HD- The Return of Santa Fe 3751: Pacing, Chasing, and Racing: 4/21 and 4/22/12
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- This past weekend I had the opportunity to see the beauty that is AT&SF 3751, a Baldwin 4-8-4 steam locomotive, make her return to San Bernardino for their Railroad Days. The Locomotive, along with a Metrolink F59PH (used for HEP power), pulled a train of various private rail cars down the Metrolink San Gabriel Subdivision, through towns that used to see steam MANY years ago. This video shows my complete chase of the train, as it took the trip to San Bernardino on Saturday, and returned to LA on Sunday. Please enjoy my video, and check out my video of last year's event as well.
Saturday 4/21/12
1) Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal (LAUPT)
2) Pace down the I-10 Freeway
3) Merced Ave, Baldwin Park
4) Campus Ave, Upland
5) San Bernardino Amtrak Station
Sunday, 4/22/12
6) San Bernardino Amtrak Station
7) Mountain Ave, Upland
8) Pace down I-10 Freeway
9) Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal (LAUPT)
10) First Street Bridge, Los Angeles
There is just something unquantifiably majestic, powerful, and breathtaking seeing a gigantic iron monster flexing her muscles at greater than freeway speeds.
To be fair there is a deisal engine there so I'm guessing the steam engine isn't doing all the work.
actually,the diesel is just for breakdowns.
Yep, Santa Fe 3751 runs all by herself, and can reach speeds up to 103 mph, or a little under 166 kph.
lol, imagine getting overtaken by a steam train. Its both a sad yet majestic moment!
The diesel is for the Head End Power to supply the passenger cars in tow. The steamer is actually the one truly pulling the train. She's actually mechanically sound!
Its a real treat to see this old girl still running. Everyone enjoys it, i mean come on, even the helicopter was following it! There's just something romantic about steam engines. Its like they're alive. Long live steam!
Seeing old steam locomotives running is really the most majestic sight that you could ever see. Its even better when your in person, then you can really feel the whistle!
The bell on the locomotive is ringing. That sounds great
I like watching the trains in the USA
Best regards from Germany
I know this girl well, in 1945 I became a Fireman on her, 1946 I became an Engineer on her for 6 months. Glad to see her operational again :-)
Happy for you mister Wood!
L.D. Wood wow! How old were you back then?
@@loganmalough2379 mustve been under 20, cause hed be about 80-90 when he made this comment
What is the large part with wheels extending from the from of the train. I saw it in another video but i don't see it here, are there two 3751s?
@@sthpac69 the chassis?
Even as a little kid, I've often wondered what it would be like to see a rail line travel down the middle of a high way system, even more so to see a steam locomotive do it. Imagine my surprise to find out that's exactly what good old 3751 has been up to!
The diesel is required by rail road regulations as 1) electrical power to the power to passenger cars, 2) in the event of mechanical failure of the steam engine it can be used to move the train to a safe location. If you run these boilers at a lowered pressure, that means lowered temps. Cold running the boiler is not healthy and is very costly to reverse the damage done by doing so. Just listening to her pull out of the station you can hear her doing all the work.
24 Jan 2107. Robert Shaw you've nailed it. For the younger generation who never had the experience of s steam locomotive troop train or watched a steam locomotive pull Ringling Brothers and and Barnum's Bailey's circus train pull into the yard at 0500 in the morning to commence unloading. I was lucky my parents would let me at about age 9 take the MKT from Tulsa to Bartlesville, OK , by myself. Wow! What a treat!! I had several memorable steam locomotive cab train rides in S. Korea in 1946 and maybe I will write about them someday. Thanks, Roberte! john
You might know my coworker Earl Slaughter, who ran steam in South Korea.
is it me or is 3751 the most beautiful steam locomotive ever made she looks amazing!
That honor belongs to either SP 4449 or N&W 611.
Polar express
That honor belongs to SP&S 700.
probably one of the most beautiful steam locos ive seen
I swear I can smell loco smoke and steam in my living room! :)
Notched up and running as sweet as can be. American engineering at its best. Thanks for posting.
From
Albany Western Australia.
