Not everybody in life gets this incredible experience. Steam locomotives are a significant part in railroad history, without them, railroads wouldn't have been the same.
You are one lucky guy you blew the whistle at a crossing not many railfans get a chance to do that and now you can say you actually got to blow the whistle on Union Pacific 844 the only steam locomotive in North America to never be retired from active service so be proud.
@grillmasterone Indeed; on my division in the early '50s, it was possible to identify many engineers solely by the pitch and inflections of how they signaled the grade crossings ( = = o = ), particularly on these Hancock 3-chime long-bells.
Wow! He sure can blow that whistle! Never seen the like! Wow! Man! Wow! Sure does a good job on that whistle! Me oh my oh can he operate that whistle! Dang! I wish they had more videos of that man blowing that whistle! Wow!
I saw on UA-cam that those 800 class Locomotives could go 100 mph. I'd hate to be the one that had to stick my head out the window on a train going that fast. I'm glad UP has kept steam history alive.
Awesomeness! Watching this on my big 75" TV with the sound turned up was like being in the cab, the only thing missing were the smells haha. Thank you for posting. UP needs to get these locos to do some winter work in the Rocky Mountains which hopefully could be captured in such a way such that you get to see the magnificent scenery in the cold which only adds to the intensity of the experience as the locos travel through snow covered valleys etc, similar to what you can see many times with people doing superb videos of British steam trains and German steam trains in the wintry snowy spectacular scenery of those parts.
That would be a great experience getting to ride along on that train. The conductor sure made horn blowing an art lol. You guys didn't get going very fast. Why not?
Heh, loved hearing the defect detector at 4:15. Was surprised too the defect detector said 'No defects!' I was expecting it to state it had detected hot wheels/boxes at axles 7 and 8, the trailing truck axles under 844's firebox that of course would be warm, and somebody then getting on the radio to inform the BNSF dispatcher that the defect detector gave a false alert from sensing the heat of 844's firebox. XDD But oddly it didn't! Huh! XDD
@@ryandunham1047Defect detectors are installed in strategic locations along heavily used mainlines and yes, are a piece of automated safety equipment that detect hot wheels from dragging brakes or hot wheel bearings, and also have flaps installed as well in the track that detect dragging/loose equipment from said loose/dragging equipment striking said flaps. They broadcast their reports over the same frequencies the passing trains and dispatchers use so everybody can hear their reports.
@@ryandunham1047 They also count how many axles they detected passing over them in a single train and report that count as well which the engineer and dispatcher compare to what the axle count should be. This serves as a means to detect if cars have become detached from the end of the train in a way that the brake pipe wasn't broken. Yes, that can happen if brake pipe angle cocks are set wrong somewhere.
HAHA! XD Thumbs UP all the way! Stay tuned because I got 3 more of the cab ride coming up soon! Also, I'm glad you were able to catch what I couldn't on Thursday. Thank you very much!
just love how the conductor can control the pitch of the whistle just by how far he pulls down on the chain........man that hole to put the coal into the engine really got a lot smaller than I last saw it, have to use a ice scooper now to put the coal or whatever in...LOL
You luck men that get to drive 844 ya keep it a going good its turn out to he my favorite engine it came to ogden ut in may 2019 i saw it you blow that whistle fantastic. Where is 844 now june 1st 2019??????
1:07 Why whistle? 8:20 Venting what? Can they not burn the oil more cleanly and efficiently? Would also soot up the tubes less. What is it like pulling the whistle cord? Much resistance? Variable amount of resistance? How fun!
Normally a long and a short like that is a warning for people nearby, but there are also different whistle codes for acknowledging signals so I'm not sure. At 8:20 that is the sludge remover clearing debris out of all the different passages. I'm not sure what you mean by burning the oil clean, there is no black smoke coming out of the stack, which means it's burning pretty efficiently. I'm not sure how the whistle cord is but I would assume there is a lot of resistance right at the very start, before the valve actually opens, and less after this point. Hope that helped a little bit, I don't know a whole lot about steamers, but I love them!
@Nathan Schmidt There appears to be a track to the right of the engineer, so the train is running on the left pair of rails, sort of like driving on the left side of the road.
