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Canadian Pacific Sunbury Sub Vol 1 ( Late 1990's)
Welcome to Vol 1 of CP on the Sunbury Sub! In this first volume
we’ll take on a few chases from Herndon, PA to Binghamton, NY.
Videos Taken By: Chris Marks
My Flickr: flic.kr/ps/3Lt4rR
Thanks For Watching!
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Відео

Conrail Pittsburgh Line East End Vol 3 (November 1993)
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Let's spend a relaxing day at Lewistown station in 1993 and watch as Conrail and Amtrak make some fantastic appearences on the Pitt line main. As well as catching the Lewistown local operation with CR GP10's! My Flickr: flic.kr/ps/3Lt4rR Thanks For Watching!!
Conrail's Allentown Hump Yard (Early 1990's)
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In this video, we’ll take a look at Allentown’s Hump Yard durng the late 90’s when business was going strong for CR. Videos Taken By: Arlen Lenke My Flickr Page: flic.kr/ps/3Lt4rR
Conrail Pittsburgh Line East End Vol 2 (1997 - 1998)
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In volume 2, we’ll view CR and Amtrak trains between Enola Yard and Tyrone, PA in 1997 and 1998. Videos Taken By: Lynn Wolfe My Flickr Page: flic.kr/ps/3Lt4rR
CSX Keystone Sub Vol 2 (Nov 22-23 1996)
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In volume 2, we’ll view some fantastic CSX action in Cumberland Yard from dusk till dawn, then we’ll move more west to Meyersdale and beyond. Videos Taken By: Chris Marks My Flickr Page: flic.kr/ps/3Lt4rR
Conrail Pittsburgh Line East End Vol 1 (1996 - 1997)
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In this first volume we'll view trains between HUNT Tower and Enola Yard in 1996 and 1997. Videos Taken By: Chris Marks My Flickr Page: flic.kr/ps/3Lt4rR
Steamtown Grand Opening Summer Steam Spectacular
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Milwaukee Road 261, a 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive, was at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania to participate in the "Steamtown Grand Opening" celebration, which took place over the Fourth of July weekend in 1995. 261 stayed at steamtown for about a year for operational use on excursions like the one your about to see. Videos Taken By: Arlen Lenker My Flickr Pag...
Conrail Pittsburgh Line West End Vol 1 (1995 - 1996)
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In this video we'll primarily be viewing trains from Altoona to Galitzin with lots of helper action and mix matched locomotive lash ups. Videos Taken By: Chris Marks My Flickr Page: flic.kr/ps/3Lt4rR
Conrail Buffalo Line South End Vol 3 (1996 - 1997)
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Conrail Buffalo Line South End Vol 3 (1996 - 1997)
CR Altoona Helper Crew Ride Along (Aug 12th 1995)
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CR Altoona Helper Crew Ride Along (Aug 12th 1995)
CR UFS-413 On The Bald Eagle Branch (1997)
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CR UFS-413 On The Bald Eagle Branch (1997)
Conrail Buffalo Line South End Vol 2 (1996 - 1997)
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Conrail Buffalo Line South End Vol 2 (1996 - 1997)
Chasing CR OCS-101 (Millersburg, PA to Williamsport, PA & Back)
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Chasing CR OCS-101 (Millersburg, PA to Williamsport, PA & Back)
NS Buffalo Line South End Vol 3 (2000 - 2007)
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NS Buffalo Line South End Vol 3 (2000 - 2007)
Conrail Enola Diesel Shop Tour (1997)
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Conrail Enola Diesel Shop Tour (1997)
Conrail Buffalo Line South End Vol 1 (1996 - 1998)
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Conrail Buffalo Line South End Vol 1 (1996 - 1998)
NS Buffalo Line North End Vol 1 (2000 - 2005)
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NS Buffalo Line North End Vol 1 (2000 - 2005)
CSX Cumberland & Keystone Sub Vol 1 (2000 - 2005)
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CSX Cumberland & Keystone Sub Vol 1 (2000 - 2005)
RBMN Coal On NSHR's S-390 (2002)
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RBMN Coal On NSHR's S-390 (2002)
NS Buffalo Line South End Vol 2 (2000 - 2005)
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NS Buffalo Line South End Vol 2 (2000 - 2005)
PRR Levin E8's Buffalo Line Excursion (2002)
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PRR Levin E8's Buffalo Line Excursion (2002)
NS Buffalo Line South End Vol 1 (1999 - 2005)
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NS Buffalo Line South End Vol 1 (1999 - 2005)
Conrail WHNO-99 Ride Along ( PP&L Hummelswarf, PA - Norry Yard )
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Conrail WHNO-99 Ride Along ( PP&L Hummelswarf, PA - Norry Yard )
Scanning Railroad Photographs (Tools, Editing & Photo Sharing Tips)
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Scanning Railroad Photographs (Tools, Editing & Photo Sharing Tips)

