Pittsburgh's Rolling Ingot Steam Locomotives

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  • @RailroadStreet
    @RailroadStreet  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Check out the Youngstown Steel Heritage Foundation:
    youngstownsteel.org/
    facebook.com/SteelHeritage/

    • @j.sonntag383
      @j.sonntag383 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Very nice informative video. Get rid of the annoying music.

    • @bradbrock8477
      @bradbrock8477 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Savetheslocoemotivesalways

    • @agoogleaccount2861
      @agoogleaccount2861 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@RailroadStreet dumb question. Does that rolling ingot design have any real advantages .. Besides less wind resistance.. I bet it'd do favorable in a wind tunnel test ...and I'd think maybe it's more durable... and it's flat sides more easily armored perhaps for millitary usage .. because maybe tomorrow's engine should resemble that one ?

  • @OldIronVideo
    @OldIronVideo 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +84

    I just drove 58 on Sunday. Very fun little engine

    • @RailroadStreet
      @RailroadStreet  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Ah cool! Indeed! This video was produced the day before.

    • @overpoweredsteamproduction513
      @overpoweredsteamproduction513 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@OldIronVideo lucky bastard

    • @OldIronVideo
      @OldIronVideo 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@RailroadStreet I cleaned out the ash yall left. Yall made a huge mess lol

  • @chuckh.2227
    @chuckh.2227 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

    That's cool it's like reuniting orphan siblings back together after many years apart
    Nice!

  • @wes11bravo
    @wes11bravo 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    The Hot Metal Bridge that these engines travelled over Mon pulling torpedo cars is still in use. We were told that if one of the torpedo cars full of molten steel were to fall into the river, the resulting explosion would have been unbelievably devastating.

    • @palomino73
      @palomino73 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Indeed; 1 Liter of glowing stuff (or molten steel) would expand to 1700 Liters of steam - in no time !

    • @sillenHDsportster
      @sillenHDsportster 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@palomino73 Not really then! However, molten steel can turn water into steam which turns into a hydrogen explosion! We have it in the winters when snow comes with the scrap that we melt at our steel mill.

  • @joshweinstein5345
    @joshweinstein5345 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    What a great explanation of how locomotives work! Been a train buff all my life and didn't know all that.

  • @peterp1158
    @peterp1158 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Very clear explanation of how a steam engine works. Thanks.

  • @agoogleaccount2861
    @agoogleaccount2861 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    Such styling. Possibly one of those iconic engines by sheer design

  • @spaceflight1019
    @spaceflight1019 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Fwiw, I worked at Homestead Works. It featured two gauges, standard size and narrow gauge.
    The narrow gauge was used in the Structural mill and the Open Hearth #4 area.
    Standard gauge was used in the structural mill and everywhere else.
    The 160" mill slab yard dinky is on display in the Waterfront.
    A narrow gauge ingot car is on display at the south end of the Homestead Grays Bridge.

    • @0fficialdregs
      @0fficialdregs 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I love that city, but sadden by its history with the steel mill executives.

  • @mumblbeebee6546
    @mumblbeebee6546 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Rick: “I had no money…. bought some of the side rods…” well, that escalated quickly! 😅
    Now he’s got nearly six engine’s worth! That’s what I call dedication.
    Rock,mI have been enjoying steam videos for a decade, but that has got to be the most easygoing, concise and light explanation of all the main aspects of a steam engine! I can see why people come to learn from you about the history and engineering of steelmaking! Thank you for the work that you do!

  • @coniow
    @coniow 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Thank you for a very informative video about a very interesting Loco. Got to say, Rick Rowlands' explanation and tour of his Loco is one of the most comprehensive and clear I have come across. Count me impressed!

  • @thaddeuszukowski4633
    @thaddeuszukowski4633 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That is the best explanation of the controls I've ever heard! Thank you! I especially liked the comment about economy versus power.

  • @LindseyTate13
    @LindseyTate13 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    So underrated! Great interesting video!

  • @JasonsOddities
    @JasonsOddities 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Love this video. You were awesome describing it all loved this. very good. thanks for making this!!

  • @TomSchmidt-t4y
    @TomSchmidt-t4y 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    A very interesting and informative piece. The narrator was excellent. Thanks for sharing.

