Narrow Gauge Trains
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- The power and allure of steam trains come in all shapes and sizes; some quite a bit smaller than average. But has size ever been an issue when it comes to doing the job of their standard gauge siblings?
Come join us on this extraordinary journey, as we not only explore SIX narrow gauge railroads but also investigate how they came to be many decades ago, and why they are still with us today.
Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington: wwfry.org/
Hesston Steam Museum: www.hesston.org/
South Park Rail Society: www.southparkra...
Georgetown Loop: www.georgetown...
Durango & Silverton: www.durangotrai...
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic: cumbrestoltec....
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I love 2 foot Narrow Gauge railroads.
it is hard to find out information on 2 foot Narrow Gauge railroads in the US, so thank you
From the 1820s to the late 1950, considered to be the golden age of American railroading.
Nice video! I’ve been lucky to ride the Georgetown Loop and Durango to Silverton trains in Colorado, but cool to learn about others in the US!
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You should do a completely narrated video (very much like this one) on the Crossroads Village and Huckleberry Railroad in Flint, Michigan, one of its steam locomotives, 4-6-0 #152, has just returned to service, the Huckleberry Railroad is also a 3 foot narrow gauge railroad
Ok but i cant be the only one who thinks narrow gage trains are adorable? They smol
Some of them certainly are adorable, others seem just as big as the standard gauge stuff.
Very well done good editing good job dude I have had an affinity 4 Narrow Gauge since I was a kid they're very awesome machines that climb up very beautiful scenery thank you for the video peace out have a great day
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*laughs in 3.5" gauge at ground-level... *
**laughs in 12 gauge everywhere**
🤣🤣🤣
I done that
Very nice and well put together video!
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So nice to see. You have so many old railways left.
In Sweden, they broke all the OLD tracks
already in the 60s and 70s.
Böda on Öland has a museum railway, dont know if its narrow gauge tough. I know that Mariefred has a narrow gauge railway. Gotland also has one. Theyre not that common and not that well known but when you know about them its amazing. My personal favourite is in Mariefred
@@swedishbloke Skara har en järnväg som går mellan Skara och Lundsbrunn, men det är bara snuttar som finns kvar. Jag menar att det bröts up så mycket räls så att det inta går att köra annat än museijärnvägar.
Dang this is super cool!!!!!!!
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my fave gauges is 3 foot, 2 foot & 15 inches
but I will admit they look like toys next to the Standard Gauge trains! hehe
the Georgetown loop is 4.5 miles but as the Crow Flies its only 2 miles between towns! XD
hey! you forgot the recent movie
Indian Jones & the Last Crusade
There is heaven on earth . here's th.is one....
Thumbs up for the Ffestiniog mention!
Awesome job here!
Thanks
I love the wwf I go all the time
I'm turning 26 next month. I always loved Hesston! I remember riding behind Orenstein & Kopple when I was 5 years old! I blew the Shay's whistle there a couple of times. The CSK ain't too shabby either. Hesston got a good deal with it since it never was fired up when they got it.
Their collection is eclectic and quite impressive
@@DynamoProductions-trains Can't wait until their 2-6-0 HK Porter gets restored!
Hesston Steam Museum! I've got to ride everything there except for the German one (the black-and-red 0-8-0).
Nice
The 7.5-inch gauge trains at Hesston IN are 1.5-inch scale trains not 1/2 inch scale as indicated by the narrator
Awesome!
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Imagine, someone decides to rebuild the Entire Rio Grande railroad. Rebuild the Entire Network. That would be cool.
I was at the hesston steam museum in 2019 and that czechoslovakian train was moving forwards uphill but was sliding back down
I absolutely love your use of Dvorak when you went over the Colorado narrow gauge!
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Very well edited and informational video!
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Fantastic! Great job.
Thanks, Brian did an excellent job
What was the passenger train used for on the Silverton line in the 1880s? Is it used for regular service, or for tourist?
Both
Amazing 🔥
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Very well done! Enjoyed it!
