Strasburg Railroad Heritage Rail Alliance Convention 4-14-18

On Saturday 4-14-18 I went down to the Strasburg Railroad to see the Heritage Rail Alliance Convention. (www.atrrm.org/) Strasburg held this convention from Friday to Sunday and all three of Strasburg's locomotives were fired up including 89, 90 and 475. Today #90 was doing the honor of pulling the normal hourly trains. #475 was sitting on display and the engineer was letting people in the cab for a cab tour. #89 was doing a two car passenger train for the convention. It was really cool seeing all three steam locomotives fired up at the same time. The LO&S (Lancaster Oxford and Southern) motor car No. 10 was running from the end of the line where the Choo Choo Barn was to the Red Caboose Motel. It was crazy how the LO&S motor car or #89 didn't interfere with the normal hourly passenger train that #90 was pulling. I met a fan of my work and here is a link to his channel here. ( / @keystonerailproductions ) We got a short cab ride from where #475 was to the water tower. It was really hot that day but it totally worth seeing the locomotives in the heat. Again this was a rare time to see all three of Strasburg's steam locomotives fire up but I did not want to waste this opportunity. It was such a wonderful afternoon and again its all thanks to the Strasburg Railroad!
Thank You for Watching!
TrainFanatic Productions 2018

[@Eli_Santin]

You're dang right it's a short consist! It's only 2 cars long!

[@RailroadVideosofPA]

Yeah I think it was for the Rail Alliance Convention participants. But it was a nice change from the usual 8 or 7 car trains.

[@KeystoneRailProductions]

Man you got some good shots! Great video! You were right about it almost being an hour long.

[@RailroadVideosofPA]

Thanks! Yeah I was hoping it to be shorter but it turned out to be 40 mins. But thanks for watching!

[@chesapeakerailphotography]

Awesome video

[@RailroadVideosofPA]

Thank you!

[@heihei3453]

7312 is STILL out of commission? Sheesh. I'm in my 30s now....

[@ethpling165]

Hei Hei It’s been out for about 10 years now

[@nathanbrosh4589]

Hei Hei I subbed to you!

[@eliteproductions7636]

Nathan Brosh lol..

[@eliteproductions7636]

Hei Hei I went to a hostling tour a little while ago and the engineer told me “31 is half done” the reason they are not finishing her is because she is too weak for the trains they pull and they already have 4 working steam locos!

[@Keystone1906_Productions]

I was at Strasburg railroad the day his video was recorded and the girl with the pink shirt and the boy in the red shirt is me and my mom

[@davidmaragh2151]

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[@MrNJT]

All three engines all fired up? when do they do this??????

[@RailroadVideosofPA]

This was when the Heritage Rail Alliance Convention was taking place at Stasburg. I'm not sure when they have done this in the past but if you want to see when the next Heritage Rail Alliance Convention is then check Strasburg's website or the Heritage Rail Alliance website. But yes for this special occasion, all three steam locomotives were fired up because of the convention. Now sadly next year we won't have 475 since she is due at the end of the year for her 1472 day inspection and she will be in her inspection by the time of next's year convention.

[@transportationproductions1794]

Wasn't 475 undergoing a 15-year inspection that year?

[@RailroadVideosofPA]

No 475 is going under her 1472 inspection next year. It is not 15 years it is 2 year inspection where they take apart the whole locomotive and inspect everything.

[@bluespeedforce112]

I thought 475 was on its 1472 day boiler rebuild

[@RailroadVideosofPA]

metrafanguy 611 No it isn't 475 is going to run this summer and then in fall she'll be in for a rebuild. So she has the summer to run then it's the rebuild.