As someone who helps maintain and operate this engine at ORHF, here's an update about the #2 for what I can personally say. As of Nov 2023, the Polson #2 has just completed its Federal 1472 inspection (performed at the ORHC) and is in excellent condition to continue operating for the next 15 years. It is under steam as I type this comment doing trial runs in order to start pulling the 2023 Holiday Express starting next week. The general intent is to continue keeping the #2 at the ORHC and continue pulling public excursions throughout the year until the Mt Emily Shay #1 is at the ORHC and has completed its Federal 1472. This also gives the AERC time to expand its steam facilities to appropriately care for two steam locomotives. Everyone at the museum loves this engine and after the TLC it has received, it is a very beautiful running engine. It's very versatile and has allowed us to do many more operational steam events than we ever could before. I expect that this engine will enjoy its new home(s) for many years to come. It is loved at the ORHC and will continue to be loved very much once its at the AERC. Several of the employees at AERC are also volunteers at the ORHC so there's no question that it will continue seeing the same amount of love and care. In fact, the owner of AERC who purchased the #2 is also our organization President at the ORHF (another reason that the #2 came to the ORHC) and is very dedicated to the preservation of steam. I wholeheartedly feel that the #2 has found its home!
It seems like you guys and the Albany and Eastern are great partners. Now I know this might be a hot take, but would it be possible to bring 4449, 700, and 197 to the Albany and Eastern for the summer to pull excursions on their lines? They're friendly to steam, so I think this would be a good partnership. The only thing you would have to do is get UP to do a ferry move. But other than that, I think my idea is very good and gives those 3 engines somewhere to run, not just be on display. If you see this reply, I think you should talk with the ORHF board about my idea.
As a MCRM volunteer after 2 left, it was still sad reading the whole debacle with Skip and the board. I have always thought their revenue would’ve been higher had the 2 been kept and run. It cost them quite a lot in the short term and some still harbor bad blood towards them as a result. 1385 is getting closer as I’ve worked on the engine and tender myself. The pandemic really slowed progress as well as having only one person working on the restoration full time. I never really knew her whole story before Skip brought her to MCRYM, so thanks for the detailed history. I’m glad that the engine has been pretty much trouble free since her restoration, and it shows how good a job Skip did on her, but it’s painful that instead of the west coast enjoying the shows she puts on, MCRM could’ve kept her. Long live the #2
Hey, local enthusiast here. I just want to add some info to this. Polson #2, wasn't just brought over for the Holiday Express in Portland, and has operated some more excursions along the Springwater Corridor as it is currently standing in for Mount Emily Shay #1 while it readies to be brought over from Prineville. So far it has operated on 3/18 and 4/8. If you're wondering why it stopped in Portland in the first place, when the A&E bought #2, they did not have a large enough facility. I do not know whether that facility is finished as of current. Come see it here on May 13th for Train Day!
While we’re on mikados, could you talk about Southern Railway 4501’s story of how she went from a forgettable freight engine to a very well known and loved excursion engine? It’s a rather long but very interesting story.
@@rossstone2610 a good deal of things have happened to 4501 after the documentary. It would be nice to have a more up to date documentary that isn’t the length of a movie.
I would like to mention this as truly it was a surprise to me after watching this video. Is during the time No. 2 was in the Blimp Hanger in Talimook , which I got to see the engine in display as I could be wrong, but I do believe to have met Skip as he was maintaining the engine. I was looking at the engine in amazement being a rail fan and all, and he offered me to jump in the cab and take pictures and all. It was truly the first time I got inside a steam locomotive cab, and boy, that's a feeling I won't forget. I then have a picture with him and I. Because I had mad respect for that person and hope he is resting well in peace.
