PRR invented High speed travel in my opinion. its a shame so many Pennsy steamers were scrapped but at least we have a few left like 3750, 6755, 1361, 520, 7002, 1223, and soon 5550
Dude, the K4s were speed demons. They could easily go 90+mph when needed. One book, "Pennsy Power" by Alvin Staufer, states that once, an engineer got his K4 up to 98mph on straight track.
I love the toilet flush just after 0:30 and the reaction of the photographer in the shot. No holding tanks in those days. That's why there were signs in the bathrooms telling you not to flush while the train was stopped in a station and why trainmen locked the bathrooms when the train was in a major terminal. I imagine that track workers of that era learned to step well away from the track when a train passed by.
dcoursey82 It sure is. When I was a kid the LIRR fleet had toilets that opened to the roadbed. The bathrooms were locked in Penn Station and remained locked until the train exited the tunnels in Queens. I presume the same applied at the Brooklyn Flatbush Terminal and possibly even in Jamaica Station. It wasn't until the M-1 cars showed up that retention tank toilets appeared on the LIRR.
While seeing that some of these trains have as many baggage cars as they have passenger cars...I eventually realized that these train carried a lot of MAIL in those days.
This is A-MAZING video with both color and sound. Either of those is rare for home movies from that era, but to have both in one clip with these steamers blasting by is incredible. Many thanks!
I wonder how much of this footage was filmed around Altoona PA - home of the largest PRR shops in the world, where a lot of these locomotives were produced?
Oh wow this is one AWSOME !!!!! video...Love the high speed steam freight and passenger trains love to see steam at speed faster the better !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pennsy engines have that 'tuff guy' look. That hump in front of the cab reminds me of a thug who's had that nose broken too many times. The chug growls as if lookin' for another fight. Everything is tight and muscular.
If Donald J Trump wants to resurrect fossil fuels he could do no better than to bring these beautiful machines back. F**K the expense, give us steam locos all the time!
That depends on the person, William. Granted, steam locomotives were much more exciting (I was born about 10 years too late to see revenue steamers), but even today's trains have something to see, if you know where and how to look. Railfanning was also a lot different in the 1950s, less formal and more laid back. Even in the 70s when I was a kid, it was more laid back and approachable than today. I still wave to the train crews. Most of them wave back or give me a horn salute.
Sound is dubbed. The ability to record audio of trains wasn't available to hobbyists until 1948. Even then it was impossible for one person to record sound as the film was shot.
@cheesemunster12 Dude, I have no idea what division was where or what cities were in it, but the fact of the matter is that the snow shots were most definitely taken at South Amboy, NJ, which DID have caternary up because GG1s carrying passengers from NY would interchange with steam here. Look up my video "Vintage Footage of PRR K4s"...there's a scene of South Amboy there minus the snow and you can definitely tell its the same location.
It look.s like something or somebody appears out of no where and starts walking by the near track at the 2:13 mark, and then just disappear's at 2:26.Look's almost like a ghost.
They skipped the recording of the middle of the train in the video so you're seeing the beginning of the train while the guys walking along the tracks and then it cuts to the end of the train where the guy has already moved out of frame. If you stare at the train the whole time you'll see the video skip.
my error....I'm looking at the pacing M-1 early in the video...and it isn't snowing....you are correct with the end of the video showing the K-4's on the NY&LB....
@4202EJW 1361 is not Steamtowns responsibility they were just loaning the Altoona museum shop space and tools If it werent for 1361 being in the way 26 probably would have been back in service already, and 3713 would be a lot further along Also they have come too far to abandon the project, 1361 will be completed it may take a lot longer than you think but it will get done
There was no snow Edit: Wen you see the title and it has SNOW in it you should think that there would be snow wen the video starts. PS: still a good video tho.
