Nice! This is certainly one Railroad I would have loved to see Operate and Film! Always been a Fan of the Gettysburg Railroad. I Absolutely Love the footage with 76 and 1278. Amazing Video. Thanks for Sharing this with Us.
This railroad felt more fitting when it was a tourist railroad here than the current freight only service, in my opinion (despite it nearly murdering 1278)
9:18 look at all that delicious scale streaking down the boiler and outright covering the bottom of the whistle. Christ, it's a miracle nothing went wrong sooner and worse.
No, it’s a different operator and is freight only. The coaches were sold or scrapped. CSX is on the ex-WM tracks. Gettysburg is on the ex-Reading tracks north to Mt. Holly Springs and the interchange with NS’s ex-Conrail and ex-Reading line to Harrisburg. They had very nice brochures for the tourist train in the 80’s and early 90’s, I have some of them. I rode it once in April 2001 after my male cousin’s wedding in Carlisle and Harrisburg. It was a 32 mile round trip pulled with a red GP high hood diesel. Steam was long gone at that point. The double deck open air car really vibrated and we moved to regular coach during the ride. You captured scenes that will never be seen or heard again. #76 was at Owosso, MI and is now a static display in a town in western MD painted in B&O. The BM&R now R&N 2102 visited Gettysburg on May 21, 1988 during a mainline excursion from South Hamburg, it ran on Conrail from south of Temple station to Carlisle Jct. I’m riding behind 2102 again on Oct 1 from Reading to Jim Thorpe. I rode behind it twice before, April 1988 South Hamburg to Temple and Sept. 7, 1991 from Emmaus near me to Pennsburg when BM&R ran on ex-Reading branches owned by the Commonwealth of PA. The Emmaus to Pennsburg line was owned by East Penn Railroad since July 1995.
Gettysburg Railroad ALCO RS36 #70 (Built by American Locomotive Company in 1962), Mississippian Railway 76 (A.K.A Gettysburg Railroad 76, built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1920), and Canadian Pacific 1278 (A.K.A Gettysburg Railroad 1278, built by Canadian Locomotive Company in April 1948) in operation at the Gettysburg Railroad back in 1988 and in 1994 before closure on the following year, after the backdraft explosion of 1278.
Yeah. Even though it was sad that Canadian Pacific 1278 hasn’t operated since June 16th 1995 due to a backdraft boiler explosion incident that caused the heritage railroad to close down. The engine is possible of returning back to operation again, but currently there are no plans for it. The rest of their steam locomotives are also not being planned to be brought back in service, except 38. That engine is currently undergoing restoration back to operation soon.
@@nathancorcoran5347 1278 did not have a "backdraft boiler explosion". Low water caused the crown sheet to overheat and partially fail. Fortunately, it was not actually an explosion; had it been there would be nothing left of the locomotive to restore.
I sure miss this father son operation it was fun and the stupid homemade double decker open car made from a high cube boxcar! It was cool as hell to ride higher than the loco on the outbound segment of the trip!!😂😂😂😂😊
Me too. Despite their poor operations and maintenance they have back then. Which is what had happened with Canadian Pacific 1278, back in June 16th 1995.
76 was purchased by a restoration group for eventual operations on the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay in Michigan. 1278 is at the Age of Steam museum in Sugar Creek OH.
@@evanf1293 Yes, it turned out that the running gear was so shot on this engine due to Gettysburg's poor maintenance that it would have been cost prohibitive to restore it. So, that's basically two locomotives that they ruined that will most likely never run again.
That would be Because they are. Gettysburg railroad crews were not trained to maintain steam locomotives, or even to properly operate them for that matter, which culminated in the pacific, 1278, suffering a crown sheet failure and "backdraft" explosion in 1995.
I know they suffered a boiler explosion but did they continue with excursions after that or did the railroad close? Because I've been to Gettysburg and I never saw any Excursion train, not when I went anyway
They operated for a few more years after that, but that incident pretty much killed them i believe. I'm not sure if they still do anything or not. Alot of their equipment was sold at auction a few years after the boiler explosion. 1278 is currently at the AoS roundhouse.
@@drby0788 Sloan Cornell was the owner of the GETY and the Knox and Kane RRs. In 1996, the Gettysburg Railroad was sold to RailAmerica which operated the line as the Gettysburg Railway. In 2001, the Gettysburg Railway was sold to Pioneer Railcorp and the Gettysburg and Northern Railroad took over operations. Excursions were run by the Gettysburg Ry and G&N, but have since ceased. Cornell moved his passenger operations to the K&K, purchased a Chinese 2-8-2 and restored track over the Kinzua Viaduct.
If poor 1278 wasn't going to blow up, the other two would've destroyed themselves to get the attention of the outside world, the poor consolidation sounds ready to throw her cylinder off.
