The Chessie - C&O's Cancelled Luxury Train

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  • @AmtrakGuy365
    @AmtrakGuy365  3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Thanks for watching the video! I made a mistake at 1:31 by referring to Ashland as being in West Virginia instead of Kentucky. Should've checked over my script a bit more especially considering I rode through Ashland on Amtrak's Cardinal back in May lol. Sorry about that!

    • @NHNProductionsYT
      @NHNProductionsYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Its ok

    • @daviddryden8088
      @daviddryden8088 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, but to your credit it's barely in Kentucky. 🙂

    • @williammeszaros1671
      @williammeszaros1671 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      AS A CHILD IHAD MY PICTURE TAKEN IN A MOCK MODEL OF THE UNIT IN A DEPARTMENT STORE IN AROUND 1947

    • @bookianaunroblox661
      @bookianaunroblox661 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      its much bigger than big boy 4014.

    • @bigharryyy03
      @bigharryyy03 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was born in Ashland

  • @keithalaird
    @keithalaird 3 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    In one of the books about Baldwin Locomotives, they made a joke about the M-1s. something along the lines of “When a conventional steam locomotive broke down, it took 15 minutes to find the problem and three days to fix it. With the M-1s, it took three days to find the problem and fifteen minutes to fix it”

    • @ivangenov6782
      @ivangenov6782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      God, idk which one i would prefer to fix now

    • @Patrick_3751
      @Patrick_3751 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      There was actually a very similar popular saying among railroaders during dieselization.
      "On steam locomotives it took 5 minutes to find a problem and 5 hours to fix it. On diesels it took 5 hours to find a problem, and 5 minutes to fix it."

  • @Desmaad
    @Desmaad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Oh God, the M1! What an absurd loco! Basically a coal-fired electrical power plant on wheels. It's also one of my faves for that reason.

    • @jordandorsett3106
      @jordandorsett3106 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It was supposed to be the first USA metropolitan steam turbine locomotive

    • @catapultking8861
      @catapultking8861 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Never worked. Maybe better separation of coal and coal dust from electrical equipment would improve operations, but we’ll never know. Real shame in all honesty, but experimental none the less. Maybe make it through the experimental phase before mainline service.

    • @allmotorkp61
      @allmotorkp61 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What a cry baby

  • @DerpyPossum
    @DerpyPossum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +223

    it still boggles my mind how these locomotives actually existed :0

    • @844SteamFan
      @844SteamFan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Not for long though.

    • @SierraRail3Prod
      @SierraRail3Prod 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The turbine exists in the roblox game ro-scale central

    • @re57k
      @re57k 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I always loved unconventional steam engines for their uniqueness

    • @mechanicallogistics
      @mechanicallogistics 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@SierraRail3Prod I'm the guy who suggested it and got it in-game

    • @jordandorsett3106
      @jordandorsett3106 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SierraRail3Prod is it the famous Pennsylvania railroad turbine

  • @francora4763
    @francora4763 3 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    Some of the Chessie coaches were actually bought second hand and operated for decades by the Ferrocarriles Argentinos in Argentina! Their yellow stripes were painted blue and they were refurbished to broad gauge to be used in the "Roca Line" between Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata in a service named "El Marplatense". Well researched video, hope you find this story interesting!

    • @wavesnbikes
      @wavesnbikes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      They're still there, stored. Those Budd were still in service a few years ago. I wish you would've included their Argentina story briefly... Awesome video as always!

    • @silvanacassanelli5339
      @silvanacassanelli5339 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Si yo leí la historia y me conmovió me hubiera gustado haber viajado pero no se dio el personal de ferrobaires le rindió un tributo por los 50 años de estar en Argentina

    • @MisterHecker3129
      @MisterHecker3129 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Argentina is not a country. It is a Nazi invention which today belongs to the United Kingdom

    • @Leatherface123.
      @Leatherface123. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wish they’d get brought back to the us for restoration to original paint

    • @trainglen22
      @trainglen22 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I remember that Rio Grande bought some for the Prospector which then went to the Delaware and Hudson.

  • @mr.minebloxdaylighttwinkle442
    @mr.minebloxdaylighttwinkle442 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Who knew the chessie logo was actually a cat sleeping lol and cute

    • @jimmyhook4852
      @jimmyhook4852 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cute cat indeed. X3

    • @Greatdome99
      @Greatdome99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You're talking about the 'Chessie System,' not the original C&O. Chessie System merged the C&O, B&O, Western Maryland and others. Later on, it merged with the Seaboard Coast Line to form today's CSX (the "C" from Chesapeake).