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @woods840
    @woods840 17 днів тому

    Fantastic! However I don't remember SD60M/SD60I's and ditch lights in 1993...

  • @DASCO2136
    @DASCO2136 Місяць тому

    Great video but I'm confused. Why did you guys run all the way down to South Fork to cross from 3 to 1 only to head right back to Altoona?

  • @TK-ec5bv
    @TK-ec5bv Місяць тому

    Ex Southern Ry GP50....P5 horn.

  • @SantaFe19484
    @SantaFe19484 2 місяці тому

    Nice video! How did you get permission to do this?

    • @andybenfer6044
      @andybenfer6044 2 місяці тому

      @@SantaFe19484 Videographer Chris Marks recorded this tape along with the many others I’ve shared. They had asked for a tour I believe of the facility back then and got it!

  • @BlackHawk287
    @BlackHawk287 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for this! I am a Buffalonian, and my grandfather retired with Conrail after 40 years in 1993! This brings back childhood memories of going to Frontier yard with him, and train watching out in Alden.

    • @andybenfer6044
      @andybenfer6044 2 місяці тому

      You're very welcome! Plenty more videos to come.

  • @kensbackshop6399
    @kensbackshop6399 2 місяці тому

    Give me Conrail or give me death,,,,,,,awesome video thanks for sharring

  • @mattcrowley3075
    @mattcrowley3075 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for posting this video Andy! 👍👍👍

  • @TK-ec5bv
    @TK-ec5bv 2 місяці тому

    Conrail knew how to run the ex PRR mainline over the Alleghenies, far more so than NS does.

  • @TK-ec5bv
    @TK-ec5bv 3 місяці тому

    Conrail was a class act, much more so than Norfolk Southern.

  • @REVELLO608
    @REVELLO608 3 місяці тому

    all them HI hoods wow

  • @jasonlewis21
    @jasonlewis21 3 місяці тому

    This video is amazing

  • @jasonlewis21
    @jasonlewis21 3 місяці тому

    The sounds of those big blue locomotives are something I miss dearly

  • @williamthawley9251
    @williamthawley9251 3 місяці тому

    back when I lived in cape may, would come and stand here and video tape the hump working, that was back when this was take in the 90s. now live in bethlehem

  • @REVELLO608
    @REVELLO608 3 місяці тому

    Love the older footage thanks for sharing

  • @csxt.1852
    @csxt.1852 3 місяці тому

    The Buffalo Line certainly gives off a vibe I cannot describe, it’s almost, eerie…

  • @ChristopherWright-bk2nw
    @ChristopherWright-bk2nw 3 місяці тому

    Thank you for this video on my 4th favorite train the Conrail before it went through discounting and unfortunately out of service. Plus you got it on the famous horse shoe curve to great and awesome job 👍😄

  • @paulwarner5395
    @paulwarner5395 3 місяці тому

    Thanx for the voyage back in time .

  • @artillerest43rdva7
    @artillerest43rdva7 3 місяці тому

    so nice to see the Conrail blue running the rails, along with some fallen flag cars.

  • @mdasifulislam36
    @mdasifulislam36 3 місяці тому

    Bro, Try to improve the Channel SEO score from 0 to 100 [Right now the score is 0 out of 100]

  • @ocsrc
    @ocsrc 3 місяці тому

    I remember seeing the huge yard at the North end of the Quakertown branch line 50 tracks There were double tracks coming out of Philadelphia all the way through Telford and Sellersville and in Quakertown there were 4 tracks and then back to 2 through Coopersburg and Center Valley and up to the yard in Hellertown just south of Bethlehem Steel I watched as they built I-78 over the top of the yard. I remember driving over I-78 year after year seeing the yard become less and less and then it was gone completely I used to watch D&H trains in that yard and one of the last things I saw pulled out of the yard was a D&H caboose. So much history So many trains went on those tracks every day And now it is overgrown

  • @lawerencestimpson2280
    @lawerencestimpson2280 3 місяці тому

    Great memories.After 9-11 not so good.

