MIle Long Steam Train Official Run
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- This video represents one of our biggest achievements while running outdoor O-gauge trains over the past 14 years. What makes this video special is the addition of three of America's largest Big Boy (4-8-8-4) steam locomotives only produced with full Legacy command and speed controls a few years ago. What you are seeing is 114 freight cars being pulled with three Big Boy engines for a total length of 116 feet (scale) which is just over a mile long train. For our crew who has been working on this event with three Test Runs starting in early 2016, we are pleased to call this the "Official Run" for the history books.
When people say :”I like to collect O-gauge trains” I have a big layout in my basement. This guy right here- Hold my beer 🍺
so true
More like- Hold my keg. I have a feeling he's a "Go big or go home vibe" guy.
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@@ramonalfaro3252 yesss 😂
The way those articulated locos - and all those cars - went around those insanely tight bends was amazing. Fantastic.
@Stephen Lawrence
hello
how are you doing
This needs to be in the Guinness Book of World Records. A train great run conducted on a great permanent outdoor O Gauge rail layout winding through a grove of real redwood trees. Was it serious or was it fun??? Yes!
Stormtrooper1488 bummer
@Stormtrooper1488 no!! It's never been scrapped has it???
@Stormtrooper1488 whaaaa???
I am wondering just what the actual pulling load is? Even a hundred and ten feet of model railroad cars has got to be a substantial amount of weight. Nice job Y'all.
What is just as impresive is just how clean it is all being kept; let alone just having that much stock. Magic.
One requirement on the SYVRRy is that folks who bring engines and cars to run are required to oil and clean and electrical rollers so trains run nicely. If we find a bad set of wheels on a car/engine that is taken off the layout until it is fixed. Our Chief Maintenance Officer (CMO) is responsible for fixing the issue, or removing it from operation. Graffiti and weathering is permitted.
Wow, that was very impressive! Jawtooth Approved!!
I don't have a real interest in trains but if I ever visit the States its these sort of places I want to visit. I don't wanna go and look at a load of stupid stars on a sidewalk. I wanna see the weird and wonderful, filled with eccentrics and real characters with big beards and funny nicknames; like Hobo Mike, I bet he has a few stories to tell, nobody gets called Hobo Mike without having some stories! :D
I agree. There is so much more out there than the status quo.
Me too! And there's just no way I'm going to ignore Hobo Mike!
come visit us dj shades wes got pleanty ta be showin yalls people aren't as bad as no stereotypes make us out ta be wes all nice peoples up in these hollers of saint louis
November you can see all these trains at the convention center even buy some of yas own
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Location unknown, what a coincidence heaven’s location is also unknown...
Several questions have come up asking about the freight cars used for this event. Here are some answers: Of the 114 freight cars, a majority of them (86) were extruded aluminum tank and one Caboose made by K-Line. Reefers and Milk cars (16) made by Lionel. Hopper cars (6) made by Atlas. Big Boy Box cars (6) made be MTH. Generally, all well made freight cars have steel wheels, several had needle bearings, and all had excellent couplers. Our crew went through all of them to give a sparing dose of oil to minimize friction.
OK are we talking 1:1 scale miles or 1:43.5 scale miles here...? I'm confused.
Wow
I would not have believed it if I hadn’t seen it for myself!
An Arkansas railroad fan.
Long live the UP.
jack is repass by
And Each car had the appropriate weight in it that an actual to scale train car used for freight would have?
Where is this
Big Boys were NEVER the largest of the US Steam Locos. Its just their nic-name.
A little history of the Big Boy Locomotives. A total of 25 were built by ALCO at Schenectady, NY. 20 in 1941 (Nos. 4000-4019) and 5 in 1944 (Nos. 4020-4024). Their primary early route was between Ogden, UT to Green River, WY used for WW-II to replace the requirement for double heading long freights over the Wasatch Mountains. The last revenue train using a Big Boy was in 1962. Only eight (non-operating) still exist, which are located generally at museums with the one (No. 4014) which was located at the Pomona, Los Angeles Fairgrounds. No. 4014 was selected by Union Pacific during 2013 as being in the best shape for restoration (thanks to The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, Southern California Chapter who maintained it during it's stay at Pomona). It is the only Big Boy that will likely be restored to operating condition after a five year re-work at Cheyenne, WY as it becomes part of Union Pacific's Heritage Steam Locomotive Fleet.
