I’m 71. If I dig deep into my earliest memories, I think I can remember the sound of the whistles on the tracks near our home. Diesel replaced steam about 1956 or so here.
That old girl is HAULIN ASS rolling through that crossing..with all the railfans popping woody's..😂 that is a rere treat now a days...not only to see a steam engine but one thats under speed..rolling coal...you got a good fireman engineer.
thanks for the video, loved travelling in the great invasion of the 60’s. it made me remember my childhood we used to travel to my native in india . loved it
My Uncle Dave drove the Capital Limited for the B&O for decades out of Connellsville, PA. He hated diesels -- he said they were "unhealthy". He said the cab was hot in the summer, cold in the winter, and wet in the spring -- and he liked it that way. He then proceeded to tell stories of walking out on the running boards in the middle of snowy winter nights to do emergency lubing while rocking and rolling at track speed (70-80 MPH?). He just laughed when I asked him if he thought that was "healthy" (I was 10 at the time). Thanks for a fabulous video, you put us right in the Fireman's seat.
Absolutely amazing video! LOVED being able to watch the conductor start the engine and see the whole process that he has to go through! Really SO enjoyable to watch and enlightening. Thank you so much!❤❤❤
I used to work with men who ran stream. To a man they said they would pay good money to run steam one more time, but quit if that was what they had to do every day.
Great video! If anyone noticed the faces of the rock cuts. Built before modern drills and explosives, they used massive charges of black powder to “toss” as much rock out of the cut as possible, leaving a very jagged irregular face. Compare that to the smooth, straight cuts that multiple drill holes and high powered Anfo charges produce today on our highway projects.
That is so awesome you got to ride in the cab of 425 it’s so cool that even the back of her boiler is painted blue I imagine that being next to those fire box stores opening and closing was very hot
Surprisingly from where I was sitting it was actually decently comfortable. You could feel a good bit of heat of course, and since it was December with the windows open that got ride if a lot of heat too. Chances are in summer it’s a lot hotter lol
@@PANortheasternRailfan yeah that’s very true. It will be a while until 425 will be out on the high iron again until she is rebuilt to renew her boiler inspection the spotlight will be taken for the time being by the Iron Horse Rambler Reading T1 2102 which I’m very happy to see back in service. She hasn’t operated in 30 years and I’m glad to have her back her sister 2100 will follow in the coming year, as the American Steam Preservation Society is progressing on her restoration.
Thanks! And yeah, there are definitely less than there used to be, but slowly more are coming back. Reading and Northern just brought back 2102 so that’s a big plus as well
Awesome footage! That’s me standing next to the fuel truck at 13:48, after I rode the 10:30AM train. I saw you leaning out the window and thought “I wonder who got up in the cab?” Lol
Just think, these employees get paid to do this for a living! A true dream job ❤❤ Wonder if there are any plans to restore the two F A units at the diesel shops?!?!
Not entirely sure what Reading and Northern’s policy is; some places limit it to 18 and older. Definitely call the passenger department in the future if you would like to know for certain!
@@Flndtnrailfaner-t5v it depends on the type of cab ride. The ones I know for Reading and Northern are for the Lehigh Gorge trips in Jim Thorpe, PA for $50. And 70-80 minute round trips in steam locomotive #425 for $100
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Whose the "Hand-Bomber" guy here, (as I don't remember seeing his name in the credits). God bless you my Friend for your un-tiring dedication and SERIOUS work ethic. Oh, and one more thing...my MOST SINCERE sympathies to your back.
When I was young, I was afraid of steam locomotives our poor government owned .When I was over 30 around 2000 military government gave those engines to China as a gift.We could neither watch nor ride. When I watched this video, I missed ours beloved steam engines.
@@PANortheasternRailfando you hope 425 does this in 2024 since it’s gonna return to service hopefully early 2024. Also how much did the cab ticket cost
When I was child I went to big city by Rode this smoking locomotive.....we need 40 km distance 4 hours.beautiful memory....for now we can not find this old locomotive in my country indonesia.
@@PANortheasternRailfan I plan to get to the states one day, to see a BigBoy. As a diesel loco driver here in the UK, I regard it as a cathedral of a loco! And worth a look.
I believe it was a technique to get the train moving without losing traction. Cause at first we had some wheel slips which is why we backed up to put sand down. Then he gave it just a little throttle at a time to get a couple revolutions of the wheels before setting the throttle in place.
Love the caboose but ditch that pusher engine on the back..don't need it..its messing up the way the rest of the train looks plus that ol girl has plenty of life left in her pistons..she won't be breaking down no time soon.
What a great video! When I was a little boy back in the 1950's. We lived next to the Nicklel Plate Road in Hobart, Indiana. It was all steam. That's when my love of Trains started. It's incredible how little the Engineers could see during the nights. Compaired to todays locomotives. What was the track speed?
Thanks! I can only imagine going back to those days to see steam on the mainline; but today’s steamers are pretty nice to see too. Track speed on this line I think is limited to around 40 mph. We were definitely doing 30-35 most of the time
What would happen if they were going south at Reading Outer Station and they went too fast and accidentally went onto NS when braking? Would they get in trouble? That could risk an accident and damage to irreplaceable equipment if an NS freight train was coming and hit the RBMN passenger train at the junction.
The chances of that are extremely low as they have to slow down to a crawl through the rail yard. At that speed the engineer could stop the train pretty quick. And they are not meant to stop that close to NS tracks so, it is very unlikely
