We Ran ATSF 2926 To The Turntable | A Sacrifice For Steam 

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I never get tired of seeing this old girl run: I swear she's the happiest engine I've ever seen.

Man that whistle and the chugging sound is such a beauty, and you can tell that 2926 was just getting warmed up, she wants to be pulling a passenger train and roaring down the tracks and letting the rest of the city of Albuquerque and the whole state of New Mexico that The Duchess has returned. 🚂

Whether it's 3751, 2926, the love of steam that you guys bring just makes my heart sore that the younger generations understand exactly where we came from, and to take pride in the Machinery that was made by the older generations and to keep it alive for the rest of us. Thank you crew of 2926 for keeping the spirit that made this country alive again.

I am pleased that 2926 is restored and running. I do hope one day 3751 and 2926 will be back together and do an excursion.

I love seeing 2926 run, especially with the shops, because this is the last steam engine that my great grandfather worked on in the shops. Kudos to you all and I hope to see 2926 really get to stretch her legs in the future!

Someday a portion of the Roundhouse could be rebuilt, run it as an interactive museum with the states help.

The vision and goal to have 2926 housed back in the old ?ATSF shops is 🔥🔥🔥 May that become a reality!!! The journey, the photo shoot, the overnight stay, the run back to 2926’s current shed and this video - all beyond excellent!!

This is EXACTLY what a REAL Steam guy loves to see. No more in and out stuff. As a HUGE GTW guy, there was little to see, (especially on video), of 6325's re-build except Jason Johnson's EXCELLENT still photos. (P.S. He's they CMO of the T-1 project if you're unfamiliar with the name). That's another story, but ya'll "nailed" it here...'nothing left to the imagination here. Keep up the excellent work and 'can't wait to see her double headed with 3751 on the main. God Bless your Blood, Sweat and Tears by bringing this "Monster" back to life !!!

Absolutely beautiful!!!! Ecstatic to see some of the younger generation still excited about our heritage!!!!!❤

🍻cheers, TO THE 2900S

I ran from Needles to Winslow and all over California. I’m about to end my career and retire. I’m glad people like this group exist. Thank for filming the video.

"Keeper 'er movin'."

amazing as always guys, lets keep her running for year to come

Oh so well done on the composition of this video - visions of spaghetti westerns abound

2926 could easily be the most beautiful restoration I’ve ever seen. Three cheers to the entire team of volunteers! Looking forward to seeing 2926 in person!

That is the most BEAUTIFUL STEAM ENGINE I've ever seen! Not to mention that whistle. Yeew!

That these guys have got this monster up and running is beyond awesome. The future looks bright.

Amazing work by everyone involved! You should all be proud of yourselves for the work that has been done, no matter how big or small. I look forward to seeing the baggage car returned to ‘Santa Fe’ silver splendour (maybe with shadowlining?) with your groups name on it. Are there any plans to acquire other ex- Santa Fe rolling stock as well? For the railyard, I’m sure I speak for many others when I say that it will be glorious to see 2926 return “home”. Here in Toronto, Ontario, Canada the old roundhouse (ex-CN?) was repurposed into a railway museum with operation turntable, furniture store and brewery (Steamwhistle Pilsner) so this could be a potential idea to pitch to the city. I hope that some of the old machine shops and the transfer table will also be used to house, repair and restore future railway equipment as well as maybe be turned into other potential business development opportunities not only for your organization but for the city as well. Whatever happens, best of luck and may every single one of you carry your heads held high for the amazing work that you have done.

Your best video yet! Well done.

Something beautiful and spiritual hearing 2926 roar from inside the shops, like a ghost from the past being the voice of her sisters preserved and deceased.

