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| Author: | J3a-614 [ Fri May 13, 2016 3:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Almost Bizarre Pennsylvania Railroad Safety Film |
The YouTube poster who put this up thought this would be at home on "The Twilight Zone!" Still, a lot of classic Pennsy footage and scenes, and I dare say the employees and other people who took part in it must have had a ball! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9eyNsvvn6E |
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| Author: | joe6167 [ Fri May 13, 2016 11:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Almost Bizarre Pennsylvania Railroad Safety Film |
"I haven't heard such language since I was in maternity" ha! |
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| Author: | E&N6004 [ Fri May 13, 2016 5:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Almost Bizarre Pennsylvania Railroad Safety Film |
Isn't that Fred Gwynne (Herman Munster) singing at the bar? Great find! Pat |
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| Author: | robertjohndavis [ Fri May 13, 2016 8:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Almost Bizarre Pennsylvania Railroad Safety Film |
E&N6004 wrote: Isn't that Fred Gwynne (Herman Munster) singing at the bar? Great find! Pat Mention Fred Gwynne at a bar and all I can think of is the incredible film "Ironweed." I would suspect that this film is well known among the RYPN crowd for a number of reasons (mostly because of the "transformation" of D&H equipment at Colonie for the film). It's one of my favorites; Tom Waits and a depressing story. What could be better? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironweed_(film) Rob |
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| Author: | dwither1 [ Sat May 14, 2016 1:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Almost Bizarre Pennsylvania Railroad Safety Film |
You Tube is full of old railroad safety films from the 1950s. Here is one from the Santa Fe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9VqccMWF-c |
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| Author: | Zak Lybrand [ Sat May 14, 2016 8:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Almost Bizarre Pennsylvania Railroad Safety Film |
That was certainly a hell of a tangent they went down. Good find! |
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| Author: | Mark Trebing [ Mon May 16, 2016 1:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Almost Bizarre Pennsylvania Railroad Safety Film |
I find it interesting that PRR 1223 makes an appearance. Did they film at Northumberland? |
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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Mon May 16, 2016 3:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Almost Bizarre Pennsylvania Railroad Safety Film |
I've been able to positively identify at least a couple locations: At least one scene in a yard, the one with the distinctive twin water towers, is definitely the heart of Northumberland Yard. I believe the hump scenes are either East Altoona, Northumberland, or an amalgam of the two. The tower and interchange seen at the 20-minute mark is most positively the former KASE Tower at the north end of Sunbury, Pa.; the distinctive double bridges in the background seen from the tower lead to Island Park and then Northumberland. The train with a set of Alco FAs spurs north from KASE towards Wilkes-Barre, and the following scenes are, in my estimation, 98% guaranteed to be around Rupert/Catawissa/East Bloomsburg, further up the line towards Wilkes-Barre; the bridge over the river in the background is the Reading's Catawissa Branch connecting to the DL&W at Rupert. |
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| Author: | philip.marshall [ Fri May 20, 2016 8:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Almost Bizarre Pennsylvania Railroad Safety Film |
Some of my favorite railroad instructional films are from the London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) in the UK, produced in the 1930s. For example, here is one called "Engine Shed", on how to coal and water your engine properly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0bToe9DKFo And the remarkable film "General Repair", which follows a single locomotive through an overhaul at Crewe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzybtS56l6A And my favorite of all, "Sentinels of Safety," on towers and signalling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVv-T2KRa7k -Philip Marshall |
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| Author: | PaulWWoodring [ Mon May 23, 2016 12:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Almost Bizarre Pennsylvania Railroad Safety Film |
Not to hijack the thread, but does anyone know if the 1968 UTU film Moving On, on the history of railroads and railway labor is out there on the net? I saw that film a couple of times at railroad club meetings in the late '60's and early 70's. In fact, I have a soundtrack LP for it that the union gave away at showings they sponsored the year or so after it came out. As a kid, I actually learned some things from that film. Would be nice to have another look at it. |
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| Author: | J3a-614 [ Tue May 24, 2016 2:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Almost Bizarre Pennsylvania Railroad Safety Film |
Couldn't find the movie, but did find the sound track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9sDMoOTWOE |
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| Author: | PaulWWoodring [ Tue May 24, 2016 11:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Almost Bizarre Pennsylvania Railroad Safety Film |
Thanks for finding that posting. |
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| Author: | philip.marshall [ Fri May 27, 2016 3:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Almost Bizarre Pennsylvania Railroad Safety Film |
Here is another gem of a training film from the UK: "Single Line Working," from British Railways. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F79R3Fg-pPY It's gorgeously filmed (all in color), but there is no humor in this one. It's literally "by the book". -Philip Marshall |
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