We all live in a Yellow Submarine... A Yellow Submarine... Yellow Submarine.... Now get that song out of your mind!! It was going through mine, the whole time we were on the tour!! What a place to call home!
There is a touch of railroad connection to the USS Blueback. The engines in the sub are from Fairbanks-Morse and are of the same basic design that were used in FM's locomotives.
My parents moved us to the Beaverton area in December 1992, just in time for two big tourist attractions to change in the Pacific Northwest: 1) The initial construction and opening of the highway leading to the future Johnston Ridge Observatory at Mt St Helens. 2) OMSI moving from its old location in Washington Park (the building was retasked as the Portland Children’s Museum until recently) to its current location in 1994. The old OMSI site had a couple static military aircraft on display, particularly an F-102 Delta Dart that’s now part of the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville.
@@ToyManTelevision, also stop by the Seattle Museum of Flight at Boeing’s original “red barn” manufacturing facility, and closer to home, the Tillamook Air Museum (contained in the surviving Hangar B of the Tillamook Naval Air Station for Navy blimp coastal patrols).
We did a sound design for a 60 minute documentary film on a cold war "Boomer". Missile sub with like 100 warheads. And the crew is sneaking to the intake vents under the missiles and smoking pot. 6 weeks underwater with like 100 smelly guys packed together elbow to elbow with enough explosive to kill 300 million people and stoned.
I have always thought submarines are cool. The extra intrigue comes from the fact that their activities are secret. Many thanks goes to those who served our country in all branches of the service.
Note that these engines (EMD and FM) are very close to locomotive engine/electric. EMD used modified 201A to develop locomotive diesel electric systems. Also LST's used locomotive compatible systems. So EMD was in fighting trim in 1945 and ready to take on the steam locomotive.
I love submarines! I do have a bit of military background. My uncle on my mom's sister side actually served in the Air Force from 75 to 95. He was a TSGT.
My dad and both uncles were in the military. One uncle worked on these electric boats and later went to work for penn central working on locomotives. The other uncle ended up as a Colonel in the Air Force
It was pretty close quarters in there! I can't imagine rooming in with about 88 persons! Their only possessions have to be able to fit under the mattress of their bunk.. and some of the bunks are shared! Not at the same time.. One sleeps, and the other is at work. They said they feed the crew really well! Some of the best gourmet food on the planet! To keep moral up... Still.... A branch of the Service which we hear little about.
Picture 88 fellers with BO at the end of their tour... I pity the people on the inside the submarine pen (good name) when that door is opened! Whew-Weee!!!
I believe that is the sister boat to the Barbel. The Barbel was being scrapped in Long Beach at the same time Hunt for Red October was being filmed. So if you knew where to go in the Long Beach harbor, you could see a submarine in a dry dock and in the water a short distance away, a fake Russian Typhoon submarine made from several barges with a fake upper hull on top of them. Coast Guard was keeping a close eye on the film crew and their make believe submarine. It had been involved in a accident that sadly caused some casualties and SANK a tug boat. When have you ever heard of a movie prop submarine sinking a real ship? Unfortunately the Red October which was being towed around for filming, ran across the tow cables of another tug hauling local barges and pulled it under. Very sad obscure movie trivia. The Blueback tour was awesome!
Wow!!! Didn’t know about that. Did see photos of the Typhoon prop boat. Amazing job!! Good film. Shame they changed the book. The book was logical, the film not. As a Typhoon caries ICBM why would the need to get close to America in order to shoot? In the book that’s how they knew it was not firing but defecting.
The last time I was at OMSI it was next to the Zoo in the southwest part of Portland. That's been something like 35 years ago now. I was reading somewhere a while back about a sub being moved to OMSI
Great. I didn't remember that the hatches were that small (the one I visited in Japan is ON the port, so they made an easy access by the side, no need to go trough an hatch, but only a part is accessible). But these sub propellers seem small compared to ship propellers.
This one is actually under water too! As with all subs the deck is just above the waterline. So on entering you go down to about 10 feet below the surface.
Well..... And their clothes! Our tour guide showed us their one and only laundry baggie... Clothes are stuffed in after the crew surfaces... and burned! I would bet the sheets receive the same!! P.U.
Fun fact, the large fan on the ceiling above the 2 locos is a "Big Ass Fan" it is printed on the fan and I believe made in the USA. Thanks for the video never seen the inside of a real sub.
