CP Rail in South Philadelphia

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9 жыл бұрын

CP Rail's purchase of the D&H included trackage rights to Philadelphia. They initiated intermodal trains that terminated on Delaware Avenue in South Phila. where containers were handled right in the street until the new intermodal terminal was built a few years later. The initial sequence shows one of these trains being built. The second sequence is of a D&H "heritage" unit switching the Navy Yard and the piers, as well as Conrail and CSX trains in the area. The third segment shows an RS-18 switching the piers with a caboose in the train. Video dates from 1992 to 1999.

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@craigfazekas3923 Жыл бұрын

Me & my brother got a cab ride in the Philly Gulf refinery as kids, around '77 or so. We used to ride with our Pop in the Louisville Ford with a propane trailer from Maple Shade, NJ to the Philly refineries, either Gulf, Arco or Sun in Marcus Hook. The Gulf loading racks had rail service on the other side from the truck loading portion. One evening, a SW-1 rolls up to knock cars at the loading racks. My Dad started talking with the crew & asked if his boys could get a ride- we were in !! We rode out to a yard about a mile or two away & back. We still both remember the muffled throb of the diesels in the SW-1's cab. That's a story that could only happen then. No kids gonna: Ride in a company truck Get into the refinery Ride on a working train We'll never forget it, we were lucky as hell !! 🚬😎

@tspielman1 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like video from when I was a kid! Philly just ain’t the same. Pier 40 closed down. Penn warehouse is still there! Great video

@craigfazekas3923 4 жыл бұрын

I remember two things about this area. In the 70s and early 80s, there was a sizable railyard that was on the north side of the bridge that ran parallel to the bridge. And the whiskey distillery. Oh, God. When they were in production ? That distillery stunk something fierce !! The name brand of the whiskey was prominent on the side of that large building; now forgotten by me....

@peterhanahoe4913 7 жыл бұрын

What a cracking film, just didn't know what was coming next and it just got better as it went on. I never thought that what is essentially a shunting film could be so interesting. i love stuff like that.

@APettyJ 4 жыл бұрын

I miss the CP "Mani-Modal" trains, as my father and I referred to them!

@25mfd 6 жыл бұрын

Good video. At the 17:30 mark, switchman definitely needed some fusees. Folks just don't want to stop for ANYTHING.

@ekapus 9 жыл бұрын

Oh hell, this is amazing. Was just in the area yesterday, and it's amazing how much has both changed and stayed the same. It's a shame CP Rail pulled out though, it brought some great variety to the area. I particularly love the scene where they're loading the containers onto flat cars in the middle of the road. It really demonstrates how shoestring of an operation that was down there. Thanks for sharing this one, Rich.

@ejhunt55 4 жыл бұрын

Greenwich yard and the street track on Delaware Ave.... How I miss it...

@trains5570 8 жыл бұрын

Great video! I live a couple of blocks away from Delaware Ave South Philly. This is a great train watching spot!

@DelcoImagery 3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@treos17 9 жыл бұрын

wow, great video, i remember all of this from when i was a kid and seeing that overhead crane on the street

@mrlionel1965 7 жыл бұрын

This is a great video. Really good camera work. I agree with other posters here. The trains and heavy traffic being so close are scary, but really interesting at the same time. Thank you for sharing this.

@GUSTAVTIME 9 жыл бұрын

You have very good video, this is one of them

@scoobycarr5558 5 жыл бұрын

You kind of wonder why Canadian Pacific does not have heritage units with Delaware & Hudson and Milwaukee Road schemes - two great railroads in their own right until they became fallen flags.

@fmnut 2 жыл бұрын

CP had several D&H heritage units

@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp 6 жыл бұрын

Great Catch that is bow impossible to recreate~

@scoobycarr5558 5 жыл бұрын

At 16:30 the same street running like in Bellevue, Iowa. Nice!

@erichanhauser3190 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video! Thank You.

@QuebecCentral 6 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing ! !

@daveyboy_ 4 жыл бұрын

I kept waiting to see if Rocky would be out there collecting for Gazzo . Although, joking aside, that caboose was something else though

@ejhunt55 4 жыл бұрын

I so miss it...

