Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A full hour of steam trains in cinema 4k! Big steam, small steam, slow, and fast steam trains, there is something here for everyone! Even Big Boy and a doubleheader!
Locomotives featured:
1:03 - Great Smoky Mountains Railroad 1702
13:12 - Reading 2102
20:22 - Valley Railroad 97
20:33 - New Haven 3025 (Valley Railroad)
22:31 - Strasburg 89
30:09 - Strasburg 90
34:40 - Union Pacific Big Boy 4014
44:17 - East Broad Top 16
51:36 - Pere Marquette 1225
55:22 - Southern 4501
58:09 - Southern 630
A full hour of steam trains in cinema 4k! Big steam, small steam, slow, and fast steam trains, there is something here for everyone! Even Big Boy and a doubleheader!
Locomotives featured:
1:03 - Great Smoky Mountains Railroad 1702
13:12 - Reading 2102
20:22 - Valley Railroad 97
20:33 - New Haven 3025 (Valley Railroad)
22:31 - Strasburg 89
30:09 - Strasburg 90
34:40 - Union Pacific Big Boy 4014
44:17 - East Broad Top 16
51:36 - Pere Marquette 1225
55:22 - Southern 4501
58:09 - Southern 630
![[4K] Strasburg Rail Road - Pennsylvania Steam Trains](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zNs6zecL5CU/mqdefault.jpg "[4K] Strasburg Rail Road - Pennsylvania Steam Trains
The Strasburg Rail Road operates on 4.5 miles of shortline between Strasburg and Paradise, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The railroad was originally chartered in 1831 and operated in freight and passenger service for the next century. The present day Strasburg Rail Road was turned into a primarily tourist operation in 1958. Steam operations began in 1960, and have continued for the decades since.
The Strasburg Rail Road today stands as a standout in Americas tourist railroads. With steam operating for most of the year, with two locomotives sometimes operated on the same day, there are many opportunities to see one of their regularly operated engines plus specials.
Thumbnail provided by Jason Fields, aka @TheNoogaRailfan
0:00 Introductions
All three of the mainstay locomotives are featured here with 90, 475 and 89.
4:34 Regular Train with 89
This straightforward segment showcases the whole Strasburg Rail Road route. After running around the train at Paradise, the passenger train works past Amish farmlands as it passes the crossings of Carpenters, Cherry Hill, Esbenshade, and Fairview before returning to the station.
10:25 Day Out With Thomas
Based on the popular books and TV show Thomas & Friends, this fully operable Thomas the Tank Engine operates special weekends on the Strasburg Rail Road and occasionally other tourist railroads. It was originally built by Porter in 1915, most notably as Brooklyn East District Terminal 15. It has been operated at Strasburg as Thomas since 1999.
16:17 Norfolk & Western 611
Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 611 visited the Strasburg Rail Road between 2019 and 2023 for a number of special runs. The J, aka The Spirit of Roanoke, was built by N&W in 1950 for fast passenger trains. Often called the thoroughbred of steam, the 611 became a beloved excursion icon in the late 1950s, as part of the Norfolk Southern steam program for 1982-1994, and again upon its latest restoration in 2015.
21:06 Norfolk & Western 475
Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 475 was built by Baldwin in 1906, currently the oldest steam locomotive operated at Strasburg. One of many M class 4-8-0 Mastodons for the N&W, it was operated regularly in branchline service into the 1950s. It was restored by the Strasburg Rail Road in 1994.
25:25 Great Western 90
Great Western 2-10-0 90 was built by Baldwin in 1924 as one of several stock Decapods. It would be the only 2-10-0 rostered by the Great Western Railway of Colorado, often hauling sugar beets during the harvest season. It would attain excursion star fame in the 1960s. It was sold to the Strasburg Rail Road in 1967, and it has been hauling tourist trains ever since. It is likely Strasburgs most recognizable locomotive, as Strasburgs largest and most consistently operated locomotive for over 50 years.
31:17 Canadian National 89
Canadian National Railway 2-6-0 89 is a E-10-a Mogul type originally built in 1910. It went through numerous roadnames and numbers before becoming CN 89. These 2-6-0s were popular on branchlines due to lighter weight and good acceleration. The 89 has been part of the Strasburg Rail Road roster since 1972.
36:28 Ghost Whistle and Credits")
![[4K] Milwaukee Road 261: Big Steam On the Mainline](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zVo9acFAgOI/mqdefault.jpg "[4K] Milwaukee Road 261: Big Steam On the Mainline
Milwaukee Road S3 Class 4-8-4 261 hauls the Harvest BBQ Express over the former Milwaukee Road mainline, now operated by the Twin Cities & Western Railroad.
For more information about 261 and upcoming excursions, please visit:
https://261.com/")
![[4K] Norfolk & Western Steam on the Strasburg Rail Road](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zi4nFtMYvPs/mqdefault.jpg "[4K] Norfolk & Western Steam on the Strasburg Rail Road
Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 611 operates on the Strasburg Rail Road for one more day in May 2023. This 1950-built J-class locomotive has taken residence at Strasburg for two years, and would return to Virginia just days later.
Operated on this day as well is Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 475, a 1906-built M-class locomotive. The 475 has been part of the Strasburg steam roster since 1993.
0:00 Opening
0:32 611 Fairview
1:10 Cherry Hill Meet
3:14 475 Esbenshade
3:53 611 Ghost Whistle
5:40 611 Paradise
7:36 611 Paradise Departure
8:51 611 Carpenters
10:07 611 Cherry Hill
13:19 611 Esbenshade
14:05 611 Fairview
14:51 Closer and Credits")
