My name is Bill Hayslip and I was firing 2716 on this trip and was quite surprised National Geographic was tagging along. 2716 is one of the best locomotives I've had the pleasure to work on. From 1974 until 1984 I worked on Southern 4501, Savanah and Atlanta 750 and C&O 2716. 2716 rode as smooth as a Cadillac and with her Standard Stoker was a joy to fire. On this trip the National Geographic crew paid a farmer to take his cows out by the tracks so they would take off running when our whistle blew! Its a shame 2716 developed firebox problems. she was one of the best locomotives on Southerns steam roster. She is being repaired and will debut sometime this year as herself, C&O Kanawha 2716. As for me, I'm 60 now but you can find me firing on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. I have found paradise!!!
been a few years but have you reached out to the kentucky steam heritage corporation? they have really taken off the last few years and have 2716 in ravenna kentucky at their new shop they acquired from CSX and are going to start working on it again once the virus restrictions allow, fantastic group with great leadership!
What a great story, Bill. And you were a Deputy Sheriff at the time as well, great! I am a railfan, and I am also a retired LEO. Would you mind bringing us up-to-date on things and what you’re up to? Thanks!
Still makes me cry when I rewatch this, this documentary is a milestone of my childhood and It always make me tear up especially when I see them building the Transcontinental Railroad with that tune of "Dollar A' Day" I sure wish they released a soundtrack for that song.
I'll never forget watching this with my grandparents, now long gone, this brings tears to my eyes. Like I'm 5 years old again watching this on the couch with them, thank you!
I had a VHS copy of this as a kid, it was a Christmas present one year and I would literally watch it over and over!!! Surprised I didn't wear the tape out. I also had that song at the end burned into my brain for years! Bizarre! Thanks for uploading this :)
Omg I am searched for this video because I dug out the VHS and as I write this I got it here, 'LOVE THOSE TRAINS - As seen on TV!' Yeah....is how you feel. Just looking and it says 1986 on the back. Damn son
Does anyone have the idea of where does the song played as background when showing the transcontinental railroad come from? That's a really nice song, well-describing the railroad men's life. Does that song has a name?
I'm currently the CSX (formally Conrail) conductor working the NYC Hunts Point Market job in The Bronx. You can see our yard office that we still use today at 43:32. Armata is a customer of ours we service everyday. Very cool to see the work I do everyday featured in a doc from before I was born.
I watched this at 6 years young on vhs in 1994, the intro song fascinated me. Now my son watches it. Glad i can keep the tradition alive. I love the trains!
My Great Grandfather, Grandfather and my Father were all conductors for the Santa Fe Railroad. I hired on the Santa Fe Railroad in 1990 as a Brakeman and was promoted to Locomotive Engineer in 1991. I am still a Locomotive Engineer and expect to retire when I am 60 with 37 years of service in I hope. I would love to run a steam engine some day.
I grew up watching this every time I visited my grandparents. I'm now 34 years old and needless to say watching this for the first time in at least 20 years was a huge nostalgia trip. I love the fact that your sons apparently appreciate these types of things.
@@pennsylvania_steam7093 There are several songs in this video including "Chattanooga Choo Choo." You talking about the National Geographic theme song?
I got this VHS as a kid back in the late 80s. It inspired me to follow my dreams and now I work for BNSF as a conductor. These guys are right, it’s in your blood, I’m extremely proud of my career and the history I’m a part of.
You know @f4fwildcat29, I created some new original Thomas & Friends characters who are based on some of the real life trains that were featured in this video. I hope you and your train lover friends will get a chance to see them.
I used to watch this VHS all the time with my dad when I was a little guy and my Dad used to love watching the Guayaquil-to-Quito run. He's determined to do it with me some day, possibly as a graduation present when I've completed my undergrad. I've always wanted to travel the world and the one thing keeping me from it is school, so I'm so excited to make this trip one day!
This was my favorite documentary EVER when I was little. I wore out my VHS tape of it! God, its so great to watch it again, I remember ALL OF IT! Thank you so much bimcheech!
My parents bought me this on VHS when I was a kid in the early 90s. I used to watch it all the time but never had as big of an appreciation for it as I do now.
This was one of the first things I ever watched in my life. The Nat Geo theme was also one of the first pieces of music I ever knew. Every scene of this documentary has a bit of nostalgia to it. Gotta love those trains.
