At 23:54 looking down at the end of the ties as a passenger train speeds by, you can see the discharge and spray of a toilet being flushed from a passenger car just past of the cameraman. You can see where "it" hit the ballast. Toilets were located at the end of the car. Up until the late 1970's toilets from passenger cars, cabooses and locomotives dumped directly onto the tracks. You stepped onto a pedal to flush and while water was rinsing the bowl you could look down through the bowl and see the railroad ties. In my railroad career, now retired I have witnessed such discharge from trains having stood for hours and all piled high on the ends or between railroad ties. When trains were moving at speed it sprayed everywhere. Signs were posted in the toilet rooms advising passengers not to flush while train was standing or passing at stations. Such atmospheric discharge is now the thing of the past along with the steam locomotive and Pullman sleeper. Enjoyed the video. Great to see what railroading was like before I hired out. 😄
That lasted a lot longer in the UK. I flushed a toilet on a DMU between Stockport and New mills Derbyshire in 1983. There was orange peels in the toilet bowl. Next day I passed to see the orange peel on the other track
In the mid 50’s, on College summer breaks, I worked with TRACK Crew members of the NYCRR on the Hudson Division. Our job was to repair and or replace track and signals on the MAIN LINE adjacent to the Hudson River! Never forget … 1 day we dug a trench about 3 feet wide between rail TIES across 4 tracks, 2 of them MAIN LINE track. This was always done with great speed to keep trains running. ONE DAY, after digging the trench … we stretched out the Signal Cable … The Foreman nearly collapsed .. the Cable was about 3 feet short of the needed length for completing the Signal repair. ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE … Covered the trench … started again the next day digging all over again. A day I’ll never forget.
@michaelbimonte9112 my grandfather was a conductor pre war and after the war. Near Elmira, NY.. (late 40s, 50s, 60s and early 1970s) Would you happen to have any knowledge regarding what trains or routes, I believe Scranton P.A. to Buffalo was one of routes. Thank you sir, in advance.
The Hudson is a tidal estuary all the way to Albany, it doesn't flood because it's sea-level. The other major river, the Mohawk was canalized in the early 20th century. With all that water control infrastructure it didn't flood either. The rest of the route skirted the shores of the great lakes, and they're as good as sea level too.
Surely half of this video has the wrong sound-track. For at least the first 15 minutes there is no film of Hudsons, and much of the later film is of Niagaras or other types.
I wish some of these smaller NYC engines would be made into models someday. They truly are magnificent works of engineering.
Bachmann is making models of their USRA light 2-8-2s and 0-6-0s, and Proto 2000 made a few of their 0-8-0s.
It's a miracle there were video cameras in the New York Central days.
They were not using video cameras, they were film cameras, like in how motion pictures, movies were made.
@davidsharp3110 Regardless, they got footage of legendary steamers during their revenue days. Bet all that film is worth a lot of money now.
@@DCSk8er529 The footage is pristine!
Funny how the thumbnail, and the first train, shows a Mohawk.
Ya. Great vids but should be renamed. Everything but Hudson’s
At 23:54 looking down at the end of the ties as a passenger train speeds by, you can see the discharge and spray of a toilet being flushed from a passenger car just past of the cameraman. You can see where "it" hit the ballast. Toilets were located at the end of the car. Up until the late 1970's toilets from passenger cars, cabooses and locomotives dumped directly onto the tracks. You stepped onto a pedal to flush and while water was rinsing the bowl you could look down through the bowl and see the railroad ties. In my railroad career, now retired I have witnessed such discharge from trains having stood for hours and all piled high on the ends or between railroad ties. When trains were moving at speed it sprayed everywhere. Signs were posted in the toilet rooms advising passengers not to flush while train was standing or passing at stations. Such atmospheric discharge is now the thing of the past along with the steam locomotive and Pullman sleeper. Enjoyed the video. Great to see what railroading was like before I hired out. 😄
That lasted a lot longer in the UK. I flushed a toilet on a DMU between Stockport and New mills Derbyshire in 1983. There was orange peels in the toilet bowl. Next day I passed to see the orange peel on the other track
I saw those signs. You could actually see the tracks. I guess that was a another reason they told kids to stay off the tracks LOL.
