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I hope they give the golden spike to the company that engineered and built these two beautiful locomotives. They will display it in their boardroom.

I can see the future WHEN the oil runs out they will have to go back to coal and start building steam loco's all over again....Including the Big Boys as well.

Simplex E7 projectionist here 1969-73 Berkeley California, Kodaks DeVry and others

What movie was this?

nostalgic

These two amazing Locomotives warmed my heart.

Like so many others commenting here I also ran projectors like this in the early 70's. Only I was in Germany on an Army airfield running movies for the troops and their families. Loved that job.

Bought me a lot of pleasure man , great video and great presentation.

I'm glad you saved this footage. I remember going to the Springer in 1968 or 1969 for the first time and fell in love with the theatre. The box seats were still for sale then and I remember seeing patrons sitting there. By the time I started volunteering there in the 70s the box seats were closed and that area is used for backstage now. I remember the 3rd floor balcony with the benches and spotlights. Some of those areas were changed in later remodels and updates. Thanks for posting ❤

good to see you didnt waste it on nonsense.....oh, wait...

Both engine will last longer then the first ones because they were made from newer technology.!!!!!!!!!!!

I got a 16 mil projector I need to find the films

That was super COOL!!!!! I have two carbon arc cinema lights, but can not find anything about them! They are called Jewell with two ll's. Anyone have any information on this? Said they were made in Chicago. Also it says Supr arc on the back cover.

Great job it was an amazing time It was a real arc projector machine of a single cinema screen .

To imagine that these two locomotives stood pilot to pilot at Promontory Summit 155 years ago is crazy. (Well, the originals at least)

Sad

Oh my word - such memories. Used projectors very similar to this whilst working at The Palace cinema in Alton, Hampshire in the UK. Always remember once mixing up the reels and showed 1, 3, 2, 4, 5 - there were some very confused punters that night! Also remember film get trapped and burning!!

I tip my hat to all involved for literally “scratch building” these two exquisite steam locomotives from virtually nothing…a truly magnificent engineering/design feat! Congratulations! 🚂 🇺🇸

To me those old projectors had better pictures and sound than today’s digital projectors by a long shot.

It's not always smooth. Sometimes problems. Burn! Audience yelling at ya. Booing. Your trying hard to splice. Sometimes things just don't go right.

I ran 35MM carbon arcs in college at a drive in. Much later ran 70MM Imax at a theme park with 12KW water cooled lamps on a 72'x96' screen. And separate 35mm synced six track sound film. That thing was a BEAST! But now I'm helping a local arts group restore a 1936 movie house in Newberry, SC called "The Ritz". We are hoping to find a 1936 era projector to display in the lobby if anyone has any leads on one? It could be a tax deductible donation.

That was the Rialto Theater marquis I believe. They were showing a lot of those kind of movies during that timeframe. The Rialto is no longer there and something else is in it's place but not sure exactly what replaced it. the Bradley Theater just next door is still there and seems to still be unoccupied. It would be great if an independent person would purchase it and reopen. It worked in Atlanta for the Plaza theater on Ponce de Leon. Oh well.

Nice

They got rid of the train????

I grew up right buy central Christian church on s Dixon dr.god I miss those days

Spactular, works of art, magnificent machines, built like some of the finest Guns! Except in a giant way!!!

John, do you happen to still have the original file for this video? I was a player that night. But I don’t remember the video being this grainy back then. I would love to have a clearer video of this

0:11 deafeast límited locomotive off hbfe is that You ?

I can’t help but wonder what the taxpayer paid for these toys.

I wonder why rails weren't set on the concrete rather than dig it up?

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I think I still have this vhs tape.

Thanks for this. Hadn’t seen anything like it since I was a kid hanging out in Drive ins while my grandmother worked them throughout the 70’s.

I really liked the guy at 13:15 painting on white lead with a cigarette dangling from his lip. I doubt either one would be allowed in the shop these days.

The crazy thing is the fact that this video was made at a time when film was still the primary way theaters showed film.

I used to see one of these locomotives and car at the old National Infantry Museum at Ft. Benning.

LOVED this and thanks for sharing, John! Not many drive-ins left in the USA now but I have VERY fond memories of all the ones I went to in the 60's and 70's in my hometown of San Jose, CA. 🤩🥰😎

I alwaysw wondered how this worked thank you for a great video.

Wonderful film! As a member of the engineering community I feel deep pride in the people who built the original locomotives 170 years ago and in those who built the replicas.

This is PHENOMENAL, Drive-In John!!! Subscribed!!! - Dave Lounder

Train training day, more likely be be during WW1.

Very nicely explained

I really love how this sounds. It sounds like it was recorded in 1965

I really love how super 8 records sound

As a kid whos parents took him and his brothers to the drive in every summer this is kinda sad

This was great

John ‘ great work ‘ my friend keep it up 👍

All of this in the Edgewood area? What streets? By the way, the ticket booth for Edgewood Drive In at 0:15 in the vid is STILL in the trees behind Winn Dixie.

I worked at the Bradley teen center in the late 80s. I got to see the reconstruction for the Teen Center. Jack Key was who got me a job here

Hugh The Horror Film Hero needs to be featured in Scary Monsters Magazine! This is wonderful.