The Golden Age of Steam Trains Part: 02

Part two of The Golden age of Steam Trains. This part deals with the time during the civil war which shows a 1920s comedy movie about a train chase. Then it shows train operations after the civil war and then the beggining of the making of the transcontinental railroad.

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[barronzm]

uh, thirteenth president? did I hear that right?

[KH990j]

@barronzm Yes, an error on the producers part.

[trainlover479]

omg, at 08:51, when he said that little engine with the red coaches was a 2-4-2, it made me angry. That engine is NOT a 2-4-2,  #108 is a 2-6-2. She worked at the Conway Scenic Railroad until sold to some place in texas....

[KH990j]

@trainlover479 well.... at least the 4-4-0 right. I think he would have meant to say 2-6-2, because that was a common configuration. I've always thought of that, and it never set right how a 2-4-2 could be a common configuration.

[KH990j]

@AlcoholicSemenStain I think you better study American history; Lincoln was the sixteenth president. The second American president was John Adams from 1797-1801 long before railways were even thought of in the United States.

[turnoutjim]

did anyone else catch the fact that Lincoln was the 13th president?....

[doedante99]

ahh ol steam engines good ol steam engines

[senickle]

@senickle Don't get me wrong, Excellent material regardless!

[senickle]

At 7:20, narrator talks about the bridge and the General stunt collaspe. Then rewind to 6:30, if you look at the train emblem, it's not a General but a Texas. Editing error.

[123legodude]

@AlcoholicSemenStain 16 president

[trainlover479]

i wish it was bought back by the Conway Scienic, if not, just keep it in the green paint

[Strasburg1991]

@trainlover479 108 is now being restored to operation by a private group in Alabama

[tiger0tank]

@tiger0tank wow i just posted this comment and the commentator says "most of the central pacific work gangs where Chinese". epic fail lol