(HD) UP 844 (9-15-10) Train in the Columbia River Gorge

[indiantrains]

extra ordinary beautiful video with lovely scenery...........5*****

[bswwsb1]

Love the mountains

[MSSpenceProductions]

You make great videos! Keep it up!

Also, nice camcorder. What Kind?

Please Reply!

Thanks MSSpenceProductions

[ervans]

@MSSpenceProductions Thanks, a Canon Vixia HG20

[bcschmerker]

Nicely done on the chug-by vid. BTW, which highway beside the railroad right-of-way, and who was the original owner (presumably since purchased by the UP) of the tracks?

[ervans]

@bcschmerker US Highway 84 and I think Southern Pacific

[bcschmerker]

@ervans I actually suspect it was the Western Pacific, which was known to operate in Washington State. As I understand things, the SP didn't get farther north than Oregon, via he Northwestern Pacific and/or Nevada, California & Oregon subsidiary roads.

[shadowboy24121995]

between 1:05 and 1:15,The steam from the engine seems to go to road and block the visibility of the car-drivers.Isn't that a potential danger to the drivers on the road?Why did they build the track so close to the road?

[ervans]

@shadowboy24121995 Well, they don't have steam engines very often

[shadowboy24121995]

Hi.I love your videos,and i also love trains.May i ask you something?Which Kind of trains are Fast&Cost-effective?Steam-powe­red,Diesel or Electric?

[ervans]

@shadowboy24121995 I think diesel at this time

[46Nailik]

@shadowboy24121995 I would say that Electric locomotives/trains are the most efficient and of course the fastest ones

[shadowboy24121995]

@46Nailik Well,ok.What is the name of the lake in the background?It looks familiar!

[DjSuperSou1]

@46Nailik nope. steam engines are the most efficient one.

[FrogBoyMO]

A steam train in the year 2010. Cool!

[ervans]

@FrogBoyMO Thanks

[Lightwolf333]

Very awesome video man!

[ervans]

@Lightwolf333 Thank you

[SJHsolutions]

My autistic son loves trains. He will sit on you tube ALL DAY watching train video's! Keep them coming! He so much would like to be on this train. "MOM this train is cool. 2010 steam passenger train!"

[ervans]

@SJHsolutions Thank you, great to hear

[SJHsolutions]

My autistic son loves trains. He will sit on you tube ALL DAY watching train video's! Keep them coming!

[crapper1]

i wonder why they had a diesel loco on it ?

i love watching steam trains

[ervans]

@crapper1 Thanks, the diesel is for dynamic braking. I think dynamic braking might be required by law. Also the chance of a mechanical glitch

[cr1901]

That was an amazing vid by you, ervan... wonderful position and a wonderful catch- and I'm a diesel fan :P. If you EVER find Conrail power up there (unlikely, but it could happen), please by all means catch it on video! :)

[ervans]

@cr1901 Thank you for the comment. I uploaded a diesel today from the same spot

[buzzlitebeer21]

I love trains great videos.

[ervans]

@buzzlitebeer21 Thanks

[trainfart]

Awesome video! Thanks for climbing up the hill to make the great shot! :)

[ervans]

@trainfart Thanks, it was good I had the time to climb up there

[trainfart]

@ervans I like it you give all your lifeblood ;)

[legoman762005]

I love your videos ervans. When I was a kid, I always loved counting cars when a train cut a train crossing

[ervans]

@legoman762005 Thanks

[Jonern67]

Excellent video Ervan, you must have one of the best cameras I've seen, the quality is crystal clear. Nice looking steam too, all the American steams are so big and powerful. Thumbs up

[ervans]

@Jonern67 Thanks Jonern, it is good, but want to get a camera with a better zoom. Mine is only a 12x

[adtonko]

huh? was there a Dash (9?) with her?

[GMCobh]

@adtonko Yes, I noticed a diesel too, one car behind 844 at about 1:10 and 1:26. (I would not know what class of diesel it was, though). I don't know if it was providing any power; perhaps it was there as "insurance" in case the steam loco broke down; I don't know.

[tsjay49]

Nice job!

I feel so very blessed by the fact that I witnessed first hand the last days of steam on the Illinois Central in western Kentucky when I spent summers with my grandmother in 1957, 1958, and 1959. If I had been born just two or three years later, I would have been too young when the steam locomotives were retired to remember them. There was a set of tracks just 100 feet from my grandmother's front porch, so I got some real nice looks at those old steam locos.

Tom

[ervans]

@tsjay49 I wish I could of seen that

[BNSF7776]

Great Shot 5*****

[ervans]

@BNSF7776 Thanks

[racing16]

Great shots Ervan I say 2 thumbs!

[ervans]

@racing16 Thanks Chris, good to hear from you

[RadcaMedyczny]

Wonderful, wonderful. Greetings from poland.

