4K - Santa Fe 3751 Steam Locomotive Departing the 2017 Fullerton Railroad Days - 5/7/17

This past weekend the annual Fullerton Railroad Days event took place at the Fullerton train station. Vendors, model trains exhibitors, and real life trains were all on display and even open for tours. The main attraction unquestionably, was the 90 year old Santa Fe 3751 Steam Locomotive. Built in 1927 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, 3751 was the first Northern type steam locomotive for the Santa Fe Railway. Now run and restored by the San Bernardino Rail Historical Society, the steam engine sees the mainline usually once a year.
In addition to 3751, BNSF provided a brand new GE ES44C4 locomotive #5542 for tours. Amtrak also provided a Pacific Parlour Car, and a Superliner Business Class car for tours in addition to their GE P40DC #822 Heritage III locomotive.
Featured in this years video, are the sights and sounds along the display tracks and mainline, as the crews get prepared for the move back to Downtown LA. Various trains also are thrown in, as well as the coupling procedures. Weather was fairly good, but some heavy rain did show up before the move which didn't cause a delay thankfully.
The BNSF 5542 coupled up to the 3751 right after Amtrak #4 passed, and then the whole consist backed up along the Fullerton siding track. Once past Fullerton Junction, the train passed the switch and proceeded onto the BNSF San Bernardino Subdivision.
At exactly 7:30 PM, 3751 and its consist blasted past Fullerton, heading back to the Redondo Junction Amtrak yard where she will await her next mighty time ruling the rails. Turn up your volume for this - it's not every day you can hear, see, and even taste a 90 year old steam locomotive running on a mainline!
MANY thanks go out to everyone who made this trip and mini "excursion" possible including BNSF, SBRHS, Amtrak, and the SCRPA who host the railroad days every year.
Consist Info:
O-LACLAC7 07A
BNSF 5542 (ES44C4)
ATSF 3751 (Baldwin 4-8-4 Northern Steam Locomotive)
Amtrak Pacific Parlour Car #39972 (Napa Valley)
Amtrak Superliner Business Class Car #34512
AMTK 822 (P40DC)
Stay tuned this Friday for a full recap and extended coverage video of this year's Fullerton Railroad Days!!
Thanks for Watching!
Content © 2017 MichaelLovesTrains

[@ethanyotter7874]

very nice! we were able to stop by and see 3751 on saturday afternoon.

[@Michaellovestrains]

Thank you, glad you could see it as well!

[@brucetharpe762]

Happy 90th birthday 3751!

[@amtrakandcsxrailfanning351]

great catches and video of this famous steamers railroad day in this town
nice horn and shuttle action too with a picnic surfliner and a BNSF freight tanker

[@MatecaCorp]

It'll be a while before she runs again. Her crew told me she's going down for her 15 year inspection this year.

[@jerrodp3572]

Mateo Pelissier once she's running again I hope she double heads with 2926

[@trainman5552]

I didn't know 3751 had to go down for it's 15 year rebuilt I had just found that out it's going to be out of services for 3 to 4 years (I feel like that'll be a long time) but when it comes back I hope it could make another trip to the grand canyon railway again with 4960 and 29 (after watching footage from the nrhs convention in 2002 and the Arizona centennial celebration in 2012) although it feels different without engine 18 at the grand canyon railway anymore but 29 seems like a good replacement

[@spencerhughes2255]

Nice video.

[@Michaellovestrains]

Thanks Spencer!

[@merlemorrison482]

would have liked more steam and less diesel.....

[@hakeemsd70m]

It's always nice to see 3751 steam up! She is smokin ;)

[@TheGrayRatArmy]

4:52 Amtrak: Sup
Santa fe 3751: Hi

[@jacksalvin364]

Santa Fe 3751: The first 4-8-4.

[@meganzang4773]

Jack Salvin WE ALREADY KNOW

[@6484373]

3751 Was not the first 4-8-4 ever built.

[@southwestvirginiarailfan729]

The bnsf engine was using its dynamic brakes giving 3751 something to work against.

[@HybridHobby]

Awesome!

[@MrDecarvalhoTube]

tks for sharing !

[@willberestartingthischanne9984]

Nice Video

[@ivanreis1538]

TRAIN 3751 TEM A BELEZA DE UMA MISS UNIVERSO.

[@brok3nD1am0nd45]

i wish AT&SF 3751 could come to Topeka...

[@rdelamora1968]

awesome catch fríend...Greetings.......Like

[@nightmarefredcat2352]

1:23-2:16: whistle VS horn competition.

[@Emmanuel4334]

Now thats what u call a steam train?

[@ROADTRAIN23]

Anyone know why 3751 operates with a BNSF diesel up front?

[@nmccw3245]

Jordan Michael - mostly insurance cost. It’s very expensive to have a steamer lead.

[@SoCalRailVids]

Glad we got over there to get some photos of it while it was still sitting there!

[@mattzillagamer1696]

Very nice catches of the 3751

[@Michaellovestrains]

Thank you!

[@matthewlexian8390]

At&sf 3751 looks like the polar Express

[@kevp9601]

I STILL LOVE THAT STEAM LOCOMOTIVE SOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thekman760]

good video Michael! nice seeing you

[@Michaellovestrains]

Thank you, same!

[@Juan_A_Garcia]

Excelente!!

[@lesfaust9634]

So for 10 minutes I watched a diesel train pull a steam train........bullshit @@@@@@@!!!!!!

[@jessdatheturdle6602]

but you can hear the locomotive chuffing? and chuffing equals the throttle is open? the diesel in front is mainly for insurance

[@1940limited]

Plenty of diesel action.

[@atsfevan0242]

I hope for the 2020 event 3751 might possibly attend it and maybe an excursion too

[@evanf1293]

Anyone know why when 3751 was leaving a bnsf diesel was coupled up to her?

[@FirewoodEnjoyer69]

So sante fe 3751 has been restored already? I thought it was being restored currently or waiting to be restored.

[@AlexTrain5249]

WHOA! I THOUGHT THOSE ATSF-STYLE HI-LEVEL CARS WERE GONE! 7:41-8:00

[@spagtooheddy7626]

I never seen Santa Fe 3751 in San Diego’s by the way I live in San Diego

[@therookie9276]

Spencerhughes225 saw it too.

[@alexbo5998]

Beauty! Thank you!

[@jonash6070]

30,000 horsepower casually rolling by. 1:04

[@HighSierraBob]

Great video!