The American Railroads in 1897 - Vintage Footage

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  • Опубліковано 25 лют 2018
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    Vintage footage shot between 1897 and 1906 shows how people used to get around before mass production automobiles.
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    Note: this video contains archived public domain / licensed footage. This footage serves documentary purposes on world history and is to be viewed as educational.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 57

  • @crivket1233
    @crivket1233 2 роки тому +13

    Old trains , the simplicity of beautiful POWER!! 💖

  • @axdan_8
    @axdan_8 Рік тому +24

    Crazy to think those locomotives were the most modern vehicles at the time of the recordings

    • @joel.ha.
      @joel.ha. Рік тому +6

      Doesn't seem crazy to me. Technology moves fast and this was long ago

    • @ColdSid
      @ColdSid 9 місяців тому +2

      @@joel.ha. very true but when you think about how far technology has come in the past 100 + years yeah it is crazy to think about it back in these recordings

    • @Poisson4147
      @Poisson4147 8 місяців тому

      And many of the cars in our iPhone videos are the most modern vehicles we have, too. It's all a matter of ⏳⏳

    • @erniemajor
      @erniemajor 6 місяців тому +1

      What do you mean by 'crazy'? You have no idea how wonderful the railroads were. Or did you imagine trains served the same function as your personal automobiles?

  • @randywise5241
    @randywise5241 Рік тому +4

    The water trough at the end was an interesting way to take on water without stopping at a water tower. Cool old footage.

  • @stephenheath8465
    @stephenheath8465 Рік тому +5

    0:50 The PRR NEC over the CNJ/B&O at Elizabeth New Jersey

  • @mjrodriguez8670
    @mjrodriguez8670 8 місяців тому +2

    Very valuable films of old steam train operations at the end of the19th Century!

  • @kamrulahmed8074
    @kamrulahmed8074 Рік тому +6

    I wish I were there.

  • @jacktherailfan3264
    @jacktherailfan3264 2 роки тому +7

    Based on the presence of the St. Clair Tunnel and Grand Truck Railway boxcars, at least part of this was filmed in the general area of Port Huron, Michigan.

  • @abdel-rahmanhazin8049
    @abdel-rahmanhazin8049 6 років тому +10

    Amazing! Thank you for your great effort.

  • @davidhibbs6989
    @davidhibbs6989 Рік тому +4

    A step back in time......

  • @tocororo
    @tocororo Рік тому +3

    I love how people would wave at them.

  • @captainmorgan757
    @captainmorgan757 6 місяців тому +1

    Great selection of music! Very fitting score.

  • @tyrikuntamed4206
    @tyrikuntamed4206 Рік тому +2

    Imagine how lucky you have to be to be able to record a steam engine in their golden age.

  • @davidgranger6617
    @davidgranger6617 Рік тому

    Fabulous choice of music!

  • @smug8567
    @smug8567 4 роки тому +5

    I heard the shitters just emptied out on the track, while you were rolling.

  • @wat_chump
    @wat_chump 2 місяці тому

    the train at 8:38 is actually the New York Central 999 on her famous speed run
    edit: 8:55 is basically the same footage but mirrored and colours inverted

  • @choudharyrk2404
    @choudharyrk2404 3 роки тому +5

    This is still better than current Indian Railroads

    • @redwatch1100
      @redwatch1100 2 роки тому +2

      Native American. lol

    • @jacktherailfan3264
      @jacktherailfan3264 2 роки тому +4

      @@redwatch1100 Indian as in India. Their railroads are a bit rough.

    • @armorpro573
      @armorpro573 Рік тому

      @@jacktherailfan3264 LOL but their trains seem more faster than ours

  • @lamantinelsarchives9616
    @lamantinelsarchives9616 6 років тому +3

    Very interesting

  • @theonewhoknows2
    @theonewhoknows2 Рік тому

    This is great

  • @jasonmillers6941
    @jasonmillers6941 Рік тому

    You know what just hit me? Everybody in this video is dead. Not to be morbid,... really just appreciation this moment right now.

  • @CaptCrewSock
    @CaptCrewSock 6 років тому +2

    Lol..at 1:51 it looks like some kind of troll pestering the worker swinging the hammer by smacking in the butt with two towels.

  • @mikec6347
    @mikec6347 Рік тому +2

    What a great time to be alive that was.

    • @OldsVistaCruiser
      @OldsVistaCruiser 11 місяців тому +6

      With all of the diseases that were rampant then? With the streets full of horse manure? With the air redolent with the aroma of coal smoke (and horse manure)?

