Union Pacific 3985 Catches FIRE on 1999 excursion

[@StonyRC]

I know it sounds corny, but steam locomotives like this almost seem like living entities. What a magnificent piece of engineering.

[@cartoonjoseph7237]

when you think about it, that's what kind of inspired Talking Tank Engines.

[@dunxy]

They don't seem like it,they are.They all have personalities and traits, require different approaches to operate that take decades to master.

[@TheSuperStarCarWash]

modern locomotives are garbage junk compared to the big boy. It takes 3 to 6 GE's to haul what this beast can in a straight run... including UP western mountain grades.

[@johnritcher5751]

I voted Trump Pence, what of it???

[@gracenauen9828]

If it is Not TRAIN related ITDO's NOT BELONG. On this SITE. .!

[@Ultrakillerism]

Holy shit, a 1999 video that doesn't look absolute potato-quality.

[@recentlychanged]

This one of the few examples where a wide (16x9) frame would have actually IMPROVED the video.

[@filipnowakowski4257]

Yep

[@fernandoelvirarey6822]

Tarta de manzaña

[@Yeentenology]

*A FANTASTIC VIDEO* -Franz Ferdinand VIII

[@northstarstatepolitics1652]

it looks like it was made in 2005 for the quality

[@Mullay2]

Never get tired of watching this video. At one point she's doing nearly 70 miles per hour. You can hear when she really gets rolling. The steady rhythmic pounding means she's in her sweet spot.

[@josephpatterson4042]

@Union Pacific big boy fan Last I heard she's parked due to boiler issues, and will need a complete replacement boiler before it will run again. UP intends to get it running again but I hadn't heard of a timeline for it they were still working on 4014 the last time I heard anything about this engine

[@jesseusgrantcanales]

@@josephpatterson4042 Sadly I heard from Ed himself, Ol' 85 is retired. :(

[@sawspitfire422]

I'd imagine when big boy's boiler ticket expires they'll bring 3985 out again while they refurbish 4014, assuming they do actually overhaul 3985 at some point between now and then

[@jesseusgrantcanales]

@@sawspitfire422 '14 replaced '85, Challenger is side tracked for good.

[@sawspitfire422]

@@jesseusgrantcanales Damn really? It's always a shame when a heritage loco gets retired for good, there goes my dream of a 3985 and 4014 double header. Any reason in particular besides the fact that 4014 is more famous

[@flylooper]

I think what fascinates most of us about steamers like this one is the fact that all the machinery is visible as it works. The drivewheel conrods, piston connecting rods, steam and water coming from everywhere and, of course, that incredible sound. All of that gives those engine life. Think of all the songs and stories written about steam trains and compare with diesels. It just isn't the same.

[@eltigre249]

I lived a block from the Milwaukee Road Main Line in early 50's. As such I watched the conversion from steam to diesel. Steam still gets my vote.

[@kalvinchester4068]

El Tigre I wished they would have kept at least one Hiawatha streamlined engine.

[@mcroverofbarnsley9999]

How old are you then

[@thezachvolt6883]

4:12. This would make one hell of a killer beat.

[@jackfischbach2560]

Metal beat

[@Yeentenology]

Love that rhythm. -Franz Ferdinand VIII

[@ExtraSillylilguy]

Challenger beatz

[@kellygraham4451]

You ever listen to Johnny Cash???

[@omnitone]

i n s p i r e d

[@susanbernaix6909]

58 yo female, watched this whole thing. Some would say I don't have a life. Ha.......these engines breathe life into ya! I love trains. I love old trains. I don't know how to even describe how it makes me feel when I hear their whistle blow. This is a magnificent machine right here. Maybe I am a reincarnated steam-punk. Lol. Thank you for filming and sharing this video!

[@warlordsquerk5338]

I don't know what it is about steam locomotives that draws me to them, but they sure are lovely

[@lesashiminski690]

Hey Susan glad there's other female rail fans out there I'm train fan to

[@jurgenkuhlmann9194]

Of course this is not a Big Boy, but a Challenger - nonetheless, it's moving at an incredible speed......What is more: it's the coolness of the machinists on board who just put out a fire to continue the ride - just fantastic....

[@DPU.proMN.IA.]

If I were driving and that happened I open the throttle wide

[@jurgenkuhlmann9194]

@@DPU.proMN.IA. Maybe. I cannot give any advice as I never did this kind of job, but I am certain the men on the engine knew what they were doing.

[@doublediamond9830]

THE only Challenger in running condition! The only other Challenger left, the 3977, is on static display in Cody Park in North Platte, Nebraska.

[@jurgenkuhlmann9194]

@@doublediamond9830 OK, thanks! Well yes, whoever is keeping these two engines in a top shape like this must have a BIG wallet! This is not for everyone!

