UNIQUE APPROACH: How this museum is making it work

[@KentuckySteam]

Awesome video, Hyce. Thank you for sharing our project and vision on your platform - and for believing in what we do. We hope you’ll come back next year for Whistle Blow 2025! 🚂

[@Theidiotwhoplaysgames]

Kentucky steam will you ever restore Nickel Plate Road by 587

[@Dallen9]

I Hope you guys can get your hands on the Greenbreir, Maybe con CSX to restore her, convert her to oil, and run another chessi special. And hopefully one day I can come play for you guys if I ever get my shit together.

[@chooch1764]

@@Theidiotwhoplaysgames587 is not owned by Kentucky Steam. It is actually under private ownership, so it’s the private owner who is responsible for 587, not Kentucky Steam.

[@Theidiotwhoplaysgames]

@@chooch1764 oh my bad

[@DelayInBlockProductions]

Phenomenal overview! Thanks for sharing Kentucky Steam’s vision. This organization’s mission is so much bigger than rEsToRiNg iT aNd RuNnInG iT oN tHe MaInLiNe. If it all comes together, this entire region will be impacted in a huge, positive way that hasn’t been since the last coal boom in the late 80s/early 90s.

[@colton75]

As someone who lives close by, I can’t wait to get to see this thing in the future

[@lucaspendley231]

So glad I was able to meet you at the whistle blow. Thank you for taking time to just talk for a second.

[@QuorkQTar]

Interesting approach, fingers crossed! As always, thank you for sharing.

[@FoxIslandRailroadCo]

Always such a pleasure to hear Jason talk about the big picture stuff too, such an intelligent guy. Huge props to everybody at Kentucky Steam for finding a way to keep these big girls safe.

[@daAceMaverick]

I was actually here a few weeks ago before I left for my deployment once I get home I'm going to go volunteer on restorations

[@Hyce777]

Awesome dude! Thank you for your service.

[@daAceMaverick]

@Hyce777 your welcome I'm also planning a trip out to see yall at the museum aswell

[@jasonsobczynski]

Do it!

[@daAceMaverick]

@jasonsobczynski will do I love learning the mechanics behind equipment basically grew up in a automotive shop and enjoy expanding my horizons

[@nickhovey261]

Thanks again for making the trip out, Mr. Macaw! We'll road trip next time. I am just gobsmacked by the response to this video... THANK YOU!!!

[@richardbrobeck2384]

looking forward to more videos on that place !

[@patricksheary2219]

Hi Mark, what a fantastic museum that Jason has helped found. I echo your sentiment Mark, a most brilliant way to raise the needed funds for this important restoration project. Congrats to Jason and crew for getting those grants; OMG they are difficult to write and apply for a major accomplishment for sure! Many thanks to Jason for his great introduction. Professor, as always so many thanks for yet another amazing learning video! I can’t wait to see the upcoming episodes so we all can nerd out. Thanks again and cheers to you both.

[@averagerpgcharacter]

So glad I was able to make it out there for the Whistle Blow, great meeting you too!

[@PatrickKCompton]

Welcome to KY Hyce, hope you enjoyed your visit! Thanks for spotlighting KY Steam and grab some bourbon to enjoy with whatever you're cooking in the K37 Kitchen. Take care.

[@Hyce777]

I had a delightful channel member gift me a nice Woodford Reserve Double Oaked and I found myself a bottle of Col. EH Taylor small batch for less than an arm and a leg so... yeah. :D

[@PatrickKCompton]

@@Hyce777 That's some good stuff!

[@jcballar100]

So cool I live like 15 miles from here and used to play golf all the time right around the corner at the golf course there

[@GraysonTheTrainNut]

Knowing you both on a somewhat personal level through our mutual profession the biggest thing I love about this is if you build it they will come.

[@LeviBooker]

Great to meet you there, Mark! Thanks again for all you do, and helping get the word out about all the potential here!

[@CincinnatiSouthernProductions]

It was great to meet you Mark at the whistle blow! I’m glad you liked my model of Southern Railway 2716! Give them the beans!

[@peregrina7701]

Thanks for the video! Looking forward to the choochoo nerdery, but so so important to remember that steam trains only occasionally pay for themselves and a nonprofit still needs its balance sheet to balance. sounds like Kentucky Steam are making it happen and I'm excited to see what comes of it. Side note: As part of "being the progress," if you have accounting/finance/fundraising skills, those can be volunteered and are often sorely needed. There's a lot to the business side of rail preservation (or KZbin :) ) that many of us never see. Thanks again!

[@wilfstor3078]

7:13 This moment alone was worth the price of admission...

[@buccaneerrailfanning1776]

Right in my backyard, 30 minutes away from my house in Richmond. Sorry I wasn't able to meet you in Ravenna for the Whistle blow. I recommend the Ravenna Rail Festival if you're ever able to come back!