Thanks for all the effort to capture some great angles during this excursion. The 3751 is a beautifully restored Baldwin and a real treat to see on the mainline. Kudos to all involved.
I love to see more trains on the middle of the roads 😌
Amazing so much satisfying
Loved this, bought back memories. Also I visited USA a couple of years ago, and was amazed at seeing the train track down the middle of the highway. Seeing this would have really made my day
Always thought these vintage steamers had some sort of bad-ass look to them.
Beyond THUNDERDOME! They do.There big,mean,loud and awesome and that's why we love them
🍍🍊🍌🍜🥣🥫🍪🍦🛑🔪🍼🍦🍪
I just think that's an awesome thing to have a railroad running down the median of an interstate highway. You don't see this kind of setup just anywhere.
That's the way it is with the L trains in Chicago
Union Pacific has the old MKT branch line between Tulsa and Muskogee, OK which runs right down the middle of the Broken Arrow Expressway/Hwy. 51 in Tulsa for several miles.
The railroad was there first, they built the highway around it cause it was too important I guess
Beautiful work for such a beautiful locomotive. Thanks for posting.
That's very cool!!! I have such an interest in these old engines. I could listen to your stories for hours.
I really like the font of the "SANTA FE 3751" on the tender
Ellis Jackson It’s how a steam locomotives look is applied. It’s different among other railroad engines in this country.
I don't think I'll ever see anything like this, living in New York. What I would give to witness this in person.
A grand sight it is. It's good to see these old icons still running. Far too many are now in the scrap piles.
good catches and video of this famous steamer to san Bernadine railroad days
I'm so in love with that whistle
one of the best quality videos (not content) I have seen on you tube...strictly high class camera work
Oh What a Sight.....That is a Beautiful display of Power...Thank you a 1,000 times...
Finally playing this on the big screen after all these years.
Hermosa corrida de esta Baldwin. Saludos! ! !
Great Video Jeffery. Love the light on 3751 when shes going down the 10 Freeway!!
-David
The past leading the present into the future, now that's a cool way to steam ahead.
I really bet that the whole "Holy crap, is that a steam locomotive in the middle of the highway!?!" made many drivers double take. I would have freaked out! Loved it!
Great video, I loved it. Mainly the Steam Locomotive.
uhhhhhh-huh-huh.. a fireman named "Wood"...
Must be quite the thrill to see her in such beautiful condition and to run again. Good for you. If I didn't live all the way on the east coast , I'd pick you up and treat you for a visit and tour.
Thats so nice thanks all the people who make that possible it permit us to see in real what was it..in that time thakyou so much
Amazing 3751.enjoyed every minute.Thanks.
Consider some of the greatest sound humans can hear. A 747 winding up the engines and taking off. A Saturn 5 rocket leaving the pad and a steam locomotive racing starting up. What is it about the Chu-Chu-Chu of those things that make people so profoundly affected. Power. The sight of such a huge thing even moving.. But the sound - that incredible sound of steam blasting up the stack. Almost better than sex.
I enjoyed every second of this superb capture. Congratulations for this excellent work. I felt myself seating at your side, feeling the magic noise of this iron speedy monster.
Sweet Video. Gotta love these old locos. I just rented the Pere Marquette 1225 and will be selling tickets. I have her for the whole day,March 15th 2014.
A magnificent example of steam motive engineering.
john holt canadian texas. i got to ride this train about 10 years ago it was going back to california from the east end of its run. got on at canadian texas went to amarillo texas. was great bought 2 ho model box cars. i am a ho train person . I have a ho layout. have a ho model of this train. IT is one of my best trains. Was so glad to see this video . that you all for doing this. I LIKED IT VERY MUCH JOHN
3751 is the king of all 4-8-4s
The queen*
Incredible
I Love It a Lot
the freeway shots were incredible
👍💐Super energetic steam engine who make refurbish,expert ,engineer ,worker hats of all team they make history again alive this steam engine ,i most like when he runinig in energetic speedy movement
Kearth - great vid. Amazing footage. Thanks for sharing it with us.
The starting is like the good old days
Breathtaking!
Raw Power! 💪 💪
great to see the old steamers in action. Steam engines had all but disappeared by the time I was in grade school..
