PRR and PRSL in South Jersey (Mid 50s)

แชร์
ฝัง
  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
  • Delair Bridge to Atlantic City and Cape May in the 1950s. Camden was the last stronghold for steam on the entire Pennsylvania Railroad, which is probably why it was visited.
    0:34 - Jersey side of Delair Bridge (Jersey tower)
    6:54 - downtown Camden
    14:08 - Haddonfield & West Haddonfield
    15:38 - Winslow Jct.
    20:50 - Atlantic City
    21:46 - Cape May

ความคิดเห็น • 21

  • @karlfey
    @karlfey 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    What a gold mine! I grew up @2 blocks from the Clementon station, spent my entire childhood(1960s-70s) watching PRSL freights. One mixed freight and one coal train seemingly every day. I was too young to remember the end of passenger service. Now live very close to where the old Haddonfield station once stood. Good to see that so much of the PRSL infrastructure is still in use today under Conrail and NJTransit. Thanks for posting this terrific video.

    • @mtasubwaymartasubway
      @mtasubwaymartasubway 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Conrail is gone

    • @trainman5513
      @trainman5513 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mtasubwaymartasubway funnily enough… not exactly. Look up ‘Conrail Shared Assets’, or CRSA. On paper, its still around as a shared switching company for CSX and NS. Big Blue ain’t what it used to be, though, that’s for sure. They don’t even use their own paint scheme anymore as far as I know.

  • @b3j8
    @b3j8 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I like to see a decent amount of smoke from a coal fired locomotive. But that K4 at 5:12 must be having issues w/bad coal or something. Sheesh!

    • @nexttime960
      @nexttime960 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Bring on the smoke

    • @glorialotz3333
      @glorialotz3333 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Probably sanding the flues.

  • @PhilBender612
    @PhilBender612 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    The footage of the B6 with the slope back tender switching is so cool. You don't happen to have any footage of the Ocean County region of N.J. do you? I'm constantly looking for pictures of the old PRR line that crossed the Barnegat bay in ocean gate or pine beach area. This bridge was supposably burned down. You can still see many signs of this especially where it crossed over to Seaside Park. Hard to find photos of any of this.

  • @christopherbuckley94
    @christopherbuckley94 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    It's interesting to see how much is recognizable to this day. The shot of the church in Cape May on Washington St would put the station where the current Acme supermarket and parking lot is now!

  • @erie910
    @erie910 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for this. My only experience on the PRSL was in 1957, riding the train from downt o wn Ocean City to a station south of there, maybe 34th St. I was 9 at the time. Train either an RDC or a single coach pulled by a switcher. The end of passenger service couldn't have been long after that.

  • @MarkInLA
    @MarkInLA 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I knew it when I saw it, (218) it was one of those Reading steamers I never got the designation/type of, with that low firebox skirting and distinctive side window shape.. Just what WERE they ? Who made them ? I think I first saw one on N scale in the 1980s and didn't even think there was a prototype for it yet !! Now I know !
    Anyway, priceless filming !!

  • @hartmutlorentzen9659
    @hartmutlorentzen9659 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Wonderful video for the PRR-Fan Thanks from Germany

  • @F40PH-2CAT
    @F40PH-2CAT 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Winslow used to be way more complex. Awesome.

    • @RailroadMediaArchive
      @RailroadMediaArchive  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Not sure if you've seen this. www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/PRR_Diagrams/winslow.gif

  • @armandisip2287
    @armandisip2287 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What a great film! 4:18 This is the first time I’ve seen a smash board in operation, alerting the engineer of danger(open bridge,etc.).

  • @StormySkyRailProductions
    @StormySkyRailProductions 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Beautiful, I do love these old films, thanks for sharing! (Dave).

  • @louislamonte334
    @louislamonte334 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you very much for this!! Priceless footage!!

  • @Jeff-uj8xi
    @Jeff-uj8xi 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Much of this I personally saw. If I live eight more months, I'll be 80. I remember when catenary went over the Delair Bridge and I saw and rode behind steam locomotives on the P-RSL. I love the shot of the GG1 in freight service over the Delair Bridge.

  • @barbnahoumi65
    @barbnahoumi65 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you so much for sharing this amazing footage.

  • @crazyman762
    @crazyman762 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This must have been a better camera. Most clock spring cameras had a short shooting time. Thais had some long clips. Lots of hot P70! Love the REA X29 too. I was hoping to see some Wildwood or Cold Spring Harbor. Thanks for posting it was appreciated.

    • @RailroadMediaArchive
      @RailroadMediaArchive  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@crazyman762 The 50' reels were spliced together by the photographer. I forget how long the "edited" film was. Probably 400'.

  • @crazyman762
    @crazyman762 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome stuff thanks for posting. Hot PRSL P70 at 14:00 I am forever hoping to see 5495 running.