I wish some one would add a K4 to trainz 2 mobile I’m saving up for a new iPad that will be able to proses games and stuff better and I’d love to have a k4 in game to enjoy
Now, looking at this video, and then, looking today, it's kinda sad, the steam engines CAN pull 13 car trains by themselves, and also, they can stop them by there selves, so Why do they need to throw in a diesel... (I know it's for braking)
Couldn't have been the NY and LB...M-1's didn't run there...and there was no freight on the NY and LB...and obviously you can see the Susquehanna river right next to the train...and across the river you can see the PRR Buffalo line...and up the river...you can see the bridge that crosses over the Susquehanna River into Duncannon.
PRR invented High speed travel in my opinion. its a shame so many Pennsy steamers were scrapped but at least we have a few left like 3750, 6755, 1361, 520, 7002, 1223, and soon 5550
+Thunderbolt 1000 Siren Productions Don't forget about 643! Shes the last one running! And 114 years old this year!
And 1361 is coming back!
And the underrated 4483
@@amtrak_121 Are You Excited for 1361.
@@eafd2708 Would K3 3750 be restored & Streamlined,
Ya know for filming back in the 50's this was a good video
Why don't you compare this video with Herron Rail Video's "Pennsylvania Glory Volume 1? It has the Lindbergh Engine in it!
More like this is the 40s and someone from the Government has a color camera film so there filming cuz they like trains
Back in the good old days when steam was King
Dude, the K4s were speed demons. They could easily go 90+mph when needed. One book, "Pennsy Power" by Alvin Staufer, states that once, an engineer got his K4 up to 98mph on straight track.
I've got that book too, it's a good one.
What's the max threshold for the k4s again?
Well duh! Thery were Streamliners.
What-
Not all of them so I honestly don’t know what your talking about
I love the toilet flush just after 0:30 and the reaction of the photographer in the shot. No holding tanks in those days. That's why there were signs in the bathrooms telling you not to flush while the train was stopped in a station and why trainmen locked the bathrooms when the train was in a major terminal. I imagine that track workers of that era learned to step well away from the track when a train passed by.
Is that what that is??? Wow
dcoursey82 It sure is. When I was a kid the LIRR fleet had toilets that opened to the roadbed. The bathrooms were locked in Penn Station and remained locked until the train exited the tunnels in Queens. I presume the same applied at the Brooklyn Flatbush Terminal and possibly even in Jamaica Station. It wasn't until the M-1 cars showed up that retention tank toilets appeared on the LIRR.
No wonder why that guy stood up so fast....
YankInGA true but the video in that shot was cut out
What kind of toilet do you have lol 😂
I love the M1b in the snow and the funny scene where the snow made a keystone shape on the front keystone plate off the K4 at 3:42!
Wow, I just noticed that!
I now it was hilarious and cool!
It looks like the snow slowly slid off of the plate.
I know! Hey I remember you! You liked my Lego Pere Marquette 1225 video!
Owen Meschter Indeed
What a cool video!!! I would have loved to have lived in this time. It was more simple back then, and you got to see these breathtaking beasts!!!
Steam trains are fun back in the good old days when steam was king.
Wow what a video! The shots in the snow are just stunning! Thanks!
I love the "speed" portion in the middle - on the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines at Winslow tower! :)
I LOVE the T-1 Duplex at 0:58. That engine is undoubtedly my favorite!!
magnificent .... Words fail to do justice to this astounding operation. Hats off!
Brawny, wonderful machines. Complete awe. The Pennsy must have been America's railroad, the Union Pacific of the east.
At 3:42, I love how the snow slid off her number board, but kept the perfect shape of the keystone.
Beautiful. Love that ancient grunt.
Best steam age vid I've ever seen!!!
My hats off to you my friend!
Thanks a bunch for sharing!!
An awesome sight indeed! If only this were an every day occurrence. Well, lets just get 1361 back up and in service like she was built to do!
All the snow shots are in South Amboy, NJ. great video
3:54 I managed to catch a glimpse of the locomotive’s number! You need to look very closely to see it but guess what the number is...
1361!!
I can't believe it! The Queen Of Pennsylvania railroad!
