Santa Fe 4-8-4 Steam Locomotive

[@narcanninja]

I think what makes steam locomotives so special is that they sound alive. The faster they go, the harder they pull or work, you can hear them actually sound like they are breathing, almost like a human being would.

[@andynieuwenhuis7833]

It's interesting when there's a great engineer in the cabin, when there's very little smoke going out the smoke stack. You can tell the engineer got that engine running at PEAK power without burning to much oil.

[@julianstark9538]

I totally agree, save for the "androids" that are being made now, they are the closest thing to a living organism that humans have made. Even when they are stationary, they breathe.

[@barberjeff67]

A living, breathing machine!

[@labeef1953]

You got it!

[@jeffmurdock8321]

@@andynieuwenhuis7833 yup, a clean stack means it's running efficiently and being run well. Some lines would fine an engineer caught blowing black smoke.

[@blackbirdgaming8147]

What’s crazy is this was likely only 60-65 mph, and yet still impressive. I talked to the crew once when 3751 went to San Bernardino, and they said they like to keep the locomotive around 60 mph to minimize wear and tear.

[@admiralcraddock464]

Just imagine what it must have been like to witness the UK s Mallard setting the record for a steam loco at 126 mph. Ive read that after setting that record the loco running gear was worn out

[@BakaryRoleplayGaming]

@@admiralcraddock464 Put this video at 2x speed because a person named @Blackbird Gaming (top comment) said it went 60 to 65 mph. If you put it at 2x speed, it will go 120 to 130 mph because 2 x 60 = 120 2 x 65 = 130

[@bluehealer81]

"Only" Consider the amount of force present in an object that large traveling at that speed.

[@BringMayFlowers]

@@bluehealer81 When typical train speeds in the 1920s and 30s was 80 to 110 mph, 60 really isn't as impressive.

[@_IMNNO]

@@admiralcraddock464I’m sure with modern tribology and DLC coatings the Mallard’s running gear would last almost forever at sustained top speed.

[@nx2000]

I could watch this over and over again and it would never get old.

[@lakespeed9299]

I've watched this....probably over 20 times.

[@kansasstatealerting2874]

Kevin Mustard same

[@Grandremone]

Keep coming back to this vid haha

[@rogerhector5885]

I do

[@randomrailfanner2911]

I could spend hours on this

[@09JDCTrainMan]

How's that for a 1927 steam locomotive? :D

[@TheBrickGuy7939]

09trainman Well it was being supported by an Amtrak diesel locomotive behind.

[@09JDCTrainMan]

TheBrickGuy7939 No it's not, the diesel is for dynamic braking and power for the passenger cars.

[@TheBrickGuy7939]

09trainman OK, but the Amtrak locomotive is still on, how is it rolling?

[@09JDCTrainMan]

TheBrickGuy7939 From what I'm aware of, the diesel is rolling without the throttle open, I could be wrong. It's the steamer that really doin' the pulling. She can easily reach high speeds with trains like this on her own.

[@09JDCTrainMan]

TheBrickGuy7939 I remember now, the diesel is being pulled.

[@ronbloomberg]

The 3751 is a beast! It exudes power. That incredibly huge, tall stature is a sight to behold. It has always been among my favorite locomotives.

[@jackd.flippin6656]

There's something really beautiful and a bit moving to see an old locomotive drive so fast.

[@TestECull]

I kinda wish the railroad authorities would give UP the greenlight to uncork 844 across the plains and let it roar for all it's worth. Nobody has ever maxed that thing out, reports from its heyday claim it's done 110MPH before.

[@retrokingranch]

TestECull 844 has actually done 120mph in it's heyday and even UP confirmed that 120mph isn't it's maximum speed and is capable of speeds greater than 130mph.

[@N-Scale]

Lots of big moving parts going real fast! What more could a grown kid ask for. Mike

[@ElectricityTaster]

+Mike Fifer tits

[@Graulas]

@@ElectricityTaster true

[@kubanskiloewe]

husband and his fat wify in bed 🤣😂🙃

[@sethjessbry32]

as a BNSF employee, which is former ATSF, this brings me to tears on how great the steam age was, now they the company wants to get rid of us all together makes me sad, thank you for capturing a piece of history.

[@TheSanDiegoGuy]

That was a very memorable day!!!

[@Voucher765]

Same, 3751 is a star on the west coast and it's actually the oldest 4-8-4 Northern from what I've heard around, 4-8-4s were popular alongside 4-6-2 Pacifics in the mid 20th century until steam's end

[@nzkora]

Not even into trains and yet I had to watch this video at least 5 times over.

[@adamburnes3655]

That’s the magic of steam locomotives for ya!

[@Basinrails]

@@adamburnes3655 DAMN RIGHT!

