The Cincinnati area is laced with shortlines. In Part 3 of this series we follow three Indiana & Ohio’s subdivisions plus the varnish of the Lebanon, Mason & Monroe Railroad.
When Amtrak first rolled into Milwaukee, things had changed. Milwaukee Road’s Hiawatha and C&NW’s bi-level Streamliners were out, but Amtrak’s Empire Builder was in.
A huge collection of diesel air horns made it to the 2017 “Hoot ‘N Toot” at Horseshoe Curve. The sound is amazing! Video from the recognized expert in the field, Ed Kaspriske.
Eureka and Palisade #4 is a wood burner, built in 1875, and is perfectly restored to her original splendor, complete with ornate decorations, brass fittings, gold filigree striping, and polished oak cab. See her run in the mountains of Colorado!
Shot around the D&H during the 1970’s, you’ll see consists of 35 years past, and diesel locomotives with dramatic audio and colorfully painted motive power – all operating in some of the Northeast’s prettiest scenery. Part 1.
The San Juan Express, on the Denver & Rio Grande Western narrow gauge, ran between Alamosa and Durango. See the train from 1941 to the end of the line in 1951.
The Rocky Mountain Railroad Club has opened their Otto Perry and Irv August archives. These noted rail photographers give us a glimpse of Gunnison, Colorado in the 1940s and 1950s.
The Santa Fe Railway is the main star in this compilation of 8 & 16mm home color movie film of steam and diesel action from the 1940s & 50s. You’ll see lots of warbonnet F-units, as many as six at a time, powering famous passenger trains.