ATSF 2926 Takes on the Mainline

[@davidholloway5346]

grew up hearing the sounds of steam trains-- whistles, chugging ,, bells .. memories of my childhood!! turned 83 in june 2024!!!!❤❤❤

[@bigunone]

I remember as a kid staring through the fence at her, glad to see her free to fly down the rails again

[@airailimages]

Good video, good audio, and nice cab action. Thumbs up!

[@TwistedMacGyversTrains]

Absolutely beautiful! I can’t wait to see her highballing down the mainline! She is absolutely gorgeous! You did a fantastic job at documenting this piece of history. Your photos are amazing! Congratulations to the entire team that contributed to make this possible! Thank you!

[@craigvanderborgh4324]

I can't say how impressed I am that the team got 2926 all the way back to operational. What a journey. CONGRATULATIONS!

[@T-rick]

Thanks for putting this together! From a huge 4-8-4 steam fan from San Diego.

[@ArnoldwMace]

She's a another Baldwin steam engine alive true survivor , thanks to everyone involved with her restoration god bless

[@ИринаРатникова-т7п]

Локомотивы Америки- это восторг😊💯💥 мощь и красота❤

[@stevenk9094]

Just beautiful. One beautiful locomotive. I always like the Baldwin design, look and sound. Great whistle.

[@evanlawrence7289]

Great job on 2926. Hope all goes well with the roundhouse. Also it amazes me that BNSF allows a steam engine to roll down their rails especially their main line. Well goes to show that BNSF isn't completely against steam and maybe in the future we can see more things happening if BNSF continues this path. I hope larger railways can take note from the publicity Union Pacific is drawing in by having steam running down there rails.

[@chooch1764]

The rails that 2926 went on are actually New Mexico DOT tracks. The state has been very helpful with this group, since they see the potential tourism once 2926 pulls actual mainline excursions out of Albuquerque.

[@evanlawrence7289]

@@chooch1764 Interesting I thought those were still BNSF lines since Albuquerque is the main way for BNSF to go around the Rockies. So that means some are BNSF rail and some are DOT?

[@chooch1764]

@@evanlawrence7289 At least through Albuquerque are state owned because of NM Rail Runner.

[@thomaswelsh9334]

Now if only BNSF will use this for PR proposes like UP ,it woyld be a great tool for educating the public about railroading

[@arthurmchugh5184]

What a beautiful machine!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@MySteamChannel]

Beautiful loco

[@acersalman8258]

Us 🇺🇸 whistle very beautiful special more than European whistle,,,,,,name God on you I wish God save you

[@acersalman8258]

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[@elizavetamixailova3848]

Excellent news. Excellent video.

[@louGriggs1944]

Looking great. What a beauty.

[@brookswilson1072]

The beauty and the beast all in one. Magnificent!

[@CalebsRailFilms]

What a beast!! Nice video. We currently have a big broad gauge 5'3 (1600mm) Northern 4-8-4 being restored to operational order here in South Australia. When completed it will be running on SteamRanger's preserved 50-mile or 80 km-long branch line between Mount Barker in the Adelaide Hills down to the resort coastal town of Victor Harbor. It will be Australia's only operational Northern type when restoration is complete. It's a 200-ton 4-8-4 with a 12-wheel tender. But this thing you have here makes our 4-8-4 look like a welfare case lol. Number 520 Sir Malcolm Barclay Harvey attained a speed of 78mph on the Main North Line to Port Pirie, but from reading about your behemoth, your beauty can attain a speed over 100 mph. Very impressive. Tell me, would they ever allow 2926 to get up to that speed again? Interestingly, our 4-8-4's design almost resembles the front end of the famous T1 4-4-4-4 of the old Pennsy, which, Mr F H Harrison, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the South Australian Railways (SAR) took his inspiration from. Can't wait to see more of this beauty in action. I've subscribed today too! You're more than welcome to check out my channel if you want as well. I also volunteer in rail preservation here in SA. Very rewarding by far. Keep up the great work over there. Keep well. Regards, Caleb from South Australia!

[@timpetta2974]

Cheers from San Antonio, Texas.

[@alcopower5710]

Great stuff…..thanks for sharing 👍

[@TheSteamGuy5125]

Great footage love that camera and great pics too 👍

[@michaeltischer7195]

Hopefully she will return to thw mainline like the good old steam era!!

[@johncamp2567]

Wow!! What a great video! 🤩 Amazing access!! Fantastic photos! (new subscriber, Virginia)

[@FuelFire]

My god, what a beautiful 4-8-4.

[@paulsmith5398]

With a significant number of large, operating steamers out there, they need somebody on the FRA board that appreciates them, and would allow some mainline excursions!

[@rearspeaker6364]

it's not even that, it's the railroads decision to allow excursions on their rails, some don't want a steamer slowing down their mainline, or blocking it, if it breaks down.

[@dangeary2134]

Since WHEN would anyone expect a modern snowflake to appreciate anything that helped to build this country???

[@mprooveit3588]

@@rearspeaker6364 Precision scheduled railroading ;)

[@kyocE6910-pt7jo]

Completely understand the railroad's belt & suspenders for failsafe excursions. But why not scout the Raton line, which is used almost exclusively by Amtrak , save for occasional trackage rights moves by BNSF. If I recall, there is a wye at the Lamy junction for turns of the Locomotive. Hope it can happen!

[@kyocE6910-pt7jo]

Oh, to get a shot of her splitting semaphores, if any still survive.

