I know this is a bit geeky, but the front and rear connecting rods are moving almost simultaneously at times, then later they're almost exactly opposite each other in travel. Could that be through different steel tyre wear altering the wheel size slightly? Wont be a life altering answer, I'm just curious.
@wheelsdown1 So they seem - actually, I don't know nothing about locomotives, but maybe those position differences between rods arose when the machine started to move. I suppose the steam presure can be steered independently for its two triple or rather their cylinders (2 circuit?) and another one got more steam and span/slipped..
"Wont be a life altering answer" - Heh heh, waite and see when steam-headed loco freaks see my "answer.."
@OttovonEarth thanks for your thoughts lets hope you don't start end up with the equivalent of a fattwa against you from the loco-heads. Thinking about it, it could be slight slippage from one set when pulling away? ie a tiny bit of wheel spin from one set of wheels? Its a monster loco though, very impressive.
@wheelsdown1 "..it could be slight slippage from one set when pulling away? ie a tiny bit of wheel spin from one set of wheels?"
Yes, that's what meant tho' I couldn't express it good enough. I'll keep in mind the fatwa thing when I approach a railroad crossing the next time - never know whether a furious engineer a.k.a. steam ayatollah stalking me there.. I drive a modular combination which is ca. 25m meter long and that's why a pretty good target for these loco missiles.
What a great piece of filming of a beautiful subject. Now have a look at the world's newest steam loco. Built in UK from scratch and completed in 2008 after 18 years of planning, "Tornado" is seen on her first mainline speed tests. Just search on 60163 Tornado.
@OttovonEarth This is a Challenger Series loco... The UP Big Boy is the largest loco in the world it is a 4-8-8-4 truck set up... Search it out... There is still one in Scranton PA...
What was on fire, and why did it catch again later? ...and how did the engine crew know...did the chasecar advise them by radio? What was typical speed? Very decent camera work...compliments to chasecar team and videographer. Most Impressive!
What i don't understand is why is that diesel locomotive doing behind challenger it don't need it but if ya look closely you can see it pushing on the hills??????
These engines were engineering marvels in the day. Hell, still are. Over a million pounds of engine and tender powered by water and heat. Seems funny seeing this engine pulling passenger cars. These "Challenger" 4-6-6-4 engines were heavy service freight engines, as were the larger "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 engines. Unfortunately, there are no operational Big Boy engines left. Only static displays.
@davejoshmom1 What is this obsession Americans have with talking down other nations while at the same time thinking it is their right to stick their nose in their affairs.
le mariage parfait. Suggestion: open these two in parallel windows. so that the sound can be be matched to taste. Superdelicious. Hopefully someone skilled could make it in one clip with automatic repetition.
David Waterman i saw the Big Boy wen i went to The Chiyane UP shops and i went in the challenger. those drivers are like the 2 standing on end thats how tall they are
The comment that any 'Big Boy' locomotive may or may not be in running condition is true. The understanding that the 3985 is considered a Big Boy is actually false. The 3985 is lighter, shorter, cylinders have smaller displacement, and is referred to as a 'Challenger'. Any UP loco numbered 4000 or higher is a Big Boy. Sub-4000 numbered locos are Challengers.
The 4985 is based in Cheyenne, WY. It has a GPS that you can track online at UP.com Firing the locomotive: It was built with a coal hopper and an auger system much like a pellet stove in a house. In the '60's some were converted to oil. The 3985 was converted back and restored in 2008; It was at the head of the train for the Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus in 2010 on the run from Cheyenne to Denver. The 3985 is very much maintained in operating condition. Any other opinion is,opinion.
No, these great magnificent beasts are not in operation anymore. Diesel electrics replaced them some 50 years ago in cargo traffic. 25 Big Boys were built in the 1940s, but I don't know if any are still running today, or even if this one is maintained in near-operating condition. (You can see that it's not been maintained in operating condition because, well, it catches fire).
As to the speed limit, these things weren't built for speed, but for immense hauling capacity.
