1960s Passenger, Steam, and Electric Trains

SKU: DVD-GF-CP088
(1 customer review)

Chicago’s South Side in the 1960s saw every kind of passenger train – from many different railroads – heading into and out of Chicagoland. See it here on rare film.

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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

Action railroading from the 1960s around Chicago’s south side. Railroads featured are:
* Wabash
* Rock Island
* Illinois Central
* Santa Fe
* Grand Trunk
* B&O
* Chicago & Northwestern
* Pennsy
* and C&O

Great passenger train sequences on most roads! Steam excursions: (Run-bys and onboard) Grand Trunk Western #6218 in winter scenes, Grand Trunk Western #5629 and #6322.

Also included are some beautiful steam sequences on the Chicago & Northwestern. Locos #590, 638, 656, 583, 505, 615, and 598 are featured, as well as #629 (streamlined for Dakota & North Woods “400s”). Steam ended on the C&NW just one month after these shots were taken! 98% color, from original 8mm film, professionally transferred on state of the art liquid gate system.

1 review for 1960s Passenger, Steam, and Electric Trains

  1. Mwdonoughue –

    This program features a variety of different railroads as they operate trains into and out of Chicago during the 1960s, along with some steam excursions on the GTW.

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