Just took a ride on #2 today 12/23/23 in Portland along the Willamette River. The excursion was so popular that they added more runs for the Holiday Express. Wonderful engine!
back in 2019 i actually got to see Polson Logging Company 2 at the tillamook air museum and i got to go inside the cab & talk to the guy that restored & ran her with my dad & i even got to ring her bell
At the Hesston Steam Museum, we have an engine with a similar story, except this engine didn't hat it's first firing until nearly 50 years after it was built and had been tossed around four different countries
@@kristoffermangila it's a 2ft gauge Czech tank locomotive built by the Germans for the Czechs in 1940. The Czechs however refused to use the thing, so they sent it back to Germany, where it was put into storage by the Germans due to the coal shortage. It was later captured by the soviets and put into storage again. Somehow, it got smuggled out of the soviet block and ended up in California. It was supposed to build a tourist railway, but the railway went bust mid construction. In 1987, it ended up at the Hesston Steam Museum in Indiana. Upon the first firing at Hesston, chalk marks were found on the inside of the boiler plate. While it is currently out of service, it is one of the three flagship locomotives of Hesston, along with one of the three United Fruit Company moguls built for Guatemala, and the last original narrow gauge shay built
@@brianwelch-qq3ti I checked the Wikipedia article concerning the museum, and boy, talk about some interesting engines, like that Reichwehr engine that I suspect was a WW1 trench railway engine, to those J.K. Porter engines from one of the most notorious companies in US history. Here's a suggestion: how about you guys there make a YT channel for the museum? It will expand your reach to a worldwide audience. I bet there will be Czech and German narrow-gauge steam fans that will be interested in your locomotives, as well as your other exhibits. Relay that idea to the guys that run that museum.
Thank you for all of the great videos. I have ridden behind 4449 many times, and have even ridden in the cab of 700. I didn’t know the history of Polson Logging Company #2 until now. She pulled us on the Christmas train this year while the kids got to see Santa.
Can you do a video discussing N&W #578? It's a locomotive (a 4-6-2 E2a Pacific) that doesn't really get talked about a lot, but it has a really nice story! If you want me to answer some questions, I would be happy to answer them!
Your videos are so random sometimes. Instead of just randomly tumbling through all classes and countries you could do your "best" and "worst" series as country editions like "most succesful hispanic steamers" etc. But still enjoying your content very much, no matter how organized
As a Oregonian railfan, let me explain to some why 2 had to be moved on trucks twice. The oregon coastal railroad is isolated from the national network, meaning there is no rails connecting it. This happened after a flood wiped out and destroyed much of the track beside a river.
Went and saw the 2 run at the ORHC day before easter. Very beautiful engine. Thanks for putting this together, I had no idea it had such a troubled history
Actually, make it the entire Reading 2100 class! Its probably the best Reading steam locomotive class ever (and probably one of the great real-life kitbash stories).
I was wondering if you could do a video on Reva, number 104, an excursion train at the Henry Doorly Zoo, in Omaha. I think she has an interesting history. Oh, and you'll score points with your Italian viewers!
Awesome video this is a interesting story behind one of polsons 4 logging mikes. The story behind the other 3 mikes are not extensive as 2s. 90 didn’t pull a single excursion train but is now under restoration at the Oregon coast scenic railroad. 101 was scrapped in 1959 but her tender somehow remains. While with 70 she has had a long working life pulling excursion trains and log trains and has been to a couple owners. Its now at the mt rainer scenic railroad getting repairs to run. What i find very interesting is that 101 and 2 are very similar designs but are slightly different in terms of build quality which is surprising since both were built in 1912. While 70 was a copy of 101 and built in 1922.
Sounds like she was a particularly excellent locomotive. I find it particularly amusing how she ended up working alongside more modern versions of her own design at one point and ended up outperforming them, that's just so amusing to me.
It’s incomprehensible that all this moving, storing, buying leasing from here to there & everywhere couldn’t have been avoided earlier on. Money I understand, drives decisions, but we lost so much of our history & heritage over the last 6 or so years that stepped up fundraising & the like couldn’t have been accomplished in that time…. By the way Darkness, love the folks like yourself who help keep this part of our collective history alive…..
I think I actually saw a locomotive that looked to be the same kind of locomotive as 2 on display in Flagstaff, Arizona. Southwest Lumber Mills Inc. 25.
This engine is a real rover. Good to see one the more humble engines of North America covered, the giants always get the most attention, while the smaller, relatively said, classes were far more numerous and did the majority of the work.
What a pleasant surprise it was to have finally made a visit to ORHC and happened upon this engine. I had watched a video of it running on the coast that morning, and what do you know, there it was!
id love to hear him talk about the red arrow accident that happened back in 1947. there are only about two videos talking about the tragic accident that happened in my home state of PA.
