Illinois Railway Museum 60th Anniversary 

It has been stripped of internal parts, so unfortunately it will never run again.

@@davidng2336 not to mention even if it wasnt, its a hazard to run unfortunately *stares at the stories of it melting bridges*. i really really wish there was one still running but theyd have to run it off the diesel shunt engine it had rather than the turbine.

I would love to see a turbine run again.

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BNSF-3001 It would be great to see, but I have heard that the noise from a turbine is substantial. For that reason, they may not try to restore it to running condition. I'm not sure about that, though.

+Bill Chambers A train that sounds like a jet engine is cool.

+Raymond Leggs No doubt it is, but there are environmental concerns such as noise pollution. I have read that when the UP used the turbines, it was roughly between Cheyenne and Ogden, which is almost all wide open country. If the IRM restores the turbine, it may have to get some kind of release to use it even on their rural track. But still it would be a neat thing to see, if not hear.

Yeah they just restored the Frisco steam locomotive! Can't wait to see it in person! Also thanks for watching!

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I agree entirely it certainly has some style. Unlike some of the pig ugly brutes we import to the UK today!

Thanks! Yeah the IRM has a ton of rare equipment that they still operate.

That would be extremely difficult, at least under turbine power. They had two settings: Katy Bar the Door and "off". The later-edition turbines did have a small prime mover in the head unit, though, so technically they COULD run under that, but you're never likely to see the turbine fired up like that in a display engine.

Archibald Mirenopteryx - The turbine in those units also had several mechanical problems. The primary bearings were always the weak point.

Turbine will never run again. Both 18 and 26 were stripped of internals prior to donation. As for 3985, it is no longer with UP, but is being restored by the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America (RRHMA) in Silvis, IL.

True

Ogden Utah has a tunnel motor in rio grande, a 4-8-4, the turbine, the Olympic Winter Games car, and the dda40x and that’s just the main ones on display

+Jordan Wiggins also X-26,my icon

dude happy to say that the museum has a U25B now, a few weeks ago it came in TTI paint

@@TheTrainExpert A U28B, not a U25B

Turbines are modern internals.

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G- Man I agree they should put new engines in the a unit and b unit and give it a new make over

they should keep it original

Not so much less awkward, as the conventional design works pretty much the same traveling between cars. But it does include some other advantages, such as cheaper production price and safer regarding a derailment. If you want to read about it, it's called a Jacobs Bogie.

metraf40c Thanks. I'm on it.

Jay Young I actually road the Nebraska Zephyr a lot back over 50 years ago when I was in college. As I recall, the aisle was constant throughout the train. With the cars being articulated, there was not the usual bouncing as you went from car to car. The aisle was a lot like a hall in a hotel. And the ride was very smooth also. It was truly a wonderful train.

Bill Chambers Hope I'm not repeating myelf. But I did manage to ride the SuperChief/ElCapitan from LA to Chicago. Then, on to New York aboard the Twentieth Century, Ltd. Little is known about the lines running between Los Angeles to SF, the morning train being The Daylight, the evening train being The Lark. Both getting you to and fro for no more than $10. Twelve dollars PSA from Santa Barbara to SF. Then much later in my life I was a guard for a train under R&D by the Sikorsky people in a barn in Providence, R.I. It was called the Turbo train, with articulated coaches and a great ride. I took it often from Providence to Boston. Never knew why it didn't go over in the US the way it did in Canada. A great product. I must be a jinx because later in life I worked on a temporary assignment for Boeing's BMS (a great job!) and was witness to another flop: the hydrofoil. Never took off here in the US. But in a Jack Lord series, I noticed it was being used to ferry passengers between Macao and some place I now forgot. Strange. Two GREAT advances in high speed technology. Smh!

That was the 4-4-0 American, right? Is it a new addition to IRM?

Don Brynelsen No. It was leased while the Frisco 1630 and Shay 5 were undergoing their15-year rebuilds.

I love this video.

I lived across the road from a rail yard.

Brian Berthold beautiful rolling stock but not a lot of information

@@Dog.soldier1950 thats the point

most likely it was a business train for the Union Pacific

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+The Nordic Stag They are putting the pantograph back up right there. They have to lower the pantograph for when they cross the junctions in the electric wire meant for street cars because the pantograph will rip those things up. Notice at 12:20, there is a metal thing on the wires, that's the junction for the street cars. As you notice, they lower it right then and they use 803's stored battery power to glide into the station. It's also effective for lowering the power bill too lol!

+Bionicle Studios 55 Thanks a bunch! I had no idea about that, and especially about the batteries. Didn't know 803 HAD batteries!

+The Nordic Stag Well, I'm pretty sure. It has some way of storing power.

+Bionicle Studios 55 I think you're right about storing power, but it takes a mile to stop with brake so they could be coasting across.

+Bionicle Studios 55 How long do you reckon a Little Joe could run on just stored electricity in its batteries? (I know there's factors like load weight, speed, distance.) So I'll just say under it's on power carrying it's own weight.

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+Harlan Bassham Chicago South Shore & South Bend

EvanF1293 It is a total of five miles long all the way from Jefferson Street to the South Branch Kishwaukee River, and the Street Car Line is one mile long.

That would be our UP Rotary Snow Plow, but it just received a cosmetic restoration.

Not anymore. It's been sent to Silvis, IL as part of the donation to Railroading Heritage of Midwest America.

I believe it's a Leslie S2M

It may sound like a fouled S2M, but it's actually a WABCO AA2. They are more commonly found on NJ Transit Arrow 3s. I have a cool video on my channel of a Jersey Arrow with that horn.

All scrapped, none survived.

It was a special event in which UP brought 6936 to visit for the weekend

metraf40c I see. Thanks!

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6936 has since been removed from the UP roster and donated to the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America, along with 3985 and 5511.

buddy its a electric

That's the UP gas turbine #18

+metraf40c thanks

I agree, one of the best railroad museums out there. Thanks for the kind comment! I will definitely sub back.

Why would you scrap museum pieces theres no reason those engines are all paid for some of them gifted for free to the museum

Y O U D O N T C A R E A B O U T H I S T O R Y

this is basically saying we shouldnt restore statue of liberty, just another minority that doesnt like history