Older railroad themed videos. The original video material often dismissed by the makers of today's high quality videos as "Railfan VHS" is not the greatest quality but the subject matter often redeems any deficiencies.
To me, the NYSW was THE railroad to watch, as they always had some thing to keep your interest, new track to operate, or old-- but new to them -- locos. The paint scheme was really neat, and they were the little railroad that could. Had to watch them from a distance, being a few states away from where they ran-- but always interesting. God Bless Walter Rich, for making things good, until his untimely death. Things are not the same now, but it was first class for a while.
These bad boys were the crown jewels for a time. I lived a 1/2 mile from hawthorne at the time, and these would come through at around 5-10 mph in 1986-87 etc. the track was awful back then
They opened a hole through the wreck site overnight and never completed the shoo fly. I did get some video of them walking a number of trains through the newly opened single track while they worked all around it. I am working on that and it will be up after I post 50 years ago Vol 2
Trains be like "giant unstoppable mass of iron that WILL obliterate anything that dares cross its path", but at the same time a shopping cart placed just in the right position is just too much to ask
Great video. Is this locomotive still around? After the merger with the Erie and everything was painted in the grey & maroon scheme, you could always tell former Erie units from Lackawanna by whether or not they had the Mars light. I think the E8s were mostly kept on their home rails, former DL&W or Erie, even after the merger. Eventually they were downgraded to freight service. Very sad.
807 and 808 both ex Pennsy units (based on the last info I have) are stored somewhere in the area of North Creek, NY They have been idle for many years and their condition is unknown, Thankfully they served a number of years doing fantrips for the Syracuse NRHS chapter before being idled and sold.
@@jaywinn481 Thanks for that information. As you certainly know Steamtown in Scranton, PA has a pair of F3s in the DL&W freight colors, nicely done, but they have reliability problems. There was also a B unit to go with them, but I've never seen it running. The A units are former CNJ. I don't know if any actual DL&W covered wagons still exist. EL worked them pretty hard up into the early 70s.
I understand from what I am reading that the WNYP & LAL are updating their fleet of locomotives and doing away with all their four axle Alco's including the 423.
I followed the last D & H train just at the beginning of the consolidation. I remember laughing how they were having all kinds of problems getting the train over the road. Being a young (smart alec) engineer, I called the train dispatcher to get permission to couple up and shove them onto the siding to get them out of the way. He said: "Have some empathy for them, for they are the last D & H crew to operate a revenue train. They are probably the sons and grandsons of previous D & H conductors and engineers and are sad knowing that when they go 'outlaw' (over twelve hours), it will be a Conrail crew relieving them." Damn if they didn't ask to keep going after they went 'outlaw', the train dispatcher said: "You'll hold the siding until the jitney comes for you." I knew we were done also, I called the train dispatcher and reminded him we would be going outlaw within two hours also: "Call one, call two, " I said.
I love the sound of the FM opposed piston diesel engine. Years ago the New Haven RR had some FM H16-44 diesels. They had the trainmaster styling and were equipped with Hancock chime whistles .To me the sound of the FM engine is like an EMD on steroids.
The old Detroit&Mackinac had 4 like this--- they were ex- PRR units, that were rebuilt at Hornell. The paint scheme that was put on them was absolutely gorgeous! They served, and then became LSRC, same numbers--1280,181,281,381-D&M numbered their locos as date acquired. Sadly they are all gone, as LSRC phased out the Alcos, for EMD's. Nobody wanted them at the end. Sad endings for neat locos.
Nothing like the old railroad muscle! These old engines had character unlike the ugly engines of today! Unfortunately just like cars and trucks they are all beginning to look alike and not for the good either! I love the old high hoods and the F units and especially the old U boats! My all time favorite locomotive is the U28s the B or C they were old school muscle for sure!
0:35, waaaaaaaa, it’s 1016. Sold and cut up for scrap in April 2014 and by the evening of 04/22/2014, 1016 was gone, cab, trucks and everything, now she’s just a memory. Gone forever.
Sad to see that a once important yard and shops, were left to decline, and ended up in this condition. I don't think it suffering anymore. It's all gone now.
@@jaywinn481Thanks for the reply! Question-- if you know the answer--- what is/was the largest loco that could work through the clearances in the brewery. Seems VERY tight with a GP38,or 40. ??
@@user-mr3ct1dm9p I don't know for sure but I believe that they used the Alco C430 #3000 a few times.. Check out Railroading Rambler as he probably has video..
I remember seeing a Turboliner once in the late 90s. I thought it was this very futuristic train. Had no idea it was almost obsolete and built 20 years before I was born.
Always loved the C430's, as they seemed to look sleeker, more powerful. When NYSW had them painted in the yellow and black, AND with the silver trucks, they had to be in the top 3 of beautiful diesel locos ever on rails . The HI-AD trucks looked pretty neat, also. Only 4 are still active now, on WNY&P if I remember correct. ALSO--, a GBW unit is preserved at the National RR Museum in Green Bay. All the rest of the 16 built, are gone.
Almost all of the MBB cars have proper 2x2 seating and MBB #517 and one other got 2x3 seats from a Bombardier in around 2009. They do fit. The Bombardier 600s and 1600s (including the 300s) all have 2x3 seating. Note: MBBs are using Coaches’ 750-781 and 900-932 same 2x2 style seats but in purple, the MBB have them in probably MassDOT blue. The 91’ era Kawasaki cab cars/coaches all have a three-plus-two seating configuration. The MBBs also have much bigger windows than those found on the other single-level cars.
Those locomotives along with the Alco Century units, which were already mostly phased out in 1990 were by far the best pulling unit, not the best riding, but they'd pull forever without stalling. Yes, I was partial to Alco's and GE's. Nice video. I must of missed that video previously. Thanks Jim
5:48, back when 1616 was allowed to lead a train, now it and Nos. 1600-1615, 1617-1624 have their cab controls “Deactivated” and are used exclusively as blind coaches.
What is it about the clean,rounded Iines of the RS3, and most of Alcos locos, that are so eye pleasing?? Thanks for recording this-- these locos look great, as compared to the modern designs.
30 years later, and how much of these neat scenes are still there? D&H is gone, sadly, Guilford is gone-- thank God, and all those neat colorful locos are gone. NYSW has gotten smaller, and lost those neat Alco branch lines. Yes, once upon a time,we had it good, as railfans. Now, it's all gone.
