The Big Boys were originally built not solely for lugging power, but to pull up to 150 reefer cars of perishable fruits/vegetables at 70mph, regardless of terrain. And they did that very well.
Big Boys would've been called the "Wasatch" (named after the mountains the locomotive would traverse), but someone at ALCO (American Locomotive Company) chalked the words "Big Boy" on the smokebox door, and the name stuck
You should see what Nasa says on a daily basis they use that method all the time. Meteors the size of 20 school buses, or a meteor the size of 10 Mammoths like as if Mammoths were really that Big. Its ridiculous right?
When I was 8 yrs old, my sister was 7, and my brother was 4 with our parents. we were moving here to the U.S. from Australia. We rode on the Indian-Pacific going from Perth to Sydney. It took us 3 days to cross the country. To this day, I have some wonderful memories riding on that train.
@wisecampmotorcycles8258 I really had no choice in the matter. I was 8 yrs old, and my dad decided that is what we were going to do. We lived with my grandparents in Fullerton, Ca, for a few months until dad got a job in the printing trade here since that was what he did in Australia. But I do remember the train ride like it was yesterday. My brother and sister were always afraid to walk between the train cars. We had 2 sleeper compartments, mom and my sister and brother in one, and me and dad in another (I was the only one who could sleep through dads snoreing that close). We ate, showered, and slept on the train. I remember watching the roos hopping by as we traveled through the bush. I really have fond memories of that train ride. At the time 1975, that line was the world's longest stretch of straight track. I remember watching out the window as we pulled into the station, and I could see both ends of the train as we made the turn in. From Sydney, we flew to Hawaii (that's our port of entry). From Hawaii, we flew to LAX. It was a memorable trip.
5:19 The size comparison is complete buꙆꙆѕhіt. Comparing a standard gauge train to a narrow gauge mountain railway is as valid as comparing a standard gauge train to the train in Disneyland. The actual difference is marginal: US max width = 10'6" (3.2 m), Europe max width = 3.1 m
I was at that 150th anniversary celebration! It was very interesting. A perfect meeting of my love of history, and my ex-husband's love of trains. And yes....I went on this trip with my ex-husband. We seem to make better friends than spouses.
Honouring the Afgan camelares who provided freight services for many outback Australian people, long ago. So respected are they, one was honoured with a banquet. His culture required he cook his own food so everyone waited for him to cook a chicken.
After running trains for many years, the idea of automated trains absolutely scares me. I have seen many remote operated trains breaking a number of safety rules; and I've heard of unreported derailments all of which were unreported while the RC train was hauling dangerous chemicals through populated areas.
I am from Australia and i am not only proud of our record for the longest and heaviest diesel train, but also proud that it got mentioned in this video. Keep the facts coming mate!
When I was a kid, I regularly saw trains of 115-120 cars. Including engines and cabooses (remember them?). When you say a train of x miles, I have no frame of reference. But 259 wagons? That I can comprehend. Thanks.😂
You should also have included the Iron Ore Line, Malmbanen in Swedish. This line officially runs from Riksgränsen, the national border between Norway and Sweden and luleåin Sweden. Ofotbanen in Norway that runs from the Border to Narvik is also a part of the line. The trains are each 22,9 meters long, 2,9 meters wide and 4,4 meters high. It has maximum speed of 80 km/h. The trains haul a total of 68 cars with a weight of 8600 tonnes. These trains run the whole year which means that they run under heavy snowfall in subzero temperatures. The Iron ore from Karina are delivered all around Europe, Africa and several other places.
Amazing alright in more than one way, the trains,the commentary and above all the humor one hardly comes across in such programs . Keep the good work. I am looking forward to more from you.