You comment in your video about CNW1385 taking a long time to be rebuilt. The locomotive was built in 1907 and never underwent a rebuild during its career with the CNW or at Mid-Continent. That was about 90 years of repair, repair, repair… it was in the late 90’s that the museum realized that they can’t keep doing that, 1385 needed a complete rebuild down to the frame. When that locomotive is done it will be a new locomotive. Now about the #2…. You mentioned that it took 15 years to rebuild and that the museum contract was for it to be run for 15 years after the final FRA inspection. Correct me if I’m wrong, once you start the pressure testing the boiler, the clock is ticking on how long before you need to start testing again. My understanding is this was one of the issues with the contract. With it taking 15 years to rebuild, that meant the museum would not get the 15 years of use of the locomotive. Why would anyone pay to lease something for 15 years of operation and only get 10 years of use.?????
Chehalis is pronounced: Sheh HAY liss. Hoquiam is pronounced: HOE Kwee um. Rayonier is pronounced: Ray uh NEAR. Please trust me on these. I live in #2's original home territory in the Chehalis River Valley. . . Side note: Polson #70 currently lives at the Mineral, WA shops of Mt Rainier Scenic RR & Museum.
Poor no.2 sure had a lot of moves. I realize it would be difficult to run long distances under her own steam but was it more economical to haul her by truck than to be towed in a regular train?
Update on Polson,the poor gal still hasn't reached her home yet and is still at the ORHC.Excited to see her pulling the Holiday Express again this year,as I'm going to ride her,but I'll be happy when she does go home,hopefully,for the last time.
darkness do not worry the new owner is a very kind person and he loves steam locomotives AERC is a great railroad and we operate older diesel locomotives
@@kristoffermangila there main yard is packed and he wants to build a shelter for both Santa maria 205 and Polson 2 plus he is the president of the Oregon rail heritage center but i do see your concerns
@@Dannyedelman4231 I understand. Her fans, especially those who followed her during her Mid-Continent days, do not want for Polson No. 2 to suffer the fate of a certain steamer that Darkness covered.
@@kristoffermangilaand also the oregon rail heritage center also needs to operate the locomotive until the Mt emily shay #1 is delivered from Prineville
Second steam loco I ever rode behind in the late 90s, the first being the Chinese Mikado at Boone, Ia. Glad she had gotten to stretch her wheels all over.
Do the story of Dee River Logging Company Skookum #7 locomotive. It too had a difficult life during it's time, it was involved in a derailment wreck and was abandoned in a forest since 1955.
Wonderful video! And fun fact, "certified maintenance," without doing any research, I assume involves an ASME R stamp rated shop, and they are very far and few between. The rating pertains to boiler repairs, primarily. On top of that, a state inspector has to approve the work done, and they too are far n' few between, and some are more strict and stringent than others. I wonder if that is the kind of work the shay needs...
Hidey Ho. As a resident of Washington State I feel the need to help with the Native American city names in use here. Hoquiam (Ho-Quiam is how the city name is normally pronounced), has and still is a center of Western Washington Lumbering.
Darkness could you do a video of your favorite long distance locomotives, switcher locomotive, and what locomotive would you choose to pull a premier train?
Can you do a video on the Detroit and Mackinac number 8? I’ve seen her many times but don’t have any clue what she is. Also the last word of the rail road is pronounced Mack-I-naw
Great video, I do have a video idea, look up Georgia-Pacific number nine they set a bridge on fire and ran locomotive on it in the bridge collapsed, all of this for a movie 👀 currently the locomotive is at the bottom of a creek
Apologies, friend. I found all the images via Google and it looks like my search gave me the icon for one of your videos. I have added a credit and link to your channel in the video description.
I love the video, but you may want to work on the pronunciation of names out here in Washington (or, as many people say "WaRshington"; not sure where they find the "R".) Chehalis--Che hail is Hoquiam--Ho quee um Rayonier--Ray oh neer Spokane--Spo can and for added grins & giggles: Sequim--Squim (it's a silent "e") Puyllaup--Poo yall up Kalama--Ka LAM ah Fife--Fife Gorst--Gorst Humptulips--Hump too lips (really...those last three DO exist)
Any chance of any one coming up with information and/or video of a train that traveled between Idaho and Oregon? Know that people called it the Galloping Goose and there was a man named Charles Lipe who worked for the railway.
