Videezy is a community of videographers who download and share free hd stock video. The 16mm film on volumes 2 thru 6 were scanned with a state of the art frame by frame film scanner in full 1080i high definition. The corporate, financial and construction history of lines owned, operated and controlled to december 31, 1945. This is what the west penn railways trolley looked like passing through a private right of way. Pennsylvania department of transportation, sponsor. West penn railways trolley, greensburg, pa for more inform. Abandoned pennsylvania railroad alco rs3 8479 abandoned. The 39year employee of pittsburgh railways and port authority of allegheny county. West penn railways authored and published by the pennsylvania railway museum association, 1973, and west penn traction authored and published by the central electric railfans. West penn railways operated more than 150 miles of streetcar lines in westmoreland and fayette counties, connecting the larger towns such as greensburg.
It operated in a well populated mining region of rugged mountainous western pennsylvania and connected numerous towns and villages with hourly or better transport from its north end towns at mckeesport, latrobe and trafford through the larger towns of greensburg, mt pleasant, connellsville. Episode 1531 the mister rogers neighborhood archive. Western pennsylvania click here to find out how you can get your own autographed copy of this book. Find great deals on ebay for west penn railways and pittsburgh streetcar. The first streetcar company in connellsville was the connellsville, new haven and leisenring street railway co. Opened on 3 february 1862, it was reduced to halt status on 25 june 1962. Abandoned pennsylvania railroad 1907 route west penn bike trail blairsville pa.
By the time he retired in 1986, he was an authority on western pennsylvanias long trolley history. Packagedvdpenn central collectors package welcome to. Pennsylvania trolley museum was recognized for restoring west penn railways curved side interurban car no. A little while after conrail ma2, nj rail mm90 made its way back east through bound brook train station, this time with an alp46 electric locomotive leading as a cab car, with the diesels behind providing the power. West penn railways trolley, greensburg, pa for more information on the west penn interurban electric line see here. West penn railways consisted of 339 miles 546 km of electric trolley trackage at its peak.
I blended film from vincent seyfrieds west penn railway fan trip of 1952 through a very remote section of the west penn railways traveling from. He filled in all the blanks i could not figure out about trolleys and their routes in southwestern pa. Abandoned streetcar trolley line west penn railways. In this video, were back at the west chester railroad to capture the audio of another unique airhorn. If you have a video you would like us to link to, contact us. West penn railways, one part of the west penn system, was an interurban electric railway headquartered in connellsville, pennsylvania. West penn railways history can be found in pennsylvania trolleys in color, volume iii, the pittsburgh region by william d. View our history beckons video series, to learn more about our rebrand. Wow rare west penn railways footage blended with today. Free train stock video footage licensed under creative commons, open source, and more. Set in 1957, the penn valley is a beautiful recreation of the thriving pennsylvania industrial towns and hub cities that spurred the economy of midatlantic states in the 20th century. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Jun, 2015 fullhd steam trains clips in the west country 2014 preserved lines. This general version was the road name applied to the hood of the unit, nose logos, and side logos applied to the hood.
Penn central locomotive paint schemes railroad blog 1west. Book your train and bus tickets today by choosing from over 30 u. We will be pleased to include your wsr youtube video clips. Pennsylvania trolley museums trolley display building. Here is a brief clip of 6960 raveningham hall and 4936 kinlet hallworking a 12 coach train during the west somerset railways spring gala 2015. Packagedvdpenn central collectors package also avilable on bluray format. The east penn railroad reporting mark espn is a shortline railroad that operates a number of mostlyunconnected lines in the u. Jun 06, 2015 i blended film from vincent seyfrieds west penn railway fan trip of 1952 through a very remote section of the west penn railways traveling from morel ave. We can only consider wsrrelated video clips that are hosted on youtube. West pennard railway station was a station on the highbridge branch of the somerset and dorset joint railway. In the summer 2009 issue of classic trains, we celebrate pennsys incomparable gg1 electric. Streetcars in connellsville article from connellsville, pa. West penn railways 739, built by west penn in 1925. A giant bump up in quality, you will see much more of the original film quality, sharpness, brightness, and color on this dvd set.
Railroad map of pennsylvania company showing the pennsylvania. See more ideas about locomotive, train and old trains. West penn railways was chartered on february 18, 1904, and consisted of 339 miles of electric trolley railway at its peak. West penn is a local model railroad in glenville pa. West penn railways operated more than 150 miles of streetcar lines in westmoreland and fayette counties, connecting the larger towns such as greensburg, connellsville and uniontown to the smaller towns and the multitude of coal patches that dotted the map. West penn railways by pennsylvanian railway museum and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Mister rogers arrives with a copy of west penn railways a book about trolleys. Louis railway, and their connecting eastern and western lines.
View our latest videos on our youtube channel to explore more of our network and services, including pullman dining, first class and how were building a greater west. West penn railways 739 the pennsylvania trolley museum. West penn railways serviced transportation from mckeesport, latrobe and trafford through greensburg, mt pleasant, connellsville, scottdale, and uniontown to fairchild, martin and brownsville. West penn railways car 739 on fantrip the day after abandonment august 10, 1952 at mt. This video is either unavailable or not supported in this browser. Ebook download pennsylvania railroad s broadway limited great passenger trains get now. West penn railways trolley, greensburg, pa for more. Pennsylvania trolley museums trolley display building 787270 home maps about. Western railways is the name of the channel which represents the zone of the native place of the uploader. It was part of the regions power generation utility. Except for two industrial park switching operations, all are former pennsylvania railroad or reading company lines, abandoned or sold by conrail or its predecessors.
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