BNSF's OLDEST and WACKIEST Locomotive!

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  • In today's video, we look at one of BNSF's most unique locomotives. It's old enough to have shared the rails with steam engines, and is the only one of it's kind!
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  • @Southern_Plains_Railfan
    @Southern_Plains_Railfan  ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Merch, anyone? okieprint.com/SPR/shop/home

  • @BnuuyBoi2005
    @BnuuyBoi2005 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    The Beep is the longest lived locomotive ever on the ATSF and later BNSF. The railroad sure did made a great decision to preserve it

    • @Southern_Plains_Railfan
      @Southern_Plains_Railfan  ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Most definitely! Happy endings like this are rare on the railroad.

    • @Hogger280
      @Hogger280 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Destroying a Baldwin VO 1000 is not what I would call preservation.

    • @nathanw7114
      @nathanw7114 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Hogger280 other railroads did the same thing, there’s an MKT unit preserved that also was repowered, the USN also has some examples in base service..

    • @Hogger280
      @Hogger280 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@nathanw7114 Hundreds of ALCO's were repowered with EMD engines, but they are not nearly as rare as Baldwins. ALCO engines and parts are still made but not the Baldwins.

    • @rossbryan6102
      @rossbryan6102 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Hogger280 LOL CALL IT A KIT BASH, AS IN MODELS!! LOL

  • @WasatchGarandMan
    @WasatchGarandMan ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "Its Called the Beep" I dont know why but that sent my sides into orbit.

  • @BloxxeeOfficial
    @BloxxeeOfficial ปีที่แล้ว +318

    all hail the beep

  • @gamingwithlukeJToH
    @gamingwithlukeJToH ปีที่แล้ว +124

    Always nice to see the oddballs being donated. Such an incredible story!

  • @rockguitarist931
    @rockguitarist931 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    It's astounding that a locomotive survived in the pinstripe scheme into the modern era.

  • @moreedcola6837
    @moreedcola6837 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    This guy is the most American-sounding American I’ve ever heard

  • @worldtraveler930
    @worldtraveler930 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's Good to hear tales relating to the Cleburne Facilities!!! 🤠👍

  • @ryandavis7593
    @ryandavis7593 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I got to see her at work in 2002-3 from a private passenger train. Double treat.

  • @dx1450
    @dx1450 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Seeing the Santa Fe locomotives in their blue & yellow markings like that takes me back to my childhood when the ATSF rail line ran just a couple blocks from our house. I always enjoyed sitting on our front porch watching the trains go by.

  • @jed-henrywitkowski6470
    @jed-henrywitkowski6470 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am not nearly oppsed to scrapping, however, I however I do appreciate it when companies retain and leave at least one engine or rolling stock.

  • @erikmcc804
    @erikmcc804 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    wow Merch this was amazing, loved it thanks and man i love your voice awesome again thanks

  • @danhoyland142
    @danhoyland142 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a great little locomotive

  • @rossbryan6102
    @rossbryan6102 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    WORKING FOR SANTA FE ARGENTINE SHOPS
    ON THE 4/ MIDNIGHT SHIFT , I WOULD OCCASIONALLY WHEN PAYDAY WAS ON FRIDAY , MAKE A TRIP TO WORK TO PICKUP MY PAYCHECK!
    MY OLDEST GRANDDAUGHTER, THEN 5 YEARS OLD WOULD RIDE ALONG.
    THEN WE WOULD DRIVE AROUND THE LOCOMOTIVE SHOP AREA A BIT TO SEE ALL THE ENGINES!!
    THE 1460 CAUGHT HER EYE AND BECAME HER FAVORITE UNIT!!
    NATURALLY I AM QUITE PLEASED IT WAS PRESERVED AT BARSTOW!!
    KEEP THEM ROLLING BROTHERS!!👍👍

    • @Southern_Plains_Railfan
      @Southern_Plains_Railfan  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That’s really cool! Will do!

