It's folk like you and retired railfan, that I could just sit for hours on hours and listen to you guys talk about what each track is, and some random story from when you were a kid seeing a train, I absolutely love the commentary!
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Joey, that’s great 😃! Russ
@tracyruth4247
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for taking us along! I always wondered what it looked like going around Horseshoe Curve!😊👍
@russellsharptrainvideos
4 ай бұрын
Tracy, great 👍!
@tomy.1846
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! I was just at Horseshoe Curve and Gallitzen Tunnels. Great to see it from this perspective, I didn't know about the "Slide" track until watching your video. Thanks for posting!
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Tom, thanks 😊! And you’re most welcome! Russ
@Neal_Schier
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for these. We visited Horseshoe Curve for the first time today and it was fantastic. Look forward to riding Amtrack from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh later this year. Really enjoy you narration. The perfect amount 👍
@russellsharptrainvideos
4 ай бұрын
Neal. you’re most welcome!
@Terry19330
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for this, friend~ it’s like a dream come true riding along on the back of train through Cresson to HSC🧡
@russellsharptrainvideos
3 ай бұрын
Terry, great 👍!
@crazybobc1
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, great video and information! Thanks for posting. I watch The Curve live here on KZitem a lot.
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Jon, thanks 😊! Russ
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Jon, thanks 🙏 Russ
@BDFDJOE
2 жыл бұрын
Love watching yore Coverages. I'm 15 miles west of Boston Ma in town of Bedford...
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊! Russ
@joer9946
2 жыл бұрын
Great Video! I've been to the Horseshoe Curve multiple times but never had the opportunity to RIDE through it! Great experience! Again, Thanks!
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Joe, thanks 🙏! And you’re most welcome! And I’ll be back there toward the end of next month. Russ
@icosthop9998
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for the ride along the wonderful narration. . *"Appreciate it"* 👍
@russellsharptrainvideos
4 ай бұрын
Great 👍!
@stephenrichmond917
6 ай бұрын
Thank you, Russ. I've never ridden the Great Broad Way of Steel west of Lancaster. It's eye-opening.
@russellsharptrainvideos
6 ай бұрын
Stephen, you’re most welcome!
@bobkruleski7630
2 жыл бұрын
Sure looks better from your vantage point then the one we get along the side of the track! Thanks for the video.
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
You’re most welcome! Russ
@davidburman451
2 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Very informative. Thanks from Canada for preparing this.
@mattjacobus3005
2 жыл бұрын
Great video always wondered what things looked from a Amtrak car going around and into Altoona thanks for for the answer. keep up the good work.
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Matt, thanks 😊! Glad 😀 you enjoyed the video! Russ
@Nethanel773
2 жыл бұрын
Nice ride and good commentary! Thanks for putting this up.
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Early Riser, Glad you enjoyed it! Russ
@peterrothwell1116
2 жыл бұрын
That was a great view of the Horseshoe curve also liked the tunnel thanks for sharing
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Peter, you’re most welcome! Russ
@davrober48
2 жыл бұрын
most excellent Mr Sharp
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Kingman, thanks 😊! Russ
@craigs7181
2 жыл бұрын
Great video!! I really appreciated the information you provided. That grade was far longer than I thought!
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Craig, thanks 🙏! Russ
@johnkemas7344
2 жыл бұрын
My father (William J. Samek) was a regular supervisor on the Railway Mail Service car on the Red Arrow. The night the Red Arrow went over the edge my father had been home sick that night and fortunately missed that trip. His friends and associates weren't so lucky that night. I believe he told me that most or all the mail services guys died that night in that wreck.
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
John, that was one bad wreck. I’ve walked down the track to the curve at Bennington where the Red Arrow went off a year or so ago. Russ
@johnkemas7344
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Russ, I bought the book "Wreck of The Red Arrow" at the Horseshoe Curve Museum a number of years ago for our family history collection. Very detailed and well worth the read. Lots of photos too. That was one nasty wreck. I've never had the opportunity to walk the line down to the wreck sight but always wanted to. My legs can't do it anymore!! The Railway Museum in Altoona has a lot of history of the PRR and I entered a short history of my father working on that train on the railway service into the computer archives. Nice video of the trip. Our amateur radio club takes a trip on that train every year from Pittsburgh to NYC then on up to Newington CT. to visit the ARRL amateur radio head quarters. Always a lot of fun!!
