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Eriks Gar.
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 22 พ.ย. 2011
Welcome! I am a railroad historian and history buff. Videos on here are the ones I have created myself and highlight my passions and what I do.
Last Ride on the Camas Prairie Railroad
The railroad on stilts as they called it. The Camas Prairie Railroad started operations in 1908 and ran trains to the town of Grangeville for 92 years. Scraping of the line began in the early 2000s and then one of the trestles burned severing the upper half of the line. Now, in 2022 the current plan is to remove all rail from that burned trestle down to Bridge 17.
For posterity I videoed my ride on my rail rider from the top of the line all the way down grade to bridge 17. Unfortunately, the weather deteriorated and began to rain, excuse the water droplets on the camera. Also I shot most of this in wide angle camera mode to get the full experience of the surrounding area but it makes it look like I am flying down the track when I was only going 10mph.
I hope you enjoy this last ride on the line....
For posterity I videoed my ride on my rail rider from the top of the line all the way down grade to bridge 17. Unfortunately, the weather deteriorated and began to rain, excuse the water droplets on the camera. Also I shot most of this in wide angle camera mode to get the full experience of the surrounding area but it makes it look like I am flying down the track when I was only going 10mph.
I hope you enjoy this last ride on the line....
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Demonstration of South Wind Heater
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Short video of how a Stewart Warner, South Wind Heater works. It’s quite simple but there are a couple key pieces. The small “jet tube” that hangs on the side of the carburetor is what meters the gasoline into the heater and mixes air into the gas. Also the vacuum kit that Southwind sold. Your heater needs a strong steady vacuum to operate efficiently. Without these two items the heater will no...
South Wind Heater Explained
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Behind the scenes of how a South Wind Heater works. I have collected a couple of heaters all in great shape. I currently run a NOS Heater in my 41 Plymouth. There are a couple of things you will need to make the heater work. First, you need a South Wind Vacuum kit and "Jet Tube" or emulsion tube that hangs on side of carburetor. The jet tube is what meters the gas flow and mixes air into the ga...
No. 93 on the 4th of July
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Nevada Northern No. 93 pulling the annual 4th of July train up to Keystone jct. The locomotive is decorated for the holiday. This is the original locomotive that hauled ore from the copper mine to the smelter. The engine is over 100 years old.
Demonstration of US&S Co. Style B Semaphore Signal
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Video highlights the workings of the Union Switch & Signal Company Style B Semaphore Signal. This signal came from Riddle Or. on the Southern Pacific Siskyou Line. The signal stood from the mid 1920s till 2003. The signal was fully restored in 2016 and has been mounted in the back yard of my house. The pole has been cut down 5ft. making it stand 30ft. tall.
Coasting down Sherwin Pass
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Coasting down Sherwin Pass on the old Milwaukee Rd, Elk River Branch Line. This section of rail has been out of service since the early 2000s and is still in pretty good shape besides the many down trees that need cut each spring that fall on the line. Video was taken in June of 2017.
Riding the rails
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Rail riding the old Headquaters Branch Line which was part of the Camas Prairie Railroad. The line was built in 1926 and was mainly used for hauling logs of White Pine down to Orofino to the main line then to Lewiston. The last train on this line was back in 2000 and three major washouts have occurred on the lower half of the line. Nature is taking the line back and is becoming harder to ride. ...
Starting John Deere 70 diesel tractor
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Little demonstration video showing how to start a 1950s JD 70 diesel tractor. The tractor is currently getting body work done so the hoods are not on the tractor.
Hoisting a Style "B" Semaphore Signal
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The video is a time lapse showing how to erect an over 100 year old semaphore signal. This signal took one year of restoring and came from Riddle, Oregon along the Southern Pacific Siskyou Line. The Signal was in operation from around 1915- 2003. The Idaho Northwest Linemen College in Meridian, ID came out to help with the hoisting. I would like to give a big thank you for their help!
Boise Turn special
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On April 22-23, 2017 the Union Pacific Steam Engine No. 844 came steaming into Boise. The reason for the occasion was the Boise Train Depot 92nd Anniversary. In September of 2016 I asked the question to my state coordinator to see who to contact to bring the locomotive to Boise. This led to an application being submitted by him and a group of people working at UP. We found out later in January ...