From the pattern of his fallen flag videos recently, I think he's concentrating on the railroads that comprises the present UP. My bet is either MKT (the Katy) or MoPac.
#2 is back to operation and under steam as I type this. Its Federal 1472 has just been completed and it is in excellent condition to start pulling the Holiday Express next week. I just posted a more detailed comment on the video if you look at recent comments and want a more detailed explanation.
You should do the time stanier gresly and bullied all went to German to see the flying hamburger as I got a good book with loads of info about this and the development of the a4
So I made 2-8-2 that is numbered 2 for my minecraft railroad for fun and it hauls wood. Which somehow I accidentally made a historical train hauling what it hauled back then by pure accident. how? Why? But the differences is that I named her low rider and I put her on broad gauge.
Just regarding the term "foamer", it's kinda been reclaimed as a bit of a joke nickname for railfans, although it can also be used to refer to people who are unhealthily obsessed with something specific within the railroad community, a bit like a fanboy. For example, a "Big Boy Foamer" is someone who fanboys over UP Big Boy locomotives.
Don’t shit talk Mid Continent for making the decision to have the 2 leave the grounds when you don’t know the whole back story and history of the engine and it’s owner. And don’t say shit about the 1385 not being done yet. As a very active volunteer and long time member Mid Continent is the best museum ever! Mid continent is a very awesome place and what they are doing is amazing! It was a good decision to get rid of the 2.
How was that a good decision? Didn’t the Museum lose thousands of dollars from the arbitrator ruling in the owner’s favor? I’m just saying, the museum hasn’t seen a single operable steam engine period since 2 left. (Flagg Coal 75 very briefly visited MCRM *BEFORE* this happened)
As someone who helps maintain and operate this engine at ORHF, here's an update about the #2 for what I can personally say.
As of Nov 2023, the Polson #2 has just completed its Federal 1472 inspection (performed at the ORHC) and is in excellent condition to continue operating for the next 15 years. It is under steam as I type this comment doing trial runs in order to start pulling the 2023 Holiday Express starting next week. The general intent is to continue keeping the #2 at the ORHC and continue pulling public excursions throughout the year until the Mt Emily Shay #1 is at the ORHC and has completed its Federal 1472. This also gives the AERC time to expand its steam facilities to appropriately care for two steam locomotives. Everyone at the museum loves this engine and after the TLC it has received, it is a very beautiful running engine. It's very versatile and has allowed us to do many more operational steam events than we ever could before.
I expect that this engine will enjoy its new home(s) for many years to come. It is loved at the ORHC and will continue to be loved very much once its at the AERC. Several of the employees at AERC are also volunteers at the ORHC so there's no question that it will continue seeing the same amount of love and care. In fact, the owner of AERC who purchased the #2 is also our organization President at the ORHF (another reason that the #2 came to the ORHC) and is very dedicated to the preservation of steam. I wholeheartedly feel that the #2 has found its home!
It seems like you guys and the Albany and Eastern are great partners. Now I know this might be a hot take, but would it be possible to bring 4449, 700, and 197 to the Albany and Eastern for the summer to pull excursions on their lines? They're friendly to steam, so I think this would be a good partnership. The only thing you would have to do is get UP to do a ferry move. But other than that, I think my idea is very good and gives those 3 engines somewhere to run, not just be on display. If you see this reply, I think you should talk with the ORHF board about my idea.
As a MCRM volunteer after 2 left, it was still sad reading the whole debacle with Skip and the board. I have always thought their revenue would’ve been higher had the 2 been kept and run. It cost them quite a lot in the short term and some still harbor bad blood towards them as a result. 1385 is getting closer as I’ve worked on the engine and tender myself. The pandemic really slowed progress as well as having only one person working on the restoration full time. I never really knew her whole story before Skip brought her to MCRYM, so thanks for the detailed history. I’m glad that the engine has been pretty much trouble free since her restoration, and it shows how good a job Skip did on her, but it’s painful that instead of the west coast enjoying the shows she puts on, MCRM could’ve kept her. Long live the #2
Well, atleast she's close to home rails.