    • @azores4439
      @azores4439 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought a cheese

    • @johnd8892
      @johnd8892 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Took me years to recognise that symbol as a cat. However a lady friend of mine saw it first off.

    • @jimmyhook4852
      @jimmyhook4852 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@johnd8892 Heh. I love cats. X3

  • @bofan4513
    @bofan4513 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    6000 Horsepower dang thats almost as much as the Big Boy...

    • @ThePTBRULES
      @ThePTBRULES 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The C&O Alleghenies were 7400hp. And the PRR Q2 was 7800hp. The Big Boys are big and powerful, but they're definitely not the top bench mark.

    • @bofan4513
      @bofan4513 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ThePTBRULES thank you I've been wondering that

    • @ThePTBRULES
      @ThePTBRULES 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bofan4513 You're welcome, the Alleghenies were some of the largest steam locomotives built at 1.3 million pounds. A good source below:
      "PRR Fireman, Paul C Dietz, in his 2001 memoir Firing On The Pennsy, writes about the Pennsylvania Railroad 4-cylinder rigid-frame Q2 locomotive and a great beast, indeed! Although today railfans concur that the C & O Allegheny 2-6-6-6, a single-expansion articulated engine, while not as heavy as the UP “Big Boy” 4-8-8-4s was still the most overall “powerful” American steam locomotive ever built to date, the duplex Q2 actually exceeded Allegheny’s drawbar horsepower at 45 mph, producing more horses than the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway’s H8s!
      More about the complex problem of deciding which locomotive of the last steam age was “most” powerful can be found on this invaluable page, at steamlocomotive dot com:
      www.steamlocomotive.com/misc/largest.shtml"
      The Q2 is sadly a pretty forgotten example off the largest locomotives. That being said. So many of the locomotives at the steam are able to be declared the strongest based upon the spec you choose.

    • @The_L-3C_Pro
      @The_L-3C_Pro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ThePTBRULES that's sad

  • @CarlosDeLosMuertes
    @CarlosDeLosMuertes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Fun fact that (almost) always comes up when talking about the C&O M1's, their throttles had 11 settings, with 11 being full power.
    Early interviews with crews often brought up them wanting to go "Up to 11" which predates many other references to this phrase.

  • @cameronriccio6050
    @cameronriccio6050 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    1:15 in the foreground is Long Bridge (the Capital building in the back). Opened in 1904, the bridge still exists to this day as a rusty mess

  • @TalenGryphon
    @TalenGryphon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That Baldwin steam turbine M1 was an absolute BEAUTY and a wonder of Streamline Moderne design! I wish one remained. ...Or a replica would be built

  • @jasonwhitler4167
    @jasonwhitler4167 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    The thumbnail art looks great!

  • @The_L-3C_Pro
    @The_L-3C_Pro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The M1 was an amazing looking

  • @Kairos318
    @Kairos318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great video, I've always been curious about these locomotives. Seems like they were just a little ahead of their time.

  • @trainsupporter9088
    @trainsupporter9088 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Did you know that the C&O Historical Society came out with a book on the Chessie streamliner? I have the book and found it a very interesting read! Nice video BTW!

  • @superbaddy4
    @superbaddy4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Even if it was a Failure, at least one M1 should have been preserved. There's no engine quite like them, and I love that about them.

    • @fredtracy1673
      @fredtracy1673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sadly, preservation wasn't thought of back then!

    • @d.e.b.b5788
      @d.e.b.b5788 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Like many other steam engines, they were being scrapped during a period when all the railroad companies were bleeding money, and the men who ran them were trying everything they could to keep from going bankrupt. In their minds, saving a locomotive might tip the balance between the railroad existing or being broken up and sold off to others, so they scrapped every thing they could. In the end, it didn't make a difference, but there was no way for them to know that when it was happening.

    • @jackchen7003
      @jackchen7003 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They were very beatiful engines. I would have loved to see them running like they do with UP big boy 4014!

  • @nsvmmwhy
    @nsvmmwhy ปีที่แล้ว +1

    0:20 Honestly did not expect to hear the progress dialogue sound from FNF in that one, but here we are

  • @c.haubenriser1
    @c.haubenriser1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Had an MTH M-1 for the longest time and regretably sold it. Need to get myself another as it just absolutely dwarfed amything else on the local club layout. Great video as always!