[@doublediamond9830]

@@jurgenkuhlmann9194 In April 2022, UP officials announced that the company would donate the locomotive to the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America (RRHMA), which is now restoring the locomotive to operating condition. (Search KZbin!)

[@pancakepredator8474]

To anyone who says european steam engines look better, I say a machine that uses grease, and coal, oil, or wood and runs on boiling water is supposed to look mechanical and bulky, and just badass. Not bright and colorful.

[@bob123601]

PancakePredator what about 4449 or the southern ps4s

[@rockerneck]

PancakePredator couldnt have said it better.

[@984francis]

PancakePredator Well, that's set everybody right now hasn't it.

[@raymondleggs5508]

yeah boy!

[@1chish]

+PancakePredator Well thanks for the uncalled for pop at us Europeans .... But what is wrong with a big and powerful machine that uses grease, and coal, oil, or wood and runs on boiling water looking stylish and colourful and shapely? Looking ugly doesn't make it work better does it? And looking stylish doesn't make it work less well does it? Sorry but Mallard and the A4 Gresley Pacifics were VERY functional and VERY beautiful machines. They were and are still the fastest steam engine in the world are they not? But then I guess its better simply because it is 'American' and you Yanks really don't like us Europeans these days do you?

[@compteck7]

Just watching these old beasts strut their stuff is mesmerizing...and anyone who thinks they should be torn apart and scrapped, needs to have that thing between the ears looked at...you shouldn't go scrapping history!!

[@Yeentenology]

Those who say that historic trains should be scrapped are nutcases and need to be shot

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

Everything we do is history, so if we followed your point, nothing would ever be scrapped or recycled. We wouldn't be able to move for a sea of junk. I say we should slice apart old steam locomotives with cutting torches and send the scrap pieces for melting down.

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

@@Yeentenology Steam locos will be cut and ripped apart with cutting torches and the scrap sent for melting down and recycling.

[@WWTBAMWinner]

You're still active? I thought your time in the delusional sun was four years ago.

[@Legitcar117]

SteamLocoScrapper we could always do that to you...how does that sound?

[@TricksterDa]

Aside from seeing a modern rocket on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, I'd have to think this locomotive and locomotives like them are the greatest examples of human technology extant. They take your breath away. May we hold onto them forever.

[@Yeentenology]

Richard Wesley yes until the end of time

[@mikeytrains1]

Richard Wesley Back in the 50s they were being phased out, sadly, but progress called. The Challengers were indeed great machines, but there comes a time when even these giants had to go, and by the 50s, that time came.

[@Yeentenology]

Wrong. 4014 is already rolling along the lines, 3985 is undergoing restoration, and 844 will do the same after 3985.

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

@@Yeentenology They are polluting machines. Greta Thunberg has declared a climate change emergency. These locos will be sliced apart with cutting torches and melted down as scrap charge in the induction furnaces. Or relegated to static display.

[@ethanspaziani5269]

@@PreservationEnthusiast WHAT

[@ImBlazen]

Cant we all just love trains for the fact there still around AT ALL?? Euro and U.S???

[@FRailFan]

@silverbird58 Sure we do it's called a commuter train :P.

[@jasperherridge3168]

@silverbird58 I don't know where you've been, passenger trains have been used since they were first made

[@RetailThrone]

i like american trains better tbh

[@CommercialDamage]

I really hope you are talking about steam locomotives, because as long as trains are around they are still gonna run

[@sandymj3w633]

Amen!!!

[@kickstart63]

These steam locomotives were engineering marvels and I have always been fascinated by them. I get goosebumps every time I see one in action!

[@txpipes61]

Absolutely incredible! It is so amazing to someone like me (who grew up with first and second generation diesels) that a machine like this moves so gracefully. Everything is perfectly in sync as it moves along. Just amazing!

[@johnsorber3546]

Some of the best footage I've ever seen of a Big Boy with a full head of steam . GREAT JOB !

[@laurabillings1071]

John Sorber this isn’t a big boy. this is a challenger. big boys were 40__ class and had eight drivers in each set, not six. other than that they are almost identical

[@johnfronza2983]

America. Do it big, do it Bad Ass. You gotta love it.

[@owthatssharp73]

You are my fucking idle dude

[@jackpez]

Ow Thats Sharp idol

[@Yeentenology]

That is the reason why the Union Pacific restored a Big Boy

[@casimirkonrad9590]

You're talking about Coronavirus?

[@noahscopee999_3]

John Fronza no America sucks

[@emdman1959]

A marvel of American engineering and ingenuity.

[@sandgrownun66]

Like most historical things. Invented by the British. Copied by the Americans.

[@waynepolitte4659]

@@sandgrownun66 *perfected

[@sandgrownun66]

@@waynepolitte4659 Yes. Invented and perfected by the British. Hence why a British engine, Mallard, still holds the record for fastest steam locomotive.

[@thatoneguy611]

@@sandgrownun66 the Brits created the Challengers and Big Boys? No. They didn’t.

