PRR and PRSL in South Jersey (Mid 50s)

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@karlfey 8 ай бұрын

What a gold mine! I grew up @2 blocks from the Clementon station, spent my entire childhood(1960s-70s) watching PRSL freights. One mixed freight and one coal train seemingly every day. I was too young to remember the end of passenger service. Now live very close to where the old Haddonfield station once stood. Good to see that so much of the PRSL infrastructure is still in use today under Conrail and NJTransit. Thanks for posting this terrific video.

@mtasubwaymartasubway 8 ай бұрын

Conrail is gone

@trainman5513 8 ай бұрын

@@mtasubwaymartasubway funnily enough… not exactly. Look up ‘Conrail Shared Assets’, or CRSA. On paper, its still around as a shared switching company for CSX and NS. Big Blue ain’t what it used to be, though, that’s for sure. They don’t even use their own paint scheme anymore as far as I know.

@jmbrendan53 Ай бұрын

@@trainman5513 often wonder if csx and ns merged someday and started calling it conrail again

@hartmutlorentzen9659 8 ай бұрын

Wonderful video for the PRR-Fan Thanks from Germany

@PhilBender612 8 ай бұрын

The footage of the B6 with the slope back tender switching is so cool. You don't happen to have any footage of the Ocean County region of N.J. do you? I'm constantly looking for pictures of the old PRR line that crossed the Barnegat bay in ocean gate or pine beach area. This bridge was supposably burned down. You can still see many signs of this especially where it crossed over to Seaside Park. Hard to find photos of any of this.

@StormySkyRailProductions 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful, I do love these old films, thanks for sharing! (Dave).

@b3j8 8 ай бұрын

I like to see a decent amount of smoke from a coal fired locomotive. But that K4 at 5:12 must be having issues w/bad coal or something. Sheesh!

@nexttime960 8 ай бұрын

Bring on the smoke

@glorialotz3333 8 ай бұрын

Probably sanding the flues.

@stevenfischer452 23 сағат бұрын

Love the footage at Winslow. Everything is so different now.

@barbnahoumi65 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this amazing footage.

@louislamonte334 8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for this!! Priceless footage!!

@christopherbuckley94 8 ай бұрын

It's interesting to see how much is recognizable to this day. The shot of the church in Cape May on Washington St would put the station where the current Acme supermarket and parking lot is now!

@armandisip2287 8 ай бұрын

What a great film! 4:18 This is the first time I’ve seen a smash board in operation, alerting the engineer of danger(open bridge,etc.).

@erie910 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for this. My only experience on the PRSL was in 1957, riding the train from downt o wn Ocean City to a station south of there, maybe 34th St. I was 9 at the time. Train either an RDC or a single coach pulled by a switcher. The end of passenger service couldn't have been long after that.

@Jeff-uj8xi 3 ай бұрын

Much of this I personally saw. If I live eight more months, I'll be 80. I remember when catenary went over the Delair Bridge and I saw and rode behind steam locomotives on the P-RSL. I love the shot of the GG1 in freight service over the Delair Bridge.

@MarkInLA 5 ай бұрын

I knew it when I saw it, (218) it was one of those Reading steamers I never got the designation/type of, with that low firebox skirting and distinctive side window shape.. Just what WERE they ? Who made them ? I think I first saw one on N scale in the 1980s and didn't even think there was a prototype for it yet !! Now I know ! Anyway, priceless filming !!

@crazyman762 4 ай бұрын

This must have been a better camera. Most clock spring cameras had a short shooting time. Thais had some long clips. Lots of hot P70! Love the REA X29 too. I was hoping to see some Wildwood or Cold Spring Harbor. Thanks for posting it was appreciated.

@RailroadMediaArchive 4 ай бұрын

@@crazyman762 The 50' reels were spliced together by the photographer. I forget how long the "edited" film was. Probably 400'.