Glory Machines, Volume 5, Kansas City Steam in the 1940s
$39.951940’s 16mm footage from Union Station in Kansas City and St. Louis plus video shot in the South in 1950s-1960s.
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1940’s 16mm footage from Union Station in Kansas City and St. Louis plus video shot in the South in 1950s-1960s.
Vintage film footage of steam locomotives, primarily shot in the Midwest, famous and not famous. Included are SP 4449 in patriotic colors and CB&Q 4960 on the Streator Branch.
Daylights, Cab Forwards, and more in beautiful surrounds, plus some SP films.
Steam power on America’s last steam stronghold. The N&W knew how to build the machines need to haul and burn coal!
Diesels have taken over on the NYC Ohio Division. Steam is gone, but it’s an exciting time on the railroad.
It’s the last 6 months of steam on the NYC Big Four Ohio Division. Relive it here!
Join us for a visit to a popular Chicago area hot spot as it was in July, 1993.
Three great California electric system, in the 1950s and ’60s. Plus a new bonus to this DVD, “Ride the Pacific Electric to San Bernardino in 1939”.
The chuff and whistle of steam action comes at us and as the steam locomotive passes, we see coal hoppers and a caboose. A beautiful scene!
The B&O in Ohio…in full steam! Priceless historical footage. Presented with music and minimal narration..
We’ll venture off the beaten main line tracks and chase general freight, ore and coal trains from Williamsport to Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania in the mid 1950s through the early 1960s.
On June 12, 2016, Advanced Approach Videos made a trip to Rondout, Illinois to catch Nickel Plate Road Berkshire #765 on its Varsity excursion from Glenview to Janesville, Wisconsin.
Early ’60s, never before seen footage. (Ships to USA & Canada only.)
Interurban era comes to life. (Ships to USA & Canada only.)
Steep grades, no diesels. (Ships to USA & Canada only.)
CP’s Kicking Horse Pass was originally a brutal 4.5% grade, the Spiral Tunnels lowered it to 2%.
Here is the whole turbine story, from rare footage of an early steam turbine experiment in 1938 to an experimental coal-burning turbine locomotive.
This video is a steam powered tour of the Northeast United States. Represented are some of the most memorable railroads in the region during the first half of the 20th Century.
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