I found these amazing podcasts on Spotify highlighting steam action in the Buffalo and western NY area from the late 40's into the late 50's courtesy of John Prophet's wire recordings. It can be a bit 'talky' at times but the vintage audio is absolutely amazing. There is a lot of PRR and NYC audio captured and a lot of it very rewind-worthy.
I found a non-spotify link for anyone interested:
https://anchor.fm/living-with-steam
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Hi Norm,
Thanks for sharing that. I had not seen/heard of them before. Very interesting. Great that others like John Prophet had the foresight to record any of this. Here is his 2002 obituary from the Buffalo News which tells a great deal about him:
https://buffalonews.com/news/j...0d-76019835d551.html
Tom
I have a copy of 'Prophet's Pennsy'. Very nice book.
I listen to these on long road trips for work mostly. I like driving to the sound of steam!
Norm,
Thanks for your post and the link. Very enjoyable and interesting listening to the history of the railroad.
Norm, Thanks for the info and link. Really neat listening to the steam engines.
Tom
@Norm Charbonneau posted:I have a copy of 'Prophet's Pennsy'. Very nice book.
I listen to these on long road trips for work mostly. I like driving to the sound of steam!
Norm,
Based on your recommendation and your post today, I bought this book. I've been aware of him for several years as he was a co-founder of the PRR Technical & Historical Society, but never got around to getting the book.
Tom
I have the CD, no commentary.
I've been listening to these too for a bit. They're quite relaxing and informative; it's a well-made podcast, for sure.
Youtube suggested this for me. In a quick search, haven't seen it mentioned here. It's an hour and 20 minutes or so. I'm only about 20 minutes in. John Prophet 16mm file, b/w and color, Pennsy. With Prophet recalling 50 or 60 years later what's in the clips.
David
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