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
@@johnkemas7344 John, I’ll be taking the Pennsylvanian late next month from Philadelphia to Altoona after giving a Denver and Rio Grande Western narrow gauge presentation to the West Jersey Chapter NRHS in Audubon, New Jersey, stay at the Station Inn in Cresson, Pennsylvania for a week or so, then the Pennsylvanian from Altoona to Pittsburgh, connecting there to the Capitol Limited to Chicago. Russ
@johnkemas7344
2 жыл бұрын
@@russellsharptrainvideos sounds like a great trip!! Have fun!!
@leonardvernon7176
2 жыл бұрын
Blessings 🙏
@anthonyhindley2095
2 жыл бұрын
Just beautiful scenery
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Anthony, you betcha! Russ
@parkertherailfan
2 жыл бұрын
I needed this video, so much. Thank you!
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
You’re most welcome 🤗! Russ
@finalizedtrains
2 жыл бұрын
Nice video! That's a unique perspective.
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊! Russ
@royfrye333
2 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Altoona. My friends and I would ride our bicycles up to the Curve in the summertime.
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Roy, I’ll be back there next month. Russ
@cherylbrigid5781
2 жыл бұрын
This is very informative. Thank you for sharing.
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Cheryl, great 👍! And you’re most welcome! Russ
@CaptainRon542
2 жыл бұрын
Very nice I railfanned many spots along this line from horseshoe curve to the Gallizen tunnels
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Captain Ron, I love ❤️ that area in the Allegheny Mountains! Russ
@MesquiteBelt
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Russell for taking us along!
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Mesquite, it was a pleasure taking you along! Russ
@MesquiteBelt
2 жыл бұрын
@@russellsharptrainvideos I had no idea Amtrak takes that route, so next trip in Pennsy, we will ride that route for sure!
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
@@MesquiteBelt Great 👍! Russ
@bobavon6048
2 жыл бұрын
Good video with narration.
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Bob, thanks 😊! Russ
@dangunn6961
Жыл бұрын
Great video. I live about an hour drive from Cresson and Cassandra PA. I watch trains from there a few times per year.
@russellsharptrainvideos
Жыл бұрын
Dan, thanks! Cool 😎! Russ
@johnball3487
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing!
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
John, you’re most welcome 🙏! Russ
@niasnebraska
2 жыл бұрын
Going through the tunnel was like turning off the tube tv.
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
That’s for sure! Russ
@robertsinick2180
2 жыл бұрын
I'M FROM PENNA AND AS I WATCH THIS VIDEO I FELT I WAS A PASSENGER ON THIS TRAIN BEFORE MY DAYS ARE OVER I HOPE TO TAKE A LONG TRAIN RIDE THANKS FOR THE TRIP I DID ENJOYED THE TRIP. ROBBIE FISHTOWN PHILADELPHIA PA
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Robbie, you’re most welcome 🙏! Russ
@ricksadler797
2 жыл бұрын
Nice 😊 video thank you
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Rick, you’re most welcome 🤗! Russ
@russs7574
2 жыл бұрын
If you're a railfan, like I am, the trip up to see the Horseshoe Curve, the Gallitzen Tunnels and the Allegheny Portage Railroad Historic Site makes for a very nice day trip. There's plenty to see, but not so much that you can take in all three in one day. If you have an extra day, the Railroaders Memorial Museum is another good stop, as is the Neil Armstrong Planetarium. Both are in Downtown Altoona....and then after that, you can head up to Blair County Ballpark to watch the Altoona Curve, who plays in the AA Eastern League...very entertaining.
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Russ, thanks for the advice! I’ll be back in that area including the Horseshoe Curve, late next month. Russ
@robadams5799
2 жыл бұрын
That expression "he's had his last supper" was chilling--until he said it again.
@SMichaelDeHart
2 жыл бұрын
Cool beans. Great video. Hope you enjoyed your Florida trek of the trip.
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
S. Michael DeHart, thanks 😊! The Florida trek was my best trip EVER! Russ
@davidjackson7281
2 жыл бұрын
what duz cool beans mean?
@SMichaelDeHart
2 жыл бұрын
@@davidjackson7281 it's a saying from the 70's and mean better than cool, wow, terrific or excellent. Lol
@SMichaelDeHart
2 жыл бұрын
@@russellsharptrainvideos I'm so glad that you really enjoyed your trip.
