@@AmericanRailfan-gb8oq S line is gone north of Norlina, NC to Petersburg, VA. There's some S line still left between Petersburg to Richmond. S line main is gone from Riceboro, GA to just north of Kingsland, GA as well.
Well the entire Seaboard in Florida is mostly intact, with the only missing sections from Callahan north, Coleman - Auburndale, Kingsland north, and Owensboro - Zephyrhills.
@@AmericanRailfan-gb8oq There was talk back in the Obama era of reclaiming the SAL main's right of way as routing for a new regional passenger line through the south. Maybe even high speed rail.
I grew up during this era. I remember the feeling of prosperity and growth and the optimism of it continuing and everyone benefiting from it. Now, it's all gone, gone, gone...
Everywhere around the world is gone. Capitalism got too greedy. I'm not even from U.S.A., but for some people it was a really optimistic time. You can see it from the films.
Many times, as a teenager in the 1950s, I observed the 'Silver Meteor' depart North Philadelphia, PA Station to many exotic, to me, locations. The head end power was the PRR's ubiquitous GG1, which was switched out for R,F&P diesels in Washington before heading to home rails in Richmond The film captures an idealized picture of 'Americana' of that period. It is certainly prescient in iys predicting the growth of the Southeast.
North Philadelphia, PA Station was an important station in it's day. I remember stopping there between NY and Washington. Those gleaming Silver Meteor cars always seem to be clean too.
Now the Hamlet Yard that Seaboard Air Line was so proud of is a mere shadow of itself. The hump classification has ended and much has been downgraded there by CSX in the last several years. The SAL mainline north of Raleigh (Norlina NC actually) to Richmond was pulled up in the 80's, Savannah to Jacksonville is downgraded or outright gone.
not quite tho. the "rebel" flag was a battle flag. it was SQUARE not a rectangle. later, the "rebel" square was incorporated into the governmental flag as the union of the flag. the rectangle "rebel" flag, never existed in a historical context.(the civil war/war between the states)
jeffrey mcfadden I realize this is an old comment, but it needs to be corrected. The battle flag of the Army of Tennessee was rectangular. The Army of Northern Virginia used the square flag (usually with a white border) - both are historically correct.
@@eflint1 I do not think that the Stars and Bars could ever be accepted as a non-racial symbol. Far too much history here. Yes, it was a historical flag and that is one thing, BUT it has been used extensively by white-supremacists ever since. You are not going to say to a part of the population who had been massively oppressed for 150 years (since the civil war) to let bygone be bygones.
It’s so hard to look at this. I remember the trips to Hamlet to visit my career great uncle SAL employee. Now it’s mostly gone to never come back. Our prosperity has disappeared with the oligopolies.
PeriscopeFilm I understand why you did it and am really not complaining, in your position I'd have done the same thing. But as a viewer that doesn't mean I have to like it.
@PeriscopeFilm Yes!! This free stuff should be pristine for everyone's viewing pleasure. Also it should come with coupons for free popcorn and Raisinetes.
Looking at the way scenes are shot, particularly early shots with a couple walking through blossom and the train filmed through the branches, I'm guessing this was filmed for an early form of 3D cinema.
Lovely stuff. Back in time when mostly everything was good.. Plenty of Jobs,plants and the ekonomy was strong. Today mostly everything is totaly shit. And its the same all over the world,sorry to say.
Love this but also sad that of course many ppl would love to go back to this time period...no blacks or any other Hispanics or other minorities were allowed to have prosperity or travel luxury by train....however we could serve good old whites 🙄 as in the porter shown early in the film. Playing field has never been equal thats why generational wealth amongst blacks lags behind whites substantially.
Well it most probably was a paradise ... as long as you were white and male. To say the South (in this film) retains its 'old values' quietly says that all the white-supremacism was perfectly fine. Now, let us go to Germany for example and suppose that 5 or 6 of its States decided to re-adopt Nazi polices in 1965. In the South after Reconstruction, the same thing happened in the 1880's onward even though it was outlawed (but not enforced at all by the SCOTUS) by the Constitution. Absolutely unthinkable in Germany, but tolerated (and defended) in the South ... and for a VERY long time. The double standard is troubling for me. History is history, but our current lives and decisions are NOT on set of railroad tracks. We can look back and see the damage and hurt that was done and change our current path ... as we are now doing, but gosh it has taken far too long. I don't think that there is any valid excuse.