  • @mrkbhrns
    @mrkbhrns 3 місяці тому

    Used to go there fairly often. Nice way to spend a day rail fanning. Thanks for sharing.

  • @YIONON1
    @YIONON1 4 місяці тому

    Cheesie's and Con-Rail's, (not Con-Rail Quality), have one of the best looking paint designs. Fortunately in Maryland in the "80"s I saw a lot of them.

  • @stephenlineman
    @stephenlineman 4 місяці тому

    great content had to shut it off get a tripod slow your movement

    • @andybenfer6044
      @andybenfer6044 4 місяці тому

      @@stephenlineman These videos are from the 90’s or early 2000’s so I can’t do anything about the shaky movement.

  • @johnk4690
    @johnk4690 4 місяці тому

    Wow this brought back some fantastic memories. My dad used to be bring me down to the hump almost every Sunday. Loved seeing the good old 6935 hard at work again, thanks for sharing

  • @amessman
    @amessman 4 місяці тому

    I came here to listen to some EMDs... I was not disappointed. Excellent video.

    • @andybenfer6044
      @andybenfer6044 4 місяці тому

      @@amessman Glad you enjoyed!

    • @TK-ec5bv
      @TK-ec5bv 3 місяці тому

      That 2-cycle EMD 645 sound never gets old. So nice to see spartan cab EMDs here, instead of today's non visually appealing widecab GE/Wabtec locos.

  • @albertcyphers1532
    @albertcyphers1532 4 місяці тому

    Good old Conrail the kings of deferred maintenance. They had trains that wouldn't stop, track falling apart and bridges falling down

    • @THR33STEP
      @THR33STEP 4 місяці тому

      Can you name an example of a bridge that fell down and when?

    • @babayaga2977
      @babayaga2977 3 місяці тому

      And yet they still did better than the pathetic NS !

  • @BernieLomax-g8j
    @BernieLomax-g8j 4 місяці тому

    Early 90's this is from as the Roundhouse and table are still standing, in 92 the Coal Unloader was removed and then in 94 the Roundhouse was the Table stayed for many years just filled in as the bridge was aligned a certain track until early 2000 when it was all officially removed. 96 Laser sensors were added to the track just passed the Hump Weight which was located just before the Master Brake Retarder. Nice S-1 Switcher #104 wonder who's it was as Bethlehem Steel only used SW1200 series. Great Timeless video, really enjoyed that

  • @guyhartsel8797
    @guyhartsel8797 4 місяці тому

    I use to ride on the hump power lash up many times at Stanley yards in Toledo ohio back in day

  • @guyhartsel8797
    @guyhartsel8797 4 місяці тому

    Great video. I love CR. Brings back memories

  • @Fleetwood2547
    @Fleetwood2547 4 місяці тому

    I knew of a gentleman named Alen Lenker through an email group. I believe he was a carman, started in '75 with the Penn Central. Retired out of the Norry yard sometime after NS took over. I wonder if he is the cameraman you mentioned.

    • @andybenfer6044
      @andybenfer6044 4 місяці тому

      @@Fleetwood2547 Yes that would indeed be him!

  • @Hobbytrem
    @Hobbytrem 4 місяці тому

    The rhythm of Conrail was very frenetic.

  • @Hobbytrem
    @Hobbytrem 4 місяці тому

    The Conrail painting scheme resembled terminal operator's locomotive painting schemes. It looked so modern and well standardized for the time being. 💙🤍

  • @joekross3737
    @joekross3737 4 місяці тому

    Andy love the video do you have any videos of Conrail Frontier Yard in Buffalo New York or books available

    • @andybenfer6044
      @andybenfer6044 4 місяці тому

      @@joekross3737 Books no I wish I had the ability to get a book or two published with my collection of slides. However I do believe I have videos of Buffalo NY such as NYSW, CP, and CR

  • @guyhartsel8797
    @guyhartsel8797 4 місяці тому

    Wonder why the whole town was on that bridge 😊

  • @guyhartsel8797
    @guyhartsel8797 4 місяці тому

    Fantastic video Brings back memories. I use to ride in cr csx and ns . Got to operate them sometimes in the northern ohio territory. Went to Chicago and numerous times Was in many towers ware I helped out and operate draw bridges if they had em.

