In '68 I was 5. Grew up right next to PC double track in Schererville, Indiana. Those tracks were extremely busy, day and night when I was a boy. Looking on Google earth today, both tracks have been removed. Once so busy and necessary, now no longer needed. Very sad.
Great footage! Thank you for being there and giving this to all posterity. I was a young railfan back then. These videos bring memories alive. I'm watching everything you release.😊
This footage is STUNNING and will be of great interest to anyone studying PC and/or the history of railroads in the northeast in mid-20th century America. There's so much in this film that will be of interest to modelers, historians, and railfans generally. Thanks for sharing this great film and for your narration, which properly contextualizes the images in this film. BRAVO!
Those were my teenage years. Those guys at Horseshoe Curve could have been me and my friends, except we were in New Orleans . They reminded me of my bell bottom jeans. Great footage. Great quality and great photo angles. Love it. Except now I have an urge to listen to the song ," Bell bottom blues" by Derek and the Dominos. Thanks again for this treasure.
On Easter Sunday in 1967, my friend and I, both at 14 years old, hopped our first freight 🛤 train ride through the “Dead 💀 Man’s” or Bergen Tunnel in Jersey City. Also known as the Long Dock, it spans a length of 8/10 of a mile. Construction of the Bergen Tunnel started in 1854 and ended in 1861, with 57 workers killed 🪦⚰️🎗☠️ and 32⛑injured at a cave-in at the western portal, where we left our slow-moving train. After waiting a while for a returning freight to bring us back home, 🏘 we decided to walk through the Erie Cut, also known as the “Bergen Arches.” Opened for operation in 1911, this four-track corridor was built 🏗 to bypass the smoke 💨 and congestion of the two-track Bergen Tunnel. The underpasses (tunnels) of the Bergen Arches are located 60 feet below ⬇️ street level and were built by a conglomeration of the Department of Transportation and the Erie RR. The cement work of the Erie-built tunnels is distinguished by the Ornamental ⚒ Art 🖼 Deco of the time ⏳period. Passenger operations through the “Bergen Arches” ended in 1955 after the closing of the Erie Passenger Terminal on the Jersey City Waterfront. The “Dead 💀 Man’s” Tunnel is still in operation as a freight line for Norfolk and Southern. 🐎🚦 🧑🎤 🏁 👩💼👩🎓👩⚖️
The Men who constructed 🦺 the Bergen Tunnel and laid down the tracks in the 1850s, lived with their families on 🚧 site, in a place called Shanty Town, which was located on a hill where the present-day Dickinson High School 🏫 stands today! The workers were paid 🏦 from an Erie Railroad 🚞 Payroll 💰 Car. 💵 🍻 🚥
Classic and, history trains! I remember Conrail trains passed our front house in Salisbury, Maryland (Delmarva Secondary) since 1994 to 1999 when I was 5 to 10 years. I miss Conrail! 🔥 Great video and, thank you for sharing us! 👍❤️
Although I would have loved to have sound with the wonderful footage of your video thank you for sharing part of Pennsylvania Railroads haunted past. I grew up with the Penn Central servicing my hometown of York Pennsylvania along with the Western Maryland Railway in which I'm also still a huge fan of. The Penn Central at this time shared trackage with the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad AKA MA & PA Also The Northern Central Railroad Thanks again!
Great old school color videos nice job on it.and i remember a GG1 in the Harrisburg pa bus terminal years ago.do any 1 else remember 1 on display i believe.
Thanks for sharing all these old videos you shot. The narration is well done and informative. I model rio grande railroad in the early 90s and have always liked some of the west coast railroads. But the vintage (pre conrail) east coast stuff is really cool too.
I grew up close to the Penn Central 2 track Fort Wayne Division in that city. Those tracks, once a veritable speedway for the PRR Blue Ribbon fleet, had been allowed to deteriorate due to deferred maintenance programs. But, most of the towers remained open around the clock, and a good selection of new and very old motive power was common on freights and in the yard. Today just a single unsignalled line remains. But I still hold out hope some day this line will be revived as a high speed rail corridor. Time will tell.
Guy,, great stuff again!! I made some trips to the old Croton-Harmon train station in the late 70's with my Dad, It was turned into a model train store. I believe it was called The Round House.