    • @rossbryan6102
      @rossbryan6102 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Southern_Plains_Railfan AFTER I RETIRED IN 1995 IT WAS STILL BEING USED AS THE SHOP GOAT!
      NOT SURE, BUT, I BELIEVE IT WAS WORKED AT ARGENTINE UNTIL RETIRED!
      I AM ALSO WELL AQUAINTED WITH LEONARD DALE WITH THE BARSTOW MUSEM

  • @michaelkohutek1113
    @michaelkohutek1113 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I had the pleasure of seeing the Beep in action at Cleburne…..fascinating!

  • @XL883CNick
    @XL883CNick ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video popped up on the TH-cam and found it very interesting. Had no idea I had seen this unit last September in Barstow looking a lil rough.

  • @rogerthornburg8794
    @rogerthornburg8794 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I seen these Beeps doing switching on short line private railroads and also in the steel mills

    • @rogerthornburg8794
      @rogerthornburg8794 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is it possible that some were sold to short lines and steel mills across the US?

  • @thomasmoje5926
    @thomasmoje5926 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Switcher locomotives don't get a lot of the glamour of rail work..but they provide valuable and needed service to the rail lines. Great that BNSF preserved this locomotive and it found a good home.

  • @RonsTrainsNThings
    @RonsTrainsNThings ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very interesting story of a unique ole switcher. Thanks.

  • @j8ded
    @j8ded 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    your knowledge on all of this is absolutely astounding

  • @keitheckensviller250
    @keitheckensviller250 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Canadian National did a similar thing with some old GP-7/9 and SW-1200. Had the cab of the SW, long hood, prime mover and trucks of the GP. They called it a Sweep

  • @ImpendingJoker
    @ImpendingJoker ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My mom is from Cleburne, TX, and my grandfather worked as a machinist at the Santa Fe yards there for many years after WWII, and did a lot of the F7>C7 modifications before he died, well before I was born so I never knew him but, I have toured what is left of the Cleburne yard many times. Oddly, my father, working for my mom's uncle, was the company that tore down the old round house in the Cleburne yard. So, to say that I have rail roading in my blood is an understatement.

  • @kens.3729
    @kens.3729 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Most Unique Locomotive I’ve Never Heard of or Even Seen. Thanks! 👍🙏

  • @timwright3592
    @timwright3592 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good to know! I'll be out in Cali in July. I'll make it a point have a stop in Barstow on my list.

  • @Bill-sp8kb
    @Bill-sp8kb ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Always loved the stack talk of a four-stack, EMD!

  • @edwinbullock7393
    @edwinbullock7393 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Oh YES, YES,YES,and triple and truly YES, The Beep are the most popular and most important "Saved" Locomotives EVER in Santa Fe History!?!?!?!! 😂😊😂😊❤

    • @brucewallace4337
      @brucewallace4337 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well they did not save their streamlined 4-6-4 Hudson #3460 The Blue Goose that would have been far more significant than some homebuilt Baldwin/EMD ugly creation. At least they did a good job on donating their FP45 Warbonnets

  • @JohnBachofer
    @JohnBachofer ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I always thought it was a GP7 that had it's short hood chopped off. Turns out the story's even more interesting.

  • @dellvostro3008
    @dellvostro3008 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    1:23 correction the k-37 class (490-499) of locomotives were not quite made by Baldwin. they built them from already existing standard gauge consolidation locomotives. they used the boilers from the older locos and made them narrow gauge Mikado's. the k 36 class (480-489) was built by Baldwin though.

  • @yourlocalrussiankid9162
    @yourlocalrussiankid9162 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The beep is prolly the most cutest locomotive ever made

  • @BrokenFootRailfan
    @BrokenFootRailfan 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This was a great video! I had never heard of this and now I want to see it. I was happy to hear you mention that it's in Barstow-I was actually just there yesterday and drive through frequently. I would love to stop and see it!

  • @Wikkus
    @Wikkus ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video of a unique loco. Best wishes from the Mediterranean!

  • @vikingmike8139
    @vikingmike8139 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I had this exact same locomotive when I was a kid. Of course, it was 'N' scale. Thanks for the video, cheers!

