HD: The 2014 Cass Railfan Weekend - Part 3 - Sunday, Three Shay Race & Whittaker Runbys

On Sunday, May 18th, 2014, we continued our participation in the 2014 Cass Railfan Weekend. In this video, you'll see the Three Shay Race, Five Locomotives under Steam, Runbys by the water tank and much much more! Below is an index of the scenes:
00:05 - Five Locomotives under Steam
01:57 - Triple Shay Race
03:58 - Cass Water Tank
06:18 - Gum Curve
08:40 - The 'S' Curve
11:58 - Lunch at Whittaker Station

[@mushtaqabdelaziz7583]

من العراق........تحية اجلال وإكبار لتلك العقول الرائعه التي ابتكرت تلك الوسائل لراحة البشريه .........نحن مدينون لهم بالرقي والتقدم الذي نعيشه الان.....تحيه لهم ولقبورهم رجالا ونساء

[@tomdavis7312]

We are so lucky that these magnificent locomotives were kept alive and running for future generations to enjoy .

[@ph11p3540]

From the dawn of the maglev and science fiction of Beanstalk vertical railways to the ancient wonders of steam. Love hearing these ancient beasts from a prehistoric industrial age.

[@rjas365]

Fantastic! The very quiet operation of these magnificent Shays coupled with the mournful sound of the whistles makes them almost ghostly. What a superb show they put on for everybody. Greetings from the UK, Bob K.

[@volcanoarrima]

Steamy!!! Bullet, electric, diesel trains are not worth talking. But these lively steam locos with the greenery adding more beauty, makes me feel it's a gift for those who are living around that region.

[@johnrencheck2283]

U should see it at fall time when leaves change

[@billm9709]

I've been up there a couple of times and it's worth every penny. YFI that fire tower at Whittaker used to be on top of Gauley Mountain iin Fayette County. It was 100 years old last year. The best job I ever had was manning that tower.

[@saketsoni6580]

Love you steam locomotive 🚂❤♥💙😘💕🚂good job specially sounds and photography 👏👍Love from India 🇮🇳❤♥

[@arrivedknight7632]

I have been here once years ago, the sounds of the whistles echoing in the mountains was almost magical to listen 1 sounding like 5.

[@maribeaellison7642]

That’s good oh no

[@riversvic]

I watched this once on my tv and since then my 2yr old daughter always asks to watch trains. Thank You for the great video

[@teeroy766]

In case anyone was confused as to why these locomotives are so slow, the Shay locomotive was built specifically to hand carrying large and heavy loads up steep inclines that other locomotives would have had trouble with otherwise. Instead of having the pistons connected directly to the wheels, the pistons drive crankshafts that give the engines insane amounts of power, but very little speed. The focus on power is also why the Shay appears to not be very "fuel efficient" if you want to call it that.

[@infoanorexic]

The design also allowed them to negotiate much sharper curves

[@TestECull]

And run at partial slip, something you really couldn't do with a direct drive steam locomotive. Once they start slipping it's game over, they'll rev themselves right to the moon if you don't immediately chop the regulator back, but Shays would happily chuff away at partial slip all day long. Helped with their pulling power.

[@TheTommybongos]

Troy Zant n

[@hiker64]

Thank you for the explanation - I figured they functions as drive shafts, kind of, but I wasn't sure what the benefit would have been.

[@edsonbarbosa393]

I really appreciate these sounds of these machines. Very beautiful.

[@alexanderpoirier3350]

Awesome video and almost brought tears to my eyes. Thank you very much indeed for this wonderful video of yours! If I may share a personal experience of mine. You know, I find it kind of funny while I always drew the “classic” steam locomotives growing up and dreamed of being at the throttle of a larger road engine like a Northern or a Hudson, I practically grew up with the Shays. Here in Ottawa Ontario Canada, the Canadian Science & Technology Museum has a two truck Shay, and out over in Kelowna British Columbia, the Kettle Valley Steam Railway also operates a two truck Shay. I have grown up with these engines and I love every bit of them, from their “old western style” look to their offset boilers. While I always seem to swerve back to the “classic” engines, the Shays will always have a special place in my heart. Again, thank you for this amazing video and keep up the great and awesome work.

[@AWIRELINK]

Well said man!

[@dhirendrabahadurbista]

y ee

[@owenjones-wells9395]

There is something very primal and pure about the whistles of these engines.

[@eloyex]

pure analog sound, with millions of shades and tones. Plus incredable echo .......... I agree with you ! no plastic/synthetic sound here !!!!

