My uncle was a boilermaker at the Altoona Shop. In 1956 he took me on a tour, I was 9 years old. I remember the noise and seeing all the steamers, dead, waiting for scrap. it seemed to stretch for miles, but some were still used as pushers over Horseshoe Curve. This video brought back sweet memories.
I love Trains, grew up in PA, close to Spur line from Trafford to Export, gone now but I remember train back in the 50's And 60's saw them a couple times a week.
NS Roundhouse brought back childhood memories of the NYC roundhouse steam locomotive shop in Rensselaer, NY (on the east side of the Hudson River) though named NYC's Albany Yard. I had the part time job at Selkirk Rail Yard in my senior HS year to be a rail spiker, replacing bad spikes with new ones. I can still smell the coal smoke from the 2-6-2s and the 4-6-4s. Good time it was!
Loved the whole video (thanks for doing it and for sharing it!). My favorite part was at 6:22 when you showed all those beautiful black and white ponies in the corral.
Sir David !! Thanks & When N/S closed it's ROANOKE shop according to the NEWS reports , they offered the Employees the move here !! Times are getting harder to make a 30 yr career in 1 spot !!! Thanks AGAIN FOR VIDEOING & SHARING !!! ""KEEP IT SAFE "" !!!
Thank you for sharing. I really enjoyed the entire video especially the round area where the trains turn around. I remember the round house in east end. I've lived here all my life and have never had a train ride. Can you believe it? Most of us would never get to see what you and your drone have shown us...thanks again!
WOW ! Im building this as a modeltrain layout for a convention in Germany. This video makes some reseachs A LOT easier ! Thanks for this awsome video ! Keep up the great work ! Cheers from Germany.
And to think in PRR days it was even bigger!! 😊😊😊I remember it before it was mostly torn down. Glad at least it was partially saved and still gets to hail as the largest.
The entire thing was fantastic many of my relatives retired from there I lived just a couple miles away I absolutely loved it as a kid I hung out there all the time. I will always love this place so much incredible history
Bravo on your coverage of Juniata. As a former Conrailer, 1985-1999 I had the opportunity to tour the facility several times. Awesome and the pride of the work force was very evident! Thanks and I am a subscriber
The scale and scope of this facility is amazing. The video demonstrates real quality. The music is not intrusive and the captioning is appropriately enlightening. Thank you for the excellent work?
I enjoyed the entire video. Seeing an area from the sky gives a whole new perspective on it, I see this yard almost daily at ground level. Thank you for sharing this with us.
This whole presentation is so amazing!! From start to finish!! It's saddening that they took the repair shop out of service in Roanoke, VA my hometown, But I hope they will one day reconsider, and continue to keep that part a of history and benefit into service, I know it has effected the local economy, and many lives that put so much effort in over the years there. But it is what it is, I'm thankful to see this facility in all it's glory, thanks for bringing that experience to life, and sharing it with us!!
This is an iconic railroad location. I especially liked the giant roundhouse. We have a comparable facility near here at North Platte. Our main shop (UP) is divided into halves for doing warranty work on GE and EMD locomotives. Lots of power on hand, but not as many as you have. In addition to locos being cycled through the shop, units for sale are also to be found here. North Platte was never an erecting shop like Altoona. It was developed when North Platte became the main classification yard on the UP. Before that, Grand Island was the main classification yard. One of my employers, Nebraska Central, has its Grand Island operations center located in a building that was once used to fabricate passenger cars.
David, your videos are of the highest quality. Drayton and Danny Harmon are two of my favorites. You have moved into third place and I have only seen two videos!!! My favorite part of this video is the TURNTABLE. I've had an affinity to roundhouses and turntables. As you know, many have been dug up or filled in. Keep those videos coming. By the way, my favorite part of train watching is block signals that change their aspect or the rare opportunist to see a 'dropped signal'. Thank you.
THANK YOU for using your affinity for trains and your skills with a drone to share such a spectacular viewpoint of the Altoona shops! As a railroad enthusiast and model railroader, your work here provides SO many insights!
My favorite part of this video is showing a bottom of locomotive and showing the rebuilt locomotive that is ready to go back into service. You are correct that this is cost cutting for the railroad.
That sounds like a neat place to check out, but unfortunately we moved out of PA last summer, so I'm not sure when I'll be able to get back out to the Altoona area.
That place is huge, bigger than the former USS Homestead works. Last time I was in Altoona, there were quite a few Union Pacific locos there. In Roanoke at the museum, there is a steamer which was built in the Juniata Shops. This is a great post, sure wish tours are available.
Thanks for showing me the train workshop. I never that there are lots of engines that has to get fix. Fort Worth Texas has almost the same thing just behind the Texas Motor Speedway.