I think this was one first films I ever watched as a kid ad well. My dad got it for me on VHS before I can even remember. Still watch it even to this day.
That one part at the beginning was amazing ! That when 611 came steaming around the bend with Her Whistle blowing and when the screen when black for a second and the Whistle faded out o my goodness, that was amazing ! Keep up the good work !
thank you for posting this. I remember watching this Nat Geo back when I was 5 years old many times a day. I'm 35 now and it's just as good as it was back in the day.
I loved this when I was little, particularly 2716 and G&Q 11, but the. The VHS tape got lost and I have tried to find it and when people ask I tell them it included people riding the roof of a narrow gauge train in Ecuador behind a red 2-6-0. It was as good as I remember,
This was my favorite thing to watch as a kid. We had a copy and I watched it over and over again. The late James Whitmore narrates - he does such a good job of telling the story. That Norfolk Southern Steam Engine is a beauty.
I have always loved trains. I used to live about 750 feet from the Buffalo to Niagara Falls line of the New York Central railroad when I had lived in the Town of Tonawanda. My great grandfather Kearney, 4 of my grand Uncles and a second cousin all worked for the Lehigh Valley railroad out of its Coxton yard near Pittston, PA. I travel long distance on Amtrak trains. I recently rode from San Diego to Oxnard, CA on the Pacific Surfliner, it was a great trip and my trips on Amtrak will only increase. I rode on Amtrak a total of 28 times since 1/31/1974, I also rode on commuter trains in Japan, Taiwan, rode on the Kowloon & Canton railway in British China(Hong King) plus excursion trains.
What a time capsule! All footage of a bygone era. As kids, my brother and I used to watch this documentary in the mid to late 80's on a daily basis. We grew up in a railroading family hearing plenty of stories that would spark our imaginations. Our Grandfather, great uncles would regale us with stories of steam engines they worked on as young men or how things worked before radios or electricity. While my brother pursued other employment, I hired on the railway deciding to follow in my Grandfather's footsteps. I guess I'm one of the lucky few alluded to in this documentary, to have become a qualified locomotive engineer for a modern Class 1 railway. Much like they say in the documentary, it totally does get in your blood. There really is nothing else quite like it. Stay away from it for too long you start missing being at the controls of a 2 mile long freight train. This documentary brought back so many memories I had as a kid too. Thank you so much for posting it all those years ago. Cheers everyone! See you trackside. I'll be waving at you all from the cab of my locomotive!
I still have this tape to this day. As a kid, I love watching this. As an adult, I love watching this again and again. It don't mind if this documentary is 30 years old, darn it!! :)
This film was just one of many train films of my childhood. I saturated my life with them. My earliest memory was pushing a little wooden train down boardwalks at Yellowstone because I thought they looked like train tracks. I was enamored with Thomas the tank engine, and my favorite Christmas was when I got a train set of CP Jupiter. The greatest moment of my childhood was when I pulled the whistle on a locomotive at the Heber Valley Railroad. On top of all this, I have railroad blood, with a grandpa who fired the 844, and his dad who'd never wear anything but his engineer overalls. So yeah, I guess you could say I'm a train buff.
I have this on videotape in my collection of movies & TV shows.In 1984,It was my junior year in high school when this production was made.A real flashback 30 years ago.Used to know the late Jimmy Bistline our former steam excursion boss before Carl Jensen took over till the end in 1994.Nice to look back & see how far we've come from riding the rails.Was once a car host too with the late Will Worthy.A real former Pullman car porter who could tell any train passenger his stories of the road & what it was to work in a sleeping car during the zenith of passenger train travel.
When I was 5 my mom and I would watch this all the time I'm bless to have found this again. my mom passed away January 1st 2022 from cancer and watching this without her just brings tears in my eyes .
One of my favorites of all time. Watched it more times than I can remember. So many memories. Just went on the Durango & Silverton railroad yesterday, 486 was our engine.
Thank you so much for posting this. I remember seeing it for the first time as a kid and there are parts of this that remain stuck in my head ever since. Thank you!
I have loved this show since I was a kid and I still cant find any of the songs especially Dollar a Day by Tom Chapin - it is not on his website nor on any of his albums nor on google nor on youtube - same thing for Wandering by Steve Anderson- if anyone has info on these songs and where I can purchase them it will be greatly appreciated!
