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Christopher Kovacs
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Featuring railroading adventures from miniature models to full-size trains, this channel has a wealth of action for you to enjoy!
The occasional off-topic video will find its way in, but trains are the main focus.
Thanks for Visiting and Enjoy!
-Christopher S. Kovacs (trainmaster844)
The occasional off-topic video will find its way in, but trains are the main focus.
Thanks for Visiting and Enjoy!
-Christopher S. Kovacs (trainmaster844)
Tweetsie Railroad Railfan Weekend: #190 Photo Special
As part of the festivities for Tweetsie's "Railroad Heritage Weekend", a special photo train is run on Saturday evening for the benefit of railfans and photographers. Owing to mechanical issues sidelining Engine #12 for the weekend, #190 took center stage instead.
Enjoy the sights and sounds of #190 hard at work as she puts on a show for all the attendees! Runbys occurred at Dead Horse Trestle and at the Frontier Outpost, with an extra runby at the outpost to make up for #12's absence.
If you'd like to visit Tweetsie Railroad for yourself or purchase tickets, visit www.tweetsie.com!
Thanks for Watching and Keep On Steaming!
Enjoy the sights and sounds of #190 hard at work as she puts on a show for all the attendees! Runbys occurred at Dead Horse Trestle and at the Frontier Outpost, with an extra runby at the outpost to make up for #12's absence.
If you'd like to visit Tweetsie Railroad for yourself or purchase tickets, visit www.tweetsie.com!
Thanks for Watching and Keep On Steaming!
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Tweetsie Railroad Railfan Weekend - Train Ride with #190
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Since 1957, the trains of the Tweetsie Railroad have taken guests on a trip through time to the rowdy days of the Wild West. This video will take you on one of those excursions up and around Roundhouse Mountain behind steam locomotive #190, with a Wild West show thrown in! There is no narration and only introductory music incorporated into this program; all other audio is from the on-board and ...
Tweetsie Railroad 2024 Heritage Weekend
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In the mountains of Western North Carolina, narrow gauge steam railroading lives on at the Tweetsie Railroad! Every August, the theme park hosts their "Railroad Heritage Weekend" and it was quite an event! This video will give viewers a brief history of the original East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad (which started the "Tweetsie" name) and how the theme park came to be. You'll see...
Steamtown National Historic Site - The Scranton Limited
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For my birthday this year, I traveled north to Scranton, PA and visited the Steamtown National Historic Site! It was great to be back at the park after my last visit - a whopping sixteen years ago! Although there was no mainline steam action, Baldwin 0-6-0 #26 filled the void as she took charge of the "Scranton Limited" yard shuttle trains that take visitors on a brief tour of the Steamtown yar...
N.C. Transportation Museum - A Centennial Celebration
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N.C. Transportation Museum - A Centennial Celebration
Chasing a Covered Wagon - N.C. Transportation Museum
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Chasing a Covered Wagon - N.C. Transportation Museum
An April Surprise! The Norfolk Southern Office Car Special (02 April 2024)
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An April Surprise! The Norfolk Southern Office Car Special (02 April 2024)
Norfolk Southern 8114 @ Winnsboro, SC - March 23, 2024
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Norfolk Southern 8114 @ Winnsboro, SC - March 23, 2024
Dreams Come True Railroad 2024 Spring Steamup
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Dreams Come True Railroad 2024 Spring Steamup
Norfolk Southern Safety Train - Columbia, SC (14 March 2024)
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Norfolk Southern Safety Train - Columbia, SC (14 March 2024)
A Trainmaster's Thoughts On "Train Time" and #DAGColorCarRun
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A Trainmaster's Thoughts On "Train Time" and #DAGColorCarRun
The Random Train Challenge + 2024 Channel Update
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The Random Train Challenge 2024 Channel Update
Norfolk Southern Freight @ Ridgeway, SC - Nov 30, 2023
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Norfolk Southern Freight @ Ridgeway, SC - Nov 30, 2023
One Man's Dream: The Age Of Steam Roundhouse
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One Man's Dream: The Age Of Steam Roundhouse
Summertime at Strasburg - Canadian National No. 89
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Summertime at Strasburg - Canadian National No. 89
East Broad Top No. 16: Steaming to Colgate Grove
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East Broad Top No. 16: Steaming to Colgate Grove