Nothing is more beautiful than seeing a steam locomotive in the snow!
fantastic trip back to the age of PRR steam
I'm so used to seeing steam engines on low speed scenic railroads, its amazing to see what they could actually due in their heyday.
Wow!
I think I got a new favorite.
Thanks
While seeing that some of these trains have as many baggage cars as they have passenger cars...I eventually realized that these train carried a lot of MAIL in those days.
And you actually got your mail reliably then too!
Great engines - great shots - speed!!! Loved it. Shame more aren't preserved - If only there was an F7 around that could cruise along at 120!!! :-) TU
Really stunning footage!
Boy those trains are really hauling ass someone made some good video thank you for showing it was well appreciate 👍🇺🇸
Man those trains are hawling ass!
2:39 got to say the p70 cars are one of the best looking passenger cars there is.
This is A-MAZING video with both color and sound. Either of those is rare for home movies from that era, but to have both in one clip with these steamers blasting by is incredible. Many thanks!
Very obviously...Middle Division in the snow...up near Duncannon, Pa.
Excellent footage. Some of the best examples of American mechanical Engineering.
Fast and powerful beasts.
S.P.F.
I love the Pennsy!! Good grief I wish it was still around!!
Nice. I have some hope steam traction would come back in trains in the future as oil becomes more expensive.
Awesome video!
Very cool classic shots! 5*****!
I wonder how much of this footage was filmed around Altoona PA - home of the largest PRR shops in the world, where a lot of these locomotives were produced?
Oh wow this is one AWSOME !!!!! video...Love the high speed steam freight and passenger trains love to see steam at speed faster the better !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GREAT run by footage.....Shows the PRR at her best. thx
Excellent!
Pennsy engines have that 'tuff guy' look. That hump in front of the cab reminds me of a thug who's had that nose broken too many times. The chug growls as if lookin' for another fight. Everything is tight and muscular.
If Donald J Trump wants to resurrect fossil fuels he could do no better than to bring these beautiful machines back. F**K the expense, give us steam locos all the time!
Amen to that, just email the man if you can find his email! I wish I knew his email address!
+Harold Mohler You mean his Twitter handle perhaps? #TheRealDonaldTrump
The color passenger trains at the beginning are at Washington Park, IL just out of E. St. Louis and were shot by C.E.Prusia.
Steam in the snow 🌨️. Love it.
Great video. Isn't it strange that people used to wave at trains, take movies, photos & now a train is boring & in the way of traffic.
That depends on the person, William. Granted, steam locomotives were much more exciting (I was born about 10 years too late to see revenue steamers), but even today's trains have something to see, if you know where and how to look. Railfanning was also a lot different in the 1950s, less formal and more laid back. Even in the 70s when I was a kid, it was more laid back and approachable than today.
I still wave to the train crews. Most of them wave back or give me a horn salute.
Great pacing of the m-1 at speed, anyone know were that was filmed???
I love the K4's!
The k4 is my only 6 wheeler that I like I guess because it’s body mass matches up with its wheel size better I don’t know I just like the k4
Fabulous. Actual sound as well? The snow scenes were amazing! :-)
Sound is dubbed. The ability to record audio of trains wasn't available to hobbyists until 1948. Even then it was impossible for one person to record sound as the film was shot.
@@Eli_Santin All good. I tought so. Excellent work though. 🙂
Excellent vi de oooooo
Epic win!!! man this videos amazing!!! was that really 1361? anyway awesome man
These steam trains remind me of the polar Express
I agree with you very much
0:50 this man was lucky to see a t1 in action.
The Pennsylvania K4s pulls a passenger trains.
@cheesemunster12 Dude, I have no idea what division was where or what cities were in it, but the fact of the matter is that the snow shots were most definitely taken at South Amboy, NJ, which DID have caternary up because GG1s carrying passengers from NY would interchange with steam here. Look up my video "Vintage Footage of PRR K4s"...there's a scene of South Amboy there minus the snow and you can definitely tell its the same location.
