Many main railroads had full machine shops where they could completely rebuild, modify and improve locomotives. Whether or not the footage is of a backshop or Alco, I don't know. But it is possible that it could be either. I would think that because it is a New Haven video and they are talking about the different aspects and shops at the railroad, that it would be one of the New Haven's shops.
@atsf3415dbr This is an excerpt from the film "Great Rail" - New Haven and other companies would send their locomotives back to the major facilities at Schenectady and other small service stations downstate.
Many main railroads had full machine shops where they could completely rebuild, modify and improve locomotives. Whether or not the footage is of a backshop or Alco, I don't know. But it is possible that it could be either. I would think that because it is a New Haven video and they are talking about the different aspects and shops at the railroad, that it would be one of the New Haven's shops.
mikado1555 1 month ago
I jsut took the shop tour at strasburg railroad, and they have alot of those tools you saw in the clip.
davidwjacob 1 month ago
They tore down a factory to build a Wal*Mart... no wonder America is becoming a lost cause.
HHenkelmann 1 month ago
big boy on slip track = next great video
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RoseanYoksi 1 year ago
Love to see if blueprints were still available from Schenectady for Lackawanna 565. It would make a lot easier in the restoration ...
EDDONLEY 1 year ago
I have this on VHS. I think this was actually a promotional video that New Haven made.
atsf3415dbr 1 year ago
@atsf3415dbr This is an excerpt from the film "Great Rail" - New Haven and other companies would send their locomotives back to the major facilities at Schenectady and other small service stations downstate.
EdisonTechCenter 1 year ago
@EdisonTechCenter Oh, I see.
atsf3415dbr 1 year ago
@EdisonTechCenter I actually think that most railroads had their own shops for major repairs, as well as roundhouses for running repairs.
ctgott11 4 months ago
@atsf3415dbr I have the vid too, i think it was called a great railroad at work
AlcoFan2010 7 months ago
@AlcoFan2010 Yup, that's what it was called.
atsf3415dbr 7 months ago
@atsf3415dbr Yeah it was a Pentrex VHS I have it too, it's great in full length
hiteckredneck129 1 month ago
Cool! Do you have a video of inside the Altoona works? It would be awesome to see them working in real life there!
Bassfanatic94 1 year ago
This is incredible! I can't even imagine this was in Schenectady It's like another world.
bortotron 1 year ago