Pacing PRR K4s

[@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren]

once 2018 comes this girl will be 100 years old! i hope she's restored in time for her 100th birthday!

[@Nscaleguy1]

It might take longer than that, but it will be worth the wait!

[@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren]

Nscaleguy1 agreed.

[@trainmaster90productions]

Thunderbolt 1000 siern productions I agree when I was last at the roundhouse in Altoona she's slowly but surely on her way to be Reborn again who knows maybe she run on home rails like the North Shore Rail systems Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad or the Everett Railroad in holdaysburg pa the possibility are endless

[@alexthesouthernpacificmt4879]

I think prr k4 is 105 yr old

[@jaredway1813]

We won WW2 thanks to the service of this engine and crews and shop forces

[@PRR3750Railfan]

This is fantastic!!! Unfortunately I was not around back then to see 1361 in the 1980's, Hope to see it's restoration complete soon!

[@chooch1764]

I’ll make a donation to the project for you.

[@myrryxmas]

one word to describe the old Pennsy whistles: "mournful". i remember hearing those dulcet tones in the distance as a child, late at night, when the trains would pass a half mile from our house.

[@GregHool]

This is definatly not your typical pacing shot. Thanks a bunch for sharing this one.

[@justanotherghost4589]

Being a Bellwood resident seeing this go through is so cool, if only I was born to see it then, it's crazy how much more open everything looks, and how close people are able to get 😂

[@381singh]

What a beautiful whistle!!

[@SeptaRailfan]

Whistle/horn battle what a sight to behold! I was just in Altoona a few weeks ago. I peaked inside the roundhouse at the museum, couldn't find no boiler in sight. There was a white tarp covering up the other half of the roundhouse. My theory is that's where there keeping the boiler!!!

[@thomasavensjr.2790]

Very impressive and enjoyable steam locomotive pacing footage, PRR engine 1361 was wonderful to see in action and needs to be restored back to operating condition in the future.

[@SuperFoxyRailwayProduction6702]

5:50 Trainz origin whistle from K4 Streamlined steam train

[@tylerpike8737]

I'm loving this chime whistle on K4 1361 moments like this live on forever and just hearing that beautiful chime whistle brings so many memories that has been forgotten but never left behind ❤️

[@neighdrusangelformdeityofd5860]

I love the way 1361 is singing that beautiful melody with #1647.

[@tachikoma747]

@abrownyo I went to Steamtown about 6 years ago and i took the shop tour, and I remember seeing the K-4's frame up on a suspension frame. The wheels were all over the shop and a mechanic was welding part of the smokestack.

[@marklewis298]

Amazing video of a living, steaming, breathing, public relations winner PRR classic. Thanks for sharing.

[@catlover2368]

Pennsylvania 643 still runs and is to this day the only operating Pennsylvania railroad steam engine

[@NickelPlateRoad779]

A PRR 3 chime AND a Leslie RS3L. oh i'm in horn and whistle heaven xD

[@tachikoma747]

I'm 26 now and remember seeing the 1361 in pieces in Steamtown when I was 13. From what I've read they seem to have spent hundreds of thousands on restoration using mostly a volunteer crew that never seems to exceed more than 3 people. Here's hoping that the 611 restoration gets enough money to participate in the NS 21st Century Steam program.

[@308RoadReady]

A few parts of 1361 are at Strasburg. The parts are returning to the museum to finish the restoration to operation. Despite what I have heard their website states this fact as of 2013

[@AdmiralColdhead]

This beast approaching you from the back must be a railfan’s dream

[@brianfalzon6739]

It would be awesome to see both 611 and 1361 doubleheading one day in the future!

[@steamgent4592]

yeah from Altoona to west too!! around the curve and up past the tunnels!

[@anthonynigri8585]

Good because the 1361 is getting restored no joke

[@amtrak_121]

I doubt that would happen, but I think it would be better to see 1361 pull a Broadway Limited excursion, over the entirety of the route! Maybe they could even give 1361 special permission to run into New York City

[@lou63376]

Great video. I love the fact that a good crowd turned out to see her go by.

[@LibertyRailfan]

Great video, and very cool taken from the Conrail loco a neat perspective..

[@drfunk411]

thats pretty sweet. Great weather for steam.

[@MrNJT]

One day, the 1361 will ride the rails again, but until then, the juniata jewel will remains in pieces, waiting to feel steam run through her again.

[@Loganmackinnnon100]

fantastic locomotive the PRR K4

[@nssteampunk4865]

That whistle sounds like Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad #5.

[@SeptaRailfan]

I believe it's a Pennsy 5 chime

[@nssteampunk4865]

Septa Railfan 1000 It's a 3 chime. PRR never used Ashton, it was Boston and Maine.

[@MrNJT]

Still can’t believe that 1361 and some of her sisters operated close to where I live!

[@kickflip1234100]

EPIC whistle

[@308RoadReady]

I would love to see 1361 and 611 return soon. I am sure they both will return. My fav is 4014 though. I live right next to the UP main and see the steamers every year. All I need to do is walk out my back door and see Big Boy 4014 steam by when she gets finished! That is the big news for steam this year but 611, 1361, and others news as well makes the next 5-10 years a rail fans dream time! Great time to be a railfan!

[@infaredxkingz8786]

Oh my god, here we're talking about the train that leads steam and gets misgendered so often, bro focus on the video of this little mini that's really old and is actually a girl

[@ocdaddvids]

Goosebumps...

