C. Vision’s tour of railroads in and around the Chicagoland area continues in Windy City Rails, Volume 4.

The Wisconsin Central assumed operations of the former Soo Line “Lake States” trackage on October 11, 1987.

The Canadian Pacific purchased both the Dakota Minnesota and Eastern and sister railroad, Iowa Chicago and Eastern in October of 2007. Ownership formally changed hands in 2008. Although the Iowa Chicago and Eastern had a short life, the railroad changed the face of the former Milwaukee Road lines.

Watch our fallen flag haul freight from bustling Chicago through the great fields of there midwest.

In Volume 2, we will cover operations on WC’s mainline from Slinger, Wisconsin north to the Fox Valley cities of Neenah and Oshkosh.

C Vision Productions presents the Southern Pacific Steam in the 1950’s in the San Joaquin Valley of California from the films of Doctor Wayland Paul Matt. Doctor Matt was a railroad doctor for both the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific in Bakersfield California during the 1950’s and 60’s. This gave him the opportunity to photograph many steam locomotives in the west.

We take you to the Mid South to view the Kansas City Southern and the Katy in the 1980’s. From the 8-millimeter films of Fred Crissey, we start with the KCS, from the years 1987 and 1988. Fred captures the Katy from the years 1983 to 1988.

This is the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe’s main line from Chicago to Los Angeles. This is one of America’s major rail arteries with fast and furious action.