Milwaukee Zoo steam train

We went to the zoo in 2007 to tape the animals. I got bored with them and went to filming the 15" gauge zoo train, which I wanted to do anyway. They were running the Sandley built, pacific class steam locomotive #1924 with Ken Ristow at the throttle. Got to love those scale operating crossing gates at all four grade crossings, made by Darrell Klompmaker and his crew.

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[train2589]

THEY HAVE A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE?!?!my local zoos "steam eninges" have a moter to run a hydrolic system which runs the engine.

[switchstand]

@train2589 They have two steam locomotives. The #1924 is a 4-6-2 and #1916 is a 4-4-2. The zoo railroad started with #82 which is a 4-4-0. #82 is now on the Riverside and Great Northern RR at the Wisconson Dells with her sister #98. All are Sandley Light Locomotive Works, 15" gauge.

[alaricdogface]

Fantastic video! Haven't been to Milwaukee Zoo since Sampson was there. I definitely think it is time to visit again.

[switchstand]

@alaricdogface Oh wow, good old Sampson. I had forgot about him.

[2010windmill]

I grew up around trips to the Milwaukee Zoo and rode the train many times in my teens and twenties and a few times with my own daughter. It's great to see the Irwin Maier still chugging. It's lovingly maintained. Irwin Maier was the publisher of the Milwaukee Journal, I think, and donated this to the zoo. Good filming, editing, and and sound track. Production values 9.5+. The SooLine F unit must be a newer addition. I remember they had some kind of FM model once upon a time. Bravo! Bravo

[switchstand]

@2010windmill Comment was to read - I did not see the #1924 until a visit in 1997. Hope to post video of the #1958 diesel soon. I can see how it could look like an FM unit. See picture of old #1958 in green at Tim's Trains ( trains.uoregon.edu/drupal/ ) under Park Train photos-Milwaukee Zoo Steam School

[PREZILLA2009]

Lmao at the one disliker.

[EPICTHOMASFAN713]

i wish my zoo had this kind of train. sooooooooooooooooooooo jealous

[EPICTHOMASFAN713]

@train2589 totally agree with u man

[BNMikey]

Nice video, I haven't been there in a few years. I'm the guy who designed the 1924......before I left Sandley's for the BN. The boiler is larger than I designed, account Norman used a left-over 2-foot loco firebox.

The Milwaukee Journal paid for the original railroad, and the newer equipment later. The SD-7 diesel is Sandley built, but Tom Atrzburger built the "streamlined" engine as a trade for the 4-4-0 #82, so that it could go to the Preservation Society at the Dells.

[TheSteamChannel]

Exceptional job on the video! Love it

[trackspike64]

yeah i know the guy who built the engines for the zoo

[bcschmerker]

Milwaukee lucked out big time! The Oakland (CA) Zoo could definitely use a 2-8-0 or 4-6-0 Sandley to replace its re-bodied no-name gasoline locomotive, which is based on a Buick/GM engine and chain drive.

[kmcwhq]

Thank you for all the effort you put into making this superb video!

[Dinosorable]

Milwaukee Zoo 1924 looks cooler then her sister, 1916.

[ltlman692]

At 2:50, The dad said to his son, It's the Train coming yet?