Please do not remove this RUclips! This film is apart of my childhood and I remember watching this almost everyday all day.( Not joking I was that obsessed). They removed another copy of this but please don’t remove this one.
Do not worry! I watched the other one all the time. The only reason I uploaded this one is because they took down the other one. Even if this one does get taken down, I will put it back up.
Once the GS-4 steamers were replaced by diesels for premium passenger service, some were used for more mundane service for a few years like the San Francisco to San Jose commuter run stripped of the fancy panels and paint. Massively overpowered for this service, and scared me as a child when they passed.
Such a nice film, enjoyed it very much to watch. It´s a pitty that such wonderfull passengertrains no longer exist. It was another style of travelling and the time ran slowlier. I would like to see that those trains come back on rail to reduce airtraffic and cartraffic on long distances. People should take the time for watching sceneries and landscapes they are travelling through.
Great video of the Daylight & the history of it. My most favorite Amtrak route is the Pacific Surfliner/Coast Starlight Route. I have a Kato N scale Daylight number 4449 steam locomotive & the 10 car Morning Daylight set that I’m waiting for to be returned to me from the Kato factory in Schaumburg, IL after being repaired. The Daylight set I have is my N scale excursion train & my Amtrak set is the Coast Starlight on my N scale model railroad, the Pacific West Coast railroad. It will be focused on the 1980’s & first half of the 1990’s. It will be Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Burlington Northern, Union Pacific, Western Pacific, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific & BCRail. My ultimate goal is to have the entire West Coast railraod route from the Mexican border South of San Diego to Vancouver, BC, Canada.
6/27/2022 For rail fans, this train was all about the equipment. The steam locomotives, although a normal "Northern" locomotive underneath, its dressing (colors) and streamlining made the difference. The cars, were all designed just for the trains. Everything was bright clean and well maintained too. It must have been something to see a "Daylight" passing by, at speed, let alone riding the train itself. It would be nice to have 4449 and her train out on the rails again. the UP yellow cars and 844/ 4014 are great. but the SP Daylights. well, I don't think I can express it good enough. I got to see the NYC streamliners, as a kid, I can't imagine what a Daylight was like to actually see. ;-)
*Just imagine* if a full, prototypical Daylight consist was to be brought together and rebuilt to blueprint specs, steam heat and all, with the exceptions of any plain bearings being replaced with modern rollers but leaving the journal boxes in tact, and 4449 was to haul it on all the routes that Daylight trains ran along. Wouldn't that be a fantastically foam-worthy endeavor and resulting sight? Edit 2: One could also have 6051 and two repainted E9B's take over at certain points, and have the four all working together at certain points, like the Cuesta Grade. Edit 1: Added in "with the exceptions of any plain bearings being replaced with modern rollers but leaving the journal boxes in tact", and then put the note in.
This Train was my birthday present, 1955. Glendale, Ca to Santa Barbara, Ca. Then back to Glendale the same day. It was a Sunday, I turned seven years old. The Train, at that time, was pulled by an E9 . . . . . Thanks, Dad.
That's a lovely presentation. Thank you. I never rode on THAT Daylight, as my family didn't have family/business connections to Los Angeles. However, during the 50's and early 60's, we took the Shasta Daylight to Salem, Or., each summer, to visit my grandparents. My Dad was on the "maiden voyage," of the Shasta, but I don't know the date. We would have to leave from the Oakland "Mole," as a full coastal journey from Los Angeles to Seattle precluded a direct leg into San Francisco. We would rise early, and take the ferry from San Francisco, well before sun up. It was a wonderful experience. Mt. Shasta was awesome ... almost frightening to me, because of its sheer size. And, in the summer hours, we wound through the Cascades when the sun was beginning to lower. The light, and shadows were most dramatic. I've taken the southern LA-SF, once, on AMTRAK. And, I've enjoyed the overnight trip from Emeryville, to Salem and/or Seattle, several times.
That would require an agreement with Union Pacific, the CSRM, and many other participants even Amtrak. You would probably need a single Amtrak P42DC for insurance and liabilities, among other issues.
