New York Central Volume 2

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Here is the sequel to one of Green Frog's most popular videos. This two disc set is a continuation of Volume 1 starting in the summer of 1963. The transition to the Cigar Band Herald is quite evident. New jumbo Hi-Cube cars appear (for the auto industry) as well as piggyback service with highway trailers on flat cars.

You'll see action on the Toledo Division, the Electric Division, between New York's Grand Central Station and Harman, as well as other locations. Also covered are the RDC Jet Trials, where jet aircraft engines are mounted on an RDC car!
Mixed in with all this action is the continuing regular freight and passenger fleets, mile long trains of new auto loadings, as well as new second generation motive power.

We finally arrive at the Penn-Central merger. We'll see a few early views of merged power equipment, not yet revealing the demise of the mighty water level route.

Approx. Running Time-2 Hours 45 Minutes

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• travelogue
• destination
• culture
• trains
• trainvideo
• hobby
• newyork

[JoJoJopete]

Did Emery film the last run of the Twentieth Century Limited?

[GreenFrogVideos]

We are not sure on this question!

[mgretche]

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[ConrailSD70MAC]

That's the M-497. The Budd RDC which was converted for $30,000 to test a high speed rail project. Alfred Perlman approved the project. A pair of J37 jet engines, similar to today's B-52, were mounted atop the roof of the RDC unit. The jet engines thrust, pushed the RDC to 183mph along a 11 mile stretch of tangent track near Bryan Ohio. A record that still stands.

[timboz1986]

1:21 thats the first time I've ever seen a movie clip of a train on the Poughkeepsie bridge. Does this video have anymore footage of freights on the bridge?

[bcschmerker]

Well done on this overview of the NYC diesel era! Can't help but wonder how Lima might have edged Alco on a 4-8-4 for a specific passenger train: a Commodore Vanderbilt follow-on based on the Southern Pacific's GS-4 but in gray, with "yacht-club commodore" smoke deflectors, skyrail in U. S. Naval commission-pennant colors, and a 16-wheel Vanderbilt tender with the 48-star flag at the rear of the water tank....

[BNforever2009]

Why is it the high speed rail lines in other countries are still running and people still use them and theyre money makers? Privatization is the key. I still would go for Amtrak bringing back past passenger train routes that were in service back in the 60's. Detroit to St Louis, Cinncinnati to Cleveland, Chicago to Miami, Helena Montana to Denver . You would be suprised on how many people would ride these trains and support them. Let the gas prices go up to $7 a gallon!!!

[zaku32888]

@BNforever2009 Kinda funny that you mention it, China has said that their rail line was a waste of money. The UK, it's a joke. Their "high speed" rail service is so frail, all it would take is 12" of powdery snow and it's dead. Japan and Korea's, they're fine, but, why do we need them if we don't have the infrastructure anymore. We used to. I wouldn't bash someone else about not knowing high speed when you yourself don't know a thing about it. Have a nice day.

[BNforever2009]

That jet engined RDC was awesome!! D*&% republicans dont know nothing about true high speed rail projects--other than to keep money to fund themselves and buy more private planes and give money to the airline industry. China, Japan, Korea and the UK are good examples of good high speed rail travel.

[trainguy111]

@ConrailSD70MAC Did you know that Lionel came out with an O scale model of the M-497 recently? Kato also makes a model. It would be nice to see this in G or F scale.

[Robofish12]

Videos like this make me wonder if I was born in the wrong era.

[leonidaroofner27]

yay for product placement...throughout the whole damn video..get this full album from downloadmusic.im

[howardkevinm]

@1975grandville yes NYC Big Four Line.

[Amtrak1194]

@howardkevinm stupid enough to still hold a US continental rail speed record...