@davidjackson7281
2 жыл бұрын
@@SMichaelDeHart That's funny. Thanks. I guess on the East Coast, perhaps. I grew up in the Bay Area on the left coast.
@PRR4800
2 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Thanks!
@IIBLaCKBeaRDII
Жыл бұрын
It's crazy how much work, steel, and wood it took to build these tracks that go on forever. Imagine being the first train trying out the new track.
@russellsharptrainvideos
Жыл бұрын
Amazing!
@CoasterQ
2 жыл бұрын
Have fun at the PRRT&HS convention. Wish I was there.
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Steve, thanks 😊! Will do! Russ
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
@Chicago's Trains & Train Sim World 2 Guy Cool 😎! Russ
@Alcochaser
2 жыл бұрын
Sweet, you got to ride down "The Slide", the time I got to ride this, we took the other tunnel, and the grade on that is the mentioned 1.8%.. however this side faces a 2.27% downgrade out of the tunnel. Hence why it got the nickname "The Slide"
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Alco chaser, thanks 😊 for your comment! Russ
@dzymslizzy3641
2 жыл бұрын
Just before you announced you were coming into horseshoe curve, for a bit it looked (and continued to look) as though a 4th track has been removed at some point, to the camera's left.
@joshuametzl1420
2 жыл бұрын
There was a fourth track there but it got removed a while ago.
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Joshua, that’s correct. Russ
@zigman8550
2 жыл бұрын
This used to be the PRR's four track mainline. Conrail tore up the fourth track in the earily 1980's
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
@@zigman8550 That’s right. Russ
@bigrod_li
Жыл бұрын
Very Cool! Thanks for sharing!!!
@russellsharptrainvideos
Жыл бұрын
Big Rod, you’re most welcome!
@christopherscarpino8994
2 жыл бұрын
Nice video. How do they remove all those derailed cars and their cargos?
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Christopher, thanks! Re removing all those cars, they probably would have a sub-contractor by the name of Hulcher remove them with their specialized derailment equipment. Russ
@peterp1158
2 жыл бұрын
Lots of questions raised: Why do 2 tracks run separately from the track you're on? Why did CR remove the 4th track on the Curve ( to allow rubber tired vehicles access to derailed trains?) Why didn't someone pick up the derailed stack cars? What is that infernal squeaking?
@chris6743
2 жыл бұрын
Those 2 tracks are the tracks to the Gallitzin tunnel as this train used the original Allegheny tunnel, 4th track was removed due to passenger rail decline from what I have read, no rush to clean it up I gather waiting for Hulcher or Corman to be able to clean it up.
@conrail666
2 жыл бұрын
When it was prr it was abs signaling. So basically a 1 way signaling system. Now with ctc tracks can be bi directional
@robertgift
7 ай бұрын
Nice! Thank you. 5:29 Was that cut originally two tracks? Why slowing? 11:30 Cause of the derailment? 17:10 I believe another track went right from there manyears ago. 17:17 I remember that building from when I was 5 years old. What was it?
@russellsharptrainvideos
7 ай бұрын
Robert, which cut?
@robertgift
7 ай бұрын
@@russellsharptrainvideos 5:29
@davidjackson7281
2 жыл бұрын
Great commentary. Very informative. A beautiful ride. Thanks Russ. I guess at the curve, one could look out the window from the middle of the train and see both ends, or so I believe I was once to told. And might you know if that is also true with California's Cresta Grade horseshoe curve? I hope that isn't a stupid question. I wish I had had a RR career. It's 13:00 hours here in Rio Vista and we are experiencing some rain and hail. Perhaps it will delay this summer's drought and prevent some forest fires. Haha. Have a nice convention.
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
David, yes, you can see both ends at Horseshoe Curve and also the horseshoe curve on Cuesta Grade. Russ
@2themoon863
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve heard that there were four tracks on this stretch; was one removed because the cars and engines were getting longer, economic reasons, or something else?
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Fewer trains due to longer freight trains and many fewer passenger trains. Russ
@brucesheehe6305
10 ай бұрын
You must have gone through the New Portage Tunnel. I recently visited Bennington Cemetery through the State Game Lands past old coke ovens. Ghost town of Bennington.
@russellsharptrainvideos
10 ай бұрын
Bruce, correct.
@TK-ec5bv
7 ай бұрын
NS track maintenance looks much worse than Conrail. 4:50 serious mud in ballast, among other rough looking spots.