Was there a line of cars running with the train? Was it carrying passengers or are the old cars just for decor? Was it pulling the diesel or was diesel pushing 3985? If diesel *was* pushing...why? 3985 seemed to be under power, but couldn't tell if diesel was or not. Man! I gotta be careful or this could become a hobby it's *so* awesome!
@ProChoiceJesus yes the Challenger was pulling the train, the diesel was just in case it broke down.. and there's a line of cars behind it, because it's an excursion train.. people want to ride behind a steam locomotive in operation, especially a big one like a 4-6-6-4 Challenger..
So, I'm an aircraft mechanic & pilot with a passion for reciprocating, radial, & rotary engines, and virtually anything old, in aviation & otherwise, even though I'm not *that* old (44).
I am curious to know...are these old engines (not just this one, but the many other oldies still operating) used commercially to haul cargo, or mainly/solely for recreational/historical/sentimental purposes? How fast was this run & were *you* busting the speed limit?
Beautiful locomotive! Do they still operate it today? I hope so. We have the K4 here in Altoona, Pa in pieces still. Maybe someday they will get her running again.
@LoneSniperSG I also think that it helps the steam engine......at some rate anyways.....I mean I am sure UP doesn't want the steam loco being subjected to much stress as it would take a lot to repair her.
I'm seriously sitting here in awe. What a machine. I love the air horn too with the steam coming through it. Dammit man why can't these still be running? God what a sound.
If there WAS a fire sxomewhere outside of the firebox it surely wasn't obvious from this video footage! The loco stopped briefly but that's all I saw !
@davejoshmom1 Sounds like the UK Blues. We've imported carp for 20 years after successive governments have run our own industries into the ground by encouraging cheep foreign imports. Not allowed to have pride. We live in a global village. Bull!. We gave the world railways and today we import Japanese kits to be "Built in Britain". If our forefathers could this 'Land fit for Heroes'. We're an Ocean apart but I think we share the same pain. All is not lost: Google :The Patriot Project (UK)
Look at that. What's being manufactured in America today that will still be operable and revered as part of our engineering heritage come a half-century from now?
@NationalCrafter Since the steam trains are considered "Historic", they no longer run then at full power. The other engines are helper engines for inclines where they would need the extra power they are not allowed to apply with the steam train.
The Germans since being children are constantly being trained in the method of topping statements and then mocking both the original and the exaggerated "deja vue" statement. As a result they do not even know how to react properly.
They are growing up in virtual reality being accustomed to telling lies to cover up torture, rape and murder by their State.
The German BND had tortured my brother Markus Bott during five and a half years. He was assassinated on 11.7.09 because of our homepage.
My great grandfather use to work for a railroad company and he loved it according to family members my grandfather lives right infront of the tracks so every summer u would see trains of different sizes and stuff drive by its a pretty cool sight =)
@mrdavros100 - yes they still run. Union Pacific (UP) runs two steam trains for special events. You can find their schedule on UP's website under 'special trains' and then 'steam'. UP runs this 3985 and a smaller 844. The 844 will be in New Mexico and Arizona this fall (Oct/Nov of 2011).
I'm confident the dislikes are because you don't cover the whole train to give the hierarchy of the engine. You kept the camera on the engine for the whole 20 minutes, you gotta figure out filmography means including the full picture, all the elements of a subject. You gotta work on filmography.
@Zahn ... who cares about filmography. Skip Weythman is dedicated to bringing the best when comes to chasing the UP steam locomotives. He captures these breathing, living machines better than anyone.
@trespire You do realize that the Big Boys were a 4000 series right? This is a Challenger Series.....they are 2 different beasts altogether. Challenger's are 4-6-6-4 where as Big Boy's are 4-8-8-4.
@Simonwannabe Thanks for the correction, I didn't know there was a difference. I don't live in the States but I do appreciate a well designed machine. Articulated steam locomotives appear to have been one of the pinnacles of steam power engineering, a classical example of a utilitarian design solution of form following function, no frills attached, it is what it is while offering no apologies. It's black, sooty & noisy but it fulfills what its meant to do, making it in my eyes a thing of beauty.