Nearly 30 years ago, The National Railway Museum in York was a temporary host to a Chinese steam engine, and I was living in Lancashire, so I used my day off to travel the beautiful journey (by train, of course) to go see it. IIRC it was an 8' gauge! Whatever it was exactly, it was humongous! And black - all over. It was hard to see all the details. I have never felt so small next to a vehicle in my life, and I've been on large RORO ferries! 😂
Key part ya missed with the Indian Pacific (& freight) this railway line has the WORLDS longest STRAIGHT railroad at 478km (297mil) it is not "Tom Prince"(royalty) but Tom Price ($)
Great to see the story of the trains. Many years ago l was playing golf with my dad in the coastal town of Saldanha Bay, up the west coast from Cape Town, South Africa. Coming from the northern direction was a train. I have never seen a train so long........5kms / 3miles. At this time the Saldana Harbour allowed private visits. We went to see what happened to the 5km of rail trucks pulled by 4 engines. A type of crane lifted the iron ore trucks as if they were light weight boxes and tipped the iron ore into an open cast ship that held in the region of 100 000 tons bound for South Korea. ( today most of the iron ore goes to China). What a facinating experience during and after our day at golf at the seaside.
You should have included the dedicated freight corridors in India. They are atleast 1.5 km long, run at speeds of 100km/h, are hauled by the world's most powerful locomotive which has over 12000 horsepower and the most exciting part is, IT'S A DOUBLE STACK TRAIN, meaning their are 2 stacks of containers on the train. There are lots of videos on UA-cam about it. It's the most advanced freight project in the world.
And plus double stacks aren’t impressive, the US has been double stacking trains for 50 years. However indias double stack trains are electric which is actually impressive
American trains are impressive as the railroad network is over 150,000 miles. Freight locomotives stand at 16 ft tall and typically haul 2+ mile long worth of freight.
5:25 “…a Swiss passenger carriage…” - this is a Cog Railway carriage on a 31,5 inch track against a normal gauge train ! 9:30 This is the Landwasser Viaduct - the Brusio Viaduct is on an other line…! 9:44 This is the Brusio Viaduct on the Bernina line…! Sapsan are Siemens trains .
India has WAG 12, a single unit locomotive that has the highest horsepower in the world 12000HP. I'm an Indian Railfan and hence proud of this. This beast can pull a couple hundred of wagons double stacked. Also python freights are hauled with 2 or more freights connected to each other. Feels very good that you have included India in your list :). Thank you so much 😊
Liked this video and the fatcs, but will also suggest that you should do some amazing facts on some of the British Railways (both the company and the British lines)!
6:05 recently BNSF ran a test train (not as long) down the river sub under the symbol C-NAMMNA. 248 cars, 2 engines in front, 4 in middle, 2 in back. All loaded coal. It ran at about 30 mph until they slowed down a lil and a coupler snapped. Edit: 13:17 very rare omg
I don't have a favorite train, I like them all. I would however love to ride one of Swiss trains through the Alps. That sounds like Digital Camera Heaven to me... I live in Edison, California, just 20 miles from the Tehachapi Loop, which if I saw them all there were at least 5 or more video clips of it in your video. My son and I like to drive to to the Tehachapi Loop Overlook about half a mile south of the loop and sit there and watch the massive trains go by. The ones headed towards Bakersfield are going right past our house. On cooler days in the fall or winter time, we go up on our roof and watch the trains go by.
Actually the first one that can haul the most stuff is actually not the one that can the one that is the largest is Union Pacific big boy and it can haul a 5 1/2 mile long, fully loaded freight train of any material all by itself it is a 4-8-8-4 locomotive!
Train: hE He CHoO CH0o Humans: That's not good enough train: :( but I like choo choo Humans: go Chuga Chuga or you will go in a museum Trainz: Chuga Chuga why why
When I was six years old and I live in Illinois, Union Pacific 4014 actually passed by a railway which I was in there were tons of people putting coins on the tracks for good luck and boy was it was an experience.
And for Caltrain which is near where I live ( San Jose california ) They once had old f40phs some barbondier coaches and Bi level gallery cars The gallery cars and f40 phs were from metra It’s said they will retire early
Greetings from Australia. It's pronounced Gan. (short a) Not Ghaun (long a). Yes, named after the camel masters used to build it. Someone got it wrong - they were sub-continent Indian. But the name has stuck!
3:56 😂😂😂
What just happened!
