Trains in Cincinnati, trolleys in Philedelphia 1956

[@jacksalvin364]

8:46 Santa Fe Texas #5018 was backing down to it's train to couple on.

[@railron1935]

I've seen you have captured Pennsy J1's in the other video of yours, and did we really had Santa Fe 2-10-4 Steamers here in the Greater Cincinnati Area?

[@dennis-ul5ht]

Again, at the 7:30 mark the scene switches to Columbus and activity near the 20th Street Shops and later Grogan Yard, mostly of coal trains headed for Sandusky...included are 2-10-4 Texas type locomotives from the Santa Fe (5018, 5028) that were leased for $93/day from April through December of '56...all a part of massive yards in C'bus that I remember from my childhood...

[@tenabob]

Riverside yard cincinnati

[@supercuda1950]

Great video and I would imagine that back in the day spotting a Santa Fe engine this far east was rare.

[@hampton400]

The Pennsy had a traffic surge in 1956 and leased a bunch of Texas types as they were similar to the PRR J-1's

[@lembriggs1075]

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@thomastaylor6699]

I miss the sounds of a steam engine. The chuf, chuf of the engine when you push it hard, to the whistle at night.

[@patricknoveski6409]

I was only 3 yrs old, But i wish my Dad had taken me to a train yard to see steam in last moments. But they didn't think about those things back then. Now we marvel at films like this. 😢

[@shakedydogshake]

Cincinnati, sure was Mohawk & Pennsy J1 country…..

[@rpmillam]

The year I was born

[@b3j8]

Those Sante Fe engines are as massive as the Pennsy J1's! Would've been something to see a couple thunder by w/a long coal train!

[@railfanjackson4531]

They actually were larger. The J1s were 117’8” long, while the 5011s were 123’5.” Atop of that the 5011s were actually heavier at 1,002,700 pounds, versus 1,001,475 pounds for the J1 and 991,475 pounds for the lighter J1a. They were truly incredible locomotives

[@shakedydogshake]

Absolutely love those later model Tuscan & Ochre yellow, Phila Suburban Transit trolley cars! Neato neighborhood scenes as well…..

[@frankwurth5375]

The B&O and Pennsy, leased several of them from Santa Fe in the last years of steam, Santa Fe had already Dieselized, so the big steamers were retired power, so available.

[@dirkupnmoor]

Great video with many locomotives of various classes. What an interesting scenery at 07:08 where the tracks emerge out of the yard with the white walls.

[@jordankramer9523]

So that's down in Cincinnati Ohio and that white wall is a flood wall that can be closed to keep the Ohio River and the Mill creek from flooding

[@dirkupnmoor]

@@jordankramer9523 Thank you!

[@supercuda1950]

Those are the flood walls and the openings were closed during threat of flood.

[@herbgarratt]

I think they are part of flood control (levee gates?)

[@workinghardusa]

Cool video, well done!

[@105C09]

Where is the location? It appears to be Cincinnati.

[@dennis-ul5ht]

The first seven plus minutes are of transfer runs along the Ohio River heading toward CUT...they last NYC steam activity actually occurred in this area on 5/2/57... .

[@dougklink]

Can anyone tell me what the door on the side of the tender was for on the Pennsy locos? There is steam coming out of it.

[@Closet_Jedi]

If you're talking about the loco at 4:00, I'm guessing that's where the steam powered auger that fed the firebox is located. These were dual purpose engines so they could be running the head end generator for passenger cars as well, purging condensation and debris from the lines before they reach the mainline. NYC liked to hide the external machinery on their locos to give them a cleaner look so it could be anything under that panel.

[@bigredc222]

I was wondering the same thing. Thank you, Jason.

[@rogerlollar4325]

Who filmed this

[@lawrenceaddy2489]

And no graffiti on the cars back then.