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During WWII when RR's were hard up for power N&W sold a lot of their older compound 2-8-8-2's, model Y-3, to ATSF, PRR, UP and other RR's. ATSF used them on Raton and Santa Fe liked them fine going uphill as helpers, but they thought it took them too long to get back down the hill light, so they used their 2-10-2's instead whenever they could.
The music is enough to calm the mind and feel happy, they should play this kind of music on television today especially with the crappie advertisements
Does anybody know what happened to the model locomotives and cars that were used in filming the train wreck scene? Were they put on display in a museum or thrown away in the trash? I’d really like to know! Those trains and that layout look so real! Also, the steam locomotives appear to me modeled after the famous New York Central 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotives!
Man, I enjoyed the heck of out this video. Particularly loved the NP, GN, NYC and Rock Island streamliners and the night element was a sweet touch. Thanks for sharing.
Great video! For the Northern Pacific passenger train that comes into view at 0:34 - I have been looking for passenger cars that match that engine paint scheme but have not been successful. Would you know if those passenger cars are Rivarossi or some other brand? Possibly Athearn? I would appreciate any info you could provide such as brand and model number, etc. Thanks! - Brian
Here is your answer from one of our volunteers: 1st point, these are O-Scale 2-rail, the reference to Rivarossi would be ho. The streamlined cars were built from Kasner kits from the 50s. And any heavy weight cars would be from All Nation kits. All were custom painted with Scalecoat and Champion decals (both out of production). Importer Golden Gate Depot did produce the heavyweight cars in both 2 and 3 rail about 10 years ago.
@@TCModelRRMuseum thanks for the information! I model ho so can't use these but the train looks really great! Maybe I need to move to 2 rail O scale!! 😂
@@TCModelRRMuseum Thank you! By the time I was a little boy in NYC circa 1960 all of the streamlined steam locomotives were retired and most early streamlined diesel locomotives too. That period lasted only a little longer than a decade.
Yes, that was a period of huge transition for the railroads. The standardized Diesels that GM-EMD brought out were so successful that most of the specialized equipment - steam and early Diesels disappeared relatively quickly. Thank you
