Chicago & North Western 1385 Steam Train
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- Chicago and North Western 4-6-0 1385 is a 1907-built Alco 4-6-0 steam locomotive. The R-1 "Ten Wheeler" operated for C&NW in freight service into the 1950s. The 1385 has been a core piece of the collection of the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, WI since 1961, operated regularly on the MCRY until 1998. The C&NW locomotive was also utilized by the Chicago & North Western on mainline trips and tours in the 1980s, including leading the Circus World Museum's Circus Train.
Footage from 1998 provided by Jeff Terry. This would be some of the final runs the locomotive would make before going down for rebuild. The 1385 is still undergoing a through restoration to full operation, information in the comments.
Additional footage of the Circus Train is used from the Berkshire Productions program "Montage Series 2", with the opening shot from "Snow Train."
My Dad worked for the C&NW for 39 years retiring in 1966.
When I was six years old I met him to have lunch at his job as a ticket seller at tge company's Milwaukee depot.
He took my hand, guided me thru the bowels of that great station, and we wound up trackside next to a towering steam engine.
He told me this was the last operating steam locomotive the RR would operate and he wanted to give me a ride.
With help from a conductor I was hoisted up the engine into the cab and with a pull on the whistle we were off!
The ride only lasted a few minutes as we stopped on a turntable and swung around to head back north to the station.
I still remember that ride so many years ago.
Thanks Dad...❤
6:41 that wave was so wholesome
I grew up on the c&nw. 1385 has a special place in my heart ❤
Always great to see 1385 pop back up again, make sure others don’t forget about her. I’ve volunteered on working on both the tender and engine and slowly but surely it’s coming together. If all goes well in a few years 1385 will be home and steaming again 🤞
Miss this beautiful gal. Saw her many times. On tours and at the museum. Hope to see her run again
Enjoyed watching the footage of 1385 from 1998!
Thanks
That is one beautiful ten wheeler. So happy she is still alive so we may take a trip back about 70-80-90 years,
Awesome locomotive, train and wonderful footage indeed! I love this so much!
Glad you enjoyed
Awesome locomotive footage!
Glad you liked it
Cool video with their Chicago & Northwestern 1385. I hope one day to see this little 4-6-0 “Ten-Wheeler” in operation soon when the restoration is completed there.
Totally agreed
@@bensipiorski6645and when 1385 is done, the Montreal would be next followed by D&R 9 hopefully
@@nicholasmedovich6729 Oh that’ll be cool.
@@bensipiorski6645WCC 1 needs a new firebox excluding the backhead, and a new cistern. Frame is in excellent condition and D&R 9 also needs a new firebox including backhead and an all new tender. Frame and cistern included.
Oh now that’s just beautiful
That train looks very amazing!❤
Good video :)
Thanks!
138t was also used in 1982 to 1986herein Green Bay for numerous excursions like the CNW PROSPERITY SPECIAL on the Manitowoc division. And the 1984 HERITAGE SPECIAL on the Fox River Valley Sub for the 350th anniversary of Green Bay from 1634!!; and I made several Audio cassette tapes of the sound effects like the 1385 whistle echoing off the East side hills of Bellevue Wi.; Plus ➕ the long trip North to Escanaba when I chased it on the parallel highway with many photos 📸 and the 2 stallings at Powers Junction when he reversed 2 times and made a run up the steep hill with 2 diesels of F7a's from the Presidents train and several coaches. But sadly 1385 Never got to go West on the Wausau sub through Pulaski or Shawano; but this should have been a Perfect route for both Excursions with steam plus ➕ regular daily commuter train between G.B. and Wausau by using historic Diesels like F7a and Bilevel coaches to recreate the LEGENDARY "FLAMBEAU 400!!!!!"
OK!!
ALL ABOARD,!!
HIGHBALL 👋!!
GREEN 💚 EYE 👁!!
CLEAR THE TRACKS,!!!!!!!!
GREEN BAY 400 EXPRESS COMING THROUGH,!!-!
MON. JULY 1, 2024A.D.!!
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY THURSDAY!!
GOD BLESS THE USA 🇺🇸 🙏 🙌 ♥!!
I hope this R-1’s rebuild won’t last for much longer. Once she’s up and running again, the MCRM’s low visitor rate will definitely rise up again.
1385 was also disguised as the 1865 Lincoln Funeral train; with a really bad large funnel chimney; back in the 1970s? For the Illinois tourism bureau TV ad.
1385 is still being restored to operation, but I don't know when it's going to be completed...
Probably in a decade at the rate they're going. They need to take it back from SPEC machine, there's nothing left they couldn't accomplish with volunteers in North Freedom, as apposed to letting SPEC's very few people dedicate only a few hours a month to it
@@seand7894They’re actually aiming to get it back from SPEC Machine and proceed with the work at North Freedom sometime this year or early next year, I’ve asked a couple volunteers recently and that’s what they’ve told me
@@seand7894actually it is nearing completion. The running boards recently have been installed. Mostly All the repairs are completed and need reinstallation.
@seand7894 it'll be back within 3 years at the most (keyword) they're already installing a lot of the appliances back onto the boiler, and the tender was recently painted.
Get 1385 back up and running!
3:57. That whistle sounds just like The Polar Express!!!
Fun fact about the locomotive: it once cosplayed as a DL&W steam locomotive
1053. That was back in 91-92. She also was disguised as # 43 in 1995.
any idea what the whistle is?
Sounds like a 5 chime
Dynamo productions are they restoring it?
As the description states, restoration is ongoing.
@@DynamoProductions-trains thanks dynamo because I can’t wait to see it steamed up again
Yes they are restoring it