TRAIN MOUNTAIN TRIENNIAL 2018! | CHILOQUIN, OR!

Tucked away in a tiny forest town off a highway in southern Oregon is an amazing place for train fans and live steam enthusiast alike. Located in Chiloquin, OR, a town about 30 minutes north of Klamath Falls, OR, Train Mountain is home to over 30 miles of 7 1/2 inch gauge live steam track, making it the largest in the world! Every three years, they hold the triennial meet where people from all over the world come out to bring their equipment or just ride the trains. This video serves as just a fraction of what there is to see there and are some of the highlights of the 2018 triennial!

[@vettebecker1]

I like the Amtrak commuter train!!

[@zulmasosa1912]

I agree, that Amtrak was pretty cool.

[@Amtrak458]

It is pretty cool! Fun to ride!

[@natehill8069]

Odd to see a model in "pusher" configuration.

[@vettebecker1]

Nate Hill I love this train for that reason, it’s different. Nice model as well

[@stephenmcallister2169]

that engine at 6:10 is awesome!

[@turbochargedtransit7241]

The F69PHAC and California cars look awesome! Love the classic "bumblebee" striping on the cab car. Great 710 too

[@jereffuse]

30 miles track !!!! oucchhh that's huuuge

[@Amtrak458]

It's breathtaking. You have to experience it in person to really enjoy it all.

[@CHUUMPASS]

this is really amazing, huge , and so scenic and clean.

[@spiffster05]

Love.. LOVE the MoPac F-units at 7:00!!!! What fun... This is my new retirement plan!

[@1SaUI]

I love the guy at 22:15 in the tie dye shirt said Wooooww while going at slow speed, that made me laugh for some reason XD

[@LIMowersAndMore]

The Last N&W Y6b in service reminds me of the trip I did five years back to see 611.

[@claytonhoffman3533]

We need one of these out here in the east.

[@jamesmiller5939]

I miss riding the rails, looking forward to the next triennial.

[@chrishinnant3924]

Most miniature trains have small railroad crossing signals. But this one has normal size ones. Super awesome!!!!!! That second miniature train horn is looooud!!!!!!!

[@davidaprhys6696]

Simply Fabulous !!

[@Ferrocarril_Chicago]

Dang, that Metrolink set I like! If I ever get any of my own live steam scale equipment, I'm going to look into having an MP36PH-3C and some gallery cars made for me.

[@dmorgan28]

So many cool trains 👍👍👍❤️

[@armenio1947]

Excellent video, nice work. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@Amtrak458]

Thank you for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@BenjaminEsposti]

For those of you saying it's a "rich man's hobby" .... it's not really any more expensive than owning and restoring old muscle cars, for example.

[@locoluke4149]

Benjamin Esposti and that isn’t cheap

[@VestedUTuber]

That's... not a good example... Both of those are among the few hobbies that have robot combat beaten in terms of price tag.

[@chapinusmaximus4582]

Wow, great!!! I want to go there!!!

[@coolthingswithrob]

Amazing! Hats off.

[@Amtrak458]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@derekdowns6275]

6:15 AWESOME whistle!

[@KARTAVIDEO2TRAINS]

ha ha ha, the train is small. Funny but interesting to watch. I watch until it's finished. thank you

[@asdarosongji6023F]

Helo bro!

[@CapeAnnImages]

Looks funny seeing grown men operating those little locos!

[@gregoryvschmidt]

And only 30 mins or so to Crater Lake. A MUST SEE

[@stacyp4534]

I have always been in love with the GE-DASH9. It’s a work of art and technology.

[@eshollen]

That f40ph with the cut nose is perfect

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Now this is so cool. Thanks for sharing. I liked and subbed to your channel 👍😃

[@Amtrak458]

Thank you so much for the kind words and support!

[@michaelglass4701]

The Amtrak train is Awesome 👍

[@Amtrak458]

It's for sale! Glad you liked the video.

[@robc.5745]

I like the idea of an indian tank for fire fighting @ 4;45 and again @ 6;25.PS this looks like a really nice place those who visit should feel lucky they were there.

[@kc4cvh]

4:00 A big "Salut" to the SNCF, and the fastest trains in the world.

[@garypeter5110]

kc4cvh why, why the pun

[@lesleysole2817]

2:20 love it when steam trains blow their whistles like that and also loved the end f7 and the be double header train

[@tracegatlin6307]

I need to check this place out

[@ludah99]

This place is awesome!! Wish we had something like that in Illinois!!

[@kelleybrown1666]

I wish DC had a Train Mountain. That's a fare I would gladly pay!

[@symboly1042]

the Amtrak commuter train has my favorite locomotive on it the F40PHM-2

[@sebastianmunera5470]

That’s a F69PHAC

[@LastExile1989]

For Sale signs all over. I need to get my ass up there. Much love form San Diego.

[@Amtrak458]

Check them out online! Train Mountain. The next big outing like this will be in summer of 2021, granted activities like these will be able to resume due to the current health crisis COVID-19. Hope you can enjoy it sometime!

[@terrywilliams759]

My dream is to do this in Ontario Canada one day

[@jsarkozy]

That's me at 18:38 heading off on our 3 hour cruise!!!

