A remarkable time capsule, beyond the railroad. Kinda priceless to capture that era in such a personal way, I'd imagine. Some tricky track there - F7s were swaying.
Ed, Thank You for posting that footage. Those images are priceless to me because I grew up within sight of the Bloom and watched nearly every train go up and down that line during the 60's and 70's. Fantastic Stuff!!!!!
I was talking with a Conrail local crew back in 1992. Two of the crew members were former Erie Lackawanna men. They told me of a time on the Bloomsburg branch when many automobiles were parked too close to the track near a church. "Remember how those truck springs on the F units stuck out some?", one asked of the other. Apparently those truck springs scraped along several of the cars damaging them. "You should have seen the look on their faces as I walked in the church and told them several of their cars had been damaged", one of the men recalled. I was told the railroad reimbursed the owners for the damage, so goes the Friendly Service Route.
Great to watch the trains on the EL Bloomsburg branch. Brings back memories of my younger years of train watching. Despite the slow 10 mph speed this branch saw alot of freight traffic back then. Could'nt handle anything more than Geeps or F series motive power due to the roadbed sure was'nt able to support!! Remember Alco power was prevalent on this line & occasional GE power passing thru bloomsburg. My late aunt & gram lived right along the tracks at Catherine & 6th street in a apartment at the time. I could hear any northbound freights blow their horns at Railroad st or any southbounds at Locust or East streets road crossings. Thanks ed 4 the RR flashback of when railroad action in the susquehanna valley!
I love every thing about this! And I agree with the other comment , it was cool to see the other " brothers" ! However, to me, the really cool part is the van at the end complete with # boards
I doubt it. Steamtown has a pair of AA F7s in Reading colors but I don't know where they came from. Like just about everything else at Steamtown, they don't run.
That was a GREAT trip! We all went to Altoona and Bennington Curve and then Bennington Curve and took photos of Penn Central's big Alco's. Ed and Steve Bonscher are no longer with us but their memories are forever. Any question about me liking the Nickel Plate....check out the 759 number boards on my van!
The Bloom branch was'nt that great condition hense the rockin side to side reason why the branch on only saw 4 trains a day. I could remember my dad would visit his friends at the Sunoco station right along rt 11 now a UHaul business. I would watch the EL slowly rock on by headin into town. Alot of times the crew had to uncouple their train outside the town limits due to the many street crossings before slowly make their way to the freight station at 7th street & market. The town council told the RR not to block any of the crossings. Alcos EMD GE road pwr was prevalent on this line back then.
Really brings back memories, these units ran by my house , near the ruins of the Lance colliery. The F's began to appear, my brother and I called them passenger diesels.
Remember these trains well. I graduated from the CMAVTS in 1974. The line was well travelled then. It looks like this train was hauling supplies for the "nuke" plant that was being constructed at that time outside of Berwick.
At 1:14, the subtitle reads "Danville" but I think they meant "Berwick". The train was headed in that direction a few seconds earlier, in the vid. Excellent video! Loved it.
Was this originally recorded on film or on videotape? It almost looks as though it was done on one of the early "portable" color videotape machines like a SONY Portapack or something. And if it was done on consumer-grade 8MM, Super8, or on 16MM, I'll have to admit the quality is superb! Great content! It's cool to see how the trains and everything looked back then! Great little clip!
Where were 5 locomotives and a caboose going? I wish there was more footage of the Bloom. I love this stuff. I think at one time it went all the way to Nanticoke under DL&W but was cut back sometime during EL days. Railfaning pre-Conrail was pretty interesting.
I believe this ABBA lashup of F7s are former Erie units. Somewhere I saw builder's photos of these new in the black & yellow Erie colors. Lackawanna only had 1 B unit in their covered wagon lash ups.
The mis-matched motive power of those days was always interesting. I'm thinking the ABBA set of F7s must have been former Erie locomotives as they had some of those on the property. They were beautiful when brand new in black with yellow lettering.
Why shanks ya Barbie! :D At first when I saw a comment from you I thought maybe you were getting into trains too! May B I shood re-rite dis in slang. At 1st when I saw yur comment I taught may B U were gettin' in 2 trainz 2! LOL!
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Wow, I am so happy you posted this video. I am modeling the Erie. My railroad is set in 52. I can find very few clips of the Erie but this is good too. Why is it so hard to find Erie footage? I can find nothing on the first generation diesels from the Erie railroad.
