Hudsons along the Hudson

Footage of steam engines on the New York Central Railroad.

[@Tauschung]

I wish some of these smaller NYC engines would be made into models someday. They truly are magnificent works of engineering.

[@SouRwy4501Productions]

Bachmann is making models of their USRA light 2-8-2s.

[@DCSk8er529]

It's a miracle there were video cameras in the New York Central days.

[@davidsharp3110]

They were not using video cameras, they were film cameras, like in how motion pictures, movies were made.

[@DCSk8er529]

@davidsharp3110 Regardless, they got footage of legendary steamers during their revenue days. Bet all that film is worth a lot of money now.

[@davidsharp3110]

@@DCSk8er529 The footage is pristine!

[@danielboone3770]

Awesome video! I love the Pacemaker freight train shown here.

[@michaelbimonte9112]

In the mid 50’s, on College summer breaks, I worked with TRACK Crew members of the NYCRR on the Hudson Division. Our job was to repair and or replace track and signals on the MAIN LINE adjacent to the Hudson River! Never forget … 1 day we dug a trench about 3 feet wide between rail TIES across 4 tracks, 2 of them MAIN LINE track. This was always done with great speed to keep trains running. ONE DAY, after digging the trench … we stretched out the Signal Cable … The Foreman nearly collapsed .. the Cable was about 3 feet short of the needed length for completing the Signal repair. ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE … Covered the trench … started again the next day digging all over again. A day I’ll never forget.

[@tjlovesrachel]

Where abouts on the Hudson line were you guys working?

[@huckstaunfiltered8200]

@michaelbimonte9112 my grandfather was a conductor pre war and after the war. Near Elmira, NY.. (late 40s, 50s, 60s and early 1970s) Would you happen to have any knowledge regarding what trains or routes, I believe Scranton P.A. to Buffalo was one of routes. Thank you sir, in advance.

[@michaelbimonte9112]

Harmon

[@michaelbimonte9112]

Sorry don’t know the Scranton routes

[@tjlovesrachel]

@@michaelbimonte9112 nice 👍

[@stuartaaron613]

Funny how the thumbnail, and the first train, shows a Mohawk.

[@trainman5323]

Ya. Great vids but should be renamed. Everything but Hudson’s

[@emilepierre1663]

When rail was king

[@SuperFoxyRailwayProduction6702]

3:03 New York Central 6 Chime whistle

[@cykablyatman6242]

765?

[@SuperFoxyRailwayProduction6702]

​@@cykablyatman6242or maybe it's a whistle of a NYC Mohawk

[@maxwellwalcher6420]

@@cykablyatman6242 Did you want a Hudson Steamed again.

[@cykablyatman6242]

​@@maxwellwalcher6420all of this is dubbed sound

[@bena.4422]

The person sitting next to me on Delta just crapped his pants. It has ruined this video for me. Dang it…

[@PhilBender612]

🤭💩

[@cprtrain]

Great video. Thanks.

[@francoistoussaint9844]

Quelle superbe vidéo de la compagnie préféré : New York Central 👏👏 j’ai une Hudson en gauge one live steam ! Elle est superbe ! ❤❤

[@rogerlollar4325]

I can't believe 275 Hudsons were built and not a single one preserved

[@WAL_DC-6B]

You can thank former NYC CEO, Alfred Perlman for that.

[@johnsadventures6783]

It would be nice to pull the NKP Hudson out of the St Louis Transportation Museum and pretend.

[@WAL_DC-6B]

@@johnsadventures6783 Just remove the "elephant ears" on the front of the boiler.

[@rogerlollar4325]

@@johnsadventures6783 i don't think the NMOT would allow that

[@backonpro5679]

@@johnsadventures6783no it wouldn’t

[@maxwellwalcher6420]

I Love Hudson's.

[@tonyromano6220]

We all do!

[@maxwellwalcher6420]

@@tonyromano6220 i wish they're steamed again.

[@WAL_DC-6B]

I too as I own a 1953 Hudson, Super Wasp sedan.

[@maxwellwalcher6420]

@@WAL_DC-6B wow and wanna restore a Hudson.

[@daniko4447]

4:17 That sounds like to be undubbed audio of that vid

[@sleepyg2011]

That was yesterday's high speed priority intermodel fright containers .

[@turdferguson4124]

The Hudson River must never flood, because the Central’s mainline looked like it couldn’t have been more than 5-10 feet above the river.

[@jth877]

Water level route. Still operates today. Was on it last month.

[@gregleuze6657]

I was thinking the same thing. Surprised that they didn’t have major washouts.

[@evancourtney7746]

The Hudson is a tidal estuary all the way to Albany, it doesn't flood because it's sea-level. The other major river, the Mohawk was canalized in the early 20th century. With all that water control infrastructure it didn't flood either. The rest of the route skirted the shores of the great lakes, and they're as good as sea level too.

[@hb4174]

23:07 D&H steam cameo

[@USAWoodenRailway]

21:40

[@jth877]

Awful lot of Mohawks in the video.

[@robadams5799]

29:57 - The close-up of a random cup of coffee was kinda surreal. What was that about?

[@CynderHound]

I think that was to show off how smooth the ride was on the 20th Century Limited

[@tonyromano6220]

The thumb is a Niagara!

[@tonyromano6220]

I think? Did other NYC steamers have the smoke deflectors?

[@ticearpey3235]

I’m thinking that engine is a Mohawk, but I’m not sure.

[@railfanjackson4531]

It’s a Mohawk actually. The Niagaras didn’t have center-mounted headlights on the smokebox. They were mounted at the top in front of the smokestack

[@ticearpey3235]

That’s what I thought.

[@tonyromano6220]

@@railfanjackson4531 figured someone would correct me!

[@marceloazzirabelo]

NYC Niagara Looks Like UP 844

[@CynderHound]

I would say the Mohawks looked more so, even tho they had different wheel arrangements

[@marceloazzirabelo]

@@CynderHound Quem Fez Isso

[@CynderHound]

@@marceloazzirabelo "who did that"? What do you mean?

[@jacksalvin364]

From Sunday River Productions.