Top 10 Formerly Retired Steam Excursion Stars From America| Ft. Railfan Ian 1225

[@AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan4014]

Big shoutout to @RailfanIan1225 for suggesting this video! Also, I leave for college in four days so just be happy I got this out. We’ll see how my plans for the 20th anniversary of the Polar Express movie go. Also, I forgot to put this in the video, but: Inspired by Christopher Kovacs.

[@Iliketrains170]

I have a suggestion: top 10 steam locomotives that were significant in history for preservation, but scrapped anyways. What I mean is 10 steam locomotives that played a big role, for example, PRR 1737, being the 1st K4, and being a stepping stone for the gresley A1. Or nyc 5344 for being the first official streamlined steam locomotive in the US.

[@ALCO-C855-fan]

@@Iliketrains170 Casey Jones's 382 also fits in.

[@Coreyolson-to1hh]

@@ALCO-C855-fan Southern Railway No. 1102 also fits

[@ALCO-C855-fan]

@@Coreyolson-to1hh cool.😎

[@Voucher765]

I went in 26's cab over Christmas weekend, It was a privilege to be in her cab and 26 is one hell of a switcher

[@AndrewStewart545]

19:42 HELLO LITTLE BROTHER!!! Lol 😂😂😂 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MooseRailfanProductions]

Hearing the history of both 425 and BETD 15 just puts a smile to my face

[@ALCO-C855-fan]

Our LEGEND is back!!!❤

[@AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan4014]

Sort of. With college, I come back alot after long periods of inactivity because of studies

[@ALCO-C855-fan]

@@AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan4014 Neat. Also excuse the joke I made you ranted on. Were you joking too? (Cuz of the red emote.)

[@AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan4014]

@@ALCO-C855-fan No. My brain always wants me to be serious for some reason. I’m wierd

[@ALCO-C855-fan]

@@AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan4014 Don't sweat it man. But what I said about me using the song was ligit. I guess it depends on the channel Idk. Have seen it on many channels as a domain song.

[@SouRwy4501Productions]

Here’s to hoping that 722 gets its Illinois Central 3 chime that it wore on the steam program back when it returns to service.

[@blairterry9435]

Can’t wait to see it!

[@thenewtrainboy5755]

I love that you included number 15 aka the Strasburg Thomas because I have history with that engine I see the engine every year when I go to the Strasburg railroad and I saw a Baldwin Works 26 at Steamtown 3 weeks ago and I saw 611 6 times at the Strasburg railroad

[@maxwellwalcher6420]

Wow love the excursion starts i have a future Steam Locomotive.

[@harrisonofcolorado8886]

This will be fun to watch. And hopefully, in the future, C&O 2716, will be another engine to add to this list, and if others like the 587 and 819 also come back to active excursion service once again, that would also be

[@harrisonofcolorado8886]

Incredibly cool to see.

[@RailfanIan1225]

UPDATE: So about the Thomas Pictures I said I couldn't find, well, I found them!

[@harrisonofcolorado8886]

Awesome!

[@SONICX1027]

The one engine that I want to come back is the C&O 614

[@harrisonofcolorado8886]

I think there's a possibility of that happening now. There were crews that began repainting C&O 614 from Green, and there was some additional info that Ross Rowland intended to overhaul the 614 back to operation.

[@harrisonofcolorado8886]

Update: Great news! C&O 614 will return to steam in the coming years!

[@Voucher765]

​@harrisonofcolorado8886 Of course, That engine didn't look too bad on the outside despite sitting in Virginia for a long time

[@connorflaherty175]

One day, 611 will be joined by her former rival turned friend, C&O 614, and they can do excursions together, including doubleheaders.

[@mrsaturngamingandstories]

Glad that 611 is still in working order

[@Voucher765]

That one hasn't run ever since it ran to Strasburg back in 2019, Who knows when it be her next excursion

[@MASTERCHIEF1062]

Fun fact about 722 is 722 actually hauled revenue freight on the muprhy branch during her active days of steam on the Southern, so she'll be the only locomotive running on her old home rails after her rebuild is finished.

[@christiandpaul2022]

Love the Iron Horse!!

