Steam & Excursion > Skookum on the Oregon Coast video

Last week I attended the first Trains Magazine photo charter on the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad with 2-4-4-2 "Skookum."  It was nice to see this very unique mallet in operation, especially since running gear problems sidelined the locomotive when I was there in October.  Scott Wickert and co. did an amazing job with the restoration, and the locomotive really looks at home pulling log cars on the Oregon coast.  This video has scenes from both days I was there: Thursday March 14th and Friday the 15th.

-James
http://www.steamtrainvideos.com

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Thanks, James, for your excellent videos.  Very well done. 

Such a fascinating little machine. Thanks for posting this.

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Ryan Barber
Stockton, CA

Great video of our charter.  Thanks for posting.

Martin

They are great videos and thanks for sharing,  Where else can you see the skeleton log cars in action, or log bunk cars?  Clarke's Trading Post at North Woodstock, NH is one place that run loaded or empty log bunk car with steam once a year. Can anyone name other use of original log bunks, or skeleton cars.  The skeleton car may be rarer to see running than a steam locomotives. Even Cass Scenic RR uses flat cars and has no log skeleton cars.

Just super. 

Thanks!!!

GREAT video.....looks like you folk on the first two day run also had great weather.....Oregon Coast weather at this time of year is a real crap shoot....and we were MAJOR winners.   thanks for the post!          Arlen

Very nice, as usual, James.  You picked some good spots to shoot from.

Hey James,

Nice work! Liked that pacing sequence through Rockaway Beach :-)

LJG
 

Thanks for sharing your video. This is certainly one of the most interesting and unique steam locomotives ever.

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Thank you, and thanks for the excellent driving!

-James
http://www.steamtrainvideos.com

Excellent camera work. Minimum pans and no zoom. 

Don Winslow
Glendora, CA
http://www.donwinslow.net/Railroads

Really enjoyed watching your video!! Especially like how you stayed with the train and did soft fade outs with the whistle in background.  Thanks so much for posting your video!

Absolutely beautiful!

Mary McPherson
Dongola, IL
Diverging Clear Productions

Excellent video, James, and I'll echo all the comments before this.  Really nice camera work and scenic angles, as well as pacing--bravo!  Nice to meet you on the charter too while waiting on Skookum at Smith Lake and other locations. 
Please let us know when you've got this video for sale, James; I'd buy one or two for sure.

Thanks for posting!

-Tom