In 1934, the Union Pacific Railroad introduced a revolutionary new passenger train by sending it on a whirlwind tour of the country, stopping at more than 65 cities and covering more than 12,000 miles en route. Black & white.
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.
Incorporated on February 16th, 1906, the Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway grew to become the longest interurban in Iowa. Its 85-mile long mainline from Des Moines to Fort Dodge ran through many farming communities and cities in central Iowa and was an important passenger route. Including its many branch lines this railroad operated 147 miles of electrified trackage. In this presentation, the Late George Niles captures this fascinating railroad from the years 1950 to 1955.
Along the Lehigh & New England is a collection of scenes on the Lehigh New England Railroad from Tamaqua, PA to Campbell Hall, NY between the mid 1940’s and the early 1960s.
From June 20 – 22, 2014, eight operating steam locomotives gathered in Owosso, Michigan for the largest gathering of operating steam locomotives in the USA so far this century.
The Lehigh & New England was a rarely photographed hometown railroad which traversed a tumultuous scenic route through Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York states. In Volume 1 we’ll look at operations between 1949 and 1961.
The Alaska Railroad, Volume 1. Stretching from Seward to Fairbanks, rising from tidewater up 2,360 feet to the Continental Divide, and running non stop during sunless days and perpetual twilight, the Alaska Railroad is a hard-working operation.