last run of a cab forward over donner pass

1957! Wow! Two years before I was born! This is an incredible historical event that should be celebrated for all Californians especially the foamers like me ❤🎉👍🚂🚂🚂💣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

This is an Oscar winning emotional tale.

That "pew, pew" sound of the air pumps is certainly unique.

Priceless video from the era that preceded the current decadence of our society. Thank you for making this available. 2024/02/23. Ontario, Canada.

This video was produced by Video Rails and came out on VHS in 1992. It came out on DVD by Pentrex in 2006.

I lived in Sacto, for 10 years. Working @ McClellan AFB, back in the 80s, I had NO IDEA that the trains I enjoyed watching -- were headed to DONNERS PASS...

Im glad this video was produced. Not only for the historic train run, but also because we got a detailed look at the line over the Sierras.

That folks, is history. A class I very much enjoyed, US History, and state history, two classes that were mandatory in order to graduate high school many years ago. When you know your history as well as world history, it is knowledge, knowledge is power, and that is the biggest threat to governments of every country. Since 1985, the US governmental bureaucrats have done everything in their power to dumb down our educational institutions. History classes need to be reintroduced to our higher educational institutions, without it, many will miss the telling signs that have doomed many countries. Without knowledge, history tends to repeat itself, both good and bad, ...mostly bad!

Wow, what a monster and thanks !! I currently live about three miles from the old Baldwin Locomotive Works, located in Eddystone, Pa. When I was a young boy, my grandfather worked at the guard shack at the entrance of the facility. Little did I know then that I would hire on with Penn Central in 1973 at the age of 19, eventually becoming a freight and passenger conductor. Retired in 2014, after 41 years of service. When I was in freight service, Westinghouse had leased one of the old back shops to build these huge nuclear turbine fans, that were shipped all around the world. They were completely balanced and had to be handled with kid gloves, while transporting, as not to damage them. I once also conducted a special train to transport one to Baltimore, for the port. The final destination was to be Saudi Arabia. Thanks again for the great video.

this trip must have been easy on the locomotive, considering the tonnage she would haul over the mountain.

The cab forward locomotives are definitely one of my favorite types. They truly proved to be good engines on the Southern Pacific and at least one of these gigantic monsters got saved from being scrapped!!👍👍

A 13 year old steam engine is classed as a youngster. Magnificent engines

This Cab-Forward, #4274, should have NEVER met the scrappers torch! I know of many steam locomotives, such as B&O Class EM-1 #7600, N&W Class Y6b #2176 and GTW 4-6-2 Pacific #5629, that should have been preserved and donated to railroad museums. I am glad that someone had the foresight to film a Cab-Forward in operation on Donner Pass!

My DAD use to take us kids to Tehachapi loop to see the AC`s go by.

It is a shame that 4274 wasn’t saved from scrap for pulling this excursion train, as the last cab forward to run over Donner Pass. Oh well, at least 4294 was saved!

The crewman at 4:11 is ckosing the air compressor drain cock, not opening and air line.

1:13 This Cab Forward Steam Locomotive Looks Amazing. Thanks Mate. X

Thank You very much for this piece of History

better enjoy this before it gets taken down

Beautiful locomotive