Firing up a steam loco... this time in 4K!

Dearest channel members and economy breakers alike; you're the best. Most of this is shot on the new camera I was able to get thanks to your support.
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[@christopherspringer2764]

Hyce, I have to say that your 105k is definitely earned. You have grown so much as a creator in the last two years, and I'm excited for when 1 million comes. Keep going, my man! Your content is amazing!

[@Hyce777]

Thank you, my friend! I am *far* from an expert in the camera/lighting/visual side of things but I am trying to learn it the best I can. I appreciate you noting the efforts.:)

[@christopherspringer2764]

@Hyce777 hey, man... you're way more of an expert than me! I'm lucky if I can keep my fat af fingers out of the frame!

[@samnigro1138]

@@Hyce777Love your content, if you shot this yourself your damn near an expert

[@Hyce777]

@@samnigro1138 thank you my friend, I did shoot this haha. More to learn always though. :)

[@Skoolitz]

I like trains

[@Hyce777]

me too thanks

[@shimesu443]

Peaches is such a darling. I could watch her chuff around all day. On a random note, I clicked on to this video just in time for it to roll over to 491 likes. Perfect timing.

[@PennsyPappas]

On a cold wintry morning the Men of the Colorado Railroad Museum prepared 491 for her the days task of pulling the Colorado Express. This train will take people to a place of the past and experience what riding the rails truly meant at one point in time. Its not an easy job but the men and women of this job are happy to do it, for the fun, for the glory and for the people. We're grateful that we who Cannot be there get to witness it all in 4K. Merry Christmas and Hapy New Year to the volunteers of the Colorado Railroad Museum.

[@MainlineThruTheRockies]

That camera was definitely worth the 20000 Trunk Coin it took to buy it

[@slanderedstone]

Now this has been a real TRUNKcoin™ investment!

[@Hyce777]

GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND TRUNK

[@TheInternationalHarvesterMan]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@Hyce777If the ES&D ever pays off it’s debts will it all be in TRUNKcoin™️

[@west_side_9]

It was for the Grande-r good

[@Scarlet_Gh0st.]

@@west_side_9

[@RC-Nightshift_ADHD]

Between the camera work editing and the music, this felt as though i was in the middle of a historical documentary. Huge props!

[@Northweasterner]

This is legit professional camerawork. Great job as usual.

[@osageorangegaming5128]

Another good one, Hyce! Loved the cam placement on the ash pit/tender refill service track- was awesome to see 491 roll over; felt like a "All Praise Peaches!" moment

[@QuorkQTar]

A better camera does NOT make better videography. But what it does, is give you better tools to actually use the skills you already have and also the tools, to further improve on those skills. This shows. Some pretty amazing shots in there and overall a very nice video. Thanks for that! If I may allow myself a bit of feedback; I think both getting/using a tripod (especially on those long shots) and more courage for manual focus (so the focus stays on the engine even when people pass through the frame) would do a further difference. But already now that's "lamenting on a high level" as we say in German.

[@Hyce777]

Aye, manual focus is something I want to work on. I also need a better tripod and I didn't have a strap yet for this camera lol so this is all freehand. One of these days! Haha

[@rileyclingan558]

Now im normally pretty stoic but, through this whole video, my jaw was on the floor from the improvement of video quality from the new camera.

[@SeanJAnimations]

Goddamnit Mark, THIS, is why I'm subbed to this channel and give you shmecals with a membership. Wonderful video and great music to go along with it. :)

[@Pyrotrainthing]

The detail in the paintwork alone, I also loved the shot of the blowdown!

[@slanderedstone]

This new camera is absolutely phenomenal mark!

[@IsaacDaBoatSloth]

i remember the days when the outro music [end of the line] was longer than the member credits

[@Chuckles_Moose07]

A beautiful site of incredible videography and the talent of Hyce and the rest of the crew at the Colorado Railroad Museum, A true masterpiece, Merry Christmas, and a happy new year

[@Wandering_4ever]

Great video Hyce ... Cool guitar jam in the background . Hope you didn't have to trade the GTO for that camera ....

[@Hyce777]

Not quite, thankfully! :D

[@BaikieRyan]

@@Hyce777has John Doe came to repo it yet?

[@Hyce777]

@@BaikieRyan No, he's trying to find my whistle instead... lol

[@BaikieRyan]

@@Hyce777 oh yeah, I forgot that he’s trying to repo the Huber 6

[@RexAnger.]

