Pennsylvania Railroad, Film by Emery Gulash, 1950s

SKU: DVD-GF-CP007
(4 customer reviews)

$24.95

The Pennsy, The ‘standard Railroad of the World”…Beginning in the summer of 1952, the standard for filmographers, Emery Gulash, began capturing prolific amounts of activity on the PRR.

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Producer

Green Frog Productions

Run Time

1 hour

Narration

Yes

Shrink Wrap

Yes, Brand New

Technical Details

No Region Code, NTSC

Follow Emery and his 16mm Bolex cameras as he records in beautiful color the end of steam and the transition to first generation diesels. You’ll see Decapods, Baldwin Centipedes, and Sharks, ‘F’ units, early Geeps, GG-1’s, Alco RS-3’s, just to name a few! Locations covered include Tunnel Hill, Horseshoe Curve, Hollidaysburg, Altoona, Fort Wayne, Walbridge Yard, The ‘Corridor’, as well as many other ‘hot spots’! You’ll witness many of the Pennsy’s name trains such as The Duquesne, The Pennsylvania Limited, The Broadway Limited…And we haven’t forgotten you freight and electric fans either! Back in 1952 Emery did not realize that one day this amazing giant railroad would merge with the New York Central and be called the Penn Central. This DVD covers the time frame from 1952 to 1969.

4 reviews for Pennsylvania Railroad, Film by Emery Gulash, 1950s

  1. rickyfreni

    Originally released in 1992, this program covers a huge variety of steam with decapods & consolidations, diesels from Baldwin Shark Nosed units & Centipedes to Alco RS3s, Geeps, & SD40s, & electrics from GG1s to E44s which also has a segment on the Penn Central in 1969.

    Locations include tunnel hill, Bennington Curve, Holidaysburg Yard, Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, Huntingdon, Johnstown, Fort Wayne Indiana (home of NKP 765), Allen Park Michigan, Walbridge Yard in Toledo Ohio, Monroe Michigan, Mifflin, Gary Indiana with the South Shore electrics & an Elgin Joliet & Eastern Alco RS3, Chicago Union Station, Leaman Place Junction in Paradise with a quick visit to the Strasburg Railroad with Canadian National 0-6-0 7312 as number 31 carrying passengers (although narrator Bob Carerra made a mistake saying that it’s number 91) as well as Center Cab switcher 9331 on a freight, Rockville Bridge at Harrisburg, Enola Yard, Alexis Tower, Carleton diamond with the C&O, the Hot Spot of Marion Ohio, Greensburg, the Worthington Trolley Museum, Pocahontas Illinois, Delray Junction, Wood Tower at Homewood, Conway Yard, Boody Tower, Jericho Park, Eddystone, Glenolden, Lansdowne, Overbrook, & Lima Ohio.

    These films were recorded in May 1954, April 1961, the fall of 1957, November 1958, March 1961, June 1961, June 1962, January 1963, May 1963, July 1963, May 1964, June 1964, June 1965, November 1965, May 1966, October 1966, December 1966, January 1967, March 1967, April 1967, & February 1969.

  2. Dan

    A “Whitman Sampler” of Pennsy action … a nice taste of steam and diesel power, freight and passenger trains, a variety of locomotive types, multiple locations, and footage from a timeframe that spans a key period in the Pennsylvania’s steam-to-diesel transition. Put it all together, and you’ve got an enjoyable hour of history and nostalgia.

  3. Lloyd

    I really enjoy anything on the PRR. Here is a great video that covers nearly all of the PRR from the late days of steam to the early years in diesel. The PRR had a wide array of power, which included electrics, and we get to see it. Considering the size of the PRR system, I wish the video was more than twice the length that it is. Other than it’s length, the best PRR video made.

  4. Mwdonoughue

    The Pennsylvania Railroad is seen in all its glory, with steam diesel and electric locomotives pulling freight and passenger trains. We’ll see action from the end of steam to well after the Penn Central merger in 1969.

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