Full steam ahead | Union Pacific donates locomotives to Railroading Heritage of Midwest America

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The trains traveled all the way to Silvis from Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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20 ноя 2022

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@RashMonroe Год назад

I love that these past few years several locomotives across the country have been restored to operational standards so we can see them living and breathing again. Just amazing to see them in person.

@shayno11 Год назад

Glad to see these engines going to a good home! Can’t wait to see 3985 up and running again!

@BuckeyeNationRailroader Год назад

I am happy 3985 will be able to breath again

@Chacho_s Год назад

So beautiful I'm glad that these locomotives will be used again.

@ns4270railfan Год назад

I'm excited for these engines to be restored to operating condition. UP 3985 is a nice, and powerful locomotive, but not as compared to the 4014. Now the 5511, it's the only surviving steamer with the Young valve gear. So, once the restoration of the 5511 begins after the 3985, hopefully the current carrying parts of the valve gear are in decent shape. Once the 3985 and 5511 are finished, they will make awesome double headers. I also can't wait for the 6936 to be running either. It's the largest diesel ever built and it's essentially the diesel version of the big boy. So, once these locomotives are up and running, I hope to take a trip to see them run especially the 3985 and 5511. I would like to see the valve gear in action on the 5511 some day. 5511 is a nice engine and I'm glad it's being restored.

@davidschick6951 Год назад

I wish I had known about the opportunity to tour the locomotives.

@IAIS96 Год назад

Chased this train across eastern Iowa definitely neat to see

@WH32R Год назад

Whats the plan for the centennial diesel though? I assume it wouldn't be too hard to get that beasts prime movers up and running again.

@easterniowarailfan7168 Год назад

yea i agree

@chuckgilly Год назад

Yeah, instant Double-Dog 40, just add water.

@robertf3479 Год назад

As I understand it, the prime movers for the Centennial should be in good shape though a tear down and inspection for both would be in order. The issue for the DD40A is actually the trucks and electronics, the trucks have enough mileage on them they are in bad need of a rebuild, they are more or less worn out as are the electronics.

@rearspeaker6364 Год назад

@@robertf3479 the electronics are standard GP40-2 modules, just has 2 of every module, now those trucks can be rebuilt.

@davidng2336 Год назад

It will definitely run again. I don't know how much work it needs considering that it hasn't ran since 2016, but I'm confident that it won't be difficult to get it running again.

@stanleydomalewski8497 Год назад

Glad to see that these pieces of history, will be Restored ! Thanks to All Those Involved !

@idiot_guy_person Год назад

Im so excited to see 3985 and 5511 to be back to a their former glory!

@TezcatlipocaMountyRailfan Год назад

Everyone is all hyped up over the Challenger and the Santa Fe, but I’m more excited about 6936. You think old steam is rare and unusual, just look at the DDA40X.

@mechamax7919 Год назад

awesome!

@trevorthefoamer220 Год назад

Everyone hoping for a national tour: The Strike: im about to end this mans whole career

@aaron-prime117 Год назад

So many people that visited the UP heritage Roundhouse always wanted to know if these engines would ever get another chance and they were told there could be a time and that time came when they came to Silvis on a donation.

@brianfalzon6739 Год назад

Imagine a future gathering with 6988, 7081, 261, 5511 and 3985 is possible one day in Silvis!

@christopherbuckley94 Год назад

That's great!

@mr.sir. Год назад

Can't wait to see 5511 back online. It should hopefully be worked on first before the challenger because age before beauty\

@TranscontinentalRailfan Год назад

Right now, restoration efforts are focusing on Challenger 3985 first, and then work will go towards 5511.

@BossSpringsteen69 Год назад

No doubt in my mind donated for the tax write off. The railroads never make a move that it thinks will not bring it profit. Nevertheless, it's nice to see these units potentially restored.

@lawnmowerdude Год назад

Well of course.

@b3j8 Год назад

Dont forget they spent a fortune rebuilding the Big Boy! This way 3985 will run again, and UP doesn't foot the bill for that plus the 5511. Win, win for everybody.

@m26a1pershing7 Год назад

I'd say UP is better than the rest by miles on that front

@30dollarnightvision14 Год назад

shoot i wish they had more tax write off for donations then.

