NEW VINTAGE LEHIGH VALLEY R R FILM

Never seen sparkling film from our "Hard Coal Roads" movie! This is a look back in time to the "Anthracite" roads that once made the eastern rail scene more interesting and colorful. These principal roads were the Lehigh Valley, Jersey Central, Reading, D&H and the Erie Lackawanna Railroads.
The common theme was their early success based on hauling anthracite coal from a unique area in Pennsylvania and the decline of that business. The last decade of these roads largely depended on a declining business in hauling "bridge traffic".
The corporate history of these five roads is woven into a wealth of wonderful, all-color, railroading scenes. Our animated maps, made especially for our videos, are used to keep the viewer more informed.
We explain all the mergers and some that almost came about. This railroading action has a grand look at five Class 1 rail lines that were independent until 1976.
Our presentation is based on color movie film with its rich color rendering and digital enhancement to make it appear better than even the original.
Featuring
LEHIGH VALLEY RR
JERSEY CENTRAL
READING RR
DELAWARE & HUDSON
ERIE LACKAWANNA
PRSL AND L&HR
PENN CENTRAL - EARLY CONRAIL
AND MORE!

[@royzug2847]

Having lived in PA all my life, I remember the Lehigh Valley RR and anthracite coal mining very well. Thanks for posting the video.

[@charlessmileyvideos]

You are welcome, we are glad it brought back great memories. What a great time in railroading you were lucky to see it!

[@yrunaked4]

My favorite paint scheme was the Cornell red on the RS11 and the C628s. The snowbirds were sharp too, when they were clean

[@charlessmileyvideos]

Yes, the Cornell Red is really nice. We do like the Snowbirds too, especially when they were fresh.

[@Tom-xe9iq]

The LV SW8s Mike Bednar called em 'Pups'.

[@charlessmileyvideos]

Yes he did! Cool small engines for sure, but they could really pull. I couldn't believe they had dynamic brakes!

[@ChargerusPrime]

I miss ol BIG Mike Bednar narrating.

[@charlessmileyvideos]

What a character for sure!

[@cris_261]

Have to wonder how successful a LV+Wabash merger would have been.

[@charlessmileyvideos]

Interesting proposition!

[@fakecumberland]

If you live in the region, it’s Appa-latch-un.

[@charlessmileyvideos]

Thanks for keeping us on track!

[@joshjones3408]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@charlessmileyvideos]

Thanks Joshjones right back at ya!