PRR Steam at Speed and in the Snow

Some shots of some fast-moving PRR steam engines as well as some shots of K4s in a big snowstorm.

From "Memories of Pennsy Steam" by Mark I Video

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[CacaponWV]

Couldn't have been the NY and LB...M-1's didn't run there...and there was no freight on the NY and LB...and obviously you can see the Susquehanna river right next to the train...and across the river you can see the PRR Buffalo line...and up the river...you can see the bridge that crosses over the Susquehanna River into Duncannon.

[dcoursey82]

@CacaponWV Are you talking about the pacing shot of the M1? Because in the snow shots at the end of the video there are no M1s at all, just K4s.

[CacaponWV]

Very obviously...Middle Division in the snow...up near Duncannon, Pa.

[dcoursey82]

@CacaponWV Actually the snow shots were all at South Amboy, NJ on the NY&LB Railroad.

[cheesemunster12]

@dcoursey82 You can tell it isnt the middle division because the middle division was not eletricfied and the snow scenes had the cantry poles



[dcoursey82]

@cheesemunster12 Dude, I have no idea what division was where or what cities were in it, but the fact of the matter is that the snow shots were most definitely taken at South Amboy, NJ, which DID have caternary up because GG1s carrying passengers from NY would interchange with steam here. Look up my video "Vintage Footage of PRR K4s"...there's a scene of South Amboy there minus the snow and you can definitely tell its the same location.

[ColinTheAwesomest]

@JJRaff18221882 Yeah, real railroading was like how the PRR and the NYC were competing against each other and thats how we got the beutiful Dreyfuss J3-a Hudson for the 20th Century Limited and the Streamlined K4 Pacifics for the Broadway Limited. Now no ones competing to get better service or style. I wish I could go back in time.

[DJGENEX71]

Very cool classic shots! 5*****!

[daboteman]

This is A-MAZING video with both color and sound. Either of those is rare for home movies from that era, but to have both in one clip with these steamers blasting by is incredible. Many thanks!

[arkansastrash320]

Oh wow this is one AWSOME !!!!! video...Love the high speed steam freight and passenger trains love to see steam at speed faster the better !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[trainman551]

@CacaponWV i dont believe thats at Duncannon. I believe that at Renovo or close to Lock Haven.

[JJRaff18221882]

This was REAL railroading - today's stuff is just a big fat cruel joke by comparison.

[nclemens]

How fast do you reckon the M1 is going in the pacing sequence....at least 50 mph, right?

[Politcalamity]

@dcoursey82 For sure. K4s are real loud barkers. Louder than the dub makes them seem. But...it's better than no sound at all.

[ishouldntbeyoutubing]

A question: In 1953 my parents took us kids from Penn Station, NY to Point Pleasant, NJ. When we left NY, I assume there was a GG-1 on the front. When we got off at Point Pleasant, there was a steamer. What happened and when?