Your inner Schwarzenegger is trying to come out 🤣🤣🤣
Brilliant 👍👍👍
Yeah bro that made me laugh😂🤣😂
Eh Hem....
GET TO THE CHOPPA
🤣Fr
He got to the chopper...
That was one hell of an impressive Arnold Schwarzenegger impression 🤯
That's from the fairy odd parents
GET TO THA CHOO CHOO, NAAAOOOWWW!
What are you talking abooooooh woooow
I know, right?
Yes it was I swore it was him mind absolutely blown 🤯
3:56 nice Schwarzenegger impression.
😂😂😂😂
"Get to ze choppa!!!!"
*hasta la vista*
Arnold's voice was awesome! And from India, thank you for the finale!
1:30 if i saw this in a rail track I’d be exploding
Can we talk about the impressivness of the bridges that can handle the weight of these behemoth trains. Now, to me, that is impressive.
I feel like the impressivness of his Arnold Schwarzenegger imitation prevails 😂
6:51 he doesn't even want to say it he just put the voice
Fr🤣
When you can't say it in a high pitched voice like that, just put one in.😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
Anime name?
I think he what sound weird if he said that you know if you know you know imagine it in your mind
3:57 😂😂didn't expect that but I loved it
Thanks!
The Big Boys were originally built not solely for lugging power, but to pull up to 150 reefer cars of perishable fruits/vegetables at 70mph, regardless of terrain. And they did that very well.
Big Boys would've been called the "Wasatch" (named after the mountains the locomotive would traverse), but someone at ALCO (American Locomotive Company) chalked the words "Big Boy" on the smokebox door, and the name stuck
I thought they just came up with that, but I do gotta admit "Wasatch" would've been a nice name.
that is right and its gone down in legend
Pretty cool that this video was uploaded while I was playing train simulator hauling intermodal cars with Union Pacific locomotives😅
It was cool to see our railway company Transnet appearing😁😃
i hope they werer double stacked and withing loading guage
Very impressed with your Arnold imitation. 👍👍
@14:51 Okay! 🤣 That joke and image definitely got me!
6:51 I love that you used a anime voice "ah My Gahw" for the next sequence
This video is a testament to Americans using a lot of things as measuting units. Eifel Towers, Football fields, Empire State Buildings, etc.
You should see what Nasa says on a daily basis they use that method all the time. Meteors the size of 20 school buses, or a meteor the size of 10 Mammoths like as if Mammoths were really that Big. Its ridiculous right?
And?
You left out horseys. 😜🐎🐎🐎
That's funny, since even though the narrators are American, Be Amazed is based out of the U.K. lol
If only there was an internationally accepted SI unit of measurement?? Someone should totally do that ?
This video _definetly_ appeals to me
I’m only watching this because I love trains BTW I subbed
I love trains too
you should check out what ww2 germany planned after ww2... its called the Breitspurbahn (broad gauge railway) and it kinda is
When I was 8 yrs old, my sister was 7, and my brother was 4 with our parents. we were moving here to the U.S. from Australia. We rode on the Indian-Pacific going from Perth to Sydney. It took us 3 days to cross the country. To this day, I have some wonderful memories riding on that train.
Why did you move to the US?
@wisecampmotorcycles8258 I really had no choice in the matter. I was 8 yrs old, and my dad decided that is what we were going to do. We lived with my grandparents in Fullerton, Ca, for a few months until dad got a job in the printing trade here since that was what he did in Australia. But I do remember the train ride like it was yesterday. My brother and sister were always afraid to walk between the train cars. We had 2 sleeper compartments, mom and my sister and brother in one, and me and dad in another (I was the only one who could sleep through dads snoreing that close). We ate, showered, and slept on the train. I remember watching the roos hopping by as we traveled through the bush. I really have fond memories of that train ride. At the time 1975, that line was the world's longest stretch of straight track. I remember watching out the window as we pulled into the station, and I could see both ends of the train as we made the turn in. From Sydney, we flew to Hawaii (that's our port of entry). From Hawaii, we flew to LAX. It was a memorable trip.
