Penn Central Volume-5

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The Penn Central was a railroad suspended in financial limbo when Emery Gulash shot these scenes in the mid-1970s. Bankrupt since 1970, the re-organization court had decided in May 1974 that, based on its income, the PC was not re-organizable. The future of the PC and a number of other bankrupt railroads in the Northeast was placed in the hands of a government agency, the United States Railway Association.

The middle of the decade was the worst of times for the PC. It may not have been the best of times for the trackside observers watching the Penn Centrals trains in action but the urgency was there to record on film all that they could before the curtain dropped on the large fleet of Brunswick Green locomotives, even as their appearance became a little shabbier.

The rail action on the PC was definitely dynamic. Eventually, Conrail picked up the pieces but that is for the next program in our Penn Central series.

Locations include:

Ypsilanti, MI., Ann Arbor, MI., Huntingdon, PA., Juniata River Valley, Horseshoe Curve, Conemaugh Jct., Carleton, Town Line, Advance Departure Yard, River Raisin, Lima, OH., US RT-23 Bridges, Westland, MI., Mich. Central Depot, Kalamazoo, MI., Maumee River Bridge, Trenton, MI., Dearborn, MI., W. Detroit, Wayne Jct., and South Bend.

Equipment Includes:

GP-40s, GE U Boats, Alcos such as - C-636s & C-628, GP-35s, GP-38s, Budd Rail Diesel Car, SDP-40-Fs, E-units, Amtrak, French Turboliner, GP-9, F-40-PHs.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• railroad
• trainvideo
• penncentral
• 1st generation diesel
• travel

[GreenFrogVideos]

We are moving toward more limited sound FX on our old film productions, (and cheaper prices too) this way we can get them out faster, we have quite a bit of film in our library we have been sitting on. (sound FX are very labor intensive)

[RETreadingengineer]

Kids like the ones at 2:35 are a engineers nightmare, you just hope like hell nobody falls.........

[nyshortline]

RTG Turboliner at 0:32. NICE catch!!!

[vladimir2366fa]

Thanks you, Videos very nice,

[bsauerteig]

Seems to me that although these videos are great, something is lacking without the sound. So what if the time and labor involved in bringing the sound takes longer. If it is available use it.

[AmtrakBoys]

All of these are taken in my home town, it is cool to be able to see what ran through Ypsilanti 20+ years ago.

[nyshortline]

And another at 0:54!!

[JoJoJopete]

Is there a Penn Central Volume 6: The End of Penn Central and Beginning of Conrail in the works?

[Dogsledfan]

Thanks for the memories. Used to visit my grandmother in Sidney, Ohio on the old Big Four line where it crossed an impressive concrete arch bridge just south of town over the Great Miami River.

[JeffOrnstein01]

Dear Greenfrog: Is there any reason why there are no train sounds on parts of this video? Also, can you please post a preview of a Neff video...thank you.