Thanks so much for this great historical video. I grew up in the 1960s and first part of the 1970s, as a railroad buff, and I thought trains were so much more interesting back then compared to today. And the beautiful and diverse passenger cars, I rode many as a kid and young adult. And I also was a big train watcher, not so today. Thanks also for just having no music in the background and just the sound of the projector. Your video evoked many memories, thanks again!
One of the things that I enjoy most about these vintage videos is that they were recorded in a time in history where most people respected private and public property and did not think they had the right to deface property…in other words…no graffiti!!
Btw…if spray painting vulgar or anti-American messages on railcars, walls, bridges while your fatherless children live on food stamps is indicative of “our” culture, God help us.
Incredible film, I love what you are able to bring us. I enjoy seeing these classic recordings from areas around my home town of Toledo. Marion still is a hot spot. I was born in 1975 so seeing these films and the old facilities and lines that are now pulled up is really awesome. Thank You again and as of this time I am entering this....Happy New Year to you All!
My grandfather worked for the Erie railroad his whole working life after his time in the Army during WW2. He worked in the Marion area, so this is really cool seeing what this part of Marion looked like back then. It looks WAY different today! I grew up on the West side of Marion during the late 80s and into the 90s. It's crazy how vastly different this side of Marion looked.
To me, this is priceless. So very glad you posted this bit of history. My Grandfather worked for Pennsylvania and Father and Uncle with Erie Lackawanna.. great to see all the different box car names rolling through!
A very nice historical video of the railroads in Marion from the 1960’s! It is very interesting to see a good variety of motive power and paint schemes, especially the GP30s for motive power, which are my favorite diesel/EMD locomotives of all time, plus the NYC paint schemes, whether it is the Lightning Stripe paint scheme from the 1950’s, or the Cigar Herald paint scheme from the 1960’s, and the N&W navy blue & gold/hamburger logo paint scheme! Even though I was born in the late 1990’s, it is still very cool to see what railroads were like long before my time. Awesome! 😎🚂
I love these old diesel locomotives. However, it does look like some of the track is not in the best condition at Marion back then. How about the exposed car carriers?
For those not in the know, at :14 the track to the left under the NYC GPs is the long gone Dayton, OHIO branch of the ERIE(EL). This line(that is parts of it) made it a few years into CR and(the switch here) was torn out in the early 90s. A few miles remain around Springfield and a small section is used to access the Honda plant Marysville. A shame that EL could not develop the branch into something more useful, with trackage rights to Cincy(and Indy) being ignored. What a waste.
The dates of this film vary from probably late Summer 1964 to late Spring/early Summer 1968 at the end. I'm not that familiar with EL power but those new GP 35s were probably less than a month old as clean as they were, so whenever they were delivered is about when that was shot. The vehicles on the auto racks in the distance looked to be Chrysler products from the 1965 model year, as do the Lincoln Continentals with suicide doors. About the EL "Lake Cities", near the end of service the sleeper came off Westbound at Youngstown to turn for the Eastbound that night, and the diner/lounge turned at Huntington, Indiana for that evening's Eastbound. Only the coaches went all the way to Chicago. So while the sleeping car porter got some sleep during the day in Youngstown, it looks like the dining car crew was up and on duty until they finished dinner on the return trip that night. I had a chance to ride that train as a child a couple of times out of Akron, on outings with the Akron Railroad Club in the last year or so of service. They ran a class food service operation up to the end.
I'm curious about the yard engine moving the head end power of No.5. Perhaps this was part of the move adding/removing the diner? Quite abit of this footage was used in the first volume of Vignettes of the Erie Lackawanna.
Interesting because I was just through Marion a few days ago to visit family and then on the way back home we stopped at the Buckeye Express Diner in Bellville.
@@ThatKentonRailfan Don't count on it. With the proximity of hotspots like Marion, Lima and Toledo, Kenton was not a destination for photographers and railfans who wanted the most out of a day out.
''The Penn Central Transportation Company, commonly abbreviated to Penn Central, was an American class I railroad that operated from 1968 to 1976. Penn Central combined three traditional corporate rivals (the Pennsylvania, New York Central and the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroads), all united by large-scale service into the New York metropolitan area and (to a lesser extent) New England and Chicago. The new company failed barely two years after formation, the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history at the time.''
Thanks so much for this great historical video. I grew up in the 1960s and first part of the 1970s, as a railroad buff, and I thought trains were so much more interesting back then compared to today. And the beautiful and diverse passenger cars, I rode many as a kid and young adult. And I also was a big train watcher, not so today. Thanks also for just having no music in the background and just the sound of the projector. Your video evoked many memories, thanks again!
Except for heritage units today's trains are boring.
One of the things that I enjoy most about these vintage videos is that they were recorded in a time in history where most people respected private and public property and did not think they had the right to deface property…in other words…no graffiti!!
Literally graffiti on the first NYC train, lol
Or is that just 'nostalgia'?
Not sure what you’re so hyped up about, graffiti is a wonderful expression of culture and art
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Btw…if spray painting vulgar or anti-American messages on railcars, walls, bridges while your fatherless children live on food stamps is indicative of “our” culture, God help us.
