+Bill Peachee There's a lot more footage that Stephen Harris shot in silent super 8. Fortunately he bought a sound camera before he stopped train spotting.
Of the locomotives shown here, only 1744 remains serviceable, currently finishing an overhaul in Colorado. UP 618 is the last steam locomotive remaining on the line from this era, and has spent the last 10 years undergoing an extremely slow overhaul, after running for 17 years on the line's current incarnation. The other two--100 and 36--lay in a field in Oregon under private ownership, slowly rotting away with little hope of ever being steamed again.
@@LeeWitten the line was apart of the apache railway from Holbrook to maverick Arizona but after 1982 when the line from snowflake to maverick was cut up it would change apache railway forever. Now it runs from Holbrook to snowflake Arizona.
From what I could find here are the steam locomotives that used to be there. UP No. 618, GWR No.75, CSC (Columbia Steel Corporation) No. 300, Locomotive 36, Locomotive 1744, SMV (Santa Maria Valley) No. 100, and Locomotive Rayonier 110. Only 618, 75, and 300 are still at the Heber Valley Railroad. 1744 I think still is in service today, No. 100 I'm not sure what happened to it, I think it got scrapped, No. 110 is most likely scrapped because there is only one picture of it at the Heber Valley Railroad and it looks rusty and looked pretty old and used up. I can't find No. 36. You'll have to do research on these. But here is a link to Heber Valley Railroads equipment. utahrails.net/utahrails/heber-equipment.php :)
Mr. EpicGames 1744 is not in service. it last ran in 2007 and has its boiler completely torn up to pieces. the tender is stored in Alamosa Colorado. Last i heard there were plans in colorado on selling 1744 and the LSI 2-8-0s but i could be wrong.
The 1744 was sold and according to Utahrails.net "Sold to Iowa Pacific Holdings on March 21, 2007; moved to San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad at Alamosa, Colorado, on May 9, 2007; beginning with Memorial Day weekend in 2007, to be used daily on Alamosa-to-La Veta on "San Luis Express", and round-trip weekend service from Alamosa-to-Antonito on the "Toltec Gorge Limited".. Utahrails.net has this comment: Sierra No. 36 and Santa Maria Valley No. 100 were moved from Ogden in April 1999, loaded on two flatcars, MP 819610 for Sierra No. 36, and MP 819891 for SMV No. 100, with a third flatcar, MP 819978, being used for the two tenders; the locomotives and tenders, loaded on three flatcars, were seen at Eugene, Oregon in June 1999, and at Merrill, Oregon in July 1999..
Sierra Railroad No. 36 is 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive built by Alco in 1930 for the Sierra Railway Company of California, where it used to haul heavy freight trains from Jamestown to Toulomne, California. In 1962, it was retired from service and sold to the White Mountain Scenic Railroad at McNary, AZ, but kept the number 36. In 1976, however, it was sold to the Wasatch Mountain Railway. Today, the engine was sold to a private owner, Fred Kepner, when he purchased and moved this locomotive along with former Sierra Railroad No. 18 to their current location in Merril, Oregon.
@@LeeWitten I think SP 1744 is at the Niles Canyon Railway today. Because they said that their doing a restoration on that locomotive for operation at the railroad.
1744 is undergoing restoration at another tourist railroad. The other two are slowly rotting away in a field in Oregon; part of a massive collection of derelict locomotives owned by Fred Kepner.
![Engine 618 [2001]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/IG3Z7RZK3Uk/mqdefault.jpg)
Wow! Real film with sound.. now that is rare commodity! Great stuff, thanks for posting.
+Bill Peachee There's a lot more footage that Stephen Harris shot in silent super 8. Fortunately he bought a sound camera before he stopped train spotting.
Of the locomotives shown here, only 1744 remains serviceable, currently finishing an overhaul in Colorado. UP 618 is the last steam locomotive remaining on the line from this era, and has spent the last 10 years undergoing an extremely slow overhaul, after running for 17 years on the line's current incarnation. The other two--100 and 36--lay in a field in Oregon under private ownership, slowly rotting away with little hope of ever being steamed again.
Erik Newland Today that engine is undergoing restoration for it’s operation at the Niles Canyon Railway.
100 was recently bought by the V&T and will return to steam
@@VT29steamtrain It’s planned to returned to operation sometime this year as their Virginia & Truckee #30.
@@nathancorcoran5347 probably not this year
@@VT29steamtrain Then when will they’ll be able to getting it running the first time at the V&T?
1744 was in Utah, Texas, Louisiana, and now in Colorado. Hopefully the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad brings it back to life again.
Anyways nice video.
Southern Pacific 1744 is currently undergoing restoration to operation by the Niles Canyon Railway since 2020.
