Memories of the PRR Vol II

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  • Unique and rare T1 footage from Horseshoe Curve and Gallitzin Tunnel. There is one scene where a T1 is Part of a triple-header all steam lash-up!!! Another must watch film brought to the Trust by our friends at Mark1Video.

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  • @tiernanflynn
    @tiernanflynn ปีที่แล้ว +9

    1:22 It’s so fascinating seeing a triple-header of an L1s, a K4s, and a T1 😅

  • @gilbertmcglurk2591
    @gilbertmcglurk2591 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Who ever caught these videos must of savored them forever.

  • @oldcroneysgarage9739
    @oldcroneysgarage9739 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    It would be cool to see 5550 doing the same run

  • @optiblue16stopmotion45
    @optiblue16stopmotion45 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    1:14
    J1: Don’t you say it, don’t you say it-
    T1: On your left.
    J1: C’MON!

  • @WhiteCamry
    @WhiteCamry 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I like how @ 2:42 the second locomotive chugs serious black smoke, then shuts it off right before the tunnel.

  • @kittymuffins6484
    @kittymuffins6484 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Fantastic and unique collection of footage! Never saw the GM Aerotrain in action (looks like a car at the rear, understand they made only 2 of these) and also loved the triple steam lash-up! Also, you can see the Aerotrain at the Museum of Transportation at Green Bay Wisconsin!

  • @meepchovie5709
    @meepchovie5709 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    1:05 I think that a new Q2 needs to be built. Maybe alongside the T1?

    • @dillongriffinf-1547
      @dillongriffinf-1547 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Meep Chovie I agree with a Q2 and T1 and a K4 might add a J1 for the heck of it

    • @torquetrain8963
      @torquetrain8963 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes indeed. The most powerful steam locomotive ever designed. Too bad our youth of this day are not interested in designing and building locomotives but instead are focused on useless entertainment provided by role models like beyonce and pokemon. Ah yes, only the US has a unique view on passenger rail as being ''nostalgic'' and not part of everyday transportation like the rest of the world who is way advanced in their rail system. Steam locomotives are not old technology, they could be every bit modern and improved and have overcome the so called inefficiencies that the oil companies who seduced railways into buying diesels.

    • @drosera88
      @drosera88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@torquetrain8963 It's all about infrastructure and maintenance costs. Maintenance could probably be worked out well to match or maybe out-perform the costs of diesel (NYC did it with their Niagras) but retooling the current infrastructure to suit steam power is a gargantuan effort. Huge modifications to fueling equipment and procedures in addition to retooling shops and training people to work on steam locomotives is beyond prohibitive for any major railroad. Steam could be made to work on short lines though. The Strasburg RR does it pretty well and they use steam for freight when it's convenient. And yes, the oil companies/automakers have us by the balls when it comes to transport. Lots of urban rail networks were bought out by automakers for the sole purpose shutting them down and getting people to buy cars instead. Los Angeles would be a much cleaner city if it's rail networks and planned rail networks hadn't been decimated by the auto industry. Cross country passenger rail wouldn't work well in the US. We're more spread out than Europe and aircraft are far more flexible. People would rather pay a little extra to get somewhere in a few hours rather than a day or two.

    • @drosera88
      @drosera88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'd rather see the S1. There's not a single steam turbine operational in the US. Plus, turbines are easier to maintain and simpler to build.

    • @anasiacameronelijahedcpndc4324
      @anasiacameronelijahedcpndc4324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dillongriffinf-1547 also the K5, K3, K2, K1, K0, T2 4-8-4 (Streamlined) a PRR 4-6-4, J2 Berkshire

  • @mosaic6225
    @mosaic6225 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I didn't know they had multiple different types of engines double/tripleheading, very cool.

  • @raptorproductions1639
    @raptorproductions1639 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It’s such a weird sight seeing a massive. 4-4-6-4 rumble by then you ask yourself “where are the freight cars?”

  • @williamschlenger1518
    @williamschlenger1518 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love the Pennsylvania railroad. When running hot there's no smoke.

