ATSF 3751 Steam Engine Running Along the Los Angeles River! 9/20/2024

[@n.a.60]

I like steam train!!! 👌👍

[@PasadenaSubColin]

I wholeheartedly agree

[@ASoCalRailfanner]

Nice catch its difficult to catch Santa Fe 3751 in action these days

[@TrackMaster844]

@@ASoCalRailfanner Well it was undergoing an overhaul over the past few years. This was likely a test run

[@ssweeps]

I have seen this train at train day in May in Fullerton. Should be every year!

[@jacobcervantes9513]

Heard the whistle blowing alot last night really wanted to go check it out but I was tired and went to bed. I live close by.

[@PasadenaSubColin]

yeah it left almost two hours after it was supposed to leave

[@atsfevan0242]

I almost thought about seeing this engine a third year in a row, but seeing it was doing a repeat of last year I ended up skipping this. Plus, my schedule was pretty packed anyway so I’m just glad I got to see 3751 the first two times, and I’ll definitely see it again once it’s ptc installation is complete and it does an excursion as I’m dying to see her so one seeing it’s been over 10 years since the engine last pulled one.

[@PasadenaSubColin]

yeah they say they are trying to get it out on the mainline, it just seems like their plans don't get anywhere, probably from issues with the host railroads

[@atsfevan0242]

@@PasadenaSubColin Amtrak among other class 1s have become more stricter since ptc became a important asset starting in 2018, but as of now is proving to not be 100% perfect or helpful.

[@2quintly]

Good to see the 3751 out & about, . . . .

[@ssaraccoii]

Cool seeing a steam engine pulling what appears to be a modern electric drive engine. 👏👏👏👏

[@vettebecker1]

Looks like they may be doing the same thing big boy did, using the diesel locomotive as dynamic brake to simulate having a train behind it for testing

[@mannyn5460]

Is that what they are doing? I always wondered why it’s just going forward and backwards

[@markjohnson4924]

Boy that doublestack train sure takes me back to my youth. Most of the doors were still closed & locked! Just like how I remember em! 😁

[@SPGreg]

Fantastic video Colin! Great to see the 3751 !!

[@MichaelEdMrozek]

i miss 3751 doing those High speed Exursions

[@Blueyfanoftrains]

Ooo yea!

[@bennettgibson7287]

I would love to see 3751 and 2926 do a double headed excursion.

[@pablocortes6950]

Awesome 👌

[@HarborSubHughley]

Great video

[@nickmueller1139]

It would be cool to see 3751 and 2926 double head

[@sargentrowell81]

If only we could see 3751 do a proper excursion with Amtrak again.

[@PasadenaSubColin]

i know they're trying to, i think it's just difficult to get all of the permissions granted

[@MarkCinque-uq9kh]

Hey,it looks like Mountain Thunder #734 from The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad in Cumberland,Maryland, 1:22

[@ChargerusPrime]

Hope she can run on the main again soon.

[@davidng2336]

Maybe one day it will pull an excursion again. I heard PTC is to be installed on 3751.

[@bdub215]

its in progress. the box is already in the cab.

[@thunderbird1921]

That would be excellent if true. I've heard that 2926 is already equipped with it (PTC), they just need to work out all the permits and get the spur track completed so she can start excursions in New Mexico.

[@bdub215]

@@thunderbird1921 i was at the operation lifesaver event on the 21st. I have pictures of the PTC box in the cab.

[@mpowell4030]

I can't wait to see her with 2926 in the future!

[@bradleyjanes2949]

Great video , the locomotive,but i live nearby and love trains and train yards, bnsf keeps it looking nice and clean 👍lol. Thank you. 👍😎

[@PasadenaSubColin]

Cool thanks for watching!

[@boombox4037]

Hello Mr steamer ❤

[@tonyczuleger4591]

Are they just testing some new addons running up and down this track?

[@PasadenaSubColin]

They were just running it for fun from what i was told

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

Great catch of the oldest surviving 4-8-4 locomotive hard to believe in three short years 3751 will turn 100 as she was built in 1927 2027 will mark her 100th birthday I look forward to this returning to the mainline how close are they to getting that PTC system?

[@jdgfilms9595]

PTC has already been installed on it and it was built in 1927. lol

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

@@jdgfilms9595 oops my bad that’s what I meant 1927 so in three years 3751 is going to turn 100

[@PasadenaSubColin]

PTC is on it though afaik they haven't been able to get it to work

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

@@PasadenaSubColin I gotcha

[@SoCalTrackside6908]

0:44 6953 in the back round 😢

[@PasadenaSubColin]

It’s been rotting in that same exact spot since the accident

[@TrainLover-wt9ix]

Will 3751 ever run excursions again?

[@PasadenaSubColin]

It’s unlikely but not impossible. There’s a lot of hurdles that need to be cleared for it to return to the mainline

[@Jeffgordonfan24hesthegoat]

Gta nb