[@michaelrief4424]

This is my All Time favorite Steam run by. It doesn’t get any better than this. I remember seeing this kind of train action when I was a kid back in the 50”s and this was fantastic for me. An excellent example of the Doppler effect with the Steam Whistle here. Nothing beats the sound of a steam Whistle. Wish I was there.

[@rogerwilliams2902]

Bloody marvellous !. Regards from the UK.

[@johnjamieson1089]

I love this! The name Santa Fe sounds fantastic anyway, but to me it encapsulates all the romance of steam! You Americans do it in it in real style! This is a proper train with stainless steel cars, some with observation tops, and best of all that flashing red rear warning light! All in beautiful sunshine. I loved the cheers from the enthusiasts too!

[@davesmum9657]

Good god that was wonderful. She was flying & considering her age she’s a testament to the people who care for her. Thanks for sharing. I’ll have fabulous dreams tonight.

[@keithexum7312]

Truly awesome!!!! Bring back STEAM!!!!

[@soyounoat]

I've seen many hundreds of railroad videos over many decades. This is the most memorable and my #1 favorite. In the opening second, the doppler pitched tone of that steam whistle sets a rare mood, and the highball pass lives up to the promise.

[@Shane-Singleton]

There's just something awesome that I can't quite articulate to see an old horse like that really get to work.

[@yw5103]

Shane Singleton I think it’s because she’s showing she can work just as well as any other train. It’s being taken care of!

[@skipperskipper2936]

Yes awesome that the asshole ruined it by panning the camera

[@theidiotwithinternet]

It’s how they were meant to be run. It’s a pleasure seeing her at full potential

[@ItsValval123]

Oh look it’s that Amtrak P42DC #13 again😒

[@johnfranklin5277]

There are emotions and feelings that we experience in life, but cannot be explained. Both wonderful, and terrible. This is a wonderful one! An amazing powerful machine, and we humans created it!

[@francoisroberge5882]

Steam trains get me all emotional. Love them. Brings me back to my youth (born 1947). This one is a beauty.

[@ross072566]

Reminds me so much of watching steam excursions with my dad when I was a teenager. Man I miss him. And the dad’s narration on this video is spot on! Love it man! Get “something in my eyes” every time I watch it. Awesome!

[@pontushaggstrom6261]

You never see steam locos go as fast as this one did. Really does impress you seeing these old machines being used as they were intended to when built. Just imagine the rush of standing on a station platform with these things flying past you at 80+ mph. Whole ground gotta be shaking.

[@patrickwamsley3284]

If you look at the CVSR, their Steam in the Valley trains run on their own with the generator car. The diesel in the back is for heading the return trip. You'll see this on almost all of their trains.

[@zephyregrant]

oh boy~ People really love watching this ~ when I was young, I used to be standing still at the stadium and just kept watching the trains going by for hours

[@richardmuncy5290]

Love that screaming whistle!!!

[@Jo-un6es]

Coming back to this is such a treat. Makes me wish that Amtrak or other US rail companies allowed these special revenue trains utilizing steam power.

[@skylerpatefield1544]

It's amazing how powerful and fast a steam locomotive is even by today's standards.

[@austinbrodzinski4444]

I find it fascinating to see that much weight going that fast - I might be the only one who thinks that but to be honest that is crazy. I mean, when they first invented steam engines, who could've guessed they would come along so much and be able to go so fast! Good video!

[@mikeshearer1250]

This is one of my all time favourite steam train videos. That speed is just impressive.

[@ATSF1927]

This one great Baldwin Steamer and know about this one, I was a Fireman and Engineer on her from 1947 to 1950. I remember when the conversion was made to run on Coal Oil. One great memory.

[@LuckyBoy-bq9zj]

I never thought a locomotive could be that fast. It's amazing in its day even now

[@iankingsleys2818]

Mallard went at 126 mph in 1938

[@rogerwilliams2902]

@@iankingsleys2818 From what I heard, that was secretly talen up by A4 crews , unofficially to 130 mph . Whether thats true , no idea. but it wouldnt surprise me if it were true.

[@teslabro5294]

This one's top speed isn't actually known. It hasn't been taken up to full throttle. Though it's documented somewhere to have hit 120 mph

[@jamesleopard8518]

Yeah! Think about the Thomas and Friends characters like Gordon The Big Engine, Spencer The Silver Engine and Flying Scottsman The Green Scottish 100 mile per hour Engine

[@mikeshearer1250]

This is honestly one of the best train videos I have ever seen.

[@paulritchey9721]

Awesome. Brings tears to a few of us!

[@bacongaming7493]

My younger self always thought trains WERE alive and when they whistle it means they are happy

[@tonytrotta9322]

Engine 3751 was initially designed as a coal burner and in 1936 it was converted to oil at the San Bernardino Shops of Santa Fe. The highest recorded speed of this locomotive was 103 miles per hour.

[@stinzz3]

Airplanes are my first love trains being second this brought a tear to my eye from the joy.