@NordButjer ich würd lieber mal die Bigboy in action sehen aber weder ein HD video noch das real life wird mir das vergnügen bereiten :( nur ein paar alte videos :(
Eternally grateful to you for uploading this video. Here in the UK we may have had the fastest steam loco, but they could never pull loads like this monster.What a beautiful piece of engineering!!!
So is that two six eight wheelers slammed together?
alanyoung2 1 day ago
That has to be the best 21.17 I have ever spent watching a train. What a fantastic pice of kit. Thanks for the share SkipW
fantasia33884 2 days ago
"As soon as this thing hits 88 MPH...your going to see some serious shit"
canktm11 2 days ago 5
@canktm11 LOL Back to the Future doc controls the delorean with remote control with Einstein inside.
rexman971 10 hours ago
so what if it's not the biggest? it's still a beautiful sight :)
TheGayeric 3 days ago
true americana there.
LordMMX66MHz 5 days ago
What a magnificent machine..
leaturk11 1 week ago
I know this is a bit geeky, but the front and rear connecting rods are moving almost simultaneously at times, then later they're almost exactly opposite each other in travel. Could that be through different steel tyre wear altering the wheel size slightly? Wont be a life altering answer, I'm just curious.
wheelsdown1 1 week ago
@wheelsdown1 So they seem - actually, I don't know nothing about locomotives, but maybe those position differences between rods arose when the machine started to move. I suppose the steam presure can be steered independently for its two triple or rather their cylinders (2 circuit?) and another one got more steam and span/slipped..
"Wont be a life altering answer" - Heh heh, waite and see when steam-headed loco freaks see my "answer.."
OttovonEarth 6 days ago
@OttovonEarth thanks for your thoughts lets hope you don't start end up with the equivalent of a fattwa against you from the loco-heads. Thinking about it, it could be slight slippage from one set when pulling away? ie a tiny bit of wheel spin from one set of wheels? Its a monster loco though, very impressive.
wheelsdown1 6 days ago
@wheelsdown1 "..it could be slight slippage from one set when pulling away? ie a tiny bit of wheel spin from one set of wheels?"
Yes, that's what meant tho' I couldn't express it good enough. I'll keep in mind the fatwa thing when I approach a railroad crossing the next time - never know whether a furious engineer a.k.a. steam ayatollah stalking me there.. I drive a modular combination which is ca. 25m meter long and that's why a pretty good target for these loco missiles.
OttovonEarth 5 days ago
Oh what a beautiful sight, Someday I hope I can see a Challenger up close and running. Great Video Thanks
JohnnyNCindy 1 week ago
What a great piece of filming of a beautiful subject. Now have a look at the world's newest steam loco. Built in UK from scratch and completed in 2008 after 18 years of planning, "Tornado" is seen on her first mainline speed tests. Just search on 60163 Tornado.
or youtube.com/watch?v=jpXtQX0NZM
whigwood 1 week ago
"When the world's largest steam locomotive is on fire you don't park it in the center of town" .. but if possible, close to oil reservoirs - 00:50
OttovonEarth 1 week ago
@OttovonEarth This is a Challenger Series loco... The UP Big Boy is the largest loco in the world it is a 4-8-8-4 truck set up... Search it out... There is still one in Scranton PA...
Koneal2 6 days ago
@Koneal2
There is also a Big Boy in Laramie WY. Down town in a park.
wamm367 2 days ago
What was on fire, and why did it catch again later? ...and how did the engine crew know...did the chasecar advise them by radio? What was typical speed? Very decent camera work...compliments to chasecar team and videographer. Most Impressive!
Ronplucksstrings 1 week ago
Is that a DXCC behind the tender? Man, 21 minutes flew by - what an enjoyable video. Thank you.
kellingc 1 week ago
Ahhhh.... I see now... very cool....
DrDruidKJunior 1 week ago
Is that a pair of EMDs that are pushing? What was the manifest?
DrDruidKJunior 1 week ago
@DrDruidKJunior probably the business special
alexander1485 1 week ago
What a thing of beauty!!!
