Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
3985 to Idaho depicts Union Pacific Challenger 3985 operating a pair of excursions from Salt Lake City, Utah to McCammon, Idaho (that took place over the weekend of April 20th & 21st, 1991)
Since the Production of this program, UP 3985 & UP 5511 have been donated to Railroading Heritage Of Midwest America along with a number of other pieces of the Heritage fleet. 3985 & 5511 are currently undergoing complete restorations to operation in the coming months. To find out more, visit rrhma.com
This show was the final show produced by Lasting Impressions, a video company that operated out of Louisville, Kentucky that produced railroad videos from 1982 to 1991. Most if not all of the Lasting Impressions shows are lost with only 12 having been found up to this point in Time. Nickel Plated Productions does not lay claim to the ownership of this program or its copyright. Ownership/copyright belongs to Lasting Impressions. This has been uploaded in an effort to preserve its historical contents.
3985 to Idaho depicts Union Pacific Challenger 3985 operating a pair of excursions from Salt Lake City, Utah to McCammon, Idaho (that took place over the weekend of April 20th & 21st, 1991)
Since the Production of this program, UP 3985 & UP 5511 have been donated to Railroading Heritage Of Midwest America along with a number of other pieces of the Heritage fleet. 3985 & 5511 are currently undergoing complete restorations to operation in the coming months. To find out more, visit rrhma.com
This show was the final show produced by Lasting Impressions, a video company that operated out of Louisville, Kentucky that produced railroad videos from 1982 to 1991. Most if not all of the Lasting Impressions shows are lost with only 12 having been found up to this point in Time. Nickel Plated Productions does not lay claim to the ownership of this program or its copyright. Ownership/copyright belongs to Lasting Impressions. This has been uploaded in an effort to preserve its historical contents.

![Steamtown USA: Steam, Steel and Streamliners (Documentary)
In the 1960s, there were many rail preservation organizations across the US. Rail Tours Inc., The Strasburg Railroad, the Cass Scenic Railroad, The Rail City Museum, Michigans Marquette and Huron Mountain Railroad and many more all had a crack at saving a portion of the nations railroad heritage. Of all the organizations that had their start in the 1960s, one of the most popular and storied operations was Steamtown USA, a New England-based steam safe haven. Born from the dreams of New England rail enthusiast F. Nelson Blount in the 1930s, Steamtown USA was home to one of the largest private collections of railroad equipment in North America. Blount had ambitious plans for Steamtown, but was unable to see his dreams fulfilled. Throughout the 1970s and 80s, Steamtown continued to experience leadership changes and financial difficulties, eventually ending up 300 miles away in Scranton, PA and bankrupt by the end of the decade. Steamtown was given new life, when it became a National Historic Site and opened its doors in 1995. This documentary covers the seldom told complete story of Steamtown USA, from its beginnings as a dream in F. Nelson Blounts mind in the 1930s to the Grand Opening in the 1990s.
Additional Sources:
Steam Trains of Yesteryear (Rick Kfoury, 2021)
The Steamtown Movin Tribute [One of 2 Tributes produced alongside this documentary] can be seen here:
https://youtu.be/lHd5LfiPoOw
The Scranton Steamtown USA Tribute [Second of 2 Tributes produced alongside this documentary] can be seen here:
https://youtu.be/bu4uSOgsCPI
**Disclaimer**
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