Memories of Steam in the Northeast - Vol. 3 + Memories of the D&H

Description: MEMORIES OF STEAM IN THE NORTHEAST, VOL. III DELAWARE & HUDSON * Visit the scenic Carbondale - Starrucca line where huge 4-6-6-4 Challengers take heavy tonnage over steep grades. This extraordinary 16mm full-color footage presents these massive locomotives in all their gut-wrenching glory! As many as three Challengers per train put on one of the finest steam shows in the eastern United States! MARYLAND & PENNSYLVANIA * Ride an October 6, 1940 excursion from New York to the famous Ma & Pa via the Pennsy's electrified main line. You see: * PRR wreck train and yard at Perryville, MD * PRR and B&O steam at Baltimore * Ma & Pa Baltimore yard with several 2-8-0s on display * Fantrip behind 2-8-0 26 to York, PA featuring onboard scenes and and photo stops * Slate Hill Branch * Scenic trestles; yard at York HUNTINGDON & BROAD TOP MOUNTAIN * See yard facilities, H&BTM, and PRR trains at Huntingdon * Fantrip behind 2-8-0 37 with many scenic views of the line. MEMORIES OF THE DELAWARE & HUDSON The program opens with vignettes of D&H steam on the Forest City and Ararat grades in Pennsylvania. Thrill to the sights and sounds of the powerful and elegant J-Class 4-6-6-4 Challengers in action, as these huge beasts manhandle long trains over steep mountain grades! You'll even see a train with a Challenger on the head end and three locomotives (4-6-6-4, 0-8-8-0, and 2-8-0) pushing. Other stream power depicted includes 4-6-0, 2-8-0, 0-8-0, and the famous elephant-eared 4-6-2 and 4-8-4 types. Next, we visit the large yard and engine terminal at Oneonta, NY for a look at D&H diesels at the height of the Alco era. You'll see as many as 16 Alcos at the terminal as we watch trains from many intersting angles. There's plenty of Alco action on the road too, including numerous C628 lashups and snow scenes. The program concludes with coverage of the D&H Bicentennial train, pulled by a red-white-and-blue RS3/U23B lashup. 60 MINUTES * COLOR AND B/W ARCHIVE FILM * MAPS AND GRAPHICS * SYNCHRONIZED SOUND *DVD* PRODUCED BY MARC S. BALKIN

Price: 34.95 USD

Location: Frederick, Maryland

End Time: 2024-09-27T14:19:20.000Z

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