Steaming the Last Baldwin

3 reviews for Steaming the Last Baldwin

1. Rated 5 out of 5

   rickyfreni – April 30, 2022

   Aside from 1309 & the story of her restoration itself, there are other Baldwin steam stars that appear as well: Sister engine 1308 at Huntington West Virginia, 4-4-0 number 7 at the Henry Ford museum, ET&WNC 12 at the Tweetsie, Santa Fe 3415 in Abilene Kansas, Gulf Mobile & Northern 425 at the Reading & Northern, Southern 4501 on an excursion in 2015, Rio Grande K-36 class Mikados (488 for example), East Broad Top Mikados (number 15 for example), Virginia & Truckee 22 the Inyo, US Army 1702 on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, Mikado number 7 at the Texas State RR, The Skookum, AT&SF 3751 on an excursion in 2012, Baldwin Shop Switcher 26 in Scranton, SP&S 700, Black hills central 110, 4-10-2 number 60,000 at the Franklin institute, DM&IR Yellowstones, Lake Superior & Ishpeming 33 on the Ohio Central, & of course: sister engine 734 on the Western Maryland Scenic despite the different whistles it wore over the years. A visit to the B&O Museum is included as well.

   Did you know that the Baldwin Locomotive Works assembled over 70,000 engines: both steam & early diesel? Today, there are 80 to 150 Baldwin steam engines. Not only that but after the shops closed in 1956, the site where the Eddystone shops were, is now a local Walmart.

   There are more Articulated engines in addition to 1309: the Skookum, BHC 110, DM&IR Yellowstones, B&O EM1’s, SP’s Cab Forwards, & many more that most of them have since been gone for scrap.

   During a flashback to the WMSR’s early years, Canadian Pacific 1238 & 1286 were in charge, followed by Alco diesels, & of course 734 from 1993 to 2016.

   A short look at NKP 765 as 767 is included as well as multiple interviews with the WMSR crew.

2. Rated 5 out of 5

   Ron Harber III – May 21, 2021

   Bought this dvd from Trains Magazine and I was amazed to see a mallet articulated locomotive come back to life. Return to service at the end of 2020 and first of January 2021, former Chesapeake and Ohio 2-6-6-2 H-6 #1309 is back on the high iron since 1956. Only this time on a new owner; the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. Not only does this tell the story of 1309, but also about Baldwin Locomotive Works which manufactured more steam locomotives than anyone in America. I was also surprised that 1309 carries the N&W hooter whistle and it was normally used on the former excursion engine #1218. This video is a must have for anyone who loves locomotives from Baldwin and stay tuned for more updates on 1309.

3. Rated 5 out of 5

   jeremyschultz7 – March 25, 2021

   Bought this DVD directly from Trains Magazine, and was quite impressed after watching it two times over! Not only do they go into great detail regarding the restoration of #1309 specifically, but they also take a few trips down memory lane to the roots/origins of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, and how another Baldwin, 2-8-0 Consolidation #734, served the tourist line so well for many years. There is also much to see in this program regarding how all the other classes of Baldwin-built steamers, including #1309’s fellow H-6 2-6-6-2s, had fit into the overall scheme of things in United States railroading during the 1940s and 1950s. This production is absolutely comprehensive in my opinion, and should not leave you with ANY unanswered questions regarding this MONSTROUS endeavor of not only getting #1309 running again, but also keeping WMSR afloat during hard times.