Vintage railroad film - The freight goes through - 1952

This vintage railroad film was produced by the Association of American Railroads in 1952, to show how to limit freight loss and maximize damage prevention during railroad operations.

[@caseyjonessnr1200]

Fantastic historical footage, this video is very informative and interesting.

[@jimstrainsandstuff9539]

Some darn good footage from the day. Videos like this are a huge source of information as I model this era of late steam/ early diesel. Thanks for posting.

[@bluebellsfan8704]

Awesome video

[@mce_AU]

Nice.

[@MiLLwallpaul231258]

I live in England UK... Are your marshelling yards still in situ or have they met the same fate as ours

[@BennettBrookRailway]

I'm in Australia. A lot of ours have gone as well.

[@drewhall3005]

There are still many, many marshaling yards in the US, having said that, some have been either idled or mothballed due to PSR (Precision Schedule Railroading) or the economic downturn during Covid. That said, traffic has been picking up steadily here recently, so the hope is the smaller yards will open back up. PSR is when railroads do less switching and pull longer, more mixed services, reducing the needed yards. It's a bit divisive in the railroad industry and community...to say the least, might be good to do your own in depth reading on the subject!

[@Steamerchoo]

👍👍👍! Thanks 4 this

[@BennettBrookRailway]

Thank you too!