CAB RIDE! On the Orange Blossom Cannonball - Tavares Eustis & Gulf 2-6-0 #2
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- In this video, we'll climb into the cab of a real wood-burning steam locomotive! This is #2, being operated by the Tavares Eustis & Gulf Railroad, better known as the "Orange Blossom Cannonball". Penn Rail Videos gives you this exclusive look as we take the trip from Lake Jem into Tavares. Our footage even features the engine and train being turned on the "Wye" track that runs right through the street! #2 was built in 1907 by Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, PA, and in this video is celebrating its 105th birthday! She still runs just like the day she was built!
Wow he did the whistle rlly Nicely. Sounded beautiful!
Fun watching those guys. That engineer was totally focused. I imagine the fireman did not get much rest either.
He blows that whistle because it's a beautiful thing!
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The crew is very knows this locomotive very well,the Engineer plays the whistle like a pro. Thanks for sharing,and great sound as always.
Thank you! It's a CB&Q 5 chime!
A standard gauge wood burner? Nice, not too many of these!
mojostevo
True I was wondering if they converted her into and oil or propane burning engine. Glad to see the people decide to keep the original formula burn wood heats water makes steam.
@@trainfan-ks5hk this whistle is so cool when I was a kid I would always watch this and I had a rope and I would tie it to something and pull it like a train whistle lol love it I love trains and that's my dream job
what great job of making that whistle sing!!! Very nice job rail crew
The engineer has great style on that whistle!
John Evans agreed.
so...
To me it sounds kind of like the polar express whistle
@@amam3122 Yeah it does sounded like Polar Express whistle. The train locomotive named a real train names Sierra #3
how sweet, that young lad had his gal Friday to cheer him on, I bet he was using muscle memory for best placement of the logs to reach best burn...
Very good conductor of the train, the sound of the whistle is exciting!
The conductor is on the rear of the train.
Loving that whistle work!
I LOVE STEAM TRAIN ENGINEERS SO MUCH!!!!!! :-D
It's great to see guys working steam.
DUH! I meant to say YOUNG guys.
2:19 love the glasses
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
I’ve always wanted to ride in the cab of a steam engine, but seeing one from the ground is awesome.
That engineer knows how to blow the whistle! Great Video!
Thank you! The railroad is first class all the way!
Sir topham hat is driving the locomotive 😂
I get the joke but cmon man your calling the engineer fat and I know you didn’t mean it but you can’t say that
@@franciscorosa6221 yeah that might have been a little insensitive but I guess that makes me the thin controller and that probably won't be too far from the truth considering that I am planning a narrow gauge railroad for my farm
@@wesbrackmanthercenthusiast4695 yeah but I liked the joke and good luck with your layout man
@@franciscorosa6221 I agree fat shaming is cringe, lets just call the engineer a asshole instead. No really, did ya hear how he talked to his fireman? And all that throttle jerking is unnecessary and he's just trying to show off.
Muito bom conhecer um pouco desta maquina que entrou para história do país , só é uma pena esquecermos destas relíquias que em muitos cantos estão abandonadas !!!! PERNAMBUCO - BRASIL
Wow a cab ride on a wood burning steamer
As always, another great vid, Thanks for sharing with us.
Update on the Orange Blossom Cannonball. By the end of this month, the #2 is leaving Lake County. I don't know why, but it's been announced on their site.
I also got word of some other stuff. Not gonna say it to avoid potential controversy.
@@SwindellSteamWorks
What kind of controversy?
Anybody know where this engine is now and if it’s operating?
Thank you, and yes we were very fortunate to get a cab ride indeed.
Where is this engine today?
@@rudycarlson8245 at the reader railway
" Old is gold "
Awesome ride
Thanks, and it is a nice whistle!
At 911 the engineer puts the Johnson bar straight up an down. When it’s like that the engine is designed not to move
I'm still trying to figure out which one is better for the environment. Steam powered or diesel. Steam powered burns trees while diesel burns oil. They both require a natural source of fuel and they both put out pollutants in the air. LOVE the video by the way :)
burning biomass is carbon neutral
+oldsteamguy Would seem like it, but actually that's debatable: www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41603.pdf
Well, from an environmental standpoint, wood is slightly better because it is renewable. While contributing to deforestation, trees can be planted again. Oil on the other hand cannot be replaced readily. Diesel fumes are also horrid for the environment.
