All of or most of this footage was taken on and around where I lived in the early 70s I also worked for the B&LE before going to PISC to become a Marine. The house we lived in was a two story house with a 50 foot tv antenna with a rotary on top I think the house was blue we lived at what was called Osgood or Girard both are close together just outside of Greenville Pa. Our neighbor across the street restored Packard's beautiful cars. Thanks for sharing your video with us. Ed
Outstanding. I lived on the west side of Erie in the late 60s and would take my young son with me when I went train watching at Wallace Junction. At that time there was a Norfolk and Western freight station just west of the grade crossing. I think there was just one run-around siding then. Looks like there is a lot more traffic today. Glad to see it. Thanks for making and posting this video.
Thank you for Watching and Commenting! I appreciate it. I recorded this footage over a course of several years. From a recent visit to Erie and the area along with posts I see on Facebook sadly things have changed at Wallace Junction. The Bessemer on rare occasions goes all the way to the former interchange location with the Norfolk Southern (N&W) at Wallace Junction. Several yard tracks have been removed and this location has been downsized. Norfolk Southern does run mainline trains through the area from Conneaut to Buffalo as before, I'm sure there probably isn't a daily NS local delivering cars to Wallace Junction like in the past. I use to spend a lot of time at this location also years ago, just like with most railroads every thing changes with time. My brother and I had many friends that worked for the N&W and the Bessemer who would let us ride with them in the cabs of the locomotive, things were a lot different 45 years ago compared to now. I have a lot of Great Memories and I am Happy I was able to take photos and videos of how this area and the Erie area use to be! Thanks again for watching and commenting! 👍
Those definitely were the Good Old Days of the Bessemer. I personally don't like seeing railroads being taken over by other railroads. A lot of Great paint schemes went away because of this.
I believe that is correct. I am not 100 percent sure, Gary Indiana sounds familiar. A lot of Great Action took place at Wallace Junction in Girard Pennsylvania.
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All of or most of this footage was taken on and around where I lived in the early 70s I also worked for the B&LE before going to PISC to become a Marine. The house we lived in was a two story house with a 50 foot tv antenna with a rotary on top I think the house was blue we lived at what was called Osgood or Girard both are close together just outside of Greenville Pa. Our neighbor across the street restored Packard's beautiful cars. Thanks for sharing your video with us. Ed
You are very welcome. Thank you for watching, I am Greatful I was able to record the Bessemer in Action!
Girard is in erie county
@@raymondchason2877 I was just mentioning the vicinity I know they are not both in Mercer county
Outstanding. I lived on the west side of Erie in the late 60s and would take my young son with me when I went train watching at Wallace Junction. At that time there was a Norfolk and Western freight station just west of the grade crossing. I think there was just one run-around siding then. Looks like there is a lot more traffic today. Glad to see it. Thanks for making and posting this video.
Thank you for Watching and Commenting! I appreciate it. I recorded this footage over a course of several years. From a recent visit to Erie and the area along with posts I see on Facebook sadly things have changed at Wallace Junction. The Bessemer on rare occasions goes all the way to the former interchange location with the Norfolk Southern (N&W) at Wallace Junction. Several yard tracks have been removed and this location has been downsized. Norfolk Southern does run mainline trains through the area from Conneaut to Buffalo as before, I'm sure there probably isn't a daily NS local delivering cars to Wallace Junction like in the past. I use to spend a lot of time at this location also years ago, just like with most railroads every thing changes with time. My brother and I had many friends that worked for the N&W and the Bessemer who would let us ride with them in the cabs of the locomotive, things were a lot different 45 years ago compared to now. I have a lot of Great Memories and I am Happy I was able to take photos and videos of how this area and the Erie area use to be! Thanks again for watching and commenting! 👍
Awesome variety of power in those days.
Those definitely were the Good Old Days of the Bessemer. I personally don't like seeing railroads being taken over by other railroads. A lot of Great paint schemes went away because of this.
Nice action
Nice video Mark ! Miss working with on the railroad
Very cool! I still can't believe the tunnel motors are gone...
We still have 905
905 is still here
We have 905, 868 and 862
And 878 is in the shops in Greenville, PA. Probably getting it’s 92 day inspection
Wow amazing I catch these trains in Butler Pennsylvania
Definitely a lot of Great Trains to see on the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad over the years!
@@markjl261 indeed and I actually got the ore train racing the Misc job a month ago
Excellent video.
Congrats on 1000 subs!
Great video of a fallen flag, thanks for sharing.
Great Video! Best Regards
Why are some of the hoppers white
the hoppers are ex rock island & their faded blue.
905 and 867 are still here but special when on the main
Raymond chason Yeah I saw them down at AK and was like woah that's a rare occasion
@@tcon_7830 878 is back on the Bessemer line
867 is in WI and I don’t know what happened to 878. The engines that run on the local now are 905 and 862
SD70M-2’s on the ore train
I caught 3 orange units on the ore train in December
At 13:00 is that a coke train BLE from Clairton Coke to NS to USS Gary IN?
I believe that is correct. I am not 100 percent sure, Gary Indiana sounds familiar. A lot of Great Action took place at Wallace Junction in Girard Pennsylvania.
You must have gotten permition from the railroad.Other wise railroad police would have picked you up.You a good video here nice .
+Eric Oxner This is pre 9/11 lol! Back then the railroads didn't care were you filmed.