2023 they WP&Y does run to Carcross, B.C. @ 37:13-37:19 2 East Broad Top RR Hopper Cars purchased in 1968 are visible.
I hope the engines are alright!!! I know the railroad has been closed for 2 years, but I’d hate to hear that these Hawaiian beauties were broken.
The 201 now resides on display at the restored train depot in Anna Texas
The yellow metal that makes the white man crazy!!!
My wife and I rode this in 2003. It was a great ride and the operation was very well run. I was saddened to not only hear about its passing, but that Lahaina apparently burned to the ground during the massive fires in August 2023. Nothing we remover from that trip is there now... 😢
The Sugar Cane Train. It’s another cool heritage railroad. My Uncle Mark and Auntie Kelly were at this narrow gauge railroad back in 2012, two years prior of it being closed down in August 2014. The railroad was abandoned until 2016 when they had started to reopen the railroad. I did got to see their Santa Express event back in 2018. Today they are currently working on restoring the railroad back in service again soon.
With Lahaina badly burned and most of the historic town mostly destroyed, the train is one of the very last historic treasures still standing thanks to the fact that the engines Anaka and Myrtle live in Kaanapali and were out of the fire's path as was the Trestle. With that being said, the locals will most likely want to keep the train, and will probably fight to hold onto one of the last historic treasures that was spared from the horrible fire.
@@Chris9017 So the whole railroad and the locomotives have survived there.
@@nathancorcoran5347 Most likely the section from Kaanapali to just passed the trestle along with all the equipment are the pieces that survived. The section in Lahaina along with the Lahaina Depot and turntable were all destroyed.
@@Chris9017 Are they planning on building new replicas of both the station and turntable?
@@nathancorcoran5347 No idea unfortunately.
Brilliant use of music! Especially with the opening with Spring; perfect for capturing an epic mountain setting!
Thank you for your kind words about the music. Claude
Very interesting!
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
they also this train in i love toy trains part 10
Anyone have an update? I saw it is no longer for sale anyone know what happened?
I heard they are selling the locomotives and going to take it apart to make it into a hotel.
@@legotech7268Actually they are rebuilding the railroad back in operational service again with a opening of full operations on their entire system.
@@legotech7268and keeping their old locomotives there for service.
@@nathancorcoran5347 why then has the track continued to rot.
@@legotech7268They are currently in the process of removing the old tracks with new ones to keep the railroad running again sometime in the future.
Great adventure in 1998 we were in Sagway Alaska and there were banners saying 1898 to 1998 100th anniversary for the train ⛏️🤔
I still find railroad spikes and bolts all over the old right of way near Hartsel and Antero. Still looking for the elusive glass telegraph insulators.
What happened to the Rotary Snow Plow now?
They are both out of service but I don't know where they physically are located.
@@trainclaude there is one at the Cumbers & Toltec that has returned to life.
Is this on DVD?
It was on DVD but has not been available for many years. Maybe you can find a used one through an amazon.com search.
They should put a steam engine back in service
Agreed. Steam loco No. 4 last ran in scheduled revenue service in 1959. It was used as a steam source for melting ice in 1964. It was put back into service for excursions in the mid-1980s which is when I shot this video. It is out of service now because the complete $100 million rebuild of the railroad in 2017-2019 included a change in the the type of rack rail along the entire line. The steam loco cog gear would have to change to match the new rack rail as well as its mounting (probably). The railroad has talked about doing this but it is very low priority. Last I heard, the loco is on display at Williams, Arizona, the southern end of the Grand Canyon Railroad. The matching steam coach was in Pueblo, Colorado. The other problem would be schedule. The newly rebuilt railroad will carry twice as many passengers as the old railroad so track time will be tighter. When I rode steam excursions in the 1980s and 1990s, they were always on an Autumn weekday when track time was plentiful. I remember one trip when we just stopped on the mainline, got out and had a picnic in a meadow next to the railroad! I doubt that will ever happen again.
The background music is right out if the 70's.
The music is from a Hollywood composer and he created the music track in the late 1980s so you are very close!
RIP
Amen. It was such a well-run operation under previous owner. I never saw it in person but used to socialize with Gary Getman at TRAIN conventions when Gary was in charge at the LK&P. I had several friends with the LK&P. Now I am sorry I never went in person.
Well at least the railroad is currently getting work on back to service again. So there is no RIP.
To be honest.
It sure is a good thing they have old 73 working, and 70 at Dollywood as well.