@@JessicaKasumi1990 You would be surprised how easily that could be arranged. One would more likely have to ask BNSF to use their track, the people with 4449 would love to give it a shot, the 6051 is well able to accomplish it(just got rehabbed actually) and UP might be kind enough to lend 1996 for DB. It can be done. Might not be the correct consist by any means, but we'd get pretty close
I never rode the Morning Daylight but I did ride the Shasta Daylight between Oakland and Dunsmuir CA back in the early 1950's. Twice my mother, younger brother and I traveled north to visit my aunt (mother's sister) who lived in Siskiyou County California.
Saw her parked overnite at Whitefish, Mt a few years ago; bellowing steam the next morning frightened my young granddaughter when blowing her cylinders.
Wow I never saw the daylight in person but wow it was beautiful a beauty of a train I had made up stories in my mind I had one of these on my own railroad
Love it! Just got my new N scale 4449 to replace the older generation 4450 from Kato. I run a lot of it on my layout. Just posted one of it passing an Alco PA/B/ A Shasta Daylight. I love this film, it inspires me.
Good for you, I will be having my Kato 4449 rubber tire reset by the Kato factory and when I get it back, it will be time to run my excursion train on my model railroad to give it running time.
Very interesting. I like it! If you get a chance watch the 3part series "Atlas Shrugged" (Amz. Prime) Some awesome train action. Gov't takeover via Amtrak made me think of the movie. Maybe you will like it.
I love the Daylight and its route but calling it the most beautiful train in the world or even "streamlined" is a stretch. Compared to the streamlined locomotives of the UP, NY Central, Pennsy, Milwaukee etc, the Daylight locos were only minimally streamlined. They look like standard steam engines with a bit of a side panel and smooth cow catcher.
If the scenery makes this train the “most beautiful railroad in the world” I’d say that’s a subjective statement at best. If we’re talking about the train? No way. I saw the cars from this train at Hunter’s Point in San Francisco, in the very late nineties. I was surprised (not entirely pleasantly) at how austere the train was, inside. Lots of bright colors, and modern materials (like formica and linoleum) but nothing like, say, the Queen Mary, or the 20th Century Limited.
It seems to me that the Espee first neglected the passenger service, then they neglected the whole darn railroad and had to merge with the UP, this IS my own opinion, of course!
Born in 1985 and this train made my childhood epic. Still have my HO version and I'll keep her till the day I depart. The love in this documentary and comments from you all is legendary. Hope you all are doing well.
Not even!. U.P. #844 is a world record holder, and raced #4449 up a canyon. #4449 had to stop because the pressure was too much to handle. And #844 steamed on to las Vegas. Union Pacific wins yet Again!. Truth. BullyBilly.
I'll echo Mid-Florida Railfan's reply, as well as add my own sentiments. Apologies if there seems to be a rude air to the words, it's not my intention for this to be rude. The 844 had a brand-new-at-the-time SD60M and an E9 tied on behind its auxiliary water tender and the 4449 was going at it alone with a 6 car consist and a load of diesel fuel from Taylor Yard in the tender due to there not being any proper fuel oil being available. Also, that entire run was a planned run to cap off the LAUPT 50th anniversary celebrations. And another thing, Cajon Pass isn't a canyon, it's a mountain, hence the word "pass" being in its name. And yet another thing, please tell me what world record is held by the 844. The only record I can think of is that its the only locomotive in the world to have never been retired and to have seen regular service for its original owner, at least in name, ever since its construction.
🎶 people stared in ah and wonder they were fast and sleek and full of thunder they followed the path of smoke and fire they were all and they were called streamliners 🎶
Oh, this is one of the only time I would travel to if I had the chance, such a beautiful train! With a beautiful locomotive to pull it along at 90 miles an hour! In fact, I prefer the GS class over the diesels that replaced it any day! Oh, to see this thing roaring down the track, would be such a thrilling experience!
Try Adblock, my friend. It won't have any negative impact on the content creator because, as Mid-Florida Railfan Productions has stated, he does not claim ownership and has only uploaded this for archival purposes.
Chuck Johnson a friends Father was an Engineer on other trains and this one when it was in San Luis Obispo , There is a spur in San Luis Obispo Depot named for him...very well loved man that lived next door to the San Luis Obispo depot...passed away many years ago...