I am so flattered you mentioned me, Darkness. It certainly felt good giving you a topic to talk about. 😉
@@paulblichmann2791 😐
I actually rode behind this locomotive at the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad back in 2019, GREAT mikado type!
A consolidation is a 2-8-0 this is a 2-8-2
Hey, local enthusiast here. I just want to add some info to this. Polson #2, wasn't just brought over for the Holiday Express in Portland, and has operated some more excursions along the Springwater Corridor as it is currently standing in for Mount Emily Shay #1 while it readies to be brought over from Prineville. So far it has operated on 3/18 and 4/8. If you're wondering why it stopped in Portland in the first place, when the A&E bought #2, they did not have a large enough facility. I do not know whether that facility is finished as of current. Come see it here on May 13th for Train Day!
I caught her on Train Day, and let me tell you, that was the best even the ORHF has ever hosted. In my opinion. I loved everything about it
While we’re on mikados, could you talk about Southern Railway 4501’s story of how she went from a forgettable freight engine to a very well known and loved excursion engine? It’s a rather long but very interesting story.
The documentary “And Then There Was One” wasn’t good enough? I thought it did a great job of showing the life of 4501 and TVRM
@@rossstone2610 a good deal of things have happened to 4501 after the documentary. It would be nice to have a more up to date documentary that isn’t the length of a movie.
I would like to mention this as truly it was a surprise to me after watching this video. Is during the time No. 2 was in the Blimp Hanger in Talimook , which I got to see the engine in display as I could be wrong, but I do believe to have met Skip as he was maintaining the engine. I was looking at the engine in amazement being a rail fan and all, and he offered me to jump in the cab and take pictures and all. It was truly the first time I got inside a steam locomotive cab, and boy, that's a feeling I won't forget. I then have a picture with him and I. Because I had mad respect for that person and hope he is resting well in peace.
Just took a ride on #2 today 12/23/23 in Portland along the Willamette River. The excursion was so popular that they added more runs for the Holiday Express. Wonderful engine!
back in 2019 i actually got to see Polson Logging Company 2 at the tillamook air museum and i got to go inside the cab & talk to the guy that restored & ran her with my dad & i even got to ring her bell
At the Hesston Steam Museum, we have an engine with a similar story, except this engine didn't hat it's first firing until nearly 50 years after it was built and had been tossed around four different countries
What is that locomotive, and where is this museum?
@@kristoffermangila it's a 2ft gauge Czech tank locomotive built by the Germans for the Czechs in 1940. The Czechs however refused to use the thing, so they sent it back to Germany, where it was put into storage by the Germans due to the coal shortage. It was later captured by the soviets and put into storage again. Somehow, it got smuggled out of the soviet block and ended up in California. It was supposed to build a tourist railway, but the railway went bust mid construction. In 1987, it ended up at the Hesston Steam Museum in Indiana. Upon the first firing at Hesston, chalk marks were found on the inside of the boiler plate. While it is currently out of service, it is one of the three flagship locomotives of Hesston, along with one of the three United Fruit Company moguls built for Guatemala, and the last original narrow gauge shay built
@@brianwelch-qq3ti wow, what a story!
@@kristoffermangila Quite a few of their engines have great stories. Honestly worth a visit
@@brianwelch-qq3ti I checked the Wikipedia article concerning the museum, and boy, talk about some interesting engines, like that Reichwehr engine that I suspect was a WW1 trench railway engine, to those J.K. Porter engines from one of the most notorious companies in US history.
Here's a suggestion: how about you guys there make a YT channel for the museum? It will expand your reach to a worldwide audience. I bet there will be Czech and German narrow-gauge steam fans that will be interested in your locomotives, as well as your other exhibits. Relay that idea to the guys that run that museum.
Awesome video History in the Dark. Very cool looking Mikado.
Thank you for all of the great videos. I have ridden behind 4449 many times, and have even ridden in the cab of 700. I didn’t know the history of Polson Logging Company #2 until now. She pulled us on the Christmas train this year while the kids got to see Santa.
That poor locomotive, no engine should ever be going through such a life.
