Rebirth of the 8330
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- Well folks, as I'm sure many of you know, our most popular project at the Florida Railroad Museum has been the restoration of GP10 Locomotive #8330.
It's at this time that I'm excited to announce, that she's up and running once again. This fairly short prologue sums up our journey from when she initially went out of service, following the restoration process back to her first weekend of operation on the weekend trains.
As the video will note, she does not yet wear her new coat of paint, as we intend on using the rest of the year (given the very busy event schedule) for further road tests. We plan on having her repainted right after Christmas if all goes well.
To support this final stage of the restoration, or the museum as a whole, please donate or take a ride with us. Find details at our website - frrm.org.
Thanks for Watching!
Dude, it’s such a freaking pleasure to be the guy you call first for this kinda stuff. Everything from the shots, to the horn, to the history behind this locomotive is special, and being able to document that is a gift. Keep on brother, it’ll smooth out🤝
Well…maybe it’s because you’re one of the few who can actually share relation to at least a small piece of that significance. Though, there’s much more than that - I’d say it here but I think I’m still on zero strikes so I’ll bite my tongue again. Thank you equally for doing it all justice with your intricate documentations.
It's truly amazing when something seems almost completely "dead and buried" then gets a chance at another go 'round. Glad things are going well.
Had a similar happening at Whitewater Valley this year with resurrection of Armco Steel 709, a Lima-Hamilton 1,000 horse switcher so can appreciate the experince!
By the way your musical accompanyment selection is absolutely "spot on"!!
You can say that again. I have a number of videos saved on my devices from years back that I took for myself, stating in them that her days of operation were “A time gone by”. Oh, what I’d do to put a word in to that 2021 self of mine. Wonder what he’d say now. I’m proud to say that I had a part in this restoration, though I owe it to the contributions of our volunteers and other staff. A common goal leads often to a common result.
This is not just the story of a mechanical restoration; it is a love story between some special men and a great old machine. Thanks so much for making the public aware of it, Dakota. I'm glad to see you're still at the museum. I was afraid you'd been ash-canned for some reason. (But, forgive me; I always assume the worst.........) Thanks again.
Nope, we’re still kicking. In fact, we’re Maintenance of way foreman now…imagine that. As such, plus just a difficulty to avoid comments from our board when I do, I’ve abstained a bit from making museum videos. Some will come up here and there, but it won’t be as heavy of a focus as I initially intended. Big events like this, though, will certainly get a posting. You’re absolutely right about the story part… this was one of the locomotives that I grew up with. It is still crazy to me to think that when it went out of service, I was still in middle school. Now, I’m one of the people operating it. As some would say, exciting shit.
@@kotabeaner Absolutely! And, personally, I think if your board was on top, they'd take advantage of your talents to promote the museum through these RUclips videos. Granted, they might want to audit them before they were broadcast, but aside from some tweaks, they'd be great publicity. But what do I know? I'm just a stupid retired executive...........
You’re absolutely right, just isn’t worth it in my opinion with what I’ve dealt with…can’t really get into it here, but as I said there will still be some, just few and far between is all. I ain’t going anywhere!
So 8330 once belonged to Nash County RR. So, she worked in my home town of Rocky Mount NC, at one point, I never knew that until now. Glad you guys got the ol' girl back in service. Maybe one day, I'll get down there and meet you in person and take a ride 🙂👍
We’ll be here
Amazing. Absolutely amazing.
hell yeah brother
Congratulations Dakota I’m glad the 8330 is back up and running after being sidelined for a few years maybe when I come to visit the Florida railroad museum I’ll get to see the 8330 in person and who knows I may also get to see you again. Keep up the good work dude and see you out there soon on the sunshine state rails👍
Great to have 8330 back, such a great locomotive
Couldn’t agree more. Never minding the nostalgic factor, the 8330 has quite a few operational perks above our other locomotives that make operation much smoother and enjoyable.
