Western Maryland 1309: Thunder In The Allegheny Mountains (HD)
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- After numerous years of restoration, the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad returned former Chesapeake & Ohio "Mallet" steam locomotive #1309 to operating service on the famous mountain line. During her first regular summer season under steam, the locomotive would power excursions every weekend from Cumberland, Maryland to Frostburg, Maryland leading "The Frostburg Flyer" and "Moonlight on the Mountain" excursions. The articulated beast makes her way up the mountain in a tremendous show of steam and thunder, fitting the title of the "new" Mountain Thunder. Traversing the scenic line, the grand scenery of the Allegheny Mountains would treat passengers and photographers to the timeless scene of the sights and sounds of "The Last Baldwin" climbing grades, crossing bridges, and navigating sweeping curves. The weekend would feature a selection of the sounds of two different whistles, a Norfolk & Western hooter and a genuine Pennsylvania Railroad 3 chime worn by a PRR T1 Duplex that is to be touted by America's next steam locomotive that is currently being constructed, T1 #5550. Watching and listening the locomotive stretch her legs was an excellent display of steam power and testament to rugged machines that built the United States. Please sit back, relax, and enjoy "Thunder In The Allegheny Mountains" by Keystone Rail Productions!
History of 1309:
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 1309 is a 2-6-6-2 steam locomotive designated as an H6 class "Mallet" that was built in 1949 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. In desperate need of new motive power, these 10 Mallets delivered in 1949 would be the final steam locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for a North American railroad. During her short service time on the C&O, the locomotive would haul heavy coal drags in Kentucky and the vast mountains of West Virginia until she was retired in 1956. Spending nearly two decades dormant in storage in a C&O roundhouse, she would finally be moved to Baltimore, Maryland in 1975 to be cosmetically restored and displayed at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum. Almost 40 years later, she would be purchased for the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad to be restored to operating condition in WSMR's shops in Ridgely, West Virginia. After thousands of man hours, 7 years, and more than 3 million dollars, the mammoth locomotive would move under her own steam 64 years later on New Year's Eve of 2020. She would be placed into regular service in December of 2021 in a Western Maryland fireball scheme and now serves as the "New" Mountain Thunder for the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad.
Locations:
0:00 Ridgeley, WV
1:25 The Grand Entrance
2:31 Simmering in Cumberland
3:37 Brick Factory
4:48 The Narrows
5:51 Helmstetter's Curve
7:54 Woodcock Hollow
8:39 Patty Baker
9:49 Parkersburg
10:30 Slipping into Frostburg
12:16 Idling in Frostburg
12:46 Departing Frostburg
13:33 Backing Down Helmstetter's Curve
14:41 Returning to Cumberland
16:23 Cumberland at Sunset
19:28 Dakota Truss Bridge
20:20 Darkness at Trimble
21:11 Frostburg at Dusk
To learn more and support the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's operations, please visit:
wmsr.com/
To learn more and support the T1 Trust and their efforts to construct 5550, please visit:
prrt1steamlocomotivetrust.org/
Special Thanks To:
- The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
- The Crews of 1309
- The T1 Trust
- The KRP Family
- The Big Banana Railfan:
/ @thebigbananarailfan
- Kurtis Hooey:
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- Keeper of Steam Studios:
/ @keeperofsteamstudios6654
- Dynamo Productions:
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- MPT Productions:
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- Steam Z Productions:
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Filmed on:
Friday, June 17, 2022
Saturday, June 18, 2022
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Good. That whistle is still ringing in my ears. I am from india what a sound. True. U brought my childhood days back. Technology killed everything. Where to hear this sound. Only on utube. Thank u. Tears. Great.
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T1 whistle sounds beautiful on 1309
Beautifull with the real sound no commentaries , pure pleasure !!!!
That's one beautiful engine. And that whistle. OMFG. Orgasmatic
I must admit I was skeptical about the new Pennsy T1 project for a while, but I am DEEPLY impressed by how much they've accomplished. They just might pull off the seemingly impossible! Hope 5550 is completed and runs for decades to come.
Amen! I wonder if it will have poppet valves.