  • @MitchsModelRailroad
    @MitchsModelRailroad 4 місяці тому

    Great videos!! Please keep them coming.

  • @jamesnichols2188
    @jamesnichols2188 4 місяці тому

    Nice man thanks for sharing God bless

  • @GeorgiaStateRailfan
    @GeorgiaStateRailfan 4 місяці тому

    1:41:24 Did Wikes PA (MP 241.0/240.7) not have a Defect Detector at this time?

  • @calvinwalters1556
    @calvinwalters1556 4 місяці тому

    Around the 4:50 mark one of the cars has a flat spot on a wheel, you can hear it. It sounds like something hitting the rails repeatedly. If you talk to any of the crew still working in Altoona what NS stands for they Will probably say Non-Sense and that is correct.

  • @chipsrafferty8362
    @chipsrafferty8362 4 місяці тому

    I had the opportunity to ride a coal shove out of Brunswick Maryland to Mt Airy,we had 4 GP units on the rear,where I was riding.As we approached the tunnel through Mt ,Airy two head end units failed.The helper crew ran out of time and we had to take a cab back to Brunswick.

  • @erichinkle8522
    @erichinkle8522 4 місяці тому

    No longer serving Hanover Pa. That's for sure. Tracks are gone and all the road crossing are rubble.

  • @flufflepuffle6229
    @flufflepuffle6229 4 місяці тому

    Back when ConRail finally got things fixed up and running good. Now Norfolk Southern happened. Penn Central 2.0.

  • @pulaski_district_railfan
    @pulaski_district_railfan 4 місяці тому

    Looks like a scene out of Runaway Train.

  • @erichinkle8522
    @erichinkle8522 4 місяці тому

    I don't know if York Rail is still in business.

    • @andybenfer6044
      @andybenfer6044 4 місяці тому

      @@erichinkle8522 It’s owned and operated now by G&W

    • @xavienchatman
      @xavienchatman 4 місяці тому

      I have videos

  • @calvinwalters1556
    @calvinwalters1556 4 місяці тому

    All the guys in Altoona who were around for the Conrail days prefer Conrail over NS. NS does a lot of head-scratching moves that makes people not want to work there. Working on the RR is not for everyone.

    • @TK-ec5bv
      @TK-ec5bv 4 місяці тому

      Conrail was a better RR than NS is, on a number of measures.

    • @TK-ec5bv
      @TK-ec5bv 2 місяці тому

      David Goode of NS made some false promises to Conrail workers, like claiming that the Hollidaysburg car shop would stay open, when in fact it closed not long after NS took over this part of Conrail. David Goode was not nearly as good of a CEO as Wick Moorman was. Not surprising, given that he was a tax attorney and had no operations or MOW background the way Wick Moorman did.

  • @luicalibre6665
    @luicalibre6665 4 місяці тому

    Beginning shows the Gallitzin tunnel still open as it was closed when the Allegheny was widened to accommodate the double stacks.

  • @abloogywoogywoo
    @abloogywoogywoo 4 місяці тому

    Amazing video. All those engines coming in and out of the busy yard. All the activity, and the almighty struggle to get that train up the terrain.

  • @BRENTG8581
    @BRENTG8581 4 місяці тому

    This is what I call EPIC!! The 90's was just the best time for railroading and being a huge fan!! The fact that you have this is absolutely priceless. A memory you will cherish forever!! What is even more astounding is that you have a brand new Juniata built and painted SD60I 5648 in your consist which that locomotive was completed there on 08-11-1995 the day before you filmed this. That is what I call spectacular!! You visited the best locomotive facility in the country at the time ran by the greatest class one railroad to exist. The days of CONRAIL are sadly missed and this depicts what a class act they were. The people of CONRAIL made CONRAIL and railfanning great!! Depressing to see what it is today.

  • @woods840
    @woods840 4 місяці тому

    Fantastic! This is the CR i knew and loved (and modeled!) I was a teen in the mid-90s and spent countless hours along this line, mostly in westmoreland county. In my opinion, one of the greatest eras in railroading.