Santa Fe 3751 Steam Special in 2014

Happy Easter/Passover to all! Here's a video of Santa Fe 3751 Steam special train to San Bernardino and back to Los Angeles, California on 4/11, 12 & 13 in 2014. Enjoy the whistle & nose at 5:00 to 8:00!
The train consist - Santa Fe 3751, MP36(Metrolink), Metrolink Bi-level Coach, Ocean View(Amtrak Dome), Amfleet coach, Acoma(Santa Fe lounge), Tioga Pass. #snuffyscatproductions

[@vector6977]

All the car alarms going off from the power of the whistle...

[@hallze3737]

LOL

[@sexxychilii]

LOL

[@Aaron200707]

I love it when trains other than Metrolink travel down the middle of the freeway like this. It's so cool.

[@singwith]

Thanks.

[@mtattrain]

A whole railway in the highway median that's mad cool

[@vwgolfer1873]

Damn, didnt know they had track running right down the middle of a highway. thats awesome

[@americanwaffle]

indeed

[@swingsc]

What a magnificent piece of engineering, today the trains look sleek etc but there is nothing that even approaches this beautiful engine on the rails today, the sound of the bell the whistle all make this an unforgettable sight and sound. I live in the UK we don't have these huge engines so to enjoy seeing this on KZbin is a brillliant and awesome sight.

[@Xbox_HonorGuard_Ra]

11:30 Jolly Roger on a steam engine? Hell yes! Diesels get the job done, but steam engines are spitting metal beasts with an inferno for a heart. Long live steam!

[@terencestark8044]

Love the Iron Work Horses of the past, much more fun seeing them run then today's modern Diesel-Electric locomotives. I wish we ran Steam Trains frequently up here in Canada. :(

[@paulm.newitt3246]

Note at 6:16 how the car waiting at the gates suddenly backs up a bit upon hearing the steam whistle! As if: "what da hell is THAT???" LOL! What a beautiful loco! Congrats on the team that restored her and run her. Metrolink ridership would max out if you ran her once a month, just for fun. And love the glam shots of her at Union Station. What nostalgia. A perfect video.

[@bigman10239]

at 6:15, and 7:25 see the small coupe start to reverse! SF's 3751 is a beast! a beautiful beast! and it sounds like one too! so majestic! great video Snuffy!

[@NationalGuard5]

3751's whistle is loud enough to set off car alarms.

[@cartersol38]

This is really great. I am a big fan of Santa Fe Steam. You have caught the highlights not available to many. Excellent sound, great camera-work!. Thank you for sharing Snuffy.

[@singwith]

Sol Carter You are welcome & thanks!

[@lolman9630]

I like the beginning where the Santa Fe is docking in next the Amtraks like "Move over youngsters, let Grandpa show you how its done." Long live steam.

[@MarkMaysey]

The "bell ringer" has some pretty good rhythm and their timing is great.

[@Spacek531]

the coaches get older as the train progresses. That is seriously cool

[@goyeabuddy]

I rode the 3751 back in '98 from L.A. to Williams.. we broke down on the Cajon pass {broken air line} & backed up the freights all the way back to L.A.! I don't think the union pacific was really happy about that...the train stopped for the night in needles & they bused us to the Ramada express in Laughlin, Nevada. next morning, continued to Williams, spent the night & rented a car & drove home! great trip!!!!

[@singwith]

Thanks for sharing your story.

[@cartersol38]

Metrolink was playing it safe in case of a failure. The Old and the New proved to be quite a contrast.Great video. Thank you.

[@singwith]

Thanks!

[@LaMuneka1904]

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[@williamschlenger1518]

Love to hear the whistle😊

[@s0nnyburnett]

Why would anyone dislike this? Must be some gas turbine people.

[@hawkeye-vv4kb]

I suspect the reason might be the fact that this old lady was during the restoration project convert to run with oil rather than with coal, which all the original locomotives operated on.

[@WB6NVH]

The ones clicking thumbs down are in North Korea...

[@nethanelmasters5170]

hawkeye0248. original steam trains used wood. then coal and the last ones used oil.

