Hesston Steam & Power Show 2022
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2022
- Over Labor Day Weekend 2022, the Hesston Steam Museum of Hesston, Indiana put on their 66th annual Steam & Power Show, showcasing their vast collection of steam and diesel-powered industrial and agricultural machinery. On display were a plethora of tractors and traction engines, a threshing machine, a working sawmill, and railroad equipment on 7.5in, 15", and dual 2ft/3ft gauge tracks. This event was the first time in several years at three-foot gauge Shay no. 7 was operating and to celebrate its return it was doubleheaded with Porter 2-6-0 no.2 each afternoon. However, the real headliner of this year's show was the public debut of their newly built operational replica of Peter Cooper's "Tom Thumb." Built in 1829 as a technology demonstrator for the then horse-powered Baltimore & Ohio Railway, the original Tom Thumb is believed to have been the first steam locomotive ever built in North America. The replica, aside from being scaled down 5/8ths to fit the museum's narrow gauge track, was built as accurately as possible based on the single surviving drawing and the writings of Mr. Cooper. This was a great event at a wonderful museum with more to see & do than I had time for on this visit, and I can't wait to return in the future.
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Fun fact the consist behind the shay is all coachs from the cedar point and lake Erie railroad
That's pretty cool.
I shay and a rod loco is probably the most cursed thing I’ve seen today. But I kinda dig it.
I love Tom Thumb.
It's a very cool little engine for sure
wow , a shay w a rod engine . i was told that that wouldnt work , but guess what, its a working as no 1 told them. great coverege even though it was a wet ,soggy day. looks like a lot of fun and a lot of educational stuff going on.
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idk why but the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the vertical boiler engine at 7:42 was "that thing needs a silly name like 'little folly'"
I dub thee "Little Folly"
It's real name is Tom Thumb, which is pretty silly itself.
You always go to the best places. You always have amazing videos. Can't wait to see your next video.
Thank you so much!
Cool video! Neat railroad!
Thank you very much!
To get around back to the river in hesston can you just walk around or is there a path?
The pond is just downhill from the station, next to the sawmill.
@@SmokyMtnSteam ok thank you!
at 2:25 i’m the person in the Dunham shirt and hands in pockets.
What type of 5 chime does the porter have?
Not a bad video, but I do need to ask: where was the Czech locomotive?
I don't know, I didn't see it while I was there.
Stored serviceable, returned to service in 2023
Sometimes I forget that place exists in Indiana.
Yeah, they don't get a ton of attention for how much cool stuff they have.
@@SmokyMtnSteam i mean these days when I think of the state of Indiana in regards to trains. It normally goes to a certain museum and 2 nickel plate engines