Can you do a video discussing N&W #578? It's a locomotive (a 4-6-2 E2a Pacific) that doesn't really get talked about a lot, but it has a really nice story! If you want me to answer some questions, I would be happy to answer them!
Boy that #2 is a real beauty.
McCloud 25 would be a fun video to watch. The last (steam) locomotive on McCloud's property and a movie star in several films
My grandfather worked on the 25
Your videos are so random sometimes. Instead of just randomly tumbling through all classes and countries you could do your "best" and "worst" series as country editions like "most succesful hispanic steamers" etc. But still enjoying your content very much, no matter how organized
As a Oregonian railfan, let me explain to some why 2 had to be moved on trucks twice. The oregon coastal railroad is isolated from the national network, meaning there is no rails connecting it. This happened after a flood wiped out and destroyed much of the track beside a river.
Went and saw the 2 run at the ORHC day before easter. Very beautiful engine. Thanks for putting this together, I had no idea it had such a troubled history
Honestly I feel like Reading 2100 would be another good locomotive to talk about
Actually, make it the entire Reading 2100 class! Its probably the best Reading steam locomotive class ever (and probably one of the great real-life kitbash stories).
@@kristoffermangila TRUE THAT
Thank you Victor
Cheers 🍺
I was wondering if you could do a video on Reva, number 104, an excursion train at the Henry Doorly Zoo, in Omaha. I think she has an interesting history. Oh, and you'll score points with your Italian viewers!
Awesome video this is a interesting story behind one of polsons 4 logging mikes. The story behind the other 3 mikes are not extensive as 2s. 90 didn’t pull a single excursion train but is now under restoration at the Oregon coast scenic railroad. 101 was scrapped in 1959 but her tender somehow remains. While with 70 she has had a long working life pulling excursion trains and log trains and has been to a couple owners. Its now at the mt rainer scenic railroad getting repairs to run. What i find very interesting is that 101 and 2 are very similar designs but are slightly different in terms of build quality which is surprising since both were built in 1912. While 70 was a copy of 101 and built in 1922.
Sounds like she was a particularly excellent locomotive. I find it particularly amusing how she ended up working alongside more modern versions of her own design at one point and ended up outperforming them, that's just so amusing to me.
I saw this locomotive at Mid-Continent back in the day. They had just restored her back to service. Good information on the rest of the story.
I love being just a few minutes away from the ORHC, got lots of pictures of my kids inside the cab of 4449
Ayy Polson Logging 2! This should be good
It’s incomprehensible that all this moving, storing, buying leasing from here to there & everywhere couldn’t have been avoided earlier on. Money I understand, drives decisions, but we lost so much of our history & heritage over the last 6 or so years that stepped up fundraising & the like couldn’t have been accomplished in that time…. By the way Darkness, love the folks like yourself who help keep this part of our collective history alive…..
I think I actually saw a locomotive that looked to be the same kind of locomotive as 2 on display in Flagstaff, Arizona. Southwest Lumber Mills Inc. 25.
This engine is a real rover.
Good to see one the more humble engines of North America covered, the giants always get the most attention, while the smaller, relatively said, classes were far more numerous and did the majority of the work.
Never knew that Cadillac had a tourist railway!
Just saw this 3 weeks ago at the heritage center, didn't know the history behind the engine then. Now I wish I could see it again!
This cutie pulled the Holiday Express in Portland Oregon last year. She really is adorable in person
Wish I could’ve seen No. 2 in person
What a pleasant surprise it was to have finally made a visit to ORHC and happened upon this engine. I had watched a video of it running on the coast that morning, and what do you know, there it was!
She's a beautiful engine, that's for sure
id love to hear him talk about the red arrow accident that happened back in 1947. there are only about two videos talking about the tragic accident that happened in my home state of PA.
You comment in your video about CNW1385 taking a long time to be rebuilt. The locomotive was built in 1907 and never underwent a rebuild during its career with the CNW or at Mid-Continent. That was about 90 years of repair, repair, repair… it was in the late 90’s that the museum realized that they can’t keep doing that, 1385 needed a complete rebuild down to the frame. When that locomotive is done it will be a new locomotive.
Now about the #2….