[@trainnerd25]

Good to have real businessman in the industry

[@KPen3750]

A lot of historic ships rent out large spaces on the ship (like the fantail or stern deck) for parties, weddings, ceremonies and things like that because it makes money and keeps funding up for restorations.

[@davidty2006]

Or sometimes almost the entire ship is converted.

[@KirbySchroeder]

Literally drove through Irvine 2 hours ago and then I get home and this is the first video in my feed.

[@NicholasAdkisson1025]

Such an amazing place and organization. Can’t wait to see what it will be like once it’s done. The progress they get done year after year is amazing. It’s always great to see what new things they have every year we come down for the events they host. It was great meeting you in person there Mark it checked an item of my bucket list that I thought would be a while to get done. Hope to see you again when more items get finished.

[@Hyce777]

I'll be back. I'll never forget your kindness and generosity, my friend!

[@mikeharazim9272]

@@Hyce777 Hope you had a chance to visit the WMSR of Cumberland MD.

[@colton75]

Love seeing you way out here in the boonies in my home state!

[@alexwilliams9900]

Just took my 11 month old the the National Railroad Museum in Greenbay WI. He loved all the levers and values on the BigBoy 4017.

[@PowerTrain611]

Really, it's such a brilliant concept. The sad part is, it's not the first time an organization has gotten together and decided to create this complex of revenue and interest creation. It's just the first time it's actually happening, at least during our lifetimes. I dare to say the last time something of this nature occurred would have been when Steamtown moved to Scranton Pennsylvania and was absorbed by the National Park Service. I have my opinions on that, but I'll keep them to myself... This scenario on the other hand is brilliant and I look forward to seeing what the future brings for Ravenna and the 2716.

[@VirtualRailfanProductions]

Nice jab at my hometown Steam Program (SLSTA) but money was not the only reason for the 1522's retirement. Don Wirth who was the head of the St. Louis Steam Train Assocation has talked about the history of the program and how messy it was. Ironically a good chunk of the issue came from the things outside of their control.

[@Hyce777]

I honest to god didn't mean to make a jab at any group, I grabbed the first locomotive that once ran that got parked that came into my head. I spent a lot of time running 1522 in TRS2004, so, that was where the brain went. I have no knowledge of why it got retired or not. Just wanted a touch of B roll in the moment. My apologies.

[@VirtualRailfanProductions]

@@Hyce777 No worries. You're fine. My dad rode on her final excursion in 2002, and I have talked with the former crew. Money was a big part of her retirement, but like I said on the Discord, not in the way many people think. There was also the fact that at the time of her retirement VSH Cameras were becoming more of a thing so more people wanted to film her rather than ride behind her. Some of the crew is still bitter to this day that she was forced to retire, and without getting into all the Government stuff they had to deal with since the 1522 was at the time owned by the Missouri State Government. Needless to say it was messy.

[@brianbarker2551]

Good to hear that they have a long term plan that includes trains, but isn't only about trains. Diversification is key. We had a heritage railway here that was doing great thing, but they didn't own the station or the tracks they were on... The town came after them for back taxes and now the thing is closed with the equipment sold off or scrapped. Google the York Durham Heritage Railway. It's sad. But you need a viable business plan that keeps the lights on and lets you do the train thing at the same time.

[@Limskjordan]

Hey Hyce I would love for you to visit the Kyoto Railway Museum in Japan. They have an AWESOME collection of steam locomotives, including a working one that offers rides.

[@ShilohTN1969]

Purchase the old coal wash and door tours similar to big South Fork.

[@gorbalsboy]

Here in Ayrshire Scotland the Doon valley railway is facing relocating due to landowner wanting to sell land 😢

[@HT1945-ix4ey]

4:00 that is basically what happened to N&W 1218, its the reason she likely will never run again, alot of her parts got lost. If you ever get a chance, go look at her Drivers side, She is missing a bunch of Valve gear components, Her boiler is gutted, her superheater array was lost in the move back to Roanoke even, and that is a BIG part to try and replace.

[@bernardearly4120]

It was great to see you at the whistle blow. Wish I had more time for the event. Please tell me Kentucky railfan showed you Ale-8-One Ginger Ale.

[@Hyce777]

Yessir! Ale8 is lovely.

[@nickhovey261]

​@@Hyce777told you we'd convert you. 😁

[@crystalrock18]

Well, looks like I’m start calling these guys to see about getting bands I play with booked here.

[@thatairplaneguy]

No way you came to my town and I didn’t know about it!!

[@rshackelford4445]

The most ambitious crossover since endgame

[@jasonsobczynski]

This is great!

[@michaelharrison1172]

Hopefully, you show some of the pieces of NKP 587. I really missed that engine when it was at the Indiana transportation museum

[@nickhovey261]

Stay tuned for future nerdery!

[@coreygibson15]

I watched it live, but i guess ill watch it again.

