Thanks so much for posting this video. I was the rental engineer on the run up to Keystone and back and thoroughly enjoyed watching myself check off one of my buck list items. We met briefly at Keystone as I was taking video of the trip that followed mine. I was the guy admiring your HD camera.
In about 2014 I was in Ely and toured the museum. Some employees were restoring a steam engine and allowed me to wander unaccompanied around the roundhouse (actually a storage barn) I was surprised by that, as it was dimly lit and there were maintenance pits under several of the locomotives that I could have fallen in. I saw two cats, the resident mousers, that were the dirtiest, sootiest cats I'd ever seen. They looked very healthy, though. Good times.
No. 40 has Baker valve gear. Most U.S. steam locomotives have Walschaerts valve gear or, on older locomotives, Stephenson. Wikipedia has a brief description of each.
She’s a beautiful engine !
Thanks so much for posting this video. I was the rental engineer on the run up to Keystone and back and thoroughly enjoyed watching myself check off one of my buck list items. We met briefly at Keystone as I was taking video of the trip that followed mine. I was the guy admiring your HD camera.
Great stuff
That is just soooo beautiful! It just takes your breath away! And to think at one time these were commonplace...... .
Very smooth camera work and great composition. Shot stills from many of the same locations when I chased the regular trains.
In about 2014 I was in Ely and toured the museum. Some employees were restoring a steam engine and allowed me to wander unaccompanied around the roundhouse (actually a storage barn) I was surprised by that, as it was dimly lit and there were maintenance pits under several of the locomotives that I could have fallen in. I saw two cats, the resident mousers, that were the dirtiest, sootiest cats I'd ever seen. They looked very healthy, though. Good times.
It's nice to see an old steamer chugging through Nevada.
Great video, brings back all those memories of the winter photo freights ...
Absolutely brilliant viewing
Thank you so much for posting this!
Thank you Carl, added to a playlist...
The bell reminds me of Strasburg's #90.
Do they have any rolling equipment? Would be nice for excursions, etc. nice to get a wave from the engineer about seven minutes in!
You're quite welcome. I remember our little chat. If you're interested in a DVD of the footage, just let me know.
No. 40 has Baker valve gear.
Most U.S. steam locomotives have Walschaerts valve gear or, on older locomotives, Stephenson. Wikipedia has a brief description of each.
Ah‚I just sa the other comment. :-) I've seen a similar range,ent in Walscheart's gear. A space saving thing?
40's valve gear arrangement, upon second glance, is rather strange. can someone give me more information about it?
I believe it's Baker valve gear, a rare variation on the usual Walschaerts design. I'm not certainly exactly how it works.
whose tender is that at 3:37???
Terrific filming. Is that a kind of modified Baker gear? :-)
Is this up around winnemucca?
No, Ely is about 190 miles southeast of Winnemucca, as the crow flies, and about 300 miles away by highway.