The Super Chief El Capitan Transition
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The Super Chief and El Capitan were two of the finest passenger trains operated by the Santa Fe. In later years the two trains were combined into one special passenger train.
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| Producer | Pentrex |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 45 Minutes |
| Narration | Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | No Region Code, NTSC |
For many years, the Super Chief and El Capitan were two of the finest passenger trains operated by the Santa Fe. The Super Chief was America’s first-ever diesel powered all-Pullman sleeping car train whisking passengers between Los Angeles and Chicago in under 48 hours, while the El Capitan was the only all-coach train to operate between the two cities using the same fast schedule as the Super Chief. Except for the busy summer months, Santa Fe combined the two trains together in their last 12 years of operation under Santa Fe’s control. In 1971, Amtrak took over and tried their best to continue running the Super Chief/El Capitan utilizing Santa Fe’s high standards.
Pentrex has assembled a collection of Super 8 films, complete with their own original sound, primarily in Amtrak’s early years showing the combined Super Chief/El Capitan in Southern California. You’ll watch in awe as we see it traversing Cajon Pass, including the original Summit. We will also visit a number of locations along the Second District between San Bernardino and Los Angeles. We even visit the 8th Street coach yard. To add a great finishing touch, we hop aboard the Super Chief/El Capitan fora 1972 ride from Los Angeles to Chicago’s Dearborn Station.
Enjoy all the sights in Super Chief El Capitan Transition!
collinvarney24 –
Amazing to watch the Super Chief and El Captain combined together to make one train which ran between Los Angeles and Chicago, My father was a child when these films were made now a days Amtrak’s Southwest Chief runs along the very same route but still this was a great video to watch.
Lloyd –
An interesting video on passenger service, primarily most of this video is in California under the Amtrak name. Overall…. a good video. One disappointment…. it is not long enough. So much more could have been in a video on the 2 in 1 train… The Super Chief and the El Capitan.
T.A.R. –
WHAT AN AWESOME MOVIE ABOUT THE EL CAPTAIN AND THE TRANSITION TO AMTRAK. YOU GET INFORMATION ABOUT AMERICA’S FIRST EVER ALL PULLMAN SLEEPING CAR TRAIN, WHICH RAN BETWEEN LOS ANGELES TO CHICAGO. SADLY IN 1971 AMTRAK COMPLETELY TOOK OVER THEIR OPERATIONS. SEE VARIOUS STOPS ALONG THE WAY AND YOU EVEN GET TO SEE THE 8TH STREET STATION IN OPERATIONS. FINALLY RIDE FROM LOS ANGELES TO CHICAGO ON BOARD THIS ICONIC TRAIN TO THE DEAR BORN STATION IN CHICAGO. GREAT SCENERY AND IN YOUR FACE ACTION. 5 STARS AND SADLY 45 MINUTES LONG.