[@Turbo_G.T.Blackwing63]

Cars are my first

[@djmasterty2309]

That’s so awesome! I wished I got to be there in person.

[@railman01]

Best way to see a magnificent steam loco like this in action. Brilliant.

[@bluehealer81]

There is something very regal about this entrance. The crossing bells and the approaching whistle are like the trumpeters that are announcing the king's arrival. Long live the king!

[@marshallclowers1242]

After all this time, I still get a chill as it rolls past. :)

[@shockingguy]

Dayuuum 😻 i’ve seen quite a few videos of her but never one where she was pushing this fast that was just gorgeous

[@thomashlange6344]

Awesome video..literally brings tears to my eyes in its power and majesty!

[@Beanick]

Beautiful vid, really engaging. But I know it must have been astounding in person! Thanks for sharing.

[@kentslocum]

I've lived practically my entire life near a major Union Pacific railyard, but nothing about the big, dirty, stinky, sooty diesel-electric locomotives makes me glad to be alive. Steam locomotives, on the other hand, while still being big, dirty, stinky, and sooty, make me want to stand up and salute.

[@1chevellelover]

That"s an excellent video. My wife and I were on that trip that day,rode the trolley to Old Town from San Diego station, had dinner,then came home on an evening Amtrak. Steam, electric, and diesel all on one day.

[@TheJCJexe]

This is the most amazing thing I've seen in a while and I've seen trains go by plenty of times, but this is just special.

[@michaelrief4424]

This is what it was like back in the 1950’s when I was a little boy. I would be coming home from the movies on a Saturday afternoon and this would be happening at the RR crossing through my hometown. Well for a little boy you can’t possibly pass up on something this exciting, so oftentimes I would get home late for dinner but when I explained what happened it usually got excused since my Father liked fast moving trains just like I did..

[@bigtex144]

"oh wow..... WOW!" I love your reactions. Those emotions are exactly what this is all about. :)

[@Emma-yu4sk]

Old stuff is just so much cooler than anything modern day

[@carryfreak5059]

That’s is absolutely gorgeous. I have a recording of her younger sibling (3759) and it is one of my favorite recordings. Made in 1955 on her last run on the ATSF line.

[@TastyTarco]

whoever is in the control room of that train must be happy, living the childhood dream

[@TheWarbonnet660]

Well actually, it is called the Locomotive Cab 🤓

[@rickyarvizu7535]

The 3751 4-8-8-4 Santa Fe Locomotive pulled the Super Chief Express, which operated and highballed over 100 mph between Los Angeles and Chicago, and was proudly called "The City of San Bernardino", back in Da'Good Ol'Daze!

[@thythethy9590]

one to many 8s

[@BernieHollandMusic]

Well done San Diego Guy - from me here in London England - what an amazing experience you have shared with us - thank you !

[@skychildoflight9867]

Absolutely phenomenal! It would be so wonderful if we still had steam engines riding the rails in service

[@BlakesWrld]

man that big girl is moving lol

[@BlakesWrld]

+TranceBeatPony damn right lol

[@iskandrthewicked6088]

And that, boys and girls, is where the phrase 'hauling ass' came from.

[@synthwaveguy_2942]

One of her sisters is actually being restored in Albuquerque NM. ATSF #2926.

[@robertdwyer5486]

I estimate her doing about 70-75 mph. Thank you Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, PA. This class of Mountain types (last batch made in 1944) were the longest, heaviest straight passenger locomotives ever made.

[@jazzykingjack2846]

And she's singing her song with her whistle

[@lunalie6938]

the whistle is so GOOD

[@frenzyXprime]

I love these, my great grandfather was a conductor on one and the one he was on is on display in the city of Gladstone, MI.

[@TheSneakss]

So beautiful I got goosebumps watching this

[@ewhitson9055]

Hell Yeah!!! You can sense the power and energy of that beast screaming by!!! Awesome video!!!

[@tsmith5041]

To use a quote from the hippies; "Far Out Man!!!!!" That was fantastic, wish my Lionels could have that effect.

[@davecrupel2817]

Holy SHIT I've never seen a steamer going so fast!!! Well done, old girl!

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

You should search 'Bittern 90 mph' in KZbin. Something tells me you'll like what you find

[@vincentmusic09]

@@OntarioTrafficMan or "Tornado" 100mph run

[@Patrick94GSR]

@@vincentmusic09 yeah it's only going about 55 MPH in this clip.

[@talalzakry]

Great even the greater , knowing that the GE loco is pulled in neutral for hep(head end power) as well as dynamic braking , as many says it's beautiful to see an oldie back in business safe and sound

[@fadedcolor7744]

I honestly can't imagine the sheer pressure these beasts run off of to pull such incredible weight at that speed. Amazing, marvelous engineering.