I was introduced to steam engines at the age of 4 on the NYC just when diesels began their take over. To me, there was no comparison. I hated diesels. They were boring, without any visible moving parts and no noise except the boring drone of a diesel engine. The diesel horn lacked the character and excitement steam whistles gave me. I've only recently begun to appreciate the smooth pulling and pushing power modern diesel engines exude, but they're still not steam engines which I love.
Feel the power! I think I saw a couple of these in action growing up, but they may have been Conrail by then...
The Milwaukee Road and the Missouri Pacific had the same kind of horn.
Awesome film for the period. You must have had some really high tech equipment for thr time.
A remarkable time capsule, beyond the railroad. Kinda priceless to capture that era in such a personal way, I'd imagine.
Some tricky track there - F7s were swaying.
Wow, seeing those old F units and that GP7 brought back a lot of memories! Saw them quite a bit as a kid growing up in the early 70s!
I think the ABBA set of Fs are former Erie units that were originally black. It's amazing the set stayed together all those years.
Ed, Thank You for posting that footage. Those images are priceless to me because I grew up within sight of the Bloom and watched nearly every train go up and down that line during the 60's and 70's. Fantastic Stuff!!!!!
I was talking with a Conrail local crew back in 1992. Two of the crew members were former Erie Lackawanna men. They told me of a time on the Bloomsburg branch when many automobiles were parked too close to the track near a church. "Remember how those truck springs on the F units stuck out some?", one asked of the other. Apparently those truck springs scraped along several of the cars damaging them. "You should have seen the look on their faces as I walked in the church and told them several of their cars had been damaged", one of the men recalled. I was told the railroad reimbursed the owners for the damage, so goes the Friendly Service Route.
Poor EL. Just what they needed at that time: Another expense.
Another great one from your archives Ed! Looking forward to many more.
Great video. I love the seeing the engines rocking side to side at the minute mark!
Wow good stuff!!! RIP Ed, thanks for all the great stuff you left for us to see!!!
Nice! Gotta love the Bloom!
Nice material Ed!
Nothing like a scene from the past to make wish all the more of living back in those days..
Nice clear footage from 1974. They were rocking back and forth along the tracks in some sections.
Beautiful ! Thanks . GOD bless you !
Wow, love the way the F's sway on that track.
Bad track!
Yup, that’s the Erie Lack-o-money!
Great to watch the trains on the EL Bloomsburg branch. Brings back memories of my younger years of train watching. Despite the slow 10 mph speed this branch saw alot of freight traffic back then. Could'nt handle anything more than Geeps or F series motive power due to the roadbed sure was'nt able to support!! Remember Alco power was prevalent on this line & occasional GE power passing thru bloomsburg. My late aunt & gram lived right along the tracks at Catherine & 6th street in a apartment at the time. I could hear any northbound freights blow their horns at Railroad st or any southbounds at Locust or East streets road crossings. Thanks ed 4 the RR flashback of when railroad action in the susquehanna valley!
THANK YOU...for sharing.
I love every thing about this! And I agree with the other comment , it was cool to see the other " brothers" ! However, to me, the really cool part is the van at the end complete with # boards
Amazing video quality!
What a classic line up! Didn't anyone save those F's?
I doubt it. Steamtown has a pair of AA F7s in Reading colors but I don't know where they came from. Like just about everything else at Steamtown, they don't run.
That was a GREAT trip! We all went to Altoona and Bennington Curve and then Bennington Curve and took photos of Penn Central's big Alco's. Ed and Steve Bonscher are no longer with us but their memories are forever. Any question about me liking the Nickel Plate....check out the 759 number boards on my van!
Yes from Northumberland to Berwick operated by the North Shore
Ed K.
Very nice. Thank you.
The Leslie A-200 "honker" horn is a cool, classic touch! Anyone know if any of these F units survived?
i love at 1:10 when the a-b-a units are shaking back and forth, 5/5 *****
2:56 so that's where conrail acquired most of their GP7s
if the trains a rockin don't come a knockin. great video.
The Bloom branch was'nt that great condition hense the rockin side to side reason why the branch on only saw 4 trains a day. I could remember my dad would visit his friends at the Sunoco station right along rt 11 now a UHaul business. I would watch the EL slowly rock on by headin into town. Alot of times the crew had to uncouple their train outside the town limits due to the many street crossings before slowly make their way to the freight station at 7th street & market. The town council told the RR not to block any of the crossings. Alcos EMD GE road pwr was prevalent on this line back then.
