Part of a blog by an east coast P.R. guy, he departs from his usual topics with this podcast interview of reminiscence with the author of an article about the GG-1 electric locomotive that appeared in Trains magazine in 1981, which is interspersed with GG-1 sounds and the reading of train orders during a New Jersey Transit GG-1's final run in October, 1983. It's long - 42+ minutes - but pretty interesting.
A reminiscence of the GG-1 Locomotive
While introducing the GG-1 interview the guy mentions a "lost" video made in 1974 by Penn Central, posted in an earlier blog edition:
"This is the movie commissioned by the Penn Central Railroad bankruptcy trustees to try to convince members of Congress that the railroad desperately needed a cash infusion or some other federal intervention if the railroad were to survive."
Penn Central 1974 - The Movie
It's pretty dire (also long).
A reminiscence of the GG-1 Locomotive
While introducing the GG-1 interview the guy mentions a "lost" video made in 1974 by Penn Central, posted in an earlier blog edition:
"This is the movie commissioned by the Penn Central Railroad bankruptcy trustees to try to convince members of Congress that the railroad desperately needed a cash infusion or some other federal intervention if the railroad were to survive."
Penn Central 1974 - The Movie
It's pretty dire (also long).
