Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
London & Northeastern Railway Class A3 4-6-2 Pacific 4472 "Flying Scotsman" in America.
In the summer of 1970, the locomotive operated on the second leg of its United States tour that took the engine from Boston, MA to San Francisco, CA over a three-year period. This footage follows the engine across Missouri to St. Louis on the former Wabash as we celebrate the world famous Flying Scotsman for the 100th birthday.
This video was provided to us by Hunter Lohse, who owns the original Super 8mm footage originally filmed by A.L. Howe. Thumbnail provided by Jason Fields.
London & Northeastern Railway Class A3 4-6-2 Pacific 4472 "Flying Scotsman" in America.
In the summer of 1970, the locomotive operated on the second leg of its United States tour that took the engine from Boston, MA to San Francisco, CA over a three-year period. This footage follows the engine across Missouri to St. Louis on the former Wabash as we celebrate the world famous Flying Scotsman for the 100th birthday.
This video was provided to us by Hunter Lohse, who owns the original Super 8mm footage originally filmed by A.L. Howe. Thumbnail provided by Jason Fields.










![[4K] Rough & Tumble Shay Railroad Steam Train
The Rough & Tumble Engineers Historical Association has operated their Threshermans reunion since 1948, one of the oldest such events in the United States. This gathering of threshing engines and other such equipment is brought to Kinzers, Pennsylvania for several days each August.
Also showcased at Rough & Tumble is steam on a 30 gauge railroad. The engine is Shay 4, which was homemade built by conductor and steam machinery fan Bruce Groninger in the 1970s. It includes, among many parts, a 1940s stationary boiler and a sawmill steam engine.
0:00 Opening
1:15 Daytime loop
6:09 Ride
12:25 Evening loop [4K] Rough & Tumble Shay Railroad Steam Train](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Qx7j_33ptQY/mqdefault.jpg)