Some heritage railroads are actively experimenting with burning torrefied biomass. Biomass is carbon neutral. And the key thing to look at here is wood pellet biomass. In 2019, the Everett Railroad’s #11 was used to conduct a series of trials using an environmentally friendly coal substitute. What they found was that the biofuel burned slightly faster and hotter than normal coal
Just wait until a bad storm rolls through - tons of wood with no deforestation. The products of wood combustion are natural - nothing compared to a forest fire.
Who ever dislikes this vid needs to learn abiut steam locos
Whistle is awesome
He sure does! Thank you!
very good
I can't imagine how often they have to clean the boiler! Coal was bad enough, but wood? Lots of Florida Red Oak going into the firebox!
Paul Verizzo Wasn't bad, we would brush them about every 20 operating days. Not too much sap build up, mostly just had to clean the ash out of the smokebox and stack.
During the 2016 Sunnyland Boat Festival, on Thursday March 17, we will be taking a ride on the Cannonball Express!
Where and how do you find places like this? I envy seeing young men my age (in their 20's) doing work thast I want to do! In honest curiosity, how does one in today's age get a job as the operator (engineer) or fireman of a Steam Locomotive? It seems like such a narrow and limited job prospect, what skills, training and schooling would one need to acquire that position? I have family history and lineage of boiler makers and locomotive tradesmen and operators as well as railroad line workers. It's been a childhood dream to land a job such as this, but never pursued it for lack of knowledge on fields of business.
Check out the Cumbres and Toltec Fireman/Engineer school in New Mexico.
Questions: 1) Does the engineer have to eat a lot of pizza in order to get more weight on the traction wheels?. 2) What happens if the string breaks for the bell and whistle? 3) Did Casey Jones get to bring his old lady along?4) 4:30 Wow, Is that what hell looks like. Well I guess I'll let you guys know when I get there.
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The young damsel on the train reminds me of my grandfather and my grandmother running the steam train when my grandmother would bring her husband my grandfather lunch in the train up in Wisconsin yes the steam locomotive before the Great Depression
fabulous video, you were very lucky to get that cab ride.
nice
I guess to have that job u must also have a sweet whistle tune....
Why are alot of you being so negative about the crew its not nice
Yes, I agree too. They would be upset if we called them things like that.
Nobody likes seeing a steam locomotive pulling tender first. The beauty of it is the front of the boiler.
Then why don't you pay hundreds of dollars for crane service? And another thing, having boiler first is hard for some museums (like the one I am a trainman at) that don't run a loop, because the engineer can't see the conductor guiding the train into a platform on the train's left.
ironmatic 1 So what you're saying is you guys never run boiler first? Or is it boiler first outbound, tender first inbound? I don't mean to be rude, I know you have to do what you have to do going back, but the outbound trip should be boiler first.
WalterM529 We don't have a wye... And as I said I was talking about our Baldwin diesel, not our steam loco.
1:48 train whistle
If you don't blow the whistle with inflection then you won't need any correction everyone will know if you're going this way or that way and every direction with the right whistle inflection:-)
0:57
I would like to learn how to drive a steam engine
What kinda wood they use in Florida to run this with? They have hard wood there?
Hey I was wondering what do you call that blue oil can that does not have a pump
Sad it's not around anymore
I am going to a steam railroad and i want a cab ride how do i do it i just ask or i have to say something speciall like i am a railfan or something like that
sebastian gonzalez you usually have to volenter with their organization, and learn the ways of how it runs, and then if you are lucky you will get to crew it on a run after a spell of time, but usually in an openhouse that many of the clubs have they will let you see the cab when its sitting idle, some offer to let you learn to run the engine but rarely on a mainline, they did it once at the hoosier valley with 765, and that was 765 dollers but that is one of the most storied locomotives that were restored in all of the usa, and holds many claims to fame like pulling the horseshoe curve trip 2 years ago for the first time since the 1970's did a steam train pull an excursion around the curve, and holding the record for the most cars pulled at 35 passenger cars up the new river gorge trips in the fall un aided now it takes 2-3 diesles to do what she did and its about a half a percent grade all the way up for like 90 miles I was told.