I googled it, turns out national geographic commissioned him to write that song for the show. NG own's the redistribution rights, so it won't be able to be released alone. however, Tim does rarely play it at live performances
at 38:37 still using UP cabooses.Must be in Nebraska because they had a caboose reqmnt law til 1988.Though cabooses were still in big use in 1982-84 when this was filmed they had started phasing them out after the 1982 UTU agreement which said lines could quit using them.
Its 2020 now and I'm 14 but when I was 5 I loved watching this because seeing the locomotive moving with the song just got me so excited and I still love trains to this day their so amazing
I do remember having a VHS and I would watch this with my grandfather who is no longer with me, but this documentary turn me on to being a train enthusiast not just big trains, but model trains as well
My great-grandfather worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad when he came over from Sicily. I grew up on this video, the Pittsburgh Carnegie Science Center's Miniature Railroad and Village, and Thomas the Tank Engine. Love Those Trains!
I’m pretty sure the Espee engineer at 35:15 is the same guy in a later Green Frog documentary on Amtrak’s California Zephyr from 1993. He handled the train from Sacramento to Oakland, and had mentioned working for the SP prior to that. Sounds just like him.
Surprised they let the Orient Express go thru Romania and Bulgaria during the height of the Cold War during 1982-84. Im sure they told the passengers that they couldnt take pictures at certain locations due to Cold War tensions
My Dad had an uncle that worked for the D L & W (Delaware, Lackawanna & Western--what a great name!). They used to make him mad by calling it the "Delay, Linger & Wait" 😁 He would come home from work so tired he would fall asleep in his armchair and his daughters would get up to all kinds of mischief. Once they set his hair in curlers. When my Dad visited him in the roundhouse he couldn't work out why everybody called him Curly.
To this day Im still looking for Tom Chapin's 'Dollar a Day' song that starts playing around 37:22 in the doc. The whole fiddle and band arrangement is just heaven to my ears. Anyone of higher prestige I urge you to messge thr author (Tin Chapin) to release it, he has a website and everything, I've emailed him a few years back about it and I've recieved nary s reply. Thank you in advance.
The song is actually called "Bonaparte Crossing The Rhine" and it's a traditional Irish tune that was popular in the 1860s. There's a number of renditions here on TH-cam. The "Dollar a Day" lyrics were added for this documentary.
I have this on tape in storage somewhere i ran it all the time lol im actually moving to Durango soon im excited cause i really want to ride that train
I have loved this show since I was a kid and I still cant find the song Wandering by Steve Anderson- if anyone has info on this song and where I can purchase it it will be greatly appreciated!
I believe it would be excellent if National Geographic can make a new "Love Those Trains" documentary that's up-to-date showing trains from all over the world in the 2010s and having it recorded in HD quality for the present-day footage, new background music and a famous [living] celebrity to narrate it (like Tom Hanks or Morgan Freeman), I'd definitely watch it.
The Railroads are Changing. First the Steam Locomotive went by the Wayside. Then the Caboose went away Like the Steam Locomotive. Then Mergers took hold of the Railroads. There once was 133 Class 1 Railroads. Now there are 6 Class 1 Railroads BNSF, CN, CP, KCS, NS, and UP. in freight, Amtrak for Passengers. When I had to go back to High School to get my Diploma, I worked for the GTW. While I was a U.S. Marine Reservist. The Railroad is a Fallen Flag. Canadian National took over the Railroad. The Railroads will always be with us. But not the way that we will remember them 20 years from now. I will always Remember the Grand Trunk Western, Baltimore and Ohio, Chesapeake and Ohio, Western Maryland, Chicago Burlington and Quincy, Northern Pacific, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, Great Northern just to name a few of the roads that are no longer with us. Semper Fidelis, GySgt. Dalton USMC Med Ret.
Same my brother. I grew up watching this tape i don't know how many times when I was growing up and alway's imagined myself going on to finding that last great railroad that still used steam in regular service. A shame that that dream belonged to the kids of the 1890's, 1900's, 1910's, 1920's, 1930's, 1940's, and even 1950's. But even with their passing, I've found solace in the fact that the railroads are more than just paint schemes on engines, or names on call boards. Their the bridges, stations, tunnels, and facilities that get used and reused again and again by the big names of today. And as for seeing these leviathans of the rails, model railroading has certainly given me a chance to step back in time and recreate the 1940's and 50's of the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads. Their names and so many others will always be a part of me and are what motivated to pursue a career in the industry and carry the tradition. Thank You for Your service and may you have a long and prosperous life.