[@jsarkozy]

and again at 25:24 thanks for sharing the video :)

[@jsarkozy]

Steve Arnold at 24:47

[@paulw.woodring7304]

"A Three-Hour Tour, a Three-Hour Tour"! ;) Skipper!

[@ll-yo5um]

Only three hours? Did y’all take a shortcut or something? I know, I know, the far end of the railroad is a couple hours away and leaves you sore sitting down for so long. Once you travel under the highway, you may not see any trains. That’s how it was for us in 2015. It was just mile after mile out in the wilderness. It’s nothing like the loop of track in a City Park 99.9% of the people think it is. Go to google maps satellite view and look at it from the sky. ʎɹɹɐ˥

[@danobrien9202]

jsarkozy w

[@boxojarocho]

Que chuladas.

[@elleryparsons5766]

Watch them then ride them all day I can do that my wife would too.

[@NoahTrainFanandMore]

New Subscriber!

[@microbusss]

BOOO to no caboose! also I think the crossing needs a 4 track sign

[@RyanHatterer-Ryanns999]

Do you know if they use both FRS and GMRS radios on site? I know the trains have FRS hand held, but from photos the Central station tower uses Midland GMRS base stations.

[@Pepsiboi160]

Steamers are the best

[@charlesbishop7583]

It took two hours to watch sixty minutes of this video. It kept going out.

[@MIck-M]

Yes it did here too but I had to watch it all because it was awesome.

[@charlesbishop7583]

Mick M -I still can't watch it. It is still showing that gremlin in black against a dark grey background.

[@HILLERYYARD]

people who gave thumbs down must being young gamers still living in their parents basements.

[@Amtrak458]

You can't win them all!

[@reagendaugherty592]

My favorite was at 6:15

[@kidnapsingh2598]

Life enjoying when see I don't knows 😚😚

[@nickstransportvlogs]

9:51 Why is the metrolink consist green? Isn’t it supposed to be blue?

[@RyanHatterer-Ryanns999]

Go transit. A commuter service in Ontario.

[@chsrails]

No it’s metrolink

[@judithr8363]

Was it a Albanien flag on that TGV at 4:05 if so very random :)

[@elleryparsons5766]

How many trains run Daily?

[@carbon2983]

next one happens in 2021

[@CTTrains193]

What kind of engines do those things have?

[@therookie9276]

The Amtrak F69PHAC and the Alstom Cabcar tho

[@Amtrak458]

AmCalJojo459 Yes. But the train was completely custom built and is one of a kind. Definitely cool!

[@natehill8069]

The TGV should have Jacobs bogies... and be going MUCH faster!

[@Brianrockrailfan]

so said that most people can't ride those live trains :

[@Amtrak458]

I know! Wish we could go have fun more often!

[@markmccastle7932]

Wow a ole Shay

[@rapscallion3506]

Those must be the most uncomfortable seats.

[@HALEXmariodasilva666]

Ola,como adquirir compra esse tipos de trens pra poder usá-lo como diversão

[@reconmodelsvaughn469]

Way to many people that's crazy

[@s_rv.]

Well, it is a triennial

[@breakingtoast2255]

when i reach old fart status this is wht i want to do like these good people work hard all your lives than relax while waiting for the big loco to heaven ahhhh lifes so good

[@Amtrak458]

It sounds like a great plan!

[@y2n610]

I plan to be down in that area in July. Is this place open to the public to check out and take a ride around the park?

[@ChrisDonhost]

Here is their visitor information page trainmtn.org/pages/visitors-1.shtml

[@SonNguyen-pv2fy]

Like train

[@DFWRailVideos]

11:02 F69PHAC!

[@GavinAntonBlab]

Thanks!

[@michaelsorrells4649]

These are model some are key switch

[@johnv.cramer3008]

Where in Oregon is this Train.?????????????

[@lopwr1212]

What train in thumbnail

[@mikemontgomery5649]

How does that work with 2 engine units in the front? Same function as real life with air hoses and additional power?

[@algrayson8965]

I don't know about the specific ones in the video but digital radio control is the simplest to set up.

[@Amtrak458]

Some of them can be setup that way, yes. So both of them are able to provide power. However the most common setups are either one of them is simply a "dummy" which is just a non-powered model of a locomotive, used for show. Or the second option is having a powered locomotive and a hydraulic dummy in which it's still a dummy locomotive but has a hydraulic system and uses that system to provide hydraulic power therefore giving the "married" set of locomotives more power altogether.

[@lancomedic]

I noticed a fire truck standing by. Is that a requirement when you run steam in the woods? Also some of these like the Amtrak train were going pretty fast. Do these need to be inspected for safety the way amusement park rides do?

[@algrayson8965]

Fred, every Live Steam club has boiler safety requirements, wheel tread specifications, brake requirements. A 1½” scale locomotive, a train and loaded with riders weighs several tons. Most of the Live Steam boilers that I have seen were seamless stainless steel, welded by certified boiler welders. A few really old ones had silver brazed copper boilers. They were limited to very low pressures. Because a perfectly to-scale ⅛ size locomotive weighs 1/512 (⅛x⅛x⅛) of its full-size original, but its grate area and piston areas are 1/64 (⅛x⅛) of the original, live steam locomotives develop far more power than they can use. So a much lower pressure than the original (200-300 psi) provides plenty of power.