I'm so excited for what the future is in store for this engine, and hopefully we'll she her thunder down the mainline to the Grand Canyon

I may be a Northeastern railfan, but this makes my heart skip a beat I can't even put into words how joyful this makes me feel and the stack talk is beautiful i hope you guys reach your goal of making the engine house near the turntable 2926's home and I am just flabbergasted how far you guys went from home base even though i was not there seemed like one hell of a trip

I hope one day, we can see these mighty Engines again, working along side with the Disesl and Electric Engines, maybe one day tho.

I love Greenbriars but Santa Fe Northerns just look so damn good. I hope you fellows succeed in creating your dream of getting a Northern into the Albuquerque shops again.

I'm just glad to be here.

shes lucky that people restored her unlike her sister 2925. 2925 just sits in a siding at the California state railroad museum waiting for restoration and wishing she turns out just like her sister.

Fantastic locomotive! Hope you guys can get her out on the main and up to speed some day.

She’s running good 😊😊🖤🤍

Would love to see part of the roundhouse re-built to be the home for the locomotive as well as the locomotive shops in some fashion, maybe a small portion for rebuilds and the other as display for railroad artifact and or motive power for the town (cars/trucks/plane etc) As previous donors to the cause and active donors for where we live and donate (North Carolina Transportation Museum) we realize this could be done. Hopefully before the locomotive shops are lost forever! What is the story on the cabooses in the lot next to old beer building? Those would be nice to house in the shops for display

Yall love using TF2 Soundtracks do ya? Everybody gangsta till 2926 is relettered for Mann Co.😳

GREAT production. Thank you !

I need to take a trip and see it in person. Nice video.

I hope this is all leading up to an excursion. Maybe to L.A. to meet up with #3751. I bet that trip would sell out in hours! Santa Fe, all the way!

🥰 I remember going to the park to see this engine. Was very sad when it dissappeared. So HAPPY to see it back up and running.

Always a treat to see big steam stretching its legs. Here’s to a future of 2926 running mainline excursions galore out of the old shops. Also, I notice the underbody generator that the tool car has, and I presume there has also been more progress made on its Amtrak certification. I for one would LOVE to see an in depth video behind the process of taking that car and getting it Amtrak certified. To my knowledge, it would be the first video on YT to do that. Also, massive props to you guys for Amtrak certifying the tool car. AFAIK, y’all’s car is roughly one of three or four fully Amtrak certified tool cars out there, because there’s the 4449’s, the 261’s, the 3751’s future tool car, and y’all’s tool car that could theoretically be smacked into the middle of an Amtrak train and everything be fine from an operational standpoint. All air hoses laced, HEP, MU, and COMM cabling plugged up and working, all that fun stuff.

Mind boggling video of Santa Fe 2926.

Great job team! 👍👍😁

19:50 what a perfect coincidence to have Ex ATSF C44-9W 606 sitting there.

It'd be something to see 2926 haul one of those autorack trains out of town, either way, great to see BNSF letting her limber up on their rails. Hopefully sometime in the future 2926 will get to stretch those big legs.

love the video and learning the history of such an important state locomotive.

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Love it steam on forever ❤🎉 I seen The RailRunner at work going through Albuquerque New Mexico

I was there the Tuesday before you guys moved her.. dropping of rebar to the metal supply company next door loved hearing the whistle. wanted to make an excuse for the truck to break down so i could get a good loot athe the 2926 but alas no i could not oh well maybe next time she sure sounded good

all aboard 2926

Sounds like 2926 is loosening up nicely. Hopefully she'll get to stretch those big legs.

I hope that this locomotive 2926 arrive in Mexico city, how the locomotive canadian pacífic 2816

ALL HAIL THE POWERFUL BUSH

Outstanding effort and a huge thank-you to all those volunteers that made this possible. It's great to see another steam locomotive saved and back on the high iron... BUT... can't we have at least one without 26L and digital TMS? It completely ruins the cab and seriously takes away from the restoration. Oh, and as for the air-ride seats? Come on, that's just silly! Those of us in the steam community need to work harder (recognizing how incredibly hard many work already!) to get away from this trend toward "resto-mod" and work toward true restoration.