+Tidmouth sheds Productions I know this comment was made two years ago, but still. Many organizations will allow you if you just ask nicely. Some may only let you see the cab while it's idling, and some may be "bums" and not let you in at all. manga12, if you volunteer as part of the train crew, you'd probably get in right away. But remember, doing that takes dedication and you have to pay membership dues.
well its funny you say that, I joined the society in new haven and help out on 765 in the shop, usually just cleaning up but they were short handed one day on a weekday and I got to help work on the superheater pipes, getting the heat guards off and needle scaling several of the pipes, as well as a few of them got to use the angle grinder and sander to get the rust and lime scale off of, so they could ultrasonic test the pipes for cracks and pressure test them, as for riding well I got to ride back and forth during the open house in the cab, its not a quiet place when the steam is going not like when it sits with the accessories turned off when they are letting it go out to be cooled down and put away, even got to try throwing coal in the firebox, its not easy as you would think, lots of it went all over the cab as I did not open the butterfly door in time or hit the side and made a mess as it was going in, banking the fire for the night is hard work, but an essential part to keeping the engine ready to go overnight, and that is literally building a pile of coal in a bank against the back of the firebox to it will stay warm overnight but dont stay too long in the cab without the blower on as its full of the fumes of the coal smoke and could be deadly if you stay in it too long, not to mention smokey and smelly, as all the compounds flow back though the firebox door and could flashback if you open the door, its fun but hard work, and a labor of something you have to love to do.
I wen't to the Chehalis Centralia Railway in Washington while on a vacation from another state on my birthday, they just invited me for a free cabride. They also had cabrides for sale for $40 per.
lol telling them "I'm a railfan" would probably just make them laugh
sure burns wood pretty fast
Polar Express whistle
What type of whistle is on the Cannonball?
+Trainmaster189 Productions It sounds kind of like a Rio Grande whistle, but I'm not quite sure.
It's a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 5 chime
It is a 5 chimer whistle
what is the history of this engine
im not such a small guy, but God damn that engineer is huge! he barely fits in the cab lol
13:14 What was going there?
Bill Alicea brakes I think
How would these cannon ball steam go with hauling freight just curious as in public freighto_O
Now they've shut the whole damn thing down. What a shame ... what's going to become of this old beauty?
shariys1 heard it was shipped back to its original location
@@jeffgordon9501
What happened?
Where is the steam damsel? I will just call her the mystery girl this steam dream :-)
Cool vid i want his job
I've never seen a skinny twig boy railroad engineer. aint no tennessee twig boys that cannot lift a tool box without having there arm out of socket
What kind of whistle is she wearing in this video?
5-chime whistle
Where's their engine house?
Who owns the loco
Is this the Strasburg railroad tell me if I'm right or wrong
No this is the Tavares Eustis & Gulf. Also know as the Orange Blossom Cannonball in Tavares, FL. I don't live too far from Tavares.
Para que serve esses registros e canos?
Which valves and pipes are you referring to?
Where is this located at?
how old are the men runing this engine
I think that the Engineer is around 9 years old and the Fireman is 7.
tendrem do tylu z ktòrego roku lokomotywa?
1907
i intrest old trean
What is a wye
Think of railroad track branched like a letter Y.
The engine is going the wrong way!
WalterM529 theres no such thing...
WalterM529 the word youre looking for is backwards...
I always hated tender first growing up.
WalterM529 me too
5:31
Zero carbon mass transit.
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1/4 of locomotives tractive effort is from engineers weight!! lmao
their running backward so the engineer can get another ham sandwich.
Wow, that's what you took away from a 15 minute train video. I take it academic-like focus isn't your strong suit.
Well I hope he didn't get one. After Mama Cass succumbed to a ham sandwich I've always avoided 'em.
Gman611 salty
the driver should lose some weight or he should pull the engine
Or find a way to put him over the drivers for a little extra adhesion.
John, you and Jeff Yatkowski seem to suffer from the same affliction: not being able to discern what's important in a train video.
they use a cannon to make it go lol it is a cloaked cannonball
use coal