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@PowerTrain611 5 күн бұрын

15:51 interesting arrangement coming out of the smokebox of #2021 there... looks like an exhaust of some sort with a muffler on it... looks to big to be an air compressor exhaust... maybe some sort of ash ejection system for a self cleaning smokebox?

@dennisrichardville4988 12 күн бұрын

The sad part of the whole situation is that it was just a complete downfall what Bethlehem used to be 😔

@dennisrichardville4988 12 күн бұрын

Wow this is incredible. I drove for Lindy and used to load out of Bethlehem all the time. It's really good to see what it used to look like back in the day.

@vacuumtube1954 12 күн бұрын

Cool video ! Thanks.

@vacuumtube1954 12 күн бұрын

Absolutely wonderful !

@vacuumtube1954 12 күн бұрын

Good morning, a wonderful video. Thank you for posting it. I hope to visit soon.

@keithbednar6814 23 күн бұрын

Thanks Ron for the great coverage of the railroads I loved. Thanks for the smiles I got from watching. Indeed a pleasure!

@RailPreserver2K Ай бұрын

We need guys like this back in modern railroading

@fcsmtpa Ай бұрын

Very enjoyable your skills at building are y

@luvindemtrains Ай бұрын

I'm late to the show. This layout was on my bucket list and very sad to see it come down. Thanks for sharing it, along with all the historic facts, with us all of these years.

@rudycarlson8245 Ай бұрын

If someone can answer this question, if Canadian Pacific 2839 was restored today to running condition would it be converted to burn oil or would it remain a coal fired?

@kevinsb70 Ай бұрын

Sweet setup. Thanks for the tour.

@johnmiller5678 2 ай бұрын

Is Bednar still alive??

@tdtvegas 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@jerryhoare8198 2 ай бұрын

Great stuff! I knew Ken Bealer on the railroad. Never knew you could go from A'town to Philadelpha on the trolley. Thanks Ron and Pete.

@robkrasinski6217 2 ай бұрын

Until sometime in the 1950's you could. I think they went to Norristown to the former elevated station that SEPTA later shortened when they built a new station for the High Speed Line to 69th St. Station. The trolley system in the Lehigh Valley was all dismantled because LV Transit Co. switched to buses. LANTA the current bus operator started in 1972. SEPTA still has a few trolley lines in Philly. They still have some old PCC cars as well as newer light rail vehicles. After June 1981 the LV area no longer had any kind of passenger rail service. Conrail exited the passenger business in 1983 and SEPTA took direct control of the electric regional rail lines. The diesel lines like to Bethlehem (and Allentown June 4, 1978-Aug 1979) were cut in 1981 during Conrail operation. SEPTA doesn't really operate outside the five county region. And the part from Bethlehem to north of Quakertown is a rail trail now, with tracks gone. Quakertown to Telford is operated by East Penn and Telford to Lansdale is operated by Penn Northeastern. They might have rights onto SEPTA electric lines. There's a lot of rare pics on here. I ate at the Gingerbread Man in the ex-CNJ/Reading Allentown station around 1981 soon after it opened. It didn't last long, it was closed a few years and reopened as The Depot in 1987. Then, in the 90's it was B&G Station, then it became a nightclub Boca Joe's, then Jillian's, then Banana Joe's, then Bananas, then it closed several years ago. I hope somebody buys it and preserves it. The whole area around the station looks run down, and the parking lot is overgrown.

@tdtvegas 2 ай бұрын

This stuff is fantastic!

@jerryhoare8198 2 ай бұрын

I once built an HO-scale model of the CNJ Mauch Chunk station so I know how difficult making a true-to-life scale model is. Just making the turret/tower was very challenging and took a long time.

@jerryhoare8198 2 ай бұрын

Ron has unbelievable model-building skills.

@SeanMcUSMC 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the awesome video, Ron

@goodrails 2 ай бұрын

Magnificent. thank for sharing!

@trainadventure7170 3 ай бұрын

Great video and very good narration! we are definitely coming back to visit.

@yrunaked4 3 ай бұрын

I dont know which is the saddest part, that this series is over or that Ron had to take down his amazing work. Its all incredible and such a shame more people have not seen this

@jerryhoare8198 3 ай бұрын

Great video. Very interesting and informative. Nice photos. The Hotel Wahnetah model is awesome.

@mikedc3 3 ай бұрын

All great vids. I thoroughly enjoyed them. Thank you!!!!

@brianhanley1903 3 ай бұрын

River side factories all in CHINA.

@ryanexpresstrains8074 3 ай бұрын

His custom structures are fantastic.

@ryanexpresstrains8074 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed these videos and sad to see the layout coming down.

