SOUTHERN PACIFIC STEAM IN THE 1950s: A whole new perspective

Look back to a great era with steam and early diesel trains filmed by the most prominent railfans of the time. We extensively cover Northern California and the San Francisco Peninsula to San Jose and Los Gatos in the early 1950s. Many classes of SP steam, diesels and FM Train Masters pulling commutes are shown when it mattered. We visit Niles Canyon Tower and then off to Altamont Pass and the greater East Bay area with stunning views of the area that have changed forever! See large steam Cab Forwards and other early diesels leading freight trains at Giant, Oakland, Berkeley and beautiful places to Crockett! Marvel at the parade of early freight cars from around the US and SP cabooses and Passenger Cars, that are a real highlight!
Unbelievable scenes of the NWP Railroad running with Steam and Black Widow units! Look back in time at Island Mountain and Old "Alton" station when they were important locations. The NWP Line North all the way to Eureka, with freight and passenger trains, real lineside stations, bridges, tunnels, lumber towns, and a way of life that has vanished forever! The never-before-seen crystal clear Kodak Movie Film has waited up to 70 years for your viewing! The picture and sound quality are incredible in this 2 HR 1 Minute movie!
This is a must for any SP or NWP fan, or fans of real railroading who remember or want to see how it really was!

[@charlessmileyvideo]

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[@echohunter4199]

When I was 8-10 years old and living in Dunsmuir, CA in the mid 70’s, I used to ride my bicycle around the yard with my friends. As long as we were safe and kept away from the mains or working units they didn’t mind at all. Used to have fun running up piles of red cinder with my bike, one time my front wheel came off after I ran up one, didn’t expect that one bit, lol.

[@JohnRinNoHo]

Same here, I used to wander around SP's Taylor yard in Los Angeles in the early sixties, wish I had a camera!

[@ssweeps]

Well done!

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

2:10 it’s worth noting that 2479 has been acquired by the Niles Canyon Railroad and the Pacific locomotive association they acquired the 2479 and it’s Museum which included a roundhouse and water tower in the goal of restoring 2479 and the Roundhouse to top-notch condition

[@pauldavis1943]

The cleanliness of those engines is impressive

[@NscaleModelTrains]

This is my favorite video of y’all’s! This is exactly what we are modeling in N Scale, layout should be running by the end of summer

[@trainknut]

Small correction: it's actually 2467 in the Sacramento museum, 2475 was scrapped some time in 1958-60

[@anthonyhunt701]

Bi-level commute car, pre push-pull rear cab cars❤

[@H5691j]

Great video, thank you for posting this. I have been looking for any video that has SP 4-10-2’s in it and have yet to find anything. Does anyone know if such videos of this type of SP locomotive exist? Thanks, Chris

[@TGPilar]

Does any footage of 4294 under steam exist?

[@bdvids7930]

12:23 no that would be 2467

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

3:47 THIS WILL BE METRA IN 2026

[@Clouds_2914]

Do you have any footage of SP 2914 in Bakersfield Sunset branch line

[@johnvcramer5517]

How can a person find out about Railfan trips going on today.?????

[@paulkalff6408]

Another very fine video! Between the Cahill Station and the gas storage tank, and on the downtown San Jose side of the tracks, there was a steeply graded spur that led to a series of, I believe, 4 storage tracks bordered by the stub-ended Stover St., Crandall St., and the compass East lead into the station. These were pulled up sometime after 1967 or so. Also, that gas storage tank (PG&E?) was a prominent landmark in the opening scene of the 1964 Hitchcock classic, Marnie. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIqbY3R_gbZla80