Buffalo Creek & Gauley #4: Coal, Tourism, & Rebirth
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- Опубликовано: 14 июн 2022
- The Appalachian region of the United States has seen its fair share of steam locomotives. From conventional side-rod driven locomotives to more unique designs like Shays, Heislers, and Climaxes, Appalachia had it all. Tucked away in the mountains of West Virginia though was the Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad who had their own share of unique steam locomotives. Charted on April 1st, 1904, the BC&G ran 18 miles east to west hauling timber and coal to an interchange point with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The railroad primarily used second-hand B&O engines. Their only brand new engine was No. 4, originally destined for Mexico. In this video, I go over the history of the Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad along with its famous 2-8-0, known to some as "Ole' Slobberface". Please share this video around along with the websites listed below if you're interested in helping raise awareness or funds for BC&G 4's boiler. Even if you can't donate, spreading the word is help on its own!
Donation Website:
www.steamthe4.com/
Buffalo Creek & Gauley History:
www.buffalocreekandgauley.com/
Cass Scenic and Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad:
mountainrailwv.com/
Music Used:
Conker Live and Reloaded - Barn
Red Dead Redemption 2 - Paying A Social Call
Red Dead Redemption 2 - A Quiet Time
Animal Crossing New Leaf - 8 AM
Railroad Tycoon 3 - Switch Yard Blues
Red Dead Redemption 2 - House Building Theme
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga - Hoohoo Village
Railroad Tycoon 2 - No Time To Lose
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Thanks for watching! Don't forget to check out the links about the Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad's history along with the information and donation website for BC&G 4. Even if you can't donate, spreading the word and raising awareness is help on its own!
Donation Website: www.steamthe4.com/
Buffalo Creek & Gauley History: www.buffalocreekandgauley.com/
Cass Scenic and Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad: mountainrailwv.com/
Why are you taking so long to make a new or remastered engines of amtrak episode?
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@AmtrakGuy365 that's the 646 class 4-8-4 ohio big bull number 3932 tropical Kentucky engine
Thank you for the support and great video!
As a West Virginian myself, i went up to Cass yesterday (5/21/23) and looked around, i saw that 604 tender and wondered what it belonged to. Thank you for giving the insight i was trying to get today man.
Very well put together! My Grandfather photographed the last days of the BC&G, especially with 4, so this hit personally. Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm somewhat sure 2:45 showcases one of his photographs. Lovely video altogether.
Being a southern West Virginian, I've learned of this line many years ago. Have always been a railfan, especially with all the Coal Drag I've watched and actually riden on. I friended the Yard Master in Saint Albans, WV on the Chessie System as a junior in High School. In 1981, he allowed me to ride a empty Coal Drag from AEP's John Amos Power Plant to the SA Yard (trip of about 20 miles) in the Lead Locomotive with the Engineer and Breakman. Still had Cabooses on the rear.
Long live nctm 604 aka BCG 4. Wish I could've seen the old girl run again I rode on her at nctm when I was little
Awesome video of the story of BC&G no. 4! Thank you so much for supporting and spreading the word on the restoration.
I just donated 25 bux as well. I grew up in Maryland and visited Cass and other great historical and scenic railroad locations in West Virginia. Still visit Harpers Ferry every year, even though I live full time in Florida.
Thank you so much for helping the restoration.
Buffalo Creek & Gauley #4 is another beautiful locomotive. I would like to see this “Consolidation”. It was interesting that it was originally built for the National Railways of Mexico (NdeM), until it was brought for the Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad. This is also a locomotive that I remember, and a excursion star. I hope it would return to operation again soon. I’m going to be returning back to the state of Colorado for the train rides. And New Mexico too for one of them, which all of you know.
Always nice to hear of a new steam resurrection attempt :) 👍
As a West Virginian who is at Cass a good bit, seeing this means a lot. I love seeing a good mini documentary on the engine, that allows the average rail fan to really learn ole 4s history, not only that but the support this will add to her restoration!
For those wondering, BC&G 14 shown at 7:29 is located at the Gaithersburg Community Museum in Gaithersburg, MD. It sits next to the CSX Metropolitan Subdivision right next to the former B&O freight house.