Cab Ride on the No. 844
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On April 22, 2017 the Union Pacific Heritage Steam Locomotive, No. 844 arrived in Nampa Idaho for the Boise Turn Special. I was privileged to be able to ride inside the cab form Nampa to Boise. It was quite the experience and would love to be able to do it again! Thank to everyone who worked hard to bring the 844 to Boise for the 92nd Anniversary of the Depot.
Union Pacific Steam Shop Tour
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In July of 2017 I was able to have a private tour of the Steam Shops in Cheyenne Wyoming. At the time of the tour the Big Boy 4014 had already been stripped down and was getting prepped for the installation of new parts. The day i was there was also the day the No. 844 started its firing process for the Cheyenne Frontier Days run ( a four day process). I would like to thank Ed Dickens for allow...
Logging train to the mill
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Steaming around the bend is No. 616 and with it a heavy load of logs destined for the mill. Following the locomotive is caboose No. 997 from the St. Maries River Railroad in St. Maries Idaho.
1942 UP Caboose Restoration Project: Painting Phase
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The caboose Restoration Project has entered its paint removal and re-paint of original red color. The caboose, built in 1942 is a CA-3 and is the first class of caboose to have a steel exterior and be painted red. By 1947 the caboose was shopped and repainted yellow. The project is taking the caboose back to its original. condition.
Keeping Track Behind the sceans/ all about me
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Keeping Track Behind the sceans/ all about me
Rail riding the St. Maries River railroad
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Rail riding the St. Maries River railroad
Pacific Electric Glendale/Burbank line crossing L.A. River
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Pacific Electric Glendale/Burbank line crossing L.A. River
Nevada Northern #93 on the morning run
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Nevada Northern #93 on the morning run
Rail Riding on the Nevada Northern Railway!
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Rail Riding on the Nevada Northern Railway!
I have a quick question for you, good sir! That jet tube attached to the carburetor. Does fuel slosh out of the hole you drilled into the top or anything like that? Is it sealed in any way? I'm prepping to install one, and this is the one part of the install that has me a little nervous. I don't want to screw anything up by accident.
The hole drilled on top of the carburetor should be the exact size for the tube to slide into. I’ve had a little bit of you could say, moisture come out on top of the carburetor, but never anything spilling out. I just need to make sure when you drill the hole that the tube slides in and does not interfere with the float.
Hey buddy, thank you so very much for the response! That helps a ton!
I need to find a kit !
Love it.
I found one in my basement. Trying to figure out how to use it on a greenhouse
I have one of these heaters someone gave me, it appears to be complete and I hove no use for it if someone wants it chime in and we can work out some shipping, you pay shipping you can have it.
Are these really as dangerous as some people say?
They are quite safe as long as everything is in working order and all parts are hooked up correctly.
Alguien me explique cómo anda ese juguete que motorcito tiene electricidad ????????????
Great video. I have several of these. Never found anyone who knew anything about them. I'm missing all the parts in the engine compartment. Know any place I can buy these parts?
I have a spare heater, but I don’t have any extra parts that go in the engine compartment area. Those are the most important parts and they seem to have become more rare. I locked out with a complete box kit off eBay one time.
Why are they called?
Where can you buy them at? I live in Lexington Kentucky and how much give me a phone number please there’s a lot of Bandan tracks here in Kentucky.
Style B semaphore operatinng units exist at thee San Diego museum in Balboa Park and the museum in Tehachapi, CA. Mark Clay McGowan has a good You Tube video on the entire historical collection of operating signals This os a reat video!
I have heard that he Montana Rail Link former Northern Pacific line along the Clark Fork River still has (or had) upper quadrant style saphores until BNDF ended the lease and began replacement to the new standard lineside color light units without moving parts.
Wow dude! That thing is registered in Idaho, What gives? Why is it on NV rails? Ha Joking the construction of that cart is art, the video is very cool too but I give you props for the buggy.
I’ve had one installed in my 1946 cj-2a jeep for a long time now. It works great and heats up within the advertised 90 seconds. I’m curious about that vacuum port adaptor that mounts between the intake and carb. You mentioned you heater did not function correctly without it. Presumably you connected the heater directly to the intake manifold vacuum port? What is the intake vacuum you get at idle? On my keep the intake vacuum roughly is 18 inches of mercury at idle and the heater works great despite not using one of those vacuum adaptors. I have mine plumb straight into the intake manifold.
