Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 In cab Part One
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Published 2009-06-04
There were 12 Reels of movies from the late 1940's through the 50's. I bought these 16mm Films at a yard sale last year.
All Comments (21)
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Amazing how footage like this can end up in a yard sale...great upload..
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Somehow Benny Goodman perfectly personifies the spirit of the PRR. This film is an amazing resource for 20th Century infrastructure students and PRR historians. WOW. Thanks for bringing this online.
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This vintage film is priceless, and shows an age of railroading that will never come to pass again. Loved seeing the old freight cars and cabooses in the sidings. Music very appropriate as well. 5-- count them 5 Stars--***** for this video Thanks for sharing it with the world
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Great gg-1 coverage , and that great music, I never knew Benny Goodman was so " good"!!
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I hired out in 1977 and spent plenty of time riding the firemans seat of GG1s working at Sunnyside yards and Penn station as a conductor. Rode many head end trips on E 60s and AEM7s while qualifying to Washington in the early 1980s. Brings back some good times, thanks for posting
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You brought a tear to my eye. As kids, my brother and I would stand just outside the east portal of the Hoffman st. tunnel in Balto to watch the G's comming and going. We knew Penn station was just on the other side. What tugs at the heartstrings is listening to the big band sounds of that era. My grandfather used to be the best trumpet player in Baltimore at the time these movies were made. Keep em commin baby! Mis labled or not, I love em. Excellent experiance...Thank you. -Phil
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Things I really liked about this (in no particular order): 1) The music 2) Seeing the Pnessy line before the decline 3) The tight clearences (even the compression of the zoom lense) 4) The engeer's hat (classy) 5) The nostalgia (though this was before I was born, I a can appreciate it). Thank you for posting.
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What great and fitting music.
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Thank you for posting this priceless video material which well illustrates why, at the time, the PRR was known as the "Standard Railroad of the World".
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The visibility from those cab windows was surprisingly good given the length of the hood of the GG1.
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The ol' GG1 used to front the train we rode every summer from Penn Station to North Philadelphia to visit my aunt & uncle in the 60's when I was a kid. I also had a model of it than ran on my old "N" Guage model train set. Pantographs & all! And by the way, that was when Penn Station had the dazzling super skylights that let in all that amazing daylight! Why they got rid of that I'll never understand. Amazing memories here. Thanks!
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My sister in law's father was an engineer on the GG1's
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Very EXCELLENT video. The drum solo by the Great Gene Krupa is the finest example of a kit ride. I have played this chart with the General Assembly Big Band and the trumpet parts are EXTREMELY Difficult! I rode behind 2 G's in 1964 out of Washington Terminal. We had 15 cars and 10 REA Express reefers and Box cars and those G's accelorated like it was Nothing. I saw their last years of operation in South Amboy NJ on NJ Transit and they were still impressive after all those years! THANKS
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Great footage. I remember the GG1's running down at the Greenwich Yard in South Philadelphia back in the 60's. I was always in awe of these American classics.
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Thanks for posting these action shots from the crews view out the front of the GG-1. I did get to be inside the cab of a GG-1 one time when the engines were laying over in the yard for the once a year trip for the Army-Navy game. I was surprised how small the cabs were for the engineer and fireman but they were functional and worked well for many years.
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What a fantastic time piece! I can only imagine what it must have been like to drive one of these beasts. You must have felt totally invincible at the helm. A shame none have been preserved in an operational condition.
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Thanks for the correction. on the location. I'm glad you like the film. I'm sure Mr. Sage would feel the same way. Len.
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Nice stuff. Good quality, great transfer. Shot at 0:33 is a ballast cleaning train, at 0:45 is actually Perryville,1:36 is at Baltimore, not Wilmington. 3:19 is Washington Union Station. 4:23 is Arsenal Tower in Phila.4:44 shows a pre-Schuylkill Expressway view. Thanks. Brings back memories.
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Thank you so very much for preserving a piece of history for all to enjoy. In this cookie-cutter world were living in (what is the difference between rock, rap and country these days, I can't tell.) it's nice to see a beautiful and unique engine like the GG-1 in her heyday. I only wish I could have two things. This video in HD and architects that were allowed the freedom to design engines like these again.
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Do I ever miss those GG-1s!! I grew up riding behind them from Baltimore to New York! Not the most scenic rail route but nonetheless fascinating-due to those GG-1s! As a kid they intrigued me as well! Nice seeing old views of the NEC through Maryland!