@@dansharits1525 Socialists? In your country even your 'leftist' party is still far right of 'socialist' parties in Europe or even Canada. In the end, there are things the government does/can do better and other cases where business is more effective. More socialists countries are largely more inclusive. Competition/self reliance is great, but the playing feel often not fair and the pulpit of the dinner gets in the way. For example here in Canada our Healthcare, while government controlled, etc, costs half the amount of money per patient as it does in the US allowing such money to be used elsewhere or not at all. I feel many Americans use the term 'socialist' as an epithet, without knowing much about it. I do not presume such a position for you, but on a more general scale.
@@henrivanbemmel yes, socialists. Were you not aware that Nazi is short for National Socialism? How is that government control working out for you with Comrade Trudeau?
@@dansharits1525 Well, the gangster rule of Nazism has nothing to do with socialism no more so than the European satellite countries were called 'democratic'. I feel free and comparably safe in Canada. Parts of my family have been here since 1792. It is my home. I do not always agree with our leaders, but I appreciate the compassion. I think the salutation you gave our Prime Minister has nothing to do with the reality of living here.
Wow! Lots of footage around Tampa and Central Florida. Love this stuff.
Love Art Gilmore. One of the true greats of narration.
Distant Signal Does the origional S line still go to Richmond, or did it get cut up
@@AmericanRailfan-gb8oq S line is gone north of Norlina, NC to Petersburg, VA. There's some S line still left between Petersburg to Richmond. S line main is gone from Riceboro, GA to just north of Kingsland, GA as well.
@@milepost4846 Sad that there is basically no remnants of the Seaboard Air Line left
Well the entire Seaboard in Florida is mostly intact, with the only missing sections from Callahan north, Coleman - Auburndale, Kingsland north, and Owensboro - Zephyrhills.
@@AmericanRailfan-gb8oq There was talk back in the Obama era of reclaiming the SAL main's right of way as routing for a new regional passenger line through the south. Maybe even high speed rail.
I grew up during this era. I remember the feeling of prosperity and growth and the optimism of it continuing and everyone benefiting from it.
Now, it's all gone, gone, gone...
Yes George, and it's a sad and disgusting feeling, all destroyed by mans non-ending thurst of greed!!! Sad!!!
Everywhere around the world is gone. Capitalism got too greedy.
I'm not even from U.S.A., but for some people it was a really optimistic time. You can see it from the films.
Narrated by Art Gilmore! One of the greats!
Many times, as a teenager in the 1950s, I observed the 'Silver Meteor' depart North Philadelphia, PA Station to many exotic, to me, locations. The head end power was the PRR's ubiquitous GG1, which was switched out for R,F&P diesels in Washington before heading to home rails in Richmond The film captures an idealized picture of 'Americana' of that period. It is certainly prescient in iys predicting the growth of the Southeast.
North Philadelphia, PA Station was an important station in it's day. I remember stopping there between NY and Washington. Those gleaming Silver Meteor cars always seem to be clean too.
90%of the plants are closed and moved to Mexico and Central America.
As Dickens said, "It was the best of times and the worst of times."
Sad to see the abandoned right of way south of petersburg va. Very cool history. Would be amazing if they reopened it and laid new tracks
Love this!’
Now the Hamlet Yard that Seaboard Air Line was so proud of is a mere shadow of itself. The hump classification has ended and much has been downgraded there by CSX in the last several years. The SAL mainline north of Raleigh (Norlina NC actually) to Richmond was pulled up in the 80's, Savannah to Jacksonville is downgraded or outright gone.
Sloss Furnace at 0:19.
Most extensive forests in the country? Have they not been to the Pacific northwest?
Russell GXY i agree with you on that one.
Jim Crow era, separate “white and colored” cars south of DC.
Bring it back!!!
Note the Rebel flag at 6:54 and 7:10
not quite tho.
the "rebel" flag was a battle flag. it was SQUARE not a rectangle.
later, the "rebel" square was incorporated into the governmental flag as the union of the flag.
the rectangle "rebel" flag, never existed in a historical context.(the civil war/war between the states)
Makes me sick the anti-southern shaming these days. It simply should have become a non-racial regional symbol.
jeffrey mcfadden I realize this is an old comment, but it needs to be corrected. The battle flag of the Army of Tennessee was rectangular. The Army of Northern Virginia used the square flag (usually with a white border) - both are historically correct.
What of it? Does the rebel flag hurt your feelings?
@@eflint1 I do not think that the Stars and Bars could ever be accepted as a non-racial symbol. Far too much history here. Yes, it was a historical flag and that is one thing, BUT it has been used extensively by white-supremacists ever since. You are not going to say to a part of the population who had been massively oppressed for 150 years (since the civil war) to let bygone be bygones.