  • @pennymcknight1346
    @pennymcknight1346 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Oh to have seen these charging the curve back in the day

  • @iR-80
    @iR-80 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    1:46 *-kids,that is an aerotrain.-*

    • @mosaic6225
      @mosaic6225 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      god, that back end of it is ugly tho

  • @dtmstormphotography
    @dtmstormphotography 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    LOVE THESE LOCOMOTIVES!!!

  • @raptorproductions1639
    @raptorproductions1639 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    1:14 a T-1 and a J-1 an awesome sight because they are both my favorite American engines ( I say American because my fav loco is the CP Selkirk )

    • @wordenentertainment1997
      @wordenentertainment1997 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ironically, the PRR T1 Trust acquired the sole surviving PRR long haul tender that came off of a J-1 class locomotive. Its as if it was meant to be since it wasn't scrapped and will be fitted back onto a steam locomotive, only rebuilt in a T1 configuration and getting an oil bunker installed since the Trust is making 5550 an oil burner. Not gonna complain since 5550 is the next member and not a exact replica of an original T1. Not to mention having it burn oil would greatly allow 5550 to travel throughout the country, especially out west. Personally I prefer coal, but having 5550 burn oil is not an issue for me.

    • @squirrellover1000
      @squirrellover1000 ปีที่แล้ว

      Train Race The T1 Wins!

    • @tiernanflynn
      @tiernanflynn ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wordenentertainment1997 The tender being used by the trust was actually among a series of tenders built without engines in 1939. #6659 is a class 210F75a “Coast to Coast” tender that was paired with an M-1. The J-1 locomotives used class 210F84 tenders.

  • @andrewlakatos1301
    @andrewlakatos1301 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    They need to make a replica of the prr j1

  • @TimMillerTmillz1361
    @TimMillerTmillz1361 9 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    1:05 I never knew they operated the Q2 over the curve because the wheel base was too long... Huh. Still cool to see one in action though!

    • @mikepericolosi9386
      @mikepericolosi9386 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought they had one which was experimental!

    • @blackwatchaudio5630
      @blackwatchaudio5630 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Pittsburg was the eastern limit of Q-2 operational range. It could have been running light to Altoona shops.

    • @trainknut
      @trainknut 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mikepericolosi9386 They had 27 Q-series locomotives total, one experimental Q1, which was fairly unsuccessful and ended up being scrapped in a few years, and twenty six Q2s.
      The Q1 design was refined and modified into the Q2, which had one prototype and 25 production locomotives... The Q2s ended up being the most successful of Pennsy's Duplex locomotives, as well as the largest non-articulated locomotives ever built.

    • @Dinosorable
      @Dinosorable 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Arctic Gamer
      Wasn’t the Pennsy S1 the largest non-articulated locomotive ever built?

    • @drosera88
      @drosera88 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Dinosorable Yeah pretty sure the S1 was the largest. They were really limited in where they could operate that huge thing. It was really more of a PR tool than anything and didn't stay in service long.

  • @nickelplateroad7655
    @nickelplateroad7655 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The glory days of prr

  • @DaleThePig
    @DaleThePig 9 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Nice addition of AC/DC Back in Black at the End. :)

  • @problem3412
    @problem3412 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I was hoping I'd see the S1 in this. Oh well.

    • @jackhollandthe3800
      @jackhollandthe3800 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What I wish is that there was a video of the s1 6100 and s2 6200 double heading. Sadly that would probably be a recipe for disaster

  • @andrewtheberkshireengine4385
    @andrewtheberkshireengine4385 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    All steam engines that you see in this video
    Prr class k-4
    Prr class Q-2
    Prr class T-1

    • @tiernanflynn
      @tiernanflynn ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don’t forget the J-1 at 1:15 and the L-1 leading the triple-header at 1:22

  • @greysongaming0845
    @greysongaming0845 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    BRING THE T1 BACK!!!!!!

    • @JustYourPariah
      @JustYourPariah 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They are

    • @grobterm
      @grobterm 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Unfortunately, they were put out of service due to pollution. Rightfully so.

    • @b3j8
      @b3j8 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@grobterm ??

    • @grobterm
      @grobterm 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      b3j8 Air pollution from excessive amounts of steam

    • @bossmansal67
      @bossmansal67 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@grobterm
      Then how do you explain the restoration of steam locomotives like UP Challenger 3985, UP 844, and the soon-to-be completed Big Boy? If the pollution claim was to be true, steam locomotive restoration wouldn't be allowed.