[@snoapyfluff]

I can remember when they put N&W J 611s original whistle on 148

[@CodysTrainz]

You could collab with me on a video about the "The Lost Engines" which is something I know about that Is a bit of a touchy subject considering that the locomotives were deliberately Crashed for movies, Burned for hollywood, ripped apart for scrap, or worse of all, deliberately buried when they did not need to use them anymore, they were mostly buried burned or hollywood wrecked on what is now state and federal property (former timber lands belonging to lumber Companies) in Oregon & Washington state.

[@sergefeuze9249]

THE ENGINE IS THE KING OF STEAM

[@AndrewStewart545]

36:37 that’s a lot of accidents! It also turns out the 611 wasn’t the only J-class Northern to have an accident during its revenue service. Three other Js had also been involved in accidents! Those being 604 in 1946, 607 in 1948 and 613 in 1953, but unlike the 611, these three are no longer around and have only had one accident each.

[@AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan4014]

The J's indeed were an accident-prone species of steam locomotives. I will talk about that when I redo my video on preserved steam locomotives involved in accidents. 611 will be no. 1 on that list like this and the original.

[@sergefeuze9249]

Nobody told me the J's were accident prone! 😠

[@AndrewStewart545]

⁠@@AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan4014 They may have been accident-prone, but that didn’t stop them from being reliable passenger locomotives 🚂 That’s quite something else! I’m thankful that the 611 hasn’t had any more accidents since the 1986 Great Dismal Swamp accident. I’m not trying to jinx it by the way!

[@AndrewStewart545]

I can't wait!!!

[@SouRwy4501Productions]

I’m actually making an HO scale model of US Army 1702 in its as-built appearance.

[@sergefeuze9249]

611 IS THE WINER MY FAVORITE STEAM ENGINE IN THE EAST AND MY FAVORITE NORTHEN IN THE EAST🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@floridasteamer]

I like 148 simply because she’s close to home. I’m glad she made the list.

[@SouthernerFloridain2006]

722 could’ve been on this list because it’s currently in restoration there for (formerly retired) but you already covered it in the 4th of July special which is fine could’ve mentioned in a honorable mention

[@christiandpaul2022]

Not many people realize how massive these engines are. It looks like they tower 30 feet tall.

[@AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan4014]

More so 15-16ft here in America

[@christiandpaul2022]

@@AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan4014 I'm comparing to the people posing with the trains. I guess they're all short! I think too that the track is higher than the ground on ties and ballast which adds a few feet. But they really do look imposing.

[@TheJFish94]

You forgot to mention this, but I think Southern #4501 also may have appeared in the 1985 Steven Spielberg film, The Color Purple, in a faux Panama Limited lettering.

[@kristalkat7939]

CB&Q 4960 = Henry in his old shape Grand Canyon 4960 = Henry in his new shape I made a Thomas reference

[@AndrewRailroadDumpGround]

Makes perfect sense for when 4960 was just rotting away in Indiana

[@SOUTHERN-PACIFIC-4449]

Ok I have an idea what about locomotives that disappeared for ex buried excursion stars and would love to collaborate

[@sergefeuze9249]

ME TO

[@2eight4]

I need brek

[@dutydruidfilms11]

Imagine doing the same, except British instead of American?

[@Coreyolson-to1hh]

you for got about n&w class a 1218

[@Jimboliah3985]

I think the big topic here at least coming back from a 2nd retirement in the preservation era. That hasn't happened with the 1218 yet, and it seems pretty unlikely to happen again. ;-;

[@Coreyolson-to1hh]

@@Jimboliah3985 hey what's your favorite c&o steamer

[@AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan4014]

1218 making a comeback is unlikely. It will only qualify for my retired list.

[@pt4242]

😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan4014]

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[@SuperJoshua358]

My honorable mentions: Sp 4449 Up 4014 Frisco 1522 CP 2816 CN 6218

[@AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan4014]

Most wouldn't qualify. For an engine to do so on this list, it will have had to have been retired from excursion service atleast once in its life. 2816 sort of qualifies but the rest don't. The only reason I didn't include it is because it's Canadian. If I did a Canadian list, then she'd automatically be in its top 3.

[@ALCO-C855-fan]

Could we 2 please collaborate too on sth.?🥺🥹

[@AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan4014]

What kind of video are you thinking? There's a chat in my discord server dedicated to collaborations

[@ALCO-C855-fan]

@@AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan4014 Link pls.

[@AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan4014]

discord.com/channels/1067651381130969138/1067651381130969141