On the Baltimore and Ohio
Fred McLeod’s Album of Steam Locomotives In Action. Distributed by Blackhawk Films.
12:11:37 Titles re filmed ca 90 miles east of Pittsburgh in 1952, 1953 & 1954 on B&O mainline; Buffalo Express was shot on Pittsburgh - Buffalo line about 175 miles north of Pittsburgh.
12:11:57 4-6-2 Pacific type locomotive leaving Confluence for Pittsburgh w/ westbound Washingtonian for Cleveland. Heavy black smoke pulling away from water tower. 9 cars & exit frame.
1213:14 4-8-2 Mountain type locomotive coming down grade, westbound w/ Washingtonian. Towards camera on slight s-curve w/ 8 cars.
12:13:56 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone type locomotive; last & biggest steam locomotive built for B&O working as a pusher. Freight cars l-r pushed past.
12:14:12 Double-headed 4-6-2s w/ eastbound Fast Mail. 11 cars but incomplete past l-r.
12:14:24 4-8-2 locomotive w/ afternoon mail for Washington arriving at Confluence. l-r long train passing freight behind.
12:14:47 4-6-2 locomotive on head of northbound Buffalo Express near Ridgway, Pennsylvania. Up track & around corner past camera, five car passenger.
12:15:16 Southbound Buffalo Express along Clarion River, five miles south of Ridgeway. R-L around sweeping turn.
12:15:38 Southbound Buffalo Express near Craigville, Pennsylvania. R-l Blowing whistle past.
12:15:54 Shenandoah east bound between Garrett & Meyersdale, Pennsylvania Diesel streamliner pulling 12 passenger cars.
12:16:18 Eastbound 4-8-2 climbing steep grade after leaving Confluence. High angle up grade.
12:16:50 2-10-2 Santa Fe as a pusher. Same grade as previous, pushing long freight train around bends.
12:17:26 4-8-2 w/ eastbound mail train slowing for Confluence. Whistle, from l-r.
12:17:57 2-8--8-4 articulated w/ a 3-unit Baldwin diesel drifting down grade to Connelsville, Pennsylvania. Brief, with coal cars.
12:18:20 3-unit Electro-Motive diesel & a 2-8-8-4 starting at coal chute between Garrett & Meyersdale. Much smoke & steam.
Transportation; Railroad Trains; Hobby; Hobbies; Train Spotting; Train Spotters; Runbys; 1950s;
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On the Baltimore and Ohio Fred McLeod’s Album of Steam Locomotives In Action. Distributed by Blackhawk Films. 12:11:37 Titles re filmed ca 90 miles east of Pittsburgh in 1952, 1953 & 1954 on B&O mainline; Buffalo Express was shot on Pittsburgh - Buffalo line about 175 miles north of Pittsburgh. 12:11:57 4-6-2 Pacific type locomotive leaving Confluence for Pittsburgh w/ westbound Washingtonian for Cleveland. Heavy black smoke pulling away from water tower. 9 cars & exit frame. 1213:14 4-8-2 Mountain type locomotive coming down grade, westbound w/ Washingtonian. Towards camera on slight s-curve w/ 8 cars. 12:13:56 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone type locomotive; last & biggest steam locomotive built for B&O working as a pusher. Freight cars l-r pushed past. 12:14:12 Double-headed 4-6-2s w/ eastbound Fast Mail. 11 cars but incomplete past l-r. 12:14:24 4-8-2 locomotive w/ afternoon mail for Washington arriving at Confluence. l-r long train passing freight behind. 12:14:47 4-6-2 locomotive on head of northbound Buffalo Express near Ridgway, Pennsylvania. Up track & around corner past camera, five car passenger. 12:15:16 Southbound Buffalo Express along Clarion River, five miles south of Ridgeway. R-L around sweeping turn. 12:15:38 Southbound Buffalo Express near Craigville, Pennsylvania. R-l Blowing whistle past. 12:15:54 Shenandoah east bound between Garrett & Meyersdale, Pennsylvania Diesel streamliner pulling 12 passenger cars. 12:16:18 Eastbound 4-8-2 climbing steep grade after leaving Confluence. High angle up grade. 12:16:50 2-10-2 Santa Fe as a pusher. Same grade as previous, pushing long freight train around bends. 12:17:26 4-8-2 w/ eastbound mail train slowing for Confluence. Whistle, from l-r. 12:17:57 2-8--8-4 articulated w/ a 3-unit Baldwin diesel drifting down grade to Connelsville, Pennsylvania. Brief, with coal cars. 12:18:20 3-unit Electro-Motive diesel & a 2-8-8-4 starting at coal chute between Garrett & Meyersdale. Much smoke & steam. Transportation; Railroad Trains; Hobby; Hobbies; Train Spotting; Train Spotters; Runbys; 1950s;