Railroad Preservation During the 2010s
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- The 2010s were an extraordinary time to be in the rail preservation industry. How did it survive its low points? What did it do to stand out from other entertainment and educational venues? Why do people go to such great lengths to make restorations and operations as good as they can be? Here, we aim is to provide a baseline explanation for how this industry works, what it does, and why it is important.
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SOUNDTRACK: All available from the RUclips Audio Library!
00:36 - Hit My Soul
01:40 - 5 O July
03:26 - 35,000 Feet
05:26 - Arabian Sand
06:09 - Christmas Homecoming
06:45 - 800 Lives
07:40 - Awakening
08:39 - Cumberland Gap
09:14 - Sunny Days - Anno Domini Beats
10:36 - Gaiety in the Golden Age
11:45 - Dome Sweet Dome
12:49 - Sing Swing Bada Bing
13:43 - America the Beautiful
14:33 - Heavenly
17:19 - Gisele Revisited
18:09 - Building Blocks
19:49 - We Were Once Kings
22:40 - Auld Lang Syne
That beautiful choir of whistles and horns to Auld Lang Syne at the end gave me chills
Same. I was honestly in tears. Splendid job!
Yeah that was beautiful, one of the most American things in my opinion is trains
Awesome ending.
22:56-24:01 Best symphony ever!
Indeed it is it brings tears to my eyes. And I am so happy to see these old beasts coming back to life. even if they are no longer pulling heavy freight trains and doing what they would have been doing years ago. it's good to see them back with the help of many organizations.
Damn, this was amazing, this is one of the only videos that made me tear up, being a railfan is one of the best decisions i made, though we may be several thousand miles apart, we all live and breathe as one, the preservation industry on that side of the pond is not to dissimilar from this side, as I've said before, we are railfans, we stand united, through thick and thin, we work together for a common interest, trains, it is my hope to get various different steam locomotives back on the mainline over here, and i hope I'm able to do my part, though i may be British, i can still relate to this, because i am a railfan, best of luck to all of you during this decade, hopefully the industry won't die, nay, I'll make sure it won't die over here
i'd say you do a much better job than we do at railway preservation. Have you seen the new p2? you would never get that in canada. The new plan t1 is far from complete.
@snicker doo I know that link anywhere
well said my fellow railroad enthusiast
@@ryguygaming06 The T1 is progressing pretty nicely. It’s far beyond a stage where one should consider taking it seriously.
At the very least, 2021 has brought out a new hope with C&O 1309’s Restoration and B&O EMC EA #51’s cosmetic restoration at the B&O Roundhouse
Too bad the EA will never run since there is no parts for it
Reading 2102 is also very close to returning to service
@@NishnaValleyRailVideos 51 could theoretically run again if the Winton engines were ditched. Several options, easiest of which probably being what UP did to their E units. Make the thing a GP38-2 internally and call it a day.
23:33 23:44 *NAILED IT!!*
That auld Lang syne at the end was just yes
Living in Sacramento my whole life, railroad heritage has surrounded me since day 1. My passion from trains since I was a kid grew into a pretty solid interest and understanding of railroading in America, both then and now. I’m now an adult and still have so much to learn, but I’m pretty darn proud to be a part of this community, and amazed at how resilient we are, rising to the challenge in order to keep the railroad history of the US alive into the 21st century and beyond.
Sacramento's and Northern California's railroading history and history in general is second to none.
Honestly it’s hard to believe just how much really happened through the decade. Having the Mark Twain Zephyr near me, it really gives me joy to see just how fast projects can move when they have dedicated crews behind them
I got to help work on the mark Twain zephyr
This whole video is just beautiful!
The end of this Beautiful video with all the horns and whistle’s just made my day better
15:38 I live in Hamilton county, and this had to be the most heart breaking thing for me. I grew up riding on the 426 and 84a when I was a child going to the state fair. It hurts to see a town disrespect the equipment that helped build the place they lived.
I live in Hamilton county too. I am sad that they thought a rail trail was a better way to go than the railroad that shaped their town. Also it’s the 83a, not the 84a
@@danielgoreham6656 rail-trails are scams anyway
It's amazing to see so many people share the love of trains, myself included. There really is something special about them, something that just can't be described in words. Though we may have lost many railroads and engines along the way, I will always appreciate the wonderful mechanical masterpieces of history that are still around today and those who work hard to preserve them for future generations to enjoy.
Absolutely amazing. No one could have summed it up better. One of the best videos I’ve ever seen. Love all these railroads and old steamers. Keep up the great work!
22:54 The Auld Lang Syne bit I keep coming back for. It makes me feel happy dopamine course though my entire body, and makes me feel that everything will be ok.
Absolutely beautiful! Excellent video, bud. Let's hope the 2020's are even better.
Speaking of which a little known thing I’m preservation news is how Illinois railroad museum is planning to build a historic down town as well as a roundhouse with a turntable built to turn challengers
I'd love to see one of the NWSW Ex GTW 0-8-0's restored to running condition, might never happen unfortunately, the one IRM has is in great shape and last ran in revenue freight service 1980. Which is pretty recent for a steamer.
