Steam Locomotives In Action on the Pennsylvania, 1954
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- Trains and steam locomotives on the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1954. Photographed near Horseshoe Curve, just west of Altoona, PA. To purchase a DVD of this film for personal home use or educational use contact us at questions@archivesfarms.com. To license footage from this film visit: www.travelfilmarchive.com
Great thank you for this! Might've been me on there! Worked for Pr from 46to55 and reading from 55to79!!! I'm pushing 95 now! Was a steam train engineer and brakeman for many years!
Do you remember when the last engine going west left Altoona? I went to the 29th street bridge to see it, do not know the year.
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That's awesome
98 are you still her my dude?
Hope you’re doing well, you served well for the railroads that built the USA
6:53 The way these beasts sounded back then, my god! It’s so elegant; the way that 3 chime hits
I am a 70 year old woman and I have always wanted to be an engineer. My uncle was an engineer on the Monongahela RR. and once gave me a short ride in the engine.
The first time your phone rings at 01:00 for on duty time at 03:00...........you'd change your mind really fast!!!!
Lynne Moorhouse Believe me....you don't want to work for the railroad!
@@petermorgan3744 Especially when you're on call in the early years, before having enough seniority for steady jobs. My beloved older brother, mentor in all things from cars to model railroading to real railroading, worked as a switchman for the Milwaukee Road in the Menomonee Yard. With a wife and four kids, he sometimes found it hard to make it. They called early enough for him to get to the job, he worked an 8-hour shift, and then would have "at least" eight hours rest before they could call him again. Sometimes he worked only three shifts in a week! Nevertheless, I wanted to be an engineer, but my hopes were dashed when I required glasses at the age of sixteen. (It's all right if you need glasses after you're already on the job, but for working as a fireman and engineer you had to have perfect eyesight.)
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2:27 That locomotive is making such a display of strength in climbing that hill that I'd swear I heard her saying "no pain, no gain!"
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just can't get enough of that chugging sound.
Yes I go to sleep with that chugging sound, it's on my phone, and puts me to sleep in no time.
Amazing how that westbound grade out of Altoona could put locomotives like J-1s and Baldwin Centipedes down on their knees! Great footage.
I have such a nostalgic feeling when watching videos of this era, like I feel I'd have been much more at home, or 'in step' had I lived during this time. Almost feels like a longing to go back to simpler time, even though I wasn't born until the 60's. Weird?
This is the ONLY video i have found on here with LIVE sound for the Pennsy... Great stuff!
I love watching these old steam locomotives!
Thanks for sharing. I'm 77yrs old and I miss the Pennsylvania railroad. Great footage.
This wonderful mouvie should be digitally remastered, if possible. Thanks for presentation
I grew up in a very small town in that was then sandwiched between two railroad yards, the Southern Pacific, and the Public Belt R X R. Hearing 👂 the approaching trains brings me back in my memory.
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I was just old enough to see and appreciate the wonderful engines. Dad would take me to Union Station in Columbus to witness these goliaths chug and steam through the yards.
I was a frustrated kid living in Chicago. No steam after 1952
memories I used to walk from 24th st. bridge in Altoona past the horseshoe hundreds of times hunting doves, pigeons , crows rabbits , phesants and woodcock along side that track. and if we were lucky we would catch a train home back to town but you had to be good jumping off going 25mph. I sure wish I could live it again
I've been up to the curve a bunch of times and this is one of the most interesting videos I've seen of that place. Can't wait to get back up there.
Thank you very very much! Dad was born in South Fork 1918. Relatives in Altoona & Johnstown PA. I remember visiting at horseshoe curve and the K4 displayed there- unforgetable.
I am so lucky that my brother has these films.
The I-1 decapod was really the first high horsepower non-articulated freight engine.
When new,I-1's could make 25mph, a speed adequate for drag freight in 1918. Most were modified in the late 1920's to attain 45 mph or so. The "crude" I-1's lasted till the end of Pennsy steam in 1958. Always warm and fuzzy to its'employees, a Pennsy PR photo of 1918 described the huge I-1 as "Suitable for hand firing." In practice, this meant two firemen much of the time. Some I-1's got stokers, many did not.
They are nicknamed hippos
wish i grew up with steam locos... those folks donno what gift they had :D
My Dad fired k4 Baldwin locomotives for the Pennsylvania rail road so for me to see this film is really cool from the stories he told about working on the rail road he had a very interesting life
I really like the wide variety and experimental designs of steam power that the Pennsylvania rr owned, the PRR was possibly one of the best eastern railroads. I do wish however that the Pennsylvania rr did preserve one example of their J1 class 2-10-4 type locomotives for public display, the J1 class was my favorite type of freight service hauling steam locomotive that was owned by the PRR.
It would have been nice to have had a Pennsylvania 2-10-4 Texas type around.
Thank you for sharing these. An interesting mix of coal hoppers, even some outside braced cars.
I have finally found the Blackhawk Films. Thank You!
Thanks for posting.
Loved this video!! Thank you for sharing it! I have always loved the 'steam locomotive' aspect of trains. The closest I can get now are puzzles with these majestic beauties on them, Amen..
Great views, thanks.
Steam Locomotives on The Pennsylvania Railroad.
Thank you for posting this video.
Ah yes, I love to see the old steams carrying an old cargo train!
Good History ,Thanks
You gotta love Pensy.
Nice video!
2:27 my brain while studying
6:28 my brain while playing video games
That’s so true.
Awesome.
Very nice like it
Great movie.
Nice! But how unfortunate that he did not follow the locomotive as it passed. Most of this footage is railcars.
Many of the Blackhawk Films do not pan. Camera was set up like a large format still camera, but at least they were shot at all.
I wish one of those groups that restores and enhances old film would take one some of the RR films. My issue with films of this era are they always focus on the loco.....I want to see the train as well........today we do not get the mixed trains like the 50's. thx
I do miss the windy chuffing of steam locomotives, but the diesel-electrics are so much more efficient in terms of power per thermal unit, and the danger of boiler explosions is removed -
The thing about technology is when it evolves you want the old technology back, but at the same time you have to appreciate how the evolution of the technology has helped us.
That is an awesome video! I hope someday ppl will watch mine and say the say thing.
Gheee--that was swell
The Pennsylvania easily had the MOST personality of all the Roads east of the Mississippi. I really do wish that it lasted into the current age, Penn Central was a stupid idea in the first place. Of all the Fallen Flags, I miss the Southern Pacific and the Pennsylvania the most
The photog at Derry. "oh not another K4." Hardly turned around or shotit.
2:38 le power is real
It’s a shame they scrapped every J1,to me they fit right alongside the Hiawathas and Super Hudson’s
What’s that steam at 1:41? Is it a steam generator to heat the cars?
I hate the high pitched squealing.
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