In the 70's when I was 10 to 12 years old I used to skip school and run around that factory all day long. It was the Rock Island Lines at that time and was running full bore repairing engines and box cars. I had to watch out for the men with the white hard hats because they would chase me down and have me removed from the property. It was cool running around there and watching them repair everything and talking to most of the workers. It was something that happened in my lifetime that I will never forget. I now have a nephew who is an engineer driving them great trains, something I wish I would have done myself.
3:29 Iowa Interstate 6988. A 2-10-2 “Santa Fe” built by the Datong Locomotive Works in 1985 for the China Railways, in the country of China. 4:06 Union Pacific 3985. A 4-6-6-4 “Challenger” built by American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in June 1943, for the Union Pacific Railroad. 4:37 Union Pacific 6936. A DDA40X built by EMD in January 1971, for the Union Pacific Railroad. 4:51 Union Pacific 5511. A 2-10-2 “Santa Fe” built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in September 1923, for the Union Pacific Railroad.
Very nice video. I'm glad to see the historic Silvis shops will live on. I worked on the DRI & NW Ry, Milwaukee Road, Soo Line and, CP Rail in the Quad cities. I also worked at the Silvis shops for NRE running the shop switcher for a couple years. I live in Waterloo, Ia. now and am retired from the Iowa Northern Ry.
@@rokee1998 Maybe the speaker at the museum just misspoke, but otherwise they should do some more research on the locomotive they just bought indeed, lol
Hello, thanks for your feedback! Yes, you are correct that it is not the last Challenger. Unfortunately, the speaker who was a part of the organization donating the engine was incorrect in this statement. The Railroading Heritage of Midwest America who acquired these engines is aware though. :) This non-profit is very excited to restore these engines to what they once were to run again. If you are curious on their progress you can check them out and subscribe to their newsletter at 261.com!
My daughter, son-in-law, and grandsons live in Marion, Iowa, he is an engineer for CN, bet my grandsons would get a charge of seeing all those big engines, i know i sure would! How does one contact them for tours?
No tours yet, but they are planning to have them someday once the engines have been restored. You can follow updates through their newsletter on 261.com!
That was the most boring video I’ve seen in a while. No real commentary about Silvis itself, the history of the railroad here, or the people that work and live here. Did you read or research anything before this wasted trip?
You seem like a lovely person! I think you misread the title. I see "Our Trip To Silvis, Illinois" not "commentary about Silvis, the history of the railroad, plus 20 crazy interesting facts about the population living there." Weird! Really dude. You have no idea who these people are. Sorry that a video about trains being donated to a nonprofit to be restored didn't dazzle you. You're not very good at guitar. Does that mean you wasted your entire life trying to learn it?
In the 70's when I was 10 to 12 years old I used to skip school and run around that factory all day long. It was the Rock Island Lines at that time and was running full bore repairing engines and box cars. I had to watch out for the men with the white hard hats because they would chase me down and have me removed from the property. It was cool running around there and watching them repair everything and talking to most of the workers. It was something that happened in my lifetime that I will never forget. I now have a nephew who is an engineer driving them great trains, something I wish I would have done myself.
That was an amazing time when you were young!
3:29 Iowa Interstate 6988. A 2-10-2 “Santa Fe” built by the Datong Locomotive Works in 1985 for the China Railways, in the country of China.
4:06 Union Pacific 3985. A 4-6-6-4 “Challenger” built by American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in June 1943, for the Union Pacific Railroad.
4:37 Union Pacific 6936. A DDA40X built by EMD in January 1971, for the Union Pacific Railroad.
4:51 Union Pacific 5511. A 2-10-2 “Santa Fe” built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in September 1923, for the Union Pacific Railroad.
Love those Giant, old engines.
Very nice video. I'm glad to see the historic Silvis shops will live on. I worked on the DRI & NW Ry, Milwaukee Road, Soo Line and, CP Rail in the Quad cities. I also worked at the Silvis shops for NRE running the shop switcher for a couple years. I live in Waterloo, Ia. now and am retired from the Iowa Northern Ry.
Love your “it’s still really windy”. Always Anna. It’s never not windy in IL 🤣
Looks a lot better than it did when I worked there in the early 90s.
Not last challenger 3977 still is out there
@@rokee1998 Maybe the speaker at the museum just misspoke, but otherwise they should do some more research on the locomotive they just bought indeed, lol
Hello, thanks for your feedback! Yes, you are correct that it is not the last Challenger. Unfortunately, the speaker who was a part of the organization donating the engine was incorrect in this statement. The Railroading Heritage of Midwest America who acquired these engines is aware though. :)
This non-profit is very excited to restore these engines to what they once were to run again. If you are curious on their progress you can check them out and subscribe to their newsletter at 261.com!
@@annamaureen3890I believe they meant the last operating challenger.
He might have meant on of the last
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Fun! Thx for sharing -
There's actually 2 challengers left. There's one at UP Bailey yard in Nebraska on static display
Epic!
Middle of no where? The quad cities is kinda big
My daughter, son-in-law, and grandsons live in Marion, Iowa, he is an engineer for CN, bet my grandsons would get a charge of seeing all those big engines, i know i sure would! How does one contact them for tours?
No tours yet, but they are planning to have them someday once the engines have been restored. You can follow updates through their newsletter on 261.com!
Did they open the shops?!
Hey I live in silvis illinois!
This video was reccommended to me after watching a Mario 64 playthough.
So did they get rid of NRE? Man I used to Love working in that place
3985 is not the last of the challengers i believe there is another witch is Union Pacific 3977
*Right... There are TWO remaining Challengers. That lady should have known better...*
*This generation high on the visuals, LOW on the information...*
Couldn't stop laughing my rear off at how dumb you two looked with masks there.
Nice video, but would have better if it didn't have that nasty green stripe going up and down the left-most part of my screen.
That was the most boring video I’ve seen in a while. No real commentary about Silvis itself, the history of the railroad here, or the people that work and live here. Did you read or research anything before this wasted trip?
You seem like a lovely person! I think you misread the title. I see "Our Trip To Silvis, Illinois" not "commentary about Silvis, the history of the railroad, plus 20 crazy interesting facts about the population living there." Weird! Really dude. You have no idea who these people are. Sorry that a video about trains being donated to a nonprofit to be restored didn't dazzle you. You're not very good at guitar. Does that mean you wasted your entire life trying to learn it?
@@paranormalgaming7263 ha ha..
Yes it probably does!