That's a good question... I'm not sure... but I know that the song playing in the background at 36:18 is one version of "Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine"... I loved the tune as a kid and it stuck in my head. It took me almost 20 years (and the internet) to identify it, haha.
it's officially called Dollar a Day, however it was a private commission by National Geographic, so they retain all rights, which prevents redistribution. the singer does rarely sing it at special occasion events though.
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My name is Bill Hayslip and I was firing 2716 on this trip and was quite surprised National Geographic was tagging along. 2716 is one of the best locomotives I've had the pleasure to work on. From 1974 until 1984 I worked on Southern 4501, Savanah and Atlanta 750 and C&O 2716. 2716 rode as smooth as a Cadillac and with her Standard Stoker was a joy to fire. On this trip the National Geographic crew paid a farmer to take his cows out by the tracks so they would take off running when our whistle blew! Its a shame 2716 developed firebox problems. she was one of the best locomotives on Southerns steam roster. She is being repaired and will debut sometime this year as herself, C&O Kanawha 2716. As for me, I'm 60 now but you can find me firing on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. I have found paradise!!!
Well done Sir, 60 miles, and 6 tons of coal, a real day of work.
No way I’m jealous man !,
been a few years but have you reached out to the kentucky steam heritage corporation? they have really taken off the last few years and have 2716 in ravenna kentucky at their new shop they acquired from CSX and are going to start working on it again once the virus restrictions allow, fantastic group with great leadership!
What a great story, Bill. And you were a Deputy Sheriff at the time as well, great! I am a railfan, and I am also a retired LEO. Would you mind bringing us up-to-date on things and what you’re up to? Thanks!
Wow you got to work with the legend himself Bill Purdie. I'm jealous, may he rest in peace
Still makes me cry when I rewatch this, this documentary is a milestone of my childhood and It always make me tear up especially when I see them building the Transcontinental Railroad with that tune of "Dollar A' Day" I sure wish they released a soundtrack for that song.
Look up the song "Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine". That's the actual name of the tune. It's an old Civil War era fiddle tune.
@The 101st Dalmatian Wow, thank you so much. I always thought this was a railroad tune. I am forever grateful.
1 dollar was like 75 dollars in 2023
@@gtsstudios101The lyrics were written specifically for this film...and alas, from what I understand, what's in this film is all there is.
@@MrJacMac1968 Still really low wages for back-breaking work
I'll never forget watching this with my grandparents, now long gone, this brings tears to my eyes. Like I'm 5 years old again watching this on the couch with them, thank you!
Same...I use to watch this on VHS at my grandparents almost every Saturday for many years in the 80s.
Me too man. Very similar memories. I was so happy to find this on TH-cam since VCRs are rapidly outdated
I had a VHS copy of this as a kid, it was a Christmas present one year and I would literally watch it over and over!!! Surprised I didn't wear the tape out.
I also had that song at the end burned into my brain for years! Bizarre!
Thanks for uploading this :)
Omg I am searched for this video because I dug out the VHS and as I write this I got it here, 'LOVE THOSE TRAINS - As seen on TV!'
Yeah....is how you feel. Just looking and it says 1986 on the back. Damn son
Josiah Cole 29 years old!!!
*****
Because the copyright is 1986 :D
Does anyone have the idea of where does the song played as background when showing the transcontinental railroad come from? That's a really nice song, well-describing the railroad men's life. Does that song has a name?
+Larry Bundy Jr Wow. Me too!
I'm currently the CSX (formally Conrail) conductor working the NYC Hunts Point Market job in The Bronx. You can see our yard office that we still use today at 43:32. Armata is a customer of ours we service everyday. Very cool to see the work I do everyday featured in a doc from before I was born.
I watched this at 6 years young on vhs in 1994, the intro song fascinated me. Now my son watches it. Glad i can keep the tradition alive. I love the trains!
I LOVE the old national geographic theme!
Yep, back in the days when the Geographic did not get into politics, unlike today. I canceled my subscription in 2012 after 40 years.
Had this on VHS as a kid, must've seen it over a thousand times! Thank you for having this up here.
My Great Grandfather, Grandfather and my Father were all conductors for the Santa Fe Railroad. I hired on the Santa Fe Railroad in 1990 as a Brakeman and was promoted to Locomotive Engineer in 1991. I am still a Locomotive Engineer and expect to retire when I am 60 with 37 years of service in I hope. I would love to run a steam engine some day.
