Penn Central in Columbus, Ohio (1970s)

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• JK

  @jkminnich · 2 years ago

  It’s sad that within a decade’s time a lot of this rail would either be severely downgraded or abandoned altogether. 😢

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• DA

  @davidsharp3110 · 2 years ago (edited)

  This one put tears in my eyes. It may have been a bad era but the men on duty got it done. RIP Penn Central. She didn't get a fair shake.

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• LA

  @lablaine1981 · 2 years ago

  Tha 1st 20 seconds of this film made my 80yr old railfan day  👍👍

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• CL

  @clearlycaribbeanreb2895 · 2 years ago

  I’m 50 years old and it’s amazing how much if this is still recognizable in 2024. Great video! Great memories!

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• B3

  @b3j8 · 2 years ago

  The PC sadly inherited a property that suffered heavily from deferred maintenance in many cases.  Improvement did take place, at first, but the ever worsening cash situation soon had conditions going even further downhill.  Still there's alot from this era I truly miss!

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• JO

  @JosephMusgrove · 2 years ago

  Sadly the Penn. &amp; NYC merger was doomed from the start. &nbsp;The severe “rockin &amp; rolling” on some shots is a reminder of how bad the infrastructure had gotten. &nbsp;<br><br>Another great post of railroad history! &nbsp;Thank you!

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• BO

  @bobbybrisk643 · 2 years ago

  True Railroading of the 70s and National Limited with brand new SDPs at the end

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• JE

  @jefferyprickett4443 · 2 years ago

  It&apos;s refreshing to see no graffiti

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• TO

  @Tom-xe9iq · 2 years ago

  Fabulous time machine to the past!

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• TH

  @thomaslusk7621 · 1 year ago

  I had heard much of their Midwest trackage was limited to 10 mph and I can see the rocking!

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• JO

  @josephmartino9958 · 1 year ago

  Those &nbsp;track side structures, the staggered signals, the weeds, the flag man, that slightly haunting melody going back to another time...where does it all &nbsp;live?

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• FR

  @Fresh-tw7ev · 2 years ago (edited)

  My German ancestors were U.S. railroad people. Pennsylvania Railroad and Baltimore &amp; Ohio are the ones I know about. My great Uncle Dick was on the practice squad for the Columbus Panhandlers. The 15-story white marble building with the greenish patina roof is the former State of Ohio Departments Building. It’s interesting to see the building that replaced it the Rhodes State Office Tower is shown here too. Today the white marble building is home to Supreme Court of Ohio and it’s named after the late Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer. I wonder what those old timers thoughts when they looked up at their rail yard and watched at the interstate highway system was being built…wondering how it would change the way freight was shipped. Must’ve been an interesting time for them. Thank you for this video by the way.

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