Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
They called it "The Standard Railroad of the World" - setting standards for the rest of the world. Here's the story, from beginning to end. Exclusive film with a great railroad story. REMASTERED by Pentrex.
*No AI was used to bring this show to you.* Read about our AI Policy and how we get videos ready for YouTube at: Pentrex.com/AI
*About Pentrex:* For over 40 years we've been the leader in railroad video entertainment. See us at Pentrex.com and right here on YouTube, with the Official Pentrex Channel!
Pentrex is more than just "Pentrex Railroad Videos", we're also: Highball Productions, Green Frog, Donner Rails, Broken Knuckle Video Productions, WB Video, Valhalla Video, Main Line Motion Pictures, Midwest Video and Revelation Video. We have nearly 1,000 shows - and all will eventually be uploaded to YouTube. Subscribe so you don't miss any of the rail action.
*About this show:* For 125 years, the Pennsylvania Railroad was the leader of its industry and proudly called itself the Standard Railroad of the World. The mighty Pennsy is well represented in this video biography. You ll see steam, diesel, and electric power including K-4s and GG-1s, T1 Duplex 4-4-4-4s, shiny E-units, and even doodlebugs. Penn and Washington Union Stations are shown and you ll enjoy images of the Broadway and Congressional Limiteds. Also featured are the Northeast Corridor and commuters; inclined planes of the 1830s; Horseshoe Curve, Rockville Bridge, and Enola Yards; the wreck of the Federal Express and the birth of the Metroliners. Producer and director Bill Warrick spent years poring over archival footage and data and the result is this milestone production.
This show has been remastered and refreshed.
You can get this show on DVD, without the YouTube compression, at Pentrex: pentrex.com/DVD-The-Pennsylvania-Collection-Combo-DVD_PENNSY-DVD
0:00 The Standard Railroad of the World
0:54 Stats on "The Standard Railroad"
3:40 1846, the Beginning
5:46 Linking Philadelphia & New York
6:19 Civil War Pennsy
6:54 Lincoln's Funeral Train
7:09 Panhandle & Vandalia Lines
8:49 Pittsburgh/Horseshoe Curve
12:16 Philadelphia's Broad Street Station
13:28 Johnstown Flood
14:37 Madison & Indianapolis
15:03 Tunnel to Manhattan/Penn Station
16:42 Long Island Rail Road. New Haven and N&W
18:20 Taking over the DT&I
19:41 Rockville Bridge
20:34 Enola Yard
22:59 Coal at Sandusky's Docks
26:16 A Hint of Trouble
27:21 Pennsy's Signals
28:05 Broad Street Station Fire
28:44 Charles Lindbergh & Airline Competition
29:55 Marine Operations
30:36 Chicago
32:10 Steam Loco List
39:31 Pennsy goes Electric
41:57 Electric Loco List
46:50 Wreck at Union Station
48:00 1958 Snow Storm
48:40 Name Trains
51:25 Famous T1 Steam Locomotive
53:13 The End is Nigh
Thumbnail image: Griff Teller art commissioned by the PRR
They called it "The Standard Railroad of the World" - setting standards for the rest of the world. Here's the story, from beginning to end. Exclusive film with a great railroad story. REMASTERED by Pentrex.
*No AI was used to bring this show to you.* Read about our AI Policy and how we get videos ready for YouTube at: Pentrex.com/AI
*About Pentrex:* For over 40 years we've been the leader in railroad video entertainment. See us at Pentrex.com and right here on YouTube, with the Official Pentrex Channel!
Pentrex is more than just "Pentrex Railroad Videos", we're also: Highball Productions, Green Frog, Donner Rails, Broken Knuckle Video Productions, WB Video, Valhalla Video, Main Line Motion Pictures, Midwest Video and Revelation Video. We have nearly 1,000 shows - and all will eventually be uploaded to YouTube. Subscribe so you don't miss any of the rail action.
*About this show:* For 125 years, the Pennsylvania Railroad was the leader of its industry and proudly called itself the Standard Railroad of the World. The mighty Pennsy is well represented in this video biography. You ll see steam, diesel, and electric power including K-4s and GG-1s, T1 Duplex 4-4-4-4s, shiny E-units, and even doodlebugs. Penn and Washington Union Stations are shown and you ll enjoy images of the Broadway and Congressional Limiteds. Also featured are the Northeast Corridor and commuters; inclined planes of the 1830s; Horseshoe Curve, Rockville Bridge, and Enola Yards; the wreck of the Federal Express and the birth of the Metroliners. Producer and director Bill Warrick spent years poring over archival footage and data and the result is this milestone production.
This show has been remastered and refreshed.
You can get this show on DVD, without the YouTube compression, at Pentrex: pentrex.com/DVD-The-Pennsylvania-Collection-Combo-DVD_PENNSY-DVD
0:00 The Standard Railroad of the World
0:54 Stats on "The Standard Railroad"
3:40 1846, the Beginning
5:46 Linking Philadelphia & New York
6:19 Civil War Pennsy
6:54 Lincoln's Funeral Train
7:09 Panhandle & Vandalia Lines
8:49 Pittsburgh/Horseshoe Curve
12:16 Philadelphia's Broad Street Station
13:28 Johnstown Flood
14:37 Madison & Indianapolis
15:03 Tunnel to Manhattan/Penn Station
16:42 Long Island Rail Road. New Haven and N&W
18:20 Taking over the DT&I
19:41 Rockville Bridge
20:34 Enola Yard
22:59 Coal at Sandusky's Docks
26:16 A Hint of Trouble
27:21 Pennsy's Signals
28:05 Broad Street Station Fire
28:44 Charles Lindbergh & Airline Competition
29:55 Marine Operations
30:36 Chicago
32:10 Steam Loco List
39:31 Pennsy goes Electric
41:57 Electric Loco List
46:50 Wreck at Union Station
48:00 1958 Snow Storm
48:40 Name Trains
51:25 Famous T1 Steam Locomotive
53:13 The End is Nigh
Thumbnail image: Griff Teller art commissioned by the PRR