Beautifully composed steam video. Kind regards from Swindon, home of the former Great Western Railway of Isambard Kingdom Brunel in the UK. Many thanks for your trouble.
Soy un amante de los trenes, pero mas los que fueron a vapor, hojala y algun dia pueda , verlos en persona, y tocar esas enormes maquinas que fueron y seran pioneras en las vias del mundo que movieron carga, gente y hasta otros trenes en sus carros , saludos y excelentes tomas a la par de esta belleza 3751 sta fe.......
The driving rod is really mesmerizing to look at!
kuya nonoy Kevs Morillo that's what she said!!!!
Wonderfully "clean running! ! -someone did a very good job setting the burners....
Excellent vid. Thank you !
Enough with all the 80 mph trains. We want to see one of those 120+ mph streamlined Hudsons. Time to restore that Chicago & Northwestern E4 4-6-4 that Dallas has sitting in that museum. We want an American locomotive that flies like the Brit's Mallard & Germany's 005 02. Now where's that dynamometer car we'll need?
+D.E.B. B I'd like to see that too and I'm a Brit. Hopefully the T1 trust will succeed in making it a reality.
***** That's what we need to find out. All the rumors of the Milwaukee Road F7s high speeds are just that...until they aren't. Engine specs favor the F7 over the 005 in power, but the 005 had 90" drivers, the F7, 84. So, pulling a trainful would be on the side of the F7. All the F7's have rode into history; but the E4's are virtually identical, and there's one remaining, in a museum, collecting dust. There are plenty of people out there that have so much money that restoring that engine wouldn't touch even 1% of their fortune....and a bunch of them made their fortunes ON THE RAILROADS! So it would be a nice gesture for one of them to finance this project. Don't you think so?
I thought all of the E4s, like the F7s, were retired and scrapped in the 50's.
These were the trains that helped establish the massive cities of today. They might not be bullet fast, but they went fast enough, no brakes, all manifest destiny with every huff and puff. The royal iron horse.
Its great running down the interstate next to the cars.
billy rubin agreed. it's like going back in time
awsome video man. your footage from both days makes my video of saturday's trip pale in comparison.
Masterful
No coordination needed, basically a dead weight. Diesel locomotive is being used to supply power, lights, electrical and air conditioning.
Diesel loco is only attached for backup not for electricity supply
@@sweetspotttmbehindthewheel2004 yes it sis for electricity supply and also backup
The diesel is used for the dynamic braking it has the steam loco still has traditional braking
thanks, I'm glad you like it. it took me two days to put that video together. although that's probably because I ended up shooting about one hour of footage, so I split it into two part's.
Great video, thanks for posting it. Brings back great memories
wow! its got that old west movies' horn! gotta luv it!
I like both arrival shots.
Thanks for the info! I feel like a fool. I read the wrong information on their Facebook page and missed a great opportunity to catch the 3751. I live right by the San Gabriel Sub and was out and about doing other things thinking the locomotive was no where near town.
I would be very distracted if I was driving on the highway. What a beautiful sight. I can remember as a small child watching REAL time steam locomotives pulling freight and passengers in the U P of Michigan. This was absolutely stunning. How do i get info on how to get a ride with one of these steamer excursions?
It was Santa Fe 3751 ready to depart for the ready tracks, to take passengers to Culdee Fell Mountain Railway near Killdane Station. They had to keep watch themselves as quiet as they could.
That must be some feeling standing in that cab.
Good to see the 3751 out again. BNSF, when are you going to let her come here to Denver?
Wow thats a thing of beauty i would give anything to get on one of thows shes a real beaut i only wish i could hear the old whisstle other then that bravo.
Again this is one cool ride...Lucky people...Do you see the Chopper in the air...Likely the police checking the speed if the train goes to fast...They would have to pull it over...lol
What a wonderful train
god that is amazing!!! it would seriously be awesome to see one come through where I live!!
Awesome train and video. Thanks for posting!
When steamers first move out, water is cleared out by blowing it directly out of the exhaust ports. After they are clear & sufficiently hot, the steam is rerouted into the smokebox. During this time, the draft is increased by use of the blower, hence the smooth flow of smoke out of the stack.
