Fun fact, the boiler Doyle is standing next to at 1:49 is the boiler off of CP 2816. This segment was filmed circa 2000/2001, and at the time, Doyle's crew had been hired as contractors to refurbish the 2816's boiler when she was being restored for the CP Steam program.
Awesome history! Glad to see the Daylight is still being preserved today with a very modern facility to boot. Also, that the P.A. will live on in Scranton PA at Steam town
It would be a great honor to meet Doyle McCormack. And shake the hand of a man who dedicated his life to the preservation of our railroad history. I wish I wasn't 3,000 miles away and I was 20 years younger. I would have loved to have met & talked with this man. Thank you Doyle for all you've done.
...on my way to work, I passed over the freedom train on the 134 to 5 freeways by Griffith Park, LA. Thought there was a fire under the freeway. Made sure to see it on display the next day. next saw her in Sacramento, 'bout 8 years later, where I got to go into the cab & meet some of the crew.... not sure if Doyle was one of them, but would like think so. 4449 always has, & always will be, my favorite steam locomotive
Thank you Doyle for your vision to restore the PA in Nickel Plate colors. The transition period in American railroading was a bittersweet time when steam was disappearing. But new attractive diesels in classic American design were appearing and it will be awesome to see the Bluebird showing the new generation the finest in passenger locomotives of a wonderful time in American history.
The commentary is incorrect, in Texas the Texas and Pacific 2-10-4 number 610 hauled the Freedom Train throughout Texas and a Reading Railroad T-1 class 4-8-4 pulled the train throughout the eastern seaboard. When she was on display at Milford, Connecticut I was put on duty by the Roadforeman of engines from New Haven Art Dowd as The new haven spare board didn't have any engineers rested and I almost fell over when I was ordered to take AFT-1 and tool car to Devon tower turn and water and coal her on Waterbury 2 then come out and sit west of the tower on mainline 2 until called. I got to run her to New Haven, Ct. And it ran fine. I was replaced at New Haven as she was going to Providence, Rhode Island for her next show. The SP 4449 did not as the commentary stated haul the train throughput the US. Good memories.
I rember watching t.v. and saw a program about the train.Wow there she was doing her thing.And her whistle was another thing that has stayed with me.She came to my stomping grounds.My mother clamed that she didn,t have any money.I stayed mad at my mother for that a few years.But year later I got to ride behind the 611 class j.
For him to be the lead operator for 4449, did he work with BNSF or CSX? Because no steam locomotive driver can operate a steamer unless they have a class one railroad engineer license
Charlie Giordano Currently it's in the original Daylight paint scheme. Hasn't been in BNSF paint since 2002. In 2002, it wore American Freedom Train paint to honor victims of 9/11. It wore that until 2004. In 2004, it returned to Daylight paint.
Great video about an amazing machine, however, 840,000 lbs engine weight not hardly! the engine and tender loaded combined don't weigh that much! a bit fuzzy on the details huh?
Yep, he sure did.... When they made the movie that was released back in 1986, they wanted to have a real engineer working as an actor instead of an actor working the role of engineer. They figured that would be far less expensive.
Fun fact, the boiler Doyle is standing next to at 1:49 is the boiler off of CP 2816. This segment was filmed circa 2000/2001, and at the time, Doyle's crew had been hired as contractors to refurbish the 2816's boiler when she was being restored for the CP Steam program.
Awesome history! Glad to see the Daylight is still being preserved today with a very modern facility to boot. Also, that the P.A. will live on in Scranton PA at Steam town
It would be a great honor to meet Doyle McCormack. And shake the hand of a man who dedicated his life to the preservation of our railroad history. I wish I wasn't 3,000 miles away and I was 20 years younger. I would have loved to have met & talked with this man. Thank you Doyle for all you've done.
I worked with Doyle for 2 years; he's like anybody else; ask him about welding Superheater Units in Altoona! He'll know who it is.
I've met and volunteered with Doyle McCormack for many years! Good guy.
