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This video shows some of the highlights of the great community of Strasburg, Virginia. Please take time to come and visit us. We are located at the intersection of I81 and I66 in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. We look forward to seeing you.
Strasburg Virginia - Something to Share
Come and visit the great community of Strasburg. We have to something to share with everyone. We are located at the intersection of I81 and I66 in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. Watch this video to see some of the great things you can do when you visit.
My visit to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg
A place that is home to many historic locomotives and railroad equipment. But I look at this museum, and most other railroad museums, as more of a haven for these things. Many of the Equipment outside the museum, exposed to the elements, will eventually be taken into the restoration shops to be fixed up, and placed inside.
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Haunted Home Strasburg VA
This is my teams 3rd investigation of this home.
USA: Railroad museum in Strasburg 2015
From inside Railroad museum in Pennsylvania. There´s a lot of old american trains to see. Shot by Roland Larsson, June 5, 2015. Map:
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ABOUT THIS FEED:
Strasburg, Pennsylvania is located 62 miles west of Philadelphia. The Strasburg Rail Road has been in existence since 1832, and it’s the country’s oldest short line railroad. It offers steam excursions featuring engines 89, 90 and 475, with periodic excursions of Thomas and Percy. In September 2019, the legendary 611 will also have a 4-week run. Strasburg Rail Road continues to function as a short line, with railcar-to-truck transfer of grains, bulk feed additives, dry fertilizers, lumber, steel, bedding, and bio-fuel.
To the right of the tower, you can see the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania:
An additional camera is located at Leaman Place in Paradise, which offers 11-12 Amtrak Keystone Service trains a day, some NS Freight, and the turn around of the Strasburg Railroad excursions.
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Hacky-Sack in Strasburg, VA
Jim Wright & Jesse Davis hacking it up in Strasburg... My brother Jeff took the video, I hope I don't get in trouble because he cusses a few times LOLZ...
Strasburg Railroad - US Transportation Corps. #89
On Saturday May 26th, 2018, Strasburg Railroad operated a special troop train in addition to the regularly scheduled excursion trains. It was quite the scorcher but it was hard to pass up seeing #89 dressed up for the occasion.
Take a moment to honor those who have served and those who are currently serving in the military or EMS capacities this weekend. Actually, do it everyday.
Strasburg Rail Road on DVD
These brief scenes are from the Strasburg Rail Road Chapter of my Pennsylvania Steam Stories DVD. More information about this DVD can be found here -
Strasburg Rail Road was founded in 1832 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, an area known for its Amish culture and Pennsylvania Dutch heritage, to provide freight and passenger services to the small villages, as well as interchange with the Pennsylvania Railroad.
In 1957 storms destroyed portions of the tracks, and owners were unwilling to invest in repairs due to declining traffic. Fortunately a group of rail fans prevented the tracks from being torn up. They began acquiring historic locomotives and passenger cars from all over North America. Today it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Lancaster County and is recognized as one of the most significant examples of early 20th century railroading in North America.
Strasburg is the home of 8 operating steam locomotives. During our visits we caught number 89 in service. The locomotive is a 2-6-0 built in 1910 by the Canadian Locomotive Company. The original owner was the Grand Trunk Railway, where it was numbered 1009. Later it was owned by Canadian National where it was numbered 911 and later renumbered 89. Number 89 has been at Strasburg since 1972.
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Norfolk & Western 611 and 475 on the Strasburg Rail Road
In the fall of 2019, the Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 J 611 was welcomed to the Strasburg Rail Road. The 611 spent several weekends operating on The Road to Paradise, operating back and forth on America's oldest shortline. This visit allowed for the 611 to join fellow N&W steam engine 475 for a number of trips. The N&W steam reunion allowed many classic opportunities as the 1906-built 4-8-0 and 1950-built 4-8-4 ran passenger trains and photo freights together.
Special thanks to the Strasburg Rail Road, Virginia Museum of Transportation, Norfolk Southern, and Amtrak for allowing this event to happen.
BONUS VIDEO: Strasburg Rail Road # 1223 IN Hello, Dolly!
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Filming[edit]
BONUS VIDEO: Strasburg Rail Road # 1223 IN Hello, Dolly!
