White Pass & Yukon, Steam #73 with Aerial Videos, at

[@railroadmack1]

This is by far the most outstanding job of vidioing a senic train ride I have ever seen. Fantastic work. You really feel like you are there. Nice for anyone who can't make it there in person. Thanks

[@Tshasta4449]

railroadmack1 Thank you very much, I’m glad you got the feeling i was trying to show.

[@dennishogan7804]

This video brings back memories! I rode behind No. 73 in September 1982. It was part of a special charter that the BBC happened to document in a TV series.

[@Tshasta4449]

Oh wow, that’s great

[@gulnazumik6791]

Прекрасное видио.Красивые места,особенно замечательно это поездка, когда ведёт поезд паровоз.Большое спасибо автору,успехов.

[@Tshasta4449]

Спасибо, я рад, что вам понравилось. Аляска, безусловно, очень прочное место и прекрасные пейзажи.

[@e020443]

I've watched hundreds, if not thousands, of KZbin videos, and this one is in the top three. I've been to Skagway a couple of times, but was on the highway wondering what the rail route was like. Now I know. Thanks for posting this excellent piece of work.

[@michaeljessup8282]

Here I am in Launceston Tasmania in Lockdown, enjoying the most spectaular vidio clip Ive ever come across, totally amazed at the grandeur of the Yukon! Our tiny 3'6" guage and distances by rail has NOTHING on what rail has achieved through your beautiful landscape, and I might not have the finances to experience personnally what Ive just put in my bucket list, but I so appreciate what you have done to share Loco 73 and its amazing route. Thankyou!

[@Tshasta4449]

Michael Jessup Thank you very much, I’m glad you enjoyed it. Like you, I have toured the world by video, there are amazing places everywhere. But Alaska is unique by its huge vastness of of rugged beauty..

[@ebtmikado]

Love this video. Rode this railroad in June, 1966. Made 2 round trips Skagway-Whitehorse. What a wonderful place!

[@fermincuervo8613]

I LIKE IT..IS WONDERFUL.......GREAT...MORE OF 100YEARS.....I LIKE THE STEAM.....BEAUTIFUL LOC AND VERY PRETTY COACH....

[@kanniammakanni9016]

Wonderful place very nice video thank you so much.

[@Tshasta4449]

Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@carlhuffman454]

My wife and I rode the WP & Y RR in 2010 from Skagway to the White Pass and back. The engine was a diesel, but the cars looked like those in this video. We traveled in October and got to see snow up high, which we don't get too often in SC. The only trip we've ever take on a steam train was in Scotland in 2012, when we took the Jacobite from Ft. William to Malaigh and back. Both were great experiences.

[@carlhuffman454]

Make that "taken." Fumble fingers at work.

[@paulhare662]

One of my favorite films is Breakheart Pass with Charles Bronson. Partly because Bronson is too cool and partly because of the train scenes. I do believe you have far exceeded the train part of Breakheart Pass. Can't give this enough thumbs up.

[@Tshasta4449]

Thank you very much, I glad you enjoyed it.

[@charleshathcock2585]

I went on the White Pass train ride, back in 1992. There was a car on that train, the last car. It was kinda like a porch, on wheels, open air. I rode on that car, with 10-12 other passengers as the train was starting it's climb over, the White Pass. I filmed the entire trip going up. Every once in awhile, I hook the old 8mm ( not a Mauser ) up to the TV, and re-live that train ride. They didn't have the #73 pulling the train that day, however they pulled it out of the shop so as we passed by it, we could all get some shots of it. Fun trip, I'd do it again.

[@Tshasta4449]

That’s awesome, it’s definitely a very special place and a trip you remember for a lifetime.

[@beckyscreativespooniebeehive]

i am enjoying watching this beautiful amazingvideo.... and chugga- chugga-chugga- chugging along with the engine, I love it!! :)

[@Tshasta4449]

Thank you very much, I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@flynfishak]

Rode this train several times as a kid to go shopping in the big town of Whitehorse. This was before the road was built between Skagway and Whitehorse. Winter-time for the train could be interesting, depending on the snowfall in the pass. Lots of memories in this video. Thanks.

