Mallet 110 Steam Locomotive pulling the 1880 Train - June 13, 2001

[otet244]

What's the deal with them going over public road crossings without a headlight burning? Looks like they're just asking for trouble, to me...

Great video, by the way! <:^D

[spajdude]

Cool, but why the low speed?

[WhyAyeMann]

@spajdude super steep grades.

[Gunny761]

@spajdude What WhyAyeMann said, but a couple of other things as well. Trains at most museums don't typically go faster than 15MPH for safety (and because you don't need so much track to get a decent ride). Besides, 110 is a former logging engine, which means it was built for hauling ability and stability over bad track rather than speed.

[spajdude]

@Gunny761 Ah, that explains it.

Too bad we don't have mallet locomotives in normal gauge here in Sweden. Mallets are impressive.

[joneau261]

Great video!