Steam Train Doubleheader in Washington

[thirstyfish102]

That p42 should be lucky to be in such great company :)

[cbolanz]

nice video

[gyjg6564167]

Cedar Rapids and Wisconsin Valley!?!

[DanielVolker]

I live right across the river from Vancouver. My Dad and I were driving to catch the train at the Vancouver depot. Of course we missed it. But I swear I saw black smoke from the depot as we crossed the Interstate. We waited @ the station for 15 minutes before we asked an Amtrack worker. He said they were there at 10am. They speed I heard the were running at the must have been past Camas by then! NEXT TIME!!

[robertgift]

Nice steady, well-framed tripod video.

You captured the blinking RXR signal and bell, and the locomotive blowing for the crossing.

Well done!

Thank you.

[York22]

Beautiful sight. I wish these wonderful engines still reigned supreme on America's railroads. Imagine what a sight it would be to see this all the time in small towns and big cites across America from sea to shining sea.

[UNIONPACIFIC1]

MAN THAT ENGINE WAS HAULIN ASS

[brino182]

I wish I were there.

[DASCO2136]

Ok a SP & SP&S 4-8-4s at the front and a Milwuakee Road obersvation car at the rear? thats the wierdest lashup i've ever seen

[pvtjurado]

EDoes anybody know who owns or location of the Milwaukee tail car?

[kschmidt626]

The Skytop Observation Car in the video is the Cedar Rapids and is owned by the Friends of the #261 based in Minneapolis, MN It is used on most of the excursion trains run by Milwaukee Road #261.

[mafarnz]

The best tail car to have, a Milwaukee Road Sky Top lounge!

[dutchtrainmanserie22]

nice video.

[JimTLonW6]

Awesome these US steamers - we don't have anything this size here in the UK! Almost enough to make me visit and travel on some of these specials!

[BenAliGtor]

You have some very nice looking locomotives, however: your Flying Scotsman is simply beautiful.

[JimTLonW6]

Thanks that's very kind of you, we had some really quite small locos that were still pretty powerful, the Great Western's King and Castle class engines are a good example of this. American ones are still awesome though!

[dawnnaYT]

Don't UK trains run the same gauge? So wouldn't the Locos be about the same size?

[JimTLonW6]

Same track guage but it stops there, ours are a maximum 13' high x 8'6" wide (I think), it's the price we pay for building the first ones! The trains are (were) less heavy too, and this meant there was less pressure to build longer locomotives.

[levensregt]

OK but dont forget that US tracks have the sleepers much closer together and thus can handle much more axle load. Unlike continental Europe, US engineers developed their tracks independent from the UK standard.

[UPTRAIN]

If a trip is run under Amtrak auspicies it is considered an Amtrak special, thus is must have an Amtrak locomotive in the consist.

[mjkft22]

Amtrack probabyl wants the helper in case of a breakdown so they don't hold up the line, but if one of those steam engines have a critical part failure, i don't think one Acela diesel is going to help.

i liked the Up844 southern heritage tour becuase 844 was all by itself exept for one grade.

[neomrdo]

Does anyone have video of the daylight in its "freedom train" colors?

[neomrdo]

Nice video. Could do without the Amtrak coupled to the engines. When was this filmed?

[kschmidt626]

I agree with the No Amtrak Engines, but without Amtrak insurance the trip probably wouldn't have happened.

Thanks for the nice comment. Keith

[mjkft22]

awesome!

i know the Daylight is first but whats the second locomotive?

looks like a 4-8-4 or a 2-10-0

[kschmidt626]

Thanks,

The second locomotive is Spokane Portland & Seattle #700 it is also a 4-8-4. The #700 lead the outbound part of the trip.