"Steam on Horseshoe Curve" DVD Sunday River Productions

[@richardwarfield7386]

The clip with the 2 Baldwin Centipedes - pure joy

[@JOYOUSONEX]

I have never seen the Horseshoe Curve in person. But when I was a kid I can remember seeing postcards picturing it. I couldn't believe it. Soooo huge. Thanks for posting this video.

[@claymack1109]

Oh man you have to go see it in person it's a different experience

[@Stevelikestrains]

In my opinion, Sunday River doesn’t get enough credit for these videos, they did an outstanding job with them.

[@williamhetrick1550]

I wish I could go back in time. The PRR had the highest amount of different Locomotives.

[@charlesmorschauser5258]

The glory days of the Pennsy what a show!

[@eagleviewhd]

I watched these live at the Curve in the early 1950’s!

[@robertmohler9219]

If only there was more footage of steam locomotives passing each other!!

[@josechrist3948]

in heaven there is still steam-power!

[@ticearpey3235]

In hell there is steam TURBINE power.

[@rolpfeiffermuller935]

Thanks airing and sharing the outstanding vid.Bliss

[@thomasavensjr.2790]

Observing Pennsylvania rr steam power operating on the Horseshoe Curve location is incredible, the PRR had a great variety of steam power on their locomotive roster. I do wish that the Pennsylvania rr did however preserve one of their J1 class 2-10-4 type locomotives to be placed on display somewhere, it's a true shame that none of the J1 steam engines still exist as I find that class of locomotive very interesting.

[@normasavitsky184]

Love watching these Powerful Steam Engines! I grew up with that sound and I loved it. As they would steam by with black smoke puffing out of of its stack my brother and I would run and hide behind our house, so the black smoke so it wouldn't get directly overhead. LOL! That was our little version of Hide and Seek. My grand parents Hay & Corn fields were our back yard playground and every summer we would wait for the spark from the train to set the field on fire. It was no big threat someone always got to it in time to put it out. Those were the days when all Our neighbors watched out for each other. 😊 The station was about 2 miles away we'd wait to hear the chug chug starting up and knew the faster it chugged the closer it was getting.

[@briangeorge7346]

Wow,thank you!

[@zigman8550]

You gotta love the PRR

[@anthonynigri8585]

The glory days of railroading

[@johns3106]

It must have been quite a show! I’m sorry I missed it!

[@menguardingtheirownwallets6791]

1:40 = those were some of the strangest looking diesel locomotive wheel arrangements I've ever seen. I found some info on them, they are: Baldwin twin unit Centipede diesel-electric locomotives, also called 'Baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2'

[@teddawg327]

an amazing collection of heavies pulling and pushes

[@JungleYT]

Beautiful work...

[@er1073]

I was almost to late to see these fire breathing giants. I was born mid July in 1952 I don't remember where it was or the train line but I remember being next to one of these oil or coal burning locomotives I think I was about 5 or so it didn't scare me even with the noise I was in AWE of the giant ahead of me. I grew up in and around Greenville Pa., that is between Pittsburgh and Erie by about 70 miles each. By this time diesels had all but taken over for progress.

[@ThePTBRULES]

The Bessemer began dieselizing early, so you would have been super young, or it was an Erie or Penny train on their lines in Greensburg.

[@er1073]

@@ThePTBRULES I am not sure where it was I remember Horseshoe Curve but I don't think it was at Horseshoe. It was probably Erie Lackawana? I just know they were hue, and noisy and the noise didn't bother me. Thanks for the information by the way I found out a couple of months ago that B&LE had a passenger service and I work B&LE in the early 70s.

[@ThePTBRULES]

@@er1073 That's cool, I personally want to preserve the B&LE, mostly for the bridge of the Allegheny (I want to see BLE 643 run over it, selfish) and that my grandfather was an Mining Engineer for them. We have a 'golden' spike with his initials on it from the company.

[@b3j8]

Interesting that Train #19 required both an M1 AND Centipede helpers where a single T1 of all things was recorded on tape pulling the train unassisted!

[@rebel6910]

love the curve

[@robertnicholson7192]

I’ll bet no one in Altoona complained about the water, either.

[@robertmohler9131]

I was looking at the description of this DVD on the Sunday River Productions website. it says that this DVD features E-6 Atlantics. If anyone has the DVD would they let me know if the 460 is one of the E-6 Atlantics featured? It was the engine that raced a plane to New York and became known as the "Lindbergh. Engine." Would be very nice if this particular E-6 was filmed in this DVD going around the curve. Bob Mohler

[@steamgent4592]

Would have been even nicer if 460's recent restoration was also a operational restoration. Then we could have seen the best class of PRR power actually run!

[@paukfeeney7044]

Robert Mohler no

[@rickkilimun5430]

damn I was born in the wrong era...