@@wisecampmotorcycles8258because they want too
5:19 The size comparison is complete buꙆꙆѕhіt. Comparing a standard gauge train to a narrow gauge mountain railway is as valid as comparing a standard gauge train to the train in Disneyland.
The actual difference is marginal: US max width = 10'6" (3.2 m), Europe max width = 3.1 m
That is correct. However, trains in North America are much taller (double stack containers and 3-level autoracks).
Wow I never new this much about railways and trains. Thank you I am amazed.
I was at that 150th anniversary celebration! It was very interesting. A perfect meeting of my love of history, and my ex-husband's love of trains. And yes....I went on this trip with my ex-husband. We seem to make better friends than spouses.
Honouring the Afgan camelares who provided freight services for many outback Australian people, long ago. So respected are they, one was honoured with a banquet. His culture required he cook his own food so everyone waited for him to cook a chicken.
After running trains for many years, the idea of automated trains absolutely scares me. I have seen many remote operated trains breaking a number of safety rules; and I've heard of unreported derailments all of which were unreported while the RC train was hauling dangerous chemicals through populated areas.
Lots around Eg Singapore & Dubai
I’ve been watching your videos since 2016
2024 for me but I've watched everything he has
There was a little known train that ran about 60 years ago. Norfolk & Western ran a train that was 21,000 feet, 500 cars, and 48,000 tons
6:52
OH MY GHAN! 😂
I am from Australia and i am not only proud of our record for the longest and heaviest diesel train, but also proud that it got mentioned in this video. Keep the facts coming mate!
Edit* AND also the Ghan, Australia's finest passenger train!
(if you could not tell, I am a massive train fan!)
When I was a kid, I regularly saw trains of 115-120 cars. Including engines and cabooses (remember them?). When you say a train of x miles, I have no frame of reference. But 259 wagons? That I can comprehend. Thanks.😂
I like trains
Same!
Same my favourite
Same. Even though I’m in my mid ‘60s I still count them!
LMAO! A Christmas Story quote!
Yukari
HOOOOOONNNNKKKKK
It’s Tom Price in Western Australia not Tom Prince where Rio Tinto operate their autonomous train.
I LOVE UR VIDEOSSS IVE BEEN WATCHING IT SINCE 2021
You have to do that Arnold impression more... Spot on! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You should also have included the Iron Ore Line, Malmbanen in Swedish. This line officially runs from Riksgränsen, the national border between Norway and Sweden and luleåin Sweden. Ofotbanen in Norway that runs from the Border to Narvik is also a part of the line.
The trains are each 22,9 meters long, 2,9 meters wide and 4,4 meters high. It has maximum speed of 80 km/h. The trains haul a total of 68 cars with a weight of 8600 tonnes. These trains run the whole year which means that they run under heavy snowfall in subzero temperatures. The Iron ore from Karina are delivered all around Europe, Africa and several other places.
0:14 i love your vids its so interesting 👏
What a train wreck!
This was traintastic!
I'm certainly trainamazed!
you are too trainifized
😂@@Kakagaming-c2f
I can't tell if this is a compliment or the most severe roasting of my life, but I'm absolutely using 'trainamazed' in something in the future.
Is it just me or is this video quality even better than usually like the editing and voice over it's good very good
Amazing alright in more than one way, the trains,the commentary and above all the humor one hardly comes across in such programs . Keep the good work. I am looking forward to more from you.
Nearly 30 years ago, The National Railway Museum in York was a temporary host to a Chinese steam engine, and I was living in Lancashire, so I used my day off to travel the beautiful journey (by train, of course) to go see it.