Can almost see the house I grew up in. 3 blocks from the 2nd Street gate on (north) 7th Avenue. Front door of Trianon bar @ n 5th and 2nd street was my grade school bus stop for a couple years.
As impressive as it looks now, it’s a pale shadow of its former majestic glory. I used to drive past the Hollidaysburg shops on my way back to Penn State. So much gone!
loco 9368 at 0:49 suffered a derailment on 5/11/19 apparently the units 2nd the 1st was 2/13/05 but unfortunately shes met her end at the cutters torch
Did PRR end up as NS? as a kid we used to go to the Greensburg Pa. Station and see that Giant Green PRR English pulling in, it was Awesome indeed. I am now 72 and live in Michigan
Good question! PRR merged with the New York Central to form Penn Central. Eventually, Penn Central became Conrail and then Norfolk Southern and CSX jointly purchased Conrail.
Thanks so much. Having visited my PRR Engineer Grandfather in Altoona many times, here's a suggestion: edit in some new fly bys starting at the two prominent bridges that go over the yard. That way, people can be better oriented at what they are seeing. Thanks again.
This is an amazing video of an amazing maintenance facility with the modern use of round tables, and thank you for sharing this video with us. I want to model modern railroad, the Union Pacific and BNSF with a round house table, but I am concerned that the round house will be a through back to the bygone era of steam trains. Can you show me more example video of how this maybe incorrect?
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I have another video called "Drone Video - Using the Turntable at the Juniata Locomotive Shop" (ruclips.net/video/jkAqCcyJ9z8/видео.html) that shows the turntable and "roundhouse" (even though it's not round) in more detail. I hope this helps with your modeling endeavors!
I live across from the Williamson,West Virginia Railroad Yard an I love trains my dad was a coal miner he work for island creek coal company in Red Jacket Wva the train went by the back of our house I'm 60 now so that was back in the 60s
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My uncle was a boilermaker at the Altoona Shop. In 1956 he took me on a tour, I was 9 years old. I remember the noise and seeing all the steamers, dead, waiting for scrap. it seemed to stretch for miles, but some were still used as pushers over Horseshoe Curve. This video brought back sweet memories.
Wow! That’s amazing!
That would have been awesome to see.
I was 5 same tour ! Grandfather Life long enginner middle div. What i would give to have him back !!
I love Trains, grew up in PA, close to Spur line from Trafford to Export, gone now but I remember train back in the 50's And 60's saw them a couple times a week.
No favorite part. It was all interesting and educational. Drones have changed our lives!
Love visiting here from Bradenton,Fl....Altoona and surrounding towns,make us rail fans,feel like kids again...thanks for the video.
Altoona… The city that kept some mighty Pennsylvania RR running… Great history, great people
NS Roundhouse brought back childhood memories of the NYC roundhouse steam locomotive shop in Rensselaer, NY (on the east side of the Hudson River) though named NYC's Albany Yard. I had the part time job at Selkirk Rail Yard in my senior HS year to be a rail spiker, replacing bad spikes with new ones. I can still smell the coal smoke from the 2-6-2s and the 4-6-4s. Good time it was!
Loved the whole video (thanks for doing it and for sharing it!). My favorite part was at 6:22 when you showed all those beautiful black and white ponies in the corral.
I spotted a high-nose in the mix. Also some interesting looking switchers. I'd need a month to snoop around that yard. LoL
Sir David !! Thanks & When N/S closed it's ROANOKE shop according to the NEWS reports , they offered the Employees the move here !! Times are getting harder to make a 30 yr career in 1 spot !!! Thanks AGAIN FOR VIDEOING & SHARING !!! ""KEEP IT SAFE "" !!!
Thank you for sharing. I really enjoyed the entire video especially the round area where the trains turn around. I remember the round house in east end. I've lived here all my life and have never had a train ride. Can you believe it? Most of us would never get to see what you and your drone have shown us...thanks again!
WOW ! Im building this as a modeltrain layout for a convention in Germany. This video makes some reseachs A LOT easier ! Thanks for this awsome video ! Keep up the great work ! Cheers from Germany.
Very impressive...would have loved seeing it in the days of steam!!
My great grandfather worked there when it was Pennsylvania Railroad and 3 of my great uncles worked there during the penn central-conrail years
Had relatives who worked for Pennsy and Penn Central in Altoona and Philly. Love seeing this. Wish the Pennsy survived.
Very Cool looking Old Repair Facility. Thanks for the Strong 💪 Effort with this Video & Sharing. 👍
And to think in PRR days it was even bigger!! 😊😊😊I remember it before it was mostly torn down. Glad at least it was partially saved and still gets to hail as the largest.