I love this video so much. Not just the content either, but the sentiment and what it represents as well. This video embodies basically everything I love about the railfanning and railroading community. Thank you for putting this together Brian! Here’s to another great decade!
The whistle medley brought me to tears. What a beautiful conclusion to a wonderful production... hats off to you!
soo nice no high pitch hooter whistles tho
I always at some point forget why I love trains, then its works of art like this video that reminds me! At the end I was genuinely brought to tears.
Hear in Australia its been a crazy decade aswell. E.g. 3801 and 6039 restored, and the announcement of K183 being restored after being in storage for 18 years after a deadly wreck in 2002.
Yeah, and for the past two years of this decade, Rx224 is coming back into service this year and 621 recently returned in a beautiful new livery! Also Perronne returned to steam last year as well.
Have there been any updates on what’s going on with SAR 520?
@@michaelfoerster6916 it has received a new tender tank and the loco has been striped for inspection.
@@stef.b.m.lk1902 Alright. I hope they will get here running again soon.
Wow, just wow! What a great insight to rail preservation as whole and in the possible future. Also, what a great conclusion and ending! Thanks for your thoughts on the matter, and happy railroading!
In my opinion, railroad preservation is one of the best examples of, if enough like minded people apply themselves to one common goal, the can do anything. There are so many steamers, running and not, that were rescued from the scrapyard and restored to their former glory.
Down here in Oklahoma, we don’t have too many notable locomotives. At our only Railroad Museum, we have a CF7, Three RS3s, an F unit, Two SW1500s, and only a couple more. Sure it’s not too many but every locomotive is one more piece of history saved.
14:03 I was there on May 10th! It was one of the best days of my LIFE!
Absolutely phenomenal video.
The Auld Lang Syne part is amazing and very well done!
The last bit at the end brought a tear to my eye
We have sustained many losses some permanent some not but as long as there are people who care the preservation movement will continue long into the future and with CSX's new support for several restorations like 2716 and others we may see steam on the mainline again and with this pandemic finnaly starting to come to and end, full capacity excursions will run again.
(Also that ending is spectacular)
In the last couple of years alone the amount of newly restored to operation steam locomotives all over the country has been nothing short of amazing. In the last 6 months there’s been at least 10 I’ve seen brought back and last year was about the same. Since big boy it feels like restoration has taken off and the fact UP donated 3985, and 5511, and the amount of work in progress restoration projects here in Texas alone is astonishing. Most of the display steamers in Texas I’ve stopped and seen are mostly being cosmeticly restored and if the funding is there to operations. SP 771 2-8-2 that was in Victoria Texas in my childhood is my dream restoration project
4:57 Happy duplex locomotive noises
@snicker doo ruclips.net/video/HP362ccZBmY/видео.html
the ending brought me to tears
It almost brought me to tears
you made me cry with that ending, and i love it
Never has a video before made me cry like this. Damn good job.
I know this video’s 2 years old but holy hell, this was very well done
I love the chorus of whistles and horns at the end there! It was a nice touch with some of those locomotives I've seen in person!
When I was at the Wisconsin great northern railroad I got to help remove rust from on the sides of the cars from the mark Twain zephyr
To bad the age of steam roundhouse wasn’t mentioned it’s arguably one of the best highlights of the decade
What a ending the dialogue was outstanding.
It's 2022 and #2102 was restored and runs under its own power in eastern PA thank you Reading and Northern and Reading Blue Mountain and Northern for #425. Which in 2009 was restored. Nothin's better then seeing a steam locomitove running by itself.
There was a lot winning going on the last decade in the steam railroad community. It’s such a good feeling knowing that a portions of our history are coming back to life.
wow What a Dacade.
the end tho!
but, does 4449 still run on BNSF rails? in that way, that could be where she/he can run still, but 261......
I think that too is restricted to Amtrak. SF 2926 is almost completed but she has no where to run due to Amtrak forcing BNSF to not allow her onto the main line.
@@TrainMaster04 so amtrak is being a nuisance and telling BNSF to not allow excursions?
@@TrainMaster04 four (i think) northerns nowhere to run, all because of gosh darn amtrak
@@thatonecaledonian812 That is what I took it to be. Since they control all passenger operations, preservation societies would have to answer to them. Also, under BNSF’s contract with Amtrak, BNSF would also have to answer under Amtrak since they “forfeited” their ability to operate passenger trains. Therefore, Amtrak has the last word on anything passenger related.
one you missed were the lost enginies of roanoke. all 6 were saved and 2 restored cosmetically to immaculate condition
One thing I think that gets overlooked is all of the Pacific Parlour cars got rescued following their retirement. Thus all 6 original Hi-Level Sky Lounges are safe.
I know WGN got one, Steam Railroading Institute got two, one went to Washington state or Oregon, and the last I think went to a private owner. The sixth and unrebuilt lounge #39971 is privately owned and currently for sale.