I don't understand why everyone was so mad that the pennsy T1 project was gonna try and Break the world steam speed record I mean all they're trying to do is prove that it can be done because if they're right the T1 could do it anyway when they were a thing in the 1940s I mean with the poppet valves there is no reason why it shouldn't be able to do it Maybe they'll even be able to prove that it was economical to run That it was able to compete with diesels and be able to run cargo for less than 50 cents per mile And passengers for less than 70 cents per mile The New York central Niagara's got pretty close To giving diesels a run for their money 💰 the Norfolk and Western railway as well did put up a good fight for the clearly superior locomotive design that is steam locomotives no Stinking diesels in this place
@@barakmiller2890 Well, the N&W J actually did end up being more economical than the set of two EMD E6s it was compared to from tests done from late 1945 to early 1947.
I think it would be nice to see a revival of the Ace 3000 project to see if it even would have worked after the whole oil crisis Of the 1970s and everything Considering the whole crisis with Russia causing oil prices to shoot through the roof now a days I bet the Ace 3000 project wouldn't be that bad of an idea There's 2 ways we can go either have a coal fired steam locomotive or have electric locomotives
And please join in if anyone has any more ideas I think this conversation could be interesting Like I have a soft spot in my heart for the Union Pacific steam turbines 1 and 2 And I love the N&W y6A and y6B locomotives As well as the N&W A class locomotive
Can't wait to see Pennsylvania rr 5550 in future videos
Awesome video of 1309 and 5550s whistle!
Thanks!
great catches and video on this railroad with this big beest
That is just Beautiful. Stunning.
The H6 "Mallets" are the closest things we have left to the H7 "Simple Simons" class of locomotive. They were generally very similar, the biggest difference being that the H7 was a 2-8-8-2 rather than the 2-6-6-2 of the H6.
The other big difference was the H7s, as the nickname implies, were simple articulateds. H6s were compounds.
In addition to the 2 additional drive axles, the H7 had a much larger boiler.
My goodness that whistle matches this locomotive so well!
Look at that thing very big and the whistle sounds lovely
Excellent presentation! We gonna ride 1309 in 3 weeks this just added fuel to my fire. Great job editing. 👍❤😊
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome video! Very well done! One of your best videos yet imo.
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
A locomotive with lots of personality ! Nice camerawork too !
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
Excellent job Vince! Glad we could chase with each other for one of the days!
Thanks Ashton! I had a great time there with everyone as well!
A great train done right. Congratulations from an old volunteer from the 90's and #734 era. I still have photos I took of its rebuild in the shop and its first run.
The most beautiful steam locomotive ever made! The whistle sounds absolutely music to my ears! Love to see it in person one day. Absolute beautiful machine.
Great video! Like the coverage you got of the line.
Thank you Christian! Glad you liked it!
Awesome footage! Beautiful Restoration on 1309! 🏆
Thank you!
That sounds like LIRR 39 and PRR 1361! That PRR T1 Whistle on 1309 would be on 5550 when it’s completed soon! It was also on GTW 6325 back in the days of the Ohio Central Railroad System pulling Steam excursions on the mainline!
1309 is a BEAST! I have to visit this place one day when this locomotive is running. I wonder if it will ever wear its original whistle.
It’s original whistle was stole before the engine ever even made it to the B&O museum, let alone making it to the WMSR. So unless it turns up one day, I’m afraid 1309 wearing her original whistle is unfortunately impossible.
@@CaptainCrutch I see. Well the whistle it wears currently is better lmao
Ugnrgh!-
Great Job! I love your filming, nice to see you get footage of both whistles, also nice job catching the shot of the doe and fawn! Keep up the fantastic work!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
railforce the train looks like you
I beg your pardon? Do you mean my profile pic?
What a great locomotive. Great video. Thanks.
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
This locomotive is so incredible and most have took big bucks to restore such a complex machine!! Great footage!!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm a tram and I approve this video! Love the footage!
Absolutely beautiful video! Thanks for posting!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great job I’ll have to go out there sometime
Thanks!
Amazing footage including the magnificent close ups of the running gear and of course that awesome steamboat whistle. Greetings from the Train Lord in South Australia
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed!
Wmsr 1309 wearing prr 5550 whistle to support the restoration of 5550
10:30 you would never expect a 12 wheel articulate that heavy to wheel slip but clearly these USRA designs weren't slouches when it came to power!
Fun fact, this thing has more tractive effort than the UP 3985! So yea, definitely no slouch! The slipping here in particular occurred when the engineer was changing over from compound to simple mode, which increases the tractive effort from 77900 up to 98300. Quite a surge in power. You'll see the spray of steam just before each slip, which is when the engineer was attempting to change modes.
