Tag: Rock Island

Chicago 1970

Producer: Herron Rail Video Timeframe: 1969 – 1971 Locations: Chicago area, Milwaukee, Griffith, St. Louis Length: 54 minutes Source: Robert Bullermann Here is a collage of mostly Chicago area rail action circa 1970. Bullermann filmed passenger trains before the nationwide consolidation to form Amtrak. Multiple railroads and into early Amtrak in 1971. About an even […]

Tags Amtrak, Burlington Northern, Burlington Route, C&O, Chicago railroad, Erie Lackawanna, Grand Trunk, Great Northern, Illinois Central, Milwaukee Road, Penn Central, Rock Island, Santa Fe, trains, Union Pacific

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Midwest Rails in the 1970’s

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date November 24, 2024
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Producer: Chris Laskowski Locations: Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin Timeframe: 1970s Length: 70 minutes Source: Steve Horn A collection of 1970s Midwest railroading films. Cinematographer Steve Horn was a conductor on Chicago and NorthWestern. He recorded in Chicago, Green Bay, Minneapolis, and Duluth areas to name several. A Milwaukee Road freight is chased on rare trackage. A […]

Tags Amtrak, Burlington Northern, Chicago North Western, Chicago railroad, Great Northern, Milwaukee Road, Rock Island, steam train

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Rock Island Mid-Continent Route in the 1960’s

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date February 10, 2024
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Producer: C. Vision Locations: Northfield, Albert Lea, Council Bluffs Timeframe: 1960s- 1970s Length: 55 minutes Source: Louis Schaefer Filmed in the 1960s and 1970s. Rock Island is the star of the show. Additional railroads shown: Burlington Route Zephyrs, Chicago and Northwestern, Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern. A single DVD-R. Numbered Chapter menu. On-screen graphics. Map. Preview section […]