DrDruidKJunior 1 week ago
nice!
crazytaxi1000 1 week ago
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how much weight this train 3985 without a coal and water
bestamerica 1 week ago
Why was the train dumping so much water??
talfacprez 1 week ago
Is this a "Big Boy" locomotive? I thought the Big Boy's started numbering at 4000.
tlfrantz1 1 week ago
@tlfrantz1 Actually its a challenger... big boys have an 4-8-8-4 set up... this challenger only has a 4-6-6-4 set up
Rednckchristmas 1 week ago
Anal
idiotshowtwo 2 weeks ago
How fast were you clocking this beast? 45 - 50 mph?
DenPay 2 weeks ago
This thing is so cool!
074377623 2 weeks ago
wow worlds largest steam loco and worlds largest diesel loco.
dtmwalkthroughs 2 weeks ago
I love classic trains they are beautiful.
PREZILLA2009 2 weeks ago
This will be the way to travel when the zombie-asteroid-solar flare apocalypse happens and there is no more diesel or gasoline.. Fantasic machine.
npsit1 2 weeks ago
There is just something that looks so good about steel moving that fast. Please, don't ever let Steam Locomotives fade into history.
Jagg2305 3 weeks ago 28
@Jagg2305 I DONT THEY VERY WILL FADE BECAUSE JUST MAYBE THEY MAY COME BACK INTO FULL USE AGAIN
SuperDemonbunny 3 weeks ago
@SuperDemonbunny NO WAY, will steam come back. To expensive and ineffecient I am a former UP Hoghead.
johnrobel 2 weeks ago
@Jagg2305 that's impossible for that to happen
RiverOfSteel 2 weeks ago
I love how the Challenger pulls the DD40x.I''m curious how they sync, though.
jasinicus1 3 weeks ago
@jasinicus1 Same way the 4449 does it, there are controls for desiel helpers in the cab of the stream engine.
Truthseeker4449 3 weeks ago
@omahjohn I think it's water that condensed on the boiler
Qmann98 3 weeks ago
@Qmann98 i think that condensed water that floods as a emition better it would return to the evaporation chamber, so is a lot of water saved. :)
TheJacklopz 2 weeks ago
@omahjohn I think it's the water that condenses in the boiler
Qmann98 3 weeks ago
what is that water spilling out the side
omahjohn 3 weeks ago
What i don't understand is why is that diesel locomotive doing behind challenger it don't need it but if ya look closely you can see it pushing on the hills??????
hardytrucker 1 month ago
@hardytrucker the diesel locomotive is there for braking
farmhand24 4 weeks ago
There is also a DDA40X behind the Challenger. To round out this pic, the Big Blow should have been along for the ride too.
thegreenerthemeaner 1 month ago
These engines were engineering marvels in the day. Hell, still are. Over a million pounds of engine and tender powered by water and heat. Seems funny seeing this engine pulling passenger cars. These "Challenger" 4-6-6-4 engines were heavy service freight engines, as were the larger "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 engines. Unfortunately, there are no operational Big Boy engines left. Only static displays.
GunBroker100 1 month ago
My grandpa Ream was a firemen on 1 of these big boys
jmream1 1 month ago
4-6-6-4
gboykrs 1 month ago
i got to see big boy in cheyenne my grand father is the manger of union pacifc
Jonazz321 1 month ago
Shame those big steamers only had a short run before the deasel engines came along
jbswdd 1 month ago
They certainly don't make them like this any more-more's the pity!
Squarerig 1 month ago
How fast can this thing go? Wow
Th3Gam31z0va 1 month ago
@Th3Gam31z0va about 60 to 70 MPH if you are in britin im not sure how many KPH sorry
CreeperSsssMC 1 month ago
beautiful steamster
drisdrisdrisdris 1 month ago
@davejoshmom1 With Unions who protected workers wages instead of allowing them to be eroded.
flyingpigstuff 1 month ago
@davejoshmom1 What is this obsession Americans have with talking down other nations while at the same time thinking it is their right to stick their nose in their affairs.