@haroldalexis4200 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video. With due respect to the railroad I saw a lot of wreck less drivers as the trains were running across the street/ highway, They drive too fast I was afraid for the cameraman! 😱 One driver nearly got hit when the CP RAIL ALCO RS 18 was crossing....but the engineer didn't blow his horn either.😲 I was getting annoyed later with this... but when I spotted the UPS Dual Trailer Trucks that put a smile on my face.😀 So did that ST & L. engine hooked up to the other CP rail GP unit. What does ST.& L stand for? The beginning was awesome ahh CONRAIL I spotted the gold yellow numbers for CSX & White patch black numbers for NORFOLK SOUTHERN.I miss those colors yay CONRAIL. Delaware & Hudson🤔 another add on to the layout. I like the medium giant forklift on 4 tires was loading the containers on the Trailer Trains, then the even larger overhead version. Otherwise all this scenery will & makes great model railroading grand ideas. WALTHERS, PIKE STUFF & BACHMANN have done many wonderful kits from other manufacturers adding to the scenery. This video is excellent great action would you believe peace of mind ? I got so much watching this & gets a 5 star excellent work & filming this & was well done. 👍👋👋👋👋👋👋🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👍✅

@fmnut 2 жыл бұрын

St.L&H = Saint Lawrence & Hudson Railway. This was CP's "paper railroad" created to operate the D&H property.

@haroldalexis4200 2 жыл бұрын

@@fmnut Thank you. Good video.

@brentwoodvolfiredeptsta5597 4 жыл бұрын

The Philadelphia Beltline Railroad Company Tracks on Delaware Ave.

@ejhunt55 4 жыл бұрын

The Walt Whitman Bridge (13:24) just east of the Hump....

@etfarifax680 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! Do have anymore from this area?

@fmnut 6 жыл бұрын

Eric B sorry, that's all I have.

@alexandergrube6437 5 жыл бұрын

Were the St. Lawrence and Huson units common in the area?

@fmnut 5 жыл бұрын

At that time yes.

@geoffreylee5199 5 жыл бұрын

The hulk of the United States, sad.

@TheGomes412 9 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic! How much of this is left?

@fmnut 9 жыл бұрын

TheGomes412 Well, the street trackage on Delaware Avenue still exists. I'm not sure how many of the piers still get served by rail. As for the CP operations shown in the video, the container transfer in the street only lasted a few years, then was moved to a new intermodal terminal behind fencing. CP pulled out of Phila. a few years ago, leaving whatever business is left to Conrail shared assets. In essence what you see on the video is all gone save the track itself.

@skyraiderjet 5 жыл бұрын

@@fmnut Whats that old titanic looking ship in the video?

@fmnut 5 жыл бұрын

@@skyraiderjet USS United States. Google it.

@mikejordan8259 4 жыл бұрын

@@skyraiderjet kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nN55ms6Yp8jUgZs.html

@APettyJ 4 жыл бұрын

@@fmnut the traffic wasn't left to Conrail Shared Assets but to Norfolk Southern, moved via a haulage agreement for CP. I believe the agreement has changed again, but NS still has the traffic, although it leaves Philly on CSX Q191.

@ejhunt55 4 жыл бұрын

(14:15) just north of the Ben Franklin Bridge....

@rskalisky 3 жыл бұрын

That's the Walt Whitman bridge.

@ejhunt55 4 жыл бұрын

WOW A cabin car on Delaware Ave??? lol

@rearspeaker6364 7 жыл бұрын

i'd wonder if D&H 7312 had a steering wheel for street operations??

@alexandergrube6437 5 жыл бұрын

No, the tracks are just built into the street. If that was a joke then I didn't know

@fmnut 4 жыл бұрын

In Baltimore the PRR had rubber tired steerable "locomotives" (predating Trackmobiles) that hauled freight cars around the street trackage as some of the curves were so sharp they couldn't be negotiated by a loco on the rails when coupled with cars.

@rearspeaker6364 9 жыл бұрын

.01 in the background is the steamship USS United States.........

@Stoker58 8 жыл бұрын

+rear speaker It's still there paint is nearly all gone though its in pretty bad shape.

@erichanhauser3190 4 жыл бұрын

Correct me if wrong, but I believe it was the fastest ocean liner when christened.

@rearspeaker6364 4 жыл бұрын

@@erichanhauser3190 yes it is.

@geremipineault308 4 жыл бұрын

23:21 V-tech kicked in

@gregrowe1168 8 жыл бұрын

Its almost like the drivers there just expected the train to stop for them if they ran out in front of it. I'm sure there were many collisions over the years. The traffic wouldn't always obey the guy flagging either, just drive around him or almost run over him. People just don't have any common sense.

@ryano.5149 5 жыл бұрын

Some things never change!