Union Pacific’s Marysville Sub

SKU: DVD-MKV-UPMS
(3 customer reviews)

$19.95

UP’s busy Marysville Subdivision in 1996, just a year after CNW merger. It’s colorful as Union Pacific is having a motive power shortage.

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Producer

MoKan Video Productions

Narration

Yes

Run Time

1 hour 59 minutes

Technical Details

No Region Code

We visit Union Pacific’s busy Marysville Subdivision in 1996, just one year after the UP officially merged the Chicago Northwestern into the UP system, and the Union Pacific is having a motive power shortage. We’ll see a lot of CNW green and yellow along with leased units.

This sub stretches 287 miles from Kansas City, Missouri to Gibbon Jct, Nebraska. It is an important funnel from UP’s Council Bluffs Sub the railroad hub of Kansas City and UP’s southern and southwest markets. This informative program is narrated and many locations and trains are marked with on-screen captions.

This program was shot using good “prosumer” equipment of the time, but is not up to the clarity of today’s high-definition video. It is however an excellent snapshot of an important time in the nation’s railroad history.

3 reviews for Union Pacific’s Marysville Sub

  1. Dan

    It’s soon after the Chicago and North Western became part of the vast Union Pacific system, and the handsome C&NW paint scheme is still plentiful … with a certain sense of nostalgia, knowing that it’s a color scheme living on borrowed time. It’s 1996, and the Marysville Sub is seeing a steady parade of long, heavy trains powered by a fascinating mix of some of the most powerful new locomotives in railroading and some motive power classics. And while the video quality might not be up to today’s standards, the difference is a small price to pay for a program with this kind of historical significance.

  2. rrvideoman

    A very important stretch of railroad is seen here, connecting the central USA to the west and Powder River. The producer does an excellent job covering the territory showing us some great old power work horses. Don’t let the quality of the video discourage you. Remember the time period and what electronics were available . The historical value of this video makes it a treasure for many years to come.

  3. KC fan

    Nearly every train in this show is led by Union Pacific widecab GE’s with very well tuned Leslie RS3Ls, and nearly every train is a coal drag, loaded or empty. With that classic Bob Ernst splendor you wont want to miss this show. A few manifests and intermodals are lightly sprinkled in and offer a variety in power including some of the old CNW power.

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