[@johnhirtle4300]

Spectacular drone imagery! Must be a fine piece of equipment and you have great facility with it. Perfect place & time to showcase it!

[@Tshasta4449]

Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it. I used a DJI Mavic Pro to do the drone footage.

[@Titan52berg]

Spectacular video! My wife and I traveled on this incredible route back in August of 2016!!! We started way up in Frazier, making the run down to Skagway on a beautiful day just like this! Your sweeping distance shots are so much different than a lot of other videos on KZbin ! One really gets a visual sense of the immense grandeur of the Alaskan wilderness from the beautiful vistas as viewed from the opposite side of the valley! The added beauty of the steam locomotive pulling the White Pass Yukon train through the scenic wonders of the mountains and forests really accents the feeling of 'being there!' Gorgeous definition and color put your video at the top of the BEST of the White Pass Railroad videos that I've seen! I have to save a copy of this one! Thank You for a memorable, return excursion on the most beautiful train ride I've ever experienced!

[@Tshasta4449]

Titan52berg : thank you very much, I did this over 2 trips to Alaska, the first trip was on the train and the next year I rented a car and chased it up to the Canadian border. I really love the area, It feels like Skagway has stopped in time.

[@vanvorst1999]

👍 This brought back great memories of my trip 22 years ago!

[@Tshasta4449]

Scott O How neat, were they running steam or just diesel locomotives

[@vanvorst1999]

@@Tshasta4449 We were fortunate to have the steam in service that day, plus the climb to the Canadian boarder above low storm clouds was a ride of a lifetime!

[@stevebalmer1672]

Super awesome video of W P & Y. It was a great ride when we took it and your video brought it all back.

[@wazookazoo]

thanks so much for an absolutely superb job of capturing the sights and sounds of a great railway and steam locomotive. this video is head and shoulders above the rest!

[@Tshasta4449]

eric stubblefield Thank you very much, I made it for the rail enthusiast.

[@garypearsall1589]

Wow! That was beautiful. I have got to get up there.

[@Tshasta4449]

Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it. It definitely is an awesome place to see.

[@laurorosa1231]

Espetacular, Sensacional, Maravilhoso !!! A viagem dos sonhos, de quem gosta de trens !!! ♥️♥️♥️

[@StephenKoferl]

Brought back great memories. Great Video.

[@terrygraham3609]

So beautiful love beautiful love my mom dad brother rest high on mountain

[@LouisDefaux]

It's wonderful to listen to the sound of the steam engine. Thanks.

[@Tshasta4449]

Louis Defaux I’m glad you enjoyed the trip, if you ever get a chance to go to Alaska , this is a place you need to see.

[@LouisDefaux]

@@Tshasta4449 Thank you. The trip was downloaded in my favorites.

[@вася_пупков]

watched the film to the end. very impressive. everything is impressive, mountains, bridges, view, road. I have a few questions: 1) how many kilometers are the road? 2) how many years was it under construction? 3) to what height above sea level does it rise? thanks for the answer. then I would write in Russian for Russian viewers. это просто охренеть! я такого ещё не видел. железная дорога прямо по горе. вокруг горы и пропасти. сколько труда затрачено. как всё грамотно продумано. и как снято.

[@Tshasta4449]

Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it. The railroad construction was started in 1898 and completed in 1900. It main purpose was to transport people and mining equipment to Whitehorse, Yukon in Canada for the Gold Rush of 1898. The railroad went from Skagway Alaska 172 kilometers to Whitehorse, Yukon. In the first 32 kilometers it climbed 3.9% grades to White Pass at an elevation of 883 meters. The line was mainly a freight hauling railroad until it closed in 1982. In 1989 it was reopened as a tourist attraction, today it runs from Skagway to Carcross, Yukon at a distance of 107 kilometers. The equipment roster is 2 steam locomotives, 20 diesels and 79 passenger cars, some are original from the early days of the railroad. Let me know if you need more information on any of my videos.

