The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway had just added “and Pacific” to its name by crossing the Continental Divide, the Bitterroots and the Cascades to reach the Puget Sound. And now the railroad was going to take on electrification!

In the early decades of the last century, you could go anywhere by railroad. If the steam roads couldn’t take you somewhere, then the interurbans and trolleys could.

When CSX and Norfolk Southern bought Conrail and split up Big Blue, NS was left in charge of much of the historical Pennsylvania Railroad lines. Lewistown Pennsylvania is on the main line from Harrisburg to Altoona and Pittsburgh.

The great Pennsylvania Railroad dominated its namesake state. After the Penn Central merger debacle, the Federal Government assumed control of most of the northeastern roads. The Consolidated Rail Corporation, was set up to operate these lines.

Visit Kansas City, the nation’s second busiest rail hub, in the early 1990s. Most of our major railroads run into the city, the names may be changed due to merger, but the trains are still there!

The Hudson River has been an avenue for transportation since the area was settled. First it was boat traffic and then railroads built on the Hudson’s banks.

Hancock Tower, in West Virginia, between Harpers Ferry and Cumberland was one of the last of the old B&O manned interlockings. It controlled crossovers, access to a small yard and the Berkeley Springs branch. Heavy and varied traffic

B&M, controlled by the Guilford Rail System in the ’80s & ’90s. 2 DVDs, 3 Hours.

The CN and CP in the Montreal run side by side along the north bank of the St. Lawrence River. There is a lot of freight action as well as VIA passenger traffic on the CN and Montreal commuters on the CP.

These DVDs cover the D&H during the late 1980s and early 1990s under the control the Guilford Rail System then operations under the court appointed Susquehanna and finally the Canadian Pacific. 2 DVD set.

New England’s CV just as steam was giving way to diesel, 3 DVDs, 3 Hours.

This is the former C&O from Lynchburg to Kenova, including Clifton Forge, Covington, White Sulfur Springs, St. Albans and Huntington. You’ll also see Ohio River Terminal operations in Huntington with a rare ALCo C415.