New York Central
Lightning Stripers
Lightning Stripers
More then half the tape is devoted to the world renowned New York Central fleet of long haul streamliners: The New England States, The Empire State Express, The Pacemaker, The Commodore Vanderbilt, plus dozens more and featuring, of course, the train of legend, the Twentieth Century Limited. All of them are shown rocketing down the four track, 90 MPH raceway of the famed "water level" route.
The Lightning Stripers—they are all here. All the first diesels: DES-2, FT, F3, E-8, the largest fleet of Alco PSs and FAs in the world, even Baldwin Sharks and an FM C-liner, all of them covered wagons. You'll see A-B-B-A lash ups on ore trains, solid refrigerator and Pacemaker freight.
Passenger Operations feature the Putnam branch, 125th St station, Mott Haven Yard. Includes the Aerotrain and the jet propelled RDC doing 184 MPH. Transferred from original 16 mm footage shot by the railroad itself, most never previously shown. 42 minutes
“Of all the tapes I have purchased on trains, nothing equals the quality of “The Lightning Stripers.” Never before have I had the desire to write and simply say how much I enjoyed the “show.” You are to be commended for producing that kind of program.”