P&LE Youngstown,Ohio 1979

Typical North East Ohio Day! P&LE at Gateway Yard Youngstown,Ohio.

[@JoeGarchar1960]

This is actually Struthers OH, I grew up on top of the hill during the 1960's and 70's and we would ride our bikes down to that area and watch trains for hours on end. And during the summer, you could hear those same screeching and breaking sounds overnight with the windows open, you fell asleep to those sounds, awesome. When I listen to Pink Floyd's "Echoes", it reminds me of the summer nights when i was growing up. Very cool video. Thanks.

[@t.v.6586]

Same here, I remember how wierd it was when the squealing sounds stopped. The 60's & 70's were great years to grow up in Struthers !

[@KennyPeepers]

Fantastic! The first scene is shot next to the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Campbell Works which was the first of the mills to be closed (1977). Although I can see in the background at Gateway Yard the coke plant as well as the huge YS&T pipe and spike plants on the Struthers side of the river were still going in '79. I stood on that footbridge from the P&LE employees parking lot in the 80s and used my Betacam to film P&LE and Chessie trains. But the best was already over by then as four of the six integrated mills (YS&T Campbell, YS&T Brier Hill, USS Ohio Works, Republic Haselton Works) in the Valley had shut down by then. Sharon Steel and Republic's Warren Works (later LTV, WCI, Severstal) also closed. Thankfully, V&M operates part of Brier Hill and is expanding with more to come.

[@keithmcmurray1627]

my grandfather worked for the P&LE railroad as a police officer until he retired in 1973.

[@dasboot5387]

Man I wish I was older or alive in some cases when all the manufacturing was going on in Youngstown I’d love to see more videos of center street area from 60s and 70s before it all collapsed.

[@rushman440]

I work for Sperry Rail Service and test along the CSX line there atleast once a year. I always look over towards where the P&LE RR yard used to be. So sad to see it looking the way it does today. This video is priceless and thank you very much for sharing it.

[@svstuntin]

I m on the loco crew at v&m star the last of the steel mills in ypungstown ... we still have a 500ft peice of the old p&le track that goes 2 are q bay... long Defend Youngstown!!!

[@darkrain2347]

I was born in Youngstown in 74. I Saw Youngtown dying as a child. It's a shame how Youngstown just gave up. They didn't even try. Now there isn't even a General Motors. Pittsburgh at least moved on to different industries. Thanks for this video. I had forgotten about Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad.

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

No GM plant? I got one better. Dayton,Ohio. Dayton had 10 GM plants in the metro area. The most of any town outside of Michigan. One is left and GM wants this plant sent to mexico. It is not running at capacity either.

[@kelvintorrence5994]

That s because government motors makes crap that cost 2 much and breaks down even more.i don't buy g.m because of they did in lordstown even thou they are making a battery plant now.after ever body bad mouth them.

[@kayw.4689]

Very sad!

[@davidmccormick9589]

In the 1960s, I worked for the PRR in the Sharon-New Castle-Conway area. I had friends who worked for P&LE. I am glad someone made this video of earlier times.

[@kayw.4689]

Me too. Cool video

[@rayinpau.s.a.6351]

seeing this video takes me back to my teen years . I grew up in Mckees Rocks (West Park) and ran around on the Railroad with my brother Harry . I miss the sounds and the smell of engines moving and running . we also played on the Montour Railroad as well . my Uncle Ernie worked there until they shut down . Thank You for posting . Ray in Pa.

[@ERIE1264]

Sorry to say it's all gone. Mills dismantled, yard ripped out.

[@blacktopandsteel]

Nice era. I didn't start railfanning until 1984 or so. Great video!

[@supertouring]

Erie1264 do you know how priceless this is, outstanding video. Thank you much for posting it.

[@HOmodeltrainfan]

All gone and all ripped up. Priceless......The video remains... Speechless...

[@kayw.4689]

Yes. Very sad

[@rager522]

Wow Thanks for posting this modern railroading has nothing like this I should know I've been an engineer for CSX for 16 years I grew up in the Warren area and went to YSU in the mid 90's and this was all gone already I sometimes still see the older P&LE gons (repainted CSXT) in Willard yard but even this equipment is starting to disappear replaced by junk from Mexico and China, yes they imported railcars now. A glimpse of what real railroading was all about Thanks again!!!