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Please do not remove this RUclips! This film is apart of my childhood and I remember watching this almost everyday all day.( Not joking I was that obsessed). They removed another copy of this but please don’t remove this one.
Do not worry! I watched the other one all the time. The only reason I uploaded this one is because they took down the other one. Even if this one does get taken down, I will put it back up.
@@KCSRailstudios 87'
Type in Google "RUclips Downloader", copy the URL and paste it then click download, then you will have it forever
This was my "birthday" train:
SP Daylight - March 21, 1937
Me - March 21, 1938
First train ride: Daylight (SF to LA) - March 21, 1941
You are a lucky man!
Amazing video. God bless! Greetings from Croatia! I am 21. March born railroad fan too. My grandpa and father was railroad mans.
The 4449 shaped my childhood! I don't know who'd I'd be today without this locomotive! It is indeed the most beautiful train in the world.
Same
Once the GS-4 steamers were replaced by diesels for premium passenger service, some were used for more mundane service for a few years like the San Francisco to San Jose commuter run stripped of the fancy panels and paint. Massively overpowered for this service, and scared me as a child when they passed.
Such a nice film, enjoyed it very much to watch. It´s a pitty that such wonderfull passengertrains no longer exist. It was another style of travelling and the time ran slowlier. I would like to see that those trains come back on rail to reduce airtraffic and cartraffic on long distances. People should take the time for watching sceneries and landscapes they are travelling through.
Great video of the Daylight & the history of it. My most favorite Amtrak route is the Pacific Surfliner/Coast Starlight Route. I have a Kato N scale Daylight number 4449 steam locomotive & the 10 car Morning Daylight set that I’m waiting for to be returned to me from the Kato factory in Schaumburg, IL after being repaired. The Daylight set I have is my N scale excursion train & my Amtrak set is the Coast Starlight on my N scale model railroad, the Pacific West Coast railroad. It will be focused on the 1980’s & first half of the 1990’s. It will be Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Burlington Northern, Union Pacific, Western Pacific, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific & BCRail. My ultimate goal is to have the entire West Coast railraod route from the Mexican border South of San Diego to Vancouver, BC, Canada.
6/27/2022
For rail fans, this train was all about the equipment. The steam locomotives, although a normal "Northern" locomotive underneath, its dressing (colors) and streamlining made the difference. The cars, were all designed just for the trains. Everything was bright clean and well maintained too.
It must have been something to see a "Daylight" passing by, at speed, let alone riding the train itself.
It would be nice to have 4449 and her train out on the rails again. the UP yellow cars and 844/ 4014 are great. but the SP Daylights. well, I don't think I can express it good enough. I got to see the NYC streamliners, as a kid, I can't imagine what a Daylight was like to actually see. ;-)
*Just imagine* if a full, prototypical Daylight consist was to be brought together and rebuilt to blueprint specs, steam heat and all, with the exceptions of any plain bearings being replaced with modern rollers but leaving the journal boxes in tact, and 4449 was to haul it on all the routes that Daylight trains ran along. Wouldn't that be a fantastically foam-worthy endeavor and resulting sight?
Edit 2: One could also have 6051 and two repainted E9B's take over at certain points, and have the four all working together at certain points, like the Cuesta Grade.
Edit 1: Added in "with the exceptions of any plain bearings being replaced with modern rollers but leaving the journal boxes in tact", and then put the note in.
I would love to see 6051 Leading.
They need to put an original gyralight on 4449. I hate the amber light
This Train was my birthday present, 1955. Glendale, Ca to Santa Barbara, Ca. Then back to Glendale the same day. It was a Sunday, I turned seven years old. The Train, at that time, was pulled by an E9 . . . . . Thanks, Dad.
That's a lovely presentation. Thank you.
I never rode on THAT Daylight, as my family didn't have family/business connections to Los Angeles. However, during the 50's and early 60's, we took the Shasta Daylight to Salem, Or., each summer, to visit my grandparents. My Dad was on the "maiden voyage," of the Shasta, but I don't know the date.