Sweet machine
I have to ask a question here about a "train order signal," assuming it uses the same, or similar, roundels in it as those used in any US&S Style B semaphore signals. In Troy, NH, at the depot (now a railroad museum) its Train Order Signal is illuminated, red in one direction and (supposedly) green for the other direction. While the red aspect displays a pure red color the green light appears to be an almost white color! Do you know why this migh be the case? Do you think that the lighr in it used (maybe be an L.E.D.) is supposedly "too bright" to be used in any such signal head? Does your US&S Style B semaphore signal display a "more green" color than this Train Order Board signal at the depot? (There is no question about the Red aspect output. It clearly shows a red color. I have yet to see this Board set for a yellow display, most likely for nighttime viewing.)
If they are using an LED bulb, then there may not be enough yellow light in the bulb. Back then incandescent bulbs gave off a lot of yellow light so the lenses were actually a bluish green when an incandescent bulbs shines through it. It creates a green light. With an LED that is a daylight bulb, you do not have that wavelength.
I've got one in my 38 Ford. I've been too afraid to mess with it because I'm afraid of it catching fire!
Thinking those are abandoned tracks?
No they are not. I had permission form the NNRY to ride here.
PISSER!!
I wonder what the MPG is on that. I would think it would get great mileage because the friction should be pretty low.
Absolutely yessss with shit kickin music to suit 🎵🎶 🙂👍🇬🇧
Whoop whoop 🤠
Where can I buy a railbike like that. How much?
I got my wheels from this guy. He also sells entire kits. Railriders.com
So a quick story; when I lived in Creswell, I would frequently walk the tracks down past the signals that protected the tracks near Market Road. It was very common to see them malfunction on their last days from loss of communication (likely corrosion) from either the communication lines running along the tracks, or within the electrical box. Even though it was very faulty, it was still kinda cool hearing the mechanisms operate from trackside, and watching the signals move in response to the sounds from within. To this day I still wonder if CORP has a few of those blades hanging out in a warehouse somewhere along the line...probably not, but it would indeed be an awesome sight to see, that's for sure. Btw, why is the signal five feet shorter than its normal size? As the video started, I instantly noticed the height difference. Just curious. :-)
Nice
What do you use to power the signal motor? I did not see a battery so it must be a power supply?
Wish I could commit on your last ride video. I really enjoyed that video and over 20 minutes long. So cool
still fun in 2023 & good soundtrack
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Be careful the road runner beep beep
My absolutely favorite model and type of signal. Hats off to you, sirs! You did a hell of a job. It simply doesn't get any better than that! This is probably my favorite type of train signal because this is the first one I ever remembered seeing. My local zoo has a fabulous train, and has one of these near their train station. It actually worked, too, as it would change from Clear to Approach to Stop as the train got closer back to the station. They were wise enough to put clear covers on the relay cases, too, so 12 year old me (or however old I was by the time I got curious enough to study it) could figure out how it worked. It's been several years since I've been to the zoo, but the signal was not working the last time I was there.
The only problem I see here is that these tracks are not abandoned at 1:46 you can see the silver top of the rail as the sun reflects off of it still pretty cool though
God bless America!
It's the fake Ely. Real Ely is in Great Britain
That’s cool riding along the tracks
Good you didn't try to remove the original electric board, that thing is definitely some silver painted asbestos.
Awesome piece of history
Suoer
WAS WAITING FOR WYLEE COYOTE TO COME OUIT THAT TUNNEL
That would be such fun :o)
has anyone made a solar powered cart? seems like you could make a roof over the top out of solar panels (helps protect from the sun too). Nice and quiet compared to the gas powered engines.
Estubo chido chido el paseo me sentí como polizonte.
One day I would love to do that with my John Deere tractor modify it for real use
Cool🤪
Loved your speeder and your video, gosh you are so lucky to have so many used lines here in Aussie it seams as soon as they finish with them they pull them for scrap :(
Bring a shovel, clear the dirt and rock off the rails and keep on trucking...
Definitely by far the best rail car I’ve seen. Most of them are just a cheap piece of plywood tiny little wheels. This is high-quality stuff.
What dude has never dreamed of doing this ?! It's so Awesome
I want one !