Pennsy Steam DVD

Follow along with well-known railroad video producer Greg Scholl as he introduces you to some of today's most beloved trains. Shop all Greg Scholl videos>

Including vintage footage from 8mm color steam films by Warren W. Scholl and late 1930's black and white films shot professionally of steam tests, this Pennsylvania Railroad video offers a great variety of steam.

The program begins riding a diesel passenger train to New York in the winter of 1955, then K4 action between Exchange Place, South Amboy, and Bay Head Junction New Jersey. This was the last stronghold for K4 Steam passenger operations on the Pennsylvania. We see mostly riding footage, but also stations, terminals, and some trackside scenes. Next go back to Ohio and see two different visits to the PRR line from Columbus that ran north toward Sandusky, Ohio. The power is the huge J1 2-10-4 locomotives which are seen in winter and summer, and with one engine and doubleheaded.

Next is some very unusual rare Black and White footage shot first on Horseshoe curve in the late 1930's, then head to the Altoona test plant for K4's being tested with new valve gear and for smoke deflectors. This is some very unusual footage, and includes some camera mounted shots atop the boiler of a doubleheader, and and engine with cylinder damage.

Lastly, you'll see the K4 1361 out of Altoona in April of 1987. This is about 10 minutes or so of live audio footage with a 4-coach passenger train that was a test run on the branch line that left the main at Tyrone, PA.

Approximate run time: 60 minutes