[@alanmexwell6876]

Owen Jones-Wells yeah trains from the 19th century

[@overthemolehill434]

I'd love to put one in my truck!

[@rogerw2101]

Wow love the sound of these beautiful monsters of the past .

[@ponyrang]

My best friend, It's always great. I wish you every day of your development. Have a happy day!

[@CryptoidEngine]

Ugh, man... I could never get tired of hearing those beautiful whistles... c: That one particularly deep one at 1:14 gave me some crazy chills for a second; truly love how soulful, almost mourning it sounds. Hoo, man... I would LOVE to hear that in person, jesus h... Personally, it didn't sound off quite long enough to do it justice, IMO.

[@marisbiksa7948]

Jäger Lovag

[@marisbiksa7948]

Jäger Lovag

[@cayden2443]

Jäger Lohvig I live in West Virginia and I’ve been here twice, and I’m itching to go again. Hearing these beats in person is AMAZING.

[@mewtwo.150]

It's like if these things are alive, just awesome. I love all kind of trains, subway, diesel, bullet, but man... there is something magical about the steam trains.

[@andrzejaleksanderek7936]

Mew Two j

[@mariuszdolinski2273]

Piękne

[@bert6105]

I like fish

[@bhanwarsaini9958]

Mew Two

[@michaelwatson5236]

Mew Two gjnmjj

[@hiker64]

That would be spectacular to see in person! - Granted it will take 50 years before the bird population recovers but wow, what a sight!

[@Nine-Signs]

Also, My new nanocell TV + your camera = awesome colors.

[@HellsJerome87]

The beginning was like a musical orchestra, wow!

[@Nine-Signs]

Thank you for making me realise the first thing I want to do once my mum and I are vaccinated is go book a day out for her on a steam railway come summer. Poor lass has been practically locked up for a year.

[@randyyoung3332]

Amazing ! I have never seen the locomotive with the pistons on the sides !

[@ces4399]

Shay-m on you! It's a Shay engine. Built for pulling power and not speed. Employs every wheel on the frame. Every wheel is "live."

[@jupitersteam8321]

Most of them are called shays, to be more exact it is a Virginia and truckee 3 ton truck shay

[@rushylvanianorthern]

I remember the sheys whistle it's a true work of art

[@atlantis0v-104]

Heisler #6-B&O 3 chime Shay #6-ATSF 6 chime Shay #5-Crosby 3 chime Shay #11-Powell 3 chime Shay #4-C&O Hooter/1 chime

[@ToothlessThedragon9]

Actually that is a Manns Creek Crosby 3 chime that is on Shay #5

[@scottybeegood]

Fantastic video, well done!

[@greglewis2398]

People talk about Art, This a almost lost Art! So cool!😍

[@kentondickerson]

The first locomotive is actually a Heisler, a different kind of loco also used for logging.

[@jorgehectorcaramignolicara8370]

Fantastico , esas locomotoras de tres cilindros verticales por lado . Aca solo conocimos las de cilindros horizontales.- Creo que estas ultimas son mas sencillas . Admiro la devoción de los ingleses por recrear estas maquinas ya que no es simple mantenerlas funcionables !!!! se las e y escucha como que estan andando como en sus mejores tiempos.-Se necesita mucha pasion , mucho empeño y mucho amor por elllas.-Ademas la reunion de no poca gente maquinistas , los amigos de las maquinas con sus damas, todos participan como lo que realmente es; una fiesta , un culto a las locomotoras a vapor.-

[@danielomni9084]

I always watching those loco-videos, because I hope, that sometimes one of them explodes!

[@acersalman8258]

I see 4 different designs in this trains and another trains all it wonderful you science education original God bless you and protect you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@asafaust6774]

Would have loved to have been a passenger. Priceless experience.

[@lucialbert831]

Brilliant video. I ❤️ the sounds 🌿

[@iyusacoey]

Uiiooiiiiiiòkyhjjiiolppĺ68

[@Eisenbahn313]

Wonderful! Greetings from Austria.

[@buckarooski8998]

I watched this video so many times as a kid

[@stanleydomalewski8497]

WOW, Very Impressive !

[@IWDTC]

Possibly the best sound in creation....

[@NinjagoGuy416]

If this is a Shay race, why is there a Heisler leading the pack???

[@sbjeong4722]

기적소리 멋있다.ㅎ 서로 경쟁을 하는듯.