IIRC it was an 8' gauge! Whatever it was exactly, it was humongous! And black - all over. It was hard to see all the details. I have never felt so small next to a vehicle in my life, and I've been on large RORO ferries! 😂
Seeing Brusio on thumbnail is nice 🎉
Key part ya missed with the Indian Pacific (& freight) this railway line has the WORLDS longest STRAIGHT railroad at 478km (297mil)
it is not "Tom Prince"(royalty) but Tom Price ($)
Great to see the story of the trains. Many years ago l was playing golf with my dad in the coastal town of Saldanha Bay, up the west coast from Cape Town, South Africa. Coming from the northern direction was a train. I have never seen a train so long........5kms / 3miles. At this time the Saldana Harbour allowed private visits. We went to see what happened to the 5km of rail trucks pulled by 4 engines. A type of crane lifted the iron ore trucks as if they were light weight boxes and tipped the iron ore into an open cast ship that held in the region of 100 000 tons bound for South Korea. ( today most of the iron ore goes to China). What a facinating experience during and after our day at golf at the seaside.
We also have road trains down under, video on longest/biggest trucks would be interesting.
- *We love you BE AMAZED 👏🏽!!* Thanks for all the awesome, a.ma.zing videos 📹 ❤!!
Wow I'm amazed
I thought this was just another video that needs views, but then I saw the channel, another video to enjoy from Be Amazed!
I have seen a 3 or 2 mile long intermodal train one time which was operated by Norfolk Southern. It was at the Rockville Bridge in Pennsylvania.
Wow those trains are impressive 🎉😂
4:02 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂Arnold Scharznegger's impression was dope.
You should have included the dedicated freight corridors in India. They are atleast 1.5 km long, run at speeds of 100km/h, are hauled by the world's most powerful locomotive which has over 12000 horsepower and the most exciting part is, IT'S A DOUBLE STACK TRAIN, meaning their are 2 stacks of containers on the train. There are lots of videos on UA-cam about it. It's the most advanced freight project in the world.
Not even close. The Chinese Shen24 electric locomotive has a power output of 28MW, equivalent to 40,000hp.
Russian and American locos are the most powerful. Horsepower does not matter that much when it comes to trains
And plus double stacks aren’t impressive, the US has been double stacking trains for 50 years. However indias double stack trains are electric which is actually impressive
American trains are impressive as the railroad network is over 150,000 miles. Freight locomotives stand at 16 ft tall and typically haul 2+ mile long worth of freight.
We need a channel for this narrator alone
he sounds like the actor jeff goldblum lol
It's ai😅😅😅
I'll take 4014 any day. It has charm. class, and beauty that can't be matched.
3:05, The Big Boys were designed with 70mph in mind, as mentioned at the location of 4023 in Omaha.
6:51, From Azumanga Daioh, for those curious.
3:46 Get to the CHOO-CHOO
This has to be by far one of my most favorite video yet because I absolutely love trains
I've seen 2 of the Big Boys in Denver and St. Louis. They are massive
5:25 “…a Swiss passenger carriage…” - this is a Cog Railway carriage on a 31,5 inch track against a normal gauge train !
9:30 This is the Landwasser Viaduct - the Brusio Viaduct is on an other line…! 9:44 This is the Brusio Viaduct on the Bernina line…!
Sapsan are Siemens trains .
I like how you use both metric and imperial measurement system is awesome
Fun fact about the iron ore trains in the Western Australia: They're mainly run by driverless locos
"Oh my ghan" WTF 🤣🤣🤣
😮
“In an anime voice”😭🤣🤣that caught me off guard
> 6:51
Happy birthday 🎉🎈🎂🎁🎊
Union Pacific 4014 "Big Boy," what a beautiful machine. It's a work of art!
0:22,0:23 That's what's she said 😂😂
Love ending my day with your videos ❤ keep them coming ❤
India has WAG 12, a single unit locomotive that has the highest horsepower in the world 12000HP. I'm an Indian Railfan and hence proud of this. This beast can pull a couple hundred of wagons double stacked. Also python freights are hauled with 2 or more freights connected to each other. Feels very good that you have included India in your list :). Thank you so much 😊
India's trains are one of a kind
Liked this video and the fatcs, but will also suggest that you should do some amazing facts on some of the British Railways (both the company and the British lines)!
at one time the port talbot to lanwern iron ores were the heavest trains in the uk
The longest train I have seen was 201 tankers and flat beds that was late at night in Holtwood PA
6:05 recently BNSF ran a test train (not as long) down the river sub under the symbol C-NAMMNA. 248 cars, 2 engines in front, 4 in middle, 2 in back. All loaded coal. It ran at about 30 mph until they slowed down a lil and a coupler snapped.
