SOO 1003 Revenue Freight Hauling 11/9/14
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- The day after its Santa Train appearance in Hartford, Soo Line 1003 made a trip up to Burnett, WI to be topped off with coal as part of a test run. The locomotive was even given five covered hoppers that needed to go to Iron Ridge. This gave the 1003 a chance to work a bit harder as it traveled along the WSOR main between Burnett and Horicon.
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Doing what she was built for and earning her keep. Truly wonderful!
It's always good to see steam hauling freight. Here in PA the folks at Strasbourg use their steamers for regular freight as well as the tourist trains.
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@@MidwestZephyrMedia The later Union Pacific coal fired locomotives had mechanical stokers and coal augers, stories from old UP fireman all agreed that the 4000s and 9000s were the easiest to fire on the line.
just brilliant. really good camerawork of a very graceful unpretentious steamer doing what it does. inspiring
Credit to the crew &maintenance. 👍🏻
Great video. Good to see steam working again.
Wow, great video! It really captures the essence of classic, steam era railroading.
UltraHobbyist Thank you very much for the feedback as it was a wonderful experience and a great way to spend the afternoon.
Except for the big, welded steel covered hopper cars and the safety vests, etc....
Wow, there's even smoke coming out of the caboose's stack at the end. Very authentic. I am excited enough to wait even for the diesel freight that passes through or town (and stops to do some switching) every night around midnight, so I can well imagine what it was like for the people of days past to wait anxiously for the sound of the whistle and the chuff of the engine making the grade into town. Diesel is exciting enough, but I cry for the days of steam I never saw.
On a related subject, it just occured to me that someday people may think it very quaint to look at old photographs of our primitive diesel-engined locomotives, and yearn for the days when freight cars were covered in graphitti: those good old days, before everything was electrified and automated and streamlined, when there wasn't 24/7 camera coverage and police presence over everything. Who knows; we shall see.
THIS WE NEED MORE OF!!!!!!!!!!!
This needs to happen more often, preserved and operating steamers doing a bit of local hauling after pulling excursion passengers, IF the railroads letting the steamers do such local work also allow the steamers' owners to have the revenue from such local hauling jobs.
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If I’m not mistaken, the Strasburg Railroad does that.
Fantastic!! Great Video! Thank you.
+Eugene Kosinski Thank you very much for the feedback and have a good day.
She is such a beautiful mikado and oh that 6 chime just fits her so well.
I love the fact all over the us almost every year a steamer is out there somewhere doing a short revenue service run. I think the railroads really like the idea of it. I really hope big boys next tour includes the dd40ax cross country. Maybe one day we will get lucky with a restored big blow
She probably hauled those case like they were nothing. A mikado built for this type of work.
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Coal fired excellent! I'd love to be the firemen for one of those trips.
You would say differently if you ever fired one. My Dad was an engineer but he also fired and I tell you after shovelling 6 to 10 tons of coal a shift you were beat. Dad used to take me with him on weekends, I was the only kid in the neighborhood at 8 years of age that could lift a No. 2 coal scoop and put it in the fire box without dropping a single nugget. Gosh I sure miss those days and Dad.
I've been imagining the Illinois Railway Museum putting their Decapod to work hauling freight on the adjacent main line. Trouble is, it's owned by UP, which might not be that friendly, and the main traffic on that line is from the Belvedere Chrysler plant, and we wouldn't want to deliver new cars with soot on them.
Great video and catches
I worked for Soo Line RR at Shoreham Yards back in 1969.
Soo Lines #1003 looks like it has a big imaginary chin since the headlight is a bit raised up the center of the smokebox.
This the first video I've seen that didn't have a diesel/electric behind the steamer.
mchume65 ever heard of Strasburg?
I’ve heard they often use the helper engine to provide heat for coaches, if they’re not old enough to still be steam heated.
Wow, five whole cars, huh? Granted, that's probably the weight of ten cars from the 1930s.
I never knew about this engine! If they lowered the headlight down, it would be one of my favorite engines. Are there more like it?
The only other Mikado like it is #1011 in Ladysmith, Wisconsin. There's a third that the SOO bought from the Monon with a lower headlight; #1024.
To me, the headlight is what makes me not ignore this locomotive. Some locomotives are just boring, like a lot of 4-8-4s that were built. Most were just the same cookie-cutter locos, with little to no differences. Same with 2-8-2s. The headlight placement is what makes Soo locos unique.
exatally how I like trains
WITH a caboose & a FRED
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Was there any advanced announcement of this run?
Keon's TrainsThe Santa Train that took place the previous day was the only announcement made for the 1003's operations of 2014. Thank you and have a good day.
ok, thanks for the info
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I love the "SOOOOOOOOOO train." (You millenials wouldn't get that).