Is this Colorado's Most Famous Steam Engine? Rio Grande Southern # 20 on the Cumbres and Toltec

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  • @Hyce777
    @Hyce777 Рік тому +181

    This is wonderful mate! Spoilers: I'm firing for the big safety pop at the beginning. You're welcome. :P

    • @awildjared1396
      @awildjared1396 Рік тому +17

      0:41, found ya, 5:02 found ya again

    • @crazyjack3357
      @crazyjack3357 Рік тому +17

      Trying to give her too many beans

    • @robertwilliams4215
      @robertwilliams4215 Рік тому +14

      WE GOT PLACES TO BE

    • @pontushaggstrom6261
      @pontushaggstrom6261 Рік тому +7

      bruh i was about to mention you, and here you come and ruin it all for me. Cheers

    • @Hitperson
      @Hitperson Рік тому +6

      is that also you with the gigantic DSLR around 5 mins?
      I'm not sure paparazzi is effective when it's done from a steam engine in the middle of nowhere...

  • @masonkpiano
    @masonkpiano Рік тому +9

    Makes me happy to see that engine truly run, not walk around a loop forever and ever

  • @WasatchWind
    @WasatchWind Рік тому +12

    Nothing like seeing a piece of history climbing through the beautiful landscape of the rockies.

  • @bluescrew3124
    @bluescrew3124 Рік тому +8

    I spotted The Hyce!
    Gorgeous photography; great video

  • @RailsofMichigan
    @RailsofMichigan 6 місяців тому +1

    It makes me super happy that we have Rio Grande's Southern 20 back up and running. She's been my most favorite and most loved narrow gauge locomotives since I saw pictures in old books of the narrow gauge rail lines in Colorado I hope in the future she'll get to come back to the Cumbress and Toltec again in the future, but most of all, I would love to see her visit the Durango in Silverton. It'll be the closest she's ever been to returning to home rails of the rgs.

  • @slanderedstone
    @slanderedstone Рік тому +6

    I love the reference to the C.W. Mccall song when you were talkin bout the geese, this is some damn good footage!

    • @Big_Diehl
      @Big_Diehl  Рік тому +2

      Thought I would take a lot longer for someone to pick up on that

  • @joshuabrown6791
    @joshuabrown6791 Рік тому +5

    I freaking love that I accidentally left the captions on because UA-cam did not disappoint with this one. A loco hooting once became [thank you]. The there were times the captions couldn't tell what the freak was going on so it's calling the chuffing and hooting; [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause]! Geeberz. Anyway, great video dude!

    • @Big_Diehl
      @Big_Diehl  Рік тому

      Well, I guess I shouldn't delete those then...

  • @LukeRobinson
    @LukeRobinson Рік тому +5

    Great silhouette train shot at the beginning!

  • @wolfgangpfeilergartenbahnd6530

    A fantastic video about the Cumbres and Toltec Narrow Gauge Railway and the Rio Grande Southern No. 20 Steam Locomotive. The explanation of the operational use of this steam locomotive is also very nice.

  • @markthomas6436
    @markthomas6436 Рік тому +6

    Great photography! Thanks for producing.

  • @stephensfarms7165
    @stephensfarms7165 Рік тому +1

    This is the best RR in Colorado, it’s a must see and ride. 👍👍👍👍

  • @Conductordave
    @Conductordave Рік тому +4

    Fantastic! I hope we can arrange for another visit in the future! I missed it the year it came out!

  • @USSMaineBB-95
    @USSMaineBB-95 Рік тому +4

    New sub, Awesome Photography
    Hyce is here 4:57

  • @300poundbassman
    @300poundbassman Рік тому +1

    Very nice film, love the tandem pulling. Hope to watch more. Thank you and your doggie👍❤️

    • @Big_Diehl
      @Big_Diehl  Рік тому

      He’s such a good boy….

  • @johnramsayskier
    @johnramsayskier Рік тому +3

    Great video with great narration! Thank you!

  • @TheLightWaveGuy
    @TheLightWaveGuy 5 місяців тому +1

    Great photography!!

  • @mattomon1045
    @mattomon1045 Рік тому +1

    this is great I was with the Rockey Mt railroad club and I have worked on the #20 .