That was COOL!!!
For a 1950s film the audio sounds like it was made recently.
You are correct, Mark I Video dubbed over the video with more recent steam sounds.
Loved it. 😺
The Mainline Steam has completed giveaway to diesel power on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
2:34 Quite odd a single K4 can handle a 14 car train, most of them had to double head.
All aboard.
Cool
It look.s like something or somebody appears out of no where and starts walking by the near track at the 2:13 mark, and then just disappear's at 2:26.Look's almost like a ghost.
I saw that! weird
That is odd.
They skipped the recording of the middle of the train in the video so you're seeing the beginning of the train while the guys walking along the tracks and then it cuts to the end of the train where the guy has already moved out of frame. If you stare at the train the whole time you'll see the video skip.
@dcoursey82 You can tell it isnt the middle division because the middle division was not eletricfied and the snow scenes had the cantry poles
dcoursey82 Didn't DeCoursey Yard close in 1982? I gore up watching trains switching there.
What are those streamlined ones??
K4s pacifics under fancy sheet metal.
The shot at 2:38 is Winslow Jct on PRSL
Were any of these shots taken at winslow Jct?
Wasn't Winslow Jct on the CNJ?
@CacaponWV Are you talking about the pacing shot of the M1? Because in the snow shots at the end of the video there are no M1s at all, just K4s.
Cool how about NYC Hudsons.
Don't get run over at 2:51!
Any chance the shot at 2:40 is Winslow Jctn on the PRSL?
@dcoursey82 Sorry, I couldn't get a good look at the wheels. Are there any E6's in this, by the way?
my error....I'm looking at the pacing M-1 early in the video...and it isn't snowing....you are correct with the end of the video showing the K-4's on the NY&LB....
GREAT vid hey Where is that @ 2:15 ? The triple track has to be somewhere in Pennsy maybe ? Thanks!
3:13
@CacaponWV i dont believe thats at Duncannon. I believe that at Renovo or close to Lock Haven.
Did I see over fire jets on that M-1 at 1:57? I have never seen them on Pennsy before.
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Where was this Taken Please?
@4202EJW 1361 is not Steamtowns responsibility they were just loaning the Altoona museum shop space and tools
If it werent for 1361 being in the way 26 probably would have been back in service already, and 3713 would be a lot further along
Also they have come too far to abandon the project, 1361 will be completed it may take a lot longer than you think but it will get done
hahahahahahaa 😭
I'm almost positive...look very closely at the number plate of the engine.
@superyerfdog ..it's a K4.
@CacaponWV Actually the snow shots were all at South Amboy, NJ on the NY&LB Railroad.
@Jared1452 ...it's all dubbed.
There was no snow
Edit: Wen you see the title and it has SNOW in it you should think that there would be snow wen the video starts.
PS: still a good video tho.
You obviously didn't watch the whole video lmao
Yeah there was definitely snow in the video.
2:34 K4 with a 5 Chime Whistle rather than a 3 chime????
That's cnr 3254 at high speed
do you know where the scences in the snow were?
@cheesemunster12 ..South Amboy, NJ
@dcoursey82 its pretty good dubbing i must say
I wish some one would add a K4 to trainz 2 mobile I’m saving up for a new iPad that will be able to proses games and stuff better and I’d love to have a k4 in game to enjoy
are there any non dubbed sounds?
Wow!
Now, looking at this video, and then, looking today, it's kinda sad, the steam engines CAN pull 13 car trains by themselves, and also, they can stop them by there selves, so Why do they need to throw in a diesel... (I know it's for braking)
Couldn't have been the NY and LB...M-1's didn't run there...and there was no freight on the NY and LB...and obviously you can see the Susquehanna river right next to the train...and across the river you can see the PRR Buffalo line...and up the river...you can see the bridge that crosses over the Susquehanna River into Duncannon.
isnt the one shot from a m1a
At 2:34 is that an E6 or K4?
superyerfdog that's a k4.
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