PRR Steam Audio Recording: K4s

PRR K4s #5410 at Brielle, NJ on the New York & Long Branch RR in August 1954. Recorded from the flying bridge of a 40ft Matthews Cruiser at anchor in the Brielle, NJ yacht basin. NY&LB passenger trains passed the mouth of the harbor on a bridge between Manasquan and Brielle.

[@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren]

The sound of the Standard Railroad of the World

[@pennsylvania_steam7093]

yeah

[@ThunderTrain2930]

The sound of probably the best steam locomotive ever made

[@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren]

@@ThunderTrain2930 Hell yea

[@pennsylvania_steam7093]

i love PRR

[@theamazingtrainkidproducti6865]

same here man

[@b3j8]

This is a very late post, but this recording was made by the late Howard Fogg, and not John Prophet who was responsible for most of the extant PRR recordings. John used a wire recorder, but Howard used a reel to reel machine. The recording was featured on his excellent "Power of the Past" album, and was one of the first he ever made.

[@pwalpar]

really great photos

[@deloreanman14]

Awesome!! Would have been great to see.

[@blackwatchaudio5630]

Weird how on these wire recordings the train seems like it's coming at the recorder multiple times.

[@railwayfilms-xj4yg]

Great video i enjoyed keep making them

[@trainknut]

Pentrex should get these archives, the sounds of the true PRR would sound much better than what they meshed together for their "steam across america" compilation.

[@victoriacyunczyk]

How about for the Train Simulator K4s?

[@travelingman484]

Anyone have the coordinates to where the original site was?

[@victoriacyunczyk]

The bridge is at 40°06'21.5"N 74°02'59.8"W

[@Creator3664]

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[@wobblinwheel]

To me, the K4 was not a very good looking engine, and yet...somehow it was..🤔

[@victoriacyunczyk]

I'd say that they looked purposeful, and that's a unique kind of beauty almost unique to heavy industry.

[@phantomj7921]

Not good looking? Do you see good?!