This is another cool Milford Junction compilation. It is neat to see the strobes working on the Chessie motors. That 6681 West went from zero to eight in about 20 seconds. When I watch videos from that era I'm impressed with how the trains moved with a sense of urgency, like they had somewhere to go quickly. Nowadays, most freights seem to just plod along, and nothing bangs over diamonds at track speed anymore.
I think the conrail engine had a Leslie s3l instead of a prime 920. The domeback chambers looked a ton like the prime power chambers and they were made during Penn Central’s run. Could be wrong but that’s just a hunch.
WOW, You have us drooling over here. I sure miss them days being trackside. This is one heck of a blast from the past and very enjoyable video. Thank you so much for taking us back in time when it was more fun to be trackside. Have a wonderful rest of your Friday evening.(Steve)
What an amazing bunch of videos, love it and awesome job capturing all this classic stuff 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I never realized how fast of a railroad this was back then. I literally live 5 miles away..
I spent many hours and days at Milford it was close to home.
This is another cool Milford Junction compilation. It is neat to see the strobes working on the Chessie motors. That 6681 West went from zero to eight in about 20 seconds.
When I watch videos from that era I'm impressed with how the trains moved with a sense of urgency, like they had somewhere to go quickly. Nowadays, most freights seem to just plod along, and nothing bangs over diamonds at track speed anymore.
Back when 4-axle units were all you needed to pull a freight train.
I think the conrail engine had a Leslie s3l instead of a prime 920. The domeback chambers looked a ton like the prime power chambers and they were made during Penn Central’s run. Could be wrong but that’s just a hunch.
WOW, You have us drooling over here. I sure miss them days being trackside. This is one heck of a blast from the past and very enjoyable video. Thank you so much for taking us back in time when it was more fun to be trackside. Have a wonderful rest of your Friday evening.(Steve)
Thanks, Steve - have a good weekend.
@@wmuzeke you are welcome
Great Video cool to see these fallen flag trains
Cool videos - the good old days - did you happen to capture S00 6611 at this location?
Thanks. Looks like I never saw that one, according to my notes.
The B&O was better then. Yeah fewer trains but it had character then. Good stuff and thats how i remember CSX as a teen!
U30C just before 4:00. Former L&N.
Another one at 9:00!