We would have to leave from the Oakland "Mole," as a full coastal journey from Los Angeles to Seattle precluded a direct leg into San Francisco. We would rise early, and take the ferry from San Francisco, well before sun up.
It was a wonderful experience. Mt. Shasta was awesome ... almost frightening to me, because of its sheer size. And, in the summer hours, we wound through the Cascades when the sun was beginning to lower. The light, and shadows were most dramatic.
I've taken the southern LA-SF, once, on AMTRAK. And, I've enjoyed the overnight trip from Emeryville, to Salem and/or Seattle, several times.
This documentary is amazing, in the last part, they show me an exciting part! It's incredible!
Would like to have a brother or sister alive
0:09 kinda reminds me of the Shining Time Station TV Show intro
Oh yeah! It does!
What if 6051 and 4449 took a daylight train. 6051 In the back and 4449 in the front, On the trip back 6051 would take the lead
that would be so cool
That would require an agreement with Union Pacific, the CSRM, and many other participants even Amtrak. You would probably need a single Amtrak P42DC for insurance and liabilities, among other issues.
@@JessicaKasumi1990 Yeah, I'm aware that the idea is really dumb, but it would be so badass.
@@JessicaKasumi1990 You would be surprised how easily that could be arranged. One would more likely have to ask BNSF to use their track, the people with 4449 would love to give it a shot, the 6051 is well able to accomplish it(just got rehabbed actually) and UP might be kind enough to lend 1996 for DB. It can be done. Might not be the correct consist by any means, but we'd get pretty close
And this, friends, is why the Ballad of Southern Pacific exists.
I never rode the Morning Daylight but I did ride the Shasta Daylight between Oakland and Dunsmuir CA back in the early 1950's. Twice my mother, younger brother and I traveled north to visit my aunt (mother's sister) who lived in Siskiyou County California.
36:18 Dylan's SP 6 Chime Whistle Southern Pacific Scenic Railroad
Saw her parked overnite at Whitefish, Mt a few years ago; bellowing steam the next morning frightened my young granddaughter when blowing her cylinders.
Thanks for a great video,very interesting and informational === I really enjoyed it
Wow I never saw the daylight in person but wow it was beautiful a beauty of a train I had made up stories in my mind I had one of these on my own railroad
I have this exact tape at home. Very much and enjoyable. Thanks for bringing it to RUclips.
36:11 By far the best shot of a GS-4 to date!
Dn Olsen has b a great railroad films producer. He is a very highly regarded gentleman.
Love it! Just got my new N scale 4449 to replace the older generation 4450 from Kato. I run a lot of it on my layout. Just posted one of it passing an Alco PA/B/ A Shasta Daylight. I love this film, it inspires me.
Good for you, I will be having my Kato 4449 rubber tire reset by the Kato factory and when I get it back, it will be time to run my excursion train on my model railroad to give it running time.
@@christopherorourke6543 Excellent. I just posted yesterday the 4449 and a finicky UP E9 dummy checking my new trackwork on a problematic curve.
Here's a link to yesterdays video ruclips.net/video/1rS-9_2_JVI/видео.html
Very interesting. I like it! If you get a chance watch the 3part series "Atlas Shrugged" (Amz. Prime) Some awesome train action. Gov't takeover via Amtrak made me think of the movie. Maybe you will like it.
Thank you! I will definitely check it out!
Huh, never thought i'd see this amazing tape on RUclips. Thank you!
Interesting how The Daylight did the trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles in 10 hrs, but the present Coast Starlight takes twice as long or more.
The Ending Song is called "Industrial March" By The Music Bakery
This is Freking Incredible
Thanks! I’m glad you like it!
4449 is my son's favorite locomotive
And you can thank Ross Rowland for that, He is the guy who put 4449 back into service for the AFT in 1974
I have to admit the same as well
I love the Daylight and its route but calling it the most beautiful train in the world or even "streamlined" is a stretch. Compared to the streamlined locomotives of the UP, NY Central, Pennsy, Milwaukee etc, the Daylight locos were only minimally streamlined. They look like standard steam engines with a bit of a side panel and smooth cow catcher.
