The 🏆CHAMPION is just ♨️steaming ahead. Great job crew. Love this baby. Keep it alive 🇺🇸USA! Nice quality video &the scenery***Those birds are flying. nex to it !!! Thank you v much.
I learned something from a fellow train lover and UA-camr. I always wondered why a diesel locomotive was on most steam excursions across America. Was it to provide pulling assistance? No. Was it there as a backup if the steam locomotive broke down? No. The answer: it is there to provide dynamic breaking on the steeper down grades. Aren't these steam giants great?! Thank you for the great video post!
Sounds like her old whistle pre-2012 (before the Big Boy whistle went on)! I love it! I always thought the Big Boy's Hancock 3-chime was too throaty for #844. She deserves a smooth voice like here! Funny how the exact same type of whistle has its overall voice change if it's switched from from one locomotive to another locomotive. Oh, the wonders of steam..
Another great video, Nick. The sun was shinning on 844's running gear quite nicely. Did anybody else see the stampede that 844 caused? Or the birds that where flying along side?
RIP coal fired trains a shame.. The 844 is beautiful, the old coal fired steamers the smell the hard work and pride nothing like it, it will be missed.Salute to the restorers well done.her whistle is a legend I am sure the pride lives on.Thank God she was restored.
only American Locomotives can make this - wailing -whistle sound! i just hope that you are on good terms with the local traffic police. the speed of the train and for that reason also that of your car with the camera, for sure must be much more then the speed limit on the road allowed by American law?
jason lemuel maybe they were just along for the ride from one place to the next. If it is possible to do a transfer without having to actually run them it comes cheaper.
Diesels are commonly run with steam engines to provide Head-End Power (HEP), which provides electricity and heat for the passenger cars, as well as providing dynamic braking, a style of braking that steam locomotives are mechanically not capable of. Why use dynamic braking? It can help reduce wear and tear on the traditional braking system components, as it uses the diesel's traction motors to do the braking instead of the brake shoes, as well as providing an additional form of stopping power to supplement the traditional brake systems.
@@jasonlemuel5078 Not necessarily progressively, but variable on speed; the faster a train is moving, the faster the traction motors are turning in a diesel locomotive, meaning more energy generated to the resistor grid when dynamic brakes are applied, meaning more stopping power, essentially meaning dynamic braking is more effective at higher speeds, while less effective when the traction motors are turning slower at lower speeds due to less energy being created via the traction motors to feed into the resistor grid. I'm not an expert in all things diesel motive power, so I'd definitely recommend looking more into it if you are curious.
@@AceBriggs6 the SD70ACe is designed for freight service so doesn't have the equipment installed to provide HEP to passenger carriages. There are a couple power cars that provide power and environmental controls for the passengers. The diesel is there for braking, safety, and fail-safe against breakdowns. If something were to happen to 844 they would need a way to clear the main to allow traffic to pass.
This locomotive is just beyond impressive. It just gives me goosebumps. Fantastic video!!!
Magnificent to see/hear those guys busting along at full chug. What raw power and beauty.
Thanks for sharing such a wonderful part of our history
Uhu, so beautiful, luv trains!!!
The 🏆CHAMPION is just ♨️steaming ahead. Great job crew. Love this baby. Keep it alive 🇺🇸USA! Nice quality video &the scenery***Those birds are flying. nex to it !!! Thank you v much.
Fantastic loco , Great filming ..Dave
Great filming and loco,
Un video excelente. Enhorabuena. Saludos desde España
I learned something from a fellow train lover and UA-camr. I always wondered why a diesel locomotive was on most steam excursions across America. Was it to provide pulling assistance? No. Was it there as a backup if the steam locomotive broke down? No. The answer: it is there to provide dynamic breaking on the steeper down grades. Aren't these steam giants great?! Thank you for the great video post!
Love the sound of the whistle on these US locos
I could do with a little less whistle myself!
Sounds like her old whistle pre-2012 (before the Big Boy whistle went on)! I love it! I always thought the Big Boy's Hancock 3-chime was too throaty for #844. She deserves a smooth voice like here! Funny how the exact same type of whistle has its overall voice change if it's switched from from one locomotive to another locomotive. Oh, the wonders of steam..
Hermosos estos videos ver esas máquinas donde se me pone la carne de gallina nada más verlos saludos desde México
Absolutely amazing I love this video!!!!!!
More steam. Look how nice that exhaust looks.
Another great video, Nick. The sun was shinning on 844's running gear quite nicely. Did anybody else see the stampede that 844 caused? Or the birds that where flying along side?
"Baseball is just a sissy game to anyone who,s waved at passing trains".Rod McKuen.The art of catching trains.
A beautiful beast!
Wow what a Great video! Thank you!
Man, it's going to take a while to equal this video!!
Indeed, it is a great video! I'm envious that I was not there, but this is the next best thing!
Funny to watch the cows scatter around 9:00, lol!!
R.I.P. Denver Post.
Hey Nicky did you ever catch the 3985 when it was operational
RIP coal fired trains a shame.. The 844 is beautiful, the old coal fired steamers the smell the hard work and pride nothing like it, it will be missed.Salute to the restorers well done.her whistle is a legend I am sure the pride lives on.Thank God she was restored.
844 was converted to oil during the days of steam
Any idea how fast she went at 1:33?
This is the beauty...God Bless UP 844!!!😘😘😘
Not that the 844 needed it but it’s kind of cool that the 1943 is the helper engine
I worked on a ship with a 600lb,superheated boiler oh this must be a thrill and a half
Maximum boiler pressure for the locomotive is 300 psi so that is correct
Back in the day this was like Interstellar travel...
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looks kinda like the train on the cover art from orgasmatron. any enthusiasts can confirm?
only American Locomotives can make this - wailing -whistle sound! i just hope that you are on good terms with the local traffic police. the speed of the train and for that reason also that of your car with the camera, for sure must be much more then the speed limit on the road allowed by American law?
Wonder why they need 2 dieasel in the back
jason lemuel maybe they were just along for the ride from one place to the next. If it is possible to do a transfer without having to actually run them it comes cheaper.
Diesels are commonly run with steam engines to provide Head-End Power (HEP), which provides electricity and heat for the passenger cars, as well as providing dynamic braking, a style of braking that steam locomotives are mechanically not capable of. Why use dynamic braking? It can help reduce wear and tear on the traditional braking system components, as it uses the diesel's traction motors to do the braking instead of the brake shoes, as well as providing an additional form of stopping power to supplement the traditional brake systems.
@@AceBriggs6 dynamic breaking like breaking progresively stronger?
@@jasonlemuel5078 Not necessarily progressively, but variable on speed; the faster a train is moving, the faster the traction motors are turning in a diesel locomotive, meaning more energy generated to the resistor grid when dynamic brakes are applied, meaning more stopping power, essentially meaning dynamic braking is more effective at higher speeds, while less effective when the traction motors are turning slower at lower speeds due to less energy being created via the traction motors to feed into the resistor grid. I'm not an expert in all things diesel motive power, so I'd definitely recommend looking more into it if you are curious.
@@AceBriggs6 the SD70ACe is designed for freight service so doesn't have the equipment installed to provide HEP to passenger carriages. There are a couple power cars that provide power and environmental controls for the passengers. The diesel is there for braking, safety, and fail-safe against breakdowns. If something were to happen to 844 they would need a way to clear the main to allow traffic to pass.
RIP...what?????
Clouds of filthy pollution, cut back on the accelerator.