A Southern Summer Weekend With GP30 2601
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A Southern Summer Weekend With GP30 2601
Reading & Northern: Diesels in Anthracite Country
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Reading & Northern: Diesels in Anthracite Country
Strasburg Railroad Santa Trains 2022 - Part II
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Strasburg Railroad Santa Trains 2022 - Part II
Strasburg Railroad Santa Trains 2022 - Part I
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Strasburg Railroad Santa Trains 2022 - Part I
A Visit to the Rockhill Trolley Museum
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A Visit to the Rockhill Trolley Museum
East Broad Top - A Relaxing Ride with Diesel M-7
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East Broad Top - A Relaxing Ride with Diesel M-7
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad - The Best of the Rest
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Great Smoky Mountains Railroad - The Best of the Rest
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad 1702 - The Steam of the Smokies
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Great Smoky Mountains Railroad 1702 - The Steam of the Smokies
My own "Ol' Rube" (aka Ruby.... #077 Built 1999), even with live-steam experienced TLC, and always run indoors at sedate speeds, and never abused or crashed..... only lasted 100.6 Hours (!), including several required Valve-Gear 'Tune-Ups'. Unfortunately good ol' Accucraft does not supply any repair or replacement parts..... a big disappointment! And, so discouraged I finally had to send "Ol' Rube" to the SCRAP YARD !! One other Accu Loco a 2-4-4T "Forney", much like my experience with "Ol' Rube", lasted only @ 77 Hours before certain irreplaceable Valve-Gear parts wore out, even always having been carefully lubricated(!)..... so it is now "Out-Of-Service" awaiting a complete Cylinder & Chassis replacement using a Roundhouse "Sammy" Chassis, which should have better longevity (and R-House DOES supply parts when needed)!! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ACCUCRAPT LOCO !!
This is indeed her toughest test, and I too am holding onto her since I first discovered her a few years back. I love this ship and feel exactly the same. There is a reason why the big U has survived this long. I feel something will happen at the right time. I certainly know that she is not moving anytime soon, at least not very far.
I didn't expect you to mention FEC. My brother and I are big fans of the road name. We featured the mountain type in our recent video on @drewski'strainsandtravels channel.
Wow this train was beautiful.
@@nguyencongliem4130 Indeed it is! Hopefully you’ll be able to visit Tweetsie for yourself sometime 😎
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Why can politicians raise millions of dollars and hours yet? They can’t raise the money for something that’s important like the ship.
@@MichaelB-rs8ks One of the great mysteries of our time.
Funny you uploaded a video on this railroad, because we were just at the Zig Zag Railway in the Blue Mountains on Friday, and the locomotive was another USATC S118 (Queensland Railways AC16). So what a coincidence. Overall, great video. I’d sure want to tour around a theme park by a live steam locomotive.
The full trip is interesting, including the Wild West show! You can see it in the previous video.
What a wonderful treat! Thank you 🚂❤
I’m glad you enjoyed it! 🚂❤️ Thanks for watching!
I’m hoping to Make it to Heritage weekend next year
I’ll definitely return for this event again.
12 is better than 190 no cap lmao
Why not both? 🤷
Love the video
@@landonisurdad_TweetsieRR Thank you very much!
Great video and commentary. 7:44 can’t believe they left that there. 💀
Left what? 🤔
@@trainmaster844 There's an orange NCDOT tag on the firebox.
2014
Another well-done video Chris! Especially loved the narration and commentary at the end.
@@2026_Productions Thank you very much! There’s more coming, including a solo video of the runbys that were done on the photo special.
Are you the guy who did Cab Over Wheels? I watched that Video as a Kid.
@@watershipfalls5520 A long time ago, yes, I did make that video. Hopefully, my current content is still to your liking. 😌
Sucks that #12 couldn’t run with her Shenandoah central lettering due to poor timing with the firebox, so I was fortunate enough to see and record her in action during DOWT. Also poor timing with me not able to attend, but anyways, nice on going to tweetsie for the first time dude and nice footage of that weekend and talking about the railroad’s origins. Not only we have #12 today but now at doe river gorge ministries in Hampton, TN you can ride to the gorge as well on the original right of way. PS I think I prefer the legend when tweetsie came about from the engine’s whistles, because that’s what most people believe.
pere marpuette 1225 howell⌚️ melon festival train🚂🚃🛤
Nice video! Love to hear a steam engine under load. Engineer sure knows how to play that whistle well!