    • @Southern_Plains_Railfan
      @Southern_Plains_Railfan  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's cool; you're very welcome!

    • @railrider2000
      @railrider2000 ปีที่แล้ว

      I did too. Still have mine, and it's still in working order. Sadly, it's painted as a conrail loco. I might have to change that now.

  • @mattberg916
    @mattberg916 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    BNSF had some pretty cool oldies hangin around in the early 2000s. A gp30 in Santa fe paint and an sd9 in cascade green.

    • @modelrailpreservation
      @modelrailpreservation ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I remember seeing those Cascade green SD9s in Galesburg around 2002 or so. A family friend of ours was yardmaster there, so he let me get some great pics of them.

  • @jonathanthefirst5164
    @jonathanthefirst5164 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I saw this locomotive at the museum there in barstow and despite being an avid railroad enthusiast had no idea how unique it was! Thanks for this info!

  • @beardypeacock1815
    @beardypeacock1815 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    We called this particular unit “dinky” when I occasionally ran it to switch locomotives around the yard and spot the locomotive shop. Most fun I ever had switching cars using dinky. Cool video

  • @lorenzobeckmann3736
    @lorenzobeckmann3736 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    as someone who rewound traction motors I find it amazing that never mention of the electrical in these videos. Kids might think that the gen prime mover powers the axles - not to concern with what up-grades occured at axle level. Different paint scheme easily researched.

  • @cooltrainsinmontreal4883
    @cooltrainsinmontreal4883 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This reminds me of the CN SWEEP, putting a larger engine and Geep hood on a SW1200 frame

  • @nsvmmwhy
    @nsvmmwhy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    i love this man's accent and how i could immediately tell he was from the south in the first 0.5 seconds
    keep trucking, you'll get to 100k soon

  • @ableone7855
    @ableone7855 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    This is a great video site! I enjoy the history and back story of the engine’s. I can tell a lot of work goes into the production of this channel! I think every child who has ever seen a train go by instantly became a rail fan. I know I did! Excellent work on the narration. Thanks!

    • @Southern_Plains_Railfan
      @Southern_Plains_Railfan  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Thank you so much! Yep, that was me as well, lol! You're welcome.

    • @ableone7855
      @ableone7855 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Southern_Plains_Railfan Keep up the good work.

  • @jameschamplin1742
    @jameschamplin1742 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Always thought this was a unique and cute little locomotive. Didn't know that it had a previous life as a completely different model! Great video!

  • @patriotsam5721
    @patriotsam5721 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This is by far the best channel Ive stumbled upon recently! Your accent sounds like one that should belong on any of my fishing buddies, glad to see there are more good old boys into horses of the Iron type than just me. Lmaooo, liked and subscribed, keep up the videos! I really enjoy them

  • @FreihEitner
    @FreihEitner ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I just saw the Beep in Barstow on my Amtrak trip at the end of April! It was late at night (like midnight) and dark out so I wasn't absolutely certain, but I had a suspicion that it was the Beep due to hood and cab configuration. Nice to get confirmation. Thanks for this video of an amazing locomotive!

  • @shadetreeforge
    @shadetreeforge ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Nice! The lite engine that could! Reminds me of an engine that was rebuilt by NS ( Norfolk Western at the time) It was called the Hermaphrodite it was an EMD that had Baldwin cab to repair the unit, the unit was basically 2 damaged locos made into one

    • @Southern_Plains_Railfan
      @Southern_Plains_Railfan  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you! That's really cool, thanks for the info. That's a rather... interesting nickname lol

    • @danielbackley9301
      @danielbackley9301 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The Erie Lackawanna had a S-2 that was repaired using a Baldwin switcher cab also.

    • @nathanw7114
      @nathanw7114 ปีที่แล้ว

      Any idea of what road number that thing carried?

    • @danielbackley9301
      @danielbackley9301 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nathanw7114 No I'm afraid I don't have any idea as I only learned about as it was mentioned in a magazine article back in the 1970s as being the last example of anything Baldwin on the EL which thanks to the Erie had at one time dozens of Baldwin switchers and road switchers.