[@sandgrownun66]

@@thatoneguy611 Yes they did. The first full-scale working railway steam locomotive, was the 3 ft (914 mm) gauge Coalbrookdale Locomotive, built by Richard Trevithick in 1802. It was constructed for the Coalbrookdale ironworks in Shropshire in the United Kingdom. Without this, there would have been no Challengers and Big Boys!

[@firstcenturysaints2719]

Sure appreciate the time you took to follow along and film. Thanks for posting. That was just plain fun to watch!

[@FloozieOne]

Gosh that train is so beautiful. I kind of slipped into this site while looking for something else, but I am mesmerized and can't turn it off. Power and grace, those tie-rods (or whatever they are called) and dancing with the wheels in an eternal ballet and above all that movement the body is steady as a rock.

[@sandgrownun66]

Beautiful isn't the word that comes to mind with this brute. The most beautiful steam locomotives ever built were the Class LNER A4 is a class of streamlined locomotives. Of which Mallard still holds the world speed record.

[@katiedid1851]

I see beauty in the lines and the power. This Challenger is beautiful. The whistle takes me to a different time.

[@westendav]

Nice to see steam shot with modern video so you can get a long, good (and rare) look at the pistons at full speed and in full color, and kudos to the film crew for keeping up.

[@kellygraham4451]

Oh that's just great. Now we have railroad porn. Lol

[@jetmansteve4495]

The 4-6-6-4 Challenger is NOT the biggest steam engine, the 4-8-8-4 Big Boy is

[@SkipW]

hate to break it to you friend, when this was filmed it was the worlds largest operating steam locomotive that is what the UPRR billed it as and they would not lie and besides the big boy has not been fired in over 50 years

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

SteamUP Whatever. All this junk should cut to pieces and scrapped. Nasty polluting things. Break them apart and melt them down now!

[@jetmansteve4495]

If you hate them so much, why bother watching this video? And anyways, they run on oil now, not coal

[@MrLegohaloman7]

***** That probably got scrapped! No steam locomotive can be larger than the bigboy, the ATSF tried and failed to do just that!

[@1Fireskull]

MrLegohaloman7 There were many problems with increasing beyond The Big Boy. Two of them could not be overcome: Such a locomotive was too long for some curves and too heavy for the tracks.

[@Lil_Pennsy]

14 years later still amazing to watch💯💯🥰

[@haroldreardon8070]

3985 is NOT being pushed by the 6936. the diesel is there for backup and dynamic brakes if needed.

[@patrickkruger5310]

They also provide electric for the modern switching and signals~

[@kalvinchester4068]

Harold Reardon Hold up. So all the steam engines I saw with diesels stand double heading but the steam engine is pulling the diesel? Holy cow I wasn't expecting that

[@alexphillips4325]

Somewhat often on break in runs they’ll use the diesel to load the steamer hard by running the dynamic brakes

[@gator_115]

@@alexphillips4325 I would hope not, because that's an illegal operation. All that would do is cause the crew to change knuckles like candy. As an engineer you NEVER put head-end power in opposite functions of each other unless there is an absolute emergency.

[@RickyJr46]

Ed Dickens talked about how the diesels' dynamic braking reduces the consumption of a steam loco's brakes. Ed also said the helpers can extend his range when water and fuel stops are not ideally spaced. Of course, the diesels can help in case of a mechanical failure.

[@TomCatLyons]

Wow, I sure enjoyed that video. My step father worked in the yard with many steam locomotives and streamliners. I was only 10 yrs old when I got to sit in the seat of a steam locomotive in Chicago while it was on the round table.. It was a 4x6x4. a commuter on the Chicago Northwestern rr. the year 1953,,

[@trainman264]

O____O

[@Yeentenology]

*HOW NICE! you are SO lucky, and I wish you well.* -Franz Ferdinand VIII

[@PetesNikon]

Skip, you make the best videos. Real sound, running beside the locomotive for LONG periods, closeups, details. Yes, the best. Thank you

[@nozmoking1]

It's amazing how quiet a machine she is running almost flat-out even with all those moving parts. Man, what a ride...

[@jjjillyeo]

Isn't she a boy because of the name "Big boy"?

[@nozmoking1]

LOL - there is that....

[@BriKToP702]

Technically she's not a big boy, she is the smaller version of her big boy brother who is a 4884 instead of her who is a 4664

[@jjjillyeo]

BriKToP702 Oh.

[@eatonjask]

***** This is a Challenger, not a Big Boy - Big Boys have two sets of eight driving wheels (4-8-8-4), this has two sets of six driving wheels (4-6-6-4), therefore it's a Challenger

[@markcarey8426]

Beautiful! Thanks for posting. Incredibly smooth camera work.

