God I love that engine!!! I'm a member of the Yakima Valley Rail & Steam Museum in Toppenish, WA. We'r a Northern Pacific museum and we are almost don restoring our s-4 steam engine. I can't wait to see it on a trip like that. But I've always had a soft spot for the Santa Fe! Santa Fe all the way!!!
I love all steam engines but I must admit that big US steam is by far the most beautiful of them all.West coast to the East coast and all in between.
@Locomotivebreath2009 Never! British steam locomotives are easily the best looking. American ones have far too much stuff going on outside their casing for my liking. Smooth clean looks like the Gresley A3 and A4s every time!
@edj66 This is a matter of opinion, and will never be resolved because it is such an individual opinion. I believe I like North American steam locomotives better based on outward appearance; but when one watches the TORNADO in action this becomes such a small and insignificant matter. My hat's off to the builders of this locomotive. Constructing and operating a new steam locomotive in the 21st century cannot be a small feat by any stretch of the imagination.
I think I might have meant the top speed that it was going to go that day and yes overall its not top speed of that engine. It was once recorded around 105MPH back in the 1930's.
just wondering....is that your wife at the end saying..."i can't belive that steam engine pulled all that so fast",.....if it is then I can't belive her wither or not she is......it could pull ALOT more ALONE alot FASTER but ppl are too stupid today to realize that........:S
Well, it was all over the local news in the days leading to it, and if you're a foamer with the foamer connections the event was discussed for YEARS leading up to it (It was originally scheduled in 2005, but the weekend before the event a structural deficiency was discovered in one of the many old wood trestles on the route, thus the bridge could not safely support the weight of the locomotive... it was repaired in April 2008 and the trip was given the green light to operate a month later)
I know about the hurtles this trip went through for a long time. I may be a foamer, but I'm a crew member w/ connections.I'm curious to know how this guy found out.
That kid will remember this forever.
MangoHombre 3 months ago
No thing beat a steam power locomotive!
Rhino011 7 months ago
Quite charming scene, why not indeed get excited about such a Locomotive.
Absolutely wonderful
drigin1234 1 year ago
Nice video! Great engine!
tdvandy2 1 year ago
That's cool! The kids just love it! Oh ya, so do their (our) childern. :)
switchstand 1 year ago
eh wouldn't say full speed.....
FanRailer 1 year ago
man she has some legs!!
09jrasner703 2 years ago
Cool, the first car was the Silver Splendor!
AmtrakSurfliner768 2 years ago
@AmtrakSurfliner768: it was silver lariat. The splendor wasn't finished w/ it's restoration at that point.
TrainDr101 1 year ago
The 3751 has the cleanest exhaust I have ever seen a steam locomotive have.
TheSteamLocomotive 2 years ago 3
@TheSteamLocomotive That was actually the Silver Lariat.
theUP844 1 year ago
@TheSteamLocomotive: As it should be ! (-:
TrainDr101 1 year ago
God I love that engine!!! I'm a member of the Yakima Valley Rail & Steam Museum in Toppenish, WA. We'r a Northern Pacific museum and we are almost don restoring our s-4 steam engine. I can't wait to see it on a trip like that. But I've always had a soft spot for the Santa Fe! Santa Fe all the way!!!
mongo5888 2 years ago
I love all steam engines but I must admit that big US steam is by far the most beautiful of them all.West coast to the East coast and all in between.
Locomotivebreath2009 2 years ago
@Locomotivebreath2009 Never! British steam locomotives are easily the best looking. American ones have far too much stuff going on outside their casing for my liking. Smooth clean looks like the Gresley A3 and A4s every time!
edj66 1 year ago
@edj66 This is a matter of opinion, and will never be resolved because it is such an individual opinion. I believe I like North American steam locomotives better based on outward appearance; but when one watches the TORNADO in action this becomes such a small and insignificant matter. My hat's off to the builders of this locomotive. Constructing and operating a new steam locomotive in the 21st century cannot be a small feat by any stretch of the imagination.
1971Copperhead1968 1 year ago
@edj66
well, that is the whole point of Steam locomotive.
you can see the workings from the out side.
all the linkages and rods moving back and forth, and steam and smoke
spewing out for all to see.
that's what makes them so cool.
if you cover them up with smooth metal skins and hide everything from view,
how is that different from a diesel?
simhopp 9 months ago
that's sure as hell not "full speed" for the 3751!
fasionbug 3 years ago 2
that is a light stroll with a stack of feathers behind it.
3254man 3 years ago 5
that kind of running is a joke to 3751
3254man 3 years ago 3
I think I might have meant the top speed that it was going to go that day and yes overall its not top speed of that engine. It was once recorded around 105MPH back in the 1930's.
SSW8040 2 years ago 3
Fantastic. Happily, I am old enough for having seen such scenes almost daily until I was 15.
bdkebek 3 years ago
just wondering....is that your wife at the end saying..."i can't belive that steam engine pulled all that so fast",.....if it is then I can't belive her wither or not she is......it could pull ALOT more ALONE alot FASTER but ppl are too stupid today to realize that........:S
trainman932 3 years ago
I think "stupid" may be a little harsh. They just don't know. I think it's cool she was so excited about it.
ctgott1 3 years ago 7
I think that the words uninformed are better used than "stupid"
Robkat3751 3 years ago 3
nice
atsf484number3751 3 years ago
Neat that it hauled the regular Amtrak run.
I've been in the locomotive cab videoing grade crossings. Scary because we were going 90 mph and trees obscure the crossings until you're there.
robertgift 3 years ago
How did you find out about that run?
TrainDr101 3 years ago
Well, it was all over the local news in the days leading to it, and if you're a foamer with the foamer connections the event was discussed for YEARS leading up to it (It was originally scheduled in 2005, but the weekend before the event a structural deficiency was discovered in one of the many old wood trestles on the route, thus the bridge could not safely support the weight of the locomotive... it was repaired in April 2008 and the trip was given the green light to operate a month later)
Jaanfo 3 years ago
I know about the hurtles this trip went through for a long time. I may be a foamer, but I'm a crew member w/ connections.I'm curious to know how this guy found out.
MW
TrainDr101 3 years ago