Images so sharp, I could almost reach out and burn my hand on the backhead...

[@tropicaltrucker4425]

i live 40 minutes from the CRM and still have not been since i was a child. Next warm day i will ride my motorcycle down and say hi!

[@maxwellwalcher6420]

Hyce Merry Christmas and Love the Firebox and i have an Idea.

[@A_person473]

No way. HE REMADE THE VIDEO! Also, CARL WHYY

[@cosmo8743]

holy smokes the new camera looks stunning! a few shots were shaky but DAMN some shots are professional. keep honing your skills.

[@UncleSamsBoot]

Where can we find the music? That opening was fire

[@nw611J]

This awesome Mark glad to see Peaches got to pull the PE this year. Who was running when you guys played Jingke Bells on the whistle?

[@Hyce777]

Jeff, Jeff was! haha.

[@nw611J]

@@Hyce777 nice another Jeff lol the two of us will have to meet one day lol. Have yiu told him you have a viewer named Jeff haha?

[@therailroadphotographer]

what is the music that plays at the start of the video?

[@ThatGuyAt2FPS]

Awesome job Hyce this is one of my new favorites! That is some Great camera work and that awesome music made the whole video even better!

[@ThatGuyAt2FPS]

Also have a splendiferous (or splendid) day!

[@kholdanstaalstorm6881]

I'll just come right out and say it, when you make a video that reduces a man past the 40 milestone to a smiling mess of tears, you've got skills and content worthy of admiration... I could barely keep myself together for the feature film, but the behind the scenes outtakes had me completely dying. From starting to rock my feelings with coal in the hole and Leighton in action to the perceived end with the Polar Express entry, so darn good footage I'm at a loss of words. Then Bubbles rocks on after the credits just adding to the pressure and Leighton with the coup de grâce at the end, can you really blame me? I needed to say this, no matter how it makes me look, I don't care because I'm a happy mess that needs to clean up. Maybe a course in filming and photography would take it to new heights, but what's here already gave me much more than innumerable others have managed through a video. You might think you're a fiddling mess with ten thumbs when you're filming Hyce, but there's clearly talent and progression made that should be nurtured and not just be looked at by the perfection trap that many engineers and craftsmen have a tendency to fall into. If it wasn't clear already, thank you Hyce and everyone at Colorado Railroad Museum for making this possible, I would thank you all by name but I'm too fearful of leaving anyone out of their well deserved praise.

[@awildjared1396]

Amazing to see how far the channel has come in the last 2 years, we started in Hyce's seattle apartment with videos behind the music of RRO, now we get cinematic shots of peaches at the CRRM

[@inconsistentuserdata]

Well, this has me all fired up! I know I know,

[@AllisonChainz3718]

The qualty of that new camera is excellent, but it must be said that even the best camera is wasted if it isn't being pointed in the right direction, and let me tell you, you picked some absolutely stunning shots for that camera. Great job as always Hyce.

[@rus0004]

Love your music, Hyce!

[@OG-Productions]

Great video and great music as always hyce

[@JonsGarage89]

WOW! Thats some impressive clarity and GREAT shots!

[@SteamfanScott]

👏 Crisp and smooth and looks so impressive with the new camera! Professional looking productions have been Hyce’s staple, but this will ensure they continue to shine. 👍

[@boravedat2931]

music:country/10

[@iLoveFries1642]

More railroader please

[@elementarystudios7821]

what is the music?

[@peregrina7701]

Watching this on my phone at break and holy f*** is the quality good!! Even on a four year old cheap phone! Love that music too, do my ears hear me some bull fiddle in there?? Thanks for sharing!!

[@Hyce777]

I have never heard the term Bull Fiddle, but yes! Lol! You taught me something today.

[@patricksheary2219]

Hi Mark, this video is beautiful! Detail shots of Peaches is always a treat. I so liked watching her pull into the station and hearing Jingle Bells sound through the whistle. And observing the crew getting her ready for Polar Express is so fun. Wish I could be there to help and learn! As always Mark, your videography is excellent as you virtually take us there! I so enjoy these CRRM moments! Many thanks for this and as always cheers to you Professor!

[@nssrrailfan6443]

I am LOVING IT!! Cinematic masterpiece.