[@dotgaming93]

I have never steam engine with parts like that before

[@DMW-iq2ie]

dalton ward They are built for logging up in the mountains, so all those bits on the side are pistons which are driving crankshafts that are attached to the wheels, this gives the locomotives insane strength for a locomotive their size at the cost of speed, and the system also allows them to climb a steeper grade than a traditional steam locomotive.

[@jupitersteam8321]

They are called hersihers and shays

[@1309westernmaryland]

@@jupitersteam8321Heislers*

[@KARTAVIDEO2TRAINS]

I like ancient trains, the smoke is a lot, in Indonesia there is nothing like that. How is the shooting like that? Very beautiful. thanks.

[@acersalman8258]

You made things wonderful good useful beautiful make human life happy you science education original God bless you and protect you ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@asingh5482]

The sound is much louder and bigger than the locomotive itself.

[@rogerwhittle2078]

Due to the vagaries of the KZbin algorithm, I've never seen this clip before. While they were a truly awesome collection of steam engines, with the most awesome sounds - better even than #4014, in my opinion - I was surprised that so few people pointed out the locomotive on the far right, was not a three truck Shay and how many had never seen a geared loco. All the other four were Shays, of slightly different models I think, but that first loco was a three truck Heisler. Which in and of itself, must be as rare as rocking horse pooh. I never knew Heisler ever produced such a thing, but given Shays often had the third powered truck, Heislers would've had to compete? The third type of geared loco from about the same era, was the Climax, which had cylinders mounted almost conventionally, driving a crankshaft under the boiler. This drove bevel gears on a centre line drive shaft to the two trucks. Although I have seen a Shay in my time, they never existed here in the UK. There are small, articulated narrow gauge locos, but they are of the 0-4-0+0-4-0 Garret or Fairly types, or even a few Mallett types, not geared drive locos. Oddly enough, a Shay would be one of the few types of American locomotive that could run on standard gauge track in the UK, because of our very restricted loading gauge. Our largest and most powerful locomotives are just over 13' high and 8' wide!

[@robertsnyder5149]

It would be fun to com pare a Climax to the Shays also. The one we had at Snoqualmie would do 25 mph wide open but they were also known to shake themselves apart. We had to check for loose nuts and bolts daily.

[@dawnyofthelight]

There's a steam train like that and Snellville Georgia that went around Stone Mountain I remember getting to ride that when I was a kid

[@robertruark8797]

I am rode it as well.

[@wheely04]

Thanks for sharing this great video. Greetings from Germany with whistle. 🚂 wheely04

[@jackboy317]

That Heisler Whistle is beautiful

[@zioraffa]

a friend of mine built a wooden one, special!!! So cool!!!!

[@Thatwackytech]

The "Mountain Goats" of the steam engine era

[@satyaerli4820]

What a lovely siren sound 😍

[@pizarovic]

ความกตัญญูรู้คุณของฝรั่งมีสูงกว่าคนไทยมาก เขาคิดถึงวัตถุ สิ่งของ ธรรมชาติ มากกว่าบุคคล

[@chogchey3473]

Shays make me moist, all geared locomotives really.

[@marivalentinamanuel7765]

Que preciosidad los locomotoras ❤❤❤

[@scrambler250r]

Someone I know can tell me! that one whistle sounds just like Tweetsies who makes it? got to be reason it sounds the same?

[@ModelingSteelinHO]

1:14 sounds just like a N&W Y6B Hooter Whistle. Great sound capture !

[@mrshea924]

Low Budget Scale Modeling. That is really a TFRR hooter.

[@ModelingSteelinHO]

Stefan, Would you be kind enough to explain what TFRR is ?

[@mrshea924]

Low Budget Scale Modeling. Tallulah Falls Railroad.

[@ModelingSteelinHO]

Thank you Stefan.

[@mrshea924]

Low Budget Scale Modeling. You are quite welcome.

[@Александр1963-г6э]

Футура архаика. Будущее, как прошлое. Прогресс вспять.

[@이0-t8f]

기술은 정말 웅장한 듯

[@ganjiganesh7706]

vintage engineering ....love it

[@shomchheang8662]

០

[@greglewis2398]

This is like the land that time forgot! Back when people traveled by rail before the automobile . 21 century every one wants a new car to impress their neighbors! In those days you talked on train to each other. Now everyone can't wait to be in a traffic jam to play on the internet. People say we have come so far in the 21 century! Really, with more problems as a society? Don't take Americans electricity, running water, heating or refrigeration away, they can't survive.🤔

[@SteamEnthusiastProductions]

I miss the railfan weekends at cass

[@TheClinchfieldRailfan]

I love that AT&SF 6 chime!