Realfoxhawk 1 month ago
what state is this in i need to live there
peterbiltxr379 1 month ago
@peterbiltxr379 its Wyoming
ilovelegosyayXD76 1 month ago
le mariage parfait. Suggestion: open these two in parallel windows. so that the sound can be be matched to taste. Superdelicious. Hopefully someone skilled could make it in one clip with automatic repetition.
p4o3n 1 month ago
whoa, wait....AND a DD40X!?!?!?!?!!!!!!
mercenary454 1 month ago
David Waterman i saw the Big Boy wen i went to The Chiyane UP shops and i went in the challenger. those drivers are like the 2 standing on end thats how tall they are
RedwoodValleyFreak 1 month ago
at 4:28 u can see him injecting
RedwoodValleyFreak 1 month ago
but will it blend?
brandonkr 1 month ago
what is the speed?
pgzoet 1 month ago
Very, very nice!! What a beast!!
pgzoet 1 month ago
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the Challenger closly resembles a "Big Boy" except for 6-6 drive wheels versus 8-8 on the "Big Boy".
rstthomas 1 month ago
the Challenger closes resembles a "Big Boy" except for 6-6 drive wheels versus 8-8 on the "Big Boy"/.
rstthomas 1 month ago
What kind of speeds is this beast clocking?
patronza 1 month ago
Absolutely stunning!!!!!
schrap72 1 month ago
@Cyclist051 I would say it is flames from the fire box, you realy see it on coal burnners.
willibill1 1 month ago
Was this the time she rescued the diesel excursion train?
katseke 1 month ago
Big train. 8)
CathodeAddict 1 month ago
I used to live by the tracks when I was a kid, and during WWII. Saw stuff like that many times every day. Them were the days.
GutpileCharlie 2 months ago
thanks for sounds!
Quaresma88140 2 months ago
Impressive!
ABrandsma 2 months ago
under union pacific it says made in china
yourmaker13 2 months ago
@yourmaker13 Skrew you.
maxm2317 1 month ago
Ok. I saw the fire. But does anyone know what caused it?
BTW Absolutely great video.
panhandle55 2 months ago
Holy Moly... and a DD40-X at the back... two Monsters on one train!!!
Dammed... would have loved to see that live!
ificouliwould 2 months ago
@ Unguidetone
...to your question... as it concearns to me... NO u'r NOT the only one!!! ;o))))
I love that old Steammonsters, in my opinion, there are much to less out there!
ificouliwould 2 months ago
The comment that any 'Big Boy' locomotive may or may not be in running condition is true. The understanding that the 3985 is considered a Big Boy is actually false. The 3985 is lighter, shorter, cylinders have smaller displacement, and is referred to as a 'Challenger'. Any UP loco numbered 4000 or higher is a Big Boy. Sub-4000 numbered locos are Challengers.
346and844 2 months ago
The 4985 is based in Cheyenne, WY. It has a GPS that you can track online at UP.com Firing the locomotive: It was built with a coal hopper and an auger system much like a pellet stove in a house. In the '60's some were converted to oil. The 3985 was converted back and restored in 2008; It was at the head of the train for the Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus in 2010 on the run from Cheyenne to Denver. The 3985 is very much maintained in operating condition. Any other opinion is,opinion.
346and844 2 months ago
No, these great magnificent beasts are not in operation anymore. Diesel electrics replaced them some 50 years ago in cargo traffic. 25 Big Boys were built in the 1940s, but I don't know if any are still running today, or even if this one is maintained in near-operating condition. (You can see that it's not been maintained in operating condition because, well, it catches fire).
As to the speed limit, these things weren't built for speed, but for immense hauling capacity.
pryletoncyo 2 months ago
the UP 4-8-8-4 BigBoy is the largest steam loco
lego3691 2 months ago
@lego3691 Largest running I would say he meant
bigboy4016 2 months ago
Was there a line of cars running with the train? Was it carrying passengers or are the old cars just for decor? Was it pulling the diesel or was diesel pushing 3985? If diesel *was* pushing...why? 3985 seemed to be under power, but couldn't tell if diesel was or not. Man! I gotta be careful or this could become a hobby it's *so* awesome!