I loved that ending. Absolutely beautiful with all of the horns and whistles
12:54 the Joliet rocket wasn’t the only excursion in Chicago the 765 pulled. A couple years before it also pulled excursions from Chicago to Janesville, Wisconsin dells with the train dubbed “The Varsity” which I am glad to say I’ve rode on as a kid!
That horn compilation at the end was epic
You know once it’s done we will see new iron horse rambles on former Reading tracks with 2102
The 2010's were awesome
Excellent video. It's great to look back of a decade of railroad preservation in review. I understand the value of railroad preservation to our society. I'll keep helping out the railroad preservation industry. I've made big steam memories, the top two were N&W 611 and UP 4014. Despite the many challenges in this industry, there have been alot exciting railfan events with historic trains. Looking forward to more steam in 2021 and beyond.
I rode the Joliet rocket in 2017 on fathers day it was awesome
Love it! I’m surprised you didn’t have a section on southern steamers coming back to life, from 2009 to 2014, 4 southern railway steamers came back to life!
I was about to comment about the Nevada Northern RY until you mentioned the 83 at the end lol
11:11 as a montrealer I will admit I have a soft when see old amt carriges and engines that are still out there.
I live right next to the CCR&M, and our old heavy mikado was the best engine in the area. Unfortunately the boiler and crown needed to be redone, and insurance dropped us. No.15 may not run again, but we're hoping it comes back.
I can’t take the name *”Skookum”* seriously, it just makes me laugh.
Skookum
5:00 don’t forget the WW&F building a replica Baldwin forney
Truly a moving video. Thanks for sharing this history, can’t wait to see how we will push on. God bless America and the steamers that built our nation
Long live steam & other railroad preservation groups. I salute
11:25 I actually have that exact paint theme as an HO model it doesn't run very good but I kind of want to keep the body and just put it on a new thing whatever you call the part that makes it move and just have it operate from there and repaint some old train cars that we have lying around to the Burlington Paint Job
The Conway Scenic Railroad got the steam locomotive 7470 up and running again in 2019 and bought a second steam locomotive Maine Central 501 with plans to restore and operate at the railroad. It is just wating for Boston and Maine 4268 to finish being restored. 4268 is an old demonstrator unit I'm told, which is why it's skirt is different than other F units.
This video is cool, but the way you set up the horns playing the song at the end is to AWESOME!
Another steamer that came back last year is NP 924 at Snoqualmie, Wa
That ending tho
WOW ! Well done !
16:20 My GOD was that a SWEET match cut!
If your not on Facebook the Lake Superior railway museum also posts there “video tours” on RUclips just look up there channel.
It is really nice,its like the a4s and a3s in england
It would be interesting to see one about british locos
Our UK friend Chris Eden-Green has that well covered.
Very nice 👌 👍 👏 😀
Interesting that now, 4 months after this video, Amtrak is now becoming more open to private cars and excursions after almost 3 years
I’m surprised you didn’t talk about the ATFS 2925 restoration, pretty interesting story
Don’t you mean 2926 in steam in Albuquerque? 2925 is sitting outside inoperable in Sacramento.
I Can't wait to see the flying Yankee zephyr run again, imagine if it reunited with b&m 3713!
11:50 FUCK YEA KNOXVILLE
1:41 I’m kinda sad that this was the only appearance in this video that my favorite steam engine, Everett Railroad #11, made. But I was still shocked to see her appear since she’s not as famed as engines like 765, 611, 4014 and 1309
Nice Video
Yeah I’m still waiting for 722
amazing video!
Amtrak worrying about delays. That’s a first
Railfans together, railfans forever.
Ford should turn the station into an Autorack terminal
I'd like to see BNSF bring back the Frisco 1522. I hope it happens in my lifetime.
But BNSF, along with Amtrak, are cancelling their support for excursions
Silver Meteor should go back to Being the Orange Blossom Special
Nice video
What about when 3985 retired ???
at 23:29 the horn matches up perfectly with auld lang syne
After twenty plus years of restoration by an all volunteer crew and funded entirely by donations, ATSF 2926 moved under her own steam on July 24, 2021.
the Mount Rainer railroad closed down because of the virus 😢
I wonder if there are any steam egines that can be restore around yelm Washhington?
5511 and 3985 are coming back
Are you gonna finish “steam ,against the current”
You guys for got about mt Rainer being closed for good
23:07
I know that whistle lol
does anyone know where to find it?
wow Squidward is a railfan
how intresting
At least the LNER P2 class steam engine is almost done hmmmmm cant wait 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nothing about the BHC?
Me: *trying to squeeze out a silent fart in public*
My ass: 23:48
What about steamtown
Steam locomotive's all need a long restoration and rip to the ones that got the scrapers tourch
Great video, though there is a typo in the title
Got it. Thanks. :P
@@HighIron are you gonna finish Three Mountains Outside of Trinidad? Or I have some ideas for it if u need it