[@benaobenao4189]

Lindas maquinas, e até hoje funcionando muito legal fazem parte de nossa história. abraços: SÃO PAULO_BRASIL

[@riosrivlog]

Good upload w

[@mahmoodkohatiPakistan]

Best beautiful very nice 🙂

[@brianohehir9515]

Wow this is insane!

[@dariorodriguez727]

So beautyful

[@rabiulislam-tc1yy]

golden pasts

[@robertsnyder5149]

Too bad you don't have a Willamette Shay in the running. I'd like to see the comparison.

[@robertruark8797]

Badass.

[@野良犬撮影隊二大隊四]

good job!

[@김화중-g3e]

멋있네요!

[@ragelorenz2776]

Those are badass!!!

[@marcosinnes5999]

Super video cool

[@jurgenkuhlmann9194]

What an odd technical design! The pistons & cylinders are located at the sides of the engine? That's interesting...

[@ZafaDrive]

Wow amazing train in the amazing videos.. Good job I like it

[@juancarlosmora9922]

Back when America was young listen to it beautiful and sad.

[@ces4399]

Anyone else feel a thrill hearing these whistles?

[@ToothlessThedragon9]

Why doesn't the 11's whistle blow?

[@sohailanjum1439]

It's beautiful

[@Mike77E9]

Thank you!

[@federicogallo849]

GreenPeace guys "dislike" this video... but is amazing!! long life Steam. Nice work

[@journeyofbr5489]

Nice capture bro

[@Mike77E9]

Thanks!

[@GoldenOne131]

Don't they got wheels underneath or have some weird system that keeps them on the track

[@voidjavelin23]

uhh no, theres no such thing as wheels underneath

[@1Babuci]

Ez csuda vicces ahogy a négy mozdonyvezető felelget egymásnak!!

[@RStephana]

Muita fumaça mas deve ser muito prazeroso passear de trem 😎

[@TilemanSD]

What do you call the type of locomotive that has the weird gearing on the wheels? I have never seen one like that? What was the purpose of that type of gearing?

[@beltfed4624]

TilemanSD - The locos with the offset boiler are called Shays, designed by Ephraim Shay about 100 years ago. The one ahead with the center-line drive is called a Heisler, and they were just about the fastest geared steam locomotives of the time. There is a third big league player at Cass but it hasn't been fully restored yet, it's called a Climax, and it resembles the Heisler a little but was known for being stubborn. Have a great day! Oh yeah, the Shays were geared like that to operate a lot like a 4x4 truck except they had rails to run on, it gave them extreme traction and flexibility on steep, curved, or poorly built track. They were kind of like a mix between truck and locomotive in a way.

[@TilemanSD]

Thanks for the explanation!

[@josepaz6745]

Oooh wow that's awesome

[@closedchannel9755]

3:12 clinchfield 311

[@lvcky1529]

Slowest race in the world

[@nunyabizz8012]

Bananna

[@terriwebb5093]

Why cant horns sound like that anymore? Id love to have one on my diesel truck..lol

[@voidjavelin23]

its whistle, not a horn how are people even this dumb

[@hollywoodhindidubbing69]

amazing

[@GLA741]

I know these locomotives were built for torque, or should I say Tractive Effort, but what would the horsepower peak at on these mountain climbing iron horses?

[@madsandyalmond1838]

Well a class C shay call it 40000 pound at 6 mph say 550 hp

[@gunner4q]

no..5500 hp..

[@westernshipway3115]

Why is there so much smoke, and small driving wheels? Great siren sound.

[@voidjavelin23]

the driving wheels are small because they are geared locomotive

[@YgReefaCheifa]

How can u not like something like this...🤔🤔🤔

[@jagc1969]

The engineers seem to be "trigger happy" when using the whistle. What rules are there for this?

[@Buynot]

They're mainly just putting on a show for the cameras, it is a railfan weekend afterall. Most of the time, the engineers are more reserved on the whistle.

[@andrefilion5335]

c'est de belles locomotives et je les aime beaucoup et de très beau sson

[@hanselivanderivander7855]

Wow amazing lokomotif uap

[@5-7Farms]

That wheel slip at 2:10 on the far right locomotive.

[@jltrain-zgamingrailfan202x3]

Was that an ATSF 6 Chime on WM Shay #6?

[@atlantis0v-104]

I think so

[@stestepney]

Excellent Vid like and fav....cheers Steve..

[@Mike77E9]

Thanks!