Up 3985 | Longest train in 21st century | *Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus Train*

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  • Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
  • Union Pacific Articulated steam locomotive 3985 Challenger on the run from Cheyenne to Denver Tuesday 28th September 2010 Pulling a 60 - 70 Car Circus Train.

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  • @NYCSystem
    @NYCSystem 14 років тому +20

    I agree. Given the historic nature of this event, it would have been nice to see a shot of the ENTIRE train go by.

    • @1940limited
      @1940limited 4 роки тому +2

      I wanted to see the entire train, too.

  • @tonywaldon7801
    @tonywaldon7801 5 років тому +3

    this is very historical and important the union pacific railroad and the Ringling circus have been friends a very long time 3985 can still kick ass pacing along the mainline like it's nothing what a site watch The DRIVERS WORK hauling all that tonnage BRAVO BRAVO

  • @Willysmb44
    @Willysmb44 Рік тому

    I'd never even heard this happened, amazing!

  • @1940limited
    @1940limited 4 роки тому +1

    I never knew 3985 pulled the circus train. That was a fitting assignment for the locomotive which was obviously quite capable of getting the job done along with many UP cars and a diesel. We'll never see this again.

  • @WesternOhioInterurbanHistory
    @WesternOhioInterurbanHistory 6 років тому +7

    "Casey Juniors coming down the track"

  • @spartonboat1
    @spartonboat1 7 років тому +7

    Look at about 48 secs, when the 3985 passes the standing diesel power. She dwarfs them!

  • @Bigjimvideo
    @Bigjimvideo 14 років тому +2

    love the line of cars pacing the train....excellent video!!!

  • @stevenspaziani9159
    @stevenspaziani9159 6 років тому +2

    To bad Ringling Bros had to go belly up, at least the 3985 is still with us.

  • @cnwlover
    @cnwlover 12 років тому +2

    Nice set of shots, and in HD as well! Great work.

  • @Bigjimvideo
    @Bigjimvideo 14 років тому +6

    @nosmoking099 You can also look up SP 4449, she's one of the big mainline engines (mostly in the west and midwest again) - you could also possibly say that Nickel Plate Road 765 is mainline steam - she's about as east as it gets right now. For some older mainline steam in the East, you can check out either Norfolk and Western 611, 1218, or C&O 614. All great choices for some videos to check out.

    • @stuartadamsrailfanningvideos
      @stuartadamsrailfanningvideos 6 років тому +1

      Don't forget about Portland's other steam locomotives, the SP&S 4-8-4 # 700 and the OR&N 4-6-2 # 197.

  • @Rocketboy1950
    @Rocketboy1950 14 років тому +2

    Excellent footage, thanks.

  • @pezi1
    @pezi1 Рік тому

    And that bad boy moving at track speed too

  • @christopherdibble5872
    @christopherdibble5872 Рік тому

    The engineers don't wave from the trains anymore, not like they did back in 1954 I had my dreams and I had my plans, I was gonna be an engineer man.

  • @rickaser2383
    @rickaser2383 3 роки тому

    too bad we will never see either of these underway again.

  • @215alessio
    @215alessio 6 років тому

    cool that they'r still using these

  • @SkipW
    @SkipW 14 років тому +1

    Excellent Stuff, Nunn,CO and what an opening shot, then crossing the Platte River and panned the train into LaSalle with 3 more runbys along hwy 85 that i cant place off the top of my head. Are You Guys making a DVD? count me in

  • @geomodelrailroader
    @geomodelrailroader 14 років тому

    Nice video #3985 pulling the Ringling Express

  • @spaz8461
    @spaz8461 3 роки тому

    Me: counts 23 cars before the video cuts, (sees like 30 more down the track)
    HOLY JESUS

  • @jacksalvin364
    @jacksalvin364 6 років тому +1

    3985 was pulling the Circus Train

  • @Bigjimvideo
    @Bigjimvideo 14 років тому

    @NYCSystem Hey - at least he was there and he has video of the train.

  • @Bigjimvideo
    @Bigjimvideo 14 років тому

    @nosmoking099 No I wasn't - similarly to you, I'm nowhere near Colorado, I'm on the other side of the country, in Pennsylvania. So this is the only way for me to see the train.

  • @mycroft1905
    @mycroft1905 Рік тому

    Why, when you are filming the 'longest train in the 21st century', would you NOT capture a complete pass?

  • @geomodelrailroader
    @geomodelrailroader 14 років тому

    @nosmoking099 your welcome keep them coming

  • @Bigjimvideo
    @Bigjimvideo 14 років тому

    @nosmoking099 Depends where "there" is, and what sort of "steam locomotives" you're curious about. On the western/central side of the country, there are 3 or 4 that do a few "mainline" excursions. Eastern US, none that are true "mainline" engines that are currently operating (or allowed to operate due to freight companies and their stupid regulations and insurance rates. If you mean steam locomotives in general that are running, there are a lot! Check out my UA-cam page to see a few. :)

  • @damianpeters4321
    @damianpeters4321 4 роки тому

    Yeah when you have a dash 9 behind it i could pull anything too

    • @parduph
      @parduph Рік тому

      From my understanding it's there only to assist in providing electric power to the cars and a backup in case the challenger brakes down.

  • @geomodelrailroader
    @geomodelrailroader 14 років тому

    @nosmoking099 lol enjoy your stay

  • @jackyknr3320
    @jackyknr3320 4 роки тому

    C'est plus beau qu'un tgv ce train là

  • @Survivor1547
    @Survivor1547 7 років тому +2

    Just Want If You Herd The Sad News That RBBB In There 146 Years Is Ending This May 2017.

  • @IIIJFRIII
    @IIIJFRIII 14 років тому

    lol @ clown in window at end.

  • @jodyreeder4820
    @jodyreeder4820 6 років тому

    What was with there being a diesel engine behind the 3985?

    • @ericchapman6251
      @ericchapman6251 6 років тому

      Electric power to the passenger coaches?

    • @lazarusfernandez1989
      @lazarusfernandez1989 6 років тому +1

      I believe they do that for extra braking and assistance in case of an emergency.

    • @soarinskies1105
      @soarinskies1105 6 років тому +2

      Jody Reeder it is there to provide the passenger cars with power and the train with dynamic braking, the engine isn’t doing anything else besides that, the old girl at the head is still pulling the whole train.

  • @jacevedo46424
    @jacevedo46424 6 років тому

    That union Pacific big boy still works?

    • @evanjones423
      @evanjones423 6 років тому

      It’s a challenger, not a big boy, and they took it out of service in 2010

    • @mbtech2003
      @mbtech2003 6 років тому

      CrazyTrain7201969 it has boiler issues too

  • @akshayranga2058
    @akshayranga2058 4 роки тому

    in india more than 100 cars are pulled....🤣

  • @88Mobius
    @88Mobius 6 років тому

    MD-500. lol

  • @gibsondrummer
    @gibsondrummer 3 роки тому +1

    Longest train in history
    And we don’t show it all
    Fail
    Fail
    Fail
    Fail
    Fail
    Fail

  • @09JDCTrainMan
    @09JDCTrainMan 14 років тому

    How many coaches was she hauling?

  • @nunya2954
    @nunya2954 6 років тому

    You're too frigging close.

  • @logroader6957
    @logroader6957 6 років тому

    Dumbo movie in a nutshell