@SweetSunrising Год назад

Honestly with this move, our big girl Challenger will at least be looking at running real passenger excursions instead of just hauling a traveling museum around. She’ll have a better opportunity to be more involved in the community

@ThatUtahRailfan Год назад

i find it cool that 5511 is gonna turn a century old once september rolls around

@proactiveomnipresentvessel6569 Год назад

I see they finally arrived

@josephholtrop5535 Год назад

Ya. That’s whAt the video is about

@2quintly Год назад

Well done, . . . .

@x-fun3149 Год назад

Jolly good!

@saucypan-8796 Год назад

I can't wait to see them be really useful engines once more

@FreedomLovingLoyalist Год назад

Will it take until 2030 to get 3985 back in service?

@davidng2336 Год назад

Potentially faster depending on donations. But keep in mind that 3985 needs a major rebuild and this is a non-profit organization. So I bet it will take longer for 3985 to return. The other issue is that 4014's tender must be converted to oil before 3985 runs again, as 4014 is currently still using 3985's tender.

@SouRwy4501Productions Год назад

It might. It took 4 years for 4014 to get back in service, even though he was being restored by the largest railroad in the United States, so it would probably take even longer for them to get 3985 running.

@jwrailve3615 Год назад

4-6 years for the first to be restored is my guess, I’d assume 3936 would be tackled first as there’s a lot they can do, with 5511 it’ll be entirely rebuilt, but I’d assume it’d still take less time than 3985. I just want 4014 and 3936 as the worlds largest tour. 3985 should run it’s own excursion and I could really see 5511 doing mid American tours,

@chooch1764 Год назад

The RRHMA estimates to complete the 3985 in 3 years. The more people donate, the sooner they will operate.

@SouRwy4501Productions Год назад

@@chooch1764 good.

@dfw_railfanner Год назад

YEEEEEESSSSS!

@reverserestorations26 Год назад

Union Pacific is one of my favorite road names, largely because of their commitment to heritage and support of railroading enthusiasm.

@northpennvalleysteamrailroad Год назад

Cool

@unguidedone Год назад

i like trains

@ModMokkaMatti Год назад

I like trains and turtles.

@vuurvrproductions4656 Год назад

Why cant Southeastern railway museum get more engines? we’ll probably cause its mostly Southern railway and NS

@bnsflover7062 Год назад

Its maybe due Either theres some that's been Hiding away amoug the trees in area where nobody can see them or theres no more to exist

@c.c.studios835 Год назад

Why are they giving away 6936 though?

@BossSpringsteen69 Год назад

No doubt in my mind donated for the tax write off.

@rearspeaker6364 Год назад

@@BossSpringsteen69 and, it will be the easiest to return to service.

@chooch1764 Год назад

For the RRHMA to use it for excursion service.

@BNSF4706 Год назад

This could spell the reborn of steam engines and the Challangers

@ModMokkaMatti Год назад

*rebirth, Challengers.*

@cdangelo1843 Год назад

Wait, did he say that 5511 ran until 1968?

@silverstatehighiron Год назад

It ran until the late 50’s but sat in the same spot from 1968 to this year

@grandtrunk5416 Год назад

Angus paul gonna rant about this

@davidng2336 Год назад

lmfao yes he will

@rudycarlson8245 Год назад

Who gives a damn what he thinks? I don’t!

@arlingtontrains7 7 месяцев назад

Common 3985!

@WindCityRailfan Год назад

Just tell me when some of these come to IRM in a few years. I’m waiting

@chooch1764 Год назад

You are wrong. None of this equipment is going to IRM. All of this equipment UP donated is for the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America.

@Yitao_Su Год назад

The host is so beautiful (off topic)

@BattleshipOrion Год назад

Would y'all like to know something scary? There are fewer historical capital ships (Battleships/BB's & Carriers/CV's) from both World Wars that are museums today, than are trains donated in that PR stunt. Scrap 'em and use the steel to build a replica carrier, to right the crime of scrapping the most important ship of ww2 in the pacific: Enterprise CV-6.

@robertf3479 Год назад

Even if you were able to do such a thing, the ship you built would be nothing more than a MODEL of the CV-6, full scale granted but NOT the Enterprise.