Mainline Freight on the Chesapeake & Ohio, May 1951
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- In May of 1951, an army film crew caught this C&O freight train on the main line somewhere between Richmond and Newport News. At its head is 2-8-2 K3a No. 2324 (ALCO, 1926). In the consist there appears to be some army materiel, which is perhaps why they filmed it.
It appears to me that the crew deployed three cameras to film a single run-past. The first and second shots are about 100 yards apart, and the second and third shots appear to be filmed back-to-back.
The original film is silent, so I've added some appropriate music ("Roll On Freight Train" by Randy Hughes and the Nite Owls), which was, coincidentally, recorded in 1951.
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Interesting this train had two cabooses. I would guess the one behind the tender was being moved somewhere. Great find.
On some railroads a caboose behind the locomotive meant that the freight was considered a "local" that served online factories. Hence the crew riding that caboose assisted the engine crew when switching out loaded cars and picked up the empties. Good to see you back and posting again.
Is this the channel that used to have 1920s and 30s person on the street interviews with real audio?
Was that a class k Mike.?
What on earth are those vehicles on the flatcars at the end of the train?
I was wondering the same.
They're bomb trucks. The arch supports a rail that a trolley and hoist runs on to lift a bomb in and out. Probably headed to the Korean war.
@@CarbonC50 Me too. Couldnt tell.
@@trackhoe23 Thank you. With this comment, I think the 2nd caboose would have been a guard house, put a second set of look outs in.
@@olivei2484One would think that any guard detail would be riding more towards the rear of the train to be closer to freight that required protection. Having an extra caboose behind the locomotive usually suggested that the freight was considered a local serving online factories. The switching crew road in that caboose.