Company film produced during the late 1940's by the New York Central Railroad to show freight yard operations. This film also shows some great steam and early diesel locomotives.
My grandfather was a yardmaster in DeWitt. My father and all of his brothers also worked for the NYC out of East Syracuse at one time or another. It was always fun visiting East Syracuse for family events. I'd gobble down the food as fast as I could, then head for the tracks which were three blocks away.
[PROBLEM] Audio cuts out at 1:30 and stays silent until 9:10. It cuts out again at 15:38 through 17:36. (Nice movie otherwise!) A second unrelated movie about yard switching starts at 18:25!
I'm truly sorry about the sound..My grandpa had these old films... I had to transfer them digitally, then make them 4K I didn't know the sound was messed up. It wasn't my fault..It was the old film.
We called them racor switches at CPR. You can run through the switch as seen and they lock into that new position. A spring switch always springs back to its original position. It is more robust and mainly used on siding turnouts.
