September 2023 Steam Up at the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad!
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
- We visit the Nevada County Narrow Gauge railroad for their September 2023 Steam Up! Plenty of action awaits you in this video, with two operating steam locomotives among other historic rolling stock:
Nevada County Narrow Gauge #5, named "Tahoe" is an 1875 Baldwin 2-6-0, and the oldest operating narrow gauge locomotive in North America. It is a twin to the famous C&TL&F "Glenbrook" and both worked on the shores of Lake Tahoe in their early years.
Antelope and Western #1 was built by H.K. Porter in 1889, and worked for a brick company in Sacramento until WWII. Harold "Hal" Wilmunder saved the engine from scrap and operated it on his private A&W railroad. The locomotive is still owned by the Wilmunder family, and they continue to run it at the museum today. The beautiful three-chime whistle on the locomotive came off the S.S. Tahoe steamboat, and can be heard throughout this video.
Other engines seen in this video are former West Side and Cherry Valley railbus #97, West Side Lumber diesel #1, and Sunflower Ordinance Plant diesel #10. We also see Florence and Cripple Creek combine car #60, which will soon be restored. This car was brought to the museum from the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad in 2022.
Railbus #97 took passengers from the museum to the woods platform, where A&W #1 departed for trips through the meadow. At this platform a local musician brought his trombone and keyboard and played some great tunes. Cab rides aboard NCNG #5 were also offered for a small fee. At the end of the meadow near the Northern Queen Inn, a motorcar was giving rides down a stretch of track. At the end of the day, #1 and #5 finished off with a spectacular doubleheaded trip straight up the 7% grade to the museum!!
Because the A&W #1 was facing the wrong way prior to the doubleheaded run, the crew had to turn it around. Normally rolling stock is turned on the museum's meadow loop, but the route was out of service due to a faulty switch at Hott Spur. The only other loop is at the Northern Queen Inn, which #1 had never run around before today due to the sharp curve. Watch the video to see the outcome!
I highly recommend a visit to this museum if you haven't done so yet. Special shoutout to the all-volunteer staff, whose hard work makes this possible!
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Filmed September 10, 2023.
Thanks for the trip! I enjoyed this very much.
I live in nearby Grass Valley, and tried to become a docent at the NCNG Museum.
I had NO idea at all that this had happened, but they freakin' did it! Operational narrow gauge steam has finally come back to my backyard.
Very Nice! 🙂
Aweso,e video. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much!
This is great little museum, the video doesn’t shown how steep the grade is on this track
Beautiful video 👍🏻
Great video! Anyone know for sure what weight rail they are using there?
Love the whistle on the 0-4-0T anyone know the size and make of whistle that is?
I know the whistle, Not sure of the size but it’s a Powell 3 Chime, one of my favorites
@shawnkaelin6734 I don't know much about the technical details of the whistle, but it is very historical. It came off the S.S. Tahoe steamboat, which interchanged passengers with the Lake Tahoe Railway. There are pictures of the ship docked at the pier beside the Glenbrook locomotive! If I can find more info about it I'll comment again.
@BrysonorRed It sure sounds and looks like a Powell. I'll agree with you, Powell 3-chimes are among my most favorite whistles too. There's a magnificent audio sequence of one on Rayonier 2-6-6-2 #120 in Stan Kistlers "Whistles in the Woods" record.