ProChoiceJesus 2 months ago
@ProChoiceJesus yes the Challenger was pulling the train, the diesel was just in case it broke down.. and there's a line of cars behind it, because it's an excursion train.. people want to ride behind a steam locomotive in operation, especially a big one like a 4-6-6-4 Challenger..
dundonrl 1 month ago
So, I'm an aircraft mechanic & pilot with a passion for reciprocating, radial, & rotary engines, and virtually anything old, in aviation & otherwise, even though I'm not *that* old (44).
I am curious to know...are these old engines (not just this one, but the many other oldies still operating) used commercially to haul cargo, or mainly/solely for recreational/historical/sentimental purposes? How fast was this run & were *you* busting the speed limit?
ProChoiceJesus 2 months ago
i would hate to fire that thing ive fired 80 ton shay locamotives and that takes alot of time and its only what one 10th of the size of that thing
jeremylee99100 2 months ago
Beautiful locomotive! Do they still operate it today? I hope so. We have the K4 here in Altoona, Pa in pieces still. Maybe someday they will get her running again.
mahdlh 2 months ago
The Challengers were actually used by the railroads to help the Diesels up and over mountain passes.
spectresquad 2 months ago
So how fast was the train going? I mean it looks like it was really hauling at times.
Simonwannabe 2 months ago
Beautiful piece of machinery. Does this train still run excursions? What's with the diesel loco it appears to be hauling?
Thanks so much for posting.
phillips88gmail 2 months ago
@phillips88gmail thats for head end power to teh cars
mello27 2 months ago
@phillips88gmail The diesel is there to supply power for the passenger cars and to assist with dynamic braking
LoneSniperSG 2 months ago
@LoneSniperSG I also think that it helps the steam engine......at some rate anyways.....I mean I am sure UP doesn't want the steam loco being subjected to much stress as it would take a lot to repair her.
Simonwannabe 2 months ago
That is a long locamotive o_o 2x the size then i thought
pacman1866 2 months ago
VERYNICE RIDING
rafi17in 2 months ago
Редко такой длинный локомотив можно увидеть !
Wessexify 2 months ago
I'm seriously sitting here in awe. What a machine. I love the air horn too with the steam coming through it. Dammit man why can't these still be running? God what a sound.
michaelhpedersen 2 months ago 11
@michaelhpedersen there still run..go to upsteam.com..they run every year
farmhand24 4 weeks ago
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JRCreations92 2 months ago
I need to take this to school one day!! :]
BTCRAIL101FILMS 2 months ago
CONGRATULACIONES, EXCELENTE VIDEO Y BUENAS IMAGENES, ¡QUE VIVA EL TREN A VAPOR!
enquitisado 3 months ago
If there WAS a fire sxomewhere outside of the firebox it surely wasn't obvious from this video footage! The loco stopped briefly but that's all I saw !
burlingtonbill1 3 months ago
American Iron at it's finest.
Corvairnuts 3 months ago 3
@Corvairnuts britains better
MegaJake619 1 month ago
How did that fire happen?
princenoah21 3 months ago
@princenoah21 It's hot and it burns. =)
trainfart 3 months ago
@trainfart I give in. You totally got me XD
princenoah21 3 months ago
Love those Challenger class locomotives. Great to see the mini Big Boy run...
ShortHillWestern 3 months ago
@davejoshmom1 Sounds like the UK Blues. We've imported carp for 20 years after successive governments have run our own industries into the ground by encouraging cheep foreign imports. Not allowed to have pride. We live in a global village. Bull!. We gave the world railways and today we import Japanese kits to be "Built in Britain". If our forefathers could this 'Land fit for Heroes'. We're an Ocean apart but I think we share the same pain. All is not lost: Google :The Patriot Project (UK)
ChazsmateIII 3 months ago
Nice video. + from Poland.
Kadziu1997 3 months ago
am i the only one masturbating to this?
Unguidedone 3 months ago 41
@Unguidedone No.
thelostrefan908 2 months ago
@Unguidedone
no
Giygas616 2 months ago
@Unguidedone Yeah, dude. This shit is...
