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Posted - January 24 2019 : 7:37:50 PM
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https://youtu.be/7taCfXihUpg
This amazing video was forwarded to me. It captures the baling wire and chewing gum nature of the PC in its twilight years. Bizarre mixes of head end power, black smoke from used up motors, sad, but great stuff.
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Posted - January 24 2019 : 11:04:50 PM
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Wow - thank you for sharing, Chops! This video had some incredible footage...and lashups. My favorite was the late-livery PRR F9A followed by a Penn Central F9A, and lastly a PC F9B.
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Posted - January 25 2019 : 11:14:12 AM
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now see why the red P wasn't a good idea since it fades over time Boy you oughta Google Earth these places to see what they look like NOW! lots has changed
Edited by - microbusss on January 25 2019 11:15:10 AM
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Posted - December 20 2020 : 4:03:04 PM
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Deserves another look. Thanks Jeff.
Still nice to see and remember.
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Posted - December 20 2020 : 4:55:48 PM
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I'd forgotten about this. Reminds me that back in the day, I felt my calling was to work on the railroad. But I was told that the PC was an example of how this was an industry on its way out and there was no future in it.
I've since spoke with one former PC engineer, who said he was hired on back in '67, and that yes, he'd get laid off, but only for very short periods and then put to work right away again. He enjoyed piloting the Turbo Train, and was fond of passenger service in general, as one spent little ide time in sidings and followed a predictable schedule. When Con Rail took over, he had a very favorable impression of those improvements, but during the NS years he was not very fond of it, finding the management indifferent to the boots on the ground, causing much wasted effort and delays.
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