In the mid 50’s, on College summer breaks, I worked with TRACK Crew members of the NYCRR on the Hudson Division. Our job was to repair and or replace track and signals on the MAIN LINE adjacent to the Hudson River!
Never forget … 1 day we dug a trench about 3 feet wide between rail TIES across 4 tracks, 2 of them MAIN LINE track. This was always done with great speed to keep trains running. ONE DAY, after digging the trench … we stretched out the Signal Cable … The Foreman nearly collapsed .. the Cable was about 3 feet short of the needed length for completing the Signal repair. ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE … Covered the trench … started again the next day digging all over again. A day I’ll never forget.
Where abouts on the Hudson line were you guys working?
@michaelbimonte9112 my grandfather was a conductor pre war and after the war. Near Elmira, NY.. (late 40s, 50s, 60s and early 1970s) Would you happen to have any knowledge regarding what trains or routes, I believe Scranton P.A. to Buffalo was one of routes. Thank you sir, in advance.
Harmon
Sorry don’t know the Scranton routes
@@michaelbimonte9112 nice 👍
Awesome video! I love the Pacemaker freight train shown here.
When rail was king
3:03 New York Central 6 Chime whistle
765?
@@cykablyatman6242or maybe it's a whistle of a NYC Mohawk
@@cykablyatman6242 Did you want a Hudson Steamed again.
@@maxwellwalcher6420all of this is dubbed sound
I can't believe 275 Hudsons were built and not a single one preserved
You can thank former NYC CEO, Alfred Perlman for that.
It would be nice to pull the NKP Hudson out of the St Louis Transportation Museum and pretend.
@@johnsadventures6783 Just remove the "elephant ears" on the front of the boiler.
@@johnsadventures6783 i don't think the NMOT would allow that
I can't believe that not one Niagara was saved either.
Great video. Thanks.
That was yesterday's high speed priority intermodel fright containers .
Quelle superbe vidéo de la compagnie préféré : New York Central 👏👏 j’ai une Hudson en gauge one live steam ! Elle est superbe ! ❤❤
4:17 That sounds like to be undubbed audio of that vid
I noticed that too. Now THAT was expensive equipment back in the day.
The Hudson River must never flood, because the Central’s mainline looked like it couldn’t have been more than 5-10 feet above the river.
Water level route. Still operates today. Was on it last month.
I was thinking the same thing. Surprised that they didn’t have major washouts.
The Hudson is a tidal estuary all the way to Albany, it doesn't flood because it's sea-level. The other major river, the Mohawk was canalized in the early 20th century. With all that water control infrastructure it didn't flood either. The rest of the route skirted the shores of the great lakes, and they're as good as sea level too.
I Love Hudson's.
We all do!
@@tonyromano6220 i wish they're steamed again.
I too as I own a 1953 Hudson, Super Wasp sedan.
@@WAL_DC-6B wow and wanna restore a Hudson.
29:57 - The close-up of a random cup of coffee was kinda surreal. What was that about?
I think that was to show off how smooth the ride was on the 20th Century Limited
21:40
Surely half of this video has the wrong sound-track. For at least the first 15 minutes there is no film of Hudsons, and much of the later film is of Niagaras or other types.
23:07 D&H steam cameo
The person sitting next to me on Delta just crapped his pants. It has ruined this video for me. Dang it…
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THANK YOU!
Black with white stripes Dreyfuss at 26:55.
This couldn’t be more relevant know.
The thumb is a Niagara!
I think? Did other NYC steamers have the smoke deflectors?
I’m thinking that engine is a Mohawk, but I’m not sure.
It’s a Mohawk actually. The Niagaras didn’t have center-mounted headlights on the smokebox. They were mounted at the top in front of the smokestack
That’s what I thought.
@@railfanjackson4531 figured someone would correct me!
NYC Niagara Looks Like UP 844
I would say the Mohawks looked more so, even tho they had different wheel arrangements
@@CynderHound Quem Fez Isso
@@marceloazzirabelo "who did that"? What do you mean?
From Sunday River Productions.
Awful lot of Mohawks in the video.