  • @Greatdome99
    @Greatdome99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    As they say, "a camel is a horse designed by a committee." Those steam turbine electrics never made an entire trip without breaking down. They were too complicated in a time where automatic (electronic) controls were only in the future.

    • @anthonyxuereb792
      @anthonyxuereb792 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Scrap, scrap, scrap my goodness what waste! Yes I know you can't keep them all and there were many worth preserving, but these were exceptional.

  • @HarukaChan2468
    @HarukaChan2468 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    “This is Chessiepiercer.” (Snowpiercer)

    • @wavesnbikes
      @wavesnbikes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mr. Chessie Wilford would like to see you, now.

  • @bigharryyy03
    @bigharryyy03 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude I love your choice of music. The Paper Mario music was hysterical as the turbines kept failing 😂

  • @jacksonsdrones
    @jacksonsdrones ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Cincinnati station kinda looks like the Hall of Justice. Anyhow, Incredible Video! 👍👍👍

  • @bluebellsfan8704
    @bluebellsfan8704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The M1 looks huge! It looks great though. Awesome video

  • @BlindingLight
    @BlindingLight 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Convenient how this video came out in the peak of my fascination with the C&O

  • @prestonhaon3500
    @prestonhaon3500 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fun fact one of the dome obs built for the chessie is now in service at the Tennessee valley railroad museum

  • @lordbarristertimsh8050
    @lordbarristertimsh8050 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Did you know that a remark from an operator of one of the M1 locomotives that was printed in an issue of Popular Mechanics is one of the first uses of the phrase "up to eleven" ?

  • @OMCCsam
    @OMCCsam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    playing the cellphone game Trainstation ll , i was curious about this diesel looking steam engine . Thanks for this informative , entertaining & excellent production 👌🏻
    regards . n-scaler in BritishColumbia

  • @apolofeve
    @apolofeve 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Fun fact: some of the cars were exported to Argentina where they operated the Buenos Aires to Mar del Plata "El Marplatense" train until fairly recently.

  • @TheLonelyLurker1995
    @TheLonelyLurker1995 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When you mention the aquarium, I remembered Snowpiercer. They have one car that is dedicated for aquarium...and it was right next to the Sushi car.

  • @cliffwoodbury5319
    @cliffwoodbury5319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    that locamotive is one of the most beautiful locamotives i've ever seen

  • @jordonfreeman166
    @jordonfreeman166 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fun fact: one of The Chessie’s dome-observation cars is privately owned and under restoration at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum and will be used on the TVRM’s Hiawassee River Rail Adventure excursions out of Delano, Tennessee, even though this dome car is the only dome car on property to be able to fit thru the Missionary Ridge Tunnel, as the other two dome cars are an ex-Canadian Pacific Dome Observation and former Iowa Pacific dome coach, which are used on the Hiawassee River Rail Adventure, are too tall to fit thru Missionary Ridge tunnel.

  • @alexclement7221
    @alexclement7221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The M1's were not just "unreliable", but they also spun wheels on hills, flat-spotting rails, and none of them ever completed a complete run without breaking down. The later "Jawn Henry" steam turbine was built with parts taken from the scrapped M1's, and fared no better.

    • @davidgriffin9412
      @davidgriffin9412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Actually, the Jawn Henry only used some of the designs from the C&O M-1s. The N&W actually liked the Jawn Henry and thought any problems could be worked out. The only reason it was a one of a kind was that when N&W wanted to order some they wanted 25 but Baldwin would only build them if they ordered 50. They couldn't come the an agreement and the locomotives were never built.

  • @victorcontreras9138
    @victorcontreras9138 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such a shame that none of these great locomotives are around! It would be a treat to fans to be able to see these wonders!

  • @salty_armorer4027
    @salty_armorer4027 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "666 miles"
    I think we know why people * really * didn't wanna ride.

  • @RailPreserver2K
    @RailPreserver2K 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Do you think you could do a video on the original Southern Crescent because my grandmother has memories of riding on it as a child from Toccoa Georgia to Washington DC and back

  • @peterallely5417
    @peterallely5417 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wish there was one of these around to look at.

  • @northpennvalleysteamrailroad
    @northpennvalleysteamrailroad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great explanation video of the Chessie! Well done!

