You mean in the still photos?

Tmillz316..... just so you know.... you (meaning - Anyone) do Not "drive trains".... a locomotive engineer, Operates a locomotive. You Cannot "steer" a locomotive to go wherever you want to go.... you OPERATE it on the confines of its rail system.

@@Romans--bo7br In Britain the engineers are called drivers. "Cause they drive. They don't operate.

@@jrcrawford4..... Thanks for your reply, Rob. Yes... I understand that pretty well everywhere in Europe and elsewhere in the world they locomotive engineers - "drivers... or, train drivers", however that still does not make the application of the word "driver"... correct in this context. As I said in the reply above, to which.. you replied, a locomotive engineer is not a "driver"... a driver, has the ability to "Steer" the vehicle (in whatever form it is) to wherever the driver wants it to go.... a locomotive engineer, does Not have that ability... they only have the ability to operate it (like any Machine) within, and on, a construct of a predetermined system of operation and (in this case) destination. I worked for a major Class 1 railroad for four years back in the 1970's as a head end brakeman, then as an engineer.... but, I digress. There are MANY applications of the word "drive".... so, in the end... if another country chooses to utilize the word "driver or drives" in the context of a locomotive engineer, then "so be it".... it's certainly not worth getting into verbal or written debates over. As far as Steam locomotives are concerned and all their attendant valves, levers, gauges, etc, etc, etc.... a steam locomotive engineer and his "fireman" are definitely Operating it as they would, any other piece of equipment or machine.... as it moves down the tracks, in this case.

@@Romans--bo7br calm down on your term correction. It's practically the same thing.

@@Romans--bo7br who gives a shit i will now say I sail a train and drive a boat just to spite you

I agree sir born after the era,but I enjoy the museums that display them and I model them 👍

We had a great culture once.

I'll be reading that book.

He also discusses troubles hand-firing the L1 2-8-2s.

I read that book written by his son. Absolutely fascinating. It is one of my all time faves.

It’s ok, one still remains in Hamburg NY

robert shaw: excuse me for adding “I know I can, I know I can”!

Crank arms are 90 apart, if they moved the axle is cracked and about to come undone. But the valves being off time will make an off-beat effect in the exhaust like this engine has. Happens as the link rods wear usually.

Best era for me :)

Just caught the end in SE London railway 150 yds from my house,pulling out the station

Leslie Cantor Me too.

Do you also want to bring back the wages, and the then-incurable diseases, among other things? You can't pick and choose the past for the future.

#Steampunk

Cats01 wages were significantly better than compared to today. Our generation is facing unprecedented stagflation where wages are significantly diverging and have become flat stale compared to the gains in productivity and the runaway inflation of the dollar. So yes please bring bags the wages.

Because of the I1sa's terrible riding experience, the crews quickly named it the Holy Terror of the Standard Railroad of the World. Quite fitting, since the ride in-cab was terrible since there was no rear trailing truck to support the firebox. If the I1sa wheel-slipped, you would feel it a bit more than usual since the cab rode atop the rear set of drivers!

Cool. Thanks!

PRR didn't put an abundant amount of power on anything except for locals.

@@victoriacyunczyk Just another way PRR differed from their western counterparts, spare engines were thrown around onto just about any slightly heavy train on SP or UP, meanwhile Pennsy was reluctant to put another 2-10-0 on a coal drag going up a steep grade. They also never washed their locomotives, while they do have this in common with SP... they don't really with virtually every other railroad of a similar size, even UP was known to give their Challengers the occasional bath... Pennsy units would be lucky if they were washed for a re-fit. It's funny too, because Pennsy had a vast abundance of locomotives... other railroads were content with about a hundred, maybe two in a class... some of the smaller ones would even have just over ten locomotives per class... pennsy? no they made nearly 600 of just the I1s alone, and well over 400 of the K4s.

@John McCardell I doubt all were active at any given time, but it's absolutely within the realms of possibility they made several thousand consolidations - although, by WW2 it seems clear they were only using them for yard work, locals, or the occasional helper job.

Do you know where this audio came from? I grew up in Denholm and wondered if it really is from our coal wharf.

The audio was recorded by the late John Prophet. I'm not sure about the coal wharf, but the location of Denholm, PA is correct.

This is just a sound recording; you have to listen for all the wheel slip, planes overhead, and so on. The pictures represent the type of locomotive that is in the recording: a Pennsylvania Railroad 2-10-0.

I will help you melt em down

It mught be more helpfull if you turned them in to steamers.

sam aikens Better nothing plus this can go into my train sounds mixtape

It's an audio recording, a very rare one at that, sound recording equipment was expensive and rare in that day, so usually you only see video with no sound, or sometimes sound with no video. Only in extremely rare circumstances is there original sound with the video.

I mean, the title of the video said that it was audio only so I don't see why anyone would think there would be video.

For Christ's sake, be thankful there was even audio , dude!! Especially audio that clear !!

There’s a reason it’s “audio” and not “footage.”