*Puts on sunglasses*
...really hot.
YYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
12ohan 2 months ago
@Unguidedone GET THAT COMMENT DOWN NOW
doedante99 2 months ago
@doedante99 ummm no so gtfo rofl
Unguidedone 2 months ago
@Unguidedone TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE, MAN! KEEP THAT SHIT TO YOURSELF!
maxm2317 1 month ago
@maxm2317 your such a girl
Unguidedone 1 month ago
I am
RedwoodValleyFreak 1 month ago
@RedwoodValleyFreak youtube = full of normal people :D
Unguidedone 1 month ago
@Unguidedone No mate shes wonderfull
burnley5960 1 month ago
i would kill to be able to over so,methingthis awsome by far one of my favorit trains.
SuperDemonbunny 3 months ago
remove that stuipd copyright.
elr2141979 4 months ago
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challanger i saw that exact train when i was 2 i have pictures
iliketrains2 4 months ago
challanger i saw that exact train when i was 2
iliketrains2 4 months ago
how fast was that monster?
TheGreatWurstbrot 4 months ago
Look at that. What's being manufactured in America today that will still be operable and revered as part of our engineering heritage come a half-century from now?
gguru1 4 months ago
why does it have two normal locomotives behind it?
tavis5500 4 months ago
Beautifal train
NationalCrafter 4 months ago
@NationalCrafter Since the steam trains are considered "Historic", they no longer run then at full power. The other engines are helper engines for inclines where they would need the extra power they are not allowed to apply with the steam train.
Classicnovaguy 4 months ago
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The Germans since being children are constantly being trained in the method of topping statements and then mocking both the original and the exaggerated "deja vue" statement. As a result they do not even know how to react properly.
They are growing up in virtual reality being accustomed to telling lies to cover up torture, rape and murder by their State.
The German BND had tortured my brother Markus Bott during five and a half years. He was assassinated on 11.7.09 because of our homepage.
wwwtotalitaerde 4 months ago
bigboy!
TheXcaliber223 4 months ago
My great grandfather use to work for a railroad company and he loved it according to family members my grandfather lives right infront of the tracks so every summer u would see trains of different sizes and stuff drive by its a pretty cool sight =)
CrusifictionPlaugue7 4 months ago
There can be no more beautiful site than this glorious steam locomotive charging down the track. Breathtaking!
rosethornil 4 months ago
@rosethornil. A beautiful sight indeed. Also a beautiful sound.
bbcisrubbish 4 months ago
was it hauling passengers?
44652700 4 months ago
If this video doesn't give you a " stiffie ""you must be dead. But this would even wake the dead !!! EXCELLENT video !!!!
singlejeff69 4 months ago
@mrdavros100 - yes they still run. Union Pacific (UP) runs two steam trains for special events. You can find their schedule on UP's website under 'special trains' and then 'steam'. UP runs this 3985 and a smaller 844. The 844 will be in New Mexico and Arizona this fall (Oct/Nov of 2011).
netwiz05 4 months ago
Do this Locos still run?
mrdavros100 4 months ago
this is POWER !…
diesel high speed trains do not compare with steam engine when it comes to the feeling of power it gives …
I loved traveling on steam engine trains when I was a kid !…
thank you so much for this vid'.
vincent7520 4 months ago
Well at least the firebox wasn't on fire ._.;; (If anyone gets that refference, they get a cookie)
trainlover658 4 months ago
@trainlover658 hahahahahaha good one!
darkhound891 4 months ago
"mommy can i have one of those please?" :)
reffstrup 4 months ago
AWESOME! they dont make em like that anymore!
raymondrayban 4 months ago
Magnificent!!
northstar1950 4 months ago
Absolutley brilliant, very orgasmic, I could watch this all day.
slick50848 4 months ago
I'm confident the dislikes are because you don't cover the whole train to give the hierarchy of the engine. You kept the camera on the engine for the whole 20 minutes, you gotta figure out filmography means including the full picture, all the elements of a subject. You gotta work on filmography.