[@natvarsinhvaghela9506]

mar Ca64reyy0 a

[@TCSC47]

Oh dear. Reading down I see we have got some USA/UK train banter. What a lot of people don't seem to realise that whilst the very basic design of the steam engine was developed here in the UK, a lot of other nations developed very important aspects that took them to another level. In particular, our GWR Star / Castle / King series of designs here in the UK and considered to be some of the most efficient steam engines ever, were heavily based on the principles developed in the USA of tapered boiler, boiler chassis, amongst other innovations. Lets just all agree that steam engines are GREAT!

[@stevew270]

+Tom Corbett Yup, Jay Leno said it best, "The UK was the birthplace, America was the nursery."

[@robertgift]

+Tom Corbett says: _"Lets just all agree that steam engines are GREAT!"_ No. My great uncle, a steam locomotivengineer, said steam locomotives were horrible, inefficient, track-damaging, dirty, polluting beasts. He loved them, especially his 4-8-4 freight locomotive!

[@TCSC47]

+Robert Gift I can agree live - hate thing. I don't have to work on them!

[@TCSC47]

+Tom Corbett Sorry, "love-hate thing"!!!

[@robertgift]

Tom Corbett I'd love to work on them. Wish I lived near one and could give it TLC. My great uncle loved his 4-8-4. Did not like going on vacations. Would rather be at the throttle. But he was also practical about the steam locomotives.

[@RickyJr46]

One of the truly great steam locomotive videos, an all-time classic! Seeing and hearing this magnificent monster at speed, with its running gear a blur, is a real spectacle.

[@gearboxobs419]

@ 5.56 when she just started cooking sounds like heaven to me. Thanks for this it's really cool.

[@crankbv1]

Now there's a locomotive with a good fire man...minimum smoke and often nothing at all. At least here someone knows what he's doing. Just been watching videos of locos belching out continuous thick black smoke that reaches back a mile or so and clouds of excess steam blowing off from the valves. A sure sign of bad handling. Years ago if that happened and it was reported you'd have some explaining to do to the depot manager when you got back. Great to see 3985 being handled so well.

[@PieterPatrick]

crankbv1 REALLY? That is so interesting, sound logical, and the first time I hear this... Thanks, I'll dive into this new info. :-)

[@comradedank1618]

Could have been converted to oil?

[@TheJoshman2011]

Or simply it's an Archimedes' screw that supplies the coal from the coal car to the fire box, a fire box that large you would have to feed it non stop and I don't think even than you could keep up with the demand

[@shipsofthenorth]

I am confused what actually caught fire?

[@karlrovey]

@@comradedank1618 All of UP's steam locomotives are oil burners now.

[@cicero2]

What a magnificent beast!

[@renatoparizzotto3936]

Ola.melhor vídeo que ja vi. Muito legal. Parabéns ❤🇧🇷

[@peterparker8042]

Soon we will be watching 4014 thunder down the rails

[@ElwoodPDowd-nz2si]

Can't wait

[@mchildress8972]

*CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*

[@waddlesislife385]

Yyeessssss I'm so excited!!

[@Yeentenology]

Wrong. It is already rolling along the lines

[@northstarstatepolitics1652]

and on May 14th 2019, 4014 made his first trip since 1959! he is going on an excursion across the midwestern US

[@819dc]

Skip, this sure brings back great memories from 92 - 95 when I got fire her when I could get off on vacation etc. She is an awsome machine. My time with her was awsome, wish I could do it do it again. Best pacing footage I have seen of her.

[@ShowCat1]

I know that I have watched this video at least 100 times. A thing of pure beauty.

[@wiredforstereo]

What about the 6936? This DDA40X is the largest diesel engine still in operation and the only one of its kind still running! There are TWO awesome engines in this video! Y'all are prejudiced!!!

[@HMSHOOD1920]

Solomon Parker the DDA40X vs the Big Boy.

[@therookie9276]

USS Indianapolis The big boy vs The bigger boy (No homosexuality intended)

[@jeffbruh3253]

Solomon Parker steam is way better than diesel

[@stevewilliams9255]

69xx was the largest Diesel ever made and UP has one in its Heritage fleet.

[@Abandonsoyciety]

Sorry but desiels will never look as cool operating as a steam engine thats just fact

[@siaripop7]

I wonder how fast she was going? Looks like about 50 mph or better to me.....she's hauling ass, that's for sure!

[@SkipW]

+Marc Del around 65 mph when she gets to stretch her legs

[@ZerryBerrytheSpaceRaccoon]

Wait, locomtives don't have feet. They have wheels.

[@Proto64Ness]

+Jackson Elfers you made a fucking back to the future

[@Proto64Ness]

Its a train not a plain

[@davidfuller581]

+Geon106 Gresley A3s have much larger driving wheels (80in vs 69in on the 3985) and were primarily meant as express passenger engines, so there's no surprise it was faster. The 3985 and other Challengers were primarily fast freight engines, though they were fast enough to do passenger service too. 3985 has quite literally more than 3 times the peak tractive effort of the Scotsman (97,000 and change for the 3985, about 30,000 for the Scotsman).