  • @cvreiner
    @cvreiner 9 місяців тому

    Thanks! Not only great footage,but really great background info to date!

    • @Big_Diehl
      @Big_Diehl  9 місяців тому

      You are welcome!

  • @johnjornod6429
    @johnjornod6429 Рік тому

    Best done, most COLORFUL train video, I have EVER SEEN! I saw the Rio Grande Southern 20 at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden and picked up "The RGS Story". That was 4 books ago, as I am on my 5th of 11 books in the series. I love this little Colorado Railroad. Having grown up in Denver I had ridden the Silverton, Cumbres, Georgetown Loop. But never knew about the RGS. Your video made that road come to life. How did you know where to set up? It looks like you are all by yourself and are taking the the most colorful best curves on the Cumbres & Toltec.

  • @kakeboss72
    @kakeboss72 Рік тому +3

    Hyce is at 4:57

  • @crrm
    @crrm Рік тому

    Awesome video - thanks for sharing it with us!!!

  • @akaBoG
    @akaBoG Рік тому

    Thanks for sharing!!!

  • @alansvideos5358
    @alansvideos5358 Рік тому

    Thanks Bill for this great video! 🙂

  • @c5173
    @c5173 Рік тому

    fabulous film, bravo!

  • @PiercesTrains716
    @PiercesTrains716 2 місяці тому

    its crazy how something so small drafts so hard

  • @UncleFester84
    @UncleFester84 Рік тому +1

    I'm curious why #168 has bigger driving wheels than #20, despite having much less power.

    • @Big_Diehl
      @Big_Diehl  Рік тому

      The 168 was built mainly for passenger service… so speed. Bigger wheels allowed it to go faster.

    • @UncleFester84
      @UncleFester84 Рік тому

      @@Big_Diehl I understand, but then why hasn't the #20 been built as a Consolidation instead of a Ten Wheeler if tractive effort was paramount? I'm in no way a huge railway expert but i read that the latter were ideal for pax service exactly because by having fewer driving wheels they could be spaced further apart and increased in size, while the former by having more smaller wheels had more adhesion to the rails, so was more ideal for heavy, slow cargo trains. Am i missing something?

  • @crrm
    @crrm Рік тому +1

    RIP Jim Wrinn.

  • @YardLimit
    @YardLimit Рік тому

    Stunning work. Maybe your best video?

    • @Big_Diehl
      @Big_Diehl  Рік тому

      Oh boy... I dunno about that...

  • @WasatchWind
    @WasatchWind Рік тому +3

    Is there some place you have the photo from the thumbnail? I'm yearning to have it on my desktop : )

    • @Big_Diehl
      @Big_Diehl  Рік тому +1

      There's a version up on rail pictures.net right now...

  • @CoryAY82383
    @CoryAY82383 2 місяці тому

    5:02 spotted Hyce

  • @NORTH_WESTERN
    @NORTH_WESTERN Місяць тому

    Hyce and brett apperance 5:07

  • @joelvale3887
    @joelvale3887 Рік тому +1

    Which month was this video filmed?

    • @Big_Diehl
      @Big_Diehl  Рік тому +1

      August and September 2021

  • @henrytaussig
    @henrytaussig Рік тому

    Hello Zephyr! 🐶

  • @taijuan5087
    @taijuan5087 Рік тому

    @ 1:34: Wait...what?

    • @Big_Diehl
      @Big_Diehl  Рік тому +1

      I’m dyslexic

    • @taijuan5087
      @taijuan5087 Рік тому

      @Big_Diehl It adds to the unique character of your videos. BTW, I met you on the recent D&S mid-train helper photo special in October. You do GREAT work - thanks for sharing it!

  • @knightryder6068
    @knightryder6068 Рік тому

    "Started in 1899, finished in 1890." Maths.

    • @Big_Diehl
      @Big_Diehl  Рік тому

      Someone elsewhere also caught my dyslexia... I checked the script, and I clearly wrote 1889....

    • @knightryder6068
      @knightryder6068 Рік тому

      @Big Diehl lol, it's alright dude. I think we all knew what you meant.

  • @ritagislason
    @ritagislason Рік тому

    😌 "promosm"

  • @cerneysmallengines
    @cerneysmallengines Рік тому

    Dude, you gotta get a pop filter or something, the speech pop is unbearable