[@jimlohse]

@hawkeye0248 One word: WOOD "coal, which all the original locomotives operated on" see V&T Inyo #22 still burns wood :)

[@twistedyogert]

or liberals

[@bliesberg]

I've always wondered what non-train-enthusiasts think when they see an old steam locomotive barreling down the tracks like this.

[@KingreX32]

I love the whistle on this one.

[@reefranger38]

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this. I can only imagine how cool it was for the riders and rail fans chasing it. As well as the lucky people at the stations and crossings who chanced upon it.

[@patrickdaly5117]

Hey John Carillo! I agree with You 110% Buddy! However, there is a very GOOD reason why a diesel electric runs with the steam locomotives. It was explained to me in Roseville, CA by an engineer who was running the UP 844 that came through for a visit. The diesel electric provides "dynamic braking" for the train. He told me to be confident that the steam locomotive does NOT need any help in the Sierra's (or elsewhere for that matter) to pull the train. Without dynamic braking, the labor/effort and parts to replace all the brake shoes on all the cars (and the locomotive) would be expensive not to mention VERY labor intensive &time consuming. While it does detract from the "moment", without it, we might not have the moment.

[@Starwindfey]

Patrick Daly thanks for the explanation!

[@DetroitLove4U]

Nothing stops The Chief!

[@MoeJae86]

Thanks for sharing! LOL 7:22 The driver of that car started backing up like "oh s***! I see white smoke! Coming down the railway! Must back up!" LOL proably never seen a steam engine before. Great video and great catch!

[@MrBrand96100]

I bet no one had crossing accidents with steam trains lol.

[@wharris302]

+Brandon Hess it happened a lot more, back then lol

[@phlodel]

My parents did. Nearly killed them both. Killed a child they were babysitting.

[@prydonian460]

The reasons they have a diesel tide to these excursions is because steam engines don't usually have the ability to provide power to the coaches for the amenities and more importantly most if not all steam engines do not have and are not capable of having modern signaling equipment like diesels do. The diesel as previously mentioned is also there as a back up incase the steamer fails. but we all know that ain't never gonna happen !!

[@manga12]

+prydonian460 the cars themselves have their own power units, or they do what 765 and the fort wayne historical rail and they have generator car, and as for 765 it has the equiptment to be able to run in the penn and eastern area it has special signaling in the cab, as for positive track control that might be another story, but the diesle is mainly for dynamic brakeing and incase of a brakedown, as for 765 in its last two years on excursions it ran solo and pulled the trains all by itself, mind you they would bring their diesle with them when they would ferry move so they could set cars up faster but on the runs it soloed and pulled pure steam. also 765 pulled 8 coal cars and its consist when they went to the east and went up ashbula hill unaided it had to pound it up and they thought it would stall but 765 made it with 20 plus cars, though the rails at one point were greesed and they had to get out and pour sand on the tracks to help get it going again but it made it my only regret is that ns canned the steam program for now, let us just hope the canadians dont eat up csx and ns, they are not doing soo hot these days with the lack of need for hauling coal and large amounts of products as of mid last year when buisness dropped off even the triple crown yard in fort wayne is all but shut down and it had a pretty good spreed across the old pique yard where the prr used to have its shops and terminal in fort wayne in its days.

[@chikendagr8994]

manga12 The diesel is the generator car. It also provides extra braking and to move the locomotive in case it stops.

[@ebonymont1705]

what an absolutely stunning piece of superb engineering! absolutely breathtaking!

[@tanyalake9152]

this is the live version of *Shining Time Station"* with *Mr. Conductor* at the bottom right at 3:16 coming to inspect the train. lol. no, seriously. I just love the sound of those engines, and the steam rushing out. what a beauty, and music to my ears!

[@vonLubrich]

Awesome piece of machinery!

[@mdavid1955]

Very nice! my favorite part is the train cruising down the middle of the freeway.

[@eriksuprayogi]

Magnificent masterpiece of engineering. look more powerfull than the new one

[@santafealltheway2791]

Poetry in motion, absolutely nothing can out class this sweetheart.SANTA FEEL ALL THE WAY!!!!

[@Zuiderzee-Lives]

I have nothing against GEVOs and SD70s, but I am so glad they had a passenger diesel running behind 3751 instead of a freight unit.