Not everybody in life gets this incredible experience. Steam locomotives are a significant part in railroad history, without them, railroads wouldn't have been the same.
You are one lucky guy you blew the whistle at a crossing not many railfans get a chance to do that and now you can say you actually got to blow the whistle on Union Pacific 844 the only steam locomotive in North America to never be retired from active service so be proud.
the way ed pulls that horn is bad ass
whistle blowing is an art each engineer has his on style all are close but so diffrent
@grillmasterone Indeed; on my division in the early '50s, it was possible to identify many engineers solely by the pitch and inflections of how they signaled the grade crossings ( = = o = ), particularly on these Hancock 3-chime long-bells.
The steam engines has always been fascinated me since my child
12:29 "You want to blow the whistle?" Are you kidding??? Of course we do.
Ed is nice to you
So great to see Ed in action. thanks for sharing. Much appreciated.!
Wow! He sure can blow that whistle! Never seen the like! Wow! Man! Wow! Sure does a good job on that whistle! Me oh my oh can he operate that whistle! Dang! I wish they had more videos of that man blowing that whistle! Wow!
WICKED awesome!!! Mad whistle skills indeed, LOVE 844!!!
Great series, dude! You are one lucky guy! Thanks for sharing your amazing journey with us.
I saw on UA-cam that those 800 class Locomotives could go 100 mph. I'd hate to be the one that had to stick my head out the window on a train going that fast. I'm glad UP has kept steam history alive.
Ed is livin the dream!
letting loose on that whistle must have been the most amazing moment of your life, am i right?!?!:D
Nice videos. That's cool, you are a very lucky person to have blow the 844 whistle!
Thanks for sharing this video...Just one word...Excellant.
3:22 when you want to impress the girls, but you are a engineer. 2019
Awesomeness! Watching this on my big 75" TV with the sound turned up was like being in the cab, the only thing missing were the smells haha. Thank you for posting. UP needs to get these locos to do some winter work in the Rocky Mountains which hopefully could be captured in such a way such that you get to see the magnificent scenery in the cold which only adds to the intensity of the experience as the locos travel through snow covered valleys etc, similar to what you can see many times with people doing superb videos of British steam trains and German steam trains in the wintry snowy spectacular scenery of those parts.
That would be a great experience getting to ride along on that train. The conductor sure made horn blowing an art lol. You guys didn't get going very fast. Why not?
Heh, loved hearing the defect detector at 4:15. Was surprised too the defect detector said 'No defects!' I was expecting it to state it had detected hot wheels/boxes at axles 7 and 8, the trailing truck axles under 844's firebox that of course would be warm, and somebody then getting on the radio to inform the BNSF dispatcher that the defect detector gave a false alert from sensing the heat of 844's firebox. XDD But oddly it didn't! Huh! XDD
Whats a defect detector used for? I’m assuming it’s a safety feature of some sort.
@@ryandunham1047Defect detectors are installed in strategic locations along heavily used mainlines and yes, are a piece of automated safety equipment that detect hot wheels from dragging brakes or hot wheel bearings, and also have flaps installed as well in the track that detect dragging/loose equipment from said loose/dragging equipment striking said flaps. They broadcast their reports over the same frequencies the passing trains and dispatchers use so everybody can hear their reports.
@@Patriot1776 Thank you
@@ryandunham1047 They also count how many axles they detected passing over them in a single train and report that count as well which the engineer and dispatcher compare to what the axle count should be. This serves as a means to detect if cars have become detached from the end of the train in a way that the brake pipe wasn't broken. Yes, that can happen if brake pipe angle cocks are set wrong somewhere.
HAHA! XD Thumbs UP all the way! Stay tuned because I got 3 more of the cab ride coming up soon! Also, I'm glad you were able to catch what I couldn't on Thursday. Thank you very much!
just love how the conductor can control the pitch of the whistle just by how far he pulls down on the chain........man that hole to put the coal into the engine really got a lot smaller than I last saw it, have to use a ice scooper now to put the coal or whatever in...LOL
Andrew Silva this is an oil fired loco... that hole is only their to make sure the fire is light and to sand the flutes.