If the scenery makes this train the “most beautiful railroad in the world” I’d say that’s a subjective statement at best. If we’re talking about the train? No way. I saw the cars from this train at Hunter’s Point in San Francisco, in the very late nineties. I was surprised (not entirely pleasantly) at how austere the train was, inside. Lots of bright colors, and modern materials (like formica and linoleum) but nothing like, say, the Queen Mary, or the 20th Century Limited.
Well, I know several thousand people who would respectfully disagree 🙂
I Like The SP 4449 The GS4 4-8-4 Northern
The Most Beautiful Train In The World It's The Daylight Express
I wouldn't blame yourself, 4449 still runs although it has done any excursions recently
It seems to me that the Espee first neglected the passenger service, then they neglected the whole darn railroad and had to merge with the UP, this IS my own opinion, of course!
I live on the east coast and this is my FAVORITE steam locomotive!
36:12
Born in 1985 and this train made my childhood epic. Still have my HO version and I'll keep her till the day I depart. The love in this documentary and comments from you all is legendary. Hope you all are doing well.
Everyone forgets 4460
I have this dvd. These guys also did one on the super chief. I wonder if they were making a series out of em
Been on that train when I lived in San Carlos. Road into San Francisco.
Those were the days.....
Not even!.
U.P. #844 is a world record holder, and raced #4449 up a canyon. #4449 had to stop because the pressure was too much to handle. And #844 steamed on to las Vegas.
Union Pacific wins yet Again!.
Truth.
BullyBilly.
844 had 2 diesels helping it. 4449 was by itself. not a true race.
I'll echo Mid-Florida Railfan's reply, as well as add my own sentiments. Apologies if there seems to be a rude air to the words, it's not my intention for this to be rude.
The 844 had a brand-new-at-the-time SD60M and an E9 tied on behind its auxiliary water tender and the 4449 was going at it alone with a 6 car consist and a load of diesel fuel from Taylor Yard in the tender due to there not being any proper fuel oil being available. Also, that entire run was a planned run to cap off the LAUPT 50th anniversary celebrations.
And another thing, Cajon Pass isn't a canyon, it's a mountain, hence the word "pass" being in its name.
And yet another thing, please tell me what world record is held by the 844. The only record I can think of is that its the only locomotive in the world to have never been retired and to have seen regular service for its original owner, at least in name, ever since its construction.
I’d rather ride on rails than roads or air, so much more relaxing 😌
Unfortunately, the Lima works is now nothing but an empty field.
🎶 people stared in ah and wonder they were fast and sleek and full of thunder they followed the path of smoke and fire they were all and they were called streamliners 🎶
Cool! I have the DVD version of this program.
They should make a new daylight train
Railroading will never be the same.
I have seen the 4449 in real life
Oh, this is one of the only time I would travel to if I had the chance, such a beautiful train! With a beautiful locomotive to pull it along at 90 miles an hour! In fact, I prefer the GS class over the diesels that replaced it any day! Oh, to see this thing roaring down the track, would be such a thrilling experience!
I like the E9's better
I tried to watch this but the ads were just overwhelming. I gave up in less than 20 minutes after ads showing every 4-5 minutes. It sucked!
Sorry about that. I do not have ownership of the video so I cannot control the ads 🤷♂️
Try Adblock, my friend. It won't have any negative impact on the content creator because, as Mid-Florida Railfan Productions has stated, he does not claim ownership and has only uploaded this for archival purposes.
Burt Gummer is a railfan!?!?!?
Time stamp for Richard saying 90+
27:14
This is awesome! Thanks for sharing this with us.
1:15 this is the same music track that was used in National Parks of The West by Train.
The song is Big Band 4:09.
7 ………………… 7 daylight’s my golly
Chuck Johnson a friends Father was an Engineer on other trains and this one when it was in San Luis Obispo , There is a spur in San Luis Obispo Depot named for him...very well loved man that lived next door to the San Luis Obispo depot...passed away many years ago...
The Daylight is a nice-looking locomotive. However, I'm still partial to the New York Central Hudson - streamlined & un-streamlined. ❤❤
I rode this train to San Francisco in the mid fifties as a 10 yr old boy. Started my love of trains.
Interesting presentation.
Sick of these stupid covid commercials while I’m watching the video. Propaganda.