Trolleys (& Interurbans) of the South, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, Carolinas, Virginia
$39.95Trolley action in Louisville, Nashville, Birmingham, and Miami in the 1930’s, ’40’s and ’50’s.
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Trolley action in Louisville, Nashville, Birmingham, and Miami in the 1930’s, ’40’s and ’50’s.

One of the largest Interurban systems in the country, with 800 miles of track radiating out from Indianapolis.

Let’s go back to the 1950’s for streetcar and interurban action on 10 Pennsylvania lines.

Documentary on the Cincinnati & Lake Erie, including the famous interurban vs airplane race.

From a single line of little cars pulled by horses, a series of lines emerged until the Louisville Railway Co. reached all parts of the city.

American Railroading, from the 1930s through the 1950s. 90% in color.

Catch the interurban…in the 1940s!

Join us for a second tour of the electric railways in and around Chicago. View footage captured on 16mm film by the noted photographer David J. Williams III. David captured all the action between the 50s & 80s on both color and black & white film. The majority of this program covers the Chicago, South…

A tour of the electric railways in and around Chicago and Milwaukee.

DAYTON’S ELECTRIC RAILWAYSLearn why Dayton’s RTA decided not to phase out their trolley system, and what the future holds for this unique form of transportation. This video contains vintage footage of the RTA’s Christmas Trolley #559 which now resides in San Francisco, California. Also included are vintage shots of #501 and #900. Narration for this…

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”.

Machines of Iron has compiled footage from several Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee photographers to bring you this look at the last few years of the line.

A “railroad to the stars”, an engineering wonder, once ran from Pasadena to Mt. Wilson.

This extensive show paints the picture that was the extensive interurban transportation system that, not that long ago, wrapped around lower Lake Michigan, from Milwaukee through Chicago and then to South Bend, Indiana. Excellent documentary!

Film through the years. (Ships to USA & Canada only.)

Interurban era comes to life. (Ships to USA & Canada only.)

6 active lines in Ontario. (Ships to USA & Canada only.)

From Loop to prairie towns. (Ships to USA & Canada only.)

The Liberty Bell Route was a 55 mile long, mostly overhead wire, single track operation, with frequent passing sidings to provide opposing car operation.. Rare film, mostly in color.

Climb aboard and sit back and relax as we tour the city lines of the Lehigh Valley Transit Company. We’ll tour the lines from both trackside and while riding in car. Rare film, mostly color.

Go back in time to the “Muni” after WWII to the 1980s. See when the “Iron Monsters” ruled Market Street and watch PCC cars of long ago when they were run as double-ended cars.

The Pacific Electric Railway – once the largest interurban railway in the nation – and the unique streetcars of the Los Angeles Transit Lines exist now only in memory and on film (and now DVD!).

At one time, electrified freight interurbans operated throughout the United States. In the late 1990s, just three remained in service.

Here is as complete a look at the Chicago traction/trolley/interurban scene as you are likely to find!

In the early decades of the last century, you could go anywhere by railroad. If the steam roads couldn’t take you somewhere, then the interurbans and trolleys could.
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