[@dcoursey82]

@kickflip1234100 Yep, you can't beat a well-tuned Pennsy whistle! If you liked this sound, watch my other video "PRR I1sa Running Light", especially around the 2:23 mark when it gets further away and the echos get more pronounced....haunting and beautiful. If you've got good speakers, listen to it real loud....trust me.

[@abrownyo]

@Bassfanatic94 nice i hope they get her steaming again

[@scltrains]

i love the horn on #1647

[@trainmaster844]

@tachikoma747 - more like a few years, since SRR has their hands full with other projects, such as an ex- LIRR G5 4-6-0... and that engine is undergoing the same firebox repairs 1361 was supposed to have...

[@mariestick6636]

I love when the diesel locomotive blew its horn the 1361 blew its whistle

[@mattdotsonrailfanproductio266]

Not gonna lie I kinda like that diesel horn. But nothing can beat a steam whistle

[@mariestick6636]

Love that whistle

[@YoRichiee]

Sounds Like PRR K4s In Trainz The 3765

[@MackeyBigBoy4014]

3768

[@TheShiftySkies]

Can't wait to drive this in Railworks 3!!

[@amtrak_121]

0:40 That whistle tho!

[@wmry236f7]

Money, as of right now over 2.85 million has been spent on the K4s project and at this rate it would be nice if they can just get it back in one piece now that the roundhouse in the Railroaders Memorial Musuem has the roundhouse under roof here in Altoona. Strasburg would have been the best move in the beginning but they had a long waiting period so Altoona opted for Steamtown instead and then fumble after fumble and over a billion later and no K4s under steam.

[@Bassfanatic94]

I hope she is going to run again. Altoona needs her.

[@anthonynigri8585]

Its gonna run again trust me it is now owned by the railroaders memorial museum in Altoona getting restored its gonna operate excoursions around horseshoe curve

[@tachikoma747]

@Bassfanatic94 why the heck don't they give the 1361 over to Strasburg? they'll have her up and running in a few months

[@jacksalvin364]

Pennsylvania 4-6-2 No. 1361.

[@Bassfanatic94]

@imagreatbigman I believe in Steamtown, but it is going to get moved very soon to Altoona to be ressembled.

[@32012239]

This is almost hard to watch, seeing 1361 in one piece and running.

[@kickflip1234100]

Sounds like the trains are having an arguement

[@ertegunrex1]

There trying to make it run again. I just don't know where its current place is.

[@LamhirhAbriel]

+Art Anderson The locomotive is at home in Altoona. Half of it is inside the museum's 7 stall roundhouse, the other half is in the old museum building across the turntable. Excursion hosts aren't hammered out yet, as the project is barely getting back underway (at least in the public eye). I wouldn't count the NBER (the former PRR Bald Eagle branch) to Bellefonte or even Williamsport out, though.

[@scltrains]

what horn is that on CR 1647

[@CaptainDynamite110]

@imagreatbigman Unfortunately, no. Since they've been working on her for 13 years and almost 1.6 million dollars has been spent and no luck. I do wish they could've sent #1361 to Strasburg, and someone could pay it all, etc. sadly it won't happen, but at least we get to have her on a display and not scrapped.

[@FenderFoamer]

Is this video from Mark1Video Productions

[@TMCCCab2]

So, you were a Conrail employee at the time?

[@chico4449]

excuse my ignorance, but what does a "shakedown" run mean?

[@steeviepiranhaplant8836]

Antonio Mendez A shakedown run is basically a run where a locomotive is going back to a country that it is supposed to go to. (Like a Designated Stop but from beginning to end)

[@rudycarlson8245]

Shake down run is basically is to see if the Locomotive will move by herself after all the hard work put into it

[@Cessna-er4je]

Literally pacing a steam engine, On a diesel... *Pro Strats*

[@o484]

@chico4449 Test Run

[@TimMillerTmillz1361]

Sadly, it doesn't sound like #1361 will run again. They restoration has cost too much and even if it is restored to running condition, where are they going to run it? Norfolk Southern, apparently, says they won't allow #1361 to operate on its main line. :( I'm very sad...

[@Azwarrior94]

You have to remember that the Pennsy K4s ran from around 1914-1917 right up till the end of the steam era. As it stands right now, the 1361 is 96 years old. Which explains part of the rising restoration cost. The rest of the cost is due to the regulations the government has in place now in regards to steam trains(all of which never existed when the train was built). Chances are, when it was initially restored for that run, it didn't require nearly as much work to meet the FRA's requirements. Add to that there aren't many spare parts laying around for the K4s. Sadly, at this point, it is highly unlikely the 1361 will be steamed up anytime in the near future, let alone run on NS' main line.

[@Azwarrior94]

***** Interesting. How much was the grant?

[@KorraDaTrainBuff]

Azwarrior94 About the spare parts, isn't there a chance of scratch building? I know it could be costly, but it is possible, isn't it?

[@Azwarrior94]

***** Really expensive, but yes. It is a possibility. Just need the designs for the parts in question and the money.

[@KorraDaTrainBuff]

Azwarrior94 Good to know.

[@Bassfanatic94]

@tachikoma747 I don't know, but it probably would be hard to do in their facilities. The K4 is a huge engine and by huge I mean monstrous. Also, their tracks probably aren't suited for its weight and it is very very very hard to keep a K4 with 80 inch drivers and superheaters under 30 miles an hour. Also, contracts probably would get in the way too.

[@TomedysTrains]

Uggg. It's so annoying having to hear that diesel's horn. I love hearing #1361's whistle and watching the pacing shots, but not when it's interrupted by another train you don't even see. Even pacing videos from the steam era don't have the sounds of other trains in them, just the one you see on the screen.