[@dustydean56]

This gives me chills every time I watch it !! Awesome video !!

[@neiltoatasi6892]

Damm that's was fast good catch man

[@mabybee]

Listening to high speed steam locomotives go by is addicting for some reason. The diesel and electric engines used today are impressive in their own rights, but they just don’t compare to the era of trains from the first half of the 20th century, at least from a purely aesthetic perspective.

[@johnnyz4185]

Truly spectacular, wish i saw one

[@BCSchmerker]

Excellent job of capturing this fly-by run. Later British freight locomotives use drivers comparable in size to this AT&SF Alco, a cousin to Union Pacific #844 and the extinct New York Central Class S-1; the London & Northeastern Class A4, a passenger/express 4-6-2, uses drivers about half again as large in diameter.

[@josephazariah773]

Awesome video, Santa Fe looks so majestic......

[@fantauzzifamily]

Wow, Just Beautiful!

[@chrishaines6686]

I keep coming back to this video. It's one of the better examples of "modern" steam at speed, working hard in the 21st century.

[@todddenio3200]

It's amazing how 1 steam locomotive can do the work of 2-3 diesel locomotives and reach such speeds, but yet they are viewed as old, slow, and weak by those who don't know the truth about them

[@robadams8057]

I like the applause at the end.

[@wolferl]

Incredible beautiful!!!

[@LordRusty5]

Nothing like the sight and power of a Steam Locomotive high-balling it down the track!!!

[@TheBosSauveli]

I am always close to tears wachting this video.

[@RedtailFox1]

watching that pass, you get an idea what it was like to watch one of the high speed expresses pass in the golden age of steam. great catch

[@matchoo4050]

all I can say is holy ****!! awesome video!!! I'm born and raised San Diego and I had no idea locomotives like this came through!

[@FirewoodEnjoyer69]

I think this is my new Favorite Steam Locomotive, Even that whistle while its blasting past them sounds better than most i'v heard.... Damn!

[@juanandresgallegos2131]

Can we take a sec to appreciate the delicacy in the fact that this man is possibly the best train horn hand to live did yall hear how long he had that low whistle

[@cwright7653]

She is such a beautiful and powerful locomotive, her legacy will always live on...😃

[@Mike-01234]

One of the best steam videos on KZbin

[@user-jh2ts2eb4q]

Awesome machine, what a beast.

[@Wonka275]

That was awesome! She was really bookin' it!

[@marioguardia4535]

Just Perfect... Let the steam locomotives come back..!!🚂

[@VRSVLVS]

Er... Steam locs are very awesome and all that... But they are horribly energy-inefficient and and polluting compared to Electric locs... I think we better savor the experience of the power of steam in a museum setting, and let Electricity do all the boring work of hauling cargo and people around.

[@Skullboy08]

@@VRSVLVS cars, trucks and planes is the real pollution

[@rtralph1269]

Fun fact: That thing strongly resembles the Polar Express train. (Pere Marquette 1225)

[@ItsValval123]

Wow I’ve never saw Santa Fe #3751 fire through the station at 70mph.

[@twenger1]

Love the "wow" after it passes. I can't help it either when I record steam lol

[@Syclone0044]

Fantastic video work!! Perfect panning. Just awesome, it got my heart racing even watching it on my iPhone!

[@countryjames-h2k]

i just watched 4014 bigboy steamer push a stalled diesel

[@jokerinthebronx]

DAMN THEY CAN MOVE! I'd love to ride in that cab of that beautiful machine! 😍

[@coasterworld9448]

I can just imagine this with the face of Gordon on it from Thomas and Friends, yelling “EXPRESS COMING THROUGH!!!!!!”

[@anthonynigri8585]

That would be hilarious

[@karson-hw2uc]

That steam engine is one of my favorites

[@tronlegacy2664]

I love when a steam trains goes by fast like tgat

[@lewisjohnson1009]

Amazing. I love how people clapped at the end

[@JapaneseCityPopCat]

This is so epic! Steam locomotives are just the greatest thing. :)

[@2manycatsforadime]

superb video, really shows the 3751 stepping out.

[@LTLucario96]

"EXPRESS COMING THROUGH!"

[@NationalGuard5]

Gordon: Hey! That's my line!

[@justinpatterson3110]

"Hurry, Hurry, Hurry!"

[@adamburnes3655]

One of this locomotive’s sisters, Santa Fe 3759, is on display in Kingman AZ.

[@davidowens5898]

Don't what it is about a trains appeal....but I sure do love 'em. Been this way since I was a kid. And I'm 67 now........still love 'em.

[@offthegridwithbert924]

No diesel electric can even come close to the raw power and tractive effort of a massive steam locomotive, it's pulling that modern train like it's nothing. Steam, there is no substitute

[@RMVlogsDinajpur]

Excellent

[@dd1862]

That is simply Awesome! Thanks for posting it!