St. Louis Sojourn 1968, Film by Emery Gulash
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A 1968 historic adventure to St. Louis Union Station, and other busy hot spots in and around St. Louis.
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| Producer | Green Frog Productions |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 1 hour |
| Narration | Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | No Region Code, NTSC |
To make this railfan trip even better, rail transport from Detroit to St. Louis was via Norfolk and Western’s night train, the ‘St. Louis Limited’. Convenient night travel allowed for two enjoyable days of railfan delights in the Gateway City. During this time turmoil was entering the passenger train services with the advent of the loss of U.S. Postal contracts and the potential of a reorganized quasi-national passenger train service. Regardless of the future, it was still a good time to sense the pulse of passenger traffic and the St. Louis Sojourn was the ‘call’ in the spring of ’68. This spectacular DVD, digitally transferred from crisp 16 mm color film (with a couple of minutes of B&W), is from the camera of noted railfan photographer Emery Gulash. The following railroads are portrayed in this DVD: Alton and Southern, Baltimore and Ohio, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Chicago and Eastern Illinois, Gulf, Mobile and Ohio, Illinois Central, Louisville and Nashville, Missouri Pacific, Norfolk & Western, Penn Central, Southern Railway Co., TRRA-Terminal Railroad Association.
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rickyfreni –
In this installment of the Green Frog Heritage Series, there are a variety of early diesels during April of 1968 & Much earlier in 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1962, & 1964, as we travel from Detroit to St. Louis first with onboard footage, then comes a ton of action on the Missouri/Illinois State Line area, and ends with a ride on the return trip to Michigan.
Locations include Delray Tower, Rouge River Bridge, Romulus, Boody, Blue Mound, Stonington, Taylorville, Morrisville, Raymond with countless Farmall Equipment, Litchfield, Edwardsville, Lenox tower at Mitchell, Granite City, Merchants Bridge on the Mississippi River, Breman Avenue Tower, Union Station, East St. Louis Illinois, Relay Junction, Gracia Tower, Eads Bridge, New Delmar, Kirkwood, Dwight, Broadwell, Pontiac Illinois, Williamsville, Fort Wayne Indiana, Mexico Missouri, Pocahontas (Not the Disney Princess), S.H. Junction, Lenox Tower, Q Tower Junction, & Cokeman Yard.
Plus, there are Riverboats, especially the one named after Tom Sawyer’s friend: Huckleberry Finn.
All in All, Actor Dan Chandler (From Island Claws & Running Scared), did a marvelous job narrating this program.
Lloyd –
1968, St. Louis Missouri, several years before Amtrak. Passenger service is starting to suffer from the slowing down of ridership & loss of other revenue. Over a dozen different railroads make an appearance in this production making the video very interesting. Another piece of history preserved for us to enjoy for many years to come.
Mwdonoughue –
This program showcases a multitude of passenger trains in and around St. Louis in the spring of 1968, prior to the creation of Amtrak.