@russellsharptrainvideos
7 ай бұрын
You betcha!
@anthonyhindley2095
2 жыл бұрын
How does that work if it goes to a single track?
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Probably train orders or track warrants would be required. Russ
@mattmcchesney5673
2 жыл бұрын
How fast you think you're going?
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Matt, maybe 30 mph. Russ
@daveporter8351
11 ай бұрын
I used to film....lolyhanna hillside derry.... but I like to film lake erie div now ..north Kingsville oh.....track 1 n. 2 csx
@russellsharptrainvideos
11 ай бұрын
Dave, Gotcha!
@joeshaboo9112
2 жыл бұрын
Great video and information. However, I turned it off at the 9 minute mark due to that squeaking in the background......sorry.
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Joe, no problem! Not to worry! Russ
@slashmaster2
Жыл бұрын
Didn't know about that derailment on the left. Guess that guy had his last supper?🤔
@RevDogg
2 жыл бұрын
That coach car wasn't the only thing squeaking... 9:10 😁
@harolds1559
2 жыл бұрын
Couple of solid wet farts
@ernestyeagley512
2 жыл бұрын
You heard that too, huh? Ha!
@nycsguy
2 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed your video, including your narration. Please leave the zoom alone.
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Fredo, that’s great 😃! And good 👍 advice! Russ
@davidrichie9570
2 жыл бұрын
One or more flat wheels?
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
David, perhaps. Russ
@wb4514
2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you got a flat wheel on your car. That stack train must have been 20k feet long .
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
W B, as I recall, you’re most likely right. Russ
@oriolesfan7807
2 жыл бұрын
How fast were you going ?
@davidrichie9570
2 жыл бұрын
Speed could be calculated by counting the RPM of the wheels (which should be possible since there seems to be a flat) and knowing the diameter of the wheels.
@anb740
2 жыл бұрын
I see they had yet another derailment up there thanks to trying run 3+ mile long trains through mountainous territory. That looked like another stringline flip over.
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
anb740, I think you have it figured out correctly! Russ
@hifijohn
2 жыл бұрын
Rename it derailment curve.
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
@@hifijohn Good idea! Russ
@stuartlee6622
Жыл бұрын
Why is it so famous?? What's a Red Arrow??
@russellsharptrainvideos
Жыл бұрын
Stuart, because the fill between the two mountains was done with picks and shovels and blasting powder. Russ
@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102
2 жыл бұрын
11:20 Derailed cars
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Karen, that’s right. Russ
@hifijohn
2 жыл бұрын
another derailment??
@herbalvey9267
2 жыл бұрын
your voice. sounds like Johnny Cash.
@stuartsaunders2876
2 жыл бұрын
Hey NS! Where's my Fedex?
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Stuart Saunders, right! Those FedEx containers have been sitting there for months! Russ
@vidam9067
2 жыл бұрын
There empty
@jayskicksnfits9372
2 жыл бұрын
@@vidam9067 *They're*
@johnbacon104
3 ай бұрын
Norfolk and Western got their revenge.
@russellsharptrainvideos
3 ай бұрын
John, you betcha!
@GRADE8BOLT
Жыл бұрын
17:00 just before curve
@russellsharptrainvideos
Жыл бұрын
Gotcha!
@GRADE8BOLT
Жыл бұрын
5:30 just before tunnel
@russellsharptrainvideos
Жыл бұрын
Gotcha!
@GRADE8BOLT
Жыл бұрын
@@russellsharptrainvideos my house right on rxr parking lot altoona 3 generation worked in shops I never was lucky to get hired I drive truck /run heavy equipment
@GRADE8BOLT
Жыл бұрын
@russellsharptrainvideos in summer my windows open I get to hear a rebuilt engine getting test run they leave high idle and check Temps and leaks I love it
@herbalvey9267
2 жыл бұрын
you shhouuldddo Folsom prison blues
@harrygoldun5779
2 жыл бұрын
World famous? Honestly never heard of it and I'm a Railfan.
@russellsharptrainvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Harry, the sign at the highway entrance actually says “World Famous.” Russ
@harrygoldun5779
2 жыл бұрын
@@russellsharptrainvideos well someone has delusions of grandeur. Probably no one outside of that area has heard of it either!!!
@westrich54
2 жыл бұрын
The Nazis heard of it. It was a target of the spy ring from Germany in early WW2. Their plan was to destroy it. Before they got caught.
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