NEW YORK CENTRAL SYSTEM RAILROAD "WITHIN THE OVAL" 71532

[@oldclip70]

Unfortunately when this movie was released, New York Central was losing money. When Young and Perlman took over, they had to change quickly. Steam was quickly replaced with diesels, passenger trains were withdrawn and the 4 track mainline was down to 2 tracks equipped with Centralized Traffic Control. Also NYC invested in Flexi-Van Service.

[@James_Knott]

One thing that was mentioned is that while air travel and highways were subsidized by the government, railroads had to pay their own way. Having worked for CN, that was something I often heard about.

[@robertsiebenrock3997]

It was a great railroad I know because I worked there.

[@dogshouse1235]

That clock is no problem. Thanks for all the good content.

[@jimdep6542]

This is when America was great and we need to somehow " get back on track". Same goes for the state of NY ! Thank you for this great film.

[@johnpro2847]

indeed..and all non whites new their place and kept out of films .A bit of sarcasm, but the make up of the US was predominately European white back then and other races were treated unfairly and badly as a general statement..

[@jimdep6542]

@@johnpro2847 my comment wasn't about skin color.

[@psyclonejack1523]

Love the shot with all those Pacemaker boxcars!!

[@williammeszaros1671]

Nice to see the steam action

[@model-man7802]

Just think,to have this all we had to do was support our Railroads.

[@davidduma7615]

Odd to see all those casual shots of freight cars not covered with layers of graffitti. I guess they were proud of their cars in the olden days.

[@cruzcontrol1504]

The graffiti "scourge" didn't hit the railroads until the late '70s early '80s

[@SocialistDistancing]

Yep. The youth was busy back then. Getting a job pumping gas or working at the grocery store. Back then there was Respect and nobody wanted to be that guy caught by the railroad dick.

[@georgedreyer7453]

People had more pride, and families stronger. Would like to go back to those days at least for a while.

[@jameskosty7058]

Society wasn't immoral sum back then. The trains all look like rolling garbage like in some 3rd world dungheap. No logos, no pride.

[@backwardk]

@@cruzcontrol1504. It was not bad at all even as late as the early 2000’s. I know we did a lot of hanging out and visiting various rail spots in the 90’s and it was not even an issue. Old hobo graffiti on some of the cars and even buildings and walls on abandoned properties only had amateurish graffiti; names of rock bands, wannabe satanic stuff and the usual ( actually unusual and always weird) picture of a dick. Gang stuff in various cities, especially Chicago. But the full blown “street art” bull shit happened around the mid 2000’s; everywhere on rail cars, underpasses, blank walls on abandoned buildings etc…

[@James_Knott]

I grew up at at time when passenger trains were still common. I recall going through Union station in Toronto, as a young kid. I also recall the last days of steam. Later on, I started my career working as a technician for Canadian National in their telecom division. I have always loved trains and through my work often rode them, freights included.

[@rapman5791]

Yeah, we know. You say the same thing in every railroad video Jimmy boy.

[@buddyboy1953]

What a great video,thanks !!!!

[@yz8302]

That was the golden time for all the people when us dollars tied to gold. When US dollars were untied with gold, they just kept printing the green paper and everything went south.

[@robertsiebenrock3997]

A great Railroad.

[@TimMutterer]

If you can find it, another good video is "Train 110" put out by the Burlington Northern in 1988 or 1989. It's been 30 years since the BNSF merger, and how many of us still miss Cascade Green paint.

[@johnstudd4245]

"Here is a family planning a vacation, chances are they will spend several hundred dollars". LOL

[@paul-andrelarose3389]

A very graphic and thought-provoking summary illustrating how much we have unfortunately lost since... 2018/02/22. Ontario, Canada.

[@bobbypaluga4346]

Paul-André Larose Amen, we have lost our ability to make, build, create, most anything. All that has gone to low wage, third world countries. When complete it's shipped back to Canada, the US, UK, Australia, to buy. That's insanity, losing jobs but still expecting to keep the companies healthy by buying the crap made overseas. Australia made really good cars and SUVs they call Utes, GM bought the largest Holden and now they have closed down all the Holden plants. Ford was second largest they closed their last plant in. 2017, both GM and Ford will still be selling cars made in the 3rd world. The largest car plant in the world is Ford's plant in Sonora, Mexico. The cars and trucks made there aren't sold there, they get shipped north.