I'm obviously the biggest star of part one lol. Great video Jeffrey!
Great Video. Thanks. Derek De Maine (Actor) U.K.
I'm a tram and I approve this video!!!!
DRIVING SOMEWHERE IS BORING,,, I WISH WE HAD TRAINS LIKE USTA::) HAVE RUNNING EVERYWHERE,,, DRIVING AND SITE SEEING,,, THE COUNTY SIDE MOUNTAINS FALL COLORS. RIDING A TRAIN IS SAFER AND MORE RELAXING
There are so many steam locomotives that got restored and put back on tracks, today.
I totally agree with all of the positive posters, to hell with the green nuts.
If you watch the movements of the drivers you can see that the steam exhausts just as the rods change direction. While sitting at a station the cylinders cool off and get condensation in the cylinder. The condensate is blown off by leaving a valve open. Not doing so would have the piston hit a wall of liquid at the end of the stroke and BOOM split open cylinder and a nonfunctional engine on the spot. In the country side they probably haven't stopped long enough for the cylinders to cool off.
Have a 484 Northern in my hometown (Wichita Kansas) unfortunately not roadworthy. Sits on the overpass overlooking downtowns main east west street. Owned by formerly by AT&SF (Atchison/Topeka/Santa Fe)(Now BNSF). Originator of the Henry House Restaurant/Hotel chain. 5 Star Restaurants at the hotels and onboard the trains. Chicago to Los Angeles. My father traveled to Paris Island (Marine Corp) for basis on his way to the Pacific theatre. Served mainland China.
Very nice job on the video! Great trip too.
Air brakes and onboard electrical power are dervived from a smaller engine attached to the side of the locomotive, responsible for the high pitched whine often heard in videos of these engines.
The steam you see is from the petcocks. When the engine has stood still for a while, the cylinders cool off and condense some of the incoming steam. If water from this is allowed to build up, it could cause the engine to throw a rod or knock a head off. Having the petcocks open lets it drain out.
I wonder if Jay Leno has driven a steam locomotive.This engine is based in San Bernadino and Jay loves steam cars.
Also they are there to take over if the steam engine has any issues preventing her from moving with her own power. It also provides electricity for the cars.
thank you for this video.
"what types of passenger coaches shout we have on the train?"
*yes*
Does it have expansion chambers like a ship to recycle the steam?
Sorry, I come from Sydney, Australia. WHere was this taken? I usually give a Google Earth map to help people find where I am.
GREAT video. ALL instate highways should have a railroad in the middle.
I believe this is on Interstate 10 outside of Los Angeles California.
Nothing cooler than seeing a big ass steam engine running down the tracks!
Every fan has a fav, and each one has a following. Mine is on the left, but unfortunately she's only a memory (B&O 5555) , but 3751 is the closest thing to it still going.
Man that was a fine Ride along! & Thumbs UP
The diesel is for electric power to the Amtrak cars.
This is only half it’s speed!
They are known to cruise at 90 mph no problem all day.
Nothing modern can match this beauty
Looks cool and like a whole lota fun....of course, not much smoke or steam....so have to believe the diesel is doing most of the work...
16:37 the Prius guy is like "What Ever" as the locomotive roars past.
Fantastic engine! Great film too!
Constructive criticisms: Less is more - the pacing scene could easily be cut in half. And while you gave us locations and dates in your uploader notes, having titles in the video would serve viewers better. Still, I love this engine and your overall shooting is solid. Thanks for posting.
Boy thats a grand sight running down the median on what is that I 10?
Here in La Habra, CA, I swear I could hear a freakin' steam engine somewhere behind my apt! There is an abandoned piece of track along with a railroad crossing and some industrial area across the street from here. Im not sure if they are really using a steam engine around here, but I can tell steam from diesel by just listening to the horn of the locomotive.
I think the track is haunted!!
Whistle not horn....sorry my Instincts just wanted to correct that.
its ok. i did forget that steam only uses whistle
vidfreak727 I wonder what else could make that sound?
ghost trains lol
addendum, I'm playing catchup on a lotta topics, and mean to ask whens the next time and area she'll be rolling around