SYVRRy
SYVRRy thanks FOR the update AND history
I got to see number 4023 in Nebraska on my trip to Council Bluffs. When they say Big Boy, these beasts truly are big. The driver wheels were taller than my dad who's a little under 6 feet. I currently reside in Frisco, Texas where number 4018 resides but I have yet to see it. I can't wait to see one of these finally operating again.
Were they ever triple-headed like this? I've seen pictures of Big Boys double headed.
The train community hopes 4014 will run under it's own power in 2019.
Just A Great Feet Of The Power Of The Locomotives. Wonderful Set Up And Completion Of The Run Loved It Thanks👍👍👍👍
My grandfather was a coal miner, and I can vividly remember watching the coal trains riding by the house, at 2 am in the morning, headed to Virginia Beach with coal headed for Europe. I get a thrill viewing this video. This is enormously emotional for me.
Amazing! The capital outlay for the rolling stock and engines alone must be in the stratosphere.
I'm overwhelmed! This is like a hobbyist " I've died and gone to heaven" system. Yeah, I'm gushing. Fantastic!
im a hobbiest and i realized ho espensive this would be
That's really a neat layout. Steam powered? Wow! It runs real smooth. I've always wanted to build something like that but never had the time or money. My interest is in lighted tunnels and overhead lines. Congratulations to the builders!!
Just to set the record straight... The big Boy engines are Lionel and that are models of steam engines, but run with electric motors. I love that we modelers have different interest!
What an amazing minature railway.
A lot of effort gone to creating the layout and rolling stock.
Would like to visit one day.
big toy
Yes I know
@Train fan #1 that's the joke
Nobody:
UA-cam recommendations: Hey wanna see this mile long model train
Why no body 😡😡😡 ? 😡
Why no body 😡😡😡 ? 😡
I LOVE this long freight train! This is like the most amazing long train I have ever seen on a model layout.
Bubbles of Trailer Park Boys would have tears in his eyes seeing this
I live in Cheyenne WY, and I've touched the old Girl that is being restored, she still has life left in her. And when they got her all the way down to the cast iron frame, it was in perfect shape. Cant wait to see her run under her own power.
James Hart I live in Casper and need to make the trip down.
You and about a thousand others will be there when 4014 comes out of the barn puffing smoke.
That'll be a glorious thing to see to be certain. :-) I haven't laid eye's on 4014 since it was located at the Pomona fairgrounds.
She’s back
Yep. My brother and I saw the Big Boy at West Chicago last year.
I thought it ran along a mile track. This was much more impressive
Alexzander well technically the track has to be at least a mile long
I estimate the cost of the locomotives and rolling stock alone in this video to be $12-14k. Very cool!
Approximately $2700.00 for one BIG BOY Dec.2019 on UA-cam video.
@William Kirkland My first car = $200.00 😅🤣😂
You can buy a narrow gauge locomotive for less than that.
Even at 1/8 scale, I still cant tell which train is moving in the station. The one I'm on or the one beside me?
It is the same gauge as early Lionel ones ?.
What is your definition of early Lionel trains? Lionel sold trains in as early as 1901 with 2 rail track that was 2-7/8 inches between the rails. In Starting in 1906 the track was built with 3 rails 2-1/8 inches between the running rails (this was called Standard Gauge). In 1915 Lionel introduced O-Gauge trains which had 1-1/4 inches between the rails. Both Standard Gauge and O-Gauge are still being produced. The trains in this video are O-Gauge, 1:48 scale.
I must say though, Lionell has some pretty good looking stuff. And the Soundsystem is beautiful. Sounds great!
Awesome, love it. Quite the accomplishment.