I have many fond memories watching trains go by while seeing No. 14 parked at the museum. Good to see sister No. 4 on the road to operation!
0:30 that climax Locomotive is one of my favorite climax of all time too bad it’s out of service but soon it will be completely rebuilt and run once again if only more people knew about it
At the end of operation at the Spenser Shops, they did the usual ultrasound to see what they needed to fix... There was a fairly significant patch of the boiler that would hand about 160 pounds of pressure. The problem: The engine would be way way underpowered at that level...The shops ran it at about 180 pounds, and the folk running the last operations at the museum were shocked. The boiler ended up going to a shop in Alabama to get a large patch applied.. No idea if that were ever finished. The museum had a number of "real" Southern engines, as well as a shay from Graham County RR.. The Shay ran well after a whole lot of repairs..(Bent frame as I remember..) Now out of service i think.
What a wonderful sight to behold here! It's BC&G #4. I've heard it about briefly in my Railway Journeys videos on DVD, especially on Steam Short lines of The South. Now some history on it! I love it!!
I have a suggestion, you should make a video of the history of the N.deM. QR-1 3028, so I know that locomotive is in the United States since the 60s I think now it's in the new hope railroad
I seen that engine when I went to cass it is in a siding next to the cass shops. Can't wait to see it run again.
In Gaithersburg, MD, we have Buffalo Creek and Gauley #14 located at the historic B&O station downtown.
Great to see this locomotive get some well deserved attention. Overall, a great video for a great locomotive!
My friend Grant and I were lucky to see it at Cass.
I've always loved this engine, especially in it's 604 look. I remember I first saw it on some old VHS I watched as a kid. Great to see a really nice video on it's history, and will be even better to see it in steam in the future, with it's new boiler.
Now I have to look up the history of the Quakertown and Eastern I used to live in Quakertown Pennsylvania. I know an engineer that works for the East Penn out of Quakertown and being that it is a fairly local railroad to me I have to know more about it as I never knew they had a steam engine that ran out of there that wasn't reading
I know a guy at a museum that actually operated this engine while on the Quakertown & Eastern in the mid 60s.
Nice job BC&G #4 Is one of my favorite steam locomotives
I’ve lived in SWVA my whole life and never knew this engine existed. Definitely love the content and keep it coming.
Buffalo Creek and Gauley #4 deserves another chance. We need to help restore this locomotive. Buffalo Creek & Gauley #4 needs a new boiler.
I love how you added RDR2 music! Great video! On a side note, I remember seeing the boiler and driving wheels of old #4 when I visited Spencer back in 2014 as part of my high school graduation present. I rode in the cab of N&W 620 and also saw N&W 611 undergoing her overhaul (she was practically nude).
Nice video I Iike want you talk about the ACL conway line from Chadboum NC to Myrtle beach SC now owned by RJ Corman today
This is so cool, I've visited the NCTM for 10 years and always heard stories or the fabled 604 but never saw it in person. I never knew the true full story; now I was a very young kid so I probably just neglected to remember if I was told. Very nice video! 👍
*13 for life* but 4 is my 2nd favorite bc&g engines
The RDR2 house building theme suits the railroad very nicely
Great job on this video! Thanks for the RI tribute too.
I’m surprised no one has mentioned here that the Elk River Railroad geeps are now owned by DGVR also.
Great Video! Thanks for making it!
Always love these videos of lesser known Locos! Always learn so much from your vids!
Great video 👍
Very nice.
0:30
Ah yes my favorite town swandale swingle
Hey Amtrakguy365! Would you ever think of doing a video of GE and EMD 6000 horsepower locomotive history? I just caught a UP AC6000CW end DPU and have some video footage of it along with photos and some shots of some rebuilt UP ones!
Nice Video
I gotta praise you on saying “Appa-latch-uh” instead of “Appa-Lay-Suh”.
Love the video dude very good
Great Video, Thanks for the very informative piece.
The Majestic Mining Co. operated a mine at Bonetown Gap, about halfway between Widen and Swandale.