Brilliant! What’s the story behind the stored cabooses along the main line?

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Love the 26 brake stand

The generators on 2926 sound like the p ws on a Boeing 757 on full throttle

HAIL THE BUSH

Know what I'm thinking? I'm thinking that old Turntable yard would be the perfect place to have a Grand Heritage Steam Meet up. Get all the heritage steam loco's across the US that are in service again do a meet up there. Roundhouse may not exist but where the rail laid could be fixed up to support a lot of Loco's. That would be the rail event of the century right there.

The prodigal daughter comes home. Alas, the walls are torn asunder, her family gone. This time to visit, in future to rebuild and breathe new life.

(New Mexico always can use some rain.)

Look at the size of those drivers! You know she can easily go past 100 mph!

some old railroad men rolled around in their graves when 2926's whistle was heard throughout the former shops. their help would be needed again soon.

Seems like yall hit some higher track speed this time!

Now it time for 2926 to pull freight train, passenger excursion, meet 3751 and tour together

Love that sound but I have a question could you schedule a excursion from Albuquerque to Roswell New Mexico or to El Dorado in charge for the Excursion run this way you would be able to stretch out her legs and be able to raise funds for future projects thank you

My question is is there more deeper plains for new home sorta video or on 2926 web sit layout what new home may look like?

That "superheater header isolation" valve is interesting. Does that shut off steam TO or FROM the superheater header?

Granduating to end of the line ost now? Unfathomably based

It would be nice to see this run somewhere instead of being shuffled back and forth between yards.

What is the current max speed allowed for the 2926 during these initial runs? Track speed and just limited by being within yard limits, or is there another restriction?

is 2926 gonna carry the 1st excursion train.

so a good question when are you guys pulling the 2926 out and doing a speed run to stretch her legs out?

Great video I enjoy watching it. 2926 looks beautiful I love all the whistle blows. Keep making videos and I will be glad to watch them. Keep the big girl running

Do you one day plan to restore the shops to store the 2926? It seems like where she is now is rather small, and it be easier if you had a bigger workspace.

Has BNSF allowed 2926 out on the main line to get up to speed? Maybe a day trip to Gallup or Tucumcari.

Imagine if the roundhouse could be rebuilt? They built a new one in sugar creek ohio

I seen that ozzy auto rack in a video the other day in ohio. He gets around 😅

so why didn’t you use the abandoned building

That thing has PTC? lol

The music is nice but annoying. It would be nice to just hear the mechanics. I was born during the steam age and do miss the sounds and smells.

When is it gonna pull an excursion train.

This locomotive is ready to go for a while now. Why hasn't it done any excursions yet? Nowhere to run it?

Why didn’t you guys try to put 2926 on the turntable ?

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad had merged with Burlington Northern to become Burlington Northern Santa Fe, which is logically the owner of ATSF #2926. Technically it's BNSF #2926.

It’s a true shame that such an impressive locomotive hasn’t hit the mainline yet

Not a fan of upbeat music over ambient sound of steam train. Other than that, a great video

That's a lot of locomotive (and clearly a lot of time, effort and money spent) to simply potter around a yard. Is there a roadmap to revenue earning service? Clock is ticking on that boiler ticket no doubt?

Had to mute the annoying music.

Sorry to be that guy, but: "Me and many others ..." is grossly incorrect grammar. When listing a group of people, the speaker or writer must always list themselves last, as in "Many others and I ..."

They got some weird guy who narrates these videos who probably pick the music. The music adds nothing. I think the guy’s name is semi circle or half a circle or part of a semi circle. The guys seems delusional.

Lose the music.

Turn the damn western background music. Want to hear the engine, not your crap Idea of program background music.

The narrator's voice sounds awful

Do any of y'all know when she'll be pulling an excursion and not just moving around?

Speaking of the topic of AT&SF, I am working on actually restoring AT&SF 5000. Who wanna support?