  • @michaelniemann6110
    @michaelniemann6110 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very well done video! Rick Rowlands is very well spoken and explains everything accurately yet in easy to understand language.

  • @paulw4310
    @paulw4310 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Wonderful video! I love when historical machines are renovated and returned to an operational condition...beautiful!👍

  • @timothychadwick8910
    @timothychadwick8910 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    These are really cool locos thank you for saving them.

  • @bettyschnauber8238
    @bettyschnauber8238 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I always loved the trip to the museum of science and industry in Chicago. So this made my night!

    • @ralfie8801
      @ralfie8801 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@bettyschnauber8238
      My grand parents used to take me there as a kid when I’d come visit them for the summer in Lansing, ILL. I’ve been 4 or 5 times over the last 55 years, but I haven’t been since way before they moved the U-505 inside. Maybe around 1989 or so.

    • @bettyschnauber8238
      @bettyschnauber8238 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@ralfie8801 I really need to see u 505. Thanks I forgot that they moved inside

    • @ralfie8801
      @ralfie8801 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@bettyschnauber8238
      You’re welcome. That and the huge model train layout were two of my favorite things in there, and the air planes hanging from the ceiling!

    • @tedmoss
      @tedmoss 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ralfie8801 I saw it before it was moved inside.

  • @AHHHHHHHHHHHHHI
    @AHHHHHHHHHHHHHI 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i love coming from sad history videos to "lets learn more about these beefy tea kettles" as they drive by the screen. I'm so happy to see these things still moving.

  • @michaelbruchas6663
    @michaelbruchas6663 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks!

  • @scottwoods9141
    @scottwoods9141 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Rick Rowlands It's just amazing what you and your group have accomplished over there. Keep up the great work.

  • @chuckh.2227
    @chuckh.2227 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Very interesting
    I didn't know there's so much to know about running a steam engine

  • @briansmith-l1q
    @briansmith-l1q 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    "I'll give you all of them, if you take them away" I'm an antique dealer, there are times it comes down to that. one man's trash is another man's................ lol

  • @dominiklavoie2203
    @dominiklavoie2203 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Literally the coolest little steam loco i've seen! And its not too far from home!

  • @ManiacRacing
    @ManiacRacing 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Reminds me of little bulldogs or badgers....small but fierce! Man I wish I lived close enough to come wake this beauty up!

  • @RalphGutowski
    @RalphGutowski 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ran #58 yesterday. Totally awesome experience. My father-in-law worked at the J&L steel mill where #58 lived, so special significance for me. The crew was a great gang of guys who were eager for us to have a positive experience, very patient with us, and happy to teach us their skills. They had fun watching us have fun. It was a very special day. Highly recommend it. Thanks, Rick!

  • @65peterbilt
    @65peterbilt 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great video !I like how they all came back together again!

  • @sebastianmarconi2855
    @sebastianmarconi2855 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Great video Matt!

    • @RailroadStreet
      @RailroadStreet  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Sebastian! 😁

  • @paulbergen9114
    @paulbergen9114 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I hope to make it there someday to remember how things really got built in America

  • @charliem.550
    @charliem.550 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Cool - never saw this before! Thanks!

  • @brycenew
    @brycenew 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Excellent video! Great shots and a really good interview with Rick, who is becoming a living legend.
    I particularly loved seeing the points change; haven’t seen that on anyone else’s video. Or such a good interview with Rick.
    Great work; thank you!

  • @thomassabeldindahouse6753
    @thomassabeldindahouse6753 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Sehr schön! Offenbar wird die Stecke weiter ausgebaut, Klasse!😊

  • @Christiane069
    @Christiane069 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Whoa! That's really a fantastic story.

  • @jbud102
    @jbud102 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Really enjoyed this video!

  • @zJoriz
    @zJoriz 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like how it looks. I also like how eager it gets rolling. Useful feature for a shunter, of course.

  • @evanpamely5867
    @evanpamely5867 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great explanation of how a steam engine works. Loved it ☺️

  • @gregsiska8599
    @gregsiska8599 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bethlehem's plant at Lackawana NY had narrow gage tracks everywhere, like Jones & Laughlin.

  • @michaelbruchas6663
    @michaelbruchas6663 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good little piece on Porter steel mill steal locomotives!
    A good “explainer”.

