Through the Guide, Passenger Runs Before Amtrak, 1950s-1960s

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Using the Offical Guide as a 90 minute study of passenger runs before Amtrak. An invaluable work for modelers, as the entire consist of most trains is shown

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Producer

Revelation Video
Run Time

1 hour 54 minutes
Narration

Yes
Shrink Wrap

Yes, Brand New
Technical Details

NTSC, Region Free, View Worldwide on Computer

“Through The Guide” is a 90 minute study of passenger runs before Amtrak. An invaluable work for modelers, as the entire consist of most trains is shown. A colorful world of private RR operated service; excellent reference work.

SP “Cascade”, PAs, triple unit diner, long consist at Portland. “Klamath”, “Sunset” and both “Daylights”
– PRR “Spirit of St Louis”, “Broadway”, “Congressional” and lesser trians also.
– NYC Fleet of trains at Rochester in 1956. Chicago. mid-60s. One Hudson!
– LV “Maple Leaf” and “Star” upstate NY. 1950s
– B&O Shenandoah Capitol Mail; National Ltd. Metropolitan
– C&O Sportsman, George Washington
N&W Powhattan Arrow. Pocahontas
SOU Southern Crescent Piedmont Birmingham Spl lesser runs
SCL Florida Special Silver Meteor City of Miami, Green Diamond
GM&O Midnight Special, Abraham Lincoln, commuter
D&H Laurentian Montreal Ltd
NH Berkshire. Owl, others
FRISCO Meteor, Will Rogers Sunnyland
C&EI Hummingbird
MP Texas Eagle, Missouri River Eagle
NKP Nickel Plate Limited, City of Cleveland
WABASH Banner Blue, City of Detroit
KCS Southern Belle
CB&Q Afternoon Zephyr, Denver Zephyr. Empire Builder & North Coast Limited
GN Empire, Badger, International Winnipeg Ltd
NP N.C. Limited Portland-Seattle runs
SP&S Portland sections of GN, NP transcon
AT&SF San Francisco Chief, Grand Canyon, Super Chief, San Diegan, Mail
UP City of SF, City of L. A, Portland Rose, City of Hinkle, others
WP Cal Zephyr
D&RGQ Cal Zephyr, Yampa Valley Mail, also Ski train and RG Zephyr
MILW Morning Hiawatha, glass-end obs
C&NW Green Bay 400, others
ERIE- Pacific Express, Lake Cities, Erie Ltd.
D&LW Phoebe Snow, Owl Twilight, Pocono (Some E-L also)
MONON Thoroughbread
CRI&P Peoria Rocket, Rocky Mountain Rocket, commutes.

1 review for Through the Guide, Passenger Runs Before Amtrak, 1950s-1960s

  1. rickyfreni –

    Made in 1990, this program covers Lots of Early Diesels from both trackside & onboard the train on the New Haven with Budd Cars, Lehigh Valley, Lackawanna, Delaware & Hudson with former AT&SF ALCO FA’s, New York Central with a 4-8-2 Mohawk on a passenger train & another one number 3020 at a wreck site with a meet from the GM&O in St. Louis, Penn Central, Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo, Wabash, N&W with Grand Trunk, Erie Lackawanna & AT&SF at Dearborn, Pennsylvania at Horseshoe Curve, some steam at Pitcarin Yard, & Susquehanna & Erie at Jersey Meadows, Long Island, Reading with surviving FP7: 902 in 1972, Jersey Central, B&O with 4-6-2 5243 & the last run of the Shenandoah before Amtrak’s debut in 1971, Erie, Monon, N&W with surviving 4-6-2 578, Nickel Plate, C&O at Marion Ohio in 1971, Southern, L&N, Seaboard, Atlantic Coast Line, Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac, GM&O with the IC, Frisco, KCS, Missouri Pacific, D&RGW on the California Zephyr with the CB&Q & Western Pacific, Chicago & Eastern Illinois with the L&N, C&NW, Milwaukee Road, UP with surviving E-Unit 949, SP with AT&SF at the Tehachapi Loop, Rock Island, AT&SF, CB&Q, Great Northern, SP&S, Northern Pacific, CN, CP Rail, & South Shore Line with Interurban cars.

    Many of these trains have SP Sleeper Cars.

    All in all, in addition to the music that is played over these silent films, Ron McElrath did a decent job narrating this program.

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