Really brings back memories, these units ran by my house , near the ruins of the Lance colliery. The F's began to appear, my brother and I called them passenger diesels.
Remember these trains well. I graduated from the CMAVTS in 1974. The line was well travelled then. It looks like this train was hauling supplies for the "nuke" plant that was being constructed at that time outside of Berwick.
@ROCKDOG5732
Actually, these tracks are now used by the North Shore Railroad
Remarkably clear footage for the era. Well done.
That was great.
The dark days shortly before Conrail. Sad, but still fascinating.
Great video! And no, this route is not abandoned, it is now used by a shortline company called the North Shore Railroad.
Love that Chevy van! Are (were) the horns functional? Great documentary shots.
The sound is dubbed from my present video files.
Ed K.
At 1:14, the subtitle reads "Danville" but I think they meant "Berwick". The train was headed in that direction a few seconds earlier, in the vid. Excellent video! Loved it.
Was this originally recorded on film or on videotape? It almost looks as though it was done on one of the early "portable" color videotape machines like a SONY Portapack or something. And if it was done on consumer-grade 8MM, Super8, or on 16MM, I'll have to admit the quality is superb!
Great content! It's cool to see how the trains and everything looked back then! Great little clip!
Where were 5 locomotives and a caboose going? I wish there was more footage of the Bloom. I love this stuff. I think at one time it went all the way to Nanticoke under DL&W but was cut back sometime during EL days. Railfaning pre-Conrail was pretty interesting.
If anyone has more video of the Bloom, please post it.
Eric Dervinis I'd love to see more videos or even still shots of the Bloom. I'm afraid it's been lost to history.
I believe this ABBA lashup of F7s are former Erie units. Somewhere I saw builder's photos of these new in the black & yellow Erie colors. Lackawanna only had 1 B unit in their covered wagon lash ups.
The mis-matched motive power of those days was always interesting. I'm thinking the ABBA set of F7s must have been former Erie locomotives as they had some of those on the property. They were beautiful when brand new in black with yellow lettering.
What up G!! I am so impressed with your knowledge of trains...you can really tell it's your passion!
Why shanks ya Barbie! :D At first when I saw a comment from you I thought maybe you were getting into trains too! May B I shood re-rite dis in slang. At 1st when I saw yur comment I taught may B U were gettin' in 2 trainz 2! LOL!
Thanks.
nice footage. got any more from that era? i was 6 at the time.
I was two.
When did film start to have sound? LOL the CB antenna bobbing back anf forth at 2:30
No, in PA along Rt.11
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I posted the last reply...have no idea where that name came from....
good one ed brings back memories ,sorry I havent talked to you in a while
Wow, I am so happy you posted this video. I am modeling the Erie. My railroad is set in 52. I can find very few clips of the Erie but this is good too. Why is it so hard to find Erie footage? I can find nothing on the first generation diesels from the Erie railroad.
Is this dubbed sound?
Not good times for the EL. 2 years from Conrail.
They were in trouble around '72 but held out as long as they could.
@@small_ed Yes, I remember that. It's a shame. They wanted to stay out of Conrail. It's too bad Lehigh & Hudson River got sucked into it also.
They used to pull the pheboe snow?
No. Those are former Erie F7s for freight. Phoebe snow had passenger F3s initially then was upgraded to E8s.
Sir I need to know was this taken along the NJ route of route 31?
cool
Is the audio dubbed?
Is nazareth Pennsylvania on the bloomburg branch?
IHB97 no it’s not
Nazareth is former Lehigh New England.
@HighIronofWisconsin
8mm film
don't think so. i have a 1955 timetable and see no nazereth. that may be further east.
Erie lackawana had it's colors copied by the north shore RAILROAD
@MrCheesebal Yes, thanks to the price of fuel and everything made in China.
I was introduced to steam engines at the age of 4 on the NYC just when diesels began their take over. To me, there was no comparison. I hated diesels. They were boring, without any visible moving parts and no noise except the boring drone of a diesel engine. The diesel horn lacked the character and excitement steam whistles gave me. I've only recently begun to appreciate the smooth pulling and pushing power modern diesel engines exude, but they're still not steam engines which I love.
Well all i can say if you like steam power stay there enjoy that type of motive power!!
To me anything that runs on rails is good but steam is best followed by first generation diesels as we see here.
Foamers !!!
Foamers! Hah!
Ugliest damn horn ever! Nevertheless, could've chased it on a bike and I would've given the chance!