Big Train Tours: Rio Grande Southern Locomotive No. 20
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2020
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Last April I & my girlfriend were in Denver to visit a friend, and took a day to go out to the Colorado Railroad Museum. One of the things that excited me most was seeing #20. I didn't know her story at all yet, but I saw that number plate the "Schenectady Locomotive Works" on it and was delighted. I grew up in Scotia, right across the river from Schenectady, right across the river from what was once the site of ALCo's Schenectady works, where that locomotive was born. It's so cool to see a piece of my local area's legacy. I grew up with my train loving Dad telling me about how those plants used to make some the biggest steam locomotives in the world; he would tell me about it on those dewie summer mornings in Maalwyk Park where I begrudgingly played soccer, pointing at rail lines in the hills across the river - there, he said, those Big Boys would be tested, as it's the only place long and straight enough for them around here. When my mother worked briefly for STS steel, my Dad told me how she's working in what used to be one of the ALCo buildings. Everything about that history just absolutely delights me and learning about the details of 20's life, her painstaking restoration, everything, is just so heartwarming.
Now most of the ALCo buildings in Schenectady are gone, the majority of them toppled to put in a stupid Casino that I don't think anyone really goes to. I think STS steal still has one old ALCo building at least. It's a shame. I was saying to my Dad as we drove back from seeing the eclipse in Syracuse, that the ALCo site really deserved to be turned into a grand museum of railroad history. Schenectady has such a legacy, but you hardly feel it in this struggling city. I guess a lot of places in America can really relate.
As I got excited seeing #20 in the roundhouse, one of your staff or volunteers was there and mentioned she'd be up in steam later that year. I lamented the fact that I & my girlfriend could only make it to Colorado in the spring, not the summer. With my best friend living in Denver, I need little excuse to visit again, but I hope the next visit I get to see some real steam action, especially #20!
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I love that Freudian slip! Zapatos means "shoes"! Thanks for a great video!
I think #20 would look good on the Huckleberry Railroad, especially alongside their own 4-6-0 #152, this year is 152's 100th birthday
Great job! I look forward to seeing her next year.
She is a beautiful engine. Congrats on the restoration!!
Beautiful restoration.
Great video I recently saw a documentary about the Rio Grande southern in its later years number 20 was a very semi permanent fixture in this documentary she really was a Workhorse for the railroad it just proves that she's a tough old gal and can give as much as she gets
14:54 I can already see her possibly visiting Durango and Silverton, Cumbres and Toltec and maybe even the Nevada State railroad museum. Only time will tell when 20 will visit another narrow gauge place
Back in 2018 during the NRHS’s 20th anniversary east coast railcamp I actually saw the boiler of number 20 when they told us that they were restoring 20 to operational condition I flipped out.
Paul, Great job on this video. Good history, lots of information and a great presentation of the restoration. I've enjoyed this and many of the other videos you've recently produced at the museum.
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I would love to see Rio Grande Southern 20 at the museum.
Very nice video!!! Thanks
Really enjoy your big train videos.
From Randy's little brother. You may not miss him but I sure do.
It would be cool if number 20 made another trip to Pennsylvania………to Rockville Furnace on the EBT.
The EBT did have 3 ten-wheelers, so that would be "appropriate", but there is one problem. The EBT already uses the roster number 20 for their business / parlor car.
i love you #20
It’s my birthday today
What class of locomotive is engine 20
Are you ever Planning to switch RGS 20’s whistle?
While traveling (by rail, of course), I saw a locomotive at the Salt Lake City Amtrak station. This would have been around 1990. I think she was a ten-wheeler, but it was dark and I didn't get a good look. One thing I did see, her drive rods were bent. I was told later that some [****] crane operator tried to pick her up by her drive rods. Was this #20, or another locomotive? And what ever happened to her?
Probably not. Given how the national network runs Standard Gauge (4ft 8,5 inch between rails-or something close to that) And the engines at the museum (that are operational) are narrow gauge (only 3ft between rails)
I have looked on google for 3 seconds and it looks like UP No. 844 and 3985 were in SLC for a day in april 1991, but 844 is a 4-8-4, and 3985 is a 4-6-6-4 articulated monster, (basically big boy's smaller (not by much) brother)
So that probably isn't what you saw but it definately isn't RGS20 or any other aperational loco from the museum.
@@nielsleenknegt5839 This was some 35 years ago. I distinctly remember she was a 10-wheeler, and on display (not operational). But i don't think #20 was at that time, either.
What so is number 20 put of your guys steam group or is it just there for now.
20 is indeed part of their Steam group now, she's been hauling trains of happy passengers at the museum since yesterday alongside 346 and 491. I'm not sure if this is true but I heard a rumor that the CRM wants to participate for 2021's Iron Horse Steam event by bringing 20 with them, that would be cool to see, in the meantime, 20 will proudly continue to operate at the museum.