  • @ahmedthecreator1736
    @ahmedthecreator1736 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Almighty, T1

  • @boilerbob7
    @boilerbob7 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great memories. Thanks for sharing

  • @tracynation239
    @tracynation239 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent video. ♡ T.E.N.

  • @JOYOUSONEX
    @JOYOUSONEX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the memories.

  • @armagonarmagon3980
    @armagonarmagon3980 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I question the authenticity of the sound in this video. The Q2 rounding the curve light-engined at 1:06 sounds pretty much like a Union Pacific Challenger (the bell sound gave it away).
    It is still a great video, as the views of the mighty PRR Duplexes are treasures to behold.

    • @Tinsby
      @Tinsby 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree, the sounds don't match the vid. It would have been nice to not have the printing on the bottom of the frame for the whole length of it. As a boy I rode in the Aerotrain, it was fast but rough riding.

    • @b3j8
      @b3j8 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Some innovative fans such as John Prophet made authentic on-scene audio recordings in the late 1940's as they filmed. But it wasn't easy as the recorders of that day were large, heavy, and ran only from 110 volt ac power. Most of the authentic PRR audio was recorded by John.

    • @greysongaming0845
      @greysongaming0845 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      it is a 4-4-6-4 wish it was preserved the giant would have been great

    • @keithm5224
      @keithm5224 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'd be surprised if any of the sound is from these films

  • @altaccount9267
    @altaccount9267 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    1:10 engine is taller than tall tender

  • @anthonynigri4058
    @anthonynigri4058 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:05 A new Q2 should be built after the T1 which I think will be done a bit earlier than 2030

  • @cadespencer6320
    @cadespencer6320 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1:47 the Aroetrain!

    • @anhkietduongdo
      @anhkietduongdo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you mean Aerotrain?

    • @cadespencer6320
      @cadespencer6320 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@anhkietduongdo yes i did

    • @anhkietduongdo
      @anhkietduongdo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cadespencer6320 took you long enough

  • @danieldoesdumbstuff
    @danieldoesdumbstuff 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    There is a double header assisting a T1. Nice

  • @zacharyspinks6207
    @zacharyspinks6207 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is so Awesome!

  • @mikepericolosi9386
    @mikepericolosi9386 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have always had a fear of when the trains lean into the curve. I always thought they would derail if they leaned to much but it has never happened but if it has, I haven't heard of it.

    • @gearandalthefirst7027
      @gearandalthefirst7027 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      As long as they're going fast enough, inertia pushes them down onto the rails. Theoretically, they're pulling slightly more than 1 g through a bend like that.

    • @drby0788
      @drby0788 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They have to lean or the momentum would throw them off the track. It’s all by design. Same reason NASCAR tracks have banked turns

    • @cjshaw1419
      @cjshaw1419 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gearandalthefirst7027 minor derailment on horseshoe curve in 1991 with a conrail train, I'm not sure it was from cars rocking or leaning though

  • @gtfanatic
    @gtfanatic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love it

  • @NW-gi1cp
    @NW-gi1cp 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Had it on 2x the whole video by accident : )

  • @acwip1
    @acwip1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The Mighty Pennsylvania Railroad.

  • @LUVEMDPOWER
    @LUVEMDPOWER 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    AT 2.25 - for anyone that would know, coming out of the portal of the tunnel, a track is running off to the right [left on the screen] - would this be the former Muleshoe line?

  • @kleetus92
    @kleetus92 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would be nice to see some of the detail without a ginormous logo across the entire screen where most of the detail is.
    Great job.

  • @Robertjr2005
    @Robertjr2005 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    0:35 prr 1361 whistle

  • @RenaissancePeopleNYC
    @RenaissancePeopleNYC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    are there any videos of the REAL PRR Turbine steam engine?

