Bear Harbor Locomotive #1. A Gypsy logging locomotive
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- Filmed this last Saturday. A really cool locomotive. The Timber Heritage Association based at Fort Humboldt State Historic Park, Eureka Ca. RailyardProductions Chasing trains for 40 years! Find us on Facebook. / railyardproductions #train
This is one of them engines that you want in your backyard their so cool.
Yes Sir!
The railway tracks embellished with wild grass sprawling inside are equally impressive
Yes it is.
Bash and Dash was based off from this locomotive.
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Super. I remember reading about this and another Gypsy in a train magazine when I was young. I am glad that somebody saved her. 💙 T.E.N. Edit: there were two Gypsies. The Bear Harbor, and the Falk. Slightly different in design, the Falk got a very nice, hand built oak cab provided by a gentleman carpenter awile back, but I haven't seen or heard of her since then. 🙂
Glad you liked it.
P.S. I also remember that that gentlemen carpenter who hand built the cab on one of the Gypsies (Falk) also owned it. Both of the Gypsy locomotives would fit right in on my railroad, as the sugar beet mill is serviced by the trolley line, (4 3/4 inch radius curves) and there is a logging spur and lumber mill where the locomotives and rolling stock are still equipped with Link and Pin couplers. Hello from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. 💙 T.E.N.
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Ah found the reference for the winch in the front to answer any questions. Here it is "Bear Harbor was the scene of the most unusual railroad lines in history. In order to transport logs...a winch lowered and raised the locomotive and cars over the first very steep stretch of track near Bear Harbor. Past Usal road the train ran on it's own power"
Yes, a very unique locomotive.
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this locomotive is still alive i had no idea
It is pretty awesome to see.
@@RailyardProductions i always thought it was scrapped
Question, would you happen to know how many tons this fine little Logging Loco can haul?
I think it's a 9 ton locomotive.
If it weighs 18,000 pounds, (9 Tons) all on the drive wheels, you can expect around 4,000 to 5,000 pounds of tractive effort. (Pull) Rain, snow, grease, oil, grass, sand on the rails, and the rails condition will easily change that number, as well as using the winch to help pull the load, which is only limited by the anchor, cable, and winch capacity. (Probably another 20,000 pounds or more (?) of pulling power.) 💙 T.E.N.
Note the spare wheel fixed in front I didn't know train wheels can also get punctured!!!!
I assume you are joking. If not, that big, geared wheel up front is a winch with a drum that a cable would be wrapped around, used for pulling logs out of the woods.
@@RailyardProductions Yes I was Only Joking and appreciate the information you provided
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@@waqtube Cool. I have seen LNER A4 Pacific 6009 steamed and pulling into York. An unexpected surprise when I visited.
I wonder what that winch wheel was used for I know it's a kind of logging locomotive but what does it do that other Logging locomotives don't
I don't know but it would be cool to find out.
@@RailyardProductions I think it has to do with cables and pulleys of some sort gypsy locomotives can do certain things that other logging locomotive such as shays, Climaxs and heislers can't do
probably was used to pull logs closer to the loco from the woods using snatch blocks off of other trees.
@@baymechanic1009 That is what I read in an article about it.
I believe that winch was used to pull it up steep terrain if it is from the bear harbor I know. The only time this was used that I know of. I'll see if I can find a reference.
It's Bash and Dash!
What do you mean?
@@RailyardProductions it's because they're based off of this old train with that wheel in front of the boiler placed in the rear
@@RailyardProductions those are just characters from hcgi series called Thomas and Friends they were first seen then a movie Misty island rescue nobody liked it that movie it was made by Sharon Miller and the characters are from America and basically their yarding mechanism is on the back of their cab if you search it up you're going to see it's a group that's made of bash dash and Ferdinand the logging locos
Is there a history of this locomotive??!
Yup, Check this out. www.mendorailhistory.org/1_railroads/locos/falk_gypsy.htm
I understand it probably wouldn't be too fast, but any idea of it's highest speed?
Sorry, no idea.
@@RailyardProductions Alright that's fine, thanks :)
With 24" wheels, a good guess would be 25 to 30 MPH tops, but 20 MPH was probably the highest speed when she was hauling a load. They not only used the winch for dragging logs, they also used it as a crane, (Pulley attached to tree or pole, locomotive tied to track) and as a winch to pull the locomotive and train along the tracks when the load was too heavy. 💙 T.E.N.
A very nice video of quite obscure locomotive! Just one question though: What exactly is the big gear up in the front though? I didn't see any movement from it, so I'm curious as to it's purpose...
That gear would turn a winch, to wind a cable maybe pulling a log or other kinds if work.
@@RailyardProductions Ah! Thanks for clearing that up for me.
Is this standard gauge?
Yes, I think so.
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Is this loco standard gauge?
Yes
@@RailyardProductions Isn't it narrow gauge?
@@ABellEngine No, Standard gauge.
@@RailyardProductions Really? I've heard it's narrow gauge.
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