HE'S GONNA THROW, no he's not either! My favorite for 30 years. @ 42.42
Mine, too!
He acted like it was a grenade or something that kid was gonna through lol. He kinda acted too serious to be honest but it was definitely funny
"He's gonna throw!" - camera shows the guys just standing there doing nothing.
That dude was straight up shellshocked
@@Dr_Won_Hung_Lo Rocks and beer bottles at 60 MPH aren't much better than a grenade.
I still have the VHS copy of this. I showed it to my boys, all under the age of 10, and they were glued to it the whole time.
Excellent video!
I grew up watching this every time I visited my grandparents. I'm now 34 years old and needless to say watching this for the first time in at least 20 years was a huge nostalgia trip. I love the fact that your sons apparently appreciate these types of things.
What was the song called?
@@pennsylvania_steam7093 There are several songs in this video including "Chattanooga Choo Choo." You talking about the National Geographic theme song?
@@STL-Railfan yes
but what is the actual the song of it
This is STILL one of my favorite videos. This Narrator knows how to keep them at the fore front of the show.
The narrator is the actor who plays Brooks Hatlen in The Shawshank Redemption
The Late James Withmore.
Oh my goodness you're right it sure is
I got this VHS as a kid back in the late 80s. It inspired me to follow my dreams and now I work for BNSF as a conductor. These guys are right, it’s in your blood, I’m extremely proud of my career and the history I’m a part of.
along with Thomas the Tank engine, this; was my childhood. THANK YOU.
You know @f4fwildcat29, I created some new original Thomas & Friends characters who are based on some of the real life trains that were featured in this video. I hope you and your train lover friends will get a chance to see them.
I used to watch this VHS all the time with my dad when I was a little guy and my Dad used to love watching the Guayaquil-to-Quito run. He's determined to do it with me some day, possibly as a graduation present when I've completed my undergrad. I've always wanted to travel the world and the one thing keeping me from it is school, so I'm so excited to make this trip one day!
Alex Rees I used to watch this with my dad! I miss him dearly
Same here
This was my favorite documentary EVER when I was little. I wore out my VHS tape of it! God, its so great to watch it again, I remember ALL OF IT! Thank you so much bimcheech!
I can't believe National Geographic left this one to rot on VHS. They could at least transfer it and Storm of the Century to DVD.
its on dvd look on amazon
Wow, they really did re-release it! Strange, the last time I checked all I kept getting was the VHS.
HELLO YOU ARE WATCHING IT NOW!!!!!
I actually first knew of this documentary when I bought the DVD.
My parents bought me this on VHS when I was a kid in the early 90s. I used to watch it all the time but never had as big of an appreciation for it as I do now.
This was one of the first things I ever watched in my life. The Nat Geo theme was also one of the first pieces of music I ever knew. Every scene of this documentary has a bit of nostalgia to it. Gotta love those trains.
I think this was one first films I ever watched as a kid ad well. My dad got it for me on VHS before I can even remember. Still watch it even to this day.
That one part at the beginning was amazing ! That when 611 came steaming around the bend with Her Whistle blowing and when the screen when black for a second and the Whistle faded out o my goodness, that was amazing ! Keep up the good work !
thank you for posting this. I remember watching this Nat Geo back when I was 5 years old many times a day. I'm 35 now and it's just as good as it was back in the day.
The Salad Bowl Express is still active as UP/CSX Cold Express
I loved this when I was little, particularly 2716 and G&Q 11, but the. The VHS tape got lost and I have tried to find it and when people ask I tell them it included people riding the roof of a narrow gauge train in Ecuador behind a red 2-6-0. It was as good as I remember,
Nothing is as beautiful as the steam locomotive.
Very true
Steam locomotives are lovely but I can think of a few women that surpass them in terms of beauty
Rossus USRA light mikado or most any B&O steamer.
I had been looking for this episode for years, thanks for the post!
This was my favorite thing to watch as a kid. We had a copy and I watched it over and over again. The late James Whitmore narrates - he does such a good job of telling the story. That Norfolk Southern Steam Engine is a beauty.