The locomotive did not blow up. It suffered a partial crown sheet failure. In an actual boiler explosion due to low water, the boiler would have been torn from the frame and none of the crew would have survived.
@@fmnut I was thinking it was RS something or other from the way the end of the long hood was shaped. They have that very distinctive look but I wasn't sure of what model RS it was. The short hood being a low hood always throws me off rather they are RS type also. Not just what model RS they are but if it is or not because the short hood being low. Thanks for the info. Stay well. 👍
@@williambryant5946 hi or low hood is not really a spotting feature. In the late 50s/early 60s, models from EMD and Alco were available with either height as an option. Adding to the confusion were hi hoods that had their noses chopped later in life.
@@fmnut Yeah that's what I was trying to say. It throws me off because of the short hoods being different and not the same for a certain model or being changed later.
Don’t you mean 1293?? I thought 1278 was being used for parts. But IF 1278 is being restored, uh... whole new firebox and back head. But there could be more.
Nice! This is certainly one Railroad I would have loved to see Operate and Film! Always been a Fan of the Gettysburg Railroad. I Absolutely Love the footage with 76 and 1278. Amazing Video. Thanks for Sharing this with Us.
Especially if you love watching steam locomotives that have been maintained so poorly that the FRA has to make an inspection schedule :)
@@overpoweredsteamproduction513 That has Nothing to Do with my Comment What so Ever. Poor management has nothing to do with my Comment.
The Gettysburg and Northern are still in operation, run by Patriot Rail. You still have the opportunity to see it and film it.
This railroad felt more fitting when it was a tourist railroad here than the current freight only service, in my opinion (despite it nearly murdering 1278)
9:18 look at all that delicious scale streaking down the boiler and outright covering the bottom of the whistle. Christ, it's a miracle nothing went wrong sooner and worse.
the legend herself! 1278!!
sadly gettysburg railroad doesnt use steam locomotives anymore because of the boiler explosion of the 1278
It was sad that 1278 had discontinued in service since that incident happened in June 16th 1995.
No, it’s a different operator and is freight only. The coaches were sold or scrapped. CSX is on the ex-WM tracks. Gettysburg is on the ex-Reading tracks north to Mt. Holly Springs and the interchange with NS’s ex-Conrail and ex-Reading line to Harrisburg. They had very nice brochures for the tourist train in the 80’s and early 90’s, I have some of them. I rode it once in April 2001 after my male cousin’s wedding in Carlisle and Harrisburg. It was a 32 mile round trip pulled with a red GP high hood diesel. Steam was long gone at that point. The double deck open air car really vibrated and we moved to regular coach during the ride. You captured scenes that will never be seen or heard again. #76 was at Owosso, MI and is now a static display in a town in western MD painted in B&O. The BM&R now R&N 2102 visited Gettysburg on May 21, 1988 during a mainline excursion from South Hamburg, it ran on Conrail from south of Temple station to Carlisle Jct. I’m riding behind 2102 again on Oct 1 from Reading to Jim Thorpe. I rode behind it twice before, April 1988 South Hamburg to Temple and Sept. 7, 1991 from Emmaus near me to Pennsburg when BM&R ran on ex-Reading branches owned by the Commonwealth of PA. The Emmaus to Pennsburg line was owned by East Penn Railroad since July 1995.
Thats because it was sold!
@@northernohiorailfanningpro8899 No, it is not. The CSX, nee WM, Hanover Subdivison is the like they connect with in Gettysburg.
The line they connect with.
Gettysburg Railroad ALCO RS36 #70 (Built by American Locomotive Company in 1962), Mississippian Railway 76 (A.K.A Gettysburg Railroad 76, built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1920), and Canadian Pacific 1278 (A.K.A Gettysburg Railroad 1278, built by Canadian Locomotive Company in April 1948) in operation at the Gettysburg Railroad back in 1988 and in 1994 before closure on the following year, after the backdraft explosion of 1278.
i remember riding the Gettysburg RR with both 1278 and number 76, back when i was a kid.
76 was probably the best locomotive they had on their roster
Fantastic footage!
Yeah. Even though it was sad that Canadian Pacific 1278 hasn’t operated since June 16th 1995 due to a backdraft boiler explosion incident that caused the heritage railroad to close down. The engine is possible of returning back to operation again, but currently there are no plans for it. The rest of their steam locomotives are also not being planned to be brought back in service, except 38. That engine is currently undergoing restoration back to operation soon.
@@nathancorcoran5347 1278 did not have a "backdraft boiler explosion". Low water caused the crown sheet to overheat and partially fail. Fortunately, it was not actually an explosion; had it been there would be nothing left of the locomotive to restore.
I recall 3254 ran this operation in 1985ish. Before it was traded for 1278 in 87. Anyone recall 3254 at Gettysburg pulling the NRHS special.
