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This is awesome❤ You know they say, what separates the men from the boys is the size of their toys!! What I would give to be able to have a job like this!

Deu vontade de ir trabalhar na manutenção dessas locomotivas.

This was absolutely amazing. I am a female senior citizen just learning about steam engines and what it takes to maintain them. Have had a hidden fascination for the old steam trains for many years. Never had any idea what it takes to remove wheels but this is quite a system. Got to see the 4014 in Rochelle Illinois this year. I am glad to see that there are still quite a few steam loco's still running even if it's just for excursions.

Thank You for bringing back old memories. I was part of the crew led by Bob Michele who moved LIRR # 35 from Eisenhower Park to the circus siding at Mitchell Field. Don’t ask what happened to the engine after that, it is a sad story. # 35 is still in pieces in Oyster Bay L.I. And is awaiting cosmetic restoration. The LIRR# 39 is being restored slowly due to a lack of funds.

AH ! Now I see it you left the boxes on. Very good. They are secured to keep them from rotating and sliding off the axels.

I don’t want to be a complainer but did you take the binders, grease cellars, etc. off before you rolled the locomotive over the drop pit? When did the wedges and the bearings boxes come off.? A narrative would be nice.

Nice to see 3203 getting some love, I helped keep her, 700, 418, and 4449 painted and lubed at Oaks Park in the 70s with Chris McLarney, Gene McKinley and others Always will be 3203 to me, it was the first Locomotive assigned to my Dad, K.G. Smith, day he made Engineer October 31st, 1942. We had his Wake with 3203 at Oaks Park October 31st, 1990. My oldest memory was the day 3203 took her last turn on the Albina Turntable to go to Oaks Park.

I've been waiting to see how they installed and removed locomotive drive wheels and now I've found it...EXCELLENT !!! Back in the day, (and as far as I know when time was of the essence), somebody had to get under the engine, un-do all of the frame bolts that held the journal boxes in place, and literally pull the entire top-half of the locomotive off the wheel set. It was something that had to be done so as to get the next one worked on as quickly as possible assembly line style. Am I missing anything here?

Thank you, very interesting.

Very impressive job and shop!!

Lookin' good, . . . .

I keep checking in to see if that Shay is still sitting under plastic... someday. This way I don't have to come over there...

Not trying to nit pick, but couldn’t the (1.) cab end be blocked from the trailer spring bands to the mud ring, (2.) The lead truck blocked solid from the boxes or equalizers to the truck frame and (3.) As you were doing, blocking the spring rigging then drop the driver? Then putting the rear binders up to reduce frame pedestal opening due to the spring rigging blocking. Nothing like being safe. And that is not a criticism. Regardless of my opinion, looks like it will be good job when completed. This is all heavy work and it is great shop and with a drop table! Very nice!

What will happen to 4449? Will it ever run excursions on live tracks like BNSF or UP?

Sherman peabody as sp 4449

Sp 4449 last steam engine was painted red white & blue American freedom train& amtrak transcontinental 1976-77

Sp 4449 blows it's 49's new whistle or NP z-6 challenger whistle remained Hancock

Sp 4449 pulls with new diesels helpers painted red orange & Black used in 2013-2016

Sp 4449's 49's new authentic Hancock was set aside for the Southern pacific gs-4 whistle or northern pacific z-6 challenger Hancock 3 chime whistle was fitted on the fireman side this whistle would remain on the locomotive 4 years

Sp 4449 blows it's SP 3 chime whistle used late in 2010-2013 NP 3 chime whistle used in 2011-2014

Sp 4449 was going to yakima star state fair for pufferbilly days special in march & april 2013/British columbia centennial excursion to Vancouver bc via amtrak cascades daylight in may 2014

Sp 4449 was worked in 2013-2014

Can anyone tell me what type of engine SP&S ran between Portland and Astoria? I remember riding as a passenger from Rainier to Portland and back with my mom. I don't remember the wheel configuration but as I recall, the headlight was mounted above the boiler rather than in the center. We could always tell the ammunition trains coming from the Beaver ammunition dump down near Astoria because they always ran very slowly. We got in trouble (I was about 4, our neighbor was 5 and my brother 8) for throwing rocks at the engineer one day.

and when its over call a cab to get home because your car has been stolen....thanks portland

awesome video, thank you so much for presenting this , love it

Great presentation.

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حرام كريسماس the Christmas haram

When 4449 is being overhauled maybe you could restore me

When will 700 be completed?

Wouldn't be great if Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 visited the Oregon Rail Heritage Center during its Pacific Northwest tour? It would be so epic because everyone wanted to see the Big Boy and the Daylight in Portland together!

Wouldn't it be great if Union Pacific 4014 visited the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Portland, Oregon! It would be cool to see Big Boy along with Southern Pacific 4449 and SP&S 700 together!

Where is Doyle, I haven’t seen him in some time !?

I'm hearing it run on the weekends. We call it "Old Smokey". Love those old Steam Engines. Would watch "Casey Jones" as a child.🚂

Excited to see locomotive 4449 run again this year!

Awesome video

damn you guys went straight into christmas before november

Is Jim Abney still around working on the 700?

Its whistle is almost starting to sound like a hooter well in this shot it has that faint sound of one

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Was contemplating whether to go or not

i wish 4449 would run again

did i see 4449 in the background, WITHOUT PART OF HER STREAMLINING

The trip ran from Portland to Bend, Oregon and return.

Another reason diesel-electric won out was track maintenance. Steam locomotives have a "hammer-blow" effect on the track, which required more maintenance. Diesel-electric locomotives don't do that - the motors have a smooth pickup.

Beautiful train

Please make a video when the SP&S 700 is done.

Please make a video when the SP&S 700 is done.

I never knew sps 700 was in a derailment!!! She looks like she's right out of the factory

4449!!!!

I’m a fan of SP4449