The entire thing was fantastic many of my relatives retired from there I lived just a couple miles away I absolutely loved it as a kid I hung out there all the time. I will always love this place so much incredible history
Bravo on your coverage of Juniata. As a former Conrailer, 1985-1999 I had the opportunity to tour the facility several times. Awesome and the pride of the work force was very evident! Thanks and I am a subscriber
The scale and scope of this facility is amazing. The video demonstrates real quality. The music is not intrusive and the captioning is appropriately enlightening. Thank you for the excellent work?
I rode by in 1978 on the "National Limited."
In the early morning light, I could see nothing but former EL E8s and RS3s.
Almost as far as I could see.
super cool, thanks for the vid. Arguably one of the most important US railroad locations historically.
Love the history of the shops. Think it time I went back to The Shops. Thanks Much
Incredible video! Your so lucky to of been able to go visit! Thank you!
I remember seeing that 4001 locomotive before the derailment. Glad it could be repaired. Thanks for the footage
I enjoyed the entire video. Seeing an area from the sky gives a whole new perspective on it, I see this yard almost daily at ground level. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Altoona shops of the Norfolk Southern awesome good video.
This whole presentation is so amazing!! From start to finish!! It's saddening that they took the repair shop out of service in Roanoke, VA my hometown, But I hope they will one day reconsider, and continue to keep that part a of history and benefit into service, I know it has effected the local economy, and many lives that put so much effort in over the years there. But it is what it is, I'm thankful to see this facility in all it's glory, thanks for bringing that experience to life, and sharing it with us!!
Great show of the Alto Shops! Proud to say NS shops are here where I live in Altoona Pa.
Great flying! Love the turntable, and locomotives disassembled.
This is an iconic railroad location. I especially liked the giant roundhouse.
We have a comparable facility near here at North Platte. Our main shop (UP) is divided into halves for doing warranty work on GE and EMD locomotives. Lots of power on hand, but not as many as you have. In addition to locos being cycled through the shop, units for sale are also to be found here.
North Platte was never an erecting shop like Altoona. It was developed when North Platte became the main classification yard on the UP. Before that, Grand Island was the main classification yard. One of my employers, Nebraska Central, has its Grand Island operations center located in a building that was once used to fabricate passenger cars.
the North Platte yard is so big that you cannot see one end from the other
0:20 GoRail
2:25 NS 1801 (Yellow)
4:28 NS 4001 (Blue) and NS 8520 (Red)
For anyone who wants to know
Love it!! I went there to see it in 2016 Horseshoe Curve and this Shop!!!! Love it!!!! Want to go back!!!
I grew up near Altoona, Never get tired of seeing the Altoona Shop or the Horseshoe Curve. Now I just view them remotely from Ohio.
Excellent, thank you. I grew up in the 1950s in Greenville, CA, near Keddie. Pennsy rr was the greatest then.
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Having grown up in Altoona, this great video brings back many memories.
I luv Drone Videos, they show so much
Excellent video and excellent locomotive workshop. Congratulations on the video. Best regards.
Thank you. I didn't know anything about that great workshop. Excellent and very instructive video, with the magic of the drone. Best regards.
Oh my god, I Loved the Tour, I'd Like to see more in the meantime!
David, your videos are of the highest quality. Drayton and Danny Harmon are two of my favorites. You have moved into third place and I have only seen two videos!!! My favorite part of this video is the TURNTABLE. I've had an affinity to roundhouses and turntables. As you know, many have been dug up or filled in. Keep those videos coming. By the way, my favorite part of train watching is block signals that change their aspect or the rare opportunist to see a 'dropped signal'. Thank you.
Awesome aerial footage of an increadible, old-time, hard-core railroad facility! They wouldn't build 'em like that nowadays!
I visited once and got awesome.shots of the turntable, but your video is special....I will be back and fly my drone!!
THANK YOU for using your affinity for trains and your skills with a drone to share such a spectacular viewpoint of the Altoona shops! As a railroad enthusiast and model railroader, your work here provides SO many insights!
My favorite part of this video is showing a bottom of locomotive and showing the rebuilt locomotive that is ready to go back into service. You are correct that this is cost cutting for the railroad.
That place is HUGE, have only seen it from the road. Would love to get a look inside, but that is most likely not possible. Thanks for the flyover.
Agreed, it would be really neat to walk around inside if that was possible!
@@DavidLauback just fly your drone really low
Thanks for the fascinating ariel tour.
Great Video. Nicely done !
Growing up in Altoona I have never seen the shops like this before, thanks for sharing!!
Thanks. I've seen it from the street several times and 12 to 15 years ago had the opportunity to tour the shop during an open house.
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Did you get to go there during RailFest ?
I liked everything! especially the rebuilt locomotives, they have nice paint schemes.
Wonderful video. Love the drone usage.
Awesome video, Awesome background music.