[@LouisDefaux]

18.12: marvelous landscape to watch !!!

[@Tshasta4449]

It is a marvelous wilderness up there, easy to get lost

[@JusticeN-p2b]

Locomotive # 73 was rebuilt by my familys shop, it came to us as a bunch of rusted out un matched parts that were remanufactured to it's original state maybe even better!

[@Tshasta4449]

That’s awesome, glad to hear you’re guys did a great job putting it together.

[@dinshawmuncherjee5123]

Thrilling and exotic scenic wonders, but some commentary on the stop to take on water and the reason on the back up etc would have been the icing on the cake. Also how come no shots inside the cab?

[@Tshasta4449]

Thanks, I wish I knew someone on the railroad that I could have gotten a cabride, nowadays you need management permission and that is almost impossible without some pull.

[@rockguitarist931]

Videos like this make me wish the Newfoundland Railway had survived CN ownership.

[@Tshasta4449]

Very true, that was definitely an historical unique system, I wish I had lived closer to see it

[@rockguitarist931]

@@Tshasta4449 Most people will tell you that CN was running it into the ground on purpose. The kicker is Terra Transport was a highly viable solution to keeping the railway open if they had put more effort into attracting new customers.

[@Tshasta4449]

@@rockguitarist931 I never new much about the details, but in later years they had unique EMD’s. Did any equipment get saved, any old steam

[@rockguitarist931]

@@Tshasta4449 The EMD's they used were NF110 and NF210 models, which were the long hood of an SD7 with an SW cab on the back. Most of the equipment was scrapped, some of NF's were sold to Chile and Nicaragua. There are a few displays of old equipment in Newfoundland, sadly most of them have been vandalized but a few are still in good shape. The G8's they used for branchline service were export models riding on A1A trucks. The diesels arrived in the mid-50's, in the mid-60's they started running standard gauge equipment on narrow gauge trucks, in '79 they reincorporated as Terra Transport in an effort to containerize traffic which worked very well. CN really screwed Newfoundland over, after the railway was torn out they discontinued the bus service and their segment of the Trans-Canadian Highway is no better than a state highway here in America. I think they were WAY too focused on making the entirety of CN profitable to entice private investors to take over in 1995 when the government got out of the railway business. There are a lot more details, I got a little carried away with this response but it's a very interesting railroads so I've tried to learn everything I can.

[@Tshasta4449]

@@rockguitarist931 Wow, great info, are you in the states?

[@вася_пупков]

wow this is a bridge! 19:40 behind the bridge is a wall along which a steam locomotive goes. built of stones. it's a miracle 19:48

[@Tshasta4449]

The railroad was built in 1898. Yes, it was a miracle for sure. Thanks for watching.

[@TrainLordJC]

Great work with this video combining behind the 73 with the drone shots. It's a fantastic scenic train ride. I was fortunate to have had a few footplate rides on the 73 back in 1988 when I was driving my 1969 VW campervan around the world and as I sat in my van I heard a steam train whistle which led me to where it was at the engine shed. Keith the train driver invited me onto the footplate taking passengers from the cruise ships. I did this a few times and he organised for me to go on the diesels (which were painted blue at the time) in the cab up to the top of the pass. Great memories, unforgettable experience which your video has brought back. In addition just three weeks ago I was videoing RX207 Port Elliott to Victor Harbor along the coast in South Australia if you care to look. I just subscribed to your channel and please do the same for me Train Lord. Cheers for a job well done.

[@Tshasta4449]

Thanks for the kind words. Your cab ride would have been awesome, nothing like seeing the view from the head end. I will definitely check out your KZbin and subscribe. 👍

[@Tshasta4449]

I have other class 1 Steam videos mostly of SP 4449 that I took in the 90’s

[@TrainLordJC]

@@Tshasta4449 great I will definitely take a look. I certainly remember seeing a few videos of the 4449 some years ago. Pity it's not doing much at the moment. As a Dutch Australian driving my VW campervan through Oregon and Washington I wasn't aware in those days of all the steam engines running at the time so I missed out. But I film here in South Australia and I have my own HO scale train layout and I am a member of an HO scale train club layout which helps keep the interest up.