[ervans]

@RadcaMedyczny Thank you

[3rdStreetStudio]

Ervan! My Oregon friend, I love your video.

Your running a Canon Vixia too!

Good taste my friend..

The only drawback is they are so tiny people don't know what it is your pointing at them when the camera is on!

[ervans]

@3rdStreetStudio Thanks

[BAGSBANNYO]

fantastic video

[ervans]

@BAGSBANNYO Thank you

[ArrowWolf1984]

Great location and awesome train! I wish I could go out west and see this for myself!

[biggdaddy2001]

i don't get it why they put those blinder looking plates at the front of the engine and why don't this train come to western washington

[X3KtobiK5]

wow super coole Dampflok .. klasse ;-)

[ervans]

@X3KtobiK5 Thanks

[ervans]

@togreektown Thanks Wayne, a little climbing to get the video

[w4mms]

Wow, great video Ervan...very nice!

[ervans]

@w4mms Thanks

[jimmyat460]

Very clear, Great video.

[ervans]

@jimmyat460 Thank you

[robmasterman]

What a wonderful sight Ervan, and great camera work from you....Bob

[ervans]

@robmasterman Thanks Bob, I had to climb up a rocky hill to get that view

[penguingeneral2]

That is absolutely beautiful. I want to see that engine running so badly!

[LiandriStrogg]

:O

OMG That's a train ;)

[ervans]

@LiandriStrogg Thanks

[SkipW]

Excellent backdrop with a smooth pan & Man, That was nice!

[ervans]

@SkipW Thanks Skip, still hard to come up to your videos

[bigjim4life]

wow - beautiful scenery!

[ervans]

@bigjim4life Thanks

[moonwalker5058]

Awesome!!! Wish I could of been there=/

[ervans]

@moonwalker5058 Thanks, nice to hear from you

[gregg227]

LOVE IT

[ervans]

@gregg227 Thank you

[NumberOneCanadian]

wow great shot ervan!

[ervans]

@NumberOneCanadian Thanks

[pwalpar]

Good one, I like it, Great spot Ervan

[ervans]

@pwalpar Thanks Walter

[sgtredbluered]

Super shot and location.

[ervans]

@sgtredbluered Thank you

[photosbychristensen]

cool old steam enginge is be use still love those old staeam engines

[GordonExpress]

Nice. Hopefully they keep the consist this length when it comes back through Idaho.

[ervans]

@GordonExpress I think they will

[iusetano]

An amazing shot. Excellent video.

[ervans]

@iusetano Thanks

[markieman3000]

Haven't seen you in awhile, how have you been?

[ervans]

@markieman3000 Fine just working a lot

[balmesh]

Nice one - the scenery is interesting as well!

[Wibble199]

Wow, beautiful train.

Although why is there a diesel loco after the first carriage?

[bazmataz59]

where is the train in the river it just went past at 1:58 nothing happened this is shit usa u suck !

[guitar446]

very cool shot and great vid as always

[ervans]

@guitar446 Thanks

[luckyowl249]

A Rhine-like sight. GREAT!

[ervans]

@luckyowl249 Thanks

[LDE2100EGM]

Excellent, excellent, excellent! Like + fav.

[ervans]

@LDE2100EGM Thank you

[BNSFCSX1]

great video...that's a piece of history going by..... :)

[ervans]

@BNSFCSX1 Yes, great to see 844

[jaydog7575]

great video as usual!! Beautiful country

[ervans]

@jaydog7575 Thanks

[thomasandrocky]

id be so pissed if that black semi got in my shot and 844 rarly goes up to portland if im correct if im not o well

[ervans]

@thomasandrocky You right 844 does not come here very often and it's hard to find places where something doesn't get in your way

[thomasandrocky]

@ervans the only time i ever remember seein the 844 in portland was when it met the 4449 for the doubleheader

[prayfortruejustice]

0:40 start

1:22 wow, That looked similar to a Lionel engine I had as a kid.

1:09 what is with the sudden emission there? Is this the result of acceleration?

1:15 The truck moving away from the camera on the highway is driving into a blind spot of soot while going around a curve. (bit dangerous)

[ervans]

@prayfortruejustice Yes, it is because of acceleration

[chEaTErJiN]

just a question... whats the point of the vid?

[04smallmj]

@chEaTErJiN For train enthusiasts and people who like historic vehicles I guess.

[CoastStarlight11]

NICE!!!!!

[ervans]

@CoastStarlight11 Thanks

[Kebabkungen3000]

Great video as always :) And the landscape looks truely beatuiful.

[ervans]

@Kebabkungen3000 Thanks, I will do more videos here in the Fall

[NickWilliam89]

It looks like the same locomotive that was in Shining Time Station.

[djmixsound]

excellent !

i also like the way she leaves that car in lots of smoke :)

keep them coming, ervans !

[ervans]

@djmixsound  Thank you

[DeltaPhi79]

That's the longest train I've ever seen her pull...