Pennsylvania Railroad 1950s

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Rare Footage of Pennsylvania Railroad in Mid-1950s
This video features never-before-seen amateur footage of the Pennsylvania Railroad operating during the mid-1950s. See steam, diesel, and electric locomotives in action, as well as a variety of Pennsy equipment used at the time. Highlights include plenty of footage of the iconic GG1 electric locomotive.
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Transferred from 200 feet of regular 8mm film.

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19 апр 2023

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@dustbowlhammer7119 5 месяцев назад

What an amazing time to see trains! Having Diesel, Steam, and electric all working at the same time.

@the8mmrailyard-vd6jd 5 месяцев назад

That’s why I love these old films, they are literally a window into the past.

@frankmarkovcijr5459 Год назад

It is so wonderful to see trains without graffiti scrawled all over them. It was such a nice old America that we used to have I wish we had it now. They did not realize how good things were.

@jamestonybrown1712 10 месяцев назад

You don't know what you got till it's gone.

@DJmcRUSH 6 месяцев назад

Well spray cans weren't much of a thing yet.

@dennisrichardville4988 Год назад

What a time to be alive.

@hiworldstephensonultranate290 Год назад

Yes 100%Agreed so better etc

@tomy6917 6 месяцев назад

Great videos, thank you for posting 😀 I am retired from Amtrak having worked on the Northeast Corridor in Maryland & when I was hired back in June 1979 we were still using the GG1's that I thought were just majestic motors to see running. Conrail at that time was running with a mix of E44 motors & diesel engines. I had also meant to say Conrail was also running with some GG1's painted in Conrail blue, my 1st & only sighting of the Conrail GG1's was at the interlocking in Bowie, Maryland.

@the8mmrailyard-vd6jd 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing your memories! It's always fascinating to hear from those who've worked in the industry. Your comment adds a whole new dimension to the video.

@josephkearney9319 4 месяца назад

Wish I was alive back then.

@zephyrzodiac09 Год назад

What a neat bit of colour film, so well preserved - allows one to see a likely accurate rendition of Tuscon Red and PRR loco black. As well as key PRR spots like Rockville Bridge, Enola Yard, Horseshoe Curve (on what looks like the inauguration day of the K4 memorial - in steam??) and many others (including Leaman Place and the Strasburg Rail Road). Thanks for sharing

@edwinavil7867 Год назад

The shot at 1:23 with the two GG1s coming head on is fantastic. It really make me wish I could have been there to see it for myself.

@gmpny3945 Год назад

This is one of the best videos of the iconic PRR. Thank you for sharing.

@randalllaughlin121 2 месяца назад

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.

@the8mmrailyard-vd6jd Месяц назад

GG1 definitely ruled the rails at that time, thanks for watching and commenting

@tedvalis6071 Год назад

Now those were REAL trains! What fantastic footage!

@PRR5406 Год назад

A terrific mix of PRR power and in all flavors and shades! Great video, and thanks for posting it!

@afellawithrubella Год назад

Nice seeing some footage of P5’s and P5a’s, one of my favorite boxcabs

@joeynova3550 Год назад

Fan trip on the Octoraro branch at 5:00 , first time I ever saw a train going over the Brandywine floodplain trestle near the Brandywine River museum.

@trainsupporter9088 Год назад

I'm glad YT recommended your channel. I have always been intrigued by Penny's passenger trains of that era with their large variety of both head end and passenger carrying cars. I wish I could have been around to see such in person. Thank you.

@hartmutlorentzen9659 3 месяца назад

Superb video,thanks for sharing, from Germany

@the8mmrailyard-vd6jd 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much for viewing and commenting, I plan I continuing to post never before seen footage.

@AdamKlimchock Год назад

11:25 is AR Tower at Gallitzin. Still standing today, in terrible shape, but it sure looked great back then! 12:32 is Federal Street station in Pittsburgh, as well as FEDERAL STREET Tower seen in the center of the tracks there. Thanks for sharing!

@roberthoffhines5419 Год назад

Back in the days of shiny GG1s, even the K4s didn't look ramshackle. And "Old Rivets" #4800 to start the show! Thank you for not using 3rd-rate swing band music. The ethereal stuff really was nice!

@RedArrow73 2 месяца назад

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.

@maybesomeday2596 3 месяца назад

I love the fantrip on the grassy branch line at about five and a half minutes

@thomasperumean7973 2 месяца назад

Look for the low slung tubular steel Keystone cars on the end of the train. Starts at 4:13.