36 and 100 were on the white mountain scenic railroad in mcnary Arizona from 1963-1976. I'd wish the line from mcnary to maverick was preserved. 😞
Interesting, I didn't know about that. Not familiar with McNary.
@@LeeWitten the line was apart of the apache railway from Holbrook to maverick Arizona but after 1982 when the line from snowflake to maverick was cut up it would change apache railway forever. Now it runs from Holbrook to snowflake Arizona.
@@TRAINGUY-ey3hj Thanks for info. Nice to know that. i'm working on another video part of which shows #100 in solo action on the Heber Valley RR.
Cool!
Probably some of the only existing footage including sound of the 36 in action.
+SierraRailway If so, I'm glad we were able to preserve Stephen Harris' films. Thanks for the comment.
Only I've ever heard. Is that a Sierra boiler tube whistle?
No, 36 never had one and this is her whistle from her time on Sierra.
How many steam locomotives were operating in the Heber creeper when the railroad renamed into Heber valley railroad?
From what I could find here are the steam locomotives that used to be there. UP No. 618, GWR No.75, CSC (Columbia Steel Corporation) No. 300, Locomotive 36, Locomotive 1744, SMV (Santa Maria Valley) No. 100, and Locomotive Rayonier 110. Only 618, 75, and 300 are still at the Heber Valley Railroad. 1744 I think still is in service today, No. 100 I'm not sure what happened to it, I think it got scrapped, No. 110 is most likely scrapped because there is only one picture of it at the Heber Valley Railroad and it looks rusty and looked pretty old and used up. I can't find No. 36. You'll have to do research on these. But here is a link to Heber Valley Railroads equipment.
utahrails.net/utahrails/heber-equipment.php
:)
Matt the Terrier 100 is stored in Fred Kepners collection. along with 36 and some other steam power like GN 1246 in Oregan
Mr. EpicGames 1744 is not in service. it last ran in 2007 and has its boiler completely torn up to pieces. the tender is stored in Alamosa Colorado. Last i heard there were plans in colorado on selling 1744 and the LSI 2-8-0s but i could be wrong.
I would love to see Union Pacific # 618 back to running again when it's finished.
I did get one of the movies that GW # 75 appeared in. I got it on Christmas of 2018. It's break heart pass.
What did that sign @12:46 say?
Vivian Park
by the way, you did a fantastic job!!
+Nicholas Medovich thank you, I appreciate the comment.
Probably my favorite out of the three engines would be either # 1744 or # 100
Thomas Weekley 100 or 36 for me. Otherwise I liked the 35, not shown here.
I have to go with 618, saw this august
I like all three of them.
Where are 100, 36, and 1744 are at today?
The 1744 was sold and according to Utahrails.net "Sold to Iowa Pacific Holdings on March 21, 2007; moved to San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad at Alamosa, Colorado, on May 9, 2007; beginning with Memorial Day weekend in 2007, to be used daily on Alamosa-to-La Veta on "San Luis Express", and round-trip weekend service from Alamosa-to-Antonito on the "Toltec Gorge Limited".. Utahrails.net has this comment: Sierra No. 36 and Santa Maria Valley No. 100 were moved from Ogden in April 1999, loaded on two flatcars, MP 819610 for Sierra No. 36, and MP 819891 for SMV No. 100, with a third flatcar, MP 819978, being used for the two tenders; the locomotives and tenders, loaded on three flatcars, were seen at Eugene, Oregon in June 1999, and at Merrill, Oregon in July 1999..
Sierra Railroad No. 36 is 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive built by Alco in 1930 for the Sierra Railway Company of California, where it used to haul heavy freight trains from Jamestown to Toulomne, California.
In 1962, it was retired from service and sold to the White Mountain Scenic Railroad at McNary, AZ, but kept the number 36. In 1976, however, it was sold to the Wasatch Mountain Railway.
Today, the engine was sold to a private owner, Fred Kepner, when he purchased and moved this locomotive along with former Sierra Railroad No. 18 to their current location in Merril, Oregon.
@@LeeWitten I think SP 1744 is at the Niles Canyon Railway today. Because they said that their doing a restoration on that locomotive for operation at the railroad.
@@nathancorcoran5347 You very well could be right about that.
@@LeeWitten I am, I hope to see it when it returns to operation. I live in San Jose, California.
great video !!!
+BALD8BIL Thank you. Steam is always fun.
you have any footage of the shay or the 35 in action??
+Nicholas Medovich Sorry, not in the Stephen Harris collection or other videos in our archives.
Keep up the good work
Awesome video. I have more videos uploaded
Just came on a trailer to Virginia City NV May of 2022 V&T took it in
Too bad the steam engine isn't operating.
What happened to these engines?
1744 is undergoing restoration at another tourist railroad. The other two are slowly rotting away in a field in Oregon; part of a massive collection of derelict locomotives owned by Fred Kepner.