I've actually been here in the submarine. we had several hours in between getting off the empire builder and getting on the coastal starlight. Do they still have the diagramdo the differnt eras of submarines? How many people with you knew the small one was the hunley?
The whole idea of diesel/electric propulsion originated in submarines like this. The WW1 boats were TINY. It did not take the RR industry long to figure out the potential however and the rest is history. I love steam as much as any railfan, but the maintenance was just too much for the railroads to bear.
At first they thought it would never work on anything bigger than a switcher. After quite a few years horsepower hit 1800!! But still not good enough for a long freight. They were doing well on high speed passenger. BUT when they worked the bugs out of MU, hooking 4, 5 6 locos together all running from one cab, and then inter train MU still running from one cab.... The rest is history. The death of steam and turbines and all big locos. The 6900 class being a attempt at a huge diesel. BUt pointless. Really just 2 loco in one box. So why not just build 2 loco?
@@ToyManTelevision trust me you'll love it the food's good the city is pretty and there is a lot to do it's worth going to and staying for a week if you're able to plan in advance
I'm really surprised they were still using diesel submarines that late. I always assumed the Navy had been using exclusively nuclear powered submarines for a long, long time. Very interesting!
My husband was a submariner. He was actually on the Blueback while it was still in service with the US Navy. He was stationed on the USS Florida but him and some of his buddies went over to look around on it since it was one of the last three diesel subs in the US Navy. The USS Florida is nuclear. Their little screwing around trip on the Blueback took place at sub base Bangor in Silverdale Washington.
A little tidbit, the Navy back in the 30's gave money to the diesel train makers to help them build better diesels because they used those engines in their submarines. Also, I'm over 6' and was a submariner for over 6 years, and I've known submariners that were taller than me!
I’m 6’3”. Now. Was taller years ago. Anyway not a problem in the sub. The bad him and knee was a real problem. NOW when the boat is underway on leaving port there is food stashed everywhere. In the showers. But all the floors are covered with the large size cans. They walk on the cans which are about 10 inches tall. Slowly they uncover the floor. But for much of the trip at least some of not all of the “floors” are 10” taller. So the headroom is about 5’6”. They call them navy seals but these guys duck.
I remember those cans. One had to be careful because, though they were stout, they might not be stout enough for you to walk on. Another thing that often took up space was all the gear of the "riders" you had on board. As a bubblehead I hated those guys because all they did was eat our food, take up space, and hog the gym equipment.
The submarine service has always been voluntary. The Navy has a list of applicants and not all trainees make it. I know that all military branches are volunteer now but even in WW II the sub service was volunteer from the draftees.
@@ToyManTelevision ok cool, there is a musam in Maine called the Wiscasset Waterville and Farmington Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum. They operate 2 foot gage trains over 3 miles of track. On the orginal ww&f rail line. You should check them out on RUclips and for real. Hear is a video. ruclips.net/video/1om14dIDYio/видео.html
We all live in a Yellow Submarine... A Yellow Submarine... Yellow Submarine.... Now get that song out of your mind!! It was going through mine, the whole time we were on the tour!! What a place to call home!
There is a touch of railroad connection to the USS Blueback. The engines in the sub are from Fairbanks-Morse and are of the same basic design that were used in FM's locomotives.
Much like a locomotive
I was part of the crew 78-80. Your video really brought back some memories.
Wow. Great and wonderful surprise to be given a tour of a submarine. Thanks. - Dean
Much like a diesel locomotive. A bit bigger. Not that much and 80 guys living in it.
Thanks guys! I really enjoy watching you two screw around! Interesting.
You are very welcome
My parents moved us to the Beaverton area in December 1992, just in time for two big tourist attractions to change in the Pacific Northwest:
1) The initial construction and opening of the highway leading to the future Johnston Ridge Observatory at Mt St Helens.
2) OMSI moving from its old location in Washington Park (the building was retasked as the Portland Children’s Museum until recently) to its current location in 1994.
The old OMSI site had a couple static military aircraft on display, particularly an F-102 Delta Dart that’s now part of the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville.
Wanna see that museum some day
@@ToyManTelevision, also stop by the Seattle Museum of Flight at Boeing’s original “red barn” manufacturing facility, and closer to home, the Tillamook Air Museum (contained in the surviving Hangar B of the Tillamook Naval Air Station for Navy blimp coastal patrols).
Wow I was claustrophobic just watching that video! Thanks for the video!
