Short Lines & Branch Lines Volume 3

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This is a preview of Short Lines & Branch Lines Volume 3. The full DVD is available from www.johnpmedia.com
DVD Summary below:
In Short Lines & Branch Lines Volume 3, we’ll revisit the industrial lines in the Lehigh River Valley and then work our way west to the coal regions in the Wyoming Valley.
We’ll view the Northampton & Bath and Ironton in the early 70’s, the LNE Bethlehem branch, the Lehigh Valley’s Barber Quarry and West End branches, the lines to Jeddo and the West Pittston Branch in early Conrail and close with the Wanamie Mine Railroad in Newport Township near Nanticoke
Narrated with commentary by Mike Bednar
Color; approximately 64 minutes run time

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10 сен 2024

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@eddie_wolf_ 3 года назад

Riding on the granite. Took a baseball bat to the spark arresters. The flying switch. Great old days when men could be men. Thanks for these vids. Memories

@mikeggg5671 5 лет назад

The first clip, the small tank engine - WOW that is some rough track! I never get tired of these - please keep em coming!!!

@RailPreserver2K 4 года назад

The engine still exists and was recently brought back to ita home rails

@tomt9543 3 года назад

The photographer seemed like he was going to run like hell for a second! Ha!

@humblewisdom8976 4 года назад

I have seen several flying switches even as late as 2005. The last one I saw the brakie rode the cars (two) down the side track which went out into the street for street running. He cranked on that brakewheel for all he was worth as there was a car parked where the track got into the street. He stopped about five feet short of plowing that car down the road. Then the engine came back to get the cars as all they had to do was run around them. The look on that brakie's face was priceless. Normally I would of had my video camera but that day I didn't have it.

@paulbergen9114 10 месяцев назад

That coal train with the 0-4-0T and the surrounding mine buildings was excellent

@vid11566 Год назад

My grandpa worked on the Wanamie. Died in the 60's of black lung. I remember calling the trains lokies

@dennis-ul5ht 4 года назад

Love all of these videos of branchlines, taking us back to a time when nearly community in America had trains passing through--and accomplished without computers! Reminds me of the old C A & C (Hudson-Columbus, Ohio) which passed through my hometown of Westerville, Ohio, until early Conrail (1982)...also, the commentaries are priceless!!!...

@RRConductor7 5 лет назад

That drop at Wanamie!! Awesome!

@redbarnz 5 лет назад

C'mon Mike don't hold back how you feel about those spark arresters!!! LOL

@mikeggg5671 5 лет назад

Note - the one dislike is from an NS exec for Mike's comment! hahaha

@chuckabbate5924 3 года назад

F ns n csx

@biglittlerailroad874 5 лет назад

Amazing to think that 3 of those Wanamie tank engines are still around. #4 is privately owned in Oregon, #9 (DL&W #28) is owned by Vierson Boiler Works in Grand Rapids, MI, and #28 is stored in Merril, Oregon as a part of Fred Kepner’s collection.

@Honeydwarf85 5 лет назад

No 9 is being restored

@mattsmocs3281 4 года назад

No. 9 is coming home. I got some of her parts in my room. We built a railroad in Ashely. We are gonna try to get her before the deadline

@peterkordziel7047 2 года назад

@@mattsmocs3281 what is the gauge on the Wanamie mine r.r.?

@mattsmocs3281 2 года назад

@@peterkordziel7047 36” gauge. Although the equipment was designed at 35 and a half for sharper curves.

@bendover9411 4 года назад

That first clip, engineer in that tea kettle gotta have some whiplash!

@jeremyasher297 Год назад

The waname mine railway is my favorite part.

@tommcguire2818 5 лет назад

The flying switch. They would string you up for that today. Bet it was never in a rule book.

@ronniefarnsworth6465 5 лет назад

Good Olde Time skills !!! : D

@b3j8 5 лет назад

An old Brakeman buddy of mine did that once on the Sante Fe w/a passenger car yrs back. A Road Foreman saw him do it and told him "Don saved yourself 10 minutes and got ya 10 brownies!" I've forgotten what that meant exactly. But wasn't good. Lol

@ronniefarnsworth6465 5 лет назад

@@b3j8 I guess it's not the Brownies we all like to eat !! Lol Demerits, I believe it means in RR speak : )

@b3j8 5 лет назад

@@ronniefarnsworth6465 Okay there ya go. He's passed on now, but he did say he did it the "Company way" after that little episode. Thanks!

@ronniefarnsworth6465 5 лет назад

@@b3j8 Lol, I always Loved the old RR guys growing up in the 1960s-70s Flat switching my Local yard in Salem, MA. on the B&M, the cars would be "Banging" and rolling on 4 different tracks at times !!! It was great to watch : D

@MissRailfan 2 года назад

6:40 ive heard that called Flying Dutchman move to go around the cars that fast. 6:50 that is so cool how they unload the cars

@ronniefarnsworth6465 5 лет назад

Boy if Mike Bednar doesn't have an Old Railroaders voice than no one does !!! Lol : )

@donnebes9421 2 года назад

3:30 anyone else see the kid wipe out on his bike?

@spdaylight1 5 лет назад

Might have to get this for the steam railway section. Real 19th century railroading.

@Siren851 5 лет назад

Beautiful! I know I can go back.

@tracynation239 4 года назад

Another excellent video. ♡ T.E.N.

@Robowarrior834 5 лет назад

Man I wish these videos were on Netflix or amazon video

@War1109 3 года назад

Wanamie 9 is shown at the end pretty neat to see footage of engines in service that are currently under restoration

@mattsmocs3281 5 лет назад

HBPS is working to acquire Wanamie 9 and has a fundraiser up on GoFundMe. We are gonna get her running in Ashley in that job. Thanks for getting sound and better color this helps alot

@alco251b9 5 лет назад

Great footage

@tdtvegas 4 года назад

It makes me sick none of this exists anymore…

@westportalrailfan1035 3 года назад

Well there is one Wanamine 0-4-0 left that returned to home territory.

@64BBernard 4 года назад

When did the Wanamie Mine railroad shutdown operations?

@fairportrails107 5 лет назад

sad that alot of theses are bike trails now :(

@Realohiorailroadproductions Год назад

As someone who rides a bike everywhere, I couldn't agree more bike paths are quite frankly pointless they wind all over the place and have many Hills and it's so much quicker to just ride on the road or a sidewalk. Each day I hope and pray that we can see railroads making a comeback.

@fairportrails107 Год назад

@@Realohiorailroadproductions agreed all rail trails are the same all you do is go straight no fun terrain and it's in the middle of nowhere just asphalt with anything cool taken out