  • @JohnGeorgeBauerBuis
    @JohnGeorgeBauerBuis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I see the M-1s were (along with the PRR T1 duplexes) some of the few steam locomotives with type H or F ‘tightlock’ couplers.

  • @lyricof3003
    @lyricof3003 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love the chessie system

    • @Greatdome99
      @Greatdome99 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Different railroad. C&O became a part of Chessie, later to CSX

  • @MOHAWKL4A3124
    @MOHAWKL4A3124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Big Boy: I'm the biggest steam power engine in the world.
    M1: Are you sure about?

  • @AtomicVisionary
    @AtomicVisionary 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's such a beautiful locomotive.

  • @wavesnbikes
    @wavesnbikes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The coaches for the Chessie, were delivered to Ferrocarriles Argentinos for El Marplatense. They're still there: th-cam.com/video/0ausanpHjQ4/w-d-xo.html

  • @OfficialSEIC2K6
    @OfficialSEIC2K6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    However The cancelled Chessie Train paved the way for the newer luxury trains and the future. The Chessie isn't forgotten. C&O made the way for luxurious trains of the future. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway: Paving the rails for the future.

  • @SantaFe19484
    @SantaFe19484 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This locomotive looked like quite a monster!

  • @DankEngine2005
    @DankEngine2005 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Chessie: The Luxury Train that never was.

  • @GreenbeanProductions
    @GreenbeanProductions 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    4:00 ayyyyyyyy 614 has met a CNO gas turbine before :D

    • @justahillbilly7777
      @justahillbilly7777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Correction: The C&O's M1's were *steam* turbines.

  • @Alanpie314
    @Alanpie314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I saw the M-1 at the B&O museum about 20 years ago. It's been moved to another RR museum, this one in Roanoke, Va.

    • @Handlesarestoopid
      @Handlesarestoopid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You mean L-1.

    • @russellgxy2905
      @russellgxy2905 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think you mean the L-1. Also no, I think it's still in Baltimore

    • @Alanpie314
      @Alanpie314 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@russellgxy2905 I was at the B&O museum last month, and it wasn't there. The Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke says they have it.

  • @Yushir_o
    @Yushir_o 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ngl some of the features the train would have had sound funky to me, like the aquariums, though I suppose it was a different time during then
    Good job on the vid, bucko!

  • @AppalachianMountaineer1863
    @AppalachianMountaineer1863 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a life long resident of WV it is so strange seeing those beautiful art deco tunnels look worn and tired hidden in the river valley, it’s like wandering upon some ancient ruin

  • @Jobother
    @Jobother 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Kinda wild to think how in 1946 they were planning an 11 hour cincinatti-DC service when in 2021 it takes 13.

  • @YaknCamp
    @YaknCamp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Service to Louisville would have been from Ashland, KY not WV. The Lexington-Louisville division terminated in Ashland. The C&O station in Ashland is still in use today, although as a bank and the tracks and platforms have long been removed.

  • @MiddletownBranchProd.
    @MiddletownBranchProd. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    my fav editorial youve done

  • @gabrielarambula4465
    @gabrielarambula4465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Say Jared, maybe you could discuss Amtrak’s Floridian service; it was a train that ran from Chicago to Miami/St. Petersburg from 1971 to 1979, and was the only direct Chicago-Florida service Amtrak ever operated.

  • @pablotharpalo5685
    @pablotharpalo5685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I saw the thumbnail and yellow streak and first read it as "The Cheese" and I was thinking "that's an appropriate nick name"

  • @centredoorplugsthornton4112
    @centredoorplugsthornton4112 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Per comments about a contingent of Chessie equipment acquired by Argentina's nationalized railways in the early 1950s, search "El Marplatense" for assorted TH-cam videos showing the train well into the 2000s. The coaches kept their 36 seat with end of car lounge areas, and tariffed as "Super Pullman" class. Couple pages at Facebook devoted to El Marplatense, one with ghastly photos of the cars after being pulled from service.
    Just 3 other former Chessie cars are at Via Rail, running as HEP 2 cars in Eastern Corridor service. Lately Via's Budd built car fleet has been inspected and 35 percent of the cars built in the 1940s and 50s have structural issues.
    Of the 287 car order from Pullman Standard, about 60 cars were 52 seat chair cars with a curved divider in the center of the car. Many were acquired by Amtrak and 10 ran on the Pittsburgh Versailles commuter line til 1989, after which 9 of the cars went to Connecticut to run on Shore Line East.

