East Penn Railroad: Chasin' the Perk Branch

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On a fairly warm autumn day, Penn Rail Videos set out to capture the East Penn Railroad's local freight that runs up to Emmaus Junction and return. Luck would be on our side, as we were informed that they were in fact running north to Emmaus to bring back 8 loaded boxcars. We'll watch the ex-CR GP10 #7554 (built as a GP9 for New York Central) shuffle some cars around Brown Printing, then we'll move into East Greenville and from there follow the train on its northward journey. Once picking up cars in Emmaus, we'll follow the train back south. A feature location on this railroad is the Dillingersville tunnel, which is one of eight the Reading Railroad had on its entire system. If you like the sound of first generation diesels, then this video is the perfect combination, with 7554s Leslie A-200 "blat" horn on the short hood.

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@jwbrown1959 4 жыл бұрын

Love the sound of those geeps.

@kendavenport1823 9 жыл бұрын

He is up on the back hood of this GP10 checking the level of sand in the sandbox with a broom... My FIRST job on Conrail when I started in 1976

@kman-mi7su 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks I jokingly thought he was checking the holding tank level for the toilet! LOL

@Mark-iy4no 5 жыл бұрын

Love those old geeps

@joelinpa185 Жыл бұрын

I'm late to the party but thanks for this great video. The sound quality is excellent. I cannot get enough of the EMD non-turbocharged prime mover sounds.

@tombore9516 5 жыл бұрын

put it back in CONRAIL!!!

@railjames 9 жыл бұрын

Outstanding Video. All the shots were great. Love the old Geep with the two horns, especially like the single note horn. Well done!

@CrimsonFlare321 11 жыл бұрын

14:35 driver get bonus points for backing up just in case

@gregburns1 7 жыл бұрын

The baggage car is probably used as a spacer car so that the locomotive does not have to enter the factory and smell up the place with diesel fumes.

@d65fitzer 11 жыл бұрын

I love that beat up engine!

@ACLTony 6 жыл бұрын

I think that's a B-60 Baggage Car. They regularly ran in New York to FL passenger trains up until the early 1970's.

@goodeye03 11 жыл бұрын

A little paint and some logo would be nice, it wouldn't look so old and beat up..Nice video, thanks for sharing.

@crosstiespike 3 жыл бұрын

Finding Penn Rail this morning is like Christmas daybreak at seven years of age. Loved (At my age this is love) this video. You's guys are great. The settings, photography, wildlife (squirrel, dogs) and especially that old loud but not in your face horn. Took me nearly two hours to watch, look at comments look up history and maps on this 29 minute video. If I find an address I''ll send a donation.

@railseast 13 жыл бұрын

Great video of eastern Pa. rural railroading; nice work!

@PennRailVideos 13 жыл бұрын

@crazyrailfan152 It is a former NYC GP9.

@chrishinnant3924 5 жыл бұрын

The second horn the wabco E2 that's my favorite horn

@ReadingAreaRailfan 3 жыл бұрын

Chris Hinnant they took it off. The loco isnt being used right now, becaude of reverser issues, but it has a K3L now

@chrishinnant3924 3 жыл бұрын

@@ReadingAreaRailfan I remember the seaboard coastline used to blow that horn all the time. So did the chessie system and the B&O. But they all got replaced. But it's still my favorite horn.

@WSOR10C 13 жыл бұрын

Very nice video. i grew up in Emmaus, this line was where i got my first train ride which was behind the 425. Always love to see videos of this line. great Work Adam!

@RTS4018 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, I love the high hoods. Does this engine still have ts 567C engine still in it?

@brucybabyy7355 7 жыл бұрын

what beautiful scenery! i hope to visit the Penn state one day.

@PennRailVideos 13 жыл бұрын

@speediracer4 Built in 3/1956 as NYC 5997 (GP9).

@bonehead1902 13 жыл бұрын

Awsome video!

@PennRailVideos 13 жыл бұрын

@Rts4108 I think it's still in NE Philly.

@chefjavier 13 жыл бұрын

I love the blue locomotive CR.. GP9

@Jerzrailfan 12 жыл бұрын

Nice vid! Love the single note honker horn. Reminds me off the road runner cartoons.