  • @paulsharpe3794
    @paulsharpe3794 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hi there what a fantastic video and locomotive

  • @Ralphl100
    @Ralphl100 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Informative, fun. Good luck!

  • @CaioValadaoo
    @CaioValadaoo 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice video , ive heard abt this engine plenty of times and didnt knew its history , also the music of the video's intro is used in my youtube series!

  • @0fficialdregs
    @0fficialdregs 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you sir for saving those engines!!!!

  • @TheKubelman
    @TheKubelman 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    A cot and a hot plate in a back room there and I'd be happy.

  • @GeneralJackRipper
    @GeneralJackRipper 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Awesome video.

  • @steven.ghodgson765
    @steven.ghodgson765 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting project and obviously enjoyed by budding engine drivers. Well done from the UK

  • @Hybris51129
    @Hybris51129 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    If it were ever possible I would actually want to see one of these steel bricks be featured in more video games like Derail Valley.

  • @markantony3875
    @markantony3875 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    J&L Pittsburgh Southside works employed around 9,000 people. It was closed in the 1980's and all the jobs were outsourced to other countries, The Southside Works is complete gone, replaced by retail, office, entertainment, residential and riverfront parks. At this point, a visitor to Pittsburgh would have no idea it was at one time one of the most important manufacturing cities in the world.

  • @robertlagruth516
    @robertlagruth516 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When we were running the 2102 in Pennsylvania I seen these engines sitting on the side track, so if and when you get a steam locomotive you know how it runs and what all of the components are.

  • @alyzzsa.ihusin6132
    @alyzzsa.ihusin6132 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    What happened to the other locomotive are they scrap destroyed or anything else

  • @rottenroads1982
    @rottenroads1982 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Rolling Ingot locomotives run on 1ft 11in Gauge track. Cool.

  • @deadmanswife3625
    @deadmanswife3625 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Amazing

  • @firefox5529
    @firefox5529 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    14:29 so you mention that the engine is basically self feeding, is it possible to have a runaway engine if enough wheel slip occurs? Similar to persay a diesel when it starts taking oil from itself and starts self feeding and the engine starts running away and the only way it'll stop if the engine either explodes or air is cut off.

  • @jacobsandler438
    @jacobsandler438 หลายเดือนก่อน

    2-axle engine 58, weight 93K lbs ~42.184 tons, weight
    per axle 21.092 lbs Compact design resembles locomotives for underground mines.

  • @evanpamely5867
    @evanpamely5867 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sounds a great endeavour. Just like the RPSI Whitehead. 20 years ago.

  • @jandoerlidoe3412
    @jandoerlidoe3412 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lovely video...

  • @elrolo3711
    @elrolo3711 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic ! I really learned a lot, your explanation of how the steam engine worked answered all the questions that i had.
    Like how the smoke stack chugged faster when the pistons speeded up as the used exhaust steam was expelled up and pulled the smoke out with it.
    I thought this was a waste of residual steam that might have some recycle value? Couldn’t the smoke exhaust be pulled out with about 1/3 of the amount of steam?

  • @paulstubbs7678
    @paulstubbs7678 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    These narrow gauge railways always have me wondering why they just don't topple off, as they seem to be riding on a knife's edge in comparison to how much steel it up top

  • @tbs10916301
    @tbs10916301 หลายเดือนก่อน

    are there any plans to continue trackage to complete a loop

  • @michaelnaisbitt7926
    @michaelnaisbitt7926 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Will the track be extended to a destination in the future ❓ Could be made into quite a tourist attraction with those little engines We have a narrow gauge railway near Melbourne called Puffing Billy which is very well patronised 🇦🇺🇦🇺

  • @CoalChrome
    @CoalChrome 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    ive been following them since they first got 58

  • @stanislavczebinski994
    @stanislavczebinski994 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If 7 were built and 6 still existed it's probably fair to say they scrapped one for spare parts.
    Greetings from Germany!!

  • @keithshergold9257
    @keithshergold9257 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is a very interesting little engine. I don’t think there’s anything like it anywhere. It weighs the same as a 100-passenger airliner at max weight but it’s the size of a Ford Transit.
    Is the tender an original accessory, or did you build that to make it more convenient to keep her running on your railway?