Seeing two class 70s or even s-118s on a snowblower train must have been quite a sight. There’s currently two surviving class 70s in operation, albeit on different sides of the US.
Nice visuals, annoying music.
Interesting to see what the White Pass & Yukon railroad was like back in the day. This documentary clip is very nice.
How do we know they called it "son of a gun " hill? Seems like a cleaned up politically correct version of what an 1891 fireman would've have called it....
When the conductors tell this story, they are talking to a train full of families so they cleaned up the phrase. This video was primarily sold by the conductors on the train. You are absolutely correct, the original phrase was more "colorful."
I figured. I received this video after my trip in 1993. As I've grown I've become more interested in local history as a native born Coloradoan. The caliber of many people who were here in 1891 is fascinating. Most of whom were not wealthy vacationing Easterners and European but the people who had the mettle to survive beyond the Mississippi in the worst conditions imaginable.
kzread.info/dash/bejne/f6Om2qZwgNuditY.html
What's the status on this railroad Is it going to come back or is it unfortunately going to be abandoned?
Sadly, the railway was sold off as developers bought the land along the right of way. The engine and tracks are to be sold; though idk who and what is sold. I just hope that wherever these engines and equipment goes, that they’ll be put to good use elsewhere.
@@exempligratia101 if I remember correctly, there is a railroad museum elsewhere in the Hawaiian islands that has train trips using narrow gauge diesels although they don’t have any operating steam locomotives at the moment. They have steam engines on display and I suppose it’s possible that the old sugarcane train locomotives, and rollingstock might go there. Honestly, I hope that they remain in the Hawaiian islands as long as they can get restored back to service because while I have never been to Hawaii, I do think that it is quite a shame that those pieces of history aren’t able to contribute to the preservation of their State history. If I had to choose what would happen to them, I would have that they would be restored elsewhere in Hawaii, or at the very least I hope that they end up in safe hands.
Actually guys they are currently getting the railroad back in service.
@@nathancorcoran5347 where did you learn this?
@@lucasquintanilla1673 By various news about the railroad.
The engineers don't wave from the trains anymore, not they did back in 1954.
👇
Thank YOU ! I hitch Hiked The Alcan to White horse and then Dawson city. 1974 ish
You are welcome. Glad to hear of your adventure.
Unnmmmmm im a fan
Hi Mandy. This was taped in 1991 which when the railroad was prosperous and well run. That it is not the case now. It is more run down than well run. Assuming it is even running anymore, it is not the railroad that this tape remembers.
Great video : pity there wasn’t some after photos of what the track way looks now or if some of the old depots remain. Andy from Australia.
Glad you liked it. After I retired I decided to slowly post some of the best still photos I have taken. I have hiked much of the Colorado Midland grade and photos are posted on my Facebook page named "Tracking Claude's Trains." The earliest post is titled "Colorado Midland Rwy, Hagerman Tunnel East Portal." There are two more posts covering the area Manitou to Cripple Creek and Hartsel to Leadville. I intend to post one more group of photos sometime in the next few months, It will cover Hagerman Tunnel West Portal to Basalt. I also post photos of other railroads you might like. You might try this link to get to this page: facebook.com/Tracking-Claudes-Trains-105019301280081.
Absolutely fantastic. Thank you for posting.
You are welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
What year was this filmed. It has one of the very few, very rare videos of Turntable Bridge.
I bought the copyright so am unsure of the date of the earliest footage. I shot all the footage with Fall color which was shot in 1991. I am almost certain that turntable bridge was still in place in 1991.
@@trainclaude - Thank you very much, Claude. I am still trying to track down all the dates and history for this unusual piece of narrow gauge history.
Thanks for updating this! I love this train. What a sight.
someone should open an Oxygen Bar on the peak, I have never felt that sick from lack of oxygen.
I understand that years ago, oxygen was carried on the train. I heard they stopped when changes in the law would require that each train have nurse on board to administer the oxygen. I do not know if this is true or not.
wow out othis world am saving this send it again i read about n d Irish that played tr part am tired now 0.48am 9th March brian Ireland
THe railroad offers the best transport of population moving to rising sea levels. Few seaports have this heavy carry ability. To move infrastructure out of present tidal reach. It would be extended when Alaska must move a population inland. Canada also has the same future tidal concerns,
I never thought of that. An interesting and important thought on the use of railroads.
Great video!!
Thank you.Glad you enjoyed it.
Thank You for this magnificent video 👌🤗
Glad you liked the video.