Fostoria Ohio Steam Trains from the mid 1950's (Show 4 of 7)

[@thomasavensjr.2790]

Excellent footage of steam locomotive operation on the B&O rr during the late stage steam era, the modern diesel era of railroading really makes a fair amount of people miss the era when steam power was still a common sight hauling various train consists throughout the nation.

[@frederickwise5238]

THANKS for posting. I worked on the Western Div of B&O in Newark Oh.1957 &-'58. Apprentice machinist program. When they leased the fleet of new diesels in Jan58 no need for much maintenance for long time, so apprentices and even journeymen in all trades were furloughed. Only one Master was retained in each trade.

[@joelee662]

I am so thankful that someone shot that video the trains will really work horses beautiful back then thank you for showing it 👍🇺🇸

[@وردوالأبيض]

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[@ericgriswold1268]

In June of 1952, at the age of 6 months old, I rode from Kansas, Ohio to Fostoria - sitting on my father's lap behind the fireman in the head brakeman's seat on a 1917 vintage class H5a NKP 2-8-2 - stopping at the Lake Erie & Western Station in Fostoria. My mother was there to take us back home. I grew up to be a Stationary steam engineer for a power company , and I have fired 3 steam locomotives in my 67 years.

[@jeremyasher297]

Where are all of the engines in this film?

[@ericgriswold1268]

@@jeremyasher297 This film is from Fostoria, Ohio in the mid '50's

[@jeremyasher297]

No I mean we’re the engines shown scrapped?

[@ericgriswold1268]

@jeremy Asher - All in this video are gone. Regarding the timeframe of this video: the last I saw of live B&O steam was the fourth week of June , 1957 from a park next to the B&O mainline in Defiance, OH., a Monday morning, It was a President class Pacific passenger engine running Westbound to Garrett's, IN. , light, just the engine, in absolutely pristine panted and freshly shopped condition !!

[@jeremyasher297]

Ohhhhhhhhh. So they were scrapped.

[@jdubbjazzbass]

these locomotives had a personality,all their own.there is nothing like a steam locomotive!

[@frederickwise5238]

Same here!!!! I'd give anything to hear a stamer moan for crosings in the night and listen as she chuffs along clicvking over the coupling joints.

[@Alloy7]

Thanks a lot. Great to see stream from the 50s in Ohio.

[@michaelnaisbitt1639]

Great video of steamers. I still have a quarter that was squashed by a 250-300 ton steamer Great memories

[@rayvaul3539]

My love of trains is eternal!! Steam rocks!! Miss them though. If time travel were possible I would go all over the country filming with my phone and return to present day and post them all on KZbin! but I’ll have to blend in with the environment. Railfan forever!

[@Voucher765]

Same, I've always been a steam railfan and it's sad that some of these designs didn't make it into preservation but we are lucky to have a few still around

[@grubby1975]

Great video! Ive lived here in Fostoria all my life. Sure miss those steam engines but I try to catch them when they come through town. My kids have a small collection of smashed quarters from the steam engines...lol

[@Stetsonater]

i live 20 mins south,My grandma used to work in fostoria in the 50's & she can remember the trains going through town:)

[@JRNipper]

Great footage! 16mm film, WOW!! Thanks for posting.

[@robertgift]

Thank you, dlc, for sharing this. Much appreciated.

[@brianburns7211]

The T4 class was B&M R1. Those sold to B&O were the a, b, and c sub classes. The d sub class was kept in New England. The d had centipede tanks.

[@christopherwagner2395]

Great video. Thank you.

[@JawTooth]

Cool video! I was up there a couple weeks ago filming trains

[@GBM6988]

Fostoria is a hot spot for trains. I live in Findlay, OH

[@howiesmith1504]

Great vid...classic railroading! Did the B&O change out the whistles on the ex-B&M 4-8-2s and replace them with deep single note "bootleg" whistles like those on the EM-1s and many of the B&O's own 4-8-2s? That's what I hear on a couple of the clips.

[@joemalone6923]

The whistle you hear is a Nathan single chime hooter whistle the same whistle that the EM-1's had and yes some of the T3 and T4 mountains had their whistles replaced with single chime whistles

[@asd36f]

Standing behind the firebox would keep the crew warm on a cold winter’s day!

[@garymckee8857]

Worked in Fostoria a couple years back at a small phone office near the rail yards there.

[@conncork]

thank you for sharing this

[@M1chael42O1]

first time I've seen any footage of steam that took place in my old hometown

[@joemalone6923]

This footage is from Steam and Diesel on the B&O volume 1

[@AdmiralColdhead]

The wheelslip on that B&O Mountain Type though

[@joemalone6923]

From what I've seen those T3's were known to wheel slip a lot

[@fostoriadistrictrailfan3907]

It Sure has changed alot over the years and decades..

[@kunochiturtledove8111]

2:17 in video, sounds like my favorite NKP765 whistle...

[@dlc54]

According to Herron Rail most sounds are dubbed in from an extensive library of train sounds. You can read more at Herron Rail site.

