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Posted by Jersey Mike on Sun Jun 10 14:31:13 2012 You might remember the last time I featured a Nostalgia Train themed YouTube playlist not only was the resolution a mediocre 640x480, my camera could only fir about 20 minutes of video on its 1GB xD cards forcing me to be really stingy about leaving the camera running. Well this time I have upgraded to 16GB SD cards that can store nearly 90 minutes of HD video each. Even better my YouTube account has been enabled for unlimited length videos (although at the time this was taken I was still at 15min).This year I was up in NYC early enough to be on the first northbound trip from Second Ave and I was able to shoot the entire run in two long shots that include the station stops. Unfortunately I was still learning my camera and I made the mistake of taking photos while shooting video, which my camera can do at the expense of disrupting the video. Another huge plus over my previous camera is that I can zoom while shooting video (the old one didn't want you to get zoom noises on the vid). No need for playlists this time as I am just going to put everything out in the open. Also remember to set the quality to 720p for the best effect. We begin with a Goodfellas style continuous shot taken while I walked from the rear of the Nostalgia Train to the front, through the train itself. The train had only pulled in about 5 minutes before I had gotten there myself and it was still rather empty with the various volunteers getting ready and early bird railfans buzzing about. I was hoping for an uninterrupted take, but my father kept asking questions and one woman stopped me to help take her picture in the R-10 prototype, but I stuck to the rules of the continuous take and left them in :-) Let's just dive into the main show with the 2011 Nostalgia Train's first run of the morning. Here in part one we get our lineup and proceed from 2nd Ave to 47-50th St. Check out the platform at 34th Street and try to spot the well known SEPTA personality. Unfortunately there were no instances of express running this year. Part 2 from 47th-50th St through to Queens Plaza. Includes getting off the train at QP and capturing its move into the relay track there. In this clip you can get a feel for what the NYCS was like in the days before dynamic brakes when even a standard station stop could fill a station with a haze of brakeshoe smoke (which back in the day was probably asbestos or something). By the end of the trip I was blowing all sorts of black gunk out of my nose. Here we see the conductor working the doors between the cars between Queens Plaza and 21st Ely. In the second video check out some of the inter-car movement. Probably for the best that they now work in their own cabs. More inter-car movement between 47th-50th St and 42nd St stations southbound. Arriving at 34th St southbound with a D train racing us on the express track. We will finish up with one last long video showing the Model Board at W. 4TH Street Tower as little green and blue dots magically turn into a real life Nostalgia Train down on the lower level. The shot continues with a ride all the way to 2nd Ave, although I had to zoom through the RFW giving a bit of the old Chicken Wire effect. Well I hope you enjoyed the videos. Sorry again for any technical errors. It was my first outing and I should be able to do a lot better in the future. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sun Jun 10 14:40:36 2012, in response to VIDEOS: NOSTALGIA TRAIN HD, posted by Jersey Mike on Sun Jun 10 14:31:13 2012. Love those old timers! Love 'em, love 'em, love 'em!!! Can't wait to ride them on July 29! |
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Posted by chud1 on Sun Jun 10 16:27:16 2012, in response to VIDEOS: NOSTALGIA TRAIN HD, posted by Jersey Mike on Sun Jun 10 14:31:13 2012. excellent video's of da trains i took from bedford park blvd to da 1st yankee stadium on da D line when i was a child.i am foamimg at da mouth. chud1 |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sun Jun 10 21:35:07 2012, in response to VIDEOS: NOSTALGIA TRAIN HD, posted by Jersey Mike on Sun Jun 10 14:31:13 2012. The blue smoke comes from journal bearing grease, not brake dust. |
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Posted by Jersey Mike on Sun Jun 10 21:46:05 2012, in response to Re: VIDEOS: NOSTALGIA TRAIN HD, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sun Jun 10 21:35:07 2012. It certainly smelled like brake compound and that much smoke would probably indicate a hotbox. Still, the good old days were not good for you lungs. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Jun 10 22:01:25 2012, in response to Re: VIDEOS: NOSTALGIA TRAIN HD, posted by Jersey Mike on Sun Jun 10 21:46:05 2012. That "phenolic smell" was standard crappy Penn State motor oil, wool socks in the journal boxes and brass bearings cooking it all to perfection. I loved the smell of arnines in the morning, smelled like victory. :)Wasn't just the journal bearings, the oil leaked onto the wheel treads too and that's where you got your blue smoke the best from. |
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Posted by Jersey Mike on Sun Jun 10 22:12:13 2012, in response to Re: VIDEOS: NOSTALGIA TRAIN HD, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Jun 10 22:01:25 2012. Alright...thing just reminded me of Amtrak's Pennsylvanian after arriving at Altoona station after coming down the east slope. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Jun 10 22:22:35 2012, in response to Re: VIDEOS: NOSTALGIA TRAIN HD, posted by Jersey Mike on Sun Jun 10 22:12:13 2012. If they had friction bearings, then it'd probably be a similar deal. Oil cups tend to leak from the axles to the tread. Add some brake shoes and you've got a fully cooked meal. :)One thing I really liked about arnines ... you'd go around curves pretty quietly given that the wheels were lubricated too. Heh. |
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Posted by bklyntekgeek on Sun Jun 10 22:29:11 2012, in response to Re: VIDEOS: NOSTALGIA TRAIN HD, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sun Jun 10 14:40:36 2012. Them ol' timers rock!Love them going their speeds too. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Tue Jun 12 18:22:12 2012, in response to Re: VIDEOS: NOSTALGIA TRAIN HD, posted by Jersey Mike on Sun Jun 10 21:46:05 2012. My roller curtains still have that distinct subway aroma.:) |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Tue Jun 12 18:24:10 2012, in response to Re: VIDEOS: NOSTALGIA TRAIN HD, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Jun 10 22:22:35 2012. Hey Kev, did you notice that constant hissing sound in one of the cars during the walkthrough? Sounds like a door issue, doesn't it? |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Jun 12 18:28:14 2012, in response to Re: VIDEOS: NOSTALGIA TRAIN HD, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Tue Jun 12 18:24:10 2012. Sounds like a door piston leak ... arnines always leaked air somewhere. That's why the compressors were always running. That one didn't sound bad, but that's why you always walked your train while it was charging. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Wed Jun 13 20:59:56 2012, in response to Re: VIDEOS: NOSTALGIA TRAIN HD, posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Jun 12 18:28:14 2012. 1689's compressor wasn't running constantly. |
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Posted by monorail on Wed Jun 13 22:32:35 2012, in response to Re: VIDEOS: NOSTALGIA TRAIN HD, posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Jun 12 18:28:14 2012. 'but that's why you always walked your train while it was charging.'must've used a strong leash.... |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jun 13 22:35:16 2012, in response to Re: VIDEOS: NOSTALGIA TRAIN HD, posted by monorail on Wed Jun 13 22:32:35 2012. Arnines ... had to use a tight chain. :) |
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