He starts off at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee, home to the Oldest Operating Mainline Steamer in America, Southern 2-8-0 #630, built by the American Locomotive Works in Richmond, VA. in February, 1904. #630 is the 2nd oldest operating steamer in Tennessee, second only to Southern 2-8-0 #154 at the Three Rivers Rambler in Knoxville.
@Railskunk136 Your apology is accepted. My mother is a great woman!
The steam locomotive is just a machine. My car is just a machine.
Steam locomotives were a part of an evolving transportation system. They have been documented, filmed & photographed all that is necessary. Preservation of these relics is unnecessary.
It is long past time to junk, scrap, strip, cut & melt them.
The parts are worth plenty if someone will take & sell them.
Gauges & whistles sell on the black market very fast!
@Railskunk136 I spoke to my mother about your suggestion. She has no objection & thinks you may have an idea there.
It is delightful to know that many of these junkers have been scrapped. Now it is time to go back for the rest to cut them apart & melt them.
Any day a steam locomotive is cut apart & melted is a very good day, indeed!
While they await their fate at the hands of the scrappers torch, it is splendid to know that none are in commercial service & many are in financial trouble!
@Cockroach2008 We're all bored of hearing your crap over and over again, please just do us all a favour and crawl into a hole and die, the whole of society would benifit!
Regarding your comment about restoring N&W 611 and feeding her that dumbass cockroach....
I just have one thing to say on that.....
CAN I WATCH???????
Being someone who has worked on, and helps maintain a steam locomotive, an important part of our heritage, I really hope you are able to bring #611 back to life!
Delighted to hear many of these have been scrapped. They were junk 60 years ago and now the materials in all of them have been used to make new efficient transportation products.
65 years ago these were being junked! Good thing they were. But some slipped through & missed their date with the scrappers torch.
Now it is time to see that these steam locomotives & tenders keep that long ago missed date with the scrap yard!
It will make such fine material for new products. Steam locomotives are made of such high grade steel that the material will bring a very good price for the scrap yard operator
one question, why did steam have to be replaced? Many steamers are more powerful than diesles today.
kickflip1234100 3 months ago
I remember these old Steamers well and I miss them.
ATSF1927 5 months ago
He starts off at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee, home to the Oldest Operating Mainline Steamer in America, Southern 2-8-0 #630, built by the American Locomotive Works in Richmond, VA. in February, 1904. #630 is the 2nd oldest operating steamer in Tennessee, second only to Southern 2-8-0 #154 at the Three Rivers Rambler in Knoxville.
TVRM610 7 months ago
More static-display Canadian steam engines need to be brought to life, wonder if a fund can be started?
sambear0 8 months ago
Bring back the Canadian Steam Program right now!
brianfalzon92 8 months ago
@Railskunk136 Your apology is accepted. My mother is a great woman!
The steam locomotive is just a machine. My car is just a machine.
Steam locomotives were a part of an evolving transportation system. They have been documented, filmed & photographed all that is necessary. Preservation of these relics is unnecessary.
It is long past time to junk, scrap, strip, cut & melt them.
The parts are worth plenty if someone will take & sell them.
Gauges & whistles sell on the black market very fast!
Cockroach2008 1 year ago
@Railskunk136 I spoke to my mother about your suggestion. She has no objection & thinks you may have an idea there.
It is delightful to know that many of these junkers have been scrapped. Now it is time to go back for the rest to cut them apart & melt them.
Any day a steam locomotive is cut apart & melted is a very good day, indeed!
While they await their fate at the hands of the scrappers torch, it is splendid to know that none are in commercial service & many are in financial trouble!
Cockroach2008 1 year ago
@Cockroach2008 We're all bored of hearing your crap over and over again, please just do us all a favour and crawl into a hole and die, the whole of society would benifit!
Paraffinmeister 1 year ago
Please bring back the Canadian Steam Locomotives back in service right now! It's been a long time since they been sitting for a few decades!
falzonbr 1 year ago
Long live steam!
TitanicExpert 1 year ago
great collection and commentary!
icdgyixify 2 years ago
Ahhhh, good old steam!
I had the pleasure of helping to restore an old CN consolidation, #2141.
Cockroach2008, You should be run over by a steamer for the comments you made about steam. They are an important part of our heritage.
Pac3steel 2 years ago
I just noticed at about 2:38 CN6056 started to slip backwards.
bwan13 2 years ago
Cockroach, Im gonna restore N&W 611 and let her eat you up....FEET FIRST, Id like to watch 611 melt you down and recycle you.
jay600katana 2 years ago 6
jay600katana.....
Regarding your comment about restoring N&W 611 and feeding her that dumbass cockroach....
I just have one thing to say on that.....
CAN I WATCH???????
Being someone who has worked on, and helps maintain a steam locomotive, an important part of our heritage, I really hope you are able to bring #611 back to life!
Pac3steel 2 years ago
awesome footage!!
BordiniBlues85 2 years ago
I WILL FIND YOU Cockroach2008, I WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLlllllll......
trainguy13 2 years ago
I think he lurks in Portland Oregon.
pieman97405 2 years ago
You are a Cockroach!
Videomanjohn 2 years ago
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Delighted to hear many of these have been scrapped. They were junk 60 years ago and now the materials in all of them have been used to make new efficient transportation products.
Cockroach2008 2 years ago
60 years ago these were state of the art. You can scrap anything, not just steam trains you prick...
Air0374 2 years ago 4
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65 years ago these were being junked! Good thing they were. But some slipped through & missed their date with the scrappers torch.
Now it is time to see that these steam locomotives & tenders keep that long ago missed date with the scrap yard!
It will make such fine material for new products. Steam locomotives are made of such high grade steel that the material will bring a very good price for the scrap yard operator
Junk the steam locomotives & their tenders!
Cockroach2008 2 years ago
65 years ago and they were still being built. Learn history before you scrap it...
Air0374 2 years ago
It depends on where we reference. I am very studied in history.
Even if I wasn't so knowledgeable, I would still want them scrapped, junked, wrecked & melted!
Junk the steam locomotives & their tenders!
Happiness is a melting steam locomotive!
Cockroach2008 2 years ago
For you maybe...
Air0374 2 years ago
Very much for me!
I have watched one melt. The last part I say melted was the cut parts of the axles & driving wheels.
We started out the morning watching the throttling dome melt.
It was a good day to melt a steam locomotive! A very good day indeed!
Later that afternoon, we poured manhole covers from the melt!
A very good day indeed!
Cockroach2008 2 years ago
Can you please upload the full video of this?
Strasburg1991 3 years ago
if they did hat, how would they sell any videos? ;)
ronthecyborg 3 years ago
Interesting clip, thanks.
distancerunner 3 years ago