Tag: Chicago railroad

More Alcos in Wisconsin and Michigan

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date December 3, 2011
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More Alcos in Wisconsin and Michigan John Szwajkart Format: 2 DVD-R set Length: 2 hours 5 minutes Time Period: late 1980’s Locations: Escanaba, Marquette, Eagle Mills Yard, Marinette Source: John Szwajkart A late period stronghold area for remaining Alco locomotives was Northeastern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Former Norfolk & Western Alco C-628 locomotives were […]

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The Santa Fe – Chicago to Joliet

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date November 25, 2011
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The Santa Fe – Chicago to Joliet (TW81) John Szwajkart Format: 2 DVD Length: 3 hours Time Period: 1990’s (more or less) Locations: Joliet Union Station, McCook, Lemont, Willow Springs, Hodgkins… Source: John Szwajkart The Santa Fe line running in a southwesterly direction from Chicago to Joliet, Illinois. This has traditionally been both a busy […]

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The Belt Railway of Chicago: Alcos in Action

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date November 20, 2011
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The Belt Railway of Chicago: Alcos in Action John Szwajkart Length: 2 hours 5 minutes Time Period: 1980’s- 1990’s Locations: Clearing Yard, Barr Yard, Proviso Yard, South Chicago Yard, points in between.. Source: John Szwajkart Format: 2 DVD-R MSRP: 40.00 Alco Century C424 locomotives were quite a sight around Chicago in the 1980’s. The Belt […]