Shortlines in Northeast PA Feat. Chestnut Ridge, ESPN, NDC, RJ Corman, LVRM, and NYSW

[@stevehazzard3120]

I live in the Wilkes-Barre, PA area and I can remember seeing some branch lines in operation, especially the Lehigh Valley, Delaware and Hudson, and Lackawanna branch lines. I am 73 years old and I can remember back to the last days of steam locos that were used for switching action in local rail yards when the anthracite coal industry was in its last days of operation during the 1950's and 60's in the Wyoming Valley area of PA. My late father was a 38 year veteran of anthracite deep mining in the coal fields of northeastern PA. Thanks for posting this memory lane video!

[@Sven_Okas1967]

The big 7 from North America knowseveryone, including me in Germany, but small tracks, these are really insider tips. Greetings from Berlin/ Germany. Sven

[@shawnpowell5876]

Awesome video and the short line trains are my ABSOLUTE favorite especially at the end seeing the 3 switchers. And the 1 in particular the MP15 is what comes by my backyard daily. Thanks for sharing your videos and I'm viewing them from the 1st state of Delaware.

[@fredthompson4568]

Love that cobalt blue engine. Great paint job.

[@kge420]

If my trackwork looked like that my trains would be on the basement floor

[@shortliner68]

Always enjoy seeing shortline and branch line operations. Thanks for posting!

[@HobbiesRfun]

Early EMD prime movers sure have a sweet sound, and you have to love those burbling Alco's. This is why I love short lines. While class 1s modern high powered Gevos, and SD70ACE's are impressive, short lines use a lot of classic first, and second gen motive power, including Alco's, Baldwins, and a rare Fairbanks & Morris here, and there, along with classic EMD, and GE units. Short line railroads make great subjects for model railroading. Just like models, trains are short, locomotives are small, and they do mostly switching operations. You don't see too many short lines running massive engines, mile or more long trains, or high speed stack, or manifest freights. While you still have to do some selective compression techniques when modelling a short line, you don't have to do as much as you would if you were modelling the BNSF going through Cajon Pass, or the Norfolk & Southern going through the Horseshoe Curve.

[@stephenvanaukensr.5664]

love this shot in shohola. mostly night time runs. great shot

[@njRRtrainer]

Great job like the action and you got some rare equipment keep it going.. Thank you

[@RavennaRailfan4070]

Outstanding collection of catches, spectacular engines and fantastic video!

[@chrismartin1060]

FANTASTIC!!!

[@tommybritton9273]

Awesome footage, keep up the great work,, check out the morristown Erie line in north Jersey, they got some nice alcos

[@johnringoo756]

I love it! thank you

[@crosstiespike]

Mr. Norfolk7130 was that you that trainman shook hands with? If yes, God Bless ya being so young and good. If yes, it would not surprise me the way you do what you do.

[@BC41B]

Watching the vid, and saw the Corman crossing and said WHOA hold up! Saw a Corman loco perm on display just south of Conway SC along Rt 501 in SC back in the middle of Oct. Wish I could insert a pic I took but YT won’t allow it! 🤬

[@jasonpetersrailadventures]

Cool

[@upstatenewyorkrailfan6775]

Amazing

[@EJStratMan1]

Do you know if the Chestnut ridge sold that old low nose GP7? Also I live super close to the Perk in Zionsville, PA. Heck of a nice crew on that. I often chase that line and hang with the crew when they have down time. Super nice engineer. Awesome vid, dude!

[@Norfolk7130]

I believe its still in Palmerton. A friend of mine did see it outside of the plant recently though (still broken though)

[@markcinque4586]

oh Boy ok Wow!,0:06

[@louielopez1638]

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