[@forgegamer3118]

Also love the clip at the end! 😂

[@patrickmcneilly4293]

Great video as usual! Usually I'm not one to enjoy music that is playing during a video, but I'll make an exception for this kind of thing. Like I said before, great as usual and keep up the amazing work!

[@Hyce777]

Something had to hide the fact I hadn't learned how to set the audio levels on the camera yet :D

[@chrisgill7824]

Dude, it is like we are there... I can almost smell it. That really is a great camera, and well worth the investment. The quality of the videos to come will be amazing.

[@Hyce777]

I have fine folks like you to blame for it, my friend. Thank you so much

[@TheEpicDragonCat]

Me watching this at 480p on my iPad. Ah, yes glorious 4K!

[@dominicf8039]

This is a cool video!!

[@FinalLugiaGuardian]

Question for you Hyce. Do your steam locomotives have an emergency steam release valve lever in the cab? For example, if you, while underway, experience a situation in which the steam pressure starts rising to dangerous levels beyond the structural integrity of the boiler and no matter what you can't get the steam pressure to drop back down to a safe level. Is there a lever in the cab you could pull to vent out that steam and thus prevent a catastrophic explosion from happening? I know Steam ships have an emergency steam release valve. That is to protect the ship's boilers from exploding if the ship starts taking on water and cold seawater ends up coming into contact with the red hot boilers with very high steam pressure still present.

[@Hyce777]

We have several automatic safety valves for this purpose, yes. They are designed and sized such that they can always vent more steam than the boiler can generate.

[@FinalLugiaGuardian]

@Hyce777 That's a relief to know. I presumed your locomotives have a safety valve like that, but now I know for certain. Thanks for responding. I hope you have a good day.

[@BillSteinhauser]

Nice photography and choice of guitar music. you play similar style?) A suggestion when editing your audio. In right channel, keep your mix of music and live locomotive sounds... but for the left audio channel, turn the music down by 70%, but keep live steam sounds full normal volume. This will let audience choose if they want to listen to more detail without as much music layered on top, or if they want to listen to the "full mix" with musical effect layered in.

[@RaleighLuttrell-cx3yr]

Hey love the videos I heard big boy 4014 is going to Portland Oregon to meet up with southern pacific 4449 daylight but there is no date when big boy is go to Portland

[@2peaseinapod486]

Awesome video

[@Rizzo2009]

I've got to say Mark, I'm so happy to see how far this channel has come through the years. I definitely found you when you played with kAN, but have stayed for the wholesome, & joyous content. I'm glad to see your channel growing and am happy you joined the Sony Team. You've got an extraordinary talent with music, a natural gift that's been honed with camera work, & a superb story telling ability. Congrats on passing 100k and here's to many more!

[@simonsjrslevpedersen7173]

Is that @jeff berrier videos :o. I recently noticed that his vid with 8 mil views, also features ole 491.

[@PrincessKickingButt]

So it is actually true. You can see the red metal under a hot boiler on a train.

[@Stooltoad5017]

Hyce are your excited for the future hit game Century Of Steam!? Their president sounds a lot like you! (Yes I am aware they are the same person, this is a joke)

[@idemanddonuts]

We taking bets for rendering time? I'll say 12-16 hours.

[@t-12productions15]

That camera is beautiful, and did you take my thing home?

[@Hyce777]

................I'll grab it tomorrow when I'm actually in the shop lmao I'm sorry I'm such a scatterbrained quarter of an idiot.

[@darksid007]

Could you make a 10h still shot video of the firebox like one of those asmr fireplace video? 😆

[@krzysztofwaleska]

Fire from the top to bottom? On steam engine? Strange idea. Like eco fireplace...

[@checkyourdangengine]

ive been a member for a month probably because a stream gift or something but i didn't know

[@Hybris51129]

This is probably editing work but it seemed like you guys got the engine fired up pretty quick with coal and logs.

[@QuinnBarnett]

You could put together a 5 hour coal burning for Christmas entertainment

[@kBIT01]

Nice mouse cursor around the 6-7 minute mark. I thought there was something wrong with my tv until it started moving.

[@Carstuff111]

Nothing like hearing a piece of machinery just doing its thing. I could so fall asleep and sleep like the dead listening to steam locomotives.

[@toymachine2328]

1:20 "Stop men at work" What, like the band? Are they trying to take over the world again?

[@EvanJH02]

So is the background music in your videos you playing?