Location shot in Garrison, New York
The finale was filmed at US Military Academy at West Point.
The town of Garrison, New York, was the filming site for scenes in Yonkers.[4] In the opening credits, the passenger train is traveling along the Hudson River. Provided by the Strasburg Rail Road, the train is pulled by Pennsylvania Railroad 1223 (now located in the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania) retrofitted to resemble a New York Central & Hudson River locomotive. The locomotive, used in Put on Your Sunday Clothes, was restored specifically for the film.
The Poughkeepsie (Metro-North station) trackside platform was used at the beginning when Dolly was on her way to Yonkers.
The church scene was filmed on the grounds of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, but the church's facade was constructed only for the film. New York City scenes were filmed on the 20th Century-Fox lot in California. Some of the exteriors still exist.
The film was photographed in 65 mm Todd-AO by Harry Stradling, Sr.
The film was beset by tension on the set, with Streisand clashing with costar Matthau and director Kelly. Michael Kidd, the choreographer, had conflicts with costume designer Irene Sharaff and Kelly, to the point that he and Kelly were no longer on speaking terms.[5] Tensions came to a head in a heated argument between Streisand and Matthau on June 6, 1968, on a hot day in Garrison the day after the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.[2]
Music[edit]
Most of the original Broadway production's score was preserved for the film; however, Just Leave Everything to Me and Love Is Only Love were not in the stage show. Jerry Herman wrote Just Leave Everything to Me especially for Streisand; it effectively replaced I Put My Hand In from the Broadway production. However, an instrumental version of parts of I Put My Hand In can be heard in the film during the dance competition at the Harmonia Gardens.[6] Herman had previously written Love is Only Love for the stage version of Mame, but it was cut before its Broadway premiere. It occurred in the story as Mame tried to explain falling in love to her young nephew Patrick. A brief prologue of Mrs. Horace Vandergelder was added to the song to integrate it into this film.[7]
Working under the musical direction of Lionel Newman and Lennie Hayton, the very large team of orchestrators included film stalwarts Herbert W. Spencer and Alexander Courage; the original Broadway production arranger, Philip J. Lang, making a rare film outing; and pop arrangers Don Costa and Frank Comstock. All of the actors did their own singing, except for Marianne McAndrew (Irene Molloy) whose singing was dubbed by Melissa Stafford for Irene's vocal solos and Gilda Maiken for when Irene sings with other characters.[8] Choreography was by Michael Kidd.
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The Strasburg Rail Road (reporting mark SRC) is the oldest continuously operating railroad in the western hemisphere and the oldest public utility in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Chartered in 1832, the Strasburg Rail Road continues to operate under its original charter and original name (Strasburg Rail Road Company). Located just outside of the town of Strasburg, Pennsylvania, the railroad is a heritage railroad offering excursion trains, hauled by steam locomotives, through the heart of world-famous Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Strasburg currently has five (5) serviceable historic steam locomotives (Canadian National 7312, Canadian National 89, Great Western 90, N&W 475, Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal 15 (rebuilt as Thomas the Tank Engine) on its roster and has the nation's largest fleet of historic wooden passenger coaches in operation. The Strasburg Rail Road is also one of the few railroads in the United States to occasionally use steam locomotives to haul revenue freight trains. It hosts 300,000 visitors per year.
Across the street from the Strasburg Rail Road is the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. The Strasburg Rail Road serves as the Museum's physical rail connection to the Amtrak Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line junction in Paradise, Pennsylvania.
In March 2017, the Strasburg Rail Road released Images of Rail: Strasburg Rail Road by Eric S. Conner and Steve Barrall. The 128-page book with over 200 historic photographs chronicles the unlikely success of America's oldest continuously operating railroad. The book details how and why Strasburg's four-and-a-half mile line survived as an iconic, internationally-known, small town railroad. The Strasburg Rail Road receives all proceeds, profits, and royalties from the sale of each book so that the company can further the work of preserving America's steam railroading history.
