We visit the busiest freight railroad in the world: Union Pacific’s Council Bluffs Subdivision. Join us as we see hot spots such as Gibbon and Grand Island and Bailey Yard.

The Missouri Pacific became a part of the Union Pacific in late 1982. But even in the mid and late 80’s, consists of pure blue Missouri Pacific power could still be found.

1990 was a year of change along the Mainline of Mid-America. We see that last months of the double track mainline and the early months of single track operations between Effingham and Cairo in Illinois.

The trains in this program were shot at the end of the ICG’s existence, in the years before the railroad reverted to the Illinois Central name. At that time, there were three ICG paint schemes, and all of them make an appearance.

This program examines the formative years of CSX from the end of the Chessie and Seaboard systems in 1985 through CSX’s own image in the early 90’s. We’ll see a lot of early paint.

Here is the last railroad to use steam exclusively in freight service in the United States, the Crab Orchard & Egyptian Railroad. Interviews with one of the railroad’s founders and the current president of the railroad add to the story.