R.I.P. Gettysburg RR
I sure miss this father son operation it was fun and the stupid homemade double decker open car made from a high cube boxcar! It was cool as hell to ride higher than the loco on the outbound segment of the trip!!😂😂😂😂😊
Honestly, I think you mean cool like heaven.
That open air car double decker was from an autorack. Scrapped since 2009-10
Is that....an autorack???
Yep, converted into a 2 level open air car.
I believe that double decker open car was scrapped. Along with the two open cars at Knox and Kane. Correct me if I’m wrong
Awesome! Love it.
Me too. Despite their poor operations and maintenance they have back then. Which is what had happened with Canadian Pacific 1278, back in June 16th 1995.
Wonder what ever happened to 76 and 1278 right now?
76 was purchased by a restoration group for eventual operations on the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay in Michigan. 1278 is at the Age of Steam museum in Sugar Creek OH.
@@fmnut Actually 76 isn't gonna operate its now on display in Maryland and now renumbered as 476
@@evanf1293 just repeating the most recent info I could find on the web. Thx for the update.
@@fmnut yeah I thought the same thing as you til a friend of mine told me
@@evanf1293 Yes, it turned out that the running gear was so shot on this engine due to Gettysburg's poor maintenance that it would have been cost prohibitive to restore it. So, that's basically two locomotives that they ruined that will most likely never run again.
What were the origins of the passenger cars?
IIRC, DLW and RDG.
@@wrailfan Looks like one was an ex-LIRR ping pong.
A couple of Erie Stillwells also.
@@fmnutdon’t forget NYC and New Haven
Poor engines they sound so worn out in these clips!
That’s Right.
Indeed. Because the FRA steam standards weren't a thing back then, until the early 2000s I believe
That would be Because they are. Gettysburg railroad crews were not trained to maintain steam locomotives, or even to properly operate them for that matter, which culminated in the pacific, 1278, suffering a crown sheet failure and "backdraft" explosion in 1995.
I know they suffered a boiler explosion but did they continue with excursions after that or did the railroad close? Because I've been to Gettysburg and I never saw any Excursion train, not when I went anyway
They operated for a few more years after that, but that incident pretty much killed them i believe. I'm not sure if they still do anything or not. Alot of their equipment was sold at auction a few years after the boiler explosion. 1278 is currently at the AoS roundhouse.
@@drby0788 Sloan Cornell was the owner of the GETY and the Knox and Kane RRs. In 1996, the Gettysburg Railroad was sold to RailAmerica which operated the line as the Gettysburg Railway. In 2001, the Gettysburg Railway was sold to Pioneer Railcorp and the Gettysburg and Northern Railroad took over operations. Excursions were run by the Gettysburg Ry and G&N, but have since ceased. Cornell moved his passenger operations to the K&K, purchased a Chinese 2-8-2 and restored track over the Kinzua Viaduct.
@@drby0788 Yeah,Sloan Cornell never did recover after Jimmy's death.
@@JBB4118 Who was Jimmy?
@@Trainsbigandsmall Jim Cornell,Sloane's son.
Ah yes, the railroad that blew up a steam locomotive due to their own ineptitude.
I feel sorry for Canadian Pacific 1278.
If poor 1278 wasn't going to blow up, the other two would've destroyed themselves to get the attention of the outside world, the poor consolidation sounds ready to throw her cylinder off.
The locomotive did not blow up. It suffered a partial crown sheet failure. In an actual boiler explosion due to low water, the boiler would have been torn from the frame and none of the crew would have survived.
8:51 thats not a open windowless car is it
Yes, I believe it is.
I think the auto rack was scrapped along with a few others. Also the open platform combine is at Middletown Hummelstown RR I think
Nostalgia
Look at those Ex LIRR ping pong cars
What type of locomotive is number 70 in the opening scene? Great video.
Alco RS 36, originally Nickel Plate Road, then N&W.
@@fmnut I was thinking it was RS something or other from the way the end of the long hood was shaped. They have that very distinctive look but I wasn't sure of what model RS it was. The short hood being a low hood always throws me off rather they are RS type also. Not just what model RS they are but if it is or not because the short hood being low. Thanks for the info. Stay well. 👍
@@williambryant5946 hi or low hood is not really a spotting feature. In the late 50s/early 60s, models from EMD and Alco were available with either height as an option. Adding to the confusion were hi hoods that had their noses chopped later in life.
@@fmnut Yeah that's what I was trying to say. It throws me off because of the short hoods being different and not the same for a certain model or being changed later.
A 2-8-0 built by Baldwin
Some say 1275 steam engine exploded. And is safe inside a building thing
@Danny Smutek yep
This was one year before the 1278 would’ve ended her life in a boiler explosion.
BOOM
it happened in 1995.
Backdraft
1278 isn't totally dead, she's getting restored back to operation by the Age Of Steam Roundhouse.
Don’t you mean 1293?? I thought 1278 was being used for parts. But IF 1278 is being restored, uh... whole new firebox and back head. But there could be more.