I have always wanted to see 700 in person. She was the very first non-Thomas the Tank Engine steam locomotive I’ve ever seen when my dad got me a Berkshire Productions vhs tape to watch when I was 7 years old. I’ve been hooked onto trains ever since, and it wasn’t long before I found a new passion for the Lehigh Valley steam fleet.
Yeah too bad LV didnt give a damn about any of there locomotives so none of there steam engines survived and the preservation movement wasnt organized at the time enough to save any....in fact i dont know of any attempts...Also what make 700 more special is that she is the same as NP 4-8-4s which were the first 4-8-4s!And while non of theres survived this one was part of the class except it was to there subsidary SPandS and when they saved it they saved a loco of historical significance as a member of the first 4-8-4 class and locomotive of 2 railroads.
@@vaclavmacgregor2464 Well the LV may not have gave two craps about their steam fleet in preservation, but I’m more so fond of what they did while they still existed in revenue service, especially their streamlined K-5 Pacific’s. I also like the LV diesels that *are* still with us. I’m also a local of where the LV used to run, so I kind of have a right to love this railroad
@@derekthelehighvalleyfoamer4427 Yeah and none of the LV were saved by LV themselves only by there succesor railroad.I wondere why there was not a single person of power on the LV who cared in the slightest about anything they ran.I must admit the K-5 were maginificent and just show that it was the time of the best locomotives,best rollingstock,best service and best limiteds making locomotives that were locomotives!Not generic Boxes which all look alike and are generic.Also can i reccomend some great movies to you?(by genre you name it and i tell you some great films from it i know that you prob dont).Also seeing as that there is practically nothing left of the LV fleet im afraid overtime it will fall into obscurity and be less mainstream because there wont be much tangible to its history...something that lasts forever.
Sumpter valley railway 19 (narrow gauge mikado) was actually restored to operation inside the Brooklyn roundhouse next to 4449 and the 700 And then during one of the Portland union station celebrations they actually relaid a portion of track as narrow gauge so the 19 could run there while 4449 and the 700 were on display at Union station So the 700 is actually slightly connected to a narrow gauge locomotive as well
I've seen 700 twice in steam in my lifetime. The first time I was 12 and she came down to my hometown for an Operation Lifesaver event at a park that had a siding next to it. I stood in line with my dad to climb in the cab for a look. The second time was back in 2014, some freinds of mine and I went to the Oregon Rail Heritage Center's Holiday Train excursion and rode behind the 700, as the 4449 was under rebuild at that time. We stood 20 feet from the 700 when she was coing to the station stop, and I know I got some hearing damage (totally worth it) when the whistle was blown. I will never forget that beautiful deep tone whistle. The 700 has a special place in my heart as she is the first steam locomotive I got to climb in the cab, and the first steam locomotive I got to see in steam in person. I've seen the 3985 in person when it came to Portland, Or, but it wasn't in steam, or the cab was open to look in.
It's a shame that there aren't any surviving NP A-3s (let alone ANY Northern Pacific 4-8-4s in general). Luckily, SP&S 700 is the closest that we have to a Northern Pacific A-3. Heck, I hope that, maybe, in the future, when, or if, SP&S 700 runs again, that she's painted as a Northern Pacific A-3 for a special event. Speaking of Northern Pacific, all we need now is a video dedicated to NP 328.
As a Pacific Northwest resident I love that you provided all this lovely history about my home area. Very sad to see she is having so much difficulty with rail restrictions. I'll have to take a trip to see her.
Fun Fact: When SP&S 700 was restored, it was actually considered that the locomotive would be invited to Railfair 91 with SP 4449 but those plans were cancelled Does anyone know the reason why the plan was cancelled?
@@ALCO-C855-fan id say you have a very american youtube name so chances are your one of the 65% of america that is christian and the only time id even expect an american to side with the devil is when they have plunged silver into him and is smiling as the devil bleeds out dying lol
I just found a comment from another video that stated Grand Trunk Western mikado 4070 has a “checkered history”, so I just looked her up, and I gotta say, her history is kind of f%$ked up. You should look up 4070 too, Darkness. You might find her fascinating, as well. She was even technically a Jensen locomotive at one point.
You should do a video on some of the preserved canadian hudsons, (2816, 5703 are the 2 that come to mind which would make good videos) Love your vids by the way!
As someone who lives in the Pacific Northwest, I can confirm that it is pronounced will-am-mit. I’ll admit that before moving out there, I too pronounced it willa-met as well
I would also love to hear the story of IAIS 6988, IAIS 7081 AND RJ 2008 (ex-7040), because I haven't seen anyone talking about the stories of these three Chinese locomotives that arrived in the US a long time ago.
No hate as a Washingtonian (yes that's what they call us) but hearing him pronounce Spokane wrong cracked me up so many times. (It's okay though, a lot of people don't pronounce it right, but if you were wondering, it is pronounced spo can)
I would love to see the Oaks Park stepsisters roll out on the Union Pacific alongside the UP Steam Team - UP 844 and 4014. As a side note, the music you used... I know that music! Hell, I'd recognize it anywhere! It's from Dave Hood's Real Wheels series! Love that old series of VHS videos.
Spokane is pronounced Spo-can. The letter e at the end was a late addition to the original name of Spokan Falls. Lots of people mispronounce my home towns name because of that stupid 'e'.
cities STOP ACCEPTING THESE LOCOMOTIVES WITHOUT A PROPER DAMN BUILDING OR SHED FOR THEM!!!! YOU CAN'T COMPLAIN WHEN THEY GET RUSTED WHEN YOU DID NOTHING TO PRESERVE THEM
You are saying Spokane with a lot of emphasis on the "E" As a Washingtonian, it kind of hurts to hear you say it like cane, everyone I know says it like can
I don't get it. Why call her The Night Princess, when you can call her The Princess Of The Night? Wouldn't The Princess Of The Night be a better name for her? In any case, she's a very beautiful steam locomotive.
I think it has to do with the connotations of "x of the night" generally being ladies and their "services" not exactly being publicly friendly. Princess of the Night might make her sound like a very expensive and well working lady of the night, which for a well known steam locomotive is not something anyone wants it to be associated with.
Your mispronouncing Spokane. It's not Spo-cane it's Spo-can as in we can. You got the Spo right but the last part is wrong. I live a couple miles outside of Spokane Washington. So trust me I know how to pronounce it. I'm not mad i'm just making sure that you know.