[@DNIHelixUSN]

For what it is, It's a good video. Love seeing the Challenger in action! oo-OOO--OOO-oo

[@MrDalek2150]

I see what you did there with the o's.

[@bills92]

Your Dad told me about your filming of steam engines around the country. This was fascinating as my father was a railroad engineer with the Lehigh Valley Railroad in Western New York State. I grew up around the railroad in Rochester, NY and Buffalo, NY. Loved it. Even took a freight train trip with my Dad and many passenger train rides with my Mother. Thanks for the memories. Bill Swart

[@hyderali1204]

It's been 24 years of video taken.... But honestly this is the best sound of steam engine in entire u tube non other than this.. If u wanna admire the sound listen @2:38 to 3 mins extreme level of acceleration

[@hubs37]

Listen I am a Englishman and proud to be so, but all you fellow Brits stop needling our American cousins, it is below what is expected of good manners and as I said this is one bloody heck of a machine, made to pull extreme weights and no doubt bloody good at it, so just enjoy.

[@petervoneschen3646]

rogerand out 1

[@mikeytrains1]

rogerand out, British machines are just as good. Especially their trains.

[@davidrogerio]

this is a challenger locomotive with 5000hp and 4 cylinders build date 1943 aprox very nice video, thks

[@Yeentenology]

Man I LOVE that whistle

[@TimMackFamilyEnterprises]

Tom Cat Lyons, I appreciated your comments. I was a mere 6 years old in 1957 when I & my four year old brother got our first real up close encounter with Rwy Locomotives. My Great Uncle, Theodore Koelln, was the superintendent of Shops for Great Northern in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN at the time. We were introduced to both the older steam & brand new diesel engines in the locomotive erection building, with overhead cranes & all. My relation with trains continues to this day. Never having worked a day in my many careers for any railroad/railway, I am now a Board Director for the North Florida Railway Museum and a consultant for the ACL 1504 "Return to Glory" project in Jacksonville, FL. By the way, I lived my early years around the Cowboy Line of the C&NW Rwy in Wyoming.

[@ancient_gamerr]

I get goosebumps looking at these machines in action. What a masterpiece of engineering.

[@nck5000]

she's hauling ass, it a classic great video sir

[@rcrbrewster7840]

When AMERICA was GREAT..... I would have loved living in that time period ... Pre SILICON VALLEY & WALMART.

[@bunnywarren]

You mean when racism was rife, healthcare was only for the rich and everything had to be done by hand? "Great" may not be quite the right word.

[@lylecosmopolite]

Classism as well as racism. Before Medicare and Medicaid, doctors did a fair bit of charity work. There were no household machines, but middle class families often could afford having a woman do their laundry. A live-in cook was common until WWII. The main blemishes on Traditional America were the Civil War, Prohibition and the rise of organised crime, and the Great Depression.

[@insertname5198]

R Curtis Silicon Valley? What do you have against technology?

[@that70sguy33]

Bunny Warren healthcare was never " just for the rich." Are you on drugs?

[@mikeytrains1]

Bunny Warren You ignore how we won two world wars alongside our allies, our economy was booming (up till the 30s, then it came up), and by ‘45, men came home and started the Baby Boomers. America did have its not-so great flaws, and it also had its great politicians, machines, people, and its economy.

[@choofish]

Looked like an overheated bearing to me. Just needed a little more oil. One of the things which spelled the death of steam was the high maintenance. Everything had to be oiled,, sometimes several times a day.

[@choofish]

BTW, a "hot box" would never have destroyed a locomotive. Just saying!

[@johnbarnes1508]

Hats off to the engineers who run these like they were meant to be . And to union pacific who keep these machines in absolutely perfect working order. I have spent hundreds of hours watching these videos and love every second . P

[@bakerboat4572]

@@johnbarnes1508 Well, back then UP didn't exactly keep it's steam engines in "perfect working order." Rather, they ran them with minimal maintenance; just enough to function. And that's how 844 had to be completely rebuilt recently and how 3985 got retired.

[@kazitude1]

I grew up and lived in NYC and I LOVE this!!!! I remember taking the train to visit my brother upstate in buffalo when he was attending University Took over 8 hours but it was so cool!

[@graemealexander5342]

Wow, can see why they are called BigBoy's. So much power, truly magnificent machine. What a privilege to be able to witness that run down here in New Zealand. Thankyou so much SkipW for sharing that.

[@BillMillier]

That girl can run! Nice

[@Yeentenology]

Now that Big Boy can run like an A4

[@bhigdaddymark]

Terrific video Skip, how fast were you driving to keep up with this beauty?

[@sonnydean1617]

Very nice. We do love steam....

[@reneandre1174]

That thing moving full bore is a concert of mechanical art. It's mesmerizing to watch.

