Trains Unlimited: When Giants Roamed (5/5)

This is an episode of the old History Channel show, Trains Unlimited. I have very fond memories of this episode from my childhood. We had it on a VHS at that time, and I watched it over and over and over again; it never got old.

This episode and others are still available to buy on DVD, so if you want to support its creators or see other episodes, go ahead and buy one or two.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

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• Steam
• Giants
• Trains
• Unlimited
• JETZcorp
• History
• Channel
• Challenger
• Big
• Boy
• Allegheny
• Articulated
• Part
• Five

[geomodelrailroader]

life was hard on the crews when EMD built the F2 all steams where scraped today only diesels run on our rails.

[JETZcorp]

@geomodelrailroader For the most part. I'm going to be watching 4449 run this coming July. :-)

[geomodelrailroader]

@JETZcorp LOL 4449,#844,and #3985 are the only steams on the system

[JETZcorp]

@geomodelrailroader I'm lucky enough to be in Portland, so if 4449 ever moves and I know about it, I can usually see her take off.

[Vorahk3985]

1:28 I can barely understand that man!

[MasterNinjaDM]

I wonder if we will ever have another Giant Restored? If so what do you think?

[geomodelrailroader]

@JETZcorp LOL I always look a schedule to see if a steam is on the line

[JETZcorp]

@HaloCE14 I presume you're referring to Tornado 60163? That was pretty much a volunteer build, not really intended to be the next new thing. I've heard, however, that there's some small-scale steam locomotive production going on in Switzerland for rack railways. They also re-created an old German 2-10-0. There's also the 5AT project, which is looking for someone with a spare $16 million at the moment, but their idea of a highly modernized steam engine looks good.

[JETZcorp]

@HaloCE14 Honestly I think it could be done. The main problem with steam is that you've got to stop all the time and pick up more water. Well the only reason you need to pick up water is because the engine is blowing it into the air, and where is it written that you need to do that? I say just feed the used steam through some new pipes and into a heat sink so that the left-over heat gets put into the boiler and the used steam condenses to water. Pour that back into the tender, and repeat.