Minuteman Steam Episode 6: The Americans
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- Опубликовано: 10 окт 2023
- The 4-4-0 "American"-type steam locomotive was the dominant design for the first decades of American railroading and became a cultural symbol. The Boston & Maine Railroad owned a mind-boggling amount of them, some lasting into the late 1940s. We'll examine the legacy, technical aspects, and story of these classic machines.
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Real nice presentation and footage, thanks for sharing!
Let's not forget that the Canadian Pacific, Southern Pacific, and even the self-professed Standard Railroad of the World, and my favorite fallen flag, the Pennsylvania Railroad also kept 4-4-0s in service until the end of steam on the CP, SP, and PRR, respectively. The B&M, PRR, SP, and CP were legends to keep the 4-4-0 in service as long as they did.
Even though they weren't very standard for the standard railroad of the world
@@1TruNubThe last 4-4-0s built were the class D-16. Built in Altoona from 1895 to 1910.
In the 1940's I'm sure most folks didn't see 1908 as "ancient", lol, just old. In much the same way I look at an SD40-2 which are still used on a lot of shortlines today. Heck, even my pickup truck, a '98 Ford Ranger to me is just old, but my 1928 RCA Radiola 60 is approaching antique status, lol.
I love 4-4-0's. They are/were some of the most beautiful and coolest locomotives out there. Eureka & Palisade #4 "Eureka", a 3 foot gauge american from 1875 as one of many 8-18C's is what I think about when someone says 4-4-0. And of course you can't forget the General, Jupiter, 119, Leviathan and, because I am a little biased, NYC&HR RR 999.
Excellent video! Loved the story of 494's epic escape to preservation!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Oh that was great!! and the story about the 494 is priceless!!!
I can’t believe Blount actually was there and was offered the 494, now I’m wondering how the hell he got 3713
another episode! Can't wait till we get to the mountains
Another great episode! So glad you make these!
Such classy little engines! Truly American (well, they were). I really like this series and have been hoping that the 4-4-0's would get their turn!
The story of getting the 494 to White River Jct reminds me of the time we got NdeM 3028, an Alco-built 4-8-4, out of Colonie Yard and delivered to Conrail in Kenwood Yard, Albany. It was the last piece ot rolling stock to come off the storage tracks; the next day, the switch was taken out of service. All remaining equipment was scrapped on-site.
There's a Mexican 4-8-4 in Albany?
@@whispofwords2590 Its currently in a state of limbo at the New Hope
Well that was nothing short of amazing. Nice job guys
good show the classic 4 4 0 American -type
I love this 4-4-0 story!
Wow amazing show😊
Very nice and well done video. 4-4-0's were the GP7 or GP38-2 of the diesel era.
God, what an incredible McGinnis Moment.
Sounds like the 494 was a beneficiary of Strategically Transferring Equipment to Alternate Locations (S.T.E.A.L.).
As the boys said though, wasn't McGinnis' engine to offer to anyone at that point, railroad property be buggered.
My great grandpa were surprised to these old timers again and my great grandpa said “a fine old 4-4-0/american” and these were scrapped even before my grandpa and my grandma were born as they were born in the mid 1930’s
god mcginness was such a ball of slime
Yeah and you know he didnt have to (quote donate there loco)He had plenty of Locos soon to be scraped so why not take one of those?
Do drawings of any of B&M's Americans still exist?
We may have some in our Archives! You can find the Archives Committee Chairman contact info on our website.
@@bmrrhs By the way, did you know the B&M owned P-54 coaches in the steam era? These were ex-Pennsylvania and ex-Long Island (which was a PRR subsidiary at one time) unpowered coach trailers or just regular coaches. You could tell by their Tuscan Red paint which stands out from traditional B&M passenger car red.
Old skools lol