Amazing video, it's awesome to see all the work and effort put into this historical unit. It was great seeing her last Saturday and huge thank you to you Dakota for letting me and my friend Dalton get up close and get shots of the 8330 running again at the FRRM. Was a great experience. Keep up the good work man
Not a problem, I’m glad I could help y’all out. Thank you very much for the tip! It will be proceeds to the museum. Feel free to give me a shout, if ever y’all plan to come around again - I’ll make sure you get what you need.
@@kotabeaner Sounds good👍. Hope to support and visit the museum again soon.
i am so proud of you guys for giving this old girl new life i am a sd40 s guy but i like the gp10 good units
I am quite proud of us too. It’s been a long time coming. They are quite reliable, and I quite enjoy running them.
So happy to see 8330 back in service
Thank you Timmy, everyone agrees.
@@kotabeaner alright dakata
When I go back down to Florida again I’ll ask to go
Love that intro! Rode beind the 8330 when it was on the Island Lakes Railway back in to 2000s! Great Florida railroad history!
Thank You! It’s a shame that entire tourist stretch is gone now. Orlando Northwestern ran passenger on the same routes for a few years after Inland Lakes, but they’ve since gone under as well.
@@kotabeaner I rode that one too, and the Tavares Eustis & Gulf. Woulda worked for them as an employee if they hadn't closed a month before my 16th birthday.
Incredible experiemce to ride on those trains.
As a kid I raised money for the inland lakes railroad to try and save this engine (and that railroad) via hot chocolate. It was my introduction to my passion for the rails. I was sure this engine had been made into coke cans by now, so incredible to see old 8330 still running the Florida rails. I’m older now and would love to volunteer my time to keep this piece of history alive for as long as possible. So surreal. I would almost consider this engine to be one of my first friends.
AND ITS FIRST RUN REBUILT WAS ON MY BIRTHDAY SHUT UP RIGHT NOW
I love that story. I too grew up around this engine, as I did at the museum as a whole. Now that I too am older, I’ve had the fortune of being a part of the small team that has put her back together. I’m sure she’d love to see you again, as would we. Come take a ride with us sometime soon - she’s running regularly on the weekend trains for the time being, as she hasn’t had any major issues since.
@@kotabeaner that is awesome to hear, I might have to make a trip tomorrow
Very good. I’ll stop by for a bit around 2 or so today to check on things.
The day is goated when he uploads 💯
This occasion was worth a wake up.👊🏼
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Awesome stuff
Glad to see this gem come back to life. Love to see it be repainted back in its Illinois Central Gulf Scheme
Coldplay music + trains = 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
New horn up top too
Ran 8330 serval times when I worked at Inland Lakes, cool engine and I’m glad to see her up and going again. Keep up the good work!!
She’s a wonder to run. Loads very well and handles trains just as well. I’m extremely impressed to see where we are now, so there’s nothing else to do but keep it up my friend…
Congrats Dakota, to you and the entire team at FRRM! Work well done and IMHO well worth it. Kudos👍
Thank you sir! Couldn’t agree more with you. Like I’ve told others, the 8330 has quite a few operational perks that but it a touch above the other locomotives me regularly use. Worth it, absolutely.
@@kotabeaner You're very welcome. One of these weekends, once the temps come down a little, we're going to take a drive down and hop a ride on good ole 8330! It's been almost a year...we're due.
Nice to see it back and running again finally. From the many times you told me that it was a work in progress getting done. It’s awesome that it’s finally done and rolling again. Bet this is a very special for u bro. Nice work!
Yeah man…it almost doesn’t feel real. Or maybe it’s just hard for me to feel things since I work so much. Who knows. Either way, miss you brother. We need to get together again soon.
@@kotabeaner yes we got too, miss our times together. Gotta plan another trip brother.
Great Video Dakota As Always
Much appreciated, friend.
Interesting how she went from having a 567 to a 645 then back to a 567 like she was built!
Didn’t even think about that. Though, technically, she never had a 645 motor. Her original 567 simply had its piston liners replaced for 645 liners. The horsepower output was thereby increased, so they changed the designation to a 645-E, though technically still a 567 shell.