[@howiesmith1504]

@dlc54 I think the sound on the excellent Don Krofta vids like this one is dubbed from tapes made by his friend Jim Hawk at the same time Don was shooting, and was matched to the visuals when the vids were mastered. The two guys must have taken good notes at the time so it was possible to tell which sound went with which scene. Good foresight---we're lucky to have these great pieces of history.

[@joemalone6923]

@@howiesmith1504 The sounds are dubbed in but they are authentic B&O steam sounds

[@h1aa]

Great video. Thanks.

[@franky98765]

Very interesting, thanks for posting this.....

[@TheRealZuikaku2]

That is one big ass mountain! 2:24

[@mariahhaarstick591]

Awesome

[@Isochest]

This was the B&O. Who is the railway company now through Fostoria?

[@dlc54]

CSX owns the north-south route (was C&O) and NW to E route(was B&O as seen in the video), Norfork Southern owns the old Nickle Plate.

[@09JDCTrainMan]

2:13 & 4:34 Nice whistles on the Mikados

[@howiesmith1504]

Standard B&O freight whistles...short bell 3-chimes.

[@ilollyjeck]

I've lived in Fostoria for about 8 months and grew up in Marion. When I was 14( I'm 22 now), I moved to Mount Gilead on County Rd. 76 (NO trains near there) and I got so used to the quiet. Now I live RIGHT next to a railroad on S. Main Street. I HATE it. I used to LOVE the sound of trains at night time. Now I just want to blow them all up :P

[@kunochiturtledove8111]

The only sound I look forward to hearing is NKP 765's whistle when she comes to town!!

[@Voucher765]

Admit the B&O T-3 class were impressive locos but non sadly were saved especially as a B&O fan myself

[@indiantrains4156]

nice & rare footage....

[@lennyhendricks4628]

great video

[@thomasblack736]

What’s the next show that has Steam related? Steam around Canada 1988-2008!

[@5000TRAINS]

I wonder how many of those rails are still used

[@Trentonpage]

Do thors tracks go to Ravenna ohio too?

[@Hilkayethompson]

wow at 1:25 just barely catch a piece of that little building to the left that i remember burning down and it went up and i dont remember how maybe arson because it was boarded up

[@09JDCTrainMan]

2:57. Wheel slip.

[@KOOLDAVE1953]

Good stuff....

[@eddiemurphy6178]

30 miles north of Fostoria.

[@DAVESTAFFI]

NICE!!!!!!

[@robertgift]

What causes: CHUF, chuf, chuf, chuf, CHUF, chuf, chuf, ...? Should all exhaust blasts not be equal? Would like to see video from the exact spot these films were made. Great job, Jim Hawk, of getting sound to match!

[@ericgriswold1268]

@ Robert Gift - Remember that the steam valve events are set based on the circumference of two circles that intersect (Zeuner diagram) which are imperfect by the value of pi - 3.1419. This fact throws the "report" of the exhaust out the stack slightly "out of sync" when you hear it.

[@Toledo1940]

@Robert Gift: The crank-pins on the driving wheels are set 90 degrees apart ( left side vs. right side) so there is always leverage to get the engine moving. That is the cause of the un-even exhaust.

[@Theoriginaltkg2902]

That is from the stokers.

[@dennis-ul5ht]

These films were taken before the 1957 renumbering...

[@robertgift]

@railfan456789 No. Not actual sound. Doesn't match the driver rotations. Nice to hear sounds. Why steam coming from leading trucks of tenders?

[@cdjhyoung]

Some of these engines had boosters on the lead truck of the tender. This is another small steam engine used to get the train under way. A steam locomotive had power to move a train at speed, but not quite enough power to get that same load moving from a stop.

[@Bartokassualtdude94]

Yo, do you mind If I borrow this video for a school project? I'm just trying to avoid copyright infringement...

[@dlc54]

You would have to contact www.herronrail.com/ I do not own the rights to this. I posted and hoped it would be a nice promo for Fostoria's trains and Herron Rail.

[@electron2601]

how many cars did these engines often pull?

[@cdjhyoung]

This era and location, 80 to 100 cars were typical, sometimes as many as 160 on the C&O coal trains. Train length across Ohio was often limited by passing siding length, not locomotive capability.

[@heartlandrails]

3:15 "I think I can I think I can.."

[@Downriverboys1]

NICE1!!!

[@WhyAyeMann]

....so alive!

[@heartlandrails]

4:28 Barking!

[@garymckee8857]

Worked in Fost

[@Scrat-hp2wl]

1:05

[@The3751FAN]

4:21 STACK TALK!!!!!!

[@hotrod347]

@6V92TA back then they only dropped the sand down on the rails if the engine needed it after too many slips. now a days they drop it for the heck of it. honestly diesels are crap. i prefer the steam era better.

[@Farside2020]

I'm a simple man: Show me a 4-8-4 Northern or a Maine/Ex-Maine locomotive, and you get a like. You did the latter, so here's a like.

[@GBM6988]

Only 10mi from me!!!

[@RailyardProductions]

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[@elijahvargas6338]

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[@mysticwine]

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