  • @soupdragon12345
    @soupdragon12345 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just watched your video, you made it so interesting and informative. Thanks very much .

  • @thenekom
    @thenekom ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The Union Railroad in Pittsburgh used to have some EMD repowered Baldwins, DS44-1500s I think. They called them buffalos.

    • @Southern_Plains_Railfan
      @Southern_Plains_Railfan  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's cool!

    • @danielbackley9301
      @danielbackley9301 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Katy had some as-16s that were rebuilt like that they later worked for the C&NW in the 70s.

    • @blueticecho5690
      @blueticecho5690 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Back when I went on job back in 1973 in Omaha the old timers called them Hogheads..

  • @presbyterosBassI
    @presbyterosBassI ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My father worked for Baldwin in Eddystone, PA during WWII.

  • @STHSIndustries2K6
    @STHSIndustries2K6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The Beep is a funny looking locomotive. The Beep has a long history behind it. The Santa Fe CF7 is the inspiration for the beep. The Beep served for BNSF until 2009 and it's at Western America Railroad Museum. That's a good one

  • @raydunakin
    @raydunakin ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very interesting loco with an amazing history!

  • @ATSF2926Productions
    @ATSF2926Productions ปีที่แล้ว +5

    THE *B E E P*

  • @definitelynotakgbagent6612
    @definitelynotakgbagent6612 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Just saying 491 is a Burnham shops K-37, the home built version of the the K-36 which is the actual Baldwin locomotive such as 488. You can tell the difference between a K-37 and a K-36 by looking at the smoke box door which would be flat on the 37s. Great video though.

    • @Southern_Plains_Railfan
      @Southern_Plains_Railfan  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Interesting, I didn't know 491 was a rebuild of sorts. Thanks for the info!

    • @travis5376
      @travis5376 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Southern Plains Railfan not a rebuild, just home built by the d&rgw

  • @scottmccullough6136
    @scottmccullough6136 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Another amazing video and thanks for the education/history lesson. You do a great job with ur video's and I like all of the information/education that you provide to us all. Reminds me a lot of DISTANT SIGNAL'S videos on the TH-cam. Keep up the great work and keep the videos coming.

  • @anthonyeveler4820
    @anthonyeveler4820 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great video nice locomotive thanks for all the history and info the Beep is one of a kind.

  • @xxantyaboixx104
    @xxantyaboixx104 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The beep Is love the beep is life

  • @EastEndProductionsArchiv-lm3lq
    @EastEndProductionsArchiv-lm3lq 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Excellent! Great information. Great editing. Great narration. Our kind of railfan program!

  • @RailRider9571
    @RailRider9571 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Man, you explained things perfectly and even I can understand them!!! Thanks for the history!! By the way, LOVELY voice!!! New subscriber here!!

  • @trainsbyben
    @trainsbyben ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It served for as long as I have lived save 1 year. Nice to see these video's and history of the units. Keep it up, great video.

  • @robertschmidt6383
    @robertschmidt6383 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love these types of engines.

  • @PharaohDeathMask
    @PharaohDeathMask 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for making and uploading this fabulous video.

  • @user-mz1pd2ug9t
    @user-mz1pd2ug9t 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Saw the ATSF steam engines at stops along Southwest Chief ( should be the Grand Meth.Labs Tour) in both Colorado and Illinois and it’s a damn shame Im hearing that sorry BNSF whistle now instead of the real ATSF.
    The chimes of the SP got swallowed by UP, so everyone is going through it.
    There was a locomotive like the this at Indiana Ports (Clark or South facility) paired with a red RS-1. They have sense been retired and there was a CF-7 there and a pair of GP38s doing the work.

  • @microbusss
    @microbusss ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I hope that gets preserved!

  • @SteamCrane
    @SteamCrane ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Really good looking engine!

  • @jeeper360
    @jeeper360 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very interesting video. A couple of times you refer to it as a cab forward but the F is clearly seen on the opposite end from the cab.