You mentioned that it took 15 years to rebuild and that the museum contract was for it to be run for 15 years after the final FRA inspection. Correct me if I’m wrong, once you start the pressure testing the boiler, the clock is ticking on how long before you need to start testing again. My understanding is this was one of the issues with the contract. With it taking 15 years to rebuild, that meant the museum would not get the 15 years of use of the locomotive. Why would anyone pay to lease something for 15 years of operation and only get 10 years of use.?????
My birthday special.
She sounds well traveled, bet she has an awesome postcard collection.
Chehalis is pronounced: Sheh HAY liss.
Hoquiam is pronounced: HOE Kwee um.
Rayonier is pronounced: Ray uh NEAR.
Please trust me on these. I live in #2's original home territory in the Chehalis River Valley.
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Side note: Polson #70 currently lives at the Mineral, WA shops of Mt Rainier Scenic RR & Museum.
I'm glad somebody said it, did not want to have to be 'that guy'!
WC&C No.1 mentioned lets goooo
now will we ever get a video on cnr 1009 or the Salem and hillsborough?
My name is Uncle Ariel Ethan Mermaid.
Poor no.2 sure had a lot of moves. I realize it would be difficult to run long distances under her own steam but was it more economical to haul her by truck than to be towed in a regular train?
Do you ever think you'll talk about the Fonda Johnstown & gloversville railroad
Love it
Update on Polson,the poor gal still hasn't reached her home yet and is still at the ORHC.Excited to see her pulling the Holiday Express again this year,as I'm going to ride her,but I'll be happy when she does go home,hopefully,for the last time.
darkness do not worry the new owner is a very kind person and he loves steam locomotives AERC is a great railroad and we operate older diesel locomotives
The main concern from Polson No. 2's fans is what's taking AERC so long to bring it to its property.
@@kristoffermangila there main yard is packed and he wants to build a shelter for both Santa maria 205 and Polson 2 plus he is the president of the Oregon rail heritage center but i do see your concerns
@@Dannyedelman4231 I understand. Her fans, especially those who followed her during her Mid-Continent days, do not want for Polson No. 2 to suffer the fate of a certain steamer that Darkness covered.
@@kristoffermangilaand also the oregon rail heritage center also needs to operate the locomotive until the Mt emily shay #1 is delivered from Prineville
Could you do a video on the amazing story of UP Big Boy 4014? I think her story is just a fascinating one! Keep up the amazing content!
Second steam loco I ever rode behind in the late 90s, the first being the Chinese Mikado at Boone, Ia. Glad she had gotten to stretch her wheels all over.
What if they reduced 4449 and 700’s weight so they can probably go back to mainline excursions, which I miss.
Do the story of Dee River Logging Company Skookum #7 locomotive. It too had a difficult life during it's time, it was involved in a derailment wreck and was abandoned in a forest since 1955.
The US is lucky to have saved so many steam engines in Australia they scraped them as fast as they could keep up the good work
4449 & 700: So where are you from, and what did you used to do?
No.2: Y E S
Two museums you can talk about are the defunct Trolleyville USA and the National Capital Trolley Museum which has suffered multiple catastrophes.
Wow
Wonderful video! And fun fact, "certified maintenance," without doing any research, I assume involves an ASME R stamp rated shop, and they are very far and few between. The rating pertains to boiler repairs, primarily. On top of that, a state inspector has to approve the work done, and they too are far n' few between, and some are more strict and stringent than others. I wonder if that is the kind of work the shay needs...
the days #2 is bound for scrap is the day Lichter dies. i hope she stays around for as long as possible, and still running
Chehalis (shə-HAY-lis) Hoquiam (Ho-kwim) Rayonier (ray-near)
Hidey Ho. As a resident of Washington State I feel the need to help with the Native American city names in use here. Hoquiam (Ho-Quiam is how the city name is normally pronounced), has and still is a center of Western Washington Lumbering.
I’m definitely going to Albany when she gets there
*please* I beg you for the love of god sometimes in the future do a video on Michigan Central please I’m begging on my knees
8:30 to 8:33 had me laughing so hard.
She’s had more owners than Flying Scotsman
The “Reeoniyair” kills me. It’s supposed to be “Rainier”. (At least I think.
Darkness could you do a video of your favorite long distance locomotives, switcher locomotive, and what locomotive would you choose to pull a premier train?