Strasburg is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It developed as a linear village along the Great Conestoga Road, stretching about two miles along path later known as the Strasburg Road. The population was 2,800 at the 2000 census. The town was named after Strasbourg in Alsace, the native home of an early settler. The town is often called Train Town USA because of the many railroad attractions in and around town, including the Strasburg Rail Road and the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Much of the movie Witness was filmed on a farm nearby. Much of the borough was listed as a historic district by the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Norfolk & Western 611: Shuttle Rides on the Strasburg Rail Road (HD)
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In this video, Eastern PA Railfan Productions again brings you to Lancaster County to see the most beautifully streamlined steam locomotive in operation. Norfolk & Western 611, built in 1950 as N&W's premiere J class of locomotives, can be seen operating shuttle excursions in this video. How did this come to be? Well, the year of 2018 seemed bleak for 611, as it was seen to be one of her last years of mainline operation because of new policies implemented by Amtrak prohibiting her from operating on mainlines. Even with these new policies implemented by Amtrak in 2018, the spirit of the N&W can still be found alive and well in 2019 nestled heart of dutch country on the Strasburg Rail Road. The deal ultimately took nearly four years, and now 611 can be seen operating alongside her distant sister, N&W 475.
Today, N&W 611 would be pulling shuttle excursions. The consist was made up of 3 coaches, and would travel from a passenger siding at East Strasburg to Groundhog cut, a trip usually made by 0-6-0 #1, or the day out with Thomas excursions. Normal Strasburg Rail Road excursions would be pulled by Strasburg Rail Road #90, a 2-10-0 decapod of Great Western origin. SRC 90 can be seen operating alongside N&W 611, a rare sight to behold while 611 is still in Pennsylvania. N&W 475 would be almost completely stationary today as she was only out for cab tours and whistle blows. A few tickets were left to blow the whistle of the massive J class, so I decided to take one although I had already done it a few weeks ago. I can't say I regret it, as I may never get the opportunity to blow the Queen of Steam's whistle again! This was an epic finale of the reunion of steam, and I had a blast at all the events! Sit back, relax, and watch the N&W's finest steam locomotive roll through Amish country!
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History of the N&W 611:
The Norfolk and Western J class was a class of fourteen 4-8-4 streamlined steam locomotives built by the railway's own Roanoke Shops located in Roanoke, Virginia from 1941 to 1950 and operated by the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) in revenue service until the late 1950s.
These locomotives were built to run on the N&W main line between Norfolk, Virginia and Cincinnati, Ohio, pulling the Powhatan Arrow, the Pocahontas, and the Cavalier passenger trains as well as ferrying the Southern Railway's the Birmingham Special, the Pelican, and the Tennessean between Monroe, Virginia and Bristol, Tennessee. The Js along with the Class ‘A’ and ‘Y’ freight steam locomotives were embodied as Norfolk and Western's The Big Three and represented the pinnacle of steam technology.
Only one locomotive, No. 611 survives. It was retired in 1959 from revenue passenger service and moved to the Virginia Museum of Transportation in 1962. In 1982, Norfolk Southern restored the locomotive to operating condition for excursion service as it became the star of their steam program pulling excursions throughout the eastern portion of the United States. N&W 611 was retired again in December 1994 and moved back to the VMT. In February 2013, the VMT formed a campaign called Fire Up 611! to return 611 to operating condition once again. The famous J then returned in May of 2015.
Special Thanks to:
The Strasburg Rail Road Company
Virginia Museum of Transportation
Norfolk Southern
Amtrak
And all the dedicated crews who keep these brutes in top shape.
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Filmed Monday, October 14, 2019
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Strasburg,Va || DJI Phantom 4 Pro flight around water tower
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Strasburg Rail Road in 1961
This is an 8 mm home movie, without sound, made by my father of a trip on the Strasburg Rail Road in 1961. The locomotive is hooked up backwards to the cars because the railroad lacks a turntable or a wye track that would be necessary to turn the locomotive around. This engine was built in 1908 and started on the Strasburg about one year before this film was taken. They have wonderful old passenger cars on the Strasburg. The Strasburg railroad is the oldest short line in the United States, having been chartered in 1832. It was likely horse drawn until 1851, when it acquired it's first steam locomotive, the William Penn. It started tourist line operations in 1959, only two years before this movie was made.
Brill's Grocery in Strasburg is demolished
Brill's Grocery was demolished on July 17 to make way for a new town park. Video by Rich Cooley/Northern Virginia Daily