Grand Canyon Railroad steam doubleheader at the Grand Canyon

[littleevan99]

I've been there in 2008 neat train ride.

[granskare]

one might expect a giant hand to come down to pick up the locos and turn them around...at least that's how it would be in a model set :)

[dwilliss]

My family and I took the steam train to the Grand Canyon a few years back. I've always been a big fan of steam.

It was also fun that bandits attacked the train on the way home. The train stopped for them because, as the guide on our car said, "we can't find actors willing to jump from horseback to a moving train."

[Jamersonde]

To the owners of the GCR: "BRING STEAM BACK!!!!!"""

[romanianb1]

Maybe everyone should bring steam locomotives back... like ozzytrains said... they're great tourist attractions... + that they have quite some pulling power (so maybe they could be used for some freight trains too) and, last but not least... they run on coal (which means that if the world will run out of oil, like they say it will in the future, we could still run them)...

[gaycowboy31]

@Jamersonde AMEM  RIP GCRY STEAM

[Ozzytrains]

Why did they stop running them? Steam engines are a great tourist attraction.

[Triumphrob]

Are you sure they stoped running them? That sucks

[PiratePoltergeist]

It is sad that the Grand Canyon railroad dropped their steam. They will loose a lot of business.I know i wont go back.

[draysunburst]

me and a couple others have started a petition to get these beasts back on track. Xanterra has not weighed their facts carefully, and in doing so basically murdered a peice of history. We are started facebook groups and writing letters to Xanterra's CEO, in an attempt to get these great engines back on track. It will be tough, but it will be at least worth a try.

[gw90isback]

It pisses me off that the grand canyon ended steam!

[lmsasquatch]

The Durango-Silverton Narrow Guage Railroad is cooler.

[nanderv]

Yeah, they DO have steam locomotives in service

[Strasburg1991]

that whistle sounds like 19

[eaglevp]

Great video enjoyed your trip to the Grand Canyon.

[pearldrumsarecool]

I swear I road on that same train I rode in the green car our atendants name was Nichole I road on in July 27,2007

[toad212]

Awesome!

[sanddragon99]

I just finished a ride First Class both ways and it was great! the diesel engine pulled the first ride and we rode the steamer on the way back. Double headers must be a way to ensure power. I cant imagine how they sync such power but they do!

[michatfccjenksok]

There making the steam locomotives run on diesel fuel now! Sad!

[mikes47jeep]

oil burners have been around for quite a while, since at least the 1930's, by the way its not diesel, its mainly reclaimed motor oil, or bunker oil. diesel is too light to use

[riograndedude]

Actually...we're using straight diesel in the steamers now...even with this, they're still straight steam locomotives...just like a oil burning steam locomotive would be

[mikes47jeep]

really? i always thought diesel was too light, dont have much experiance with oil, all the engines ive had any experiance with are coal

[traindude109]

On the Yreka Western we use recycled motor oil or diesel fuel for our steam loco. the firemen prefer the motor oil because it is thicker and burns better than the diesel fuel.

[Taranau]

My 3 and a 1/2 year old daughter is watching this with me.We may HAVE TO GO this summer,just to ride the train.The Grand Canyon will end up a little side trip or something.

[pgatonna]

Taranau, There is one steam trip daily from Memorial Day till Labor day, although catching another double header is unlikely. There are none planned so far for this season. But the trip is a delight. You will have about three hours at the canyon rim. You can also elect to take a bus tour of the rim during that time.