AMTRAK sunnyside in winter with narrative

The most enjoyable part for me is that you were actually there. That makes the explanations more interesting. Thanks for sharing this.

I'm a retired MNRR GCT Yard Engineer. I loved the yard moves and my GCT crew. I miss it. I even got qualified in Penn and the Hells gate to run the Meadowlands football train. I've been on those Amtrak FL9s, we had them in GCT 1n 1980 for the Empire. Great video!

I worked at Sunnyside Engine House during some of your filming, great history, thank you very much

Thank you for posting the video, old memories. I worked the New Haven side as an engineer but only got into Sunnyside about a dozen times, usually to get to the credit union. Once I got ordered to pick up a G at motor storage and being a hour early I spent 20 minutes walking through the DD1 for the wire train, and tried to imagine what it must have been like when everything was third rail out to the Jersey power change point where the trains swapped out the DD1's for steam locomotives. This was before the PRR electrified with AC power. How many people know The DD1 was really the last PRR 4-4-0 steamers without the boiler the D16B class if I remember correctly and a humongous DC motor driving a bell crank to the drivers and PRR simply coupled another D16 chassis on to avoid turning the power after each run. It was a simple way to make an electric locomotive out of a steam locomotive, and it worked beautifully. How many fans realize the GG1 used a new York air brake steam locomotive air compressor driven by a gearbox run off an AC motor. First time on a G I spent a few minutes poking around to familiarize myself with em and when I found the air compressor just stood There looking at it then saw the tag on it 140 cubic feet of air a minute was all she had, no wonder you had to conserve your air with a G. First time I saw the DD1 sitting there where if I remember right was where you showed the FL-9's sitting was in 1976 and I knew I was looking at history still in service. I was taking 2 GG1's to new Haven was the only time worked out of Sunnyside, and yes the steam in winter made visibility definitely trying. Thank you for bring back the old memories of Sunnyside. I look forward to more gems be they Pics or video. Jim retired locomotive engineer.

Well put together video. I cut my teeth in that area in 1997 when I hired on with New York & Atlantic and spent time switching right next door in Yard A. Amazing how much has changed since then.

WOW! Does this bring back memories!!! I worked Sunnyside in 1976-1979 while I was in college. I was a yard electrician and then a traveling electrician. When I was a yard electrician, I used to work the Southern Crescent and the Broadway Limited. Back then it was steam heat and battery and generator for power. It was all GG1 and E60 for motive power then.

Well done on the video. The railroad I love the snow I can do without.

As a new railroader, watching content like this is eye opening and fascinating. Thank you for the footage, and the wicked commentary! Love it!!

I have to say this is the best train video I've ever seen. Please add more videos .

31 years in SSY , love you vids

That’s a keeper, thanks for sharing this stuff.

Great video. Sunnyside yard has changed dramatically with the east side access project. I was the maintainer at F for a few years, shame they tore it down. Going on 25 years. Great history of the yard.

Thanks from ivy city Washington DC

It's fantastic to see day/night operations at the yard. I've lived in Sunnyside for 20 years and I found all of the train videos very informative.

The best 17+ minutes I spent today. Thanks for posting.

Wonderful nostalgic trip sir. Great history and wonderful memories. Thank you

---  A walk down memory lane for me  -  I'm 67  -  My building was right on the corner of 40th St & Skillman Ave  -  From my 6th floor room I had a great view of "The Yard"  -  I spent COUNTLESS HOURS watching the action  -  Startin circa 1958, me, and my mates, "played" in the yard  -  Man, we ran all over that place  -  Everyday, we would wait by the wash racks for the "name trains" to roll thru  -  It was easy to hop on a slow mover  -  We hopped on and proceded to steal all the shit we could!  -  Glasses, ashtrays, dinnerware, towels, etc, etc,  -  I still have plates, an ashtray, and a glass from the Broadway Limited  -  She would go thru the wash racks everyday around 3:30  -  And we would be waiting!  -  I have some stuff from "The Spirit of St. Louis" too  -  The Yard was a hell of a playground for us from 1958 - 67  -  By 1967, at 17, I joined the Marine Corps  -  Became a Fireman in 1971  -  Retired in 1999  -  I'm in Tucson now, and a coupla times a month I go down to the Union Pacific to watch the action  -  Its not bad  -  But .  .  . its nothing like "The Yard"  -

Those FL 9 units are beautiful. Would be great if they were upgraded for special excursions or periodic longhauls. Enjoyed the video.

I really enjoyed that! Love to see your pictures of the GG1's

Thank you so much.