Enjoyed the background music too...
Awesome Job! the video with the facts make it especially interesting !
I would love to see drone footage back in the 1940's and 50's
Have been here quit a few times over the years. Nice to see it from the sky. Very well done.
Great video !!!!!!
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Great!! any chance of ever doing East Altoona down around where Homer hump and roundhouse used to be?
That sounds like a neat place to check out, but unfortunately we moved out of PA last summer, so I'm not sure when I'll be able to get back out to the Altoona area.
That place is huge, bigger than the former USS Homestead works. Last time I was in Altoona, there were quite a few Union Pacific locos there. In Roanoke at the museum, there is a steamer which was built in the Juniata Shops. This is a great post, sure wish tours are available.
🚂 Great video, great shots. Keep them coming. Thanks 🚂🚂
I really like drone videos it give you a view that you never see
Wonderful perspective, great drone work, awesome facility! Thanks for sharing this.
Excellent video! Thank you very much!
Terrific video, music was good too. Good job and thanks for sharing.
AMAZING!
Great video ! While Juniata is still very active, it's sad to see so many locos in storage. NS is / has sold a lot of power in recent months.
I have so many memories about Trains 50's and 60's
Excellent , amazing how big the facility really is !
Everything man. this is cool.
I'm just glad the juniata shop is still operational
Great video 👍🏻 I really enjoyed this
Thanks for showing me the train workshop. I never that there are lots of engines that has to get fix. Fort Worth Texas has almost the same thing just behind the Texas Motor Speedway.
Very realistic looking layout!
Thank you for the video, My Brother lives tp Altoona, Pa , maybe one day I'll get a chance to go by that yard .
Can almost see the house I grew up in. 3 blocks from the 2nd Street gate on (north) 7th Avenue. Front door of Trianon bar @ n 5th and 2nd street was my grade school bus stop for a couple years.
no shit?
Very nice Dave, I enjoyed watching it!
Proud to have worked in the juniata shops
props to you and your nine fingers
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Great video educational loved it
As impressive as it looks now, it’s a pale shadow of its former majestic glory. I used to drive past the Hollidaysburg shops on my way back to Penn State. So much gone!
Nice flying. Not too fast. Good o get this view that I've only seen from the ground.
loco 9368 at 0:49 suffered a derailment on 5/11/19 apparently the units 2nd the 1st was 2/13/05 but unfortunately shes met her end at the cutters torch
Really enjoyed the video. Thanks!!!!
Super awesome video sir kudos to you just awesome thanks so much for sharing this great video and stay safe,,,,Ken
Excellent video
I'm so glad you made this fantastic video before railroads switch to all electric trains.
Loved it! Great shots!
Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata Shops - temporarily occupied by Norfolk and Southern until the Pennsy returns!
I can dream, can't I?
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You wish.
@@johntantanella2225 Yes, yes I do!
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WHY ? They were bankrupt. At least ConRail and Norfolk Southern made and make profits.
Did PRR end up as NS? as a kid we used to go to the Greensburg Pa. Station and see that Giant Green PRR English pulling in, it was Awesome indeed. I am now 72 and live in Michigan
Good question! PRR merged with the New York Central to form Penn Central. Eventually, Penn Central became Conrail and then Norfolk Southern and CSX jointly purchased Conrail.
Awesome drone footage TY
All of it! Thanks
Very nice video! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much.
Having visited my PRR Engineer Grandfather in Altoona many times, here's a suggestion: edit in some new fly bys starting at the two prominent bridges that go over the yard. That way, people can be better oriented at what they are seeing.
Thanks again.
Great video !!
HC Treintje Herman from Belgium.
Great video
Fantastic skills and the content I love railroading
This is an amazing video of an amazing maintenance facility with the modern use of round tables, and thank you for sharing this video with us. I want to model modern railroad, the Union Pacific and BNSF with a round house table, but I am concerned that the round house will be a through back to the bygone era of steam trains. Can you show me more example video of how this maybe incorrect?
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I have another video called "Drone Video - Using the Turntable at the Juniata Locomotive Shop" (ruclips.net/video/jkAqCcyJ9z8/видео.html) that shows the turntable and "roundhouse" (even though it's not round) in more detail. I hope this helps with your modeling endeavors!
I live across from the Williamson,West Virginia Railroad Yard an I love trains my dad was a coal miner he work for island creek coal company in Red Jacket Wva the train went by the back of our house I'm 60 now so that was back in the 60s
hi from UK .. Nice Drone footage @6:15 must be half the Units of NS parked up just there..or is that just a handfull ...stay safe bud.
Apparently Norfolk Southern has over 4,000 locomotives, so believe it or not only a handful of what they own is seen here in the video.
Great video ,Big thanxxx!!!
Great work keep up the good work