[@steved6990]

+Bobby Paluga ford and holden are just Korean importers in the same league as Kia and Hyundai now. the cars we grew up with will become relics just as we don't associate valiants with Mitsubishi

[@johannmckraken9399]

@Bobby Paluga It’s not the ability to create all these things we lack, it’s the will. We’ve gotten lazy and the corporate leaders have become greedy.

[@zanelindsay1267]

Nostalgic scenes of railroad action and industrial prosperity from the postwar steam to diesel transition era. The target audience for this film is NYC employees. It's implied that the railroad's strength and success through employee motivation and teamwork is key for maintaining job security, which was all too prophetic in the face of increasing competition from trucks and airlines.

[@sarjim4381]

Must have been 1950 or 1951 since there are several mentions of "the first four postwar years".

[@CXR-gk4lw]

I think it was 1949 when the film was made

[@anotherluckyone]

Fascinating. Thank you.

[@SocialistDistancing]

I haven't seen that many box cars since the 70s. Did anyone notice that employees was spelled employes? You could get a new car or radio. LoL. OMG I wish that I could travel back in time. What a great period of time in our history.

[@michaelfoster1453]

"to give them what they want."

[@robertfarrow8755]

I think the narrator is Max Ferguson a veteran CBC radio host. A great pictorial history of a great railroad.

[@wiedep]

@ 10:24 + Village Hall Tuckahoe NY, @ 10:34 + Eastchester F.D. in Tuckahoe Underhill St & Cameron Pl.

[@joelvega9534]

10:34 Violet Avenue School, Poughkeepsie NY

[@wiedep]

@@joelvega9534 Forgot to mention MU's pulling into Bronxville station @ 4:21.

[@TigerDominic-uh1dv]

I Just Love Trains No matter Who's They Are ❤😂.

[@Mark-iy4no]

Back in the good old days . Unfortunately , never to return.

[@douglasayers1485]

Every body was working amen

[@ericoxner8333]

Hey I think I heard this man voice before.I like the NYC Mohawks and Eunits .Down here in the south there called mountain type.

[@neosystem852]

What is the city at 1:32

[@jaminova_1969]

NYC. That is the 59th St (Queensboro) bridge. The waterway is the East River. The preceding shots was the yard in Long Island City.

[@misterbizznizz789]

9:24 are those guys armed?

[@hedgeapple685]

Yes, RPO clerks were armed.

[@djmanning346]

Our Great Railroads could deal with anything thrown at them, Except the Government witch everything it touch's TURNS TO CRAP !

[@hectorhardy886]

like train

[@w.rustylane5650]

The future of NY Central? How about the merger with Pennsylvania and Penn Central? All things must come to an end. Just like the Central of Georgia. Cheers from eastern TN

[@jameskosty7058]

Sad to think things are so incompetent and poorly run today. The railroads only care about Wall Street and do not have any sense of urgency or desire to gather business. Add to that the ruin of the northeast industrial base due to over taxation, sending all our jobs and industry to foreign countries, and the hoax of climate change...no coal being hauled or mined, no autos manufactured in the Northeast. New York State ran off all the business thanks to the socialists working hard to destroy prosperity, and along with it, the sense of doing good work. Everything today is mediocre. Makes one ache for decorum and decency...all but gone.

[@OKFrax-ys2op]

Made in the USA

[@bbqchef88]

No graffite

[@ENIGMAXII2112]

THIS is GOOD propaganda...

[@johnpro2847]

19:35 segregation alive and well during this period

[@robertstark9454]

Capitalism sold here😃

[@joerivers1768]

Historic Ann Arbor Michigan Central Station at 5:06 It is still around as the Gandy Dancer restaurant and Amtrak is right next door still serving the Wolverine. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Arbor_station_(Michigan_Central_Railroad)