Pittsburgh Mainlines, Heavy Railroad Action around the Iron City
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Railroading in Pittsburgh includes mountain helper districts, long tunnels, countless bridges, triple track mainlines, heavy industrial switching, an active interlocking tower, and well over a hundred trains a day! NOTE: A very few customers have reported low volume on this show. The problem seems to be how a few older DVD players and this particular DVD handle mixing audio channels.
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| Producer | Pentrex |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Narration | Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | NTSC, Region Free, View Worldwide on Computer |
Imagine a place where the railroading includes mountain helper districts, long tunnels, countless bridges, triple track mainlines, heavy industrial switching, an active interlocking tower, and well over a hundred trains a day! That’s Pittsburgh, one of the busiest railroading centers in America, with possibly the widest variety of railroad operations to be found in a single region. The last months of Conrail’s Pittsburgh routes were captured just prior to Norfolk Southern’s takeover in 1999. “Big Blue” provided enough traffic to keep any railfan happy.
CSX played an equally important role in this region and you’ll find plenty of dramatic CSX action. Plus, the heavy-industrial-hauling Union Railroad also contributed exciting scenes. You’ll see switchers toiling in a massive steel mill, Amtrak passenger trains on the mainlines, an unusual coal-hauling railroad, and even freight barges on the rivers around the city. Here’s your opportunity to experience heavy-duty railroading during several seasons of the year as we tour the best spots around the “Three Rivers City” before the 1999 mergers that changed the face of the area’s operations.
rickyfreni –
With scenes before big blue was taken over by both CSX & NS, there are a variety of diesels in the industrial city which is home to one of the most recognizable PBS Shows: Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood.
Aside from the 3 road names, there is also Amtrak, lots of boats on the Ohio, Monogahela, & Allegheny Rivers, the Duquesne (Pronounced Do-Cane) incline railway, the Union Railroad, the Triple Crown Road-Railer, foreign power like Union Pacific, Bessemer & Lake Erie, GECX, Wisconsin Central, Chessie System, Seaboard, MOW machines, Edgar Thompson Works, & Bellefield Boiler with a Plymouth going inside the building with a hopper car.
Spots include the Fort Wayne Bridge near highway 279, CP Pitt (Short for Control Point Pitt), Highland Ave Yard, Penn Station with a billboard for the city’s local radio station, Dravosburg Tunnel, Bull Run with a demolished tower, Port Perry tunnel & bridges known as the Spot, Duquesne, CP 16, J Interlocking with Kennywood park in the background that was later home to the second Thomas the tank engine theme park since the first being Edaville in Massachusetts, Turtle Creek Valley, with the George Westinghouse Bridge, Swissvale, CP15Y at McKeesport, CP10Y, CP9Y with a cat crossing the tracks, Glenwood Yard & Tower, Panther Hollow, Schenley Tunnel, & more.
Dylan –
Great video. Very informative about the Iron City. Lots of great shots also. Would highly recommend for any Conrail or eastern railfan!
GMRY30 –
Good variety of Conrail, CSX, and NS Trains. Video is good in the program, but audio is way too low and can’t hardly hear it. Hard to follow along in the program when you can’t hear the audio.
CR6377 –
Enjoyed this program. Seeing Conrail, CSX, Amtrak and more around the Steel City. A lot of effort went through to get this program made. A good length program. Plenty of locations covered that are not the same today. Seeing an active interlocking tower, and a couple of Tunnels too. Conway yard is seen as well. I have had the DVD since 2004. Only issue is the Volume of the program is way too low. Maybe the issue was fixed? Great program though. And it is a true classic.
Lloyd –
Amtrak, Conrail, NS, CSX & shortline action all make up the railrailing in this video. Pittsburgh is an interesting city as it is along the Allegheny Mountains, and has 3 rivers in the city. The steel mills has a major influence on railroading here at one time and the action is city railroading at it’s finest. There is so much to see with the railroads and it is well represented in this video right at the time that Conrail was becoming a fallen flag. Excellent video.
David Holland –
Fantastic video as always from pentrex. Has tons of stuff you will not see around today. You will enjoy this video.
Ben –
In this program we see the Pittsburgh area lines of Conrail, CSX, and Union Railroads in 1999 after the Conrail merger into both NS and CSX was announced but before the merger came into affect. A lot of territory is covered quickly. If the maps were up on the screen a little longer with a little more explanation, then it would be five stars. Otherwise, good show. A rarity that we see is the inside of an interlocking tower on CSX and some local freights with Cabooses.