Welcome to The 8mm Railyard, a channel dedicated to preserving and sharing historic amateur railfan and trainspotting footage.
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Crazy to see those tractors. They were old back then. I have both a 1936 A and B John Deere and they are ancient now. Still use them for field work. Just bought a Deere disk tiller like the one behind the D in this video. Pretty cool to see them working.
0:30 -0:47 is anyone going to point out the fact a B&O Mikado is pulling a fantrip/excursion?? I never realized this happened, what was the number of that Mikado?
After Penn's Landing closed in 1995, what happened to 26 and the other streetcars? Do they still exist today in 2024, and if yes, they do, where are they now?
Fun video to watch those old trains, but could you at least turn down the projector sound? It detracts from the content of what you are presenting. Thanks anyways.
Sorry about that, unfortunately RU-vid removed the ability to adjust audio levels for some reason. I did, however, remaster this film. m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-R5NSj84i7PM.html&pp=ygURdGhlIDhtbSByYWlseWFyZCA%3D
Great films and memories. I was born in 1953, so the 60s were my memories ( on the Phila main line: Ardmore to Coatesville mainly) I didn't see much steam, but I saw "Paoli locals" commuter cars ( no Air Conditioning), before Budd cars, and lots of GG-1s.
The big difference with the GG1 is that where the MP54 had two traction motors on one truck Per Vehicle, the GG1 had two (same rating) traction motors PER AXLE.
This looks like the now mostly gone trackage between Chama and Durango . Nice work , but the pacing footage is such a waste , why did and do people pace locomotives ? These folks usually slow the chase pack way down and just ruin things for everyone !! Just my two cents, thanks for posting .
It’s a real possibility, my in laws live in Philly and I have been wanting to add some of my own original content to the channel at some point. 2102 would be a great subject, I’m also thinking of doing a tour of the Philadelphia railroad museum in the future.
I agree, we should definitely see more of these brought back to life. Fortunately Southern Pacific 1673 is currently on display at the Southern Arizona Transportation Museum, it would be great to see it up and running again someday.
In 1963 sound was extremely rare on regular 8 mm. Sound became more common on Super8 film in the early 70s. They widened the frame and put a magnetic strip on the side of the films to record sound.
Hi! Great wintry historical film footage. I had just turned a year old that September. I remember those station wagons. My dad bought a Chevy. Light blue in and out. Wonder if all them had to be scrapped like these days?
I like it. Looks like a club joined up with a local freight. Had some fun and great weather. Could you imagine NS os CSX doing something like this today. Everyone would have to be wrapped in bubble wrap.
Amazing. All I had to go on was the date of manufacturer for the film, August of 55. What was the event? Do u have any stories you are willing to share?
I was almost 14. The Golden Anniversary of Roenoke was being celebrated. N&W had crowds of people, train rides, and tours of the shops and engines. The Virginian had cleaned and painted four or five engines. N&W 4-8-0 #425 was all dolled up to look old-fashioned and would partisapate in the triple header seen in the picture (first in line). The experience was overwhelming for me and my older brother. We also rode the excursion with 611 in 1959, which was also amazing. I've seen myself in a video from '57, and my brother and me, also in '59. Seems like many pictures may be hidden away, yet to be found.
