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1950s - Railroads, USA: Steam Locomotives In Action: On The Pennsylvania

Reel Number: 221043-06

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1951,1952,1953,1950s

Country: United Kingdom,USA

Location: altoona,cresson,DERRY,EMPORIUM,gallitzen,Pennsylvania

TC Begins: 18:18:33

TC Ends: 18:26:08

Duration: 00:07:35

1950s - Railroads, USA: Pennsylvania Railroad Steam Locomotives 18:19:00 Intertitle re Horseshoe Curve west of Altoona. 18:19:19 2-10-4 Texas type locomotive pulling freight cars down grade past camera L-R. 18:19:34 4-6-2 Pacific type K-4 class pulling No.18 eastbound mail train & coach car out of station at Cresson, uphill. 18:20:24 2-10-0 Decapod type from 1921 pulling train of coal up hill. Much black smoke. 18:20:55 2-10-4 locomotive climbing slope R-L pulling 45-car train of scrap & limestone - followed by two more 2-10-4s L-R on downgrade. 18:22:00 2-10-0 pulling coal & freight cars up to Horsehoe Curve; & on end another 2-10-0 18:22:48 2-10-4 locomotives pulling freight up to Horseshoe Curve. 18:23:36 4-8-2 Mountain type northbound freight near Emporium, PA, for Buffalo NY from Harrisburg, PA brief. 18:23:56 Southbound Washington-Buffalo Express near Emporium, 4-6-2 Pacific type K-4 class locomotive seen from above moving round curve in track. 18:24:34 2-10-4 on fast freight past camera R-L. Black smoke. 18:24:55 4-6-2 pulling local passenger train near Derry, Pennsylvania. 18:25:15 2-8-2 Mikado type locomotive helping Baldwin twin-unit “Centipede” diesel-electric passenger train up to Gallitzen west of Altoona, w/ No.75, westbound Duquesne. (GOOD) Railways; Railroads; Trains; Runbys; Transportation; NOTE: Could pass for Appalachia. 2-10-4 locomotives referred to as Texas Type.

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