  • @spoiler539
    @spoiler539 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where did you find the trainz Chessie coaches featured from 1:33 to 1:48? I have searched a few sites and haven’t been able to find them.

  • @unrelatedshark
    @unrelatedshark 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    So you're telling me C&O built 3 locomotives heavier, and longer than big boys, that had less power, could only go 20mph faster, and were riddled with issues?

    • @smitajky
      @smitajky 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That is the difference between experimentation and conservatism. A conservative but well developed design is guaranteed to be a success but can't advance anything for the future. The early diesels were also a radical experiment. But look what happened with them. Every experimental failure is part and parcel of future experimental successes. If we stop innovating we simply become a backwards relic.

    • @Ty-yt3lj
      @Ty-yt3lj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Big Boys were a guaranteed success with no real innovation, as they’re a lengthened version of the Challengers. The M1’s were a leap into the unknown

  • @TrainLover-wt9ix
    @TrainLover-wt9ix 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A few other options they could have had done besides using a turbine
    1. C&O L-1
    2. Make one of their other steam locomotives into their own streamlined version
    3. Make a whole new streamlined locomotive

  • @diesel10rules23
    @diesel10rules23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful locomotive you done a good job with the video

  • @AlcoLoco251
    @AlcoLoco251 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Surprised you didn't mention that the fish aquarium was a failure as the vibrations of the moving train killed the fish.

  • @JackCarsonsRailroadVideos
    @JackCarsonsRailroadVideos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    1:15 no wonder it got Cancelled 🙃🙃🤪

  • @simplsquam
    @simplsquam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you ever need another video idea I think it'd be nice to see you cover the interurban streamliners like the north shore electroliner

  • @huskerhank6231
    @huskerhank6231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As much as I love the equipment the main lesson from this sad tale is do market research. Even if everything worked (even the gold fish died from motion sickness) there was no need for a large passenger train between Cincinnati & Washington DC. If they had looked at their immediate competitors, The Baltimore & Ohio, they would have seen that a standard 4 car train was more than adequate to meet the demand. But it made for some great publicity didn't it. Young was something of a showman and wanted a big fancy train to show off. The Chessie wasn't the answer. Young went on to obtain the New York Central with all of its fancy trains & celebrities galore but those trains lost tons of money as well. Sadly he commited suicide over his disappointment of the post war passenger market. RIP

    • @checkyoursix5623
      @checkyoursix5623 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The path westward through Cincinatti was a popular one for many trains originating in the mid-Atlantic area - Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Richmond, etc. - other lines had trains westbound from Cincinatti to St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Salt Lake City, etc. Not everyone has to go from NYC through Chicago.

  • @robertsettles2180
    @robertsettles2180 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Not Ashland West Virginia, it's Ashland Kentucky. The railroad goes through Ashland, through Catlettsburg, then crosses the Big Sandy River into West Virginia at Kenova.

  • @mghorenstein
    @mghorenstein 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video as usual! Thanks!

  • @chief1b
    @chief1b 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks I always wanted to know the back story on that Hudson L1 I have seen it several time at the B&O museum. It’s seems out of place because of the design now I know

    • @chief1b
      @chief1b 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @J Bear24 You are right but I would love to have a ride from the Ellicott City station to Baltimore but I know that is a dream. Cheers!

  • @boosteraxledoesstuff2769
    @boosteraxledoesstuff2769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If I had the money I would rebuild at least the turbine locomotive with the tender

  • @ILoveTrains
    @ILoveTrains 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really fascinating documentary!

  • @WesternOhioInterurbanHistory
    @WesternOhioInterurbanHistory 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    THE *CHEESE*

  • @railfan101productions7
    @railfan101productions7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I knew this must be cursed 666 miles to DC and 6000 Horsepower

  • @Whisperi0r
    @Whisperi0r 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a kentuckian, I am insulted by his pronunciation of Louisville

  • @glenpower1677
    @glenpower1677 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Delaware and Hudson did get a few of the C&O cars by way of Rio Grande.

  • @franciscampagna2711
    @franciscampagna2711 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ships began using turbines in the early 1900s. They quickly became models of reliability. Had American railroads begun earlier, They might have meet with success. We will never know.

  • @LegoWormNoah101
    @LegoWormNoah101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think I know why it failed: 666 miles from both ends of the route.

