Southern Pacific Railfan Delight

These are actual 16mm home movies films, made by the Late Robert G. Sage, SR. of Reading, PA. There were 12 Reels of movies from the late 1940's through the 50's. I bought these 16mm Films at a yard sale last year. I had them transferred through a freind of mind. All audio has been added. The pacing scene of the Daylight, sound was provided by pacing scenes from 1996 of the Eire Limed of C&O 614. Other train sound was from other steam locomotives I took audio of through the years.
Hope you enjoy.
Len

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Southern
• Pacific
• Railfan
• Delight
• Railroad
• Daylight
• locomotives

[NSHammerhead]

These are just plain awesome, len! Glad u were able to find these! I wonder if there would be anything like this waiting at Green Dragon...

[Conrail6370]

NSHammerhead , you just never know. Mr. Sage worked for the Central Railroad of New Jersey as a Big Boss and had a great hobby in rail fanning along with taking film. I'll be putting up other's in time. I have 8mm film he took too.

Len.

[Truthseeker4449]

This is really nice, it's got both sound and a little music in the background, yet the music doesn't overide the sounds.

[Randoman35]

@Randoman35 sry on that last comment i meant to say "i know THEY have a good reason" not "i know have a good reason" just a little typo :D

[Randoman35]

its just too bad the marin rails got abandoned for 20 yrs. northwestern pacific had a yard in tiburon. nwp GP9's used to run past my neighborhood. they brought the track back to life, but they just run a grain local from petaluma to schelville with like 5 cars and an ugly genset, and they only run like twice every day except for weekends. its rly hard 2 catch here where i live. that ain't good enough 4 me. i know have a good reason, but i would just like it if NWP kept running here.

[Randoman35]

LONG LIVE SOUTHERN PACIFIC!!!!!!!!!!! STEAMERZ RULE!!!

[1chevellelover]

This was absolutely great.

[StratCatGenius]

Phenomenal footage - is this available for sale commercially? Strange question to ask in the age of downloading, I know...

[wackymac28]

i love this

[Fireheart528]

@panhandle55 "Crashing"? Make that exploding lol. I was near the yard where i live and it sounded like a cannon blast when they coupled two strings of cars together.

[panhandle55]

Amazing video. I grew up overlooking the Bayshore yard on the east side in those long wartime housing apartments you see in the video nestled against the hillside. You could hear the switchers, freights and other steamers all night long. The "crashing" sound of couplers during switching carried for miles. Fond memoriesof a time long gone.

[espeeboy]

Great Peninsula steam action! Love all of those MT's with the skyline casings. I assume the first film clips were from Coastline (looks like Santa Margarita in the opening scene?). Where is the closing footage from with the SP 3706 and the fairly long bridge? Somewhere in the CA central valley?