  • @alexander1485
    @alexander1485 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The Alabama State Docks railroad (Terminal RR) has 4 modern "butt head" switchers but also it has a few SW1500 or MP1500s without ditch lights still!

  • @yogiperogy
    @yogiperogy ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your channel is my absolute favourite among all the railfanning channels on YT! Thank you very much for your efforts. They’re very much appreciated.

  • @awesomeaustin5704
    @awesomeaustin5704 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good on BNSF for not scrapping it

  • @barbaradorris337
    @barbaradorris337 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My dad work the Argentine yards for 46 yrs. One particular job he had was the pit. He set in a small room under the rails on the west bound hump , and inspect the cars going over the hump and through the switches to make up trains heading west. He would get permission for me to spend a shift with him and watch the beeps hump those trains. The pit had two windshields where you could see the under carriage of the train cars. I even got a chance to go for a ride in the beep. Good times

  • @chaseman113
    @chaseman113 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Looks like a B unit with a cab, I’m completely wrong and enjoyed the look into this unique unit.
    I adore hearing early EMD gear running, I worked with a 1956 GP9 short hood and a 1969 GP38 on 22 miles of hills & corners.

  • @yuckyool
    @yuckyool 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I worked in the Cleburne Shops, as an Industrial Engineer, between 1981-1984 and there were lots of rebuilds going on.
    Frankly, I didn't understand the global perspective of what kinds of locomotives were being transformed into others, and for what reason, but I knew they were all EMD's with turbo-charged and non-turbocharged 16-cyl Diesel engines. There were hundreds of skilled craftsmen, doing what their fathers had done (as Steve Goodman wrote).
    It was a transformative time in railroading as the expense of so much labor was being revisited under deregulation and many jobs were eliminated (including, eventually mine).
    Still, I was blessed to see the remnants of a different time -- roller bearings, high-side hand-brakes, cabooses, division stations every 120 or so miles, CTC and even a few dark-territory lines.
    And of course, I was proud when the combined BN-(AT)SF was eventually managed by some of the same folks I had worked with.
    They carry a lot of freight on those rails.

  • @BeingRomans829ed
    @BeingRomans829ed ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "I rode The Cannonball!"
    "Oh yeah?? I rode The Beep!"

  • @HistoryForEveryoneProductions
    @HistoryForEveryoneProductions ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great job man. As always keep up the good work.

  • @ScaleSpeedGarage
    @ScaleSpeedGarage 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great information about this oddball locomotive!

  • @rateyesmertz3785
    @rateyesmertz3785 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:43 into the video. This is called a drop. It requires the brakeman to have 3 handsOne hand to haang on with, one hand to pull the pin and one hand ( neck ) to tell the eengineer to speed up because he has pulled the pin. The engine speeds ahead and clears a switch another brakeman throws the switch so then cars rolls to a spot. They don't do this anymore on class 1 railroads because of crew reductions

  • @normansilver905
    @normansilver905 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ATSF had 2 FM 10-44's at Wilmington Shops and Yard. Occasionally 1 would get sent to San Diego when the regular San Diego switcher was in the shop. The crews loved them due to their power.

  • @ctwalston1565
    @ctwalston1565 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video! What an excellent candidate for a custom scale model builder, could build every iteration and have them all on a layout!!

  • @carlbentley80
    @carlbentley80 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great story and an interesting loco, thanks for sharing. Regards from Australia.

  • @RandomRailfan828
    @RandomRailfan828 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Neat little locomotive, nice video!

  •  ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video! Very interesting!

  • @jmd1743
    @jmd1743 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's pretty cool to see them keep it in such great condition like that. If there's a locomotive to put in a corporate lobby perhaps it would be something like that.

  • @jovanweismiller7114
    @jovanweismiller7114 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I worked for the Santa Fe, but before it was the rebuild before the rebuild when it became the Beep.

  • @silverbullettruckingllc8365
    @silverbullettruckingllc8365 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video!!

