The Bessemer Bullit !! Grew up with that train going through my back yard through the 50's 60's & 70's Played on the tracks my whole childhood, always had a good supply of iron ore pellets for our slingshots to keep us in trouble. The hours I spent walking up and down those tracks to get to our favorite fishing hole. That whistle brought back a lot of great memories.
Downtown Greenville [2:49]: First National Bank is on right, was headquarters until 1980s when move to Hermitage was completed; former B&LE office building on left. Post Office was on first floor for awhile in early 20th Century before moving. Dispatchers' Office was on third floor at southeast corner overlooking track. Up to early 1960s there was a gateman's tower where signal box is; before CTC it was a block station, controlling the switch for double track south of here [it was at alley then before relocating further south of Clinton St about 1970]. In late 1950s, dispatchers moved to Race Street office. In 1973, Shenango Yard turn was returning from Osgood when they pinned a vehicle between buildings crossing in front of them at the alley north of the buildings, no fatalities or serious injury fortunately. Alley was closed soon afterwards, it was a safety hazard coming out bank's rear entrance too.
This is my dad s hometown of Greenville pa .nice shot of the train going past those buildings,downtown.i always wondered what that looked like.all I remember about the b.l.e was you would hear the horn then see the caboose.those boys ran fast.
Horns on 867 are wimpy for the BLE beasts however between the buildings fantastic. In use much more than pre CN IC days I see. Dedicated Scrap train Wow! Great video!
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The Bessemer Bullit !!
Grew up with that train going through my back yard through the 50's 60's & 70's
Played on the tracks my whole childhood, always had a good supply of iron ore pellets for our slingshots to keep us in trouble.
The hours I spent walking up and down those tracks to get to our favorite fishing hole.
That whistle brought back a lot of great memories.
Downtown Greenville [2:49]: First National Bank is on right, was headquarters until 1980s when move to Hermitage was completed; former B&LE office building on left. Post Office was on first floor for awhile in early 20th Century before moving. Dispatchers' Office was on third floor at southeast corner overlooking track. Up to early 1960s there was a gateman's tower where signal box is; before CTC it was a block station, controlling the switch for double track south of here [it was at alley then before relocating further south of Clinton St about 1970]. In late 1950s, dispatchers moved to Race Street office.
In 1973, Shenango Yard turn was returning from Osgood when they pinned a vehicle between buildings crossing in front of them at the alley north of the buildings, no fatalities or serious injury fortunately. Alley was closed soon afterwards, it was a safety hazard coming out bank's rear entrance too.
This is my dad s hometown of Greenville pa .nice shot of the train going past those buildings,downtown.i always wondered what that looked like.all I remember about the b.l.e was you would hear the horn then see the caboose.those boys ran fast.
3:10 Nice to hear that teardrop bell. Sometime in the years since you filmed this they unfortunately replaced it.
Great post, very rare seeing 2 orange and black units in the same train. Thanks so much for sharing.
Bob Gallo very rare now lol
I saw 2 of them on a local train about a week or two ago
I saw a trio of them on the ore train in December
Horns on 867 are wimpy for the BLE beasts however between the buildings fantastic. In use much more than pre CN IC days I see. Dedicated Scrap train Wow! Great video!
I love the horn on 867
Who doesn’t
Awesome video! How did you acess the shots at Bridge 38 and CE?
A+ dude! These are some awesome shots. This is the quality I’m looking for!
Wonderful
Nice catches!
What time did you see the scrap train in butler this day
When do they run the ballest train I wanna get it?