When I was a kid my dad had a copy of this film in 16mm. When I saw this version it seemed oddly familiar. I haven't seen it in over 40 years, and it's nice to know more about it.THANKS!
PS to the people who thought the film was "made" to look old...DUH!
Wow...just wow....those are Camelbacks.....I have seen pics of them..but never video...and the varnish on those cars just gleems.....this is a GREAT video....how can you tell this is an OLD film?? Look at the folks waving thier kerchiefs..they are doing that for the camera I think...as video cameras were a novelty in those days...someone tipped them off it was coming?
that was awesome! u dont see rail footage that old thats great,I cant believe that guy thought u added the old film look, these videos are over a 100 years old LOL!
@Conrail6370 .........are you serious? LOL! These films were shot in the late 1800's/early 1900s, Len. The "old film look" is natural, not an added effect. *IF* it is an added effect, I certainly didn't add it,
what i'd give to be able to go back in time for just a few minutes of the Golden Era !
podiodi 1 month ago
Love the kid racing the "Puffer Belly" on his bicycle!!!!
LEARNTOPLAYCRAPS 1 month ago
@LEARNTOPLAYCRAPS I'm going to model this on my layout!
LEARNTOPLAYCRAPS 1 month ago
30,000 views!! Awesome----although I may be responsible for about 20,000 views as this is one of my favorite videos on YouTube. Thank you!!!
LEARNTOPLAYCRAPS 1 month ago
What the heck is a "lapdizol"???? lol
hibypass 1 month ago
When I was a kid my dad had a copy of this film in 16mm. When I saw this version it seemed oddly familiar. I haven't seen it in over 40 years, and it's nice to know more about it.THANKS!
PS to the people who thought the film was "made" to look old...DUH!
timbospbass 2 months ago
dump the stupid sound effects !!!!
kawarth 3 months ago
The tunnel looks like something out of Poltergeist! Then came the ghost train..
Rowzdower69ify 4 months ago
At the tunnel he says lap dissolve, it's apparently a film production technique.
Baileygeep7 4 months ago
NICE!!!
NomaDairy 5 months ago
where can i download this video?
Eroc115 6 months ago
The snow plow scenes are incredible. I had no idea that technology was developed that early. What a journey back in time. Priceless!.
lj1941 6 months ago
Thanks for posting some important railway history, archival films such as these are gems.
sambear0 8 months ago
Wow! Thank you, dcoursey, for posting this.
What is the "special affect" at the tunnel?
robertgift 10 months ago 2
That was so freakin' cool! I'm so glad I saved this, thanks so much for posting it!
michaelmohrmann 10 months ago
Could I put this footage on two British train sites? (Steam Tube and Railway World Tv).I will mention my source!
SuperBostyn 10 months ago
Cool old view of Horseshoe Curve! Looking at it today, you'd never know there were two spurs heading off the outside of it.
chatanugadotorg 11 months ago
Wow...just wow....those are Camelbacks.....I have seen pics of them..but never video...and the varnish on those cars just gleems.....this is a GREAT video....how can you tell this is an OLD film?? Look at the folks waving thier kerchiefs..they are doing that for the camera I think...as video cameras were a novelty in those days...someone tipped them off it was coming?
Amtrakeng 11 months ago
that was awesome! u dont see rail footage that old thats great,I cant believe that guy thought u added the old film look, these videos are over a 100 years old LOL!
K4JW 1 year ago
some last minute repairs on the LV there....
senselessfool 1 year ago
@senselessfool Yeah I guess the foreman couldnt get a track warrant so they went to work on lookout! ha ha
W806D 8 months ago
It's a nice video, but you could do with out the old film look. it makes it hard to watch.
Len
Journey Back In Time Production
Conrail6370 1 year ago
@Conrail6370 .........are you serious? LOL! These films were shot in the late 1800's/early 1900s, Len. The "old film look" is natural, not an added effect. *IF* it is an added effect, I certainly didn't add it,
dcoursey82 1 year ago 8
@Conrail6370 Ur an idiot if you think these were "made " to look this way. How old are you anyway? That
explain your silly remark.
Hambone571 11 months ago
@Conrail6370 yeah dude they didnt have digital back then. unfortunatly
arkie74 8 months ago
Thanks for posting!
DOLRED 1 year ago
Anyone know what they are talking about at the tunnel scene...
LCRV1 1 year ago
Fantastic!!!! Thank you for posting this.
dinamiteshack 1 year ago
Some really amazing shots in here!
whatbogusnamingrules 1 year ago
I love these old videos!
TheExposingthelies 1 year ago
Ahhhh I love trains!
rcmadness247 1 year ago
this is classic railroading! too bad video did not exist in the mid nineteenth century
jdubbjazzbass 1 year ago
Watch 0:30. 1897! I didn't even know video records existed from back then!
StoneTrainz944 2 years ago
Does anyone know exactly where the Lehigh Valley scenes were shot?
CarGuyZM10 2 years ago
where railfanning all began
trainboy94 2 years ago
Wow, it's incredible that these have survived. The differnece in clarity between the 1900 Lehigh Valley film and the 1903 one is amazing.
ThatYankeeKid 2 years ago
does the 999 still exist?
imagreatbigman 2 years ago
Yes, she is in a transportation museum.
railfan101 2 years ago
@imagreatbigman Yes. It's at the Chicago Museum of Science and Technology. Along with the original Zephyr.
manidig 1 year ago