  • @trainroomgary
    @trainroomgary 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    🚂 Very cool railroad story 😎

  • @Edsel-fd4yp
    @Edsel-fd4yp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For some reason I really like the M1 design.

  • @amcaljosh
    @amcaljosh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sleep like a kitten. Would love to but theres a dog that wakes me up at night

  • @JohnGeorgeBauerBuis
    @JohnGeorgeBauerBuis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I know that on test, a crew member remarked that he would like to take the M-1 up to 11, as the M-1s had 11-notch throttles.

  • @patrikeduard785
    @patrikeduard785 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one of my favorite train

  • @vermas4654
    @vermas4654 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It always is a shame none of these exotic locos have been preserved

  • @mariovieira838
    @mariovieira838 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Some of these cars ended in Argentina

  • @trackandtrail1
    @trackandtrail1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting C&O history well presented!
    Ofcourse I'm a bit partial

  • @lunalie6938
    @lunalie6938 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    these would be cool as a novelty travel option today

  • @WVRailroadPapa
    @WVRailroadPapa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have a comic book that was published by the C&O about The Chessie.

  • @trainglen22
    @trainglen22 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It is interesting that Robert Young could think that an unproven steam turbine engine could be successful.

  • @quasimoto7662
    @quasimoto7662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey I think I suggested this!
    Good stuff. But obviously, I didn’t make the video. All credit goes to Amtrakguy

  • @shanestrains7179
    @shanestrains7179 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Would love figure out how to make an m1 turbine in ho scale. N e one out there done it yet?

    • @ceehazz
      @ceehazz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Overland Models did it, but their model is extremely rare. MTH also made one, but in O scale, so that doesn't really help you.

    • @shanestrains7179
      @shanestrains7179 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ceehazz seems like ive seen a post\video about someone 3d printing one

    • @diesel10rules23
      @diesel10rules23 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah I would love one but they would be super expensive

    • @isk8fast
      @isk8fast 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have a division point m-1 in ho scale. It is extremely rare as the overland models and was produced in 2019. th-cam.com/video/jau7aisD2Zc/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=DennisB

  • @sernajrlouis
    @sernajrlouis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cool video. Any info on amtrak sunset route???? Did amtrak use the old sp shops by the station in san Antonio texas?

  • @connorjbarrus3025
    @connorjbarrus3025 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Could you do engines of Amtrak SC-44 please? I wanna here what you know about them! Besides that, great video! Very unique looking train!

  • @ryancoopershelmet7164
    @ryancoopershelmet7164 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The M-1 locomotive is featured in the app called Train Station Part1

  • @stuew6
    @stuew6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    hey should do CPR/VIA Canadian with Budd Coaches with Fp7 or Fp9 and Still Running.

  • @T1_Productions
    @T1_Productions 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Not being rude, but at 1:31, you should’ve said Ashland, Kentucky.

  • @kevinhoward9593
    @kevinhoward9593 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    2:29 there is one at the B&O museum in Baltimore. oh thats different. i read they only lasted 2 years.

  • @superjesse645
    @superjesse645 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sometimes I wish we had successful steam turbine locomotives.

    • @boosteraxledoesstuff2769
      @boosteraxledoesstuff2769 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Actually Europeans were somewhat successful, there is a Swedish or Norwegian (?) Steam turbine locomotive that was filmed in 2002

  • @davidmolin8944
    @davidmolin8944 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It was pretty much doomed from the start because of all the mounting issues but it's still pretty cool nonetheless

  • @N00N01
    @N00N01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    0:10 :D
    Also thatd be a interesting Gasturbine Lol
    1:16 r/hmmn

  • @southernpennsyrailfan8579
    @southernpennsyrailfan8579 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Chessie the cat would like to know your location!

  • @Admiralzzz_
    @Admiralzzz_ ปีที่แล้ว

    God, I haven't seen the M1 for years. I remember it from Trainstation when it was a facebook game.

  • @BNSFGuy4723
    @BNSFGuy4723 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I totally wouldn’t mind seeing an M-1 in Trainz 2019

  • @McAttack21574
    @McAttack21574 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Out of all the steam turbine locomotives, only the UK, Sweden and Italy had success, it’s just that post-war austerity kinda screwed them over. Germany had some but never got do demonstrate their potential because of WW2, aka bombs landing close or on them.

  • @tylergreen4843
    @tylergreen4843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is there any possibility of 490 running again? I think the L-1hudsons look eye catching