Why Does This Building Have A Subway Tunnel??? (Steamtown 2019)
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- In this video we check out the remains of an old subway system that was used to transport materials and employees to and from a former locomotive erecting shop (now General Dynamics). Originally built in 1910, the subway system used an overhead electrical line as used my trolleys. It was later converted to a battery operated locomotive and was last used in the 1950s. After that we get to see the rest of the building, most of which is in various states of decay and finally we go to the records area where we see thousands of books, maps and relics from the past. So come along as we tour the Steamtown Office & Storage building. Enjoy
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Places like this make me wonder how the engineers and others literally design this, workers build it and make it functional. It is fascinating...the elevators, tunnels and old equipment. Thank you again Jay for filming.
Fascinating is an understatement lol
Jack Lawrence I worked in that building from 1968 to 1972. The office was on the fourth floor looking toward the foundry. Chamberlain owned it at the time making 155mm shells. The comment about no air conditioning is true. It was hotter inside than it was outside. It was a terrible time keeping the computer running in the summer. Later on in the seventies, there was a model railroad club on one of the lower floors.
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Such an amazing tour. Im so glad i got to experience it.
This video is the icing on the cake 🎂- yesterday that fantastic steamtrain video and now this video - it was amazing to see that they had a train downstairs in that building that transferred stuff to another building - all done from the basement of the first building- too bad it wasn’t running now .
Suprising what is down inside these old buildings
So cool. So much history! Out here in Cali they destroy everything and rebuild, i just like to imagine people using this space, sooo cool
What an amazing tour. We have family that built elevator and escalator, and repairs. Railroad and trains are awesome, love the horns. Thank you tour guide.
My pleasure
Incredible how they have all of these archives. Next year I intend on being there. I want to see this place. Great video as always JP.
Incredible history and footage. Thanks JP.
My pleasure
So very cool! Thanks for taking us on tour with you. 👍 👍
You're welcome
Great video !!! Loved it so much history cool old buildings so much to see loved every minute of it !!! Thank you for taking me along !! Great work as always 👍👍👍!!
My pleasure Robert
Thanks for taking us along on the tour! Interesting and neat place!
My pleasure
One of my recurring dream themes is discovering hidden long-abandoned subway or tram lines. Another is Willy Wonka-style multidirectional elevators.
Good history tour. I often wonder who is going to take the place of these people as our generation and younger don't seem interested in stepping up to the plate. The older generation knows what it means to volunteer, provide a service, preserve history. Something that seems to lost today. Appreciate you taking the time to capture it on film.
Thankfully for steamtown, the park rangers pass on their knowledge to the newer members.
Cool explore, thanks for sharing. Gave thumbs up as always
More abandoned on the way next week.
Wow !! What an interesting place . Thanks for sharing.
Those old lights were pretty cool!
This was so interesting. I love learning about history and this video was full of history. I enjoyed it. I love to see these types of videos. Thank you. God bless you and your family.
Thanks vicki
That was so fascinating! Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome
i liked the radiators beautiful details
Great video...so much history in such a short time...thanks for doing what you do !!!
Just incredible!
I could spend all day looking thru those parts and maps great video
Really enjoy the history ,and truly appreciate you sharing this incredible look back in time JP .Thanks
You're welcome
Tremendous video. Loved the history lesson. 👍🏽
Amazing tour JP, I could spend a lifetime in that archive area reading and studying all those documents. What an incredible array of buildings. Beautiful!
You ain't kidding. Good to know its all being protected.
That was a super great tour.
Loved it.
Thank you for an awesome tour!! I love history!! There's so much history there!!
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Ty
That was so interesting, thanks for taking me along
Very cool, big thumbs up. Those lanterns were awesome. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure
I do have a 1940's conductor's kerosene hand lantern with a red glass globe lens. It was used by the conductor to signal the engineer. I got it from a friend's step dad who worked for years on the railroad. He wired it for an electric light bulb. Fortunately, he didn't alter it at all and just ran the wire through the slot the kerosene lamp wick control went through. I was able to find a replacement kerosene tank with the wick mechanism and returned it to its original condition. I also have two glass insulators I found on a downed telephone pole on an abandoned railroad track near an old tunnel the track ran through. Unfortunately, all the entry points to where the tunnel is (was?) is now gated and 'No Trespassing' signs posted.
So much history in just one building. The engineering that went into the design of all the buildings around steamtown is just amazing. Thank you for sharing this, wasn't open at UA-cam meet up, or I missed it. Great video as usual. Hope to see you at Strasburg.
Only open at railfest.
Nice tour 🚂
This is a neat and interesting old building. Fascinating!
Those old lights were pretty cool!,
JP, some really nice shots you took as you toured! Thanks for sharing!
Ty amy
That’s amazing
That was so cool! Loved it. Thank you so much for sharing.
My pleasure tabby
So interesting to see what "lurks" in the basements of buildings! So much history!! Thank you for sharing!
Very suprising
Very cool building!! That’s great that they’re preserving everything they can for future generations. The heating radiators and signal lights were pretty awesome!! Thanks JP for the tour 👍🏻❤️
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Hi Jay! Very interresting tour. That was one TALL building and a long way down. Nice to see so much has been saved & the history won't be forgotten.
Since you luv trains are you interested in seeing how some miniture towns are made & set up? This one guy shows how to paint say waterfalls, and does incredible detail work to make the bridges and rock work look so real.