I have always loved trains. I used to live about 750 feet from the Buffalo to Niagara Falls line of the New York Central railroad when I had lived in the Town of Tonawanda. My great grandfather Kearney, 4 of my grand Uncles and a second cousin all worked for the Lehigh Valley railroad out of its Coxton yard near Pittston, PA. I travel long distance on Amtrak trains. I recently rode from San Diego to Oxnard, CA on the Pacific Surfliner, it was a great trip and my trips on Amtrak will only increase. I rode on Amtrak a total of 28 times since 1/31/1974, I also rode on commuter trains in Japan, Taiwan, rode on the Kowloon & Canton railway in British China(Hong King) plus excursion trains.
43:40
Mongo Mongo 1 2 3.
I'm gonna climb a Mongo tree...
Because of this, that song has been stuck in my head for almost 40 years!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR UPLOADING THIS!!!
I used to watch this as a 5YO now closer to 30 this documentary beings so much nostalgia 😭❤️
What a time capsule! All footage of a bygone era. As kids, my brother and I used to watch this documentary in the mid to late 80's on a daily basis. We grew up in a railroading family hearing plenty of stories that would spark our imaginations. Our Grandfather, great uncles would regale us with stories of steam engines they worked on as young men or how things worked before radios or electricity. While my brother pursued other employment, I hired on the railway deciding to follow in my Grandfather's footsteps. I guess I'm one of the lucky few alluded to in this documentary, to have become a qualified locomotive engineer for a modern Class 1 railway. Much like they say in the documentary, it totally does get in your blood. There really is nothing else quite like it. Stay away from it for too long you start missing being at the controls of a 2 mile long freight train. This documentary brought back so many memories I had as a kid too. Thank you so much for posting it all those years ago.
Cheers everyone! See you trackside. I'll be waving at you all from the cab of my locomotive!
I still have this tape to this day. As a kid, I love watching this. As an adult, I love watching this again and again. It don't mind if this documentary is 30 years old, darn it!! :)
SQUEEEE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR UPLOADING THIS I HOPE IT NEVER GETS TAKEN DOWN!
I used to watch this vhs when I was a kid almost everyday for years. God this sure brought me back.
This film was just one of many train films of my childhood. I saturated my life with them.
My earliest memory was pushing a little wooden train down boardwalks at Yellowstone because I thought they looked like train tracks.
I was enamored with Thomas the tank engine, and my favorite Christmas was when I got a train set of CP Jupiter.
The greatest moment of my childhood was when I pulled the whistle on a locomotive at the Heber Valley Railroad.
On top of all this, I have railroad blood, with a grandpa who fired the 844, and his dad who'd never wear anything but his engineer overalls.
So yeah, I guess you could say I'm a train buff.
I have this on videotape in my collection of movies & TV shows.In 1984,It was my junior year in high school when this production was made.A real flashback 30 years ago.Used to know the late Jimmy Bistline our former steam excursion boss before Carl Jensen took over till the end in 1994.Nice to look back & see how far we've come from riding the rails.Was once a car host too with the late Will Worthy.A real former Pullman car porter who could tell any train passenger his stories of the road & what it was to work in a sleeping car during the zenith of passenger train travel.
When I was 5 my mom and I would watch this all the time I'm bless to have found this again. my mom passed away January 1st 2022 from cancer and watching this without her just brings tears in my eyes .
I remember this watching this on VHS when I was young! Love this still!
They couldn’t have picked a better narrator for this than James Whitmore. Perfect
Glad someone finally shared this!
Thank you so much for posting this very much missed video!!!
I grew up watching this on VHS atleast twice a week! God the Great memories!
One of my favorites of all time. Watched it more times than I can remember. So many memories. Just went on the Durango & Silverton railroad yesterday, 486 was our engine.
Solomon Parker Nice trip! I rode that train years ago.
The best National Geographic special of all time. This VHS is what began my lifelong fascination with steam locomotives.
Thank you so much for posting this. I remember seeing it for the first time as a kid and there are parts of this that remain stuck in my head ever since. Thank you!
Used to love this when I was a kid. Thank you so much for uploading!!!
I used to own this video on VHS. Thanks for uploading it!
I have this video on VHS when I got it back in 2002 along with Railroad Journeys Around The World VHS Boxset.
I had this on VHS when I was a kid and wore it out!! Awesome that I found it here on TH-cam
Same my dad was mad but i didn't care i loved watching it i also liked natures fury a lot too i miss the old nat geo
I was introduced to the 611 by this documentary in 1997(5 years old)and in 2021 I got the opportunity to run that beautiful engine(28 years old).
