Posted by Super Chief 18 on April 19, 2010
Great video! That's a lot of axle's for a passenger train, especially in the more modern era of railroading. What were the handheld whistle's for that were used after the engine blew its whistle? Great perspective. |
Posted by Jeremy English on April 20, 2010
Hi. Thanks for your comment - the handheld whistles were slightly misplaced in this clip - they were to warn of a tunnel ahead of the train so that everyone in the cab was tucked in - but I cut the tunnel sequence for this clip! The original film is around 20 minutes long. JE |
Posted by guymonmd on April 26, 2010
Thanks for posting the cab ride clip of my favorate locomotive.
I am green with envy as am sure I will never get the opportunity to ride in her cab, and with a video camera none the less! |
Posted by SteamForever on June 9, 2010
I guess some people were just "born right" !! I know I'll never even get in the cab, while "static", let alone under power. I do, however..posess a "black and white" 8x10 of her, taken just after being backed out of the roundhouse for
the first time under "house steam" in 1981 (??) and given to me by Carl H. who worked on the boiler rebuild and the rebuild as a whole. A cab ride in her would be my ultimate life memory for sure. Thank You for getting all of us "less fortunates" where we would all love to be, through your priceless video. Many Thanks again. |
Posted by Jeremy English on June 10, 2010
Thanks "Steamforever". I'm delighted that my film has given you the chance to ride the Challenger - that was the purpose of it! The cab ride is probably the highlight of my railway life - it was truly awesome and was down to the late great Dave Goodheart who accompanied me and my mate Bob Avery on a Transcontinental safari chasing the Challenger from Cheyenne to the top of Donner in 1999. He asked the UP Steam crew if I could film in the cab and they were more than happy to allow me - as a wandering Brit - up there.
We produced a series of programs about the trip, extracts of which are available on Rail-Videos. The full length ones can be seen on my website www.therailwaystation.tv which makes a (very) small charge to watch each bit! The cab ride lasts for about 20 minutes (end of plug!).
Cheers, Jeremy English |
Posted by Stephen Hazen on January 20, 2012
Wasn't this the trip where the 844 blew a tube and both had to be towed back home? That scares me to just think about something worse happenning to either locomotive! Fantastic video by the way! |
Posted by on January 21, 2012
Thanks for your comments Stephen! You're right, the return was canceled because 844 blew a tube and Steve Lee took the Challenger out of service as it used the same manufacturer's tubes.
Jeremy English |
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