I always think of that. I hate graffiti on the modern freight cars.
Incredible film, I love what you are able to bring us. I enjoy seeing these classic recordings from areas around my home town of Toledo. Marion still is a hot spot. I was born in 1975 so seeing these films and the old facilities and lines that are now pulled up is really awesome. Thank You again and as of this time I am entering this....Happy New Year to you All!
My grandfather worked for the Erie railroad his whole working life after his time in the Army during WW2. He worked in the Marion area, so this is really cool seeing what this part of Marion looked like back then. It looks WAY different today! I grew up on the West side of Marion during the late 80s and into the 90s. It's crazy how vastly different this side of Marion looked.
To me, this is priceless. So very glad you posted this bit of history. My Grandfather worked for Pennsylvania and Father and Uncle with Erie Lackawanna.. great to see all the different box car names rolling through!
A very nice historical video of the railroads in Marion from the 1960’s! It is very interesting to see a good variety of motive power and paint schemes, especially the GP30s for motive power, which are my favorite diesel/EMD locomotives of all time, plus the NYC paint schemes, whether it is the Lightning Stripe paint scheme from the 1950’s, or the Cigar Herald paint scheme from the 1960’s, and the N&W navy blue & gold/hamburger logo paint scheme! Even though I was born in the late 1990’s, it is still very cool to see what railroads were like long before my time. Awesome! 😎🚂
Thank you for sharing. Very much enjoyed👍
Sweet video. Nice to see those brand new Erie Lackawanna GP35s at 8:30. Great footage as always. Thank you!
I love all the mis-matched motive power, too. I'm sorry the ALCO PA on he Lake Cities got cut off.
Great post 👍👍,80 yrs old raailfan in MN 🥶
I love these old diesel locomotives. However, it does look like some of the track is not in the best condition at Marion back then. How about the exposed car carriers?
Outstanding
Fascinating. Wish we could see railroading like this again. Love the 59 Impala Convertible at 16:00!
If I would have such a car, I would always parked the rear to the front. Not much cars have a better backside than this one!
@@Keikdv I've always loved 59s. You can't touch one today unless you sell your house.
Thanks for video!
For those not in the know, at :14 the track to the left under the NYC GPs is the long gone Dayton, OHIO branch of the ERIE(EL).
This line(that is parts of it) made it a few years into CR and(the switch here) was torn out in the early 90s.
A few miles remain around Springfield and a small section is used to access the Honda plant Marysville.
A shame that EL could not develop the branch into something more useful, with trackage rights to Cincy(and Indy) being ignored. What a waste.
The line you reference here would have been former Erie.
Awesome scenes... sans graffiti!
The dates of this film vary from probably late Summer 1964 to late Spring/early Summer 1968 at the end. I'm not that familiar with EL power but those new GP 35s were probably less than a month old as clean as they were, so whenever they were delivered is about when that was shot. The vehicles on the auto racks in the distance looked to be Chrysler products from the 1965 model year, as do the Lincoln Continentals with suicide doors. About the EL "Lake Cities", near the end of service the sleeper came off Westbound at Youngstown to turn for the Eastbound that night, and the diner/lounge turned at Huntington, Indiana for that evening's Eastbound. Only the coaches went all the way to Chicago. So while the sleeping car porter got some sleep during the day in Youngstown, it looks like the dining car crew was up and on duty until they finished dinner on the return trip that night. I had a chance to ride that train as a child a couple of times out of Akron, on outings with the Akron Railroad Club in the last year or so of service. They ran a class food service operation up to the end.
I'm curious about the yard engine moving the head end power of No.5. Perhaps this was part of the move adding/removing the diner?
Quite abit of this footage was used in the first volume of Vignettes of the Erie Lackawanna.
Interesting because I was just through Marion a few days ago to visit family and then on the way back home we stopped at the Buckeye Express Diner in Bellville.
Whats up with the red/orange(primer?) EL bay window caboose?
Never seen one of those.
hopefully there's more kenton footage from around this time. i mainly hope there's footage from the US 68 Near Hayes Ave
@@ThatKentonRailfan I don't currently have any more Kenton footage.
@@RailroadMediaArchive That sucks. Hopefully later on this year we hopefully can see more
@@ThatKentonRailfan Don't count on it. With the proximity of hotspots like Marion, Lima and Toledo, Kenton was not a destination for photographers and railfans who wanted the most out of a day out.
What was going on with the tractor in the auto rack? I’ve seen that before in these films.
Looked like a Ford tractor in an autorack of Lincolns
Wasn’t Pen Central in the 60s
''The Penn Central Transportation Company, commonly abbreviated to Penn Central, was an American class I railroad that operated from 1968 to 1976. Penn Central combined three traditional corporate rivals (the Pennsylvania, New York Central and the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroads), all united by large-scale service into the New York metropolitan area and (to a lesser extent) New England and Chicago. The new company failed barely two years after formation, the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history at the time.''
@@jimihendrix991 Really sad. Erie-Lackawanna fared a bit better, but ultimately couldn't stay out of Conrail.
No dynamic brakes!