[@Chainstorm]

And then this video went on to become the new outro video.

[@patrickdolan7211]

i guess this is my cue to finally uograde to 4k monitors. this was fantastic

[@lynx8779]

3 mins of patrons (or however you spell it) man’s doin pretty good if say

[@gabrielg962]

Love the content and am really happy i stumbled across this channel. I recently started to get into trains and have been learning so much about them through you and really appreciate the detail and depth as well as the dedication you put into trains and sharing them. Don’t have any train museums close to me but fly in and out of Denver for work a lot and hope to stop by the museum one day!

[@stevemellin5806]

Fantastic . thank you sir. Happy Holidays to you and yours

[@lucaskulmann]

i decided to try 4k, it did what i expected, 0.5 fps for 2 seconds then freeze

[@rickchapman9232]

How long does it take to get a locomotive up to operational pressure from a cold start?

[@300poundbassman]

Sharp,now I need a newer TV. Dang,some Jonny guitar playing all through it. 🍍🍕🦜🙏🌹🎸❤️🐷🍕🍍🦜🦜

[@Hyce777]

I need a better monitor too, lol! Thanks William!

[@lincolnhunt9558]

I'm hearing word going around that Durango and Silverton is converting all of their engines to oil burners. Is this true or will there still be some coal burning ones around for a while?

[@mercoldswfo]

At 7:00 please tell me more about this cook stove or do a short video about it! That thing is a beauty.

[@deaddevilxd8473]

welcome realife derail valley simulator i am fan of derailvallley

[@brysentorgerson2075]

What was the first song you played in the video?

[@Junior-vt9ly]

Me and the boys whenever Century of Steam comes out

[@MillBrookRailroad]

I love it! Are you tuned in open D?

[@Hyce777]

The first tune is in open F, the second one is in open D.

[@SuperS05]

"I totally went to grad school for this...." 😂

[@Ebolson1019]

She may not be a Lima N1 2-8-4 but she sure is magical

[@tylerodonnell-paccione7523]

well looks like it's time to give Luke shit for chucking the can in lol

[@dannysymbolic3217]

Digging that acoustic guitar around the 5 min mark

[@IsaacBaxter]

Nice video this time without much talking

[@spagelsmegal]

It was cool to see Luke have the limelight for this video

[@blendpinexus1416]

oooooo, prettier than my phone can display

[@PullTab]

You should spend a few years working on the Disneyland steam engines, why not move out to Anaheim for a few years?

[@Hyce777]

That's gonna be a no from me, dawg.

[@xenowreborn]

Congrats on the 105k!

[@Valkyrie9000]

This is an incredible film.

[@Acela2163]

Absolutely stunning.

[@themanformerlyknownascomme777]

is that a new song in the opening part?

[@JohnTheToyTrainGuy]

Hi, my son Micah is a fan of yours and we are in the area until Monday morning, 18th of December, and he was wondering if you will be at the museum today? He would like a picture with you. Thank you.

[@Hyce777]

Hey John! Glad we ended up linking up. :) In the future - shoot me an e-mail at the channel email: [e-mail] I read all channel member comments; but I miss a lot of the non-member comments, mostly to save myself the mental toil of how rude some folks can be. I hope you understand! :)

[@RailfanLoy]

Huge improvement with camera good work

[@ProtonTheProtogen]

Firing a steam locomotive up is cool

[@Nareimooncatt]

Ummm... Possible problem? I noticed on the left side of the video, just over half way up, there is a persistent white dot. It's especially noticeable in the dark scenes. Is that a camera defect like a set of hot pixels, or something glitched in editing? Hopefully you can figure that out and doesn't cause too much trouble. Either way, this is a big step up. Not just with the image quality, but also the new camera angles/positions. I love it.

[@Hyce777]

It's probably a fleck of junk on the lens. Lol. Thanks for pointing it out. I'll look into it

[@luminescent92]

Absolute crisp

[@tobyradabaugh5033]

At 8:09 listen to that little engine bark to the sky

[@bigmike7536]

I love this video!

[@inotsmarty5700]

too bad my monitor is 1080p ☠️

[@jamesjeffery4751]

The atmosphere you managed to capture, along with the music great work thank you

[@gr_winnett]

Is it time for the train youtube/camera gear review youtube crossover the world has been waiting for??

[@Hyce777]

Apparently, lol!

[@bluescrew3124]

Love the music too