[@steamgent4592]

Yeah so was I. I was born 100 years too late. Should have been born in the 1870's instead.

[@johanbrand8601]

I say that exact same thing all the time. I'm glad I'm not the only person thinking so.

[@jackhollandthe3800]

Weren't we all

[@MrMeanMan03]

It’s the younger rail fans that are more into the older era trains. I just wish I could’ve been alive to see a N&W Coal Drag.

[@joeseymour4073]

This is why someone needs to invent a time machine. 😀👍

[@onionhat9141]

still waitin on the Trainz Forge route of the horseshoe curve to be released i know there are other routes but they aint gonna be as big as this route that TF is about to make and god its just gonna be what it was back in the 50's F7's K4's T1's all kinds of prr you can imagine well maybe not the rare prr but definitely a bunch of old prr stuff also gotta have GG1

[@steamgent4592]

Don't have this one I will have to pick it up.

[@jacksalvin364]

Pennsylvania Steam Locomotives 🚂 around the Horseshoe Curves with the freight and passenger trains.

[@nathancorcoran5347]

Today, the line is used by Amtrak and Norfolk Southern.

[@jacksalvin364]

Yep.

[@nathancorcoran5347]

@@jacksalvin364 yeah.

[@redfox2213]

i love how ONE steam locomotive is pulling TWO heavy diesel locos that just shows how under powered diesel is anymore XD

[@colintaylor764]

RedFox22 If that is your opinion have a look at www.railway-technical.com/trains/steam-vs-diesel.html

[@matthewmiller4946]

That was a helper engine or sometimes called a protection engine. It would help assist the passenger trains up the grade to either gallitzin or where ever else and be cut off.

[@octopus1066]

yes. it looks like a steam engine is pulling 2 heavy set diesels, but remember tho. those are prototype diesels, they probably broke down and had to get help going down the line. people will say that diesels are better, but diesels are only better in 2 different ways. they are easier to maintain, and easy to repair. steam is more pro levels. you got to learn how to nurse and care for her. the only 2 factors that keep diesels going today are cheap maintenance and repairs. if it wasn't for those 2 things. steam would have been back by now. diesels are set to a max power, but steam can make there own power. maybe one day. steam will fully be running along side diesels.

[@billylauwda9178]

@@octopus1066 *UP 4014 noises*

[@tomrisar5492]

I wonder if the bowl the horse shoe track was in had good winds, 50+ trains a day would spew lots of bad air.

[@titanx619]

Decapods (which need some double heading or triple heading due to freight traffic in the year 1940)

[@ww32]

52 passenger trains a day. now there's what 4? What a lose.

[@noahdavidson8733]

Two; one in each direction. A far cry from what once was.

[@jonnybeck6723]

...and then there were none

[@pressureworks]

Hmmm a city water supply right next to a railroad.........

[@russellgxy2905]

1:40. Were those BP60s or BH50s?

[@ATSF669]

Russell Streak BP60.

[@FrehleyFan3988]

Is it true there was a sawmill on the curve?

[@noahdavidson8733]

I believe it was to the right of where the park is today, there’s a little ravine if you were to continue to the right instead of going left on the curve at Kittanning Point station

[@tommyhaynes9157]

1:40 check out the Baldwin centipedes

[@Stevelikestrains]

They were Phenomenal!!!!! I have two on my model railroad, I absolutely Love them. POW

[@2011traincrazy]

Does anyone have the full DVD? I was looking at it on the Sunday River Productions website and it said that E-6 Atlantics are filmed going around the curve. Would no. 460 be one of them? That's the locomotive that became famous for racing a plane. J. Harold Mohler

[@nigelmitchell351]

Can anyone tell me please what type of diesel are they in the treble header at 1.40. I'm guessing from the bogies that they are a GE type? Cheers from a British enthusiast.

[@TakeMeToChurchill]

Baldwin Centipedes, by the look of it.

[@gospelsparky]

Joey Ferrito lol and they were having to be helped by a steam loco. Typical Baldwin diesels.

[@baskemtbal]

The diesel is a BP60

[@Bob.W.]

When I think of steam battling gradients the Curve isn't at the top of my list. I think of 2-6-6-6's at Allegheny Summit, T-3's and Santa Fe's on Sandpatch and Big Boys on Sherman Hill. Also Raton Pass and Tennessee Pass and Marias Pass.

[@暴朝膺懲暴支膺懲]

日本の蒸気機関車がなんと可愛い事か。 スケールが違いますね！

[@timkis64]

just goes to show current pa. vehicle emission laws are a scam.these old girls put out more emissions than all the cars in pa. combined if they all ran for 10 years nonstop.but you cant renew your tags with a older slow responding oxygen sensor.