[@fearsomename2745]

Grandpa tell me about the good old days; You're lookin at 'em.

[@shamehairmetal]

Great video. Really shows how everything worked when this place was still operational.

[@Espiel78]

Railroads, industry and jobs gone overseas. I am a Y-Town native, and grieve for what we have lost and are losing still. Hoping for change...

[@WAL_DC-6B]

A lot of domestic "mini-mills" were also responsible for the fall of the huge integrated steel works that used to exist in Youngstown and elsewhere in the U.S.

[@MattKonsol]

This is cool comparing to Youngstown today which is sad. I’m also from northeast Ohio.

[@kayw.4689]

Very sad

[@jm0lesky]

Thanks for uploading this. I've been through there on the Y&S and Gateway Yard looks nothing like this anymore. Just an empty field and a lot of weeds.

[@dumbbuff]

man, this is sad.

[@billgamble5717]

My distant cousin worked in that building. Have a picture of him sitting at his desk with a bunch of other people. What a city.

[@robertmontgomery6060]

Would love to see that picture. My father worked there for 43 years. Only job he ever had. Boy,do I miss him

[@pcampbell17]

@@robertmontgomery6060 I'll find a way to message you directly

[@iaincaillte3356]

The old guys used say, "They'll never tear it down. That's how we won The War." And then they tore it down, cut it up and shipped it off. So now we're left with memories and grainy videos. All too soon the memories will dissipate like blown out storms. Just these ghostly images remain to tell the story.

[@kayw.4689]

Sad and true. Memory eternal for those of us that have it…

[@iaincaillte3356]

@@kayw.4689 "Preserve your memories. They're all that's left you." - Paul Simon

[@kelvintorrence5994]

That should say I grew up in Sharon pa and my mom came from. Campbell Ohio

[@kayw.4689]

I’m from Campbell originally… sad

[@JohnHorvath42]

cool old footage when Youngstown and the rr were going business.

[@leehuff2330]

And to think it's ALL gone now...

[@hughc.buckel9553]

Great footage what a shame all that is gone. Would be great to see more action at Center Street

[@JBG1968]

None of those engines had the big yellow P&LE letters on the side .

[@nickvilardo1017]

Nice video! I'm the guy at Ravenna you talked with.

[@ERIE1264]

Ohio Plane And Train Productions Thanks for Your Visit.. It was a very enjoyable day!! Bob

[@nickvilardo1017]

ERIE1264 No Problem! Thanks for the books!

[@nickvilardo1017]

ERIE1264 And I really enjoyed railfanning with you today!

[@jakestree1892]

Awesome

[@jrpwrld]

this is so fascinating, my friend and I actually explored the ruines of these buildings and made a video, and id love to be able to use some of this footage to show what this place once was if thats okay with you

[@williamschlenger1518]

A lot of railroading in one spot.

[@johnwolfe831]

I. From. U. Town. This. I'd. Good to. See. At. 71. Jaw

[@kelvintorrence5994]

Wgatvside of y town is this located at I fre up in Sharon pa and my mom came from Campbell Ohio is any of this still standing like the tower does any1 know.

[@northjerseyrailfan9326]

Please come and make more videos please

[@macneoh7418]

Where exactly was this footage taken?

[@noahdavidson8733]

Struthers, Ohio

[@josephliptak]

This is where Struthers, Campbell and Lowellville meet. This is not Youngstown. Youngstown is a few miles west of here. I know because i grew up here.

[@Bammer2001]

What's the video format? It looks like this can be played at 60 fps.

[@kelvintorrence5994]

i should have said my mom family is from campbell ohio and grew up ,up the street from sheet and tube and now im a owner operaor steel hauler for the last 13 years

[@liveinrenonv14]

KSKs =ch ocho town 4,00000000000000000 trains thru u dreams al-nite-UPRR+ +pushers KSU's sd70ac's that is y i is so grumpy zero sleep!!! no dream like dis at tehacapi!!!