We always wanted to do a Pennsylvania Railroad video, but never had quite enough material to put one together. However with some interesting Black & White footage we obtained and the 1361 footage we have a nice variety of steam to offer.
We begin with riding a diesel passenger train to New York in the winter of 1955, then see lots of K4 action between Exchange Place, South Amboy, and Bay Head Junction New Jersey. This was the last stronghold for K4 Steam passenger operations on the Pennsylvania. We see mostly riding footage, but also stations, terminals, and some trackside scenes. Next we go back to Ohio and see two different visits to the PRR line from Columbus that ran north toward Sandusky, Ohio. The power is the huge J1 2-10-4 locomotives which are seen in winter and summer, and with one engine and doubleheaded.
After this we show some very unusual rare Black and White footage shot first on Horseshoe curve in the late 1930's, then head to the Altoona test plant for K4 |
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