Federal Railroad Administration Steam Locomotive Safety Training Video
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ค. 2016
- On June 16, 1995 Gettysburg Railroad 4-6-2 #1278 had a minor boiler explosion severely injuring the crew. An investigation from the national transportation safety board determined the cause was poor training and maintenance. This video was produced shortly after as a training video for those operating steam locomotives. I believe several new rules were enacted for steam locomotive maintenance as a result of the incident.
The footage is off of a disk I get copied from a VHS so enjoy the mono sound.
I got a hold of the video from a friend being very valuable to me as my father is in it (green hard hat in from of 2317 at 12:18 on the video) who passed away too early at 36 in 1998. I am actually uploading this video on what would be his 54th birthday.
Wow, so much to be responsible for during inspection! A tremendous thank you for all our railroad support staff and everyone involved in keeping the equipment safe!
Today happen to mark 25 years since 1278's boiler explosion and a lot has changed since this disaster when it comes to steam locomotives on tourist lines and running again. And I hope someday 1278 will get a second chance. But only time will tell.
This is a great honor to your father and you are a good son for remembering him. Thank you for uploading and thank you for remembering your father.
Hopefully a disaster like what happened with CP 1278 in 1995 will never happen again thanks to theses rules and inspections
Thank you for uploading this, I learned quite a few things I hadn't before, and I'm sorry to hear about your father, he looks like he was a nice man.
so true
I agree, thanks for this interesting footage. I'm sorry about you're father. I think he would have liked the idea of sharing this. I wish you all the best for 2020!
Nice vid, my condolences for your father. Love all the great shots of #40.
Now this is why you should always do this to a steam locomotive so you don’t feel like the Gettysburg with 1278
Bringing old days memories..
The current Part 230 is much more comprehensive, over all. There are additional requirements that must be met, i.e. TWO sight glasses and specified procedures for testing the sight glasses. And the flue removal is now mandated on the basis of 1472 service days or 15 years with no allowance for "flue extensions". A service day is defined as any day that there is a fire in the firebox and pressure in the boiler. The rest of the video is still valid and excellent for novices and experienced steam folks alike.
I am sorry for your loss :(
good engineers should always be learning on the job
This is exactly what I was looking for, yet I didn't know.
as a 15 year old i desperately wish to be a steam locomotive engineer.....
but it's 2020 and that may never happen :(
but this entire video was utterly fantastic.
To do it, I go around the world. If you want to work with steam locomotives on any semblance of an actual railway with people who know what they are doing and run them on the main line, leave the US. Last time I went to India I put 150 kilometers on a WP behind its regulator and another 150 as a fireman. Do not let your dreams die.
Why will it never happen for you? Gave up on your dream?
great video !
Man this must have been made while the fra was still smart
FRA needs to come out with an updated video of this and other important topics under 49 CFR 200-299
Poor 1278 Gettysburg railroad did him dirty
Damn the mono hits hard. Joke aside, interesting video
Is everything in the video more or less the same now or has there been updates here in there since this was made?
Can someone explain in detail, the 1472/15 year inspection to me. Thank you.
Erick Wardwell Every 1472 Days of operation the locomotive needs to be completely stripped down to the frame and inspect every single part to the locomotive to make sure it’s in good condition. If anything isn’t in condition to be used during operation, it needs to be repaired or replaced. The boiler also needs to be completely filled with water. This will ensure everything with the boiler is in good shape and will also show leaks if any. As I mentioned when I first started, this needs to be completed every 1472 days of operation OR 15 years since the locomotive was fired up and had sufficient pressure to operate the locomotive for the first time, whichever one happens first. I hope this helps.
The clock for a 1472 starts one year after the last flue has been installed, or immediately upon first fire/steam pressure in the boiler, whichever comes first.
@@MPT_Productions The 1472 does not require a complete tear down. That's optional upon the owner's decision. The 1472 surrounds mainly the engine's boiler and other operating components like air pumps, etc.
Engines like 844, 4449, 401, and 765 have already had their 1472 inspections without a complete tear down.
14:49 That ping is a broken staybolt
Damn, The incident with 1278 is making me scared about running a steam locomotive :/
ryan what do you mean about running a"??
2026 Productions You sound scared like some of the dudes from the Final Destination franchise. Im sure you wont get premonitions like "there's gonna be a big explosion"
If you maintain and operate the engine properly there's nothing to be scared of....
2026 Productions Hey man, if you get s chance, go for it. Maintain a healthy fear for it, but don’t be scared.
Is the guy who is talking to your dad Linn Moedinger, the former president and chief mechanical officer at Strasburg?
The thumbnail freaks me out.
Nice video. Too bad the sound is so low
26 years ago
what year did this become mandatory????
This video predates changes made following the boiler explosion on the Gettysburg Railroad in 1995. Regulations are much more strict today.
Indeed 1278 is fortunate enough to not be scrapped. Crownsheet is long gone though and likely will be replaced along with the back head and other sheets.
The second half of this video (the second videotape) was made after the Gettysburg explosion, as it is frequently mentioned throughout as an example of what not to do.
@05:28
Green hard hat man on right
Is that your dad?
Yes that is him
An explosion that severely injures the crew doesn't sound very "minor."
Compared to what can happen when things really go wrong with a steam locomotive, that was very minor.
It was minor cause the Canadians thought ahead (1278 is a former Canadian Pacific engine) The crown sheet design allowed the sheet to bulge if low instead of fully implode and the "explosion" was more of a back draft of scalding steam (as seen in this video). Had the locomotive had a different crown sheet design then yeah you'd have an explosion big enough to destroy the locomotive and kill the crew. Still doesn't excuse the lack of care and safety the crew and Gettysburg RR gave to the engine. To them they saw it as just a money maker and could care less if things weren't always working, to people like you and me, we see these engines as living breathing things in steel jackets that you must care for like it's the love of your life or even a child and if you dont care for them, they'll hit ya where it hurts, make you look like an idiot, or even worse kill you.
How old is this video
Cherokee Fiddle! Then he'd go back to Oklahoma he'd wait till the trains were running in the weather was good
18:07-18:16
Wow maybe I don't want to be an engineer after all:-) haha wow what a bunch of work and worry a huge responsibility my grandfather was an engineer on the soo line I seen a picture just one little old picture that my mom had of my grandfather was an engineer had on and up in the locomotive up in Wisconsin O'Claire Chippewa Falls during the Depression him and my uncles jumped the rail cars themselves like hobos and went all the way to Oregon almost froze to death in winter time and got work sent for the rest of the family eventually that's why I was born in Portland in 1956
My God!D That Thing Thing should have been scrapped years ago. It´s full of rust and corrosion.
Uhmmm no? How about a new boiler and a full rebuild?
@@steamandsmoke97 That’s cringe.
1278 should have been junked!
Cockroach lol I never knew your channel was still alive. Just, keep your thoughts to yourself. ;)
Nah save the locomotive, scrap the old crown sheet. You can have the sheet to scrap and some of our wire clothes hangers since they are dangerous
Well, she isn't and she's preserved in a place where no one like you can get near her :)