We did a sound design for a 60 minute documentary film on a cold war "Boomer". Missile sub with like 100 warheads. And the crew is sneaking to the intake vents under the missiles and smoking pot. 6 weeks underwater with like 100 smelly guys packed together elbow to elbow with enough explosive to kill 300 million people and stoned.
Yikes!
I really enjoy your travels and thank you for taking me along with you.
Thanks!!!!
I have always thought submarines are cool. The extra intrigue comes from the fact that their activities are secret. Many thanks goes to those who served our country in all branches of the service.
Note that these engines (EMD and FM) are very close to locomotive engine/electric. EMD used modified 201A to develop locomotive diesel electric systems. Also LST's used locomotive compatible systems. So EMD was in fighting trim in 1945 and ready to take on the steam locomotive.
I love submarines! I do have a bit of military background. My uncle on my mom's sister side actually served in the Air Force from 75 to 95. He was a TSGT.
My dad and both uncles were in the military. One uncle worked on these electric boats and later went to work for penn central working on locomotives. The other uncle ended up as a Colonel in the Air Force
@@ToyManTelevision Awesome!
You couldn't get me inside that tin can for a million bucks!! Lemme outta here!! 😩 This is probably on someone's "kick the bucket" list!!
It was pretty close quarters in there! I can't imagine rooming in with about 88 persons! Their only possessions have to be able to fit under the mattress of their bunk.. and some of the bunks are shared! Not at the same time.. One sleeps, and the other is at work. They said they feed the crew really well! Some of the best gourmet food on the planet! To keep moral up... Still.... A branch of the Service which we hear little about.
@@karynfelix-the-Cat I can only imagine what just one guy with BO does to the whole submarine!! 😝
Picture 88 fellers with BO at the end of their tour... I pity the people on the inside the submarine pen (good name) when that door is opened! Whew-Weee!!!
Wow and I thought the uss Texas had some tight spaces
And this was without all the food and other supplies needed on board
I visited it once; it was closing time and they let me and my dad in for free.
Now thats a good price!! A bargain really.
It gives a new meaning to "hit the deck" .
And the roof. And the top of the door. And the bottom of the bunk. And the walls. You pretty much hit everything one thing at a time.
I believe that is the sister boat to the Barbel. The Barbel was being scrapped in Long Beach at the same time Hunt for Red October was being filmed. So if you knew where to go in the Long Beach harbor, you could see a submarine in a dry dock and in the water a short distance away, a fake Russian Typhoon submarine made from several barges with a fake upper hull on top of them. Coast Guard was keeping a close eye on the film crew and their make believe submarine. It had been involved in a accident that sadly caused some casualties and SANK a tug boat. When have you ever heard of a movie prop submarine sinking a real ship? Unfortunately the Red October which was being towed around for filming, ran across the tow cables of another tug hauling local barges and pulled it under. Very sad obscure movie trivia. The Blueback tour was awesome!
Wow!!! Didn’t know about that. Did see photos of the Typhoon prop boat. Amazing job!! Good film. Shame they changed the book. The book was logical, the film not. As a Typhoon caries ICBM why would the need to get close to America in order to shoot? In the book that’s how they knew it was not firing but defecting.
Love You two!!! :-)
Thanks!!
Alaways love the screwing arround.
I loved going too OMSI as a kid but that was when it was next to the zoo, many years ago.
Love the old power plant they are in now. Except the guys on the bicycles riding up the river trail will mow you down!1
The last time I was at OMSI it was next to the Zoo in the southwest part of Portland. That's been something like 35 years ago now. I was reading somewhere a while back about a sub being moved to OMSI
This is a great museum.
The next time Twinkle and I are down that way I'll see if we can take time to stop in and enjoy it.
If you travel to Charleston, SC try to visit the H L HUNLEY; the first submarine to sink a ship.
Been on my bucket list for years.
Great. I didn't remember that the hatches were that small (the one I visited in Japan is ON the port, so they made an easy access by the side, no need to go trough an hatch, but only a part is accessible).
But these sub propellers seem small compared to ship propellers.
This one is actually under water too! As with all subs the deck is just above the waterline. So on entering you go down to about 10 feet below the surface.
I think it is one of the last diesel subs, they navy switched to nuclear subs which were silent.
Yup. These are just like a diesel locomotive. Well not just like....
I wonder how often do they change the sheets in them bunks any guesses?