[@pawnshopnut]

No prettier sound anywhere. Rhythm of the drivers and steam whistle. Brings back old memories.

[@TheFattHatt]

Wait, how can you tell when she's on fire?

[@LRF152]

Smoke, Flames, Look closely.

[@engineer6325]

From the beginning of the video, you can see a small cloud of oily smoke emanating near the front cylinder, under the smokebox. On steam locomotives, smoke should only come from the stack, or more rarely, from certain openings in the firebox. So if there's smoke coming from somewhere else, something is burning when it isn't suppose to.

[@LRF152]

engineer6325 Exactly my point.

[@LRF152]

engineer6325 This was a common occurrence on challengers when they were in regular service.

[@jmream2618]

thick black smoke billowing from the engines smoke stack

[@WideWorldofTrains]

I have a video on KZbin of a train on fire, that you can really see real good. Its a Norfolk Southern

[@PABackyardRevivals]

i have seen it

[@josecarloscampos7451]

Olá Cristiano quero te dizer , que no ano 2007 aqui no Brasil dei o primeiro passo em despoluir o ar expelido o motor diesel , fiz protótipo em os gazes entrasse em contato com a água saiam para o meio ambiente , com teor de pureza de 100 por cento limpo ao meio ambiente , estou vendo meus direito ao INPI . foi um grande efeito para o mundo mora na cidade de MESQUITA RJ , ARLA 32 ADITIVO

[@hilham89]

Wide World of Trains that's the video I watched that made me subscribe to your channel

[@keithpatterson690]

Wide World of Trains

[@Yeentenology]

Thus your profile picture

[@bobcota4416]

That's not the worlds largest steam locomotive, the big boy is.

[@mememeister4152]

this is the big boy

[@shibe7975]

+Andi Böhme no this is a challenger.

[@mememeister4152]

+absolutely not oh. but it looks like the same

[@JuddKramer]

The Big Boy is the worlds largest PRESERVED steam locomotive. That distinction goes to the 2-8-8-8-2 triplex banker locomotives of the Erie and Virginian Railroads.

[@brucetharpe762]

Becausee the Big Boy and Challenger are both Cousins. the Big Boy is Slightly larger.

[@CS_247]

Magnificent! I have goosebumps... At around 13 min in ,almost no smoke, no wasted steam, just stonking along. So efficient! The load on that is puny compared to what it is capable of hauling. .

[@SirDeanosity]

This is a most excellent video given the long duration shot of the beast at high speed.

[@tyvole2387]

From the days when 'engineer' meant 'engine-eer'. Good stuff.

[@nanistamaria7633]

I love steam loc. Than diesel, sounds & horn yes!

[@1989CJL]

It's not the biggest one in the world it's the big boy 4014 and they are bringing it back to life

[@legitchristian8498]

Christopher Lakey They are?!?

[@FutureRailProductions]

At the time this was filmed she was the largest operating steam locomotive. But once 4014 moves on her own power after being restored that title belongs to her.

[@Yeentenology]

Wrong. 4014 is rolling along the lines.

[@hilham89]

Now that's people is a real train, and equipped with it is a real train horn...

[@dominickbryant494]

Whistle i think the word you are looking for is whistle

[@anhkietduongdo]

Steam locomotives doesn’t have horn lol

[@Yeentenology]

Both are on Union Pacific engines.

[@TCSC47]

That is one big steam locomotive and very impressive! Good video!

[@markferguson5064]

Thanks for this video. I love steam trains. Grew up with them shunting outside our cottage in autumn when the tracks got a bit slippery (Canada you know). I don't know many numbers or names, but I do try to take the time to consider how humans tried to meet a need (transportation of goods and people) in a way that represented the best technology of the time. We have built better cleaner, engines since that time, but steamers still run all over the world and when they do people come to see. Thanks again "SteamUP" and also to the people who work so hard to keep history alive. PS Much of the last half of the video 3985 was burning very clean almost like an airtight wood stove stove so many of us use.

[@LinnyUwU]

16:40 I bet whoever was driving that train got a bit jealous.

[@themopar426]

i heard these had self feeders because men couldnt keep up!

[@kyjuan89]

Yea I read it was an Archimedes screw

[@tomburcher5237]

+Brett Nutter So did some of the local home coal furnaces; a lot of Americans had it pretty good in the forties and fifties, A lot more did not. I miss those hissing, roaring monsters. Now they are taking the train off that runs through our town. Another romantic period gone. If you want to hear a song that tells a story, listen to Arlo Guthrie play the piano ,and sing, "City of New Orleans" in the regional accents!

[@patstokes3615]

+Kyjuan Carter That be a smart way.

[@mrkenusa]

+Tom Burcher try texas 1947 you might like it , buy johnny cash.