Edit: 13:17 very rare omg
That "Oh my gah" at 6:51 caught me off guard
1:25 imagine being at a road crossing when it comes to
My country South Africa is featured hear I'm soooooo in impressed🙏🙏🙏
I bet Sheldon Cooper would complement this video with a Lot of new knoledged 😅😂😂
This video is for me. I love trains
If that Schwarzenegger impression is not done using A.I then that's impressive
6:51 OH MAY GAH
OH MAY GAH
YEEEEEE-HAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!
Okay I still hate your Thomas theory junk but THUS made up for it! ROLL ON BIG BOY!!!
I don't have a favorite train, I like them all. I would however love to ride one of Swiss trains through the Alps. That sounds like Digital Camera Heaven to me...
I live in Edison, California, just 20 miles from the Tehachapi Loop, which if I saw them all there were at least 5 or more video clips of it in your video. My son and I like to drive to to the Tehachapi Loop Overlook about half a mile south of the loop and sit there and watch the massive trains go by. The ones headed towards Bakersfield are going right past our house. On cooler days in the fall or winter time, we go up on our roof and watch the trains go by.
I love trains and I'm aussie
This one really amazed me!
29:28 - Lucky you. Just stop picking ON what most of us enjoy and changge the topic sometimes.
BNSF now has a line that runs from Canada all the way to mexico
Actually the first one that can haul the most stuff is actually not the one that can the one that is the largest is Union Pacific big boy and it can haul a 5 1/2 mile long, fully loaded freight train of any material all by itself it is a 4-8-8-4 locomotive!
I like trains the longer, the better
3:06 UNBELIEVABLE ‼😱
Train: hE He CHoO CH0o
Humans: That's not good enough
train: :( but I like choo choo
Humans: go Chuga Chuga or you will go in a museum
Trainz: Chuga Chuga why why
When I was six years old and I live in Illinois, Union Pacific 4014 actually passed by a railway which I was in there were tons of people putting coins on the tracks for good luck and boy was it was an experience.
The Ghan is actually the world's longest regularly scheduled passenger train FYI
As a massive train fan I'm so happy that you made this video. Also their called CARS not wagons
the official name is rolling stock, but most commonly train cars, i never heard them being call wagons
Hey, people call train cars by different names, so does it matter?
@@edyee1647 Ik, but as an American I expect them he was talking about trains in America he calls them cars not wagons
@@Quaza57 They are called wagons in Europe, and maybe Asia but idk lol
@@Quaza57 here in the uk we call them wagons
And for Caltrain which is near where I live ( San Jose california )
They once had old f40phs some barbondier coaches and Bi level gallery cars
The gallery cars and f40 phs were from metra
It’s said they will retire early
i Thought The Challenger 3985 Big Boy's Little Brother would be in this they are slightly smaller or maybe even UP 844 They are both massive
Greetings from Australia.
It's pronounced Gan. (short a) Not Ghaun (long a).
Yes, named after the camel masters used to build it. Someone got it wrong - they were sub-continent Indian. But the name has stuck!
3:56 nice accent be amazed
The Czech Republic already has three storie trains
I believe the original 'ghan was a narrow gauge line and only went as far as Alice Springs.
Correct. And the line from Darwin only reached as far South as Katherine. The through standard gauge route wasn't completed until 1976.
@@juliansadler6263the standard gauge only reached Darwin in 2004, 1976 was when standard gauge reached Alice Springs
I found this 15 minutes after it was posted. Nice it's like midnight where I am
3:57 dude really turned into arnold schwarzenegger.
And i am impressed
i LIKE TRAINS
My favorite episode one :>
great vid BE AMAZED
These monster trains would be a headache to switch out. If one of these railcars broke down in the middle of noware! Where would you set out?
A video about boats
I would love this!