  • @spadesofpaintstudios1719
    @spadesofpaintstudios1719 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Is it just me or did steam engines look like they deserved to run freight trains and not be scrapped for diesel

    • @Livd8m2x
      @Livd8m2x 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Diesel will kill our planet

    • @keithm5224
      @keithm5224 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Stacey Epperson everything we do will kill our planet

    • @kittymuffins6484
      @kittymuffins6484 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Compared to other fuels, diesel is the worst thing you can breathe. I ride a bicycle alot, and try to watch and position myself upwind or hold breath.

    • @bossmansal67
      @bossmansal67 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kittymuffins6484
      Gasoline is more pollutant and more noxious than diesel.

    • @motormouth2472
      @motormouth2472 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Diesels are stronger, but steam engines look soooo much better and the sounds have character to them. Wish the diesels didn't wipe out so many steam locomotive classes.

  • @T1_Productions
    @T1_Productions 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I didn’t know there was a 4th track at Horseshoe Curve.

  • @shuttheheckupkarl6153
    @shuttheheckupkarl6153 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm curious as to where you guys got all the sound recordings from?

  • @mr.boomer8794
    @mr.boomer8794 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ok, that last shot is throwing me for a loop... is that coming west out of the new portage tunnel, or was there a signal bridge at the east end of it?

  • @codydombrowski3347
    @codydombrowski3347 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would do anything to go back to the better days.

  • @ralphrobinson1603
    @ralphrobinson1603 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that was a turbo train

  • @motormouth2472
    @motormouth2472 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:27 1:29 1:31
    We Shall pass

  • @terry_willis
    @terry_willis 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. Except for the white website across the scree bottom.

  • @DistanceNsVeterans
    @DistanceNsVeterans 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gezz prr be makeing there tenders large as crap

  • @screwballwiki6945
    @screwballwiki6945 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what year did this get filmed

    • @keithm5224
      @keithm5224 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      40's and 50's

    • @iR-80
      @iR-80 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      A year

  • @rogerlollar4325
    @rogerlollar4325 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    She'll be back in black in 2030

  • @mikeytrains1
    @mikeytrains1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Whoa! What engine is that at 1:08?!

    • @engineer6325
      @engineer6325 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The Pennsylvania Railroad Q2 class 4-4-6-4 Duplex. A locomotive that broke the world record for the highest strength/pulling power output for a non-articulated steam locomotive. (Nearly 8,000 horsepower). Many argue of all the Duplexes ever built, the Q2 was the greatest of them all. Me, it's a tie between the T1 & Q2.

    • @gearandalthefirst7027
      @gearandalthefirst7027 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      T1 ftw, Q2 is a tryhard not-actually streamliner. Oh well, can't argue with hp.

    • @keithm5224
      @keithm5224 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Try hard? No one said it was a streamliner?

    • @pepsidoggo1598
      @pepsidoggo1598 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was semi-streamlined I think

    • @iR-80
      @iR-80 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@pepsidoggo1598 that was PRR Q1

  • @yeetscreamer6030
    @yeetscreamer6030 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    whats the locomotive at 1:05?

  • @vector6977
    @vector6977 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What train was that at 1:42?

    • @JAILRail
      @JAILRail 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The aero train I think.

    • @trainzillamodelrailroading9905
      @trainzillamodelrailroading9905 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I like to call it the Asian train due to its awful Japanese look. No offense I just don't like Japanese engine design

    • @The20thCenturyLimited
      @The20thCenturyLimited 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Dr. Jak G. Cogsworth lol how racist

    • @TheDarkPhoenix23
      @TheDarkPhoenix23 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +vector6977 It was the Aerotrain. A diesel made by GM and had very limited success on the Pennsy. Only 2 were ever made and they ended service (I believe) on the Rock Island RR.

    • @The20thCenturyLimited
      @The20thCenturyLimited 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thedeoradude i love your profile pic lol

  • @rexjamison2170
    @rexjamison2170 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ghee---thats swell!

  • @nelaserdareviccinderellast8475
    @nelaserdareviccinderellast8475 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:13

  • @The_L-3C_Pro
    @The_L-3C_Pro 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:05

  • @lennyhendricks4628
    @lennyhendricks4628 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    RDG T-1's 4-8-4's were much better, after all, the PRR had to lease some

  • @derail14
    @derail14 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    those t1s were the most ugly engines the prr had and the crews hated them as they would always slip, no wonder prr did not save 1 of them.