...on my way to work, I passed over the freedom train on the 134 to 5 freeways by Griffith Park, LA. Thought there was a fire under the freeway. Made sure to see it on display the next day. next saw her in Sacramento, 'bout 8 years later, where I got to go into the cab & meet some of the crew.... not sure if Doyle was one of them, but would like think so. 4449 always has, & always will be, my favorite steam locomotive
Man Doyle is pretty awesome
Thank you Doyle for your vision to restore the PA in Nickel Plate colors. The transition period in American railroading was a bittersweet time when steam was disappearing. But new attractive diesels in classic American design were appearing and it will be awesome to see the Bluebird showing the new generation the finest in passenger locomotives of a wonderful time in American history.
Doyle is the Man.
Yep, he's an owner-operator. He owns and operates an ALCo diesel from Mexico. I wish he would restore and drive LIRR 39 on the Strasburg.
I have an antique southern pacific railroad spike it’s made of real hard spring steel it was used in 1940s-1950s
I love the 4449 Daylight & many other locomotives! I’m a Rail Fan!
Yes but have a railroad at while you aren't railfaning
I face on them only a mother could 👍 platinum 237pm 02,1,2022.... Roger
I love the black scheme way better than the Orange, Red, and Black scheme. I know black looks boring, but Black makes look like a Cadillac.
A titan among the railroad community
The greatest steam locomotive engineer of all time!!!
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Pretty sweeping statement James!!
The commentary is incorrect, in Texas the Texas and Pacific 2-10-4 number 610 hauled the Freedom Train throughout Texas and a Reading Railroad T-1 class 4-8-4 pulled the train throughout the eastern seaboard. When she was on display at Milford, Connecticut I was put on duty by the Roadforeman of engines from New Haven Art Dowd as The new haven spare board didn't have any engineers rested and I almost fell over when I was ordered to take AFT-1 and tool car to Devon tower turn and water and coal her on Waterbury 2 then come out and sit west of the tower on mainline 2 until called. I got to run her to New Haven, Ct. And it ran fine. I was replaced at New Haven as she was going to Providence, Rhode Island for her next show.
The SP 4449 did not as the commentary stated haul the train throughput the US.
Good memories.
Sir: If Doyle said it did then it did!
Here's a very cool fact. The sp4449 runs now on used motor oil and sometimes she even runs on air :)
+morphman21 how does the air mechanism work?
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@@carbonfiber1995 filling the boiler up with compressed air to move the locomotive short distances
I rember watching t.v. and saw a program about the train.Wow there she was doing her thing.And her whistle was another thing that has stayed with me.She came to my stomping grounds.My mother clamed that she didn,t have any money.I stayed mad at my mother for that a few years.But year later I got to ride behind the 611 class j.
@orangetrain66 which locos that? the mountain or watever it is they have?
Did you guys here that UP donated a locomotive to the museum?
@amtraklover nice!
For him to be the lead operator for 4449, did he work with BNSF or CSX?
Because no steam locomotive driver can operate a steamer unless they have a class one railroad engineer license
what paint scheme is it currently running?
Charlie Giordano Currently it's in the original Daylight paint scheme. Hasn't been in BNSF paint since 2002. In 2002, it wore American Freedom Train paint to honor victims of 9/11. It wore that until 2004. In 2004, it returned to Daylight paint.
@pennyf9 yep sure did
@pennyf9 yep:)
Didn't Doyle McCormack play 4449's engineer in tough guys?
yes and he is well known on Train Orders his callsign is Hot Water
No, HotWater on Trainorders.com is Jack Wheelihan.
Otaku Railfan your crazy, nobody robs trains anymore lol
Retired Up Engineer Doyle McCormack
@CGiordano464 i think she is back in her Daylight scheme
This was made in 2000
Great video about an amazing machine, however, 840,000 lbs engine weight not hardly!
the engine and tender loaded combined don't weigh that much!
a bit fuzzy on the details huh?
Yep, he sure did.... When they made the movie that was released back in 1986, they wanted to have a real engineer working as an actor instead of an actor working the role of engineer. They figured that would be far less expensive.
Doyle Hot Water McCormack himself
That is Doyle L. McCormack, but "Hot Water" is actually the nickname of Jack Wheelihan.
It's the bear
Whta boiler that in the back round to? haha
That is Canadian Pacific 2816!