There's a bittersweet melanchony with that music! Also watching those decommissioned locos remembers me that some locomotive types from the past were intirely scrapped, not one preserved! Such a shame!😞
It's so interesting and cool to see this heritage still around, finding actual footage from this time period can be a hard job and back during that time it seems most people didn't think it would be valuable in the future. As a current conductor at UP this is so cool to see how it used to be. The guys I work with were from the 90s era of UP so it's so nice to hear how it used to be
I love 70s footage, thank you so much for posting! The sequence running 29:13-31:04 is taken at the Tucson, AZ, depot. The freight with the GP35 leading is westbound and the Amtrak train with SP 6461 is eastbound. The Hotel Congress sign can be seen above the F-unit at 30:29.
Those were my high school and college years. I took lots of still photos back then. I still use them as references when modeling . We thought the world was so modern then. We got more excited about steam excursions and rare oder diesels. And shortlines were cool with lots of dead equipment around. Southern railway mainline near my house had jointed rail and semaphores until about 1978. What I remember often was the scream that a bunch of first generation EMD s would make when leaving a yard and trying to get up speed.
Looking at the scenes, no mega houses,mega condo’s, or fast food restaurants in the towns. Just modest living, working class families. People just required less to be satisfied.
Wow! It's nice to see what railroading in the west was in the 70s. Do you have any videos of railroads in the Midwest/Heartland like Kansas, Oklahoma, Illinois, Iowa, Arkansas, or Missouri in the 70s?
@@paulbrugger9610 yes, down by the tracks on a chilly morning -dew on the railheads, or at high noon, with their expansion creeking, and popping; finally the day's absorbed heat radiating from the tracks as the sun sets.
Yes its gone now. They moved sorting to Yermo Hump. Used to go down there in the 70's. Would take the RTD Washington Blvd bus from Brea Mall in the OC as as teen. Happy memories.
There's a bittersweet melanchony with that music! Also watching those decommissioned locos remembers me that some locomotive types from the past were intirely scrapped, not one preserved! Such a shame!😞
Good to see this era of railroading again. Brings back memories. Thanks for sharing.
It's so interesting and cool to see this heritage still around, finding actual footage from this time period can be a hard job and back during that time it seems most people didn't think it would be valuable in the future. As a current conductor at UP this is so cool to see how it used to be. The guys I work with were from the 90s era of UP so it's so nice to hear how it used to be
Another great post!
Makes you wonder how much forgotten footage is out there.
Good to see all those classic railroad,just thinking most of all those roads are now UP and BNSF with some short lines thrown in.
Another great video, thanks for posting, from Germany
I love 70s footage, thank you so much for posting! The sequence running 29:13-31:04 is taken at the Tucson, AZ, depot. The freight with the GP35 leading is westbound and the Amtrak train with SP 6461 is eastbound. The Hotel Congress sign can be seen above the F-unit at 30:29.
A snapshot in time. I love these older videos
A great trip down memory lane as this is how it was for me growing up in the 70's. Thank You for sharing this.
Super duper sweet collection, like seeing this vintage footage! (Dave).
Those were my high school and college years. I took lots of still photos back then. I still use them as references when modeling . We thought the world was so modern then. We got more excited about steam excursions and rare oder diesels. And shortlines were cool with lots of dead equipment around. Southern railway mainline near my house had jointed rail and semaphores until about 1978. What I remember often was the scream that a bunch of first generation EMD s would make when leaving a yard and trying to get up speed.
Looking at the scenes, no mega houses,mega condo’s, or fast food restaurants in the towns. Just modest living, working class families. People just required less to be satisfied.
Wow! It's nice to see what railroading in the west was in the 70s. Do you have any videos of railroads in the Midwest/Heartland like Kansas, Oklahoma, Illinois, Iowa, Arkansas, or Missouri in the 70s?
before rampant graffiti and woke correctness. inhale the sweet diesel exhaust!
Don't forget the smell of creosote, oozing from the ties. I sure miss it.
@@paulbrugger9610 yes, down by the tracks on a chilly morning -dew on the railheads, or at high noon, with their expansion creeking, and popping; finally the day's absorbed heat radiating from the tracks as the sun sets.
in the final days of real railroading and trains. gone forever. adios!
Did anyone notice the guy riding atop the boxcar?
17:00 SP Taylor Yard, 17:38 UP East LA hump. How many Chevy Vegas can you find in this video!?
Thanks. I assumed the SP yard scenes were Taylor. I did not know UP had a hump yard in LA, but I'm not terribly familiar with LA in the past.
Yes its gone now. They moved sorting to Yermo Hump. Used to go down there in the 70's. Would take the RTD Washington Blvd bus from Brea Mall in the OC as as teen. Happy memories.
@@taoskid8769at 19:35 looks like Hobart Tower crossing the ATSF tracks heading towards San Pedro
@@remylopez4821 That was a good spot to watch trains!
Simple railfaning 😊
I'm probably wrong, but at the 10 minute mark, I swear that looks like a Santa Fe Chief going through New Mexico. ?
@@pgronemeier I'm pretty certain it is.