Historic Flying Yankee Train to be restored! Trainset tour - August 2024

[@paulgoodman8476]

They have done a great job of restoration. Getting it operational once again is an amazing goal.

[@larrygordon1317]

Throughout my entire 68 year long life I have seen this train in one location after another. I always hoped I could ride on it. This seems like the very best option to make that happen. Exciting..

[@b3stanga697]

I hope it gets restored and running. I have been hearing for decades about its imminent restoration. I remember seeing it sitting at Edaville 60 years ago. Thought it looked so modern back then as everything else at Edaville was a steam engine.

[@jerrys9226]

Glad it’s in good hands. I remember seeing it at Edaville well over 50 years ago. I remember seeing some photos of it in Provincetown.

[@alanbare8319]

She's far better condition than when I saw her November 2019! She was on cribbing with the trucks/bogies of to the side.

[@curtismarean6963]

I remember seeing this at eddaville when I was a little boy with my folks, my dad had seen it at worcester grand central station back in the day. I always thought it was the most beautiful train I've ever seen. It's nice to see someone doing something good with it. I don't think there are many streamliners left from that time now.

[@centamangila1217]

You're right. The only operable streamliner right now is the Nebraska Zephyr at the Illinois Railway Museum at Union, and it doesn't have its original shovel nose power unit.

[@kennethmccann6402]

Beautiful and saved to be restore!

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[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

I’m excited I’m looking forward to this classic budd streamliner train returning to Servise

[@barbararoberto1258]

Beautiful loco, so glad it's getting the restoration it needs

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[@BG-sl9lv]

Beautiful piece of history. I hope someday I can ride it.

[@OfficialSEIC2K6]

The Flying Yankee has a bright future ahead. It'll be flying across the Conway Scenic Railroad soon after restored.

[@kaydensargent4438]

Flying as in like 20 mph

[@jimtomassetti8928]

This Train is beautiful. Seeing this silver streak coming down the track's again would be a sight‼️Good Luck🎉🚂

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[@mason-wr1we]

I am glad that there restoring it at Conway scenic railroad because I go up there 2-3 times a year Sumer winter and fall

[@windbreaker2432]

WMUR should have a piece on this, this is huge NH news!

[@oneparticularharbor144]

That’s great! I also remember seeing her at Edaville. Glad to see her getting a second lease on life band N Conway is a great spot for her

[@NormanAllen-ps9ju]

Protecting it is my concern ; therefore I hope the new building to house it is quickly completed !

[@johnalder6028]

Most encouraging ! Greetings from Port Saint Lucie, Florida.

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[@rickdee67]

This is wonderful!

[@artiek1177]

You know, I’m looking at the rear car in the train and I swear that it looks like where the BBC got the look of the Daleks from.

[@Ron-zi3cg]

That's restoring a piece of history there

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[@fordson51]

The Silver Slipper rides again on the Mountaineer.

[@maestromecanico597]

I do want to see this set run again but I've heard this story before. I still have a t-shirt and mug around here somewhere from one of the previous attempts.

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[@uncipaws7643]

This is the wonderful thing about stainless steel carbodies, they are built for eternity.

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[@jasonrackawack9369]

I have the prewar Lionel train set of this in O gauge......its really neat to see the real thing!

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[@joefin5900]

Bob Morrell had the dream and nobody helped him up in Conway. Pull the Winton out of there, put in a Cat and get on with it. The UP got the 2014 steaming in a lot less time than New Hampshire has gotten the Yankee going.

[@ЛЬВИНИ]

Excellent shot. Like.

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[@624Dudley]

Nice 👍

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[@Petemonster62]

Has the restoration group decided on what diesel engine the train will use?

[@PowerTrain611]

I really hope we can hear the sounds of the Winton. 201a engine some day instead of a repower. I've always been super curious what it would sound like.

[@henryszubielski8601]

That would be great to have an original type power plant. I'm not sure if any operational Winton 201A engines. If there are, please let me know.

[@PowerTrain611]

@@henryszubielski8601 unfortunately, there are none as of yet. Last I heard, they had plans to restore this one, but they were also considering a repower. I'm not sure which they decided on.