@@KLTrainz Would never have expected a reply from you guys here! Love your products, you guys make amazing locomotives!
@@KLTrainz Would it be the engineer switching it over or the valve inside the steam chest doing it? I remember in trains magazine DVD they did the one guy was talking about the steam engine can switch between Simple and compound automatically with this valve or the engineer can over ride the valve from the cab. I'm not to familiar with the design as not many engines could switch between the two setups.
Great video Vince!
Thanks Ty!
My son really loves trains 🚆🚋🚞🚝🚊🚉🚈🚇🚅🚄🚃🚂🛤 especially steam locomotives 🚂 like 1309 there. He also hopes that very soon the track right next to the one they currently use and the rest of the line from switch #9 to Connellsville PA is rebuilt and used again for both passenger and freight trains he really believes that the Western Maryland Connellsville subdivision would still have its uses today if it was kept intact.
Great video. Love the wheel slip segment!
Thank you!
that engine reminds me of the american 9000… i miss that engine… it was a legend…
Another great video!
I thought this was a large locomotive until I sat my PFM model next to an Allegheny. It looks like a toy next to an Allegheny yet had 98k tractive effort
Great video. Glad 1309 got a second career.
Thanks!
Wow zabrdast exelant capture dear I really enjoyed your video thumb up 👍👍
Excellent production!
Thanks!
What's with the 2 different steam whistles? Never heard that on a steam locomotive before...
Excellent video! I’m surprised by just how quiet this engine is, even when at full torque before the wheelslip.
Thank you!
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Great video, Vince! Your shot at the Truss bridge has me extremely jealous I didn't shoot that lol. By far your best shot in the video. I was at Helmstetter's and sadly the sun was behind the mountain. I will definitely have to try that next time!
Thank you Mark! Glad you liked it, I wasn't sure how it would turn out but it worked out with the remaining sun.
@@KeystoneRailProductions Very much worth it, in my opinion!
I think your helmstetters shot still worked out. May not look like it now bud but i enjoyed it. However the truss bridge at night was lit!
@@chendersonrailproductions704 thanks dude! Definitely need to do what Vince did and get the Truss Bridge at sunset this time.
Awesome video! I especially like your shots of the wheel slip and the river crossing. I was wondering - would it be okay if I use a few seconds of this footage in a video that I'm working on? It's not for monetary purposes.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed! I’m glad you asked but unfortunately at this time I would prefer the footage not to be distributed.
No problem, thanks anyway 👍
I can't believe that 12 wheels and that much weight on dry rails, could slip like that. I wonder if at that point the engineer put her into working simple mode and not compound, because in simple it makes 97,000 lbs of tractive effort.
1309 has both whistles,enjoy the video! :)
What is with the two different whistles?
Amazing😍
Great video!!
New viewer and subscriber here.Love the old locomotive videos.What times of the year does this run?Thanks
Super catch
New subscriber
Nice video, do you know any good spots to chase here and how to get to them, Thanks-Jack
Well done Vince well done
Thank you!
I think it's time for manufacturers such as BLI to produce a plastic (meaning reasonably priced) model of this locomotive. I would love to have one myself! I think models of restored locomotives would be good sellers....what do you think?
How are they running both whistles? Are they running off of the same locomotive or separate?
So, when was this steam engine rebuilt? It looks and sounds fantastic.
It recently returned to revenue service earlier this year.
What happened to the whistle 😕, no more freight hooter?
The hooter has since been reinstalled.
Amazing capture friend
New subscriber
Thanks!
Excellent production!
I’m wondering what purpose that small exhaust stack ahead of the main smokestack serves.
It the exhaust out of the steam airpumps on the front
It looks like it's the steam exhaust from the two air pumps (compressors) mounted on the front of the smoke box.
Why a "normal" sounding whistle at times and a hooter whistle at others? Beautiful detail shots. Which was the real whistle they used?
Her sister C&O 1308 is on static display in Huntington WV, I hope someday they’ll restore that too
Does it have two whistles or am I missing something?
As noted in the description, this was documented over two days where the whistle was changed.
@@KeystoneRailProductions ah I see.
wow
Damn that's a big boi
How is the stem engine pulled? In reverse or neutral or does.it help the diesel engine going backwards?