@georgepidick9967 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing ! Very interesting video and great craftsman

@hmsjr0154 3 ай бұрын

A true master craftsman. It shame he had to remove it. Hopefully someone will re-assemble it for the public can view!

@LRSX 3 ай бұрын

Excellent Video and some awesome shots and scenes from the years. The gorge is one of my favorite places to be.

@EJStratMan1 3 ай бұрын

very much enjoy all the videos in this series! my great grandfather would have been on those freights in the 20s-40s as a brakeman. what i wouldn’t do for a conservation with him. there was one photo looking railroad east into turnhole tunnel that i haven’t seen. never knew about the little shed. really neat shot! amazing how bare all the bluffs were in the early 1900s. thanks for putting together these videos 👍🏼

@larryberger9440 3 ай бұрын

I spoke to you at the railroading show yesterday. I was the tall, bald guy with glasses. I as a AV Director for my school system during my teaching career, I had 6 schools to do AV work at as well as fliming the many high school football games as well as other sports events. I started using 16 mm and then we switched to video. So when I look at your films and videos I see the work of an excellent photographer and modeler. just wanted to say that I really enjoyed your work and it has given me a good sense of what the Lehigh Valley is all about now and in the past. Many thanks for your great work and I wish you well . Regards, Richard Sappelli, Bethlehem,

@jjosephm7539 4 ай бұрын

The Southside a great place to grow up in the 60’s and 70’s.

@oliverheidelberg 4 ай бұрын

Great video. So informative! 👍🏻

@KEEPTHOSEGEARSMOVING 4 ай бұрын

My Great grandfather Kermit Brown worked at the CNJ station in Allentown. I forgot what his role was for the railroad

@paulradice3534 5 ай бұрын

Really cool 😎 👍

@coreygensemer2788 6 ай бұрын

When talking about Wind Gap segment, that's a areal photo of Northampton Pa

@samulrich9011 6 ай бұрын

This is beyond fantastic - what a snapshot!

@mikemacheese7174 6 ай бұрын

Great video.

@barefoot3662 6 ай бұрын

This ŵas wonderful God bless you.

@jerryhoare8198 6 ай бұрын

Great video, Pete, with many historic photos. I ran many a train past Ron's back yard and I had no idea how many railroad structures were on the property.

@Heinekamp3D 7 ай бұрын

Hi, I just wanted to let you know that the Phillipsburg Railroad Historians E-Mail account seems to have been hacked. I got an E-Mail from them this morning claiming to be a german bank asking for my contact details. If you could let them know they need to change their password that would be great, unfortunately I can´t find any working contact information for them.

@rrsteamer 7 ай бұрын

Norm Cole ran engines for me while at Steamtown. A gentleman and always a pleasure to work. A good ‘Rail’. RIP Norm.

@vincenthydro6263 8 ай бұрын

But I do love your presentation. You have great photographs and do a great job of presenting!!!!!

@RonaldLuckock 8 ай бұрын

a thousand pics over 50 yrs of collecting plus

@RonaldLuckock 8 ай бұрын

taking Kodachromes since 1958

@mattboylan8718 8 ай бұрын

I saw Ron took his lay out down, can you put me in contact with him? I’d like to try to purchase one of the stations if it’s available

@RonaldLuckock 8 ай бұрын

stations are in stockertown pa model .R. club donation

@RonaldLuckock 8 ай бұрын

most of the stations were given to the Stockertown RR club for viewing.

@mattboylan8718 8 ай бұрын

@@RonaldLuckock hey Ron, not sure if you remember me, I sold you the mth premier 2 rail Lehigh valley heritage diesel, me and a buddy came to your house for the sale and you gave us a private tour of the lay out. I was really hoping you’d sell me the Jim Thorpe station but finding out they have been donated to stockertown model rr club maybe I will try to reach out to them and see if they would sell

@RonaldLuckock 7 ай бұрын

the stations were donated Stockertown RR club

@hmsjr0154 8 ай бұрын

Nothing is better than having you tell all of us about the history of the area. Can’t get enough of the history. Thank you!

@RonaldLuckock 8 ай бұрын

history is where we came from

@dalehenninger4620 6 ай бұрын

😊😊

@luvindemtrains 8 ай бұрын

Always fascinating Ron.

@arthurturner9398 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful area. I high railed Jim Thorpe to M&H Jct about 10 years ago in winter. a foot of snow on ground... just gorgeous.

@RonaldLuckock 8 ай бұрын

in the fall if you are lucky- weather and tree change its more than gorgeous.

@anthonymaida5718 8 ай бұрын

Great Video I have to make a visit this summer.

@RonaldLuckock 8 ай бұрын

try a visit in the fall but its tricky to catch the leaves at their height.

@SuperMikesweeney 8 ай бұрын

Ron's the man!

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