[@blendpinexus1416]

yay, caught the video about an hour out. better than my usual day or so

[@LUNITICWILL]

hmm, having it as a music venue as well could make for interesting sights. having a metal band playing with saw dust being sent through a choo choo near them would be cool to see

[@up4014-2]

Hyce please go check out the D&RG class 125 in RRO it is freaking beautiful

[@SamuelMcCurry-s6t]

Hyce, What is your favorite model train and your favorite real life train.

[@anthonycook5238]

I really hope they figure out nice power & snake for FOH Really makes the sound company’s job a lot easier to do there job , unless they figure something out ether way it’s just another part of business I’m glad they got something like this,

[@DanaJordan-p3e]

Nickel plate road 587 is there I love that enigne

[@BlitzitoKids]

Did you get to see NKP 587 while you were Kentucky Steam?

[@James-the-idiot]

Commenting before I see the big boy. Yay more hyce! Edit: I've seen it! Jesus it's tall.

[@cadence4527]

Can I recommend a new series for you to cover a topic that I feel could do with your special touch? Railroad accidents and mishaps. Yes, I know, there are a lot of other channels that cover it, I just tried watching Plainly Difficult do another video covering the East Palestine derailment (nothing against him, he is a very good content creator, but I had to stop before the cockatoo screams over his animations he used to describe what was going on) and I have watched many of Thunderbolt 1000 Siren Productions. They are both excellent creators, but I can’t help but feel that they lack the intimate knowledge and perspective from someone who worked on the railroad, can convey their deep love of the railroad in spite of the accidents that claim lives and can better explain what led up to the accident and what happened following the accidents. So many times we’ve heard about the Kenosha incident on your streams and videos, but it would be nice to get a more focused video on them. And I’d like to see a video from you on both Cajon Pass runaway train accidents.

[@robertbalazslorincz8218]

It sure is odd. But it works

[@aalcomtive]

hyce i am playing logging thorugh the depression while picking #1 steam locomotive

[@williamtheNWRS3class]

im so jealous everyone else in this community gets to do super cool things like go to whistle blow events meanwhile im always stuck at home never being able to do any of the fun stuff :(

[@ArcadeandAttica18productions]

Really? You referenced the 587 at 4:08?

[@Glaudge]

How vital is/how often does CNC machining as a whole get used in steam restoration?

[@Glaudge]

This is one of the questions I forgot I was going to ask Jason when we met a few years ago

[@Hyce777]

Less often than you'd think. CNC is great for crazy off the wall complex, or batches of similar things. There's not really a lot of either on a steam locomotive. Some of the appliance rebuilders have CNC machines but that's about all I've heard of. Just faster to do it manually otherwise.

[@nickhovey261]

​@Hyce777 if you're turning out a few hundred flexible staybolt caps and sleeves, it's an extremely handy thing!

[@bluescrew3124]

Dang! Second. Be the progress!

[@mikebenjamin7535]

Awesome

[@NoahDutkewycz]

What happened with 491?

[@Surkai25]

Do they take donations?

[@Hyce777]

They do! Thanks for the reminder to add that to the description. :)

[@AnthonyRBlacker]

It's a shame how people in the community with voices that are listened to by maybe ones without great 'intentions?' just, that people can push back on a not for profit organization which has completely open books, they can make a stink about people getting paid or generating revenue to maintain operations and your own personal bills, just.. they should really get educated before making a stink. It's NOT easy and it's definitely NOT CHEAP!! Nice job with the rail yard!!!

[@adamcrane1436]

Hello

[@Sleeper____1472]

Oh so that's who got the greenbrier

[@williamtheNWRS3class]

no 2716 is a 2-8-4 kanawha the greenbriers are 614's class

[@Sleeper____1472]

@@williamtheNWRS3class got them confused whoops

[@chooch1764]

614 is still in Clifton Forge, VA too.

[@HaroldChrist-t9w]

Birdie Green

[@JamesDenning-r6t]

Can you react to big tim upa animation 1949?

[@bear470]

Wish I could have gone, unfortunately helene made it impossible to get there in time.

[@Hyce777]

The hurricanes have not been kind recently - hope you are OK!

[@bear470]

@@Hyce777 I'm fine, much appreciated for the concern! Didn't get hit as bad as the mountains, though we did have some flooding and loss of power, which is a darn sight better than the folks in the mountains.

[@wesbrackmanthercenthusiast4695]

I see a steam tractor getting weathered someone needs to throw some oil and a tarp on it

[@nickhovey261]

It was operating the day before. It went back inside the day after we filmed this!

[@anthonycook5238]

All these videos from the East Coast and you still haven’t made it to cast West Virginia yet dude I am urging you you need to go there the next time you visit the East …… Also been cool if Western Maryland. You know had their steam train running 1309 is sweet ! “ I know it’s under repair and things take time and money and effort. I’m mostly making a joke.” But fr go see cass dude

[@ThomasMckinnon-m8n]

BOCO

[@annhinchcliff5460]

first bois