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This is seriously some amazing work! I've had a liking for narrow gauge but haven't been able to visit a line. Your video makes me feel like I'm there! Great job!
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1:58 is duke from Thomas
I guess it took nine months for the Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauge railroad to be built in the 1800s
The most forgotten narrow guage railroad is the white pass and Yukon railroad and that's amazing
It's the most popular tourist line in the United States thanks to all the cruise ships. The downside is getting there is expensive and there's not really a way to chase it outside of Skagway,
But how did so much of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Equipment, and steam locomotives manage to survive into preservation??
The Rio Grande was still running regular steam service on the Silverton and Cumbres line as late as 1968. By the time steam was being retired, the value of the old steam equipment was recognized, especially with how popular a tourist attraction the Silverton line was.
Then why didn't as much standard gauge equipment manage to survive? Those beautiful Chesapeakes and Challengers will now be forever lost to time.
Like most railroads, they stopped running standard gauge steam in the 1950s as diesels took over. Narrow gauge diesels never caught on for Rio Grande as that steam was not expected to last as long as it did.
And also, on the White Pass and Yukon Route, on Wikipedia, it says that 198,199 & 200 were sold to the Casa Grande Sausal Railway in Peru, but this railway never turns up in any Wikipedia articles!
Imagine using Wikipedia as a legitimate source of information.
Nice video, love it
Thanks. Brian did an excellent job.
You forgot Edaville and its subsequent move to Maine and of course the White Pass and Yukon I've ridden on the White Pass & Yukon route and I loved it I'm not mad I'm just letting you know that's all
Rest assured, Maine Narrow Gauge and White Pass are both on the list for if there was demand for sequels. We just need to go out and get footage of them.
@@DynamoProductions-trains I have footage of my trip to the White Pass don't expect it to be very good though there's plenty of film from Main you just got to get permission first
But also there's the East Broad top in Pennsylvania and the East Tennessee in Western North Carolina of course it's been gone since the late 50s however ET and wnc number 12 still exist
how come the oldest narrow gauge railroad east of the Mississippi never gets mentioned in these kind of videos? people Always leave out the East Broad Top railroad.
Yes, but we simply don't have any high quality footage of the EBT when it was operating. When the railroad restarts service, we're sure to be there.
I have to say that 3ft 6in is probably better because there is more engines you could import like from Queensland, Japan, South Africa and South Korea
Not a lot of imports for 42" gauge in the United States. More common here is 36" and 24"
I like old trans thank you for the video👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
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They should've worked out the kinks of narrow gauge. It's the best in every way, especially price and making sharp turns. Not enough power? Add another train. Still much cheaper. But the kink is keeping it o the tracks. It can be done. No one did it. They could've got rich if they did. Even when paved roads were everywhere I think a narrow-gauge train that can safely pull off top steps would be awfully tempting.
Main problem with narrow gauge is it exponentially reduces the size of the carload, which is where all the profit is. Narrow gauge was basically obsolete as the main benefit of accessing hard to reach places was rendered moot with roads and trucks.
@@DynamoProductions-trains That can be worked around. That's what I mean by working out the kinks. They became obsolete by trucks but when was last time you saw one truck hauling cargo behind it a mile long? Back then the wimpiest train could still haul more than a single truck.
What about White Pass and Yukon Route?
We can’t feature every narrow gauge railroad in just 30 minutes.
@@DynamoProductions-trains like the Panama Canal, Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty it has a Historical Engineering Landmark Designation.
111s beats are way off, that loco could do with a tune up for sure.
It could be possible to connect the cumbers and toltech to the Durango and Silverton Again But it would take years But I would like to see it
Not practical, too many private landowners you would have to deal with not to mention expense of construction. Even then there’s no point because it’s not particularly scenic compared to the railroads we have in service.
1:41 ITS DUKE
NO IT ISNT SORRY M8
is it ur real voice
That is Brian's narration.
We could have learnt from this---as to how to maintain n.g.trains....
If you want help with VO work, I might be able.
Still willing to VO?