Also diggin' the irony of steam loco's pulling fuel tankers. Lmao. Thought only i did this
Man...those three model Big Boy locomotives are powerful little trains aren't they? I've hear how expansive just one of them cost. But from what I see here, you're getting your money's worth.
That is probably a thousand times bigger than mine
That layout is amazing! Thanks for sharing and NEVER GROW OLD!
Mike Gross ksak
Mike Gross ai
Old? Ha!
I love trains. Makes me feel like a little kid again.
i used to have O gauge but could never get it to work i like HO more :)
Did u troubleshoot the engine or transformer and yeah ho is cool too
Any scale can do this if trackwork is perfect and rolling stock is tuned!
Who the hell gave this video a thumbs down? Shame on you. Some people just suck.
they just jerks.
Agree
the dislikes are from the metric system nerds
Every thumbs up on this comment takes away some of the dislikes
Those people are dumbasses I like this video great 👍🏻 job
Keeping the layout clean must be a full time job, especially cleaning the tracks for good electrical contact.
I would say that hes using a dead rail system with the locomotives running on batteries. Although i could be wrong and probably am.
Where is this layout located.I would like to visit in person with my grand children.
I love to know my self
It’s unbelievable layout it’s over a mile long
There’s no official website for them, and the website for the group either.
It does appear to be part of the Santa Maria Valley Railway, located in California. However, the website was last updated on December 18th, 2005, so who knows if this place still exists?
Just found your video, and I am very impressed. So glad you had a successful run.
So are we!!! Thanks for your comment.
The heading made me wonder if you ran a model train that was literally 5,280 feet long. Three 80's Lionel GP's could pull 110 027 cars.
You did not read the word Scale Mile which in O-Gauge equals 110 feet.
Because; you lying yank, your title does NOT include the word "scale"! You have deliberately worded your title to insinuate real-world dimensions, also implying "steam powered"! You rank up there with clickbaiters of the highest order.
Firstly, you probably didn't read the description.
And secondly, I would absolutely NOT say that he's up there with the clickbaiting. So long as the fortnite community exists (along with "General Public" channels out the ass) there's no way that he'll come close to being a top clickbaiter.
@@arealassassin Not even close to a genuine 'baiter.
No tits in sight...
@@erisdiscordia1649 no just a garden variety clickbaitor. It really isn't fair is it?! Like you I'm sick of this sort of thing. The justification for it by the poster is what most annoys me.
Loved this! Planning a small outdoor layout, can’t wait! 🚂
Make sure equipment is outdoor rated.
Why all the horn blowing when there's no grade Crossings or anything just randomly blowing the horn?
Why not?
Amazing run!!
👍🏻👍🏻
Great video!! Love that Steam!!
Wonder how those fist few cars can handle all the weight without breaking a couplet!! Amazing job to everyone! 👌
The most that my dad and I ever made it was 55 cars on out oof line we had in o gauge, which we used a QSI SD 90 Mac to pull them all. Occasionally we’d use his old postwar Santa Fe locomotive with magnetraction. That thing would pull like nobody’s business. Other times we’d run 4 old Lionel Chicago Northwestern FM train masters to that consist. We’d run her wide open on a ZW with nothing else connected to the ZW because they would draw a lot of current and we didn’t want to melt down the old transformer.
This is beautiful. I used to love train when I was little.
And Now
Mee too
Reading the comments, I think it's funny you can break couplers on a model train. It just never occurred to me. I work for Rio Tinto Iron Ore in Western Australia and our trains are 2,300 m long and weigh 33,000 tons and we break couplers on a regular basis. I've never broken one myself (touch wood) but I've seen plenty of them lying on the side of the track. Breaking couplers on a model, so funny.
It's not funny when you have 50 - 75 folks visiting to watch a mile long model train stop due to several cars have broken lose. However, that happens with real trains only supports that model trains can react just like a real trains. It's all part of the challenge to run model trains like the real ones. One of the aspects of starting a mile long model train is just like a real train that you need to back-up a bit before starting to move forward so not to experience the full load al at once (called taking the slack out of the load). Thank you for your comment David.