I'm from eustis Florida and definitely remember this unit on the inland lakes railway 😮
That was quite some time ago… It’s rather unfortunate that tourist operations as a whole have pretty much abandoned that section of the state.
I wonder what paint job it will wear when next year comes around?
I’m pushing for a kind of ICG spin off.. We may even keep the same style of two-tone and just use different colors. Ultimately, it’s up to our board of directors to decide, and they’re gonna take their sweet time.
8330 was a 🐐 at the FRM. Glad it's back.
It’s real fun to operate as well. I see why the crews liked it too, beyond the simple nostalgic value.
@kotabeaner BRO I GOT BIG NEWS! CN 3115 IS COMING SOUTH DOWN TO TAMPA ON TRAIN B241! IT WAS SPOTTED IN PEACHTREE, GA ABOUT AN HPUR AND A HALF AGO! IF YOU GET THE CHANCE, IT WILL BE A GREAT CATCH!
This is both as heart felt and as saddening as those ASPCA commercias during the holidays. The ones makes you feel worse for the dogs than the disabled children in their contrasting commercials. hah
Hah, indeed. I’ve no idea whether to be confused or laugh at this… LOL
This goes hard my brother👏🏾👏🏾
It’s been a long time coming…
HELL YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Very good job with this video. The messages went by a little to fast and I had to pause or go back, but otherwise very well done. Also congrats to the museum for returning the 8330 to service
Much appreciated. I did realize that as I was going through it - I tried making them last as long as I could while keeping time and musical synchrony.
@@kotabeaner All Good. Pause works.
Worked on a railway in Chicago that had 70 GP10s and GP8s .....i didnt think there was many left....
There ain’t too many around now. They’re easier to find than some, but definitely few and far between.
@@kotabeaner actually finding more then I thought...alot of them ex CCP....
The Only time i went to Florida Railroad Museum, I rode behind that locomotive.
Now you can do it again.
@@kotabeaner one of these days maybe
What a spectacle video and restoration, y'all did a great job bringing this legend back to life! I was lucky enough to be one of the folks both chasing and riding on Sunday, getting a chance to see her run with my own eyes left me speechless. Here's to many more great year's with this old gal!
On a side note, what horn was 8330 wearing this weekend, it sounded great!
It’s most certainly been a team effort. Our volunteers on the weekend are the lifeblood that allow us employees to keep things running. Glad you were able to get a peek at it, we’re just happy that all went well. That horn was my Raised Letter Nathan K5HA - I plan to leave it on there unless otherwise necessary. I agree, it fits her quite well.
Now she can be really useful again
Song: Clocks by Coldplay
Thanks, I was wondering what that song was I searched and downloaded.
Much appreciated
@@multicolorfilms Np Lads as my Brain knows the Songs whenever I do work.
@@BNSFTrains10 Does bro know what naive means
its nice to see 8330 back in operation, but i have a question, does the Jeddo Coal Co. 0-4-0 still operate? i rode behind it years ago, so i wanted to ask.
FRRM doesn't own Jeddo Coal 85, Gramling Locomotive Works owns it. They bring it to rail museums across the country for special events.
@@andrewc1199 oh
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Thank you for all you’ve done to help fix 8330 Dakota
Of course, but it’s most certainly been a team effort. We couldn’t be here if it weren’t for our dedicated train crew and volunteers otherwise.
If I help restored that GP10 I would at least add HEP
🥲
Do we know which engine the 567 engine is from originally?
I don’t, no. I do believe it came from a full body F7 type build, but I can’t confirm or deny that. It does seem it sat for quite some time before the museum got it, so that doesn’t make it easier.
@@kotabeanerinteresting
Why not fix the nw5
Because then you’ll ask why we haven’t fixed something else totally out of budget.
@@kotabeaner why haven't you
Why not
Why not Anything.
Hi man it's Casey lol
That NW5 is a paperweight lmao💀
@@railfanlynx So are the other non-operational locomotives
Amazing job on the video! 8330 has had quite an eventful life! 🚅🖲🛤
Much thanks! We’re grateful to be able to extend that eventful life, even if it’s just a tad further.