[@davidfuller581]

+themopar426 You'd be right, at least for the coal fired ones. 3985 at the moment is an oil burner (I believe they converted it to diesel fuel?)

[@bobarlow9259]

ahh i love the relaxing sound of steam engines pounding the rails

[@armonstewart2463]

Great camera work, it was nice to enjoy a video without the camera shaking all over the place. What a great machine, for something so big it ran smooth.

[@juneshopper]

awesome video , Skip. I did not realize she had double drivers until I watched this Saw her one time on display in St. L and running out of town but never noticed that. Just saw #4014 and saw she did, they are both huge engines.

[@Spiritpup5]

What caused it to catch on fire?

[@SkipW]

Jeff R. leaking fluids

[@thenorgalofthehills5688]

SteamUP Where was the fire?

[@aidenguzman1583]

+The Creepernator it wasn't on fire

[@fairportfan2]

+Aiden Guzman Actually, at about 1:00 in the video, when the camera zooms in, vou can see the flames - it looks as if something is burning on top of the front engine truck/under the boiler.

[@aidenguzman1583]

Yah keep telling yourself that

[@TheSuperStarCarWash]

The fire is at 0:50 seconds in.

[@erikandersson1647]

Clearly there's a fire in there, but I'm not seeing a lot of steam coming from the pistons. Are those modern locomotives just pushing it along, and they threw in a fire to produce smoke for show?

[@Motoskichimo1974]

+Keiser Wolfblitzer The more efficient the burn is, the less smoke it produces. A good wood stove does basically the same thing. You know your burning your fuel well when there is less smoke. As soon as the engine got going good, the coal burned with little smoke. It also was using the steam very well. You don't want to see a lot of steam coming out of it. That could mean problems, Also, these engines have a lot of power and coaches are nothing compared to what it used to haul in it's hayday. So it doesn't need to use as much steam or coal. The diesel is there for safety reasons, like brake downs and braking power.

[@erikandersson1647]

Dassark I did some research on this particular engine and where the steam exits and it comes out near the second piston set. You can see it in the video, it's pretty cool. They did a good job on firing here. The smoke is supposed to be grey for maximum efficiency. When it's black, there's not enough air, and when it's clear, there's too much and the volatile gases aren't burning and being swept away. cool stuff- it's kind of sad all this experience is in firing steam locomotives is no longer useful.

[@SkipW]

+Keiser Wolfblitzer thanks for the research, I did not know that

[@gamersgonecrazy7536]

+Keiser Wolfblitzer Ever since I saw this video the first time I wanted to say (as a joke) its spoce to be on fire its a STEAM engine.

[@theidkwhatsgoingonchannel3840]

+GamersGoneCRAZY haha but look for sparks

[@MamaEtna]

She gallops and yes she does seem alive the way she does. Never get tired of watching these videos of her.

[@juneshopper]

and cool brochure from NRHS, Skip, I have never been a member just had free trial membership a few years ago but it was year the local St. L chapter celebrated 50 years so got to attend that. And I did go down to Union Station in 1990 for their national and saw steamers on display, including my Fav #1522. I did get to climb into the cab even though it was not set up for cab tours, When the crew heard my Frisco family history, they pushed and pulled me up into the cab which was a big thrill for me. And I saw that IMAX film at our Science Center and was one of best I'd ever seen.

[@keithmoore7390]

now that's a real engine! she'll do the work of 5-7 diesels!! you know you can tell all you need to know about a person by their reaction to a steamer, if they start bitching and complaining right off or wondering why keep'em they're nothing but a piece of shit thet I wouldn't trust as far as I could throw an engine by hand!!!!!

[@SpencerHHO]

keith moore lol the work of 5-7 Diesels? I guess that explains why the technology was dropped and the majority of them scrapped in less than a decade? I love steam engines and think they are beautiful works of engineering and it is a real shame more didnt make it into preservation but it's not hard to understand why Diesel killed steam.....

[@BattleshipMan_]

she was carrying to much

[@toddsterben6647]

I just wonder why they have two diesels along for the ride...since the steam engine is so good

[@hellknight2500hd]

That engine is roughly around 7,000 hp which is nothing to laugh at but most diesels are at those numbers or damn close but if u factor in the 4-8-8-8-4 u were looking at well over 199,000 drawbar hp the up 4-8-8-4 was 130,000 n change those were the true monsters and yes if they could get the traction they would easily out pull any diesel today but as for why they quit using them look to the e.p.a. for that answer plus diesel is cheaper and easier to get your hands on personally seeing one of these old girls pounding the tracks again gives u chills at the sheer size and power wish I could have been around for their glory days. These big girls really were in a class all to themselves

[@hellknight2500hd]

Another thing to consider is loaded that engine would easily burn through 15 tons of coal in 1 hour

[@ronyoung1407]

I think #3985 should be the official locomotive of the Trump Train!!!

[@Yeentenology]

I am not sure about that... -Franz Ferdinand VIII

[@andgate2000]

Anybody see the irony here.

