The New York Central Hudson Division in 1949
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I just came across this
I just came across this footage in the National Archives. Labeled as outtakes for an Army film, "Military Police on Trains", it is a treasure chest of on-board and trackside shots of the New York Central Railroad in the midst of its transition from steam to diesel power.
The original film is silent (unfortunately), so I'd eventually like to add some narration to it. I could use some help from my viewers to identify locations, trains and locomotives. Here's what I know so far:
00:00 Taken from above the southern entrance to the Anthony's Nose tunnel.
The next 6½ minutes of film were all taken on a single cold, clear day--February 21, 1949.
00:28 Northbound through Marble Hill station in New York City. The train appears to be 16 or 17 cars long.
00:51 Riverdale.
01:06 Coming into Ludlow (?)
01:25 Unknown location
01:28 Glenwood.
01:39 Hastings-on-Hudson (?)
01:48 Unknown location
01:59 Irvington (note Irvington Public Library across the street from the depot)
02:28 Unknown location
02:33 Unknown location
02:45 S-curve north of Irvington (?)
02:51 Sing Sing Prison.
03:01 Magnificent shot of a 4-8-4 Niagara's drivers as it starts. For a locomotive that's just four years old, the cylinder jacketing is pretty beat up.
03:25 Looking down from Anthony's Nose as a Niagara heads south.
03:54 Northbound, taken from the same location as the previous shot.
04:24 Trackside as 4-6-4 Hudson passes by northbound. The photographer is standing under an overpass of some sort.
05:03 Same location. A Niagara with 12 cars behind heads south.
05:29 Taken from the overpass as a Pacific brings three MU cars north.
06:07 Same location. An A-B pair of EMD's at the head of a name train headed north. Could it be the 20th Century Limited? I can't read the drumhead on the round-end observation car.
06:46 Same location as another A-B pair bring a 12-car train south.
The following shots were taken in March and April, 1949.
07:10 This is an abbreviated shot of a Hudson rounding a curve.
07:16 An A-B pair of Alco diesels in charge of of 16 cars.
07:40 A pair of EMD's with three head-end cars.
07:56 Another set of Alcos.
08:09 Is that a K-3 Pacific in charge of this four-car train?
08:21 A Hudson puts on a smoke show, possibly for the photographer's benefit.
08:40 The classic between-the-rails shot.
09:07 A rather poor shot of a 4-8-2 Mohawk. This and the next few shots are very dark because the cameraman was trying to simulate nighttime.
09:20 This shot was taken as milepost 110, which is in between Greendale and Hudson. A Niagara at the head.
09:36 Another Niagara.
09:52 Same location as the between-the-rails shot. Could be a Pacific at the head, but the shot is so dark that it's hard to tell.
10:21 Another one that's too dark to see much, but the train sure is moving!
10:29 A shot taking in twilight, as a Niagara stops, then starts at a station. Note the triple-beam headlamp.
11:14 A Hudson thunders through Staatsburg
11:38 A Niagara with 18 (?) cars on her tail. Also Staatsburg.
12:05 An A-A pair of EMD's with 15 cars.
The original film is silent (unfortunately), so I'd eventually like to add some narration to it. I could use some help from my viewers to identify locations, trains and locomotives. Here's what I know so far:
00:00 Taken from above the southern entrance to the Anthony's Nose tunnel.
The next 6½ minutes of film were all taken on a single cold, clear day--February 21, 1949.
00:28 Northbound through Marble Hill station in New York City. The train appears to be 16 or 17 cars long.
00:51 Riverdale.
01:06 Coming into Ludlow (?)
01:25 Unknown location
01:28 Glenwood.
01:39 Hastings-on-Hudson (?)
01:48 Unknown location
01:59 Irvington (note Irvington Public Library across the street from the depot)
02:28 Unknown location
02:33 Unknown location
02:45 S-curve north of Irvington (?)
02:51 Sing Sing Prison.
03:01 Magnificent shot of a 4-8-4 Niagara's drivers as it starts. For a locomotive that's just four years old, the cylinder jacketing is pretty beat up.
03:25 Looking down from Anthony's Nose as a Niagara heads south.
03:54 Northbound, taken from the same location as the previous shot.
04:24 Trackside as 4-6-4 Hudson passes by northbound. The photographer is standing under an overpass of some sort.
05:03 Same location. A Niagara with 12 cars behind heads south.
05:29 Taken from the overpass as a Pacific brings three MU cars north.
06:07 Same location. An A-B pair of EMD's at the head of a name train headed north. Could it be the 20th Century Limited? I can't read the drumhead on the round-end observation car.
06:46 Same location as another A-B pair bring a 12-car train south.
The following shots were taken in March and April, 1949.
07:10 This is an abbreviated shot of a Hudson rounding a curve.
07:16 An A-B pair of Alco diesels in charge of of 16 cars.
07:40 A pair of EMD's with three head-end cars.
07:56 Another set of Alcos.
08:09 Is that a K-3 Pacific in charge of this four-car train?
08:21 A Hudson puts on a smoke show, possibly for the photographer's benefit.
08:40 The classic between-the-rails shot.
09:07 A rather poor shot of a 4-8-2 Mohawk. This and the next few shots are very dark because the cameraman was trying to simulate nighttime.
09:20 This shot was taken as milepost 110, which is in between Greendale and Hudson. A Niagara at the head.
09:36 Another Niagara.
09:52 Same location as the between-the-rails shot. Could be a Pacific at the head, but the shot is so dark that it's hard to tell.
10:21 Another one that's too dark to see much, but the train sure is moving!
10:29 A shot taking in twilight, as a Niagara stops, then starts at a station. Note the triple-beam headlamp.
11:14 A Hudson thunders through Staatsburg
11:38 A Niagara with 18 (?) cars on her tail. Also Staatsburg.
12:05 An A-A pair of EMD's with 15 cars.
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