Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, "Steam Train Ride!" (1987)

Steam Train Ride documents the 1987 operations of the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad from Elbe to Mineral, WA with Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad No. 5 & Heisler no. 91. Pacing scenes, cab rides with the crew alongside spectacular views of the thick wooded forests of Washington State.
The Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad was recently revived by the reorganized Western Forest Industries Museum, which has been making great strides in their efforts of revitalizing the railroad. WFIM recently announced their plans of restoring no. 5 to operating condition. Soon, MRSR will be running 2 Mikados on it's excursion trains. For those interested in supporting the restoration of no. 5, please consider making a donation to WFIM's GoFundMe page.
www.gofundme.c...
This video was produced by the long lost Video Ed, a Railroad Video Company that operated out of Redding, California in the 1980s & 1990s. Nickel Plated Productions does not lay claim to the ownership & copyright of this video. Ownership & copyright belongs to Video Ed. This has been uploaded in an effort to preserve the historic contents of this video.

[@NickelPlatedProductions]

Sorry about the lack of new videos on the channel. Multiple projects are in the works as of writing this. Some unexpected technical challenges have delayed a majority of the forthcoming videos on the channel & are actively being sorted out.
For those interested in supporting the restoration of no. 5, please consider making a donation to WFIM's GoFundMe page.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-restore-porter-no-5-to-active-service?attribution_id=sl%3A468b65ee-ce18-46ce-b0fb-8ad637cfdc4b&+share-sheet&

[@alexbrenner9003]

Thanks for uploading this!
Fun fact: This steam engine was used in the 1990 movie Come See the Paradise with Sandra Oh & Dennis Quaid. It was taken all the way down in northern Oregon at a siding where they filmed it

[@tex-hogger4974]

Great historic video. Comparing this one to the current ones seeing all the clearings and unblocked views and the lack of timber on the hills. A lot has grown up in the last 30+ years. Too bad the loop track in Mineral is gone. Even seeing the changes in Elbe with the new depot and the hobo inn not there yet. I grew up there in the PNW, and the family still has cabins and property in Ashford. It's great to see what WFIM has been doing to get the railroad back running.

[@user-wu1ds2sz3w]

NIIICE !!!! Beautiful shots !!!! I like the tip of the hat to the Southern Pacific commute coaches the SUBS short for suburban. So glad that this operation is once again alive and kicking as of June 2024.

[@jimmyhook4852]

Man I just can't wait until No. 5 is back up and running again. ^^

[@Traingamer5]

Cool video I haven’t seen this one before! It crazy how different the landscape looks

[@nssteampunk4865]

You could see Pickering Lumber Shay #11 prior to her early 1990s restoration. #11 last ran in 2001.

[@kyletroknya2419]

I wish they can run #11 again

[@AhmearClayIombo-dj6di]

Awesome Video

[@brianfalzon6739]

Porter 5 is coming back!

[@charlesmartin3277]

I must go some time