+Andrew Silva I get to ride in the cab of this majestic locimotive in June 2016! This is my first cab ride ever!
@Blueblur1987 Thank you! Oh yes I am proud. It is a high point in my life that I got to do that.
nice work on the 844 nick
You luck men that get to drive 844 ya keep it a going good its turn out to he my favorite engine it came to ogden ut in may 2019 i saw it you blow that whistle fantastic. Where is 844 now june 1st 2019??????
The engineers don't wave from the trains anymore, not like they did back in 1954.
I wish my kettle blow a sound like this instead of whistling.
It sounds really intense too
Steam engines are just something else!
5:46 me when I am on the UP 844
Its probably harder to pull that chain than it looks! lol
I wonder what it feels like blowing a whistle? on 844
I would say it will be awesome!
I love Union Pacific 844 but sounds vid low the train but that was awesome the up 844
With those tall, 80" drivers, does UP 844 "hammer" the rails pretty hard?
12:28 a fun POV monent that I always dream of encountering irl
Would be so cool to have gotten this footage in 1080P even 2012 those cost bux.
u really got to pull on the whistle
3:35
Did anyone else start swaying side to side in their chair in rhythm to the sound? :)
Are you a personal friend of the engineer or do you work for UP? You must have had some sort of connection to get a cab ride ;-)
@desertfox1250 that's right! Whistle all day baby.
1:07 Why whistle?
8:20 Venting what?
Can they not burn the oil more cleanly and efficiently?
Would also soot up the tubes less.
What is it like pulling the whistle cord? Much resistance? Variable amount of resistance? How fun!
Normally a long and a short like that is a warning for people nearby, but there are also different whistle codes for acknowledging signals so I'm not sure. At 8:20 that is the sludge remover clearing debris out of all the different passages. I'm not sure what you mean by burning the oil clean, there is no black smoke coming out of the stack, which means it's burning pretty efficiently. I'm not sure how the whistle cord is but I would assume there is a lot of resistance right at the very start, before the valve actually opens, and less after this point. Hope that helped a little bit, I don't know a whole lot about steamers, but I love them!
Only on this video i am with driver on 844 now
@Joseph Ignudo haha yeah it gives you a little fight.
Are these loco pilots thermodynamic engineers!
Thumbs UP & Count me in on for a DVD of this epic journey.
@David Kamptner haha thanks! 844 all the way!
Awesome video! Loved it!
At 4:34, did the detector really say it was 33 degrees outside?
thats the hot wheel detector
defect detectors can detect boiler temp?
@trainfanatic3751 oh yes it was a dream come true!
How many gallons of water
do they carry?.Also how much
Fuel oil do they carry? What
is the capacity of both water
& fuel oil?
6,200 gallons of fuel oil and 23,500 gallons of water. Hope this helps!
Was it hard blowing the whistle
Yes it was quite hard haha. I think part of it was that I had to pull back on an angle since I wasnt in the engineer's seat right under it.
What was that one of the engineers was putting into the furnace?
Jay Young Sand. It is to clean the soot out
+Jay YoungSand. Sand cleans soot out of the flues/tubes.
Thank you both!
I hear a LOT of music:)
11:13
Is left hand running standard on that line?
@Nathan Schmidt There appears to be a track to the right of the engineer, so the train is running on the left pair of rails, sort of like driving on the left side of the road.
was this loco converted to gas fireing??
Oil fired. Same as 3985 and in process of converting 4014.
is this Sherman hill from train simulator?
Yes, maybe
man, games have gotten really realistic. crazy how they do that
SOMEBODY, ANSWERS ME HOW I CAN CAB RIDE???
What's the engineers name of 844
@CannonGriffin Ed Dickens, Senior Manager of Heritage Operations for UP
Nice and nice video two
WHY PUT COAL IN A OIL BURNER AND BUTT FISTS AFTERWARDS???????? white bucket.little shovel WTF
It's sand for the flues I believe
Flue sand is what it is! ^^ Keeps the flues from getting coked up with soot! ^^
Sanding Out-
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Isn't ed dickens dead?
no?
1:06