@pennsy6755 Год назад

10:46 If I’m not mistaken, *that’s muleshoe curve footage*

@crazyman762 Год назад

GG1 pulling ore cars was pretty rare and interesting.

@phuturephunk 9 месяцев назад

Fantastic amounts of GG1 footage!

@michaelricks1618 Год назад

Superb!!! ThaNK YOU.

@stephenheath8465 2 месяца назад

6:30 That livery was rare.It was either Tuscan or Brunswick

@GG1man Год назад

What a great film ! Thanks for posting it.

@kevinhoward9593 9 месяцев назад

4:19 im almost positive those are Keystone coaches.

@daveskinner5131 Год назад

That was pretty wonderful.

@frankmarkovcijr5459 Год назад

In those days the Pennsylvania railroad was known as the big red Subway

@ScottTaipaleRail Год назад

Fantastic footage!

@floppaeditz123 6 месяцев назад

WO! this is INCREDIBLE!

@user-rk8vj2zi3g Год назад

4:07 to 4:23 @ Sharon Hill, PA with the Keystone equipment.

@frankmarkovcijr5459 Год назад

Film was so expensive in the old days especially color movie film and now you don't need film at all but there is nothing to take pictures of that's decent. Today's trains like today's cars are nothing much to speak of in terms of beauty.

@jjstrains4547 Год назад

Well spoken. Nobody could afford to film a big freight train. Now they shoot every car in 250 car plus train. Crawling along.

@cats0182 Год назад

4:19--The "Keystone". The PRRs attempt at lightweight "low slung" coaches. I guess they never really worked.

@southeasternparailfan7363 10 месяцев назад

5:33 is down town Kennett square, amazing only footage of Kennett I ever seen

@sthomas6369 Год назад

It looks like the early part of the film has a lot of Army-Navy Game train footage.

@davevan8864 7 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@leodavis7524 Год назад

Great 😊

@user-yk9yp4vu9q 7 месяцев назад

good times

@dtimer04 10 месяцев назад

Not 100% sure, but it looks like the 8:00 mark to about the 8:30 mark is a Strasburg Railroad excursion train traveling to the junction of the Strasburg and the Pennsy lines

@Phillyrail Год назад

I believe 4:24 to be Elwyn and the scene after at Wawa

@user-xk8ef6lj1n 8 месяцев назад

Какое изобилие различных локомотивов тех лет.

@the8mmrailyard-vd6jd 8 месяцев назад

Спасибо

@gmpullman Год назад

Your film transfers look excellent! *May I ask* where or how you had it done? I've had poor results from a few transfer services. Nice that you retained the full width of the film since there is still some photo detail in the perf area.

@the8mmrailyard-vd6jd Год назад

Thank you! This is the result of years of trial and error but I’m currently using a Wolverine scanner and adobe pro for editing and color correction. I like to use as much of the frame as possible, so it’s nice to able to access parts of the frame that a projector normally can’t.

@gmpullman Год назад

@@the8mmrailyard-vd6jd Thank you for the quick reply. I have a Wolverine. I'll have to play around with Premiere Elements 2022 and see what I can do there. Two commercial places I used did an awful job. The Wolverine was much clearer and brighter picture. Appreciate the help!

@the8mmrailyard-vd6jd Год назад

I tend to get the best results with the exposure set at 0 and sharpness set to medium. I also zoom out on the frame quite a bit and correct it later in editing.

@philipellis3227 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for posting this interesting footage, please use less sound effects.

@the8mmrailyard-vd6jd 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for the comment. I’m going to be remastering this one. It definitely has audio problems

@RedArrow73 2 месяца назад

4:24 - Is this the Whitemarsh Branch (Present-day PA 309)?

@the8mmrailyard-vd6jd Месяц назад

Yes I believe so.

@SWExplore Месяц назад

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.

@the8mmrailyard-vd6jd 29 дней назад

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

@Thunder_6278 6 месяцев назад

Wish you could dub some engine sounds. Also locations would help.

@the8mmrailyard-vd6jd 6 месяцев назад

I Definitely have plans to do that in the future

@Greatdome99 Год назад

I can always turn off the projector sound, but those fake add-on sprocket holes on the left edge of the frames block the view of some important footage.

@the8mmrailyard-vd6jd Год назад

The sprocket holes are not fake, my scanner allows me to scan parts of the film that the projector would not have been able to access, you’re seeing footage on the side of the film that has never been seen by anyone else before.

@Phillyrail Год назад

Overbrook 6:13 | Ardmore 6:20 | Strafford 6:28