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This Was The Rock Island! Volume 3

This Was The Rock Island! Volume 3 Producer: Green Frog Productions Length: 72 minutes Time Period: 1975-1980 Locations: Chicago area, Seneca, Ottawa, Henry, Bureau Jct. Source: Roger Koenig Rock Island was an interesting railroad to see in the late 1970’s. A mixture of fresh, new Rock image equipment and older, worn out locomotives gave us […]

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Yesterday’s Santa Fe

Icon Video Productions Format: VHS Length: 40 minutes Locations: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California Time Period: Late 1960’s- early 1970’s. Source: Virgil Staff (16mm film) Virgil Staff was another classic cinematographer. His films were shot on 16mm. They are all color on this show. The program states that it has ‘authentic’ Santa Fe sound. Travel […]

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The Pennsylvania Railroad

Producer: Green Frog Format: DVD. Length: 62 minutes Time Period: 1952- 1969. Locations: Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Chicago, Fort Wayne, Gary, Marion, Toledo, Enola.,Conway yard, Northeast Corridor Source: Emery Gulash (16mm, all color film) Emery Gulash had many encounters with the Pennsylvania Railroad between 1952 to Penn Central 1969. The Penn Central years are also on […]