[@ChargerusPrime]

I genuinely hope that someday y'all will bring her to Fort Worth by way of Temple for a BNSF excursion or something. Or take her to Houston by way of the Galveston Sub through Milano. (All Texas locations obviously.) Itd be absolutely BEYOND incredible if y'all could do that someday.

[@norskviking9410]

Wow, Great photo shots, video was awasome its like this engine is re-borne.! in this day and age, where do you find someone that knows how to operate an engine like that?

[@jonathancordovaceo]

all aboard 2926

[@Nathan93Baker]

I think the whistle works.

[@rearspeaker6364]

did they finish testing the bell..............

[@jaredelliott8282]

lol 😂😂😂😂😂

[@eva.cassidy]

Wall to wall tree top tall!!

[@maxwellwalcher6420]

wow and is Santa Fe 2926 ready to carry is 1st excursion passenger train.

[@kackdackel9170]

do you know when she will pull her first excursion train? seems like a bit of a waste of FRA time having her sit in a yard being operational yet only being used once a year for private events.

[@northeastrailproductions]

Currently it’s steamed up for different private and public events throughout the year. Unfortunately mainline excursions aren’t possible quite yet. There are a lot of approvals necessary to arrange that and it’s still in the works. The dream of the organization is to eventually get to that point but that’s a work in progress.

[@infaredxkingz8786]

It's a boy

[@kackdackel9170]

@@infaredxkingz8786 in my country words have genders and the word locomotive has a feminine genus, got the languages mixed up

[@Ian-qs3fz]

@@infaredxkingz8786no tf it’s not 😂😂

[@chooch1764]

We have to keep donating to New Mexico Heritage Rail to make mainline excursions happen. They need to set up what will be their new facility for 2926 at the old Santa Fe shops. The tool car also needs to be fully equipped. Also, encourage others to spread the word on donating to NMHR.

[@jerrywestaway9316]

Wouldn't It Be Nice If The Vandalizers Would Quit Painting On Railroad Locomotives And Railcars . It Is Not Art , It Is Vandalism

[@ungowa1002]

Magnificence

[@OfficialSEIC2K6]

ATSF #2926 setting foot on the mainline once more. Heck yeah

[@GiovannyAlvarez18]

Hola carnal un saludito te mando un saludo porque soy de México Veracruz Tamaulipas y el tren que acaban de mandar para allá es un tren muy conocido y muy amable con todas las personas de mexicano y todas las personas de todo el país te mandamos un saludito y cuida a ese tren y grabar videos para que las personas vean el tren de nuestro país

[@DUBMANS]

3751: come out and play.

[@SternenruferinPatchouli1]

driving on a mainline is way easier here in Germany..you simply rent the Track you wanna drive on, or use a track that isnt used by regular trains anymore, i guess you will find those in the USA aswell

[@Sean-v6g]

We got this stupid thing called rails to trails for bicycles .and its government. And they destoyed alot of un used railroad tracks.go figire .

[@lawrencewiddis2447]

Dad worked for AT&SF RR for 46 years.

[@rogerhuber3133]

Will the 2926 ever get to run on the mainline with a train?

[@T-rick]

IS that bell automatic? Or powered by a device?

[@stopmotioncreations3837]

New Mexican heritage rail bought it for HOW MUCH?

[@northeastrailproductions]

$1. The mayor wanted to sell it from scrap value because it was becoming a major liability sitting in the park but this group managed to convince him it could be restored. The mayor finally said fine I’ll give it to you for a dollar but I want it gone ASAP.

[@rearspeaker6364]

just remember how much it cost to move it......much more than a dollar.

[@SternenruferinPatchouli1]

@@northeastrailproductions how much was the total cost after 23 yrs?

[@artiek1177]

What is the flat plate that’s being held on top of the smokestack? I can’t imagine that it’s a spark arrestor as the engine is an oil burner.

[@voidjavelin23]

no its a stack extender

[@AprilLeech-x8h]

Kimberly Freeway

[@JVoltCUAF]

the extension on the smoke stack is up what does that thing actually do?

[@voidjavelin23]

enhance air draft to the firebox along with clearence

[@dougc190]

Man I love steam engines, but I'm getting a little tired of them just blowing the whistle at every little thing. yeah I want to hear it too but okay come on

[@chooch1764]

The whistle isn’t just for show, it’s also used to alert pedestrians and motorists.

[@SallyPaula-v5r]

Huel Freeway

[@strawberrry1980]

FOR 1 DOLLAR???!!!

[@sherlocksteve9109]

some trains are not meant to be converted from coal to waste oil burn. Just not right. The day will come when oil is gone and then trains that run on oil can no longer burn coal and will rust forever.

[@SternenruferinPatchouli1]

you can reverse the oil burning back to coal

[@SternenruferinPatchouli1]

well, Waste oil is cheaper than coal and you can load much more of it

[@sherlocksteve9109]

@@SternenruferinPatchouli1 IF the EPA lets you!! Don't count on it. Coal is almost harder to get these days.

[@sherlocksteve9109]

@@SternenruferinPatchouli1 that's one of the reasons why the train was converted to that. But converting a train back to coal power is a long and expensive process too. So once waste oil is gone.. that's the end of the era.

[@pontushaggstrom6261]

isnt it about time they actually drive it

[@sycho-blud]

Can't wait for 2926 to hopefully do a Doubleheader Excursion with his brother, no. 3751