[@warmfreeze]

Jeesh i never realized the sheer size of this engine was until i was this video. TY for the upload.

[@lemonbirdo1353]

when did you become this video?

[@warmfreeze]

Delicious Kawaiigami Saw* my fingers are dyslexic it seems..

[@grahamsengineering.2532]

The horsepower rating was 5400 HP & the Big Boys were 6100 HP if i'm not mistaken. Love the unique Exhaust Beat of these beautiful machines.

[@lasuzzoeagle1]

Not the largest. Lol.

[@Yeentenology]

3985 (my favorite steam locomotive) is certainly one of the largest steam locomotives around

[@FutureRailProductions]

Largest operating at the time the video was being filmed.

[@samuelh5567]

True, very true.

[@kennethwise7108]

Only tree huggers give this a 👎

[@verstehenrefulgente4993]

Why are you making fun of this train? It’s literally the king of the rails.

[@doublediamond9830]

​@@verstehenrefulgente4993he's not. He is commenting on the idiots who disliked the video.

[@doublediamond9830]

And the Big Boy is the KING OF THE RAILS now.

[@verstehenrefulgente4993]

@@doublediamond9830 still 3985 even if it has been retired and restored soon it’s still the king of the rails

[@JayTheTrainFan]

1:07 Narrator:Union Pacific 3985 Came to a Complete Stop on the Mainline 1:22 Narrator:Since the Fire’s Gone Out, Union Pacific 3985 is Going to Continue her Excursion

[@deltavee2]

FABULOUS CHASE! I've never seen one done before but this was so good I downloaded it to show to my grandkids. What an impressive, beautiful machine. Over 1,000,000 tons on the hoof. I loved the thrumming noise that it made at speed. I'm not a train spotter but this is really impressive. Thanks for posting it! I noticed in the sidebar you have another, a UP 844 Highball @ 75mph. That does it, I just subscribed and my serial number is 15,873.

[@nancylinkous5847]

Brings tears to my eyes seeing this beauty on the rails again and in action I love old steam engine locomotives

[@grantw.whitwam9948]

Way cool, thanks for filming it.

[@denboy49]

Great video!! One of the better ones. Did this trip in 2000. Chased 3985 and 844 running tandem across Wyoming only on that trip took cut off at Laramie, down through Tie Siding and on into Denver. An aside Most probably know but by the end of this year, three of the remaining eight Big Big Boy 4000s will be within 100 miles of each other. Two in Cheyenne (4014 for restoration) one in Frontier Park and 4005 in Forney Museum in Denver

[@stitch7777]

This is the best video on youtube I have seen so far with a running locomotive. Thanks for uploading this!

[@bobbyjekins9807]

Your Welcome friend, I agree with you about the N&W Super Three locomotives. Wish I couldve seen them in person. Interesting stuff about the CN & CP, thanks for sharing

[@dadhatchett7343]

I've chased this a few times to Cheyenne and always wondered WHY the driving wheels are not always in sync. But the joy of watching this magnificent entity keeps a smile on my face.

[@Jeebuus]

If you're talking about the two sets of drivers being out of sync it's usually because of slippage or if they were reinstalled that way after a service or something.

[@dadhatchett7343]

Thanks for the insight. Slippage seems to explain what I was curious about.

[@christophertaylor4394]

just want to say thank you for shooting and sharing this awesome video!

[@antigarathorn]

It's the most beautiful machine ever made by humankind! I would give anything to have a ride aboard...

[@Whammytap]

Regarding the video title: #3985 doesn't seem to be on fire any more than the usual amount, ha ha! Beautiful video, what a sight to behold! I regret deeply that I didn't see this behemoth when it (she?) came through my town.

[@chambs123]

Absolutely fantastic footage! It was amazing that you managed to stay along side her for so long on the parallel road....superb! Although I am in the UK I love collecting & running lots of the US/Canadian locos. I have featured quite a few on my channel including Big-Boy. I also love Challenger & although I have her I haven't featured her in a vid yet but will be doing very soon. Kind regards, John.

[@desmondfarrell7249]

I just love watching the running gear on these beautiful old girls.

[@xenomorph2056]

It'll be AMAZING next year when big bro 4014 and little bro 844 are side by side for the Golden Spike commemorative! I'm just bummed all 3 couldn't be there!!

[@gmonet46]

Sheer beauty in motion...what power. Thank you so much SteamUP.

[@oldSawyer]

They also include the diesels on runs like this to supply electrical power to the rest of the train. People like all the modern conveniences like lights and air conditioning in the passenger cars, and it takes a lot of juice to power them.

[@quinquiry]

Nice to see !!! A good thing that there are steamingines lovers in the USA who do a great historical job of preservation.

[@acuarofilio]

Thanks for the clarification and your answer helped me to meet these giants that I did not know that there were also