[@algrayson8965]

⅛ scale 80 mph = 10 actual mph.

[@Brianrockrailfan]

would train mountain ever built a 4'8.5" railroad line ?

[@CadenWood]

It would be damn near impossible

[@algrayson8965]

What for? Amtrak already has it. So do tourist railroads all over, and excursion trains. The usual ride-on gages are 7¼” (USA east coast, Britain, Europe), 7½” (USA), 15” (Britain, USA), 16” (USA). Many other gages are or have been used, some by only one location. 4¾” and 5” are used for trestle tracks. Narrow gage and wide gage trains are scaled to match the track that is chosen or available, like 2’, 3’, 3’6”, metre (3’3⅜”), 5’3”, 5’6”.

[@agussulistyawardana9748]

Em !

[@theronerd]

Does anyone have a DDAX40?

[@michaelsorrells9458]

Some people would charge for a ride

[@jimwilloughby]

What are the propulsion systems for the various diesel-electric models?

[@Amtrak458]

Either gas hydraulic or electric motors.

[@algrayson8965]

Miniature Train Co. (3” scale, 15” and 16” gages) used Wisconsin V4 air-cooled industrial engines with a hydraulic coupling (torque converter?) to shafts driving gearboxes on the axles. Some riding lawnmower engines that are used with hydraulic drive are good if they will fit. Battery-electric has some popularity.

[@neko7684]

I think a setup like that would be perfect, then you could get a speaker system with a sub and set up more realistic sound.

[@scubajoe3321]

I dont think Amtrak ever used those trains

[@user-sf9pq5ox7w]

what is a ballpark number on how much these train sets cost?

[@Amtrak458]

It depends but something like this would cost around $25,000-$30,000. Maybe even more. The Amtrak commuter train you see a lot here was custom built.

[@harryrobinson2901]

A lot of locos are custom built. For a smaller 5” gauge one, perhaps 1500 to 20000 dollars. For one of these 7 1/4 gauge ones it would be more. I’m in England though, it may be different in America.

[@northeastrailway.]

Anywhere from 5 grand to 50,000. Depends on the unit, age, condition, etc. I've been looking into one of these for a few years now, learning up on them before I jump in. Awesome hobby.

[@MineJulRBX]

My broken headset didn't like that 2nd horn.

[@johnv.cramer3008]

When is the next meet.????????????

[@Amtrak458]

Please visit www.trainmountain.org for more information. It works on a membership basis where you have to obtain a membership to visit. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of future meets have either been postponed or cancelled so your best bet is to visit the website for additional information.

[@awildjared1396]

I know in the saftey video they said that they would only accept propane fired locomotives, ut what about oil burning steamers?

[@Amtrak458]

Unfortunately, it's propane only. Every steamer must only be propane. A lot of people at this meet had coal and oil fired engines they were able to convert to propane for the week, oil being easier than coal.

[@awildjared1396]

@@Amtrak458, what if you just to an oil burner, left the fuel tank empty and hooked up a hose from a propane tanker and hooked the hose up to the burner, would they accept that? (just curious)

[@Amtrak458]

@@awildjared1396 I think as long as you're burning propane, you're good. But don't quote me on that.

[@awildjared1396]

@@Amtrak458, Will do.

[@awildjared1396]

@@Amtrak458, Or you could just make 2 tenders for the same loco.

[@tlimb813]

Where is it at

[@Amtrak458]

Chiloquin, OR near Crater Lake in the US.

[@tkx86]

Americans and their over use of the horn.

[@connorlocomotiveworks6248]

I thought this was a good video but why did you cut the part of the parade I was in

[@Amtrak458]

BoCoProductions Glad you liked it! I couldn’t include everything due to some stuff beyond my control like people talking, swearing in the background, etc. It’s likely that’s when your train went by.

[@connorlocomotiveworks6248]

Amtrak458 could you maybe send me the full version

[@Amtrak458]

@@connorlocomotiveworks6248 I apologize for such a late response. I'm going to upload the whole parade, uninterrupted as several people, yourself included, have expressed interest. Please subscribe and look for that in the coming future.

[@RLTtizME]

Must you have a hat to ride the trains?

[@algrayson8965]

A hat helps keep cinders out of your hair if the loco is burning coal.

[@megalonrulez]

You cut my train too

[@Amtrak458]

I apologize. Due to things beyond my control like people swearing, excessive noise, etc, I had to cut some parts out. But fear not! I plan to upload the entire, uninterrupted parade in due time!

[@megalonrulez]

@@Amtrak458 I've been there. People won't stop yakking when taking movies of trains.

[@paulduncan4892]

I thought it was properly Signalled? Some dodgy workings in this video, trains just following each other......

[@Amtrak458]

Paul Duncan Often times following closely behind other trains is necessary to keep the train traffic flowing. They do their best to capture the realism but this is miniature. It’s not going to be perfect. This is a better operation than most other railroads of the same gauge.