Zahn 4 months ago
@Zahn ... who cares about filmography. Skip Weythman is dedicated to bringing the best when comes to chasing the UP steam locomotives. He captures these breathing, living machines better than anyone.
werksdesign 4 months ago
@werksdesign Most of his filmwork is good, this one was bad.
Zahn 4 months ago
@Zahn ... oh well... I'm one of the 753 who likes it compared to the 21 who don't.
werksdesign 4 months ago
Love that sound!
trekzilladmc 4 months ago
"Big Boys" are magnificent specimens of engineering beauty, especially in motion.
Hope #3985 is being taken good care of and put to work for her keep, machines should be used and maintained to keep them alive.
trespire 4 months ago
@trespire You do realize that the Big Boys were a 4000 series right? This is a Challenger Series.....they are 2 different beasts altogether. Challenger's are 4-6-6-4 where as Big Boy's are 4-8-8-4.
Simonwannabe 2 months ago
@Simonwannabe Thanks for the correction, I didn't know there was a difference. I don't live in the States but I do appreciate a well designed machine. Articulated steam locomotives appear to have been one of the pinnacles of steam power engineering, a classical example of a utilitarian design solution of form following function, no frills attached, it is what it is while offering no apologies. It's black, sooty & noisy but it fulfills what its meant to do, making it in my eyes a thing of beauty.
trespire 2 months ago 3
when i watched the title i thought about the thing completely burning down to the ground misleading title
yorrickwi 4 months ago
man she is holing ass and the driver of car is having trouble keeping up lol
parrarulz1 4 months ago
What a majestic beast
callmebigpapa 4 months ago
Thank you Skip, I admire your handiwork.
I stood at the UP main line X-ing on 09 October 2010 in Sherman, Missouri to experience this sight first hand. AWESOME!!!!
Remember the MOPAC!!!!
animameus 4 months ago
Just a shame to hear that much side rod slap... bearings in the old girl are shot!
kleetus92 4 months ago
Eine tolle Dampflok, hat die einen Düsenantrieb, hört sich so an? ;D
Klasse Video! :D
NordButjer 4 months ago
@NordButjer ich würd lieber mal die Bigboy in action sehen aber weder ein HD video noch das real life wird mir das vergnügen bereiten :( nur ein paar alte videos :(
xam107 4 months ago
@xam107
Leider kann man nicht alles haben, aber wer weiß? :)
NordButjer 4 months ago
@NordButjer jo is halt so ^^
xam107 4 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
you are a moron
gina22872 5 months ago
Fly a SR-71 Blackbird or drive UP#3985? I just don't know.
mindeloman 5 months ago
what is all that water being spewed on the 2nd cylinder?
derail14 5 months ago
@derail14
The water is from an injector. The water is turned on first, then steam (water on first/ off last). The injector injects water to the boiler.
propellanttech 5 months ago
17:00 for fire
natochizmar530 5 months ago
@natochizmar530 No, that's normal smoke from the firebox. The fire is visible under the front of the boiler / smokebox at 1:00
WrathConstantine 4 months ago
It would suck if you were in a car and it hit you at that speed.
BucketSeeker 5 months ago
@BucketSeeker.. Don't get a car in front of a train.. EVER>. Any train.. Maybe this will save your life
harescrambleracer 4 months ago
It would be bad ass to be a railroad engineer
44skillet 5 months ago 15
Eternally grateful to you for uploading this video. Here in the UK we may have had the fastest steam loco, but they could never pull loads like this monster.What a beautiful piece of engineering!!!
bruce8558 5 months ago
Why is it that all Engineers seem to use the same whistle "code"? 2-Longs, 1-Short and 2-Longs. That spells "Q" in Morse Code.
erod1944 5 months ago
@erod1944 Its the whistle sequence in the US when they approach a grade crossing, and it's a federal law for it to be sounded that way.
Msts196 5 months ago
I was just waiting for a Curtiss biplane to show up a fly along side !!!!!
panzerabwerkanone 5 months ago
All show, no go
gedebage 5 months ago