Some truly fantastic items here. I grew up in Milwaukee and still live there and while we had busy larger stations nothing this intriguing. Thanks much for showing these old classics and their final days. The last day of that Tower was also. My 6th birthday. 7\27\63
Fantastic thanks for bringing us this lost RR history, I'm 56 now and started railfanning the B&M with my older brother in 1975 around Boston,Lynn,Salem,Peabody,Beverly,Danvers,Wakefield,Newburyport and after 1988-2000 almost all of those Ops. are gone. thanks for preserving some RR history !
Absolutely great footage for 8 mm! Brings back so many memories especially of the B&M; saw so many of these passenger trains pass my grandma's house in Hoosick Falls but I never did get to Troy while the station was there. Thanks for sharing!
My paper route started at Sixth & Fulton across from the train station. I remember the train station and tower two at Grand & Sixth Ave. The guy in the tower would drop a line with a bucket and I would “deliver” the paper. I lived on 8th & Jacob and remember the gate house at Jacob & 6th. One of the gate keepers was Jack. On real cold days he would let us wair in shed for the 5th Ave. bus.
This is likely some of, if not the only existing footage of this line during this particular era. I was never aware of this joint operation between these railroads.
I really enjoyed your film on Troy Union Station. What a shame it was torn down.The area now looks empty without the railroad there. What a shame. Such a beautiful station and rr area. Now, like everywhere else it is starting to look like Disney Land. I miss the old days that were more real than today. Thank you for sharing this great film.
What incredible foresight to have taken these movies. Excellent lensmanship as well - and terrific narration. What a great look back into that time. And how stupid (IMO) to have thrown all that away.
I worked at ALCo as a lad in my 20's, the best job I ever had, loved working on the engines. One of the last surviving employees not drooling in the corner.
The Troy Beale family had a LOT of railroad men -- generations of uncles, grandfathers, etc,. I wonder of any of them were in this film. Well, maybe my Uncle John Beale (Bank St), but this was filmed too late for the others, his uncles, etc.
My Grandfather Raymond Towsley Retired From The D&H I Still Have A Gold Watch With The Info On It He And Lucy Towsley Lived On River Street Near Miks NEBA Sub Shop on 112th Street He Was Also An ACE In WWII And Worked At The Watervliet Arsenal AS A Machinist Cutting The Big Ship Guns !~~!
wow loveed the video i always wantted to know where it T.U RR was located but now i think i know now i have always been in to history of rail roads and i do some rail faning in cohoes i have some old pics of the newyork central rail lines in my town and time tables from 1929 at the old high street station its a thing of the passed and steve lackmen has alot of old ones im a cohoesier i dont know if u have facebook ther is a page on ther called you' probably from cohoes if you remmber this page ther is alot of history on ther about the trains and around cohoes i thout that should help....
I wonder what ever happened to all of these classic train models. If my grandfather was still here, he would have known all about this. Too bad he passed away in ‘95!🥲🚂
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Some truly fantastic items here. I grew up in Milwaukee and still live there and while we had busy larger stations nothing this intriguing. Thanks much for showing these old classics and their final days. The last day of that Tower was also. My 6th birthday. 7\27\63
Fantastic thanks for bringing us this lost RR history, I'm 56 now and started railfanning the B&M with my older brother in 1975 around Boston,Lynn,Salem,Peabody,Beverly,Danvers,Wakefield,Newburyport and after 1988-2000 almost all of those Ops. are gone. thanks for preserving some RR history !
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Absolutely great footage for 8 mm! Brings back so many memories especially of the B&M; saw so many of these passenger trains pass my grandma's house in Hoosick Falls but I never did get to Troy while the station was there. Thanks for sharing!
this was so cool to see , thank you. its 2024 and i just can see where the tracks used to be and still recognize the area. its so cool to see this
I dont believe my eyes! This footage is incredible!
Unbelievable! Fantastic film. So historical and accurate. Thank you SO Much for posting this. God Bless!
My paper route started at Sixth & Fulton across from the train station. I remember the train station and tower two at Grand & Sixth Ave. The guy in the tower would drop a line with a bucket and I would “deliver” the paper. I lived on 8th & Jacob and remember the gate house at Jacob & 6th. One of the gate keepers was Jack. On real cold days he would let us wair in shed for the 5th Ave. bus.
Awesome. Only video I have every seen of Troy's Union Depot. Thanks for posting.
This is likely some of, if not the only existing footage of this line during this particular era. I was never aware of this joint operation between these railroads.
I really enjoyed your film on Troy Union Station. What a shame it was torn down.The area now looks empty without the railroad there. What a shame. Such a beautiful station and rr area. Now, like everywhere else it is starting to look like Disney Land. I miss the old days that were more real than today. Thank you for sharing this great film.
What incredible foresight to have taken these movies. Excellent lensmanship as well -
and terrific narration. What a great look back into that time. And how stupid (IMO) to have thrown all that away.
I worked at ALCo as a lad in my 20's, the best job I ever had, loved working on the engines. One of the last surviving employees not drooling in the corner.
Thank you for sharing. Excellent video of forgotten days.
Thank you for sharing...excellent!
Amazing upload. Thank you so much!..Been looking for this type of footage from the old Troy station for a while now. Awesome!
Great! Thanks for sharing!
This brings back memories
Wow awesome video! That surely is some rare footage
Looks almost as real as all the articles in Model Railroader!😁
WAY awesome find.
I'm speechless....
The Troy Beale family had a LOT of railroad men -- generations of uncles, grandfathers, etc,. I wonder of any of them were in this film. Well, maybe my Uncle John Beale (Bank St), but this was filmed too late for the others, his uncles, etc.
thank you for sharing....
My Grandfather Raymond Towsley Retired From The D&H I Still Have A Gold Watch With The Info On It He And Lucy Towsley Lived On River Street Near Miks NEBA Sub Shop on 112th Street He Was Also An ACE In WWII And Worked At The Watervliet Arsenal AS A Machinist Cutting The Big Ship Guns !~~!
wow loveed the video i always wantted to know where it T.U RR was located but now i think i know now i have always been in to history of rail roads and i do some rail faning in cohoes i have some old pics of the newyork central rail lines in my town and time tables from 1929 at the old high street station its a thing of the passed and steve lackmen has alot of old ones im a cohoesier i dont know if u have facebook ther is a page on ther called you' probably from cohoes if you remmber this page ther is alot of history on ther about the trains and around cohoes i thout that should help....
Thanks for the sub man, subbed back! Prost!
Jerry Sawyer was a driver for the D&H.
very cool
I wonder what ever happened to all of these classic train models. If my grandfather was still here, he would have known all about this.
Too bad he passed away in ‘95!🥲🚂