  • @TonyLasagna
    @TonyLasagna ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great narration as always! It is a shame Baldwin failed in the diesel world in the end.

    • @Southern_Plains_Railfan
      @Southern_Plains_Railfan  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you! Agreed

    • @John-jy4dj
      @John-jy4dj 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think there is a pbs , channel 9 St . Louis story of the last Baldwin diesel ever made if you can find it

    • @douglasskaalrud6865
      @douglasskaalrud6865 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Baldwin treated diesels as an afterthought, convinced that once railroads saw the high price tag of a diesel they’d be back clamoring for their old steamers. Baldwin actually built steamers and diesels next to each other for a time but they started building diesels late in the game and they never really committed to them.

  • @railfannercristian
    @railfannercristian ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Beautiful 👏

  • @JacobCothren
    @JacobCothren ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just stumbled across this channel, love the production quality! Subbed and can’t wait to check out more

  • @cjespers
    @cjespers ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great story. Thanks for the video.

  • @Texasrailfan9021
    @Texasrailfan9021 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Incredible Catch!

  • @sirrliv
    @sirrliv ปีที่แล้ว +1

    D&RGW #491 was NOT built by Baldwin. It was built at D&RG's own Burnham Shops essentially as a big middle finger to Baldwin. Baldwin DID make 491's predicessors, the K-36 Class, which the D&RG liked so much that they wanted 10 more. "Sure thing, happy to do business with you," said Baldwin, "Just finish paying for the first 10 and we'll get right on it." "Um, yeah, about that..." D&RG shifted awkwardly, "We... can't actually afford to finish paying you, so..." "No payment, no more locos," Baldwin stood their ground. "Fine! We didn't need you anyway," replied D&RG impetuously. They then took the boilers and maybe the tenders from their aging but still hearty C-41 standard gauge consolidations and used those as the basis for a new locomotive of their own design based closely on the K-36's. And thus the K-37's were born.
    P.S. It's long been a myth that the K-37's were "converted" to narrow gauge. Word of advice: Don't say that in front of a Colorado railroader unless you're done having kids because their steel-toed boot will be in your groin so fast... Okay, maybe not that strong, but you will make them madder than a wet swan; and you thought wet hens were bad. Swans are vindictive little buggers; they will chase you around and their pecks HURT.

  • @dth54
    @dth54 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I got to see it many times when it worked in Houston for The PTRA

  • @mikedurhan9941
    @mikedurhan9941 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you. That was very interesting.

  • @mr.sir.
    @mr.sir. ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well with the oldest SD-9s (Ex GN) being taking out of service, this really is the oldest in the fleet now. The GN power were around in the steam era and GN took all steam out in the early 50s, luckily one will be saved. The eldest of the bunch thats 76 years old.

  • @4-8-4Northern
    @4-8-4Northern 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love the Beep. I want to see it some day!

  • @SantaFe19484
    @SantaFe19484 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice video!

  • @HyperBlueWolf
    @HyperBlueWolf ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cool looking switcher. It looks like a British Rail Class 20 on steroids. :D

  • @CoryAY82383
    @CoryAY82383 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    491 (K-37s) were home built using standard gauge 2-8-0s. The K-36s were built by Baldwin

  • @LucedaleRailfan
    @LucedaleRailfan ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Idk what to think about that thing, but it’s pretty uhm… interesting…

  • @sunnysiderails397
    @sunnysiderails397 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent video!

  • @LDTV22OfficialChannel
    @LDTV22OfficialChannel ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was such a reliable but strange switcher.

  • @alcopower5710
    @alcopower5710 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Outstanding video 👍

  • @JonPorter94087
    @JonPorter94087 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would have preferred this unique engine going to an operating museum, but at least it's preserved. I don't think any other re-engined Baldwins were saved.

  • @soniomagr5498
    @soniomagr5498 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Correction:
    The PRR only has one prototypical turbine.

  • @steverudder3321
    @steverudder3321 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Since Barstow is an hour away, I may need to pay the Beep a visit!😁👍