[@loulasalle]

nice Video. i rode behind 3751 to the Grand Canyon 12 years ago great fun, a number of stills, but your video really captures the essence of this grace engine. Thanks and Happy Holidays, and post a pick of your cat!. Never mind, i see him. we have 14.

[@singwith]

Thank you.

[@lawrencekeesler7369]

What a fun video! Love the pace of your editing, especially your holding the frame after the loco has passed. Sound is great, too! Thanks!

[@singwith]

+Lawrence Keesler Thanks!

[@TheDuke6100]

Love the 3751 Santa Fe hope they have more runs!!!

[@gomba65]

That's just cool, a railway going between the highway roads like that.

[@Bobcatonline]

That loco is just one wonderful piece of machinery! Thanks for posting.

[@singwith]

Thanks!

[@jerry91a]

ive been on that amtrak dome car and let me tell you most hot ride ever, the AC was having trouble during my last excursion. but still worth the ride

[@susanbernaix6909]

I think I saw Bernie Sanders pulling a suitcase on wheels at that one train station. I loved the video though. Thanks for sharing.

[@Ferrocarril_Chicago]

Now that's really cool! I love how Metrolink put one of their MP36PH-3Cs behind 3751 because I seriously love MP36s!

[@singwith]

Yes, I like MP36. Hope it's not break down so often.

[@Ferrocarril_Chicago]

Yah. Unfortunetly Metra's MP36s break down very often which I find very disappointing.

[@AwesomeDesertTrains]

Super Erie at times

[@Ferrocarril_Chicago]

What do you mean?

[@AwesomeDesertTrains]

MetraMP36414 The whisle

[@videobruceb8879]

Gotta love it, a 10 lane highway and only a single track RR.

[@petervernaci1364]

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[@videobruceb8879]

Huh??

[@bagnome]

Makes me want to imagine seeing UP 4014 chugging down the middle of the interstate.

[@ffkarle]

Did you notice that Ed Dickens was at the throttle of the 3751? He's the man behind the rebuild of the 4014 as well as it's engineer. That amazed me to see him in the cab of the 3751.

[@Darkstylerz]

absolutely amazing footage. nice zooms and shoots. good job!!! greetings from spain!!!

[@singwith]

Darkstylerz Thanks for watching!

[@stevenmichael2845]

LOL I love all the people pacing it!

[@mechanicaldesigner]

Absolutely F#%king AMAZING. I would love to learn from all of the old school engineers who built things prior to computers they were genius need I say steam power, Saturn 5, SR71, U2 Spy Plane... Camera person thank you for sharing.

[@DCussen]

The cars at the crossings had to do a double take...lol

[@kevintumminello6776]

I love how it is by the LA river

[@susanlary6968]

...oh, and one more thing Snuffy--I thought I saw my friend Ed Dickens in the cab--was this when he was in Pamona readying 4014's Big move and shove off to Cheyenne and he got a little bored and commandeered a Santa Fe just fer the fun of it and took it out on the 10 fer a "literitteral" spin through Alhambra splittin the median in two? A boy and his new toy! What an incensed life he must live! I could kick myself in my boots fer not heading West when I could, but, then again, I was Makin music then and couldn't get away to! You should hear Ed's song...

[@singwith]

+Susan Lary Yes, he was on 3751.

[@bjcook5014]

I did c

[@andrewmagosky7181]

I think it's a little sad that the train is only five cars and there are no railfans. Anybody got a clue as to why? Right now, 3751 is the most active 4-8-4 and it's also on the west coast where lots of people want to go. I'd think that there would be more people chasing.

[@LUNITICWILL]

well there was people taking up 3 lanes following the loco itself on the highway

[@SantaFe126]

Very cool! Nice seeing you, and I'm glad you made it to "the spot." I ended up just going up on the Caesar Chavez bridge to see them head back to the yard.

[@singwith]

Thanks. Yea, I barely made it to the spot. I wish I had two more min though. Thanks!