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[@Tom-Lahaye]

I was also thinking/hoping for a restoration of its original Winton engine, I know of some locomotives in preservation which still have 'm but all non runners. Chances are relatively small as Winton 201 engines and parts are far and wide while the 567 is all around. It was the same for the project I'm involved with, the class 28 Co-Bo in the UK which has a Crossley 2 stroke V-8. It took 20 years to find a donor engine for parts and eventually we found one in Canada, similar type but a V-12, so the original engine will be rebuilt with parts from this one.

[@PowerTrain611]

@@Tom-Lahaye It's funny you bring up the class 28. I was doing some research on it recently and realized it's a very similar situation. Only difference is that there at least WAS an operational example of the Crossley V8 in Australia, in the X class. There are some recordings of it here on KZbin. No such luck with the Winton 201a.

[@Ichwillkeinenaliascheisyoutube]

It will be an honour to be able to ride with the renewed Mountaineer. 🙂

[@paulmartin5642]

I hope they can find the original prime mover to make this train operational again.

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[@oneparticularharbor144]

The original diesels were very problematic and probably near impossible to get parts for . As she’s a diesel probably better to drop in either GM or Cat diesels or something that can be easily parts sourced. Keep the original Winton prime mover for display purposes

[@princessofthecape2078]

Leaving it to winter over in the open in New Hampshire seems massively counterproductive.

[@moviewatcher1239]

I've seen lots of trains in my days but I've never seen a train like this before it looks like one seen years ago

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[@moviewatcher1239]

@@SouthCoastRailVideos you're very welcome

[@1208bug]

😊❤👍

[@rfranzosa]

Sure hope they don’t have to put ditch lights on it

[@alwhalen3488]

It is exempt from US ditch light requirements due to its age. US laws are a little more lenient than Canadian laws. Canada does not have an age exemption. That's why CPKC had to put them on the Empress 2816 in Canada, but they where removed for the US and Mexican segments of the tour. US allows installation on older equipment as an option. Operation over public crossings at 20 mph or less is also an option for locomotives without operable ditch lights.

[@microbusss]

was curious as to how they will turn the train around or will they just run it backwards at the end of the line?

[@SouthCoastRailVideos]

There are a couple wyes on the line

[@microbusss]

@@SouthCoastRailVideos kool I wondered sides its cheaper to build a wye than a turntable

[@alshotrodsandratrods8780]

It first came to NH in the 90s on flatbed trucks. It was in Bartlett for a while. Then I saw it again a few years ago in Lincoln NH. at the scenic RR. there. Not much restoration had been done. At the rate they're going I don't think it will be travelling under its own power for quite some time. It's an electric train. The dynamo is run by a diesel engine that isn't there. I was talking to an old man who said he was in school in 1937 when the train went through town in Reading Mass. on it's maiden voyage. They closed the schools for the day and the whole town turned out to see it. He said it was the same all along it's route. At the time all trains were pulled by steam locomotives

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[@paulwarner5395]

Great restoration. Mainline running one day??

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It is planned to run on Conway Scenic

[@SOU6900]

Is it going to keep the Winton engine, or will it be equipped with something that has better parts availability?

[@SouthCoastRailVideos]

I think they’d like to keep the Winton

[@henryszubielski8601]

That's fantastic news! 😊 Any idea how soon it will be under cover?

[@SouthCoastRailVideos]

As soon as they raise the funds I believe

[@SlingSlangGang]

Where is it exactly at Conway Scenic Railroad I didn’t see it at the main station on November 2nd?

[@SouthCoastRailVideos]

Hi, it is just south of the Conway Station on a side track

[@mason-wr1we]

I wander how they power it steam ore diesel ???

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

It was a diesel train from the start.

[@billgoin4004]

Better to fix that track first!!!!!!!!!!!

[@paulwarner5395]

Noticed that as well.

[@DouggieFresh50]

It’s a Burlington route zephyr copy and does it Evan run if it doesn’t then it should be in a museum or be put in a scrapyard it doesn’t look good to see if it doesn’t run

[@johnhirtle4300]

Are there more than one?

[@SouthCoastRailVideos]

While there are other examples of this type of train this is the only one from the Maine Central and Boston & Maine railroads.

[@WAL_DC-6B]

@@SouthCoastRailVideos Technically, there is more than one as the "Flying Yankee" is pretty much a carbon copy of the CB&Q's Pioneer Zepher which is on display at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry.

[@dward7848]

@@WAL_DC-6B The only obvious difference on the Pioneer Zephyr is the locomotive's front windows, which are shorter; as they wrap around the nose they get taller.