Tweetsie’s three mile loop has grades between 2% and 5%, which provides some good stack talk! And absolutely, their whistle artistry is on par with Cass Scenic and Dollywood!
After riding N&W 475 in 2022, that's when I railfaned Thomas.(AKA BEDT #15)
Awesome video, Chris! Was great getting to see you again there!
MSTS
This is my childhood
Well... Goodbye to the SS United States now I suppose. Wish someone bought her.
As the city of Long Beach has learned, these obsolete great ships are white elephants. They are costly to maintain, and they do not pay for themselves as a tourist attraction. Although I, too, would love to see this ship be restored in some fashion, the hard truth is that it is time to say goodbye, and let her be recycled or turned into an underwater fish habitat/artificial reef.
his face is very much based on the classic model era so I can tell why and his number 1 is smaller
Best early meme
Lrrhrnrl😅
People today don't have any connection to what the ship accomplished or what it represented. But, the other thing, I think that hurts the ship is that all the human relatable parts (the interiors) have been removed. So, it is more a tougher sell as a result.
Who watch 2024?
Who watch 2024?
Who watch 2024?
Who is in 2024?
Judge ordered that she must leave pier next month. A company in Florida offered to tow her out to sea and sink her.
SS United States, please dont die. i wanna see u in nyc
🫥🫥🫥🫥🫥🫥🫥🫥🫥🫥🫥🫥🫥🫥🫥🫥🫥
If they had the $500K, do they even have a berth that will accept her? On the conservancy site, it appears that they do not.
@@TIO540S1 They’re negotiating with cities that could accept her. Options also include storing her downriver at the Philadelphia Navy Mothball Yard.
@@trainmaster844 I wish them the best. I didn’t even know about the SS United States until a few years ago when I was in Philadelphia for the first time, on business. We were driving across a bridge and saw her, it was an absolute jaw-dropping moment!
@@TIO540S1 Her funnels are an imposing and impressive sight when you drive up Columbus Blvd toward Pier 82 and the IKEA store 😎
I got an Idea would you ask a crew to Restore CP G5 Class 4-6-2 Number 1246 on the New York Central & Steamtown.
I have and Idea for the Erie Railroad with 2 Steam Locomotives.
u need to have boltomore and ohio N1 4 4 4 4 duplex no 5600, santa fe 3000 class 2 10 10 2 3010 and 3020 class 2 10 2 in the same part.
Would CP 2317 run Again and also the New York Central for me.
I have an Idea for the Steamtown Limited.
@@maxwellwalcher6420 What would that be?
@@trainmaster844 would CN 3254 be restored again and carry the Steamtown Limited .
@@maxwellwalcher6420 3254’s frames are in very poor condition, having been damaged in a wreck back in the Canadian National days. It’s still displayed in the roundhouse.
@@trainmaster844 i hope she's okay and i wished they fixed her.
I have an Idea would Steam be here .
@@maxwellwalcher6420 How do you mean? The museum already has a few steam engines in their collection and is possibly looking to return Graham County Railroad Co. Shay #1925 to operation.
@@trainmaster844 oh right ,
You fogot that in 1973 2102 macaraded as Delaware and hudson 302 for the 100th anniversary of the Delaware and hudson railroad along with Canadian Pacific g5d #1278 as d&h 653 which doubleheaded with 302 ( 2102 )
I think they should modernize this maritime legend from keel to mast . This bad ass liner has a rich maritime history behind it .
There has been rumors of prr j1 6435 was buried underground on an Altoona NS main line
@@mason.com1030 As of now, they are just that - rumors.
I have been on the rail fans tour 2 years ago here, what a beautiful monument to this great man. Thank you Jerry Joe Jacobson for your dream of this beautiful building and saving such beautiful machines. Thank you Laura Jacobson for being a big part of this great endeavor.
Got to see her in June during my big PA trip. She's truly an amazing ship and I hope she can find a new home in time.