Second question is does the engine need special licensing to run run both steam and diesel or once they get certified they can run any engine on the line?
Diesel engines are required for just their breaking capability if I remember correctly. Everything else is powered by the steam engine locomotive
It’s time for her to wear a Western Maryland whistle!
Like the Potomac whistle?
@@MackeyBigBoy4014 they actually own one, they tested it before 1309 was fully restored. The Western Maryland has a video of them blowing the whistle, just search WM 1309s whistle here on UA-cam if you want to hear it.
Just out of curiosity, what video camera do you use? I'm thinking about upgrading mine from the handycam to the professional series your thoughts would be greatly appreciated
Canon 90D
Why exactly does 1309 have two whistles? I’ve never actually seen that before on a steamer
This was documented over two days. The crew changed the whistle on the second day.
In other words, she doesn’t have 2 whistles, just one, but any steam engine can have its whistle easily swapped out.
However, 2102 is an example of a steam engine that DOES wear 2 whistles, her original freight hooter and her 6 chime.
The 7470 up at the Conway Scenic Railroad had 3 whistles on it at one point.
They briefly had it switched out to let the T1 trust test the whistle intended for #5550, the Hooter is already back
Is there a reason why she emits so much steam in various places...?
This is mainly due to the cylinder packing leaking, which is common after restorations, and the fact that a large scale restoration like this locomotive has never been done before.
What type of camera do you use?
Canon 90D
It sounds like LIRR 39, PRR 1361 and Grand Canyon 1220.
As chuvas nessa época era mais frequemtis a plantação até ficava mais vi ssoza verde e so tirarem uma baze mui mto bom
Around what time in the morning does she cross the river into Maryland to pick up passengers?
10:30-10:45
@@KeystoneRailProductions thank you!
Fantastic Would we have New York Central J3a Streamline Hudson 5406.
Why do your comments make no sense?
Prr 5550!!
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Mantab nang
It has 2 whistles?
The hooter has been reinstalled by now, it was temporarily using the whistle intended to be used on PRR T1 #5550 when it is finished around 2030
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I miss the N&W hooter whistle
If there was a 3 chime Hancock from a scrapped K2 or K2a I would be stoked
@@nicholasmedovich6729 Yeah so would I the Hancock 3 chime whistle is one of my favorite whistles
The hooter is already back, the PRR 3 was just visiting for a few days.
@@CaptainCrutch Yeah I saw that when I watched the whole video
Beautiful locomotive, and very nicely shot and edited video. I enjoyed it, although it's always disappointing to see a diesel locomotive hiding somewhere in the train.
Thank you! Unfortunately it’s a somewhat necessary with steam in the 21st century.
Is 1309 too long for the turntable at Frostburg?
1309 has been measured to fit on the turntable. The only issue is 1309 is unable to navigate the curve leading to the turntable.
@@KeystoneRailProductions is that why they have a diesel on the back for the return trip?
@@KeystoneRailProductions will the fix the curve to allow 1309 to get to it?
@@Schmitty-zm7fz the curve is supposed to be fixed eventually
@@Schmitty-zm7fz this is indeed why the diesel is on the back
Very cool! Why is there usually a diesel locomotive at the rear of the train when it's being pulled by a steamer?
The diesel in this case is used in case of mechanical failure and for leading the return trip.
@@KeystoneRailProductions That makes sense. I guess with just how old these engines are you would want a want a backup just in case. I rarely see them on steam locos in the UK but it seems to be only here in the US.
nous sommes loin de la sublime pacific 231 qui si les origines sont les plans de concept américain et qui a trouvé sont apogée des 1922 et modifié 3 fois sur le réseau ferroviaire SNCF.
It’s too bad they don’t run around the train and pull it back
It can’t… yet.
I tough it was virginia railway class ag
All of WMSRR steam locomotives sound out of time. 734 had an off rhythm. So does this one. I know it’s articulated. Listen to all the others out there. This one still sounds off. Instead of “I think I can” it sounds like “I thinki can”.
Am Sure if that Passenger Cars Have A Lark SP Passenger Car 💀
beefy
Beautiful but that
annoying blue growth on the end needs removed.
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Too much locomotive for excursion. Expensive to operate.
Stopped watching after 10 minutes. Far too much whistling.
You must be fun at parties…