I remember watching this back when I was a kid so many memories. Thank you
Watched this so many times when I was little!!!
Ever since I saw this documentary as a kid I wanted to ride the Durango & Silverton Train and 25 years later I finally did it!
Never seen this. It is GREAT. The footage is outstanding. Would like this on DVD.
I have loved this show since I was a kid and I still cant find any of the songs especially Dollar a Day by Tom Chapin - it is not on his website nor on any of his albums nor on google nor on youtube - same thing for Wandering by Steve Anderson- if anyone has info on these songs and where I can purchase them it will be greatly appreciated!
I googled it, turns out national geographic commissioned him to write that song for the show. NG own's the redistribution rights, so it won't be able to be released alone. however, Tim does rarely play it at live performances
Awesome post! I used to to watch this video every time I stayed home sick from school.
Love Those Trains and Superliners are my childhood. Watched them both nearly every single day.
at 38:37 still using UP cabooses.Must be in Nebraska because they had a caboose reqmnt law til 1988.Though cabooses were still in big use in 1982-84 when this was filmed they had started phasing them out after the 1982 UTU agreement which said lines could quit using them.
System wide they stopped in 1986.
some states still required cabooses til 1988
Va Or Mt IL and Ne all had them til 88
Its 2020 now and I'm 14 but when I was 5 I loved watching this because seeing the locomotive moving with the song just got me so excited and I still love trains to this day their so amazing
Wow - I remember watching this w/ my Grandfather in the 90s; good times...
I do remember having a VHS and I would watch this with my grandfather who is no longer with me, but this documentary turn me on to being a train enthusiast not just big trains, but model trains as well
Arguably, the best train documentary ever produced... love it.
Grew up watching this since it debuted on TV and still have that VHS recording. Seen it thousands of times.
The word Nostalgic evokes so many thoughts . All because of trains ! Love Em.
54:20-57:01 Great ending to this classic documentary by National Geographic.
My great-grandfather worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad when he came over from Sicily. I grew up on this video, the Pittsburgh Carnegie Science Center's Miniature Railroad and Village, and Thomas the Tank Engine. Love Those Trains!
I’m pretty sure the Espee engineer at 35:15 is the same guy in a later Green Frog documentary on Amtrak’s California Zephyr from 1993. He handled the train from Sacramento to Oakland, and had mentioned working for the SP prior to that. Sounds just like him.
looks just about, i've been trying to get his name
51:56 Great job! Love this vid.
Surprised they let the Orient Express go thru Romania and Bulgaria during the height of the Cold War during 1982-84. Im sure they told the passengers that they couldnt take pictures at certain locations due to Cold War tensions
MrJacMac1968 This was the time when the eastern bloc was unraveling. Also at this time the USSR was starting to become friendly to the west.
Thanks for posting this! I had the VHS copy of this, but lost it.
Same here, watched it when I was little too! I think I even still have the VHS, haven't seen this in many years!
I have that film on vhs too. You know, I have this desire to travel the United States by Amtrak.
Man, I haven't seen this in almost 40 years, and I can still remember most of it!
Thanks for uploading and sharing with us dude!
Otto is a great pianist.
+David Reyz I've played piano for 15 years
Whats the song playing at 37:22? Anyone know?
My Dad had an uncle that worked for the D L & W (Delaware, Lackawanna & Western--what a great name!). They used to make him mad by calling it the "Delay, Linger & Wait" 😁 He would come home from work so tired he would fall asleep in his armchair and his daughters would get up to all kinds of mischief. Once they set his hair in curlers. When my Dad visited him in the roundhouse he couldn't work out why everybody called him Curly.
29:06 could have also sung "A Man And A Train" from Marty Robbins used for the 1973 film "Emperor Of The North"
To this day Im still looking for Tom Chapin's 'Dollar a Day' song that starts playing around 37:22 in the doc. The whole fiddle and band arrangement is just heaven to my ears. Anyone of higher prestige I urge you to messge thr author (Tin Chapin) to release it, he has a website and everything, I've emailed him a few years back about it and I've recieved nary s reply. Thank you in advance.
The song is actually called "Bonaparte Crossing The Rhine" and it's a traditional Irish tune that was popular in the 1860s. There's a number of renditions here on TH-cam.
The "Dollar a Day" lyrics were added for this documentary.