[@retrainrun]

Great video Snuffy!! You and the Iron horse were every where! That is good! And I love the stills :-) it really shows all the details on the Loco. Thanks for taking all that time to video tape and put together. 5**** RT

[@singwith]

Thank you!

[@cp9831]

Great compilation! They must had a nicely burning fire there, hardly any black smoke.

[@singwith]

Thanks! No black smoke in SoCal.

[@1979cl1]

Cool, thanks for uploading this video, the old timer still shows its still have power!!

[@singwith]

Thanks!

[@elnalgon4u]

awsome machine.

[@jdjdjdif9777]

Gorgeous! I think I am addicted.

[@Eggomania86]

diesels are used for safety reasons, they are used primarily for dynamic braking and to also provide additional power to the cars.

[@bradleewilliams381]

Wow wasn't expecting to see Ed Dicken's Jr. In this video😳usually he's behind the throttle of the 844

[@GUSTAVTIME]

Great video, I love it!

[@singwith]

Thanks!

[@Jimboliah3985]

9:39 A steam locomotive and a Mustang... Rated B for Badass! B3

[@fjbutch]

Beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!

[@organbuilder272]

There are some incredibly beautiful shots of the locomotive. After all, that is the star of the show. Rail cars are boring. There are lots of shots of the city. Interesting for tourists and those who wish to see the city. There are lots of shots of the engine when so far away it is but a dopt. At 13.17 lovely Then nothing but amtrack and other cars - Loco gone and apparently forgotten until14.46. This whole thing could have been about 9 minutes long if you took out the dead film space.

[@sunilkhandagale9966]

👍Superb Steam engine the legend sanata fe,make the history again

[@pexto8003]

Super video. Thanks.

[@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE]

That was a great fireman on there

[@winkerdude]

As a young GI in Germany there were still coal/steam powered passenger trains. They would blow the whistle before entering a tunnel to warn people to close the windows. Smoke and cinders billowing in sucked.

[@robertwilliams3337]

I'm surprised everyone isn't crying about the smoke seeing it's in California.

[@b3j8]

Wow, nobody around to see the train go by? Was it early in the morning or what? Here in Indiana, there would be fans chasing the train, or parked waiting for it to go by.

[@cphuntington97]

That's what I found most striking. There seem to be no rail fans at all.

[@singwith]

I'm sure, a lot of people were at Union Station for the departure and after that they chased it from Union Station to San Bernardino.

[@cphuntington97]

***** Thanks for chiming in. I'm certainly glad you were there to film all these locations!

[@jennifersanchez8700]

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[@WoelkerVideo]

Excellent video. Great job.

[@singwith]

Thanks!

[@CMBMedia]

1:05 New passenger locomotive meets old lol. I also saw your pic on Railpictures!

[@singwith]

That's not my picture. That's my friend's picture. Here's his youtube ch is slug96

[@kk6aw]

Baldwin 4-8-4 Northern, fuel oil, sn 60004, Tractive Effort 71,719 lbf, 56.5 inch Drivers

[@cellogirl11rw55]

"Stay alert, stay alive." Good motto.

[@Blumenweltweit]

Thanks very much for your great share :)

[@singwith]

Thanks!

[@robertstimeline]

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[@susanlary6968]

Outstanding footage here Snuffy! How's come I never caught wind of this operation Goin down? Was it not a well publicized event or not publicized at all?--wait for it--"I guess I don't get around much anymore...took the Saturday Train...doo, doo, doo, doo"....oh, yeah!

[@singwith]

+Susan Lary Thanks!

[@emdman1959]

Really nice video, thank you.

[@singwith]

emdman1959 Thanks for watching!

[@robertgift]

Well done video! Thank you, kitty. 11:30 Why the skull and crossbones?

[@singwith]

+Robert Gift Thanks. No idea about Jolly Roger. :)

[@phlodel]

Kind of cool.

[@myriaddsystems]

This locomotive is so alive!

[@rdanscale3416]

Look at Good ole Ed D in the Cab and where he is Now! Running the Biggest Baddest. COOL A double ss Steam Engine that was Ever Designed & Built.. Cant wait to possibly see him in Kansas.. it would also be Very Very nice to See👀 3751 make a Return to Kansas on the BNSF Main.. with the Southwest Chief..

