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NYC Steam Along the Hudson River
Good
Wonderful, got my blood going.
I rode round trips along this route on the EMPIRE STATE EXPRESS in 1939 and 1947 behind steam. I really enjoyed these nostalgic views
Excellent.
The memories all come rushing back. A treasure of the past.
Very nice to watch
Although I never had the opportunity to see New Central steam along the Hudson, I remember Pennsy steam along the Juniata. This video brought back great memories of the sights and sounds.
Wow! What an inspiring video. Great subject matter. (The water level route! does it get any better?) Great camera angles, color, action, and sound. And those Niagaras! Even the Dreyfus Hudsons. It just ended way too soon. Normally my tastes take me to Missabe Yellowstones, AT&SF Northerns and their other giant locomotives at the end of steam, and of course the N&W, with all its best-of-class engines. But when I can see the NYC like this, I’m in steam heaven.
Very impressive display of the power of steam.
As many times as I have photographed or ridden Amtrak, Metro North and the New York Central at these locations, I surely wished that I had been there with steam. What a superb video and I must admit that the water level route looks just as great now, as it did then. I loved the whistle at Manitou, NY. Still today, Metro North has a commuter train that stops there in the morning and one in the evening, with one door of one car platforming! Fantastic!
Would that we could shoot all of that again with today’s gear…
The Hudson taking water on the go! Doesn’t get better than that!
Not easy to find pictures or video of it.
Loved it all. The Niagaras were most impressive, and I’m glad there was a shot of taking on water from the track pans at speed.
Between this video and the current Classic Trains, I think I overdosed on NYC steam today! I’m gonna need another fix tomorrow.
The video was impressive. I model the NYC and the video was most helpful in duplicating NYC as accurately as possible. Thank you.
There will never be anything as beautiful to watch or listen to than a steam locomotive with the throttle wide open. I do love today’s technology but there are times I wish I was born early enough the have been of age in the steam era. I am thankful we have the U.P. to keep real steam running at speed instead of the anemic 40 m.p.h. of the N.S.
One of my favorite memories is eating breakfast in the dining car on the New York Central RR as the train was racing along the Hudson River heading toward NY.
Grateful for your publication, my husband reads every issue cover to cover.
Hey Kirt, better to have a J at 40 mph than dead in a museum. Be thankful for what we do have. Hats off to U.P. though for putting up company resources to keep their steam heritage alive and well.
It does seem amazing that a Hudson, with about 47,000 lb. of tractive effort, or a Niagara, with something over 60,000 (although it had over 6000 horsepower) could haul 10 or more cars faster than a couple of Amtrak diesels with similar power and much greater tractive effort