Do the story of ALCO’s life and death
Do a story of soo line 2719. He has pulled passengers like Mason county logging and Quincy 2.
Quite a story. Eventually these old steamers will end up in the hands of only a very few men, and then -- committees. Good or bad; we will find out
Can you do a video on the Detroit and Mackinac number 8? I’ve seen her many times but don’t have any clue what she is. Also the last word of the rail road is pronounced Mack-I-naw
Great video, I do have a video idea, look up Georgia-Pacific number nine they set a bridge on fire and ran locomotive on it in the bridge collapsed, all of this for a movie 👀 currently the locomotive is at the bottom of a creek
17:48 Hey that's my picture you going to credit me?
FOR REAL
Mr. Lictor is NOT happy about this. You have to credit him now. Or I will
Apologies, friend. I found all the images via Google and it looks like my search gave me the icon for one of your videos. I have added a credit and link to your channel in the video description.
@@HistoryintheDark thank you sir
@@cabcar82that photo DID look rather familiar
I love the video, but you may want to work on the pronunciation of names out here in Washington (or, as many people say "WaRshington"; not sure where they find the "R".)
Chehalis--Che hail is
Hoquiam--Ho quee um
Rayonier--Ray oh neer
Spokane--Spo can
and for added grins & giggles:
Sequim--Squim (it's a silent "e")
Puyllaup--Poo yall up
Kalama--Ka LAM ah
Fife--Fife
Gorst--Gorst
Humptulips--Hump too lips
(really...those last three DO exist)
Number 2 was bought by an IRM member who paid for track space and paid to move it there. He then sold it which is why IRM did no work on it.
The way you say livery is weird to me for some reason
please do the snowden mountain railway please
Could you do a worst fright cars list?
RAY-OH-NEAR!
Any chance of any one coming up with information and/or video of a train that traveled between Idaho and Oregon? Know that people called it the Galloping Goose and there was a man named Charles Lipe who worked for the railway.
History of KCS next?
From the pattern of his fallen flag videos recently, I think he's concentrating on the railroads that comprises the present UP. My bet is either MKT (the Katy) or MoPac.
Could you talk about the one time a b-24 liberator got into a dogfight with two FW-200’s?
No.2 recently blew a boiler tube, so orhf is goanna try and fix her up before she moves again.
#2 is back to operation and under steam as I type this. Its Federal 1472 has just been completed and it is in excellent condition to start pulling the Holiday Express next week. I just posted a more detailed comment on the video if you look at recent comments and want a more detailed explanation.
You should do the time stanier gresly and bullied all went to German to see the flying hamburger as I got a good book with loads of info about this and the development of the a4
So I made 2-8-2 that is numbered 2 for my minecraft railroad for fun and it hauls wood. Which somehow I accidentally made a historical train hauling what it hauled back then by pure accident. how? Why? But the differences is that I named her low rider and I put her on broad gauge.
The 2 is a nice engine but many, many details were not presented here. Two sides to every story.
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The Homeless Mikado it you will 6:56
Once upon a time... She almost lived with her sister...
Just regarding the term "foamer", it's kinda been reclaimed as a bit of a joke nickname for railfans, although it can also be used to refer to people who are unhealthily obsessed with something specific within the railroad community, a bit like a fanboy. For example, a "Big Boy Foamer" is someone who fanboys over UP Big Boy locomotives.
What's a foamer
Also: Spokane is pronounced: spoe KANN.
The memes!😊
As a native Washingtonian, i’m sorry to say you’re definitely butchering a lot of the names of the areas
Don’t shit talk Mid Continent for making the decision to have the 2 leave the grounds when you don’t know the whole back story and history of the engine and it’s owner. And don’t say shit about the 1385 not being done yet. As a very active volunteer and long time member Mid Continent is the best museum ever! Mid continent is a very awesome place and what they are doing is amazing! It was a good decision to get rid of the 2.
How was that a good decision? Didn’t the Museum lose thousands of dollars from the arbitrator ruling in the owner’s favor? I’m just saying, the museum hasn’t seen a single operable steam engine period since 2 left. (Flagg Coal 75 very briefly visited MCRM *BEFORE* this happened)
What do foamers know