[@rolandoguerra2266]

Excelente viaje me sentí estar con ustedes se paso felicitación desde chile saludos cordiales

[@Tshasta4449]

Gracious 😊

[@gibsondrummer]

Those green and yellow diesels are nice

[@jslasher1]

Stair Case Falls visible at 09:59. A series of waterfalls over a couple of miles.

[@MrBryansseals]

Really good video, wondefull scenery and fantastic steam engine.What I don't understand is why it takes 2 enormous diesels to do the same job ? It would make sense to me to save the diesels for freight work and restore another steam engine as a spare. I can't abide diesels. When modernising railways in the UK, it was a mistake, in my opinion to use diesels as a half way house between steam and electric,

[@Tshasta4449]

Steam is my favorite also, unfortunately the high expense of maintenance doomed them compared to diesels and electrics. Every 5 years a steam engine is required by law to have a complete boiler rebuild even if it only operated 10 times. Plus most parts aren’t available anymore and you have to start from scratch

[@michigandon]

Just as good as Trains and More's cab ride video, if not better!

[@fermincuervo8613]

IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TRAIN THAT I SAW....I WAS WORKER OF RAILROUD...GOOD LOC 2...8..2.....

[@Tshasta4449]

fermin cuervo That is awesome, what years did you work on the railroad?

[@fermincuervo8613]

@@Tshasta4449 I WORKED IN MY COUNTRY 49 YEARS..IT WAS MY LIFE...

[@ardenkwong5299]

WOW! Fantastic drone footage! Scenery defies description! Ferroequinologists' nirvana! To all railfans and those who are into train operations: Was the Skagway-bound return leg "meet" a double saw-by move with 4 trains? 3 paired sets of diesels (#95 & #96, #92 & #93, #94 & #99) and #73? Was there a 5th train? And why were 3 coaches and an observation car left on the main without an engine at 35:10? #95 leads #96 pointed towards Skagway at 33:03 whereas #96 leads #95 at 38:35 (also Skagway-bound). Since paired diesels back-to-back don't need to go around the balloon track (whereas #73 must), was this "second appearance" actually a different day?

[@robertrockwell7581]

the only problem with this video is the whistle was only blown for a short burst in town before leaving a short burst getting water and 2 short burst while meeting the other train. maybe there was more and you did not catch them in time but would love too hear more whistle that is why people also love steam trains. or the engineer just did not blow it . but i have watched this video a couple times and love it.

[@Tshasta4449]

Robert Rockwell Unfortunately there aren’t any highway crossings, that is why the whistle is hardly heard, they would use it when they backed up, but only 2 short blasts. What you heard was pretty much everything.

[@unglaubichuberlieber8048]

great show, it would be helpful if you can provide some info on where i can get to plan a trip like this, thanks

[@Tshasta4449]

unglaubich uberlieber I did it by taking a Princess cruise to Alaska. I have taken them from San Francisco and Seattle. They also leave Vancouver Canada an cruise the inside passage. The cruises from Vancouver and Seattle are 7 nights, the San Francisco cruise is 10 nights. Most of the train trips are powered by diesel. The steam engine was only operated 2 times a week. You can Google the White Pass & Yukon railroad in Skagway Alaska for information , although with all the crazy things going on with the virus a lot has changed.

[@MrJx4000]

Great video work. It takes a lot time to edit your videos, and you did a good a good job of it.

[@Tshasta4449]

MrJx4000 Thanks very much, this was definitely a fun video to make. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@up844productions8]

i wish i could go up there to see this and possibly ride behind the steam engine the whole way up

[@Tshasta4449]

Michael Prince You need to plan a trip, it would be a memorable lifetime event.

