The Kantner Collection Volume 2

This is a preview of The Kantner Collection Volume 2. This DVD will be available from the website shown at the end of the preview
DVD Summary:
Volume 2 continues the tour of the Kantner film Collection from the last days of revenue steam to the arrival of second generation diesel power, in the mid 1950s to the early 1960s.
Along our trip, we’ll revisit the Reading and Pennsylvania railroad operations in Schuylkill County, the Lehigh Valley and CNJ in the Lehigh River Valley, the Pennsylvania’s middle division, the Lehigh & New England’s Arlington Yard in operation, and we’ll head out to catch the New York Central, Erie and Pennsylvania railroads in central and upper central Pennsylvania and more.
Narrated with commentary by Mike Bednar, color, approximately 64 minutes run time

[@AlanFricker-u8l]

Lovely to see, all the anthracite roads action I never saw. Growing up on the Midwest

[@daf827]

Excellent footage and Mike Bednar’s stellar narration. The best!

[@glentaybow]

This train jargon is a unique language. Places, junctions, tunnels, towers,....all special to the train industry. Fascinating. Thanks for this post.

[@steveashworth6707]

That was a great video back in the good old days!.

[@tackywhale5664]

The framerate for these films from the 50s, 60s, and 70s looks as if it was recorded with a camera from the 80s or 90s. Absolutely unreal.

[@hirampriggott1689]

I come here just to listen to Mike Bednar.

[@blainenodes8182]

Really appreciate this post/ narration,👍👍 MN 🥶walkin' tracks 1958 in St Paul,r.r.officer shot us w/ rock salt shotgun,flares ,torpedos back then🧨

[@rayinpau.s.a.6351]

Love seeing the Reading gp30's and Steam Loco's !

[@eddiewolf_]

Mike's knowledge 🎉

[@davidmanning5665]

All Good stuff ! Thank you

[@dennis-ul5ht]

Takes me back to my youth in Columbus, Ohio, where five companies were ubiquitous with main and branch lines everywhere...

[@bpp325]

A great great video. Thanx. ))

[@PILOT074]

I absolutely love this video. I'm from Catawissa and this is awesome. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@MrZeldalove]

Great picture resolution. Nice job of transferring old 8mm film into digital.

[@JPMediaRR]

Thanks!

[@johnruskin4330]

Enjoyed the video and commentary brilliant,

[@robkrasinski6217]

I noticed how those low blat horns (Leslie A200?) were common in the 50's and 60's but most railroads today including class 1's and Amtrak use the Nathan multi chime horns. Conrail used Leslie 3 chimes on most of it's diesels from late 70's to 1980's and maybe 1990's.

[@LibertyRailfan]

Great video John Pechulis

[@jeremylando40]

The only footage I’ve found of that port Clinton cut where the bike trail is now I wish it was documented more

[@esosthompe]

With a live sound and without the music and the comments behind it would be perfect. For the moment without the sound, it's going. Very nice video, very beautiful pictures.

[@dustbowlhammer7119]

This is like watching Wild America, but with trains xD

[@BushmasterPatriot]

0:20 Eastbound Phoebe Snow at Slateford Junction!!!

[@LycoValleyRRFan]

Would ther e happen to be shots of the NYC's Fall Brook and Beech creek Districts?

[@JPMediaRR]

Here are the NYC locations mentioned in the DVD: north of Lock Haven, Jersey Shore, Blackwell, Cotton Point State Park, Near Wellsboro/Corning

[@LycoValleyRRFan]

YES Jersey Shore. I'm from there dieing to footage of here. We

[@joeynova3550]

Blackwell and Colton Point are both in the Pine Creek Gorge, which I believe was part of the Fall brook. Colton Point is in the section known as the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon!

[@twalker1773]

Norman Rockwell painted frame 5:16.

[@evank.5135]

I’m curious where that Erie freight was along the Lackawaxen

[@JPMediaRR]

I would have to confer with the narrator, but I believe on the bridge over the Lackawaxen river

[@evank.5135]

John Pechulis oh ok, I’m from around Hawley and I think that’s the branch line leading off towards Honesdale

[@sjfedorko]

This is just west of the crossing in Lackawaxen. The train is westbound.

[@paulquick8806]

The lacawaxson river runs into the Delaware River on Erie main line

[@keystoneraillink2110]

at 1:59, the PENNSY is going over a creek... i know he said the name, but i cant figure out how to spell it let alone what it was... Anyone know the name?

[@JPMediaRR]

Sinnemahoning Creek in Keating, PA

[@keystoneraillink2110]

John Pechulis thanks I’m trying to find old footage of the Pennsy running on the segment that’s now owned by the wnyp. This might be some of that footage

[@amtrak706]

I have to say, I think this stuff would be much better without the digital frame smoothing. Looks a little unnatural and lowers the sharpness of the film. Great stuff though, especially Mike Bednar's commentary!

[@americanrf5925]

0:54 whats locomotive emd named?

[@joeynova3550]

That's a Baldwin locomotive works Center cab transfer unit. Very common on the Schuylkill branch.

[@way75mit9]

Im a new railfan, so can anybody identify the type and name of the locomotive in frames 0:54 & 1:33, i have never seen this type of engine , I know its a center cab of some type , but i would like to know more about this unit !

[@robertstark9454]

The bright yellow one, was made by GE, add that to your search. I suppose your post was from 3 years ago or something, oh well, nice try😃

[@way75mit9]

Thank you Mr. Stark , no its 2019 and I was asking about the black center cab unit rounding a curve in frame 056 near the beginning of the video, again thanks for your info !

[@vzjtothalo1]

@@way75mit9 that is a Baldwin Center Cab Transfer Switcher on the PRR. The Orange and Cream colored one on the WAG is a GE 65 ton.

[@way75mit9]

Thank You John , I grew up in Philly in the late 60's early 70's but i never saw one of these type units working trains or switching in that area , Most Pennsy local ans switch work was done using RS 3 or SW model units , never any center cabs !

[@vzjtothalo1]

@@way75mit9 no problem. These were 1st generation units and mostly gone by that time. The closest they came to Philly was working in Norristown (there is another video here on the Tube with that) and at least once down here on the Pemberton branch.

[@kevinb9327]

What is the PC engine in the "sand job" in the beginning of the vid?

[@dannycrance1494]

A Baldwin Center cab

[@neo091]

how come name Dalmatia? thats is the place in Croatia..

[@nityking1]

they are shutting down the tourist train in chunk after new greedy township tried to impose "amusement" tax on the passenger railroad. shame to see it go but im sure theyll open it up in another local town