I had the VHS. loved it
I have this on tape in storage somewhere i ran it all the time lol im actually moving to Durango soon im excited cause i really want to ride that train
I still have my VHS copy at home.
Dose anyone know what song the Vienna choir boys sing at 52:50???
I have loved this show since I was a kid and I still cant find the song Wandering by Steve Anderson- if anyone has info on this song and where I can purchase it it will be greatly appreciated!
Used to be one of my favorite Beta tapes in 1984 and 85.
Rode an excursion back in June 1997 along the Columbia River out of Portland Ore to Wishram Wa and back. SP 4449 was power with no diesel helpers.
One of my favorite scenes is when the UP Big Boy appears
O_O Whoa! I've got this on video and I've not watched this for over 8 years! This is what also introduced me to National Geographic when I was little.
trains...
the best thing ever. period.
52:12 what’s that dance in this train film? I heard in this it’s in Budapest.
I had this video on VHS before it died.
32:55 Nothing like seeing a 3” thick hydraulic cylinder bent into spaghetti.
I believe it would be excellent if National Geographic can make a new "Love Those Trains" documentary that's up-to-date showing trains from all over the world in the 2010s and having it recorded in HD quality for the present-day footage, new background music and a famous [living] celebrity to narrate it (like Tom Hanks or Morgan Freeman), I'd definitely watch it.
I agree. Morgan Freeman is perfect to narrate Love Those Trains' sequel, in 60FPS. Let's hope it will happen one day.
So much of the culture is gone that it would be pretty boring. Railroading ended in the 80s.
As a kid I had this video on VHS
Am I the only one here wishing for a Blu-Ray hi-def version?😊
Also, the locomotive still had the original number boards @ the time. I took photos @ Alexis tower from the cab of #6399.
The Railroads are Changing. First the Steam Locomotive went by the Wayside. Then the Caboose went away Like the Steam Locomotive. Then Mergers took hold of the Railroads. There once was 133 Class 1 Railroads. Now there are 6 Class 1 Railroads BNSF, CN, CP, KCS, NS, and UP. in freight, Amtrak for Passengers. When I had to go back to High School to get my Diploma, I worked for the GTW. While I was a U.S. Marine Reservist. The Railroad is a Fallen Flag. Canadian National took over the Railroad.
The Railroads will always be with us. But not the way that we will remember them 20 years from now. I will always Remember the Grand Trunk Western, Baltimore and Ohio, Chesapeake and Ohio, Western Maryland, Chicago Burlington and Quincy, Northern Pacific, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, Great Northern just to name a few of the roads that are no longer with us.
Semper Fidelis,
GySgt. Dalton USMC Med Ret.
Gy\Sgt. K. R. Dalton USMC Med.Ret. Thank you for your service. I salute you. An American Hero.
Same my brother. I grew up watching this tape i don't know how many times when I was growing up and alway's imagined myself going on to finding that last great railroad that still used steam in regular service. A shame that that dream belonged to the kids of the 1890's, 1900's, 1910's, 1920's, 1930's, 1940's, and even 1950's. But even with their passing, I've found solace in the fact that the railroads are more than just paint schemes on engines, or names on call boards. Their the bridges, stations, tunnels, and facilities that get used and reused again and again by the big names of today. And as for seeing these leviathans of the rails, model railroading has certainly given me a chance to step back in time and recreate the 1940's and 50's of the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads. Their names and so many others will always be a part of me and are what motivated to pursue a career in the industry and carry the tradition.
Thank You for Your service and may you have a long and prosperous life.
We still have the UP, though.
@@Trainlover1995 But I wish that the C&NW would still be in existence too
What's the name of the song that starts at 37:27 about the transcontinental railroad
That's a good question... I'm not sure... but I know that the song playing in the background at 36:18 is one version of "Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine"... I loved the tune as a kid and it stuck in my head. It took me almost 20 years (and the internet) to identify it, haha.
Harry Zhang It's called A Dollar A Day.
it's officially called Dollar a Day, however it was a private commission by National Geographic, so they retain all rights, which prevents redistribution. the singer does rarely sing it at special occasion events though.
50:17 I'd be playing piano as well including "Clocks", "Super Mario Brothers" "Alexander's Ragtime Band" and "The Entertainer"
i always go to the train station here at home just to watch the trains fly by...Nastalgia at its best!! Want to get a job with the railroad so bad!!!