Where is this? I'd love to visit the next time I'm in the US. BTW, you're right about taking up the slack on starting. Nothing worse than thinking you have it all and then - JOLT.
It does happen on model trains... just view the mile long "Big Haul" video with seven powered diesel engines pulling 110 plus feet of Double Stacks. It comes apart on the first attempt.
I suppose everything that can happen to a real one can happen to a model but I'd just never thought about it. For example, if you had the train running at speed and shut off the power to the locos very quickly while a long string of empties was around a bend, I'd imagine they would derail. We have limits on how much dynamic brake we can use on empty cars.
The TURNING Radius makes a nice difference Dave, ... *I've done almost 200 car long consists, (and "Chi-Town" Trains: "over 300 car long consists"). For me: "pusher's" are cheating ... so, (with almost "O2OO" turns): THAT'S the big difference. < MY Opinion >. I too break couplers, but: after the Trains "up to speed", that rarely happens.
I pull "nice heavy cars" (Like SYVRRy), *and this video is AMAZING in that endeavor.
Way cool . Seen old pictures of the big boy doing all that solo .
I just feel bad for whoever has the cleaning duty --- keeping the tracks free of all the leaves and twigs? That's more than a full time job. Otherwise I love the whole thing! Every man's dream come true.
Don't feel bad for me... it just like owning a real train. There's track repairs required almost every year. However, its for the love of recreating an outdoor setting to run model trains. The layout was started outdoors in 2002 and has been maintained to provide the videos of model trains running. G scale allows more realistic use if the ground, plants, and stone structures.
Fantastic thanks for letting us see your love ❤️ of your life.it takes a lots of time and hard work 😓 to make something that big it's bliss you thanks 🙏
Thank you for your nice comments.
kayakmanonthego they might have modifyed engines that can do that
They really hard, grunt cleaning begins days before. That includes manicuring the grounds under the track bed. Just before the official run day begins, it is a good two hours plus starting with a Stihl leaf blower, doing a final detailed track cleaning and performing test runs to assure track integrity. And that is with three railroaders working!!! Fresh coffee always available.
That was awsome! Love the outdoor layout and real trees. Great job.
11:24 articulated locomotive ! : )
@sitearm Description says there are 4 Big Boys in this layout 👌😁
Wow - I find myself singin' " Freight Train " and with this music playin' along with me, i sound petty dawg-gone good. - Thanks for the buzz !
Beautifull !...I take it this is actually a scale mile ?
G'day and greetings from Tasmania Australia, well bloody fantastic! I suppose the rolling stock and engines are Lionel a great American Company that has survived. Thank you for showing the video kind regards John PS have subscribed and it's great to see the articulation on the front leading engine as it tackles the track radius, by the way lovely grounds and how you rounded the track though the trees. One day I'm going to get over to the States I would love to see it.
the States are pretty cool but, sadly there arn't steam trains everywhere :/
Your video was so fun to see. Thank you ! 👍👍👍👍👍
Are the train actually steam powered? Sorry I'm not a train hobbits
No its electric. These are O scale model trains.
These, no. But in larger scales you can find live-steam powered models. I think there might be a few O-scale live steamers too - O-scale is still pretty big relatively speaking, so it wouldn't be too hard to make something like that.
EDIT: Did some research. O-scale live steam is not unheard-of, but there's only really a handful of British locomotives available commercially. Most O-scale live steam equipment is scratchbuilt.
I Didn't see the Wabash Cannonball Anywhere??? Boxcar Willie would be Ashamed of U. !!!! 😃
You think Boxcar Willie only would ride in Wabash Freights? I have more respect for hobo's. I think they would ride on any named freight as long as it was pointed in the direction Willie was headed.
9:08 I never knew a woman (on the left) could get so excited by something such as this! 😀
4:08 PM
1/29/2019
Happy John And here we have a sexist, intentional or not.
@@minh-khanguyen7209 Sorry, that came out quite wrong. The women I've tried to share my passion wish all rejected the idea of such a hobby...