@Tallshipdreamer 13 жыл бұрын

Ron And Don, two of the nicest Railwaymen you'll ever meet.

@Tiredoldchannel 7 жыл бұрын

Great profile picture

@PennRailVideos 12 жыл бұрын

First horn is a new cast Nathan P3

@mattstarman21 13 жыл бұрын

what was up with the baggage car?

@kenkramer6529 9 жыл бұрын

Really nice!

@brucybabyy7355 7 жыл бұрын

i want that house next to the tracks!

@maddog2771 7 жыл бұрын

you can have it

@intimidate2161 5 жыл бұрын

I could jump from the roof to the train, then jump back on the roof on the way back...….sweet!

@daveyboy_ 4 жыл бұрын

Its cool until he blows his horn when ur trying to sleep

@pennsy6000 12 жыл бұрын

There must be individual valves for the horns because the first one sounds like a Nathan m3 and they don't blow together.

@PennRailVideos 13 жыл бұрын

@rushs11 Because they don't own it anymore. R&N briefly owned it, then sold it to the Eeast Penn.

@bbbyppe 12 жыл бұрын

MORE HORN!!!

@tommy4trains 10 жыл бұрын

nice video! love the A200!

@jamesbell6124 10 жыл бұрын

@crabcake43011 3 жыл бұрын

Haha sounds like when my kids learned to play baritone!

@SteamboatWilley 7 жыл бұрын

11:35 Squirrel!

@MilwaukeeSDman 13 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA! you can`still see conrail letters on the nose barley

@conrailforever1999 12 жыл бұрын

great video

@PennRailVideos 13 жыл бұрын

@999dog11 Thanks!

@SR6900 13 жыл бұрын

That's not an A-200, it has an E-2. About the ditch lights, they're only needed if you wish to run over crossings exceeding 20 mph, but once the crossing has been cleared by the locomotive, it can proceed at track speed.

@ricoisrael880 12 жыл бұрын

SUUUUPEERRRRR VIDEO,

@PennRailVideos 12 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@chrishinnant3924 4 жыл бұрын

At 26:49, I noticed that the crossing signal is on the left side of the road, awkward

@johnbarham6406 8 жыл бұрын

why the baggage car?

@PennRailVideos 12 жыл бұрын

Checking the sand level.

@PennRailVideos 12 жыл бұрын

@conrailforever1999 Thanks!

@MilwaukeeSDman 13 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA! you can`still see conrail letters on the nose barley and whats the horn when its running LHF??

@PennRailVideos 13 жыл бұрын

@MilwaukeeSDman Nathan P3.

@PennRailVideos 13 жыл бұрын

@SR6900 It is a Leslie cause if you look closely at the horn (which you can't really in this video), it says Leslie Tyfon on the back.

@cnjgp7 13 жыл бұрын

@SR6900 Right... it's longer than an A-200 and the throat is too small to be an A-200. Definitely an E-2 in this vid. I've also seen the A-200 on this engine, but not today. :)

@PennRailVideos 13 жыл бұрын

@bonehead1902 Don't need them if you're not running over 25MPH. They run at 10MPH.

@kendavenport1823 4 жыл бұрын

Actually that's over 20MPH for the ditch lights FRA requirement...

@PennRailVideos 13 жыл бұрын

@guitboxchicken I love them too!

@PennRailVideos 13 жыл бұрын

@chefjavier GP10.

@SR6900 13 жыл бұрын

They apparently swap it around a lot, I've seen pictures of it with an E-2 before. I know the difference though, I have an A-200. I usually look for the locking bolt at the top of the horn, but man this one sounds dull, too. But if you look at it from the side (at 14:59 and other spots) it has a very E-2 like profile.

@pruitt3507 12 жыл бұрын

whats he doing on the top of the hood?

@PennRailVideos 13 жыл бұрын

@cool45010 It's 10MPH.

@d65fitzer 11 жыл бұрын

That was fun, I can't believe I watched the whole thing! As a kid in high school, I used to spend Sunday afternoon hanging with a crew who switched cars between the Madison Div and the Milwaukee Division. They would let me ride the caboose, those days are over.