today they are restoring the #5 to operation service again and the shay #11 it needs a 15 year rebuild so does #91 and #10 so those 3 won't be seen for a while but they are on display for now in the geared engine house
As fun as these stunts may look to the layman, to anyone who knows anything about steam locomotives this is horrifying. These elderly beasts were never meant to be thrashed like this, and as a direct result of these stunts and others like them many of these engines were damaged so badly they would never steam again. Not to mention the almost complete lack of safety supervision of the guests; seeing how close some of the photographers get to the tracks is enough to make one's blood run cold. It's a miracle no one got hurt or killed.
@@General1855Mantua The steam engine drag racing starting around 22:25 . That is absolutely NOT how one should be treating a steam locomotive, much less a temperamental mechanically delicate geared engine like these. If memory serves, one of the engines shown here was burnt out so badly by this even that she will likely never steam again. Thankfully, the current Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad is nothing like these early days and treats their equipment with care and respect.
@@sirrlivI don’t get how logging engines are delicate I mean they were built too pull and work in the mountains so I don’t get how that’s that dangerous
@@General1855Mantua Because that's a LOT of very old, very heavy mechanical force being pushed to spin and reciprocate at rates that they were never designed to achieve in normal operation. I don't mean "delicate" as in "made of glass", I mean as in "these beasts were already not far off 100 years old and were pushed way beyond their limits". Think of redlining the engine in an old car, especially one that maybe you've put off changing the oil in for a bit longer than you should have. That's basically what they were doing here. Do that for too long and you're gonna break something. And as I said before, if memory serves, they did break one of these engines. Which is why they don't do this anymore.
If you manage to slip a shay on dry track...
1) wow, that's surprising
2) that shay is now probably missing some bits
The radio chatter towards the end is hilarious.
14:20
Person: *Sneezes*
Climax #10: Bless you!
I'm happy that these locomotives are still around. we need a few of them in the Central New York area. things are dull around here. :~(
Gideon Stupke I wonder if the whistle on Shay 11 is a Baldwin 5 inch 3 chime or a Buckeye 3 chime
Tim Daubert was running the Shay #11, I was running the Heisler #91, I cant remember who all was on the other engines.
Glad someone posted the time trials. I cant seem to find the vids I took...
I do wish #11 and #5 could see service again soon.
You said it
today they are restoring the #5 to operation service again and the shay #11 it needs a 15 year rebuild so does #91 and #10 so those 3 won't be seen for a while but they are on display for now in the geared engine house
@@bigboy-tk8vq I saw the recent news as well.
The 11's whistle sounds a lot like Dixie's whistle from Roaring Camp
No doubt the crew are bouncing around like mad when they were racing the Climax.
Note the 3rd truck on 91 is actualy DRIVEN
Cass should do this!
As fun as these stunts may look to the layman, to anyone who knows anything about steam locomotives this is horrifying. These elderly beasts were never meant to be thrashed like this, and as a direct result of these stunts and others like them many of these engines were damaged so badly they would never steam again. Not to mention the almost complete lack of safety supervision of the guests; seeing how close some of the photographers get to the tracks is enough to make one's blood run cold. It's a miracle no one got hurt or killed.
what stunts??????
@@General1855Mantua The steam engine drag racing starting around 22:25 . That is absolutely NOT how one should be treating a steam locomotive, much less a temperamental mechanically delicate geared engine like these. If memory serves, one of the engines shown here was burnt out so badly by this even that she will likely never steam again.
Thankfully, the current Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad is nothing like these early days and treats their equipment with care and respect.
@@sirrlivI don’t get how logging engines are delicate I mean they were built too pull and work in the mountains so I don’t get how that’s that dangerous
@@General1855Mantua Because that's a LOT of very old, very heavy mechanical force being pushed to spin and reciprocate at rates that they were never designed to achieve in normal operation. I don't mean "delicate" as in "made of glass", I mean as in "these beasts were already not far off 100 years old and were pushed way beyond their limits". Think of redlining the engine in an old car, especially one that maybe you've put off changing the oil in for a bit longer than you should have. That's basically what they were doing here. Do that for too long and you're gonna break something. And as I said before, if memory serves, they did break one of these engines. Which is why they don't do this anymore.
No wonder these things are out of service rn lol
Did anyone get the speed reading?
Rip 5
She's not dead! She's still at the MRSR's Engine House.
there still hope she is being restored to operation