    • @RailroadStreet
      @RailroadStreet  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Tender was custom built in 2022.

  • @AsbestosMuffins
    @AsbestosMuffins 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    its like something out of the admech in 40k, you're preserving this lost technology

  • @HyperActive7
    @HyperActive7 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Fascinating operation I never knew existed and will check out if I'm ever in Ohio again.

  • @robertluisi5126
    @robertluisi5126 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Was Porter Locmotive in Pittsburgh ??? Were where they made???Thanks Bob

    • @RailroadStreet
      @RailroadStreet  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yes, H.K. Porter locomotives were built in Pittsburgh.

  • @paulbriggs3072
    @paulbriggs3072 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How do you truck a 93,000 lb locomotive over highways?

  • @Anon_Omis
    @Anon_Omis 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very interesting how this is a tank engine with a tender.

  • @dalehuff5740
    @dalehuff5740 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can you burn coke insteed of coal and if you can would it be cleaner than cole and would it help in keeping the smoke down as well as helping to extend the life of the boiler tubs

  • @jacobsandler438
    @jacobsandler438 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ingut buggies get so hot, there's why no air brakes on them, none in the world can withstand such merciless heat. No surprise why pheumatic valves, houses can't survive there. There was PPE gear: wool jacket and pants protecting from radiating heat. My hard hat was a little deformed and wool jacket had a few rusty spots when uncoupling those buggies.

  • @RailPreserver2K
    @RailPreserver2K 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    They still filming anything for their TH-cam channel ?

    • @RailroadStreet
      @RailroadStreet  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They still do. Last video was posted three weeks ago.

  • @Xsiondu
    @Xsiondu 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    This man and Thanos could sit at a bar and swap war stories.

    • @spaceflight1019
      @spaceflight1019 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      When Joe Magarac walked into the bar Thanos gave him his seat and bought him a Boilermaker.

  • @davidantill6949
    @davidantill6949 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It'll be great when AI will be able to make videos of these working in their original foundry locations

  • @kelseystickney8663
    @kelseystickney8663 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    "technically CSX bought the property, with my wages" . . . I'm very confused by that statement/sentiment.

  • @DiscothecaImperialis
    @DiscothecaImperialis 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Why some steelmill settlement in the United States of America named itself after Birmingham in England?

    • @Sam-lr9oi
      @Sam-lr9oi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@DiscothecaImperialis it's gonna blow your mind when you find out who Pittsburgh is named for

    • @NirateGoel
      @NirateGoel 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@DiscothecaImperialis And New York is named for York, UK.

    • @DiscothecaImperialis
      @DiscothecaImperialis 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Sam-lr9oi William Pitt the Elder. (of Enlightenment Era, not Napoleonic ones)

  • @tonyromano6220
    @tonyromano6220 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    lol, I have a hard time with HO projects.😂😂😂😂

  • @hhs_leviathan
    @hhs_leviathan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The brick

  • @靳舰
    @靳舰 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Toby from thomas and friends if it took place in America

  • @tedmoss
    @tedmoss 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A Johnson valve could be called an economizer.

  • @Steven_Rowe
    @Steven_Rowe 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Certainly not the best looking loco in the world or cute but very interesting .
    I wouldn't mind owning it.

  • @guidor.4161
    @guidor.4161 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That's a weird gauge.

  • @J_Calvin_Hobbes
    @J_Calvin_Hobbes 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thumb 👍

  • @earnestknightvincentr.tundpuch
    @earnestknightvincentr.tundpuch 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where’s 69 ?

  • @chuckh.2227
    @chuckh.2227 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I would rather hear steam engine not music
    Would be better without music

  • @rex2d292
    @rex2d292 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Huh so that engine was a steamer from thomas the tank engine, genuine thought she was a diesel engine,

  • @MokkaMatti
    @MokkaMatti 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Chonky Li'l Nuggets

  • @RobertCraft-re5sf
    @RobertCraft-re5sf 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    And now for a slight discount our steel is all made in China and India 😢

  • @davidgrenis638
    @davidgrenis638 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    THAT'S TOO BAD IT DOESN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE IT MAKES A COMPLETE LOOP

  • @spagelsmegal
    @spagelsmegal 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Youngstown is a bit of a joke