17:40 Hialeah Florida
Almost makes you want to move to the southeast.
The Orange Blossom was the first passenger train to have florescent lights circa 1939 with a streamlined diesel locomotive.
2:26 that's either a pair of older E units on that freight, or it's 2 A-B sets of FT units with a hood unit sandwiched between them.
It’s so hard to look at this. I remember the trips to Hamlet to visit my career great uncle SAL employee. Now it’s mostly gone to never come back. Our prosperity has disappeared with the oligopolies.
11:09 TIMBER!!!!!!!
7:49 Look at those exotic positions!
CSX is probably having its incoming new employees seeing this as part of its ongoing mission of providing quality freight transportation.
Quality more like QUANITY. HA
Where did all the black people go ?
Dave: They are picking vegetables and packing ballast.
3:34. The porter was black.
Found the Biden supporter 🤣🤣😂😂
Where did all the Indian tribes go? After all, they were the original inhabitants!
@@rapman5363 What does politics have to do with this? Dumbass 🤣 🤣
And then they merged with Chessie System and out came CSX.
no, they merged with Atlantic Coast Line in the 60's, they became CSX in the 70's
@@Laura-wc5xt Family Lines,then CSX
Csx in 1980, not 1970s
Loved the film but could have done without the counter and logo across the bottom of the screen.
+Jeff DeWitt The counter and logo our necessary for our company -- without them we could not put films on UA-cam.
PeriscopeFilm I understand why you did it and am really not complaining, in your position I'd have done the same thing. But as a viewer that doesn't mean I have to like it.
@PeriscopeFilm Yes!! This free stuff should be pristine for everyone's viewing pleasure. Also it should come with coupons for free popcorn and Raisinetes.
5:43 “Here, an atmosphere of romantic piracy” lmao
Looking at the way scenes are shot, particularly early shots with a couple walking through blossom and the train filmed through the branches, I'm guessing this was filmed for an early form of 3D cinema.
Lovely stuff. Back in time when mostly everything was good.. Plenty of Jobs,plants and the ekonomy was strong. Today mostly everything is totaly shit. And its the same all over the world,sorry to say.
You never show black or colored people ride trains.
Seaboard, not Seashore....
Love this but also sad that of course many ppl would love to go back to this time period...no blacks or any other Hispanics or other minorities were allowed to have prosperity or travel luxury by train....however we could serve good old whites 🙄 as in the porter shown early in the film. Playing field has never been equal thats why generational wealth amongst blacks lags behind whites substantially.
GREED
Gay-ety..........
Well it most probably was a paradise ... as long as you were white and male. To say the South (in this film) retains its 'old values' quietly says that all the white-supremacism was perfectly fine. Now, let us go to Germany for example and suppose that 5 or 6 of its States decided to re-adopt Nazi polices in 1965. In the South after Reconstruction, the same thing happened in the 1880's onward even though it was outlawed (but not enforced at all by the SCOTUS) by the Constitution. Absolutely unthinkable in Germany, but tolerated (and defended) in the South ... and for a VERY long time. The double standard is troubling for me. History is history, but our current lives and decisions are NOT on set of railroad tracks. We can look back and see the damage and hurt that was done and change our current path ... as we are now doing, but gosh it has taken far too long. I don't think that there is any valid excuse.
How exactly is the Confederacy comparable to socialists?
@@dansharits1525 Socialists? In your country even your 'leftist' party is still far right of 'socialist' parties in Europe or even Canada. In the end, there are things the government does/can do better and other cases where business is more effective. More socialists countries are largely more inclusive. Competition/self reliance is great, but the playing feel often not fair and the pulpit of the dinner gets in the way.
For example here in Canada our Healthcare, while government controlled, etc, costs half the amount of money per patient as it does in the US allowing such money to be used elsewhere or not at all. I feel many Americans use the term 'socialist' as an epithet, without knowing much about it. I do not presume such a position for you, but on a more general scale.
@@henrivanbemmel yes, socialists. Were you not aware that Nazi is short for National Socialism?
How is that government control working out for you with Comrade Trudeau?
@@dansharits1525 Well, the gangster rule of Nazism has nothing to do with socialism no more so than the European satellite countries were called 'democratic'.
I feel free and comparably safe in Canada. Parts of my family have been here since 1792. It is my home. I do not always agree with our leaders, but I appreciate the compassion. I think the salutation you gave our Prime Minister has nothing to do with the reality of living here.
@@henrivanbemmel the gangster rule is the only way socialism can be implemented because it doesn't work and people don't want it.