11:03 PM
2/28/2019
Happy John Well, ditto here - I wouldn't say they reject it, they're just not interested. They don't care. Doesn't mean I don't know that women aren't interested in this - I know for sure somewhere out there are several women who love model railroading.
Trains can excite anyone, especially like this one. Over $6,000.00 worth of motive power pulling thousands worth of rolling stock ... amazing!
My ex likes trains.
A real train set. I wish I could have seen this as a kid. 7th heaven. Those 2 engines have to be heavy to pull that much weight.
This would never survive outdoors in New England/northeast
That's why the layout domiciles in California and not in New England/northeast.
What a wonderful video. 4-8-8-4. Sort of a holy grail. I will watch this again.
No one thought to stick a GoPro on the front loco? Little oversight there...
Exactly my thoughts. I was expecting an onboard camera
You're right, that's exactly what this video needed: some low quality distorted video image showing nothing but a low level view of empty track instead of the long train behind it.
The several minutes spent rolling a camera along the track beside the stationary train was more than enough of that sort of thing.
I have read some comments. Did some of you really think a model train even in threes could pull a train 5280 feet long. Think a little. And if you have trouble with click baiting whether real or imagined. JUST TUR; SITE OFF. 👍
Interesting layout and nice job on the train.
Any way to eliminate that third rail ? I remember as a child it bothered me as to authentic look.
I’m very surprised that the couplers were able to stay locked up.
All about standards, we did this in HO to a degree.
Amazing video! Big thumbs up from me and new subs. Now got your back catalogue of videos to watch,deep joy! Thanks guys.
be honest, you searched for this
It would be helpful to indicate that you are talking " scale miles " versus miles.
It is a wonderful video. Thanks for capturing, preserving & sharing. If you folks are up in the hills east of Oakland, it's a beautiful place. I was fortunate to visit back in 2009.
I was thinking the same thing. How can 115 one foot cars equal a mile .... the later hearing him say 6 miles of track and puttin out the scale miles at the end.
There... is a way to break this record. A "scale mile," huh?
John Adler
Yup. Do a real mile with same trains lol. Add as little trains as you need and there you go, a place in the Guinness World Records
Now make a side by side video one side shows from front of train and the other side something like this video.
Loved the scenery.
I LOVE THIS VIDEO. THANK YOU.
At 4:07 we see tanks. One on the left seems to be a Centurion or it's export model the Vickers MBT, and the one on the right is not clearly visible for me to make out the model but by what I can see its a Chieftain. Both are British post-WW2 tanks that, as such would not be present in the American heartland. Unless Lodi base was used as a tank proving ground, and Steam locomotives were operational in America even after the 2nd world war period. (Both of which I doubt)
A tiny historical error, but hey, maybe that's important to some people.
Pretty cool. Far cry from the Lionel set up my dad built and set up for XMas back in 1953 or 54. It had two switches and two ovals, my brother and I would race around a locomotive and blue switcher, trying not to to crash into each other, but it happened. They were very durable and I don't recall them breaking down. My dad built a town and airport with a twirling tower light, he even installed lights in the buildings. I wish I still had it, but for sure it was one thing I vividly remember growing up.
After watching this video,i only saw 1 old man and a bunch of young boys/girls enjoying watching train
Great , great stuff lots of love invested to get this job done !!
It takes a crew to get the track and accessories run for a run. The folks who run their own trains really like to be engineers on the layout.
what an amazing set up!
how do you protect it from the weather elements?
Thanks for picking my 64th birthday to achieve this feat. I see that there may have been a few more 60ish young boys enjoying the trains also. I love the layout and the location. I know that there's many hours of work and love placed into its construction and I only wish that I could run my vintage trains there just once. I was given my extensive set of Lionel trains in 1956 and have lovingly cared for them ever since. They were always placed back in their boxes and the multitude of lengths of track disassembled with care when the time came for my "layout" to be put away. I would have track running all through the house. I found the receipt for my trains in one of the boxes. It was from a hobby store in Chicago IL, dated 1953. My dad had purchased me my train set when I was a year old, probably in hopes that I would also become a train fan. Was he ever right. Thanks for the video experience it was very well done and congratulations.