Well..... And their clothes! Our tour guide showed us their one and only laundry baggie... Clothes are stuffed in after the crew surfaces... and burned! I would bet the sheets receive the same!! P.U.
Cool thank you
What a fun place!!! My respect for the guys who serve on these is through the roof.
I looked at the thumbnail for this video, then looked at the channel name.
My reaction: 😮😮😮
😊😊😊
Yes! A Wednesday fool vid! Thanks!
Fun fact, the large fan on the ceiling above the 2 locos is a "Big Ass Fan" it is printed on the fan and I believe made in the USA. Thanks for the video never seen the inside of a real sub.
In the film industry the huge lights are referred to as the "BFL" B is for BIG. L is for LIGHT. You can take it from there.
I've actually been here in the submarine. we had several hours in between getting off the empire builder and getting on the coastal starlight. Do they still have the diagramdo the differnt eras of submarines? How many people with you knew the small one was the hunley?
Yes and yes! (The guy told us) Love to see the Hunley at some point.
Did you guys go to the Oregon zoo and see the 30 inch Guage trains there?
The whole idea of diesel/electric propulsion originated in submarines like this. The WW1 boats were TINY. It did not take the RR industry long to figure out the potential however and the rest is history. I love steam as much as any railfan, but the maintenance was just too much for the railroads to bear.
At first they thought it would never work on anything bigger than a switcher. After quite a few years horsepower hit 1800!! But still not good enough for a long freight. They were doing well on high speed passenger. BUT when they worked the bugs out of MU, hooking 4, 5 6 locos together all running from one cab, and then inter train MU still running from one cab.... The rest is history. The death of steam and turbines and all big locos. The 6900 class being a attempt at a huge diesel. BUt pointless. Really just 2 loco in one box. So why not just build 2 loco?
Should have visited the USS clamagore in Charleston before they sunk it in Florida
We really need to get to Florida sometime sub or no. Karyn has a friend there. AND love to see Charleston
@@ToyManTelevision trust me you'll love it the food's good the city is pretty and there is a lot to do it's worth going to and staying for a week if you're able to plan in advance
What about the screen doors?
4449 pulled the freedom train in 1976
I'm really surprised they were still using diesel submarines that late. I always assumed the Navy had been using exclusively nuclear powered submarines for a long, long time. Very interesting!
I guess the smaller fast attack sups were diesel to keep them small and lite. But noisy. So no more.
My husband was a submariner. He was actually on the Blueback while it was still in service with the US Navy. He was stationed on the USS Florida but him and some of his buddies went over to look around on it since it was one of the last three diesel subs in the US Navy. The USS Florida is nuclear. Their little screwing around trip on the Blueback took place at sub base Bangor in Silverdale Washington.
A little tidbit, the Navy back in the 30's gave money to the diesel train makers to help them build better diesels because they used those engines in their submarines. Also, I'm over 6' and was a submariner for over 6 years, and I've known submariners that were taller than me!
I’m 6’3”. Now. Was taller years ago. Anyway not a problem in the sub. The bad him and knee was a real problem. NOW when the boat is underway on leaving port there is food stashed everywhere. In the showers. But all the floors are covered with the large size cans. They walk on the cans which are about 10 inches tall. Slowly they uncover the floor. But for much of the trip at least some of not all of the “floors” are 10” taller. So the headroom is about 5’6”. They call them navy seals but these guys duck.
I remember those cans. One had to be careful because, though they were stout, they might not be stout enough for you to walk on. Another thing that often took up space was all the gear of the "riders" you had on board. As a bubblehead I hated those guys because all they did was eat our food, take up space, and hog the gym equipment.
The submarine service has always been voluntary. The Navy has a list of applicants and not all trainees make it. I know that all military branches are volunteer now but even in WW II the sub service was volunteer from the draftees.
Special people.
How do you find these neat Museums?
Some are sooooooo obscure. Like the model car museum. That's about a out of the way as it gets.
@@ToyManTelevision ok cool, there is a musam in Maine called the Wiscasset Waterville and Farmington Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum. They operate 2 foot gage trains over 3 miles of track. On the orginal ww&f rail line. You should check them out on RUclips and for real. Hear is a video.
ruclips.net/video/1om14dIDYio/видео.html
it was really different, i hope also some ships? :)
We have a playlist on aircraft and ships. Mostly old tall ships. BUT we want to see the Battleship in LA.
well i wish you both good luck there and i hope to see video of it ;)