I’ve always wondered that that tender #604 was when I’ve seen videos about that Cass railroad, ty for the information
Interestingly enough, BC&G #4 isn't the first engine slated to run trains between Cass and Durbin. Previously, a USATC S160 (#162) was purchased for the job in 1972, but then a washout occurred on the line between Cass and Durbin (that is only recently being repaired) and the engine was sidelined before finally being sold to the Age of Steam Roundhouse iirc.
What about the former US Army606? It was acquired by the Allegany Central, but was not restored.Jack Showalter said it was in good shape when I referred me to it as "Six O Sick". I to think that it's on display at the Crewe, VA. Would it be cheaper to overhaul that engine or another Gypsy Rose Lee consolidation rather than re boiler the 4?
@@williamclarke4510 it's possible that 606 wasn't available, or is in worse mechanical condition overall. Or maybe Snowalter didn't want to sell it. Or Cass wasn't interested seeing as locos like that never ran there historically.
Noice work, Jared :D
Great video! Can you do a video on the Canadian Pacific alco Mikado's, someone said that there's only two alco Mikado's. Idk if it's true but I'd like to get a proper answer. Ik my comments a bit random but I just like talking
Only 2 ALCo 2-8-2s? I doupt it
@@cowcatcherstudios5759 from what I know Alco only made two
@@therailfanman2078 UP had hundreds of 2-8-2s made by ALCo
@@cowcatcherstudios5759 Oh, how many did CN have?
@@therailfanman2078 CN had about 460 of them, I'm sure most of them were built by MLW, a sub company of ALCo.
Nice one man.
please be back soon OLD SLOBBERFACE( bc&g no.4)
This line is still in place but its had bad luck in terms of being reopen
BC&G 4 will be back!
Haha, I recognize that RT3 soundtrack!
Great video! Can you try and do a similar video this time about reading no. 2102
next time, for the love of all that is good LEAD WITH "OLD SLOBBER FACE"! 🤣🤣🤣
Could you do a story on N&W 611?
you ever wonder if NDEM was pissed about not getting their engine
Neat
Thumbs up for the background music.
Do Ocean City and western railroad 97
Cool
0:00 - CO Train at Big Bend Tunnel
Was the 4 ordered for the N de M? Why would they have ordered a180 p.s.i. saturated dog in 1926? And only one. have read that it was for a short line in southern Mexico. It's as if someone ordered the cheapest consolidation they could get from Baldwin.
when r u going to upload that Q&A video!?
Hey amtrack can you do stories about Mexican steam locomotives as I want to learn more of theme because there’s not much information about them.
Did you know that the steam locomotives from Walt Disney World were from Mexico 🇲🇽 🚂? I went to Disney World 8 years ago and went on the Steam Trains tour.
Interested too!
@@TristanMorrow Roy O Disney is my favorite engine of the fleet 🚂
@@kyletroknya2419 4-4-0 and as aesthetically pleasing as any S.P.C. narrow gauge locomotive :-) ...good on the railways in the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán narrow gauge for keeping so many of their steam engines running for so long.
I think he can't because this channel is about american steam locomotives
cool
any remains of BC&G's trackage?
This is a welcome improvement on your Rexall video. The more lively narration and fascinating story of this locomotive certainly helped matters, and incidentally I had never heard of the BC&G before.
In Gaithersburg they have BC&G 14
The tender at cass fooled me to man
When are you gonna make railroad stories
Any other information on the other 2-8-0s?.
Please @K&L Trainz do this
LENNYYYYYYY
You wanna talk about unique locomotives in the Appalachian mountains look at the Virginian railway
Hey amtrakguy365 check out a channel called Maxwell locomotive works out of New Zealand he created a new boiler design that's really awesome you should check that out and then tell the people that are going to build a locomotive boiler for number Ford and filled his design it'll be a lot more efficient heat help a lot less fuel you should check it out his name Sam Maxwell locomotive works from New Zealand got to check it out man moral imperative
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Start make Railroad stories again please like them
wow i always wondered what happened to her hopfully they can get her running once again!