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UP 3985 Derailed in Laramie

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Uploaded by on Apr 25, 2009

Union Pacific Challenger Steam Locomotive's Joe Jordan Tender Jumps The Rails at the Wye! watch as the UPRR Mantis crane lifts the tender, and the trouble with getting the center pin back in while loaded with water

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  • So did the tracks role out of gauge or what?

  • @disturbedone5009 its suspected 

  • I take these don't have very good articualtion when it comes to curves

  • The wye hadnt been used in a few years and the track had an issue with the load

  • Did 3985 come of the tracks because if she didn't i am glad she didn't

  • just the tender , joe jordan

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  • I bet they're all thankful that it was just the auxiliary tender and not 3985. If she herself had derailed, oh, they would have a hell of a time getting her back on the rails.

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  • 3895 is a double header right? damn that would have sucked if she fell

  • Dude, that's an articulated steam loco. Thing weighs as much as a mountain.

  • @NorfolkAndWestern578 Eh, dunno, aren't locomotives relatively easy to get rerailed? Some dimensional lumber, a couple of rerailing frogs, and then just run them back and forth under their own power until they hop back on the rail...

  • good that it wasnt the loco but this newer waggon :D

  • @amtraklover actually these engines are made for articulation read the top rated comment

  • ..well that crane operator had a good day, money wise that is..LoL

  • The Breakdown Train Theme from Thomas would have gone perfectly in this video. Nice video, anyway. As always, thanks, Skip. See ya 'round.

    -Max

  • We're goinnng off the raaails on a crazyyy traaain

  • ok 1, 2, 3 lift...

  • PanAm (Boston and Maine)rr still has a wreck crew and 300ton cranes converted to diesel

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