[@EuropeanRailChannel]

Excellent video

[@singwith]

+European Rail HD Thanks!

[@johncarrillo518]

Every time I see a steam locomotive pulling a train. THERES A DIESEL PUSHING THE STEAM. Why do they do that? It ruins the train. That steam locomotive can pull the train by itself.

[@bigkev2084]

ive wondered that myself, but i guess its for safety reasons and to help push the steam along

[@dannyseo6759]

The Diesels provide the electrical for the passenger cars and additional braking. I guess that is safety.

[@TheSonic10160]

The diesel is there as a backup. The train has a generator car in the consist and the steam locomotive runs the brakes using its' own compressors. Usually, the diesel is running as dead weight.

[@jacobw446]

Samuel Zelter I am a BNSF engineer and it is there because they don't want to worry about what to do if the steam engine dies (its old after all), and to not tie up a main line. It costs a lot of money to call out a second crew, and bring them out with another engine.

[@TheSonic10160]

Yeah I know, that's what I said. It's there as a back up. If I was on that steam crew I'd be a bit insulted though. It's like the railroad doesn't trust the people who put years into restoring a locomotive as big as that and expect it to fail at any time.

[@prophet3011]

First class video!

[@singwith]

Thanks!

[@joshuagasse]

Wow, this is cool.

[@marktufts7756]

awesome video

[@S-47.616]

Awesome video!

[@singwith]

Thanks!

[@kae4466]

nice . nice to see em w/o all that clagg.

[@jlmadethat]

Hey snuffy. there's some lambos in the video. also, what highway is that?

[@charlesdell2864]

Great,great video.

[@singwith]

Thanks!

[@deborahrenaut3150]

Exactly Jhon Carrillo

[@dietboi]

Amazingly Awesome

[@singwith]

Alex Wiggert Thanks for watching!

[@dietboi]

Thank YOU For Putting This Vid On KZbin

[@singwith]

Alex Wiggert Btw, Santa Fe 3751 will be at Fullerton station until tonight.

[@dietboi]

Wow! Ok Thanks For The Info.

[@KhalidAyoubi12AV8TRVG]

Great job Snuffy! :D I Still have Yet to upload my videos haha!

[@singwith]

Thanks!

[@catlover2368]

I recognize this area from the trainz simulator 2014

[@JAILRail]

In between a Highway?

[@robertgift]

Some kind of automatic bell ringer? Like it far better than the steady mechanical bell ringers. Would like to see lighting of the fire and pressure increases over time. (Clock next to boiler pressure meter.) Was 3751 originally coal-burning? Would it make any sense to convert to LPG fuel? 7:45 Driver in shock at what just went by? 8:20 nice to see the signal "drop" to red!

[@randomrazr]

do steam engines requirealot of maintence?

[@mvr060944]

I miss the days of steam. (Yes, I'm that old.)

[@choctawman100]

Some nice footage,Snuffy...thanks for sharing.......it appears that the mainline is super close to residents....is this common out west?

[@singwith]

It's pretty common here but not bad as some RR in south asia.

[@TheSonic10160]

In New Zealand, mainlines run right through the heart of most towns.

[@sgtredbluered]

Super Hi Quality video. *****

[@singwith]

Thanks!

[@MP34.9]

What kind of still picture camera do you have cause it takes really good pictures from what I see.

[@singwith]

Cannon G12.

[@MP34.9]

***** cool!

[@ojofelixnm3608]

Is that Union Pacific's steam garu Ed Dickens in the cab of 3751 at 11:52? Union Pacific is currently restoring UP "Big Boy" 4014 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. I expect to see the grand old guy come whistling into Columbus,Nebraska in a couple of years. UP 3985 shows up ever so often but nothing like a Big Boy has ever stopped here since if have lived in the area.

[@singwith]

Ojo Felix NM yes, it was him.

[@MrBrand96100]

So is this a UP steam train @snuffys cat productions

[@gecko36a]

GREAT VIDEO ☆☆☆☆☆

[@singwith]

+gecko/36a Thanks!

[@ScottCo98]

Saw an aventador going down the highway on the right side

[@keithm5224]

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