    • @Poisson4147
      @Poisson4147 8 місяців тому +3

      @@OldsVistaCruiser When people tell me that I ask if they've ever looked at headstones in an old cemetery. Too many, too young, gone too soon.

  • @cassiadawnsingersongwriter
    @cassiadawnsingersongwriter 5 місяців тому +1

    Do you mind if I ask where you got the public domain footage? I was wanting to find some old train footage for a music video.
    Thank you!

  • @optiblue16stopmotion45
    @optiblue16stopmotion45 2 роки тому +1

    I have to admit, I really like the music in this. Do you know what it’s called?

  • @kerjenez
    @kerjenez 3 роки тому +1

    Отличные кадры !!!

  • @animal16365
    @animal16365 4 роки тому +1

    In the seen with the track workers. If you watch the locomotive goes by. You'll see that it's a Camelback locomotive

  • @mzjamie
    @mzjamie Рік тому +2

    Watching this makes me think red dead 2 looks too old and not industrial enough

  • @dimensions2and324
    @dimensions2and324 2 роки тому

    Watch the very fast acceleration @2:15

  • @echo-channel77
    @echo-channel77 Рік тому +4

    nice to see the cars without all the stupid graffiti all over them. There was a lot of hard work and terrible lifespans, but at least the people knew how to animals away from normal society.

  • @oledahammer8393
    @oledahammer8393 Рік тому

    The first rail fans!!!

  • @silversurfer3861
    @silversurfer3861 3 роки тому

    Whose musical commentary is it?

  • @alexhodson2874
    @alexhodson2874 10 місяців тому

    I didn't even know they had video cameras back then

    • @Poisson4147
      @Poisson4147 8 місяців тому

      Sigh. They didn't. This is FILM. The first movie camera was in 1888.

  • @amtrakproductions-mx9ib
    @amtrakproductions-mx9ib 4 роки тому

    ... happy train day!

  • @markcarey8426
    @markcarey8426 3 роки тому +2

    Man, picking up water from those troughs (I guess that's what it is at the end) must've been a dodgy business. Imagine not getting it back up time and then SMASH into the end of the trough. I hope it was idiot-proofed and broke off or whatever instead of ripping a hole in the footplate.

    • @SanDiego_Railfan
      @SanDiego_Railfan Рік тому +3

      They were made flimsy so that they would snap off, so there weren't any holes in the tender. Mostly made of thin sheet metal.

    • @markcarey8426
      @markcarey8426 Рік тому

      @@SanDiego_Railfan Oh, OK. Thanks for.that.

  • @sadeeqkhan8023
    @sadeeqkhan8023 3 роки тому

    waa

  • @RetiredMonolith
    @RetiredMonolith 2 місяці тому

    is this footage technically free domain because of its age? I am told anything before 1924 is free to use

  • @accentontheoff
    @accentontheoff 3 роки тому

    Why do I get the feeling that the trains and scenery are actually in colour and it’s only the footage that’s in black and white.

    • @wonsiorgasiciel6509
      @wonsiorgasiciel6509 3 роки тому +3

      Colour wasn't invented until beginning of the 20th century. Before that everything and everyone was black and white.

    • @accentontheoff
      @accentontheoff 3 роки тому

      @@wonsiorgasiciel6509 It was a dumb joke coming from the fact that I always end up wondering what the actual colour would be under the b&w. But then I guess many of these objects are still around. And then there is also coloration of old footage.

    • @wonsiorgasiciel6509
      @wonsiorgasiciel6509 3 роки тому

      @@accentontheoff Yeah I got it hence my ironic reply

    • @accentontheoff
      @accentontheoff 3 роки тому

      @@wonsiorgasiciel6509 :)

  • @lauralauren6432
    @lauralauren6432 10 місяців тому

    We did not build these

    • @Poisson4147
      @Poisson4147 8 місяців тому

      Right, it was done by graduates of Hogwarts' Engineering School.
      FFS get off the nutcase conspiracies and read some history.

  • @jacktherailfan3264
    @jacktherailfan3264 2 роки тому

    Based on the presence of the St. Clair Tunnel and Grand Truck Railway boxcars, at least part of this was filmed in the general area of Port Huron, Michigan.

  • @jacktherailfan3264
    @jacktherailfan3264 2 роки тому

    Based on the presence of the St. Clair Tunnel and Grand Truck Railway boxcars, at least part of this was filmed in the general area of Port Huron, Michigan.

  • @jacktherailfan3264
    @jacktherailfan3264 2 роки тому

    Based on the presence of the St. Clair Tunnel and Grand Truck Railway boxcars, at least part of this was filmed in the general area of Port Huron, Michigan.