[@RailPreserver2K]

First heard about this Railway in a documentary that my grandmother brought back in 2003 and 13 years later she and I got to go to this Railroad and I got to ride behind steam locomotive number 73 and I tell you it was worth it although I wish I had have done a better job at filming the ride

[@Tshasta4449]

Railroad,Preserver,2000 It definitely is a first class operation. They keep the equipment spotless and in perfect shape.

[@petenielsen3453]

You see so much more from a train ride than you do from a car.

[@Tshasta4449]

That is very true, it’s definitely a ride worth the money.

[@mattdotsonrailfanproductio266]

I like the Star Wars themed intro

[@Tshasta4449]

Haha, thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it

[@petenielsen3453]

Is the old steamer coal or oil fired? i have wanted to take that trip for a long time. I have driven the road a few times, but that is not the same.

[@Tshasta4449]

Definitely the road isn’t the same, both steam engines are oil fired, they only run certain days so you need to check with the office to find out what days they run. When I went they only had one engine in operation. But I think they have both running now.

[@mysticrailroad]

Very cool.

[@Tshasta4449]

Mystic Southern Railway Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

[@rottenroads1982]

The Dead Hoarse Gulch Cantilever bridge needs to be rebuilt and remade so it can be stronger and also be a secondary route.

[@Tshasta4449]

It definitely is a unique bridge. At the time it was built it was the tallest cantilever bridge in the world. I have a feeling that they wouldn’t spend the money rebuilding, but one can always hope.

[@rottenroads1982]

Yes.

[@Bucksighter]

Wow impressive video! How did you launch & recover the drone while the train was still driving?

[@Tshasta4449]

David Unger Thanks, I was across the valley on the highway flying the drone. The videos on the train were shot the year before.

[@dogrokket]

Good answer! I thought about that myself (drone launch/recovery) and I think you’d be leaving a drone for the bears to play with!

[@Mike7478F]

A runner 🏃

[@peterwhyte317]

Wonderful engineering, nice loco. Is it meter gauge?

[@Tshasta4449]

It definitely was built in extreme conditions, considering the terrain, and harsh winter weather. Hats off to the men that did the back breaking work by hand and when they could use mules. The track gauge North American 3 foot 6 inch, Which is 1.0668 meters.

[@peterwhyte317]

@@Tshasta4449 Thankyou

[@massimocallegari4898]

Sorry...was the set of "Breakheart Pass" film?

[@Tshasta4449]

Not quite sure what you mean, the movie was shot in Idaho in 1974. This video I shot in 2017 & 2018.

[@massimocallegari4898]

@@Tshasta4449 Thank you...very beatiful, all.. train, railway, location..😁😁

[@wallytimmins356]

That is also a narrow gauge track , is it not ?

[@Tshasta4449]

Yes it is 3’

[@patyaguero5024]

No nada más es de tener trenes de mucho Lugo hay que darle mantenimiento porque por eso hay accidentes y se dañan los trenes y vidas humanas no nada mas en México en todo el mundo

[@michigandon]

What does it say on the cliffside @ 7:33?

[@robertlamarr1865]

if things go right maby i can go out in july

[@dmoore7519]

Is the steam train coal fired?

[@Tshasta4449]

D Moore No, they use a heavy crude, there is a steam heating coil in the tender that keeps the oil liquid so it can be pumped into an atomizing nozzle in the firebox.

[@DarkGodfryd]

32:55 john cena?

[@jayaramansubramani4914]

Jokes

[@gretzkyz]

Were you on the train with your drone? Lol. I wanted to do that years ago but it's too sketchy 🤣🤣🤣

[@Tshasta4449]

No, I took the drone shots a year later, I had to fly it 2 miles to where tunnel #1 is. I found a safe place to land it and waited for the train. It would have been too difficult to try and recover the drone from the train.

[@gretzkyz]

@@Tshasta4449 My thoughts exactly, lol. Thanks for the great shots.