DL&W Steam Locomotives over the Lackawanna-Delaware River Viaduct

Delaware Lackawanna & Western Locomotives at track speed over the Lackawanna-Delawre River Viaduct.

From "Glory Machines. Vol. I" by Herron Rail Videos

http://www.herronrail.com

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[deloreanman14]

Is this footage sped up at all? The drivers on the locomotives in some of these clips are moving at pretty incredible speeds; I would bet 90-100 mph.

[dcoursey82]

Yeah I think so...alot of old vintage footage does this. Why? I don't know...but it's not sped up by that much. If it looks like they're hittin 90, then they're actually probably around 80...still very fast.

[jwramc]

@3bar From 0:36-1:37 it's all Paulinskill. The rest is all Delaware River Viaduct.

[SCL7500]

Nice footage you have. I like those DL&W 4-8-4's and Hudsons.

[3bar]

Is that the Paulinskill Viaduct at 1:34?

[southern4501isawesom]

nothing better then a steamer and fun fact for deloreanman14 they went faster then 90 on some passenger freight some times. hell look at n&w 611 she went 115 until a scared engineer closed the throttle. ;)

[lj1941]

I live less than 2 miles from where these clips were taken in Portland. My sister lives in Slateford about half-way between the viaduct and Slateford junction. The tower for Slateford junction is still standing just north of the concrete bridge coming out of Slateford.It is however obscured by vegatation.

[hrvideo]

You guys do know that you can buy the DVD with this and much more steam action, don't you? This is from Glory Machines Vol. 1 from Herron Rail Video.

[MrPeanuts1945]

Can't stop either. On a day in Feb 1998 I stood on the same spot where years before the person who filmed these clips stood. There was snow on the ground the day I was there and the trees were leafless so the road bed leading up to the west end of the Delaware River Viaduct was clearly visible through branches. I tried to imagine the DL&W steam engines racing up grade towards the bridge. I'm so grateful for the person who some 70+ yrs ago waited in the cold to film what I tried to imagine.

[lj1941]

can't stop watching this clip. It was made before I was born and I am amazed at the speeds these trains carry through Slateford!~The trees have grown up so much in the 71 years since these clips were taken that today,even if trains were running across the "Cutoff" which they aren't these clips would not be possible. Great nostalgia!

[MrPeanuts1945]

All the 4-8-4 1500 series DL&W passenger steam engines had their air pumps moved from the left side of the engine to the front during a rebuild in 1940 which installed box pox main drivers to correct a vibration problem. The very first engine shown in this video is a 1500 and the air pumps are still on the left side of the engine. The second engine shown is 4-6-4 built in 1937 so this film was made between 1937 and 1940.