Railfair 1981: Part 2 | SP 4449 | UP 8444 | UP 3985

Railfair 1981: Part 2 | SP 4449 | UP 8444 | UP 3985 | Engines At Railfair

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Part 2 picks up where part 1 left off on the coverage of Railfair 1981. From May 2nd to May 10th, old Sacramento was saturated with the sights and sounds of steam from the opening of the California State Railroad Museum.
Each locomotive at Sacramento for Railfair is looked at in detail, as well as museum equipment that was also being used for the event. The museum’s main pageant call Song of the Iron Horse is seen as the locomotives moving the show along move on and off the turntable and in front of packed bleachers. An evening cavalcade has all the operating steam locomotives lined up for a parade into old Sacramento, and each locomotive’s individuality really shines, showing how much variety each one added to the 9 day event.
At the closure of Railfair, the three mainline engines started their journeys back home, and UP 8444 and 3985 are followed east out of Roseville over Donner Pass. 4449 went south to Los Angeles following Railfair to attend an SP Public relations event at LAUPT. Once those commitments concluded the headed back over the Coast Line to Oakland and picked up an excursion consist for its trip back to Portland. The Pacific Northwest Chapter NRHS sponsored excursion is seen leaving Davis and beyond as it makes it way back to Portland.
Railfair 1981 attracted over a quarter of a million visitors to the California State Railroad Museum during its 10 day run. The success of this event paved the way for two more Railfairs in the 1990s. This event also was the first for a Daylight painted 4449, and for the general public to see newly restored Challenger 3985. All three of these locomotives would go on to have legions of fans all over the country, and this was the first to see them all gathered in the same place at the same time.
The California State Railroad Museum remains to be one of the main attractions in Old Sacramento, helping preserve the story of railroad history in the west.
These Super 8mm and 16mm movies come from the cameras of John Filson, Don Kehl, and Dick Bartel and are part of the archives at the Western Railway Museum.

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@zsoren42 10 ай бұрын

Greag video series for this event. Theres not a lot of coverage of it and it was always hard to get details. By the time Railfair 91 came to town, everyone knew it was going to be huge and covered it

@gailyncookMilwRR 10 ай бұрын

At minutes 32:24 Who would have thought back then saw a glimpse of the future with SP & UP as one.

@SuperFoxyRailwayProduction6702 10 ай бұрын

32:46 that scene of UP #8444 & #3985 is really amazing!

@bryce2680 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for brining back some great memories of being at that Railfair!

@Butchsiek 10 ай бұрын

best part of the Museum, when I had my Wife and sister in law get in the SP 7364 when the steamer was going to blow. black snow came down everywhere. people were scrambling to get inside of whatever they could. I watched spectators not knowing, you flick your clothes not brush them, was smearing oily Soot.

@SPRailfan4449 10 ай бұрын

Amazing video!!! ❤ 👍