Love the shots in Conway and Rochester. Very familiar with those days. I was a young kid and loved watching the trains from the rear seat of my parents car driving on Route 65.
Fantastic video - brings back memories of my "yout", seeing lovely black PC diesels and electric motors on our many family trips to the Harrisburg area. One correction: at the 48:00 mark, you say the shared B&O/PC bridge is at New Castle - this is actually the P&LE bridge over the Ohio River between Monaca and Beaver. The last shot of the PC ore train just before those scenes was taken from the P&LE ROW just north of the bridge - all the rest of the trains in the video were taken from basically the same vantage point.
Have to wonder where that bilevel commuter car was headed considering it had to have been off either the Burlington, Milwaukee Road or Rock Island at that time.
Would it hurt Canadian National at all to hand back the Illinois Central and allow it to be an independent road? For that matter, have Canadian Pacific de-merge the Kansas City Southern.
The thing I miss the most from those days, is how clean the trains were. No graffiti!
Might make an interesting topic for a video. The history and growth of graffiti on the rails.
In '68 I was 5. Grew up right next to PC double track in Schererville, Indiana. Those tracks were extremely busy, day and night when I was a boy. Looking on Google earth today, both tracks have been removed. Once so busy and necessary, now no longer needed. Very sad.
EXCELLENT shots of box car roofs..in color…both quite uncommon! Really helps my modeling skills…many thanks.
Sadly, the merger of two sinking ships that was doomed to fail. Great footage. Thanks for sharing!
Great footage! Thank you for being there and giving this to all posterity. I was a young railfan back then. These videos bring memories alive. I'm watching everything you release.😊
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This footage is STUNNING and will be of great interest to anyone studying PC and/or the history of railroads in the northeast in mid-20th century America. There's so much in this film that will be of interest to modelers, historians, and railfans generally. Thanks for sharing this great film and for your narration, which properly contextualizes the images in this film. BRAVO!
Those were my teenage years. Those guys at Horseshoe Curve could have been me and my friends, except we were in New Orleans . They reminded me of my bell bottom jeans. Great footage. Great quality and great photo angles. Love it. Except now I have an urge to listen to the song ," Bell bottom blues" by Derek and the Dominos. Thanks again for this treasure.
On Easter Sunday in 1967, my friend and I, both at 14 years old, hopped our first freight 🛤 train ride through the “Dead 💀 Man’s” or Bergen Tunnel in Jersey City. Also known as the Long Dock, it spans a length of 8/10 of a mile. Construction of the Bergen Tunnel started in 1854 and ended in 1861, with 57 workers killed 🪦⚰️🎗☠️ and 32⛑injured at a cave-in at the western portal, where we left our slow-moving train. After waiting a while for a returning freight to bring us back home, 🏘 we decided to walk through the Erie Cut, also known as the “Bergen Arches.” Opened for operation in 1911, this four-track corridor was built 🏗 to bypass the smoke 💨 and congestion of the two-track Bergen Tunnel. The underpasses (tunnels) of the Bergen Arches are located 60 feet below ⬇️ street level and were built by a conglomeration of the Department of Transportation and the Erie RR. The cement work of the Erie-built tunnels is distinguished by the Ornamental ⚒ Art 🖼 Deco of the time ⏳period. Passenger operations through the “Bergen Arches” ended in 1955 after the closing of the Erie Passenger Terminal on the Jersey City Waterfront. The “Dead 💀 Man’s” Tunnel is still in operation as a freight line for Norfolk and Southern. 🐎🚦 🧑🎤 🏁 👩💼👩🎓👩⚖️
Thank You For The Story. Love The Emojis.
The Men who constructed 🦺 the Bergen Tunnel and laid down the tracks in the 1850s, lived with their families on 🚧 site, in a place called Shanty Town, which was located on a hill where the present-day Dickinson High School 🏫 stands today! The workers were paid 🏦 from an Erie Railroad 🚞 Payroll 💰 Car. 💵 🍻 🚥
Thank you for this excellent footage of the Penn Central. The images are so clear for decades old film. Mike
Classic and, history trains! I remember Conrail trains passed our front house in Salisbury, Maryland (Delmarva Secondary) since 1994 to 1999 when I was 5 to 10 years. I miss Conrail! 🔥 Great video and, thank you for sharing us! 👍❤️
I was born in July 26 1971 grown up around the Penn Central system between Selkirk and Boston I live in Pittsfield Massachusetts
Although I would have loved to have sound with the wonderful footage of your video thank you for sharing part of Pennsylvania Railroads haunted past. I grew up with the Penn Central servicing my hometown of York Pennsylvania along with the Western Maryland Railway in which I'm also still a huge fan of. The Penn Central at this time shared trackage with the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad AKA MA & PA Also The Northern Central Railroad Thanks again!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I always loved the look and sound of E44 electric engines when I'd see them on the NEC in the Baltimore area.
