West penn railways by pennsylvanian railway museum and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Abandoned streetcar trolley line west penn railways. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. This video is either unavailable or not supported in this browser. Videezy is a community of videographers who download and share free hd stock video. Abandoned pennsylvania railroad alco rs3 8479 abandoned. We will be pleased to include your wsr youtube video clips. West penn is a local model railroad in glenville pa. 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. Railroad map of pennsylvania company showing the pennsylvania. 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. Get email updates, exclusive special offers and more.
Mister rogers arrives with a copy of west penn railways a book about trolleys. Streetcars in connellsville article from connellsville, pa. West penn railways consisted of 339 miles 546 km of. Ebook download pennsylvania railroad s broadway limited great passenger trains get now. 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. 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. West penn railways trolley, greensburg, pa for more. The corporate, financial and construction history of lines owned, operated and controlled to december 31, 1945. 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. Pennsylvania trolley museums trolley display building. Jun, 2015 fullhd steam trains clips in the west country 2014 preserved lines. View our history beckons video series, to learn more about our rebrand. The first streetcar company in connellsville was the connellsville, new haven and leisenring street railway co. This is what the west penn railways trolley looked like passing through a private right of way.
West penn railways was chartered on february 18, 1904, and consisted of 339 miles of electric trolley railway at its peak. Jun 06, 2015 penn central locomotive paint schemes will be discussed in this blog. West penn railways 832 the official company photo showing 832 as built, 1929 at banning siding on the line between connellsville and leisenring new york studios photo a dozen of these lightweight, curvedside cars were acquired for west penns allegheny valley street railway during the winter of 192930. Penn central had a standard paint scheme they applied to their locomotives. By the time he retired in 1986, he was an authority on western pennsylvanias long trolley history.
West penn railways car 739 on fantrip the day after abandonment august 10, 1952 at mt. This general version was the road name applied to the hood of the unit, nose logos, and side logos applied to the hood. David holls penn valley railroad is the culmination of a decadeslong obsession with mountain railroading and helper service. Except for two industrial park switching operations, all are former pennsylvania railroad or reading company lines, abandoned or sold by conrail or its predecessors. West penn railways, one part of the west penn system, was an interurban electric railway headquartered in connellsville, pennsylvania. 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 authored and published by the pennsylvania railway museum association, 1973, and west penn traction authored and published by the central electric railfans. Western pennsylvania click here to find out how you can get your own autographed copy of this book. West penn railways 739, built by west penn in 1925. The east penn railroad reporting mark espn is a shortline railroad that operates a number of mostlyunconnected lines in the u.
West penn railways serviced transportation from mckeesport, latrobe and trafford through greensburg, mt pleasant, connellsville, scottdale, and uniontown to fairchild, martin and brownsville. Wow rare west penn railways footage blended with today. We can only consider wsrrelated video clips that are hosted on youtube. West penn railways operated more than 150 miles of streetcar lines in westmoreland and fayette counties, connecting the larger towns such as greensburg. Pennsylvania department of transportation, sponsor. Abandoned pennsylvania railroad 1907 route west penn bike trail blairsville pa. The 39year employee of pittsburgh railways and port authority of allegheny county. Pennsylvania trolley museum was recognized for restoring west penn railways curved side interurban car no. In the summer 2009 issue of classic trains, we celebrate pennsys incomparable gg1 electric. West penn railways history can be found in pennsylvania trolleys in color, volume iii, the pittsburgh region by william d. If you have a video you would like us to link to, contact us. 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. West penn railways trolley, greensburg, pa for more information on the west penn interurban electric line see here.
Western railways is the name of the channel which represents the zone of the native place of the uploader. 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. Louis railway, and their connecting eastern and western lines. Free train stock video footage licensed under creative commons, open source, and more. West penn railways trolley, greensburg, pa for more inform.
A giant bump up in quality, you will see much more of the original film quality, sharpness, brightness, and color on this dvd set. He filled in all the blanks i could not figure out about trolleys and their routes in southwestern pa. Pennsylvania trolley museums trolley display building 787270 home maps about. West pennard railway station was a station on the highbridge branch of the somerset and dorset joint railway. Find great deals on ebay for west penn railways and pittsburgh streetcar.
Episode 1531 the mister rogers neighborhood archive. Packagedvdpenn central collectors package welcome to. Packagedvdpenn central collectors package also avilable on bluray format. 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. Opened on 3 february 1862, it was reduced to halt status on 25 june 1962. Penn central locomotive paint schemes railroad blog 1west.
West penn railways 739 the pennsylvania trolley museum. Book your train and bus tickets today by choosing from over 30 u. In this video, were back at the west chester railroad to capture the audio of another unique airhorn. It was part of the regions power generation utility.
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