Of course they also have videos on the trains moving, going through the towns. A video showed the Drive Inn with the cars and they had a cammar placed so 'you' could see yourself in the Drive Inn screen. There was a small fair going on with a little fariess wheel, a marry go round and all kinds of trains moving.
I can look through my saved videos and try to get the links for a few of those videos if you'd like. Maybe others would like it as well.
If I see any of those old train lamps in great condition and I can afford to buy I will & hope you have fun with them. Again thanks for the tour. BIG 🖒'S UP !
Ive watched countless videos on that stuff ever since i had my model train display 15yrs ago. Im fascinated with how things are made. So i watched videos on nearly everything so i could attempt to recreate it myself.
This is an amazing video. Love the elevator and mail slot. The revolving doorway and the old wood ratings. Everything is so interesting. Thank you JP for sharing this history. 👍🏻😊
Things were so much more beautiful and fascinating back then.
Very cool thanks for sharing.
You're welcome
That was a great video the building itself is very interesting.
Very cool
Awesome video, so much history.
That was so cool, really awesome. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Wow the willy wonka elevator was cool. It’s a beautiful old building, a lot to take in. I loved the design on the old radiator too. Thanks , I really enjoyed the informative and interesting tour. Great phots as always.
Thanks kari 💙
Thank you for the video JP it was awesome.
Thanks for watching
@@JPVideos81 yes Sir man and looking forward to the next one
Fascinating location. I’m glad it still exists. Thanks JP!
Very interesting things
Great video! I need to check this out on my next visit Steamtown !
Tours are only offered during railfest and by appointment.
This is amazing. Wonderful to have this opportunity! 👍
I want ALL the apartments to have Subway Stations.
Wow! I love it! Next hurricane, I’m evacuating to that building
Me too
Great job , Jay. I always learn something new watching your videos. The building is over 100 yrs. old ? There's a lot of history within those walls. ( I was fascinated by the abundance of information in the archives room.. ) Thank you for sharing ( good seeing ole Sparky and RJ too : }
And Mr McKnight is like a walking encyclopedia.
That was pretty cool, My dad use to have a lantern. I thought it was clear but could be wrong. And them things that was in the drawer he pulled out. My dad had at least one of each color. Don't know what happened to all his stuff. When he past didn't see any of it. But good tour.
Cool video! Always wondered what was in that building.
What is with the grooved floors up stairs ?
Its concrete subflooring
JPVideos I was surprised we were able to tour those areas. You could easily twist your ankle on Those floors. Most Locomotive cabs are off limits but going in the office building (mostly abandoned) is no problem according to the NPS..LOL
Haha, but sadly we couldnt go all the way down the tunnel.
Interesting history. Glad they kept the documents. I had no idea there were those tunnels under those buildings.
Not many people know what exists
@@JPVideos81 Very true. Thanks for showing us.
Love the history in this video
Ty
Hi JP🖐️. I've been missing in action. I'M catching problems with my phone charger right now. I think I told you that already.but anyways, I'm watching right now.☺️
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Very interesting. Cool place.
Hi Jay, what cool place, you would never think it was built so far back as apart from the lifts it loos nearly brand new. I loved seeing that old locomotive under steam, awesome. Thanks for sharing your day with us. x
What an amazing and awesome video. I love hearing the history. Thank you!! 🚂🇺🇸⭐
My favorite video ☺😎💜😎💜👍
That was very interesting! thanks
You're welcome
You have a few "dust" particles flying around there at marker 10:00.
Great tour of history! I lived in an apartment building that was at one point on the historic register and it had a functioning mail drop just like that building and our freight elevator looked very similar to that elevator. Unfortunately the owner sold the building to people more interested in $ than history and it went to crap in just a few years after they bought it.
Very interesting!
I'm sure the fact that there's obvious dehumidifiers running in the background and the big fans running to circulate the air has something to do with the state of the concrete lol.
That was a super cool explore, loved the little train cars 🤓. Now I know what that glass things (insulators) are, just about every flea market/antique store I go into they have several booths selling them. One local place actually sells the lights. Thanks for the adventure 🤗
great tour // rich with history and artifacts -- and parts are still being used after being built in the early days of the industrial innovations // great shape for the age it is and very well kept to a point // way cool that they give guided tours - that photo plate negative was very cool to see as its like a X - Ray in the early stages of concept - would hate to drop it // all those plans - drawings - blueprints that is great to see in such fine shape // fun time thnkx
Cool video 👍🏼
Ty rubi
Empty spaces tend to accumulate junk. It kind of just gets put in the junk graveyard. Nobody probably even knows what's stored there. I enjoyed this. I guess I'm unclear as to the original purpose of the bldg. Was is a railroad structure of some type? I enjoyed it.
that place gave me a creepy feeling
Is rail fest always in August ? I'd love to go to look at trains . Can you go any other time to this place ?
Every labor day weekend is railfest.
I wonder if the Freemasons were involved. They love their tunnels😉👁
cool place not really my taste but great part of history
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Try exploring the Community Bank building across from Buona Pizza on Lackawanna Avenue sometime. There's vaults/safes every so many levels on the stairwell that goes up through the tower portion of the building.
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Use the side entrance near the closed walk up teller window along Washington Avenue and take the elevator up as far as you can go, then take the stairs down. It's an interesting building.
I doubt they allow filming in there.
@@JPVideos81 I was talking about the tower actually and not the bank itself.
I should have said electric subway - not train 🥴
Same thing haha
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