Great old school color videos nice job on it.and i remember a GG1 in the Harrisburg pa bus terminal years ago.do any 1 else remember 1 on display i believe.
Great to see how often a mix of different engines and many freight car names on the same train. Thnank you!
Thanks for sharing all these old videos you shot. The narration is well done and informative. I model rio grande railroad in the early 90s and have always liked some of the west coast railroads. But the vintage (pre conrail) east coast stuff is really cool too.
Thanks for transferring all this to digital. Most enjoyable 😊
I grew up close to the Penn Central 2 track Fort Wayne Division in that city. Those tracks, once a veritable speedway for the PRR Blue Ribbon fleet, had been allowed to deteriorate due to deferred maintenance programs. But, most of the towers remained open around the clock, and a good selection of new and very old motive power was common on freights and in the yard. Today just a single unsignalled line remains. But I still hold out hope some day this line will be revived as a high speed rail corridor. Time will tell.
Great post. I grew up beside the CASO🇨🇦 Exactly what it looked like. Also with Chessie,The Amtrak Rainbow&Conrail after that. Then all gone😢
Guy,, great stuff again!! I made some trips to the old Croton-Harmon train station in the late 70's with my Dad, It was turned into a model train store. I believe it was called The Round House.
Love the shots in Conway and Rochester. Very familiar with those days. I was a young kid and loved watching the trains from the rear seat of my parents car driving on Route 65.
Remarkable content! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Outstanding! I have never seen the red and white PC logo. It looks much better than the all-white. Anyone know when or why it was ditched?
Fantastic video - brings back memories of my "yout", seeing lovely black PC diesels and electric motors on our many family trips to the Harrisburg area. One correction: at the 48:00 mark, you say the shared B&O/PC bridge is at New Castle - this is actually the P&LE bridge over the Ohio River between Monaca and Beaver. The last shot of the PC ore train just before those scenes was taken from the P&LE ROW just north of the bridge - all the rest of the trains in the video were taken from basically the same vantage point.
Thanks for the correction. I wondered why I couldn't find this bridge on the net.
@@luvindemtrains No worries! Your films/videos are fantastic - thanks again for sharing them!!
@@RobertBenkovitz thank you kindly.
Beautiful film, thanks for posting!!
Great documentary, I just wish it had narration thru the entire video
Thank you!!! My Mom grew up in Newark and I spent a lot of time in that area in those days even to the present. Love the old Central main!
Have to wonder where that bilevel commuter car was headed considering it had to have been off either the Burlington, Milwaukee Road or Rock Island at that time.
I really enjoyed that
The Bridge in the end was the Monaca Beaver railroad bridge that was run by the P&LE, subsidiary of the PC
great video!!! Love those fallen flags and the cabooses. I just subscribed.
Thanks for the sub!
Fantastic Penn Central video footage! How about that meet on Rockville Bridge!? Great stuff! Thanks for posting!
Man, those power lash ups.
Is the steam locomotive still on display at Horse Shoe Curve?
The steam engine was replaced by a former PRR GP 9 in 1985. I believe the steam engine was restored and operated again.
@@davidmihevc3990 k4 1361 was the one at the curve and will eventually be restored to run in the future
@Elliottblancher Thanks for the info. Was pretty sure that was the plan, but wasn't sure if it happened yet.
Thinking those six-axle ALCOs had no sunshade for the crew in the cab.
Nice film but he didn't show the controller in the tower
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Sweet old color film nice job on it
Would it hurt Canadian National at all to hand back the Illinois Central and allow it to be an independent road? For that matter, have Canadian Pacific de-merge the Kansas City Southern.
It's called GREED
Two of the most storied railroads ever merged into...that. 🤪
Penn Central: proud possessors of the dreariest livery ever
And some of the filthiest!
They were lucky to be alive.
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