Double heading Mallets climb the grades in the mountains of South Dakota!
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- Today we visit the Black Hills Central railroad, to witness one of the rarest events since the end of steam. Two articulated locomotives, double heading over the steep grades of the Black Hills of South Dakota. The railroad wanted to celebrate the recent completion of #108 with a special event. The #108 had not run since the 1950's and was restored earlier this year.
These powerful, smaller, articulated locomotives were built primary for the logging industry by the Baldwin Locomotive Company in the 1920's. Bad track, steep grades, and tight curves made these locomotives ideal for the mountains of Oregon and Washington. These were good and reliable locomotives serving right until the end of steam and beyond. The short passenger train in the video makes light work for the two steam engines.
These locomotives are compound steam engines, which means the steam is first used in the rear cylinders, then piped up to the front cylinders. Since the steam in used twice the front cylinders are much larger. Due to the small driving wheels these locomotives are very powerful but can not travel very fast.
This was a difficult video to film and edit as the weather was constantly changing from bright sun to dark and overcast. For more information on the locomotives, rolling stock, train rides, and history click link here www.1880train....
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The shot at 4:00 looks like a landscape painting, amazingly vibrant . Thanks for the footage well done!
You are welcome.
Good for the Black Hills Central for bringing another articulated back to life and double-heading it, and good for you for capturing the event so well. Thumbs Up!
Talk about a power packed combo. That's enough torque to move Mount Rushmore! Thanks for this most excellent video. Professional job. These are two of the most appealing locomotives in the world to watch. What an impressive show!
Great video. This is my favorite excursion railroad and #110 is one of my favorite steamers. I loved being able to ride behind both of them.
Wow, awesome and the scenery is amazing.
Wow, that is something special. Will have to make a point of visiting this place one day.
What a sight to behold! Great video!
Thank you.
Beautiful video, Tom, thanks for editing and posting.
Thank you.
Way back in the 1970's I owned an HO version of what was nearly identical to No. 108. Selling it was one of my biggest regrets ever. It once pulled 23 scale weighted cars and a caboose, with almost no effort. The 23rd car was a bit to much though. Great model, great engines, great video.
Thankyou Tom. Interesting video. Love that steam horn echoes in to distance. Made my night. Thanks
Beautiful hard working engines in some absolutely gorgeous countryside!👍✌️😊🙏🏼🚂🚂🚂🚂
I love watching the Big Boy but I think I like watching these little articulateds more. Very good job at capturing these mighty midgets. Fall colors are amazing. Life is very good. Thanks for this.
The Sounds are Unbelievable and the Passenger Cars look Great. Never realized this was in SD.👍
The Countryside is Spectacular up in those parts. WOW, thanks for sharing this Great Video. 👍
Beautiful place.
The colors, the scenery, the camera angles, the sounds. Stunningly beautiful . Way to go "TT" !!!
Thank you.
What a whistle on that one
Thanks for the video and the information in the description.
Beautiful weather.
Love the sights and sounds. Thanks for sharing, Tom!
You are welcome.
Great video! Some of those passenger cars are from the old Oregon Electric Railway (OE) that once ran from Portland, Oregon to Eugene, Oregon. The OE is now part of BNSF Railway track that went to Portland and Western Railroad (PNWR).
Great video, two mallets with saddle tank. Filmed very nicely.👍👍👍
Excellent footage.
cool video nice scenery and cool Mallets steamers, greetings from New Jersey.
Been there, done that a year ago, except that it was a single mallet consist!😊
It be nice to see 7 be restored soon. I heard she was retired for good. Correct me if I’m wrong on that
From what I have heard it didn't pull much so there isn't any plans for restoration.
1:12 Is 7 still serviceable? Last time she ran was in 2003 I believe, she's not been running for 17 years now, I sure do hope we can see her in action again one day alongside the mallets
From what I heard it could only pull four cars up the steep grade and they usually run seven. So unlikely it will ever run again on that line. It could be sold to another railroad. It's a good looking locomotive.
@@travelingtom923 I'll take that as both a yes and no, thx for the update
@@shanewalters4171 You are welcome. Now that they have two operating steam locomotives it will be more likely they would be willing to sell it. Would be good to see it running again.
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