Just . . . beautiful.

[Drydock]

[Niederlander]

That IS cool!

[Trailrider]

Yup! Stick your head out the window and watch those drivers roll! 

[Drydock]

That was done with a remote control Drone and a stabilized mini camera, total cost under $1000.  I hope they let him shoot the whole line someday. 

[D-Hansen]

Thanks for sharing, that was very cool.  Got me thinking about trains in the old days and I have a question.  Did they ever get stranded from running out of water and need a train to bring extra water to get it back to a watering station or water stop.  You would think they would consume large amounts of water to produce that much steam.  And what about during times of drought when the water stations may be running low or out of water.

D-hansen

[TwoWalks Baldridge]

Beautiful does not do the video justice.  I can see a large group riding the rails with a match at the end of track. 

[Drydock]

Trains did run out of water, especialy in the early days before superheating.  Early locomotives often carried hoses and pumps to fill from streams and lakes if needed.  Tanks were filled from wells, placed as needed.  In dry times an extra water car might be brought along.

THe introduction of Superheating around the turn of the century vastly reduced the amount of water used per mile,  and unscheduled water stops became a thing of the (long) past.

[D-Hansen]

Thanks for the education Drydock.   That is a very cool video!

D-Hansen

[cpt dan blodgett]

Trains did run out of water, especialy in the early days before superheating.  Early locomotives often carried hoses and pumps to fill from streams and lakes if needed.  Tanks were filled from wells, placed as needed.  In dry times an extra water car might be brought along.

THe introduction of Superheating around the turn of the century vastly reduced the amount of water used per mile,  and unscheduled water stops became a thing of the (long) past.

Yeppers and since the advent of Diesels, Raquel no longer has an opportunity for a wet shirt contest trophy