Very nice comment. As a 53 year old guy, I do not even know who I will donate my collection too. I will be doing my layout within the next year or two max as I am retiring soon. Plan for all out future when the scepter of the prince and the staff of the beggar lie side by side when all things are equal and line up an heir for your precious cargo.
I feel bad watching these extravagant layouts. The most I could afford is a Plasticville h-o outhouse.
How about trying it actually powered by steam, not electricity? That would be something.
Where is this garden rail located and is it open to visit? Google comes up with a location just north of Santa Barbara.
Love it, I would like to be there.
@Jose Beauchamp
hello
how are you doing
Put the video in 1.5 or 2 speed, it's no more annoying slow and the music is more lively!
great collection, ive never seen the union pacific tankers in yellow in person.
That's a very impressive test of the Big Boys. I'm wondering if you tried this with only one or two big boys and what was the results? Great video and certainly a great venue for this test. Good work guys.
That is amazing!
Where is the SYVRRy located? I would love to see it in person.
you got me I thought it was real until I saw hobo mike
Esta muestra de fuerza y de poder de las tres locomotoras es
una hermosura que nunca había visto en mi vida, felicito a todos o al armador
de esta presentación un lujo todo el recorrido y todo el entorno desde hache
Argentina los recontar felicito y envidio URAAAA
Whoa this is awesome. Also the Centurion tanks look awesome.
In the '50s and '60s trains weren't allowed to block an intersections for more than 12 1\2 minutes , because any longer would cause a delay in the mail for any mail trucks that might be waiting for the train to pass. This was heavily enforced.
Love your g scale I want to do something like that some day. I have some train videos as well.
It's o scale
In Germany gibt es von Firma Märklin die Spur 1 ist genauso groß.
In Germany there are steam locos from the company Märklin, the 1 Gauge model is just as large. The link is here: www.maerklinshop.de/en/maerklin/gauge-1/locomotives/?p=1
@@kiwitrainguy Thank you for the translation :3
22:15 Nice (background) story!
4:11 PM
1/29/2019
Great video, great layout. I have seen Union Pacific Big Boy number 4012 at Steamtown in Scranton, PA on 9/24//2012, I had to take 2 pictures of Big Boy 4012 that I have displayed on my dining room table.
Syrvvy.
Mile long Train 🚉 (Official Video)
Very Cool train. Seeing it from beginning to the End. With Real cool layout.
must be a $million dollar layou😅
It's like the add on TV asking a Gal: "How many time to you go to the bathroom at nighttime". I like her answer... "I've given up counting".
Why do people with no money always want to know how much everything costs?
Manchurian Scilly
Why do you elitists have to ask?
because when you don't have money how much it cost matters,try having none sometime it builds integrity and you wouldn't ask such an idiotic question
Thanks to the algorithm I now know this exists as a hobby...lol
One of my car you tubers I watch Jack Cecil posted a hobby video of small scale trains and I started to watch videos on my own , super cool . When I was little there was a McDonald’s in Buena Park in Southern Cali by knots berry farm that has a HO scale train set in there going thru snow and stuff , havnt seen it since I was about 10 I’m 22 now , makes me really wanna go drive down and watch it lol
This is a wonderful layout! Congratulations on your achievements and great success on this historic run!
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I like hobo mike he looks cool there just chillin minding hes own buisness haha
Glad I came across this video. My parents moved out to the country and the property they bought had a Gauge 1 track and shed the previous owner put up with love and care. There’s 270 yards of track they had removed by an enthusiast who knew the previous owners d showed me the gas powered engines they used on there. Amazing things.
I never knew these garden miniature railways were so popular 👍🍻
Really cool, but am I alone in feeling that the third rail just kills it for me?
Plenty of fine-scalers wish this stuff didn't exist. None of them have come up with a practical method of forcing those who own 3-rail equipment to junk their collections.