RDG Reading Shops Remastered

[@jmlawlorjr]

Superb video. Thanks. I wokred in the Locomotive Shop in Reading (summers '67-70), the powerhouse, the inspection pit, Spring St. Yard Office, Storage facility, Franklin St. Station, and the old Pennsy Station at Front and Penn. The video really captures the essence of the shops. Left ConRail in 1981. Right now I'm curating a photographic collection from the Chief Mechanical Office at the Reading Shops. This video helps put those in context. Wonderful job.

[@charlesmaxim4493]

Once again you have provided one of the best documentaries on youtube. I was blown away by the mix of historical film and photographs. Nothing short of excellent. Thank you for this.

[@olivei2484]

My grandfather worked for PRR, Philly yard. He passed long before I could meet him (Mom was 10). Grandma never really talked about him, so it's a family mystery where he worked. He was a brakeman in the yard (all I know). Thanks for the historic footages.

[@williamlawson12]

Great video,I wish they would have kept the old rail network up and running.

[@MaurizioVelati]

Splendido documentario

[@timothyrearden3178]

What a fabulous time capsule. Thanks for the memories!

[@mikeggg5671]

Absolutely stunning. I am told one of my Uncles was an engineer on the Crusader briefly (steam!). My family has had Reading in its blood since the beginning!

[@paulzeigler7616]

This is incredible footage with huge historical significance!

[@vettebecker1]

Would have loved the opportunity to see these facilities in their Prime!!!!

[@afb911]

Pretty amazing stuff !

[@paulw.woodring7304]

Outstanding work, Rich.

[@fmnut]

Thanks.

[@jeffc6268]

This video is excellent. Thank you for creating and sharing it with us.

[@norfolksouthernrailfan4262]

This brought me back to being a kid again. Thanks.

[@northpennvalleysteamrailroad]

Awesome video! Glad these shops still stand!

[@leodavis7524]

Excellent

[@stanleystempinski235]

Great video! I really appreciated and enjoyed it.

[@BeeLineEast]

Cool video. My grandfather worked at the Reading Rutherford Pa. Yard . He started in 1914 as a call boy. It was the P&R when he started. Thank you I will definitely check that out. I grew up only a few miles from that yard. I have some of those time checks. I always wondered what the G.S.K Dept. Check means.

[@fmnut]

Here's the one I did on Rutherford kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJ2zaICfr9NmjbM

[@BeeLineEast]

Ok I forgot I did see that video. I was thinking it was someone else posted it. Thanks again

[@fmnut]

@@BeeLineEast thanks for watching.

[@K-Effect]

Very cool

[@GrandCanyonStudios844]

Hey, is it alright if I borrow some of the footage in this video? I’m working on a mini-documentary that tells the story of Reading tank engine 1251.

[@fmnut]

Sure, feel free to use anything.

[@brianfalzon6739]

What if the Reading Shops can be saved and preserved?

[@fmnut]

If by the term "saved" you mean as a working museum, I think that ship has sailed a long time ago. The building is currently in use as a warehouse, owned by a plumbing supply company. All of the tracks into the building and leading up to it have been removed. Back in the mid-80s when the RCT&HS/BM&R were leasing space there for restoration work, I was on a committee tasked with determining the Shop's fitness as a museum. At that time the estimated cost for bringing the building into codes compliance and making it insurable as a public venue was around 10 million dollars. That didn't include buying the building. At that time funding sources were not available for that kind of cash. Figuring those costs have at least tripled since then, plus the added cost of restoring track to the building, I would say that the prospects for a Reading Shops museum are less than zero.

[@fmnut]

@@brianfalzon6739 reread the second sentence of my previous reply

[@brianfalzon6739]

@@fmnut sorry I didn't realize that

[@brianfalzon6739]

@@fmnut thank you for the info

[@fmnut]

@@brianfalzon6739 you're welcome