The American Freedom Train departs Portland, Oregon. Columbia-Deshutes Special here. Southern Pacific 4449 has been repainted in the patriotic 1976 livery. Routed from Portland on March 23, 2002. This 2 day roundtrip is fantastic! Day One is from Portland Union Station to Bend, Oregon. Scenic action over BNSF and Union Pacific rails. Pentrex.
Here is Amtrak #6. The California Zephyr Is on Southern Pacific rails. It is fronted by two General Electric B32-8WH units. These are engines 516 and 511. This train is over 9 hours tardy.
The CZ slows to a stop in Helper, Utah. Locomotives were nicknamed as 'Pepsi Cans' due to obvious paint scheme similarities, with the soda cans at the time. The SP became part of Union Pacific. Originally, former Rio Grande trackage. Circa 1995.
A pair of Baltimore and Ohio Electro-motive GP30 units. These are in the original Sunburst livery. They quickly haul a freight train here. Location and date not specified. Although this was likely in the 1960s. Charles Smiley Productions.
Frisco 1522 is a part of Burlington Northern Santa Fe here. Steam engine 1522 is a Mountain type 4-8-2 steam locomotive. Runs with diesel BNSF 684, a C44-9W. This was Employee Appreciation Specials in 2001. Good action on a Houston to Beaumont trip. Travels on Union Pacific Sunset Route trackage. Pentrex.
Action on the summit of Baltimore and Pittsburgh Sand Patch line. Engine 7614 is an EM-1 “Yellowstone”. The wheel arrangement is 2-8-8-4. It is hauling a Mineral Train past SA Tower. This tower had control of rail traffic at Sand Patch Tunnel. The EM-1 was the largest and heaviest steam locomotive operating on the Baltimore and Ohio. It could exceed over 6000 horsepower. Compare it to a four unit Electro-motive F7 diesel set replacement. The railroad had 30 of these big steamers. None were preserved. Circa 1956. Ed Birch movie film.
Action on the Avery, Idaho Milwaukee Road line before abandonment. These ancient Milwaukee Road boxcabs were the venerable Electric motors on the Milwaukee Road Pacific Extension. The better known Little Joe engines also operated under the catenary. Long gone but can still be seen in old movie films. Charles Smiley Presents.
BNSF action in Arizona. October 18, 2004. Train is S LBTCHI1 17. BNSF 5311 is a General Electric C44-9W locomotive. It leads this train at Supai Summit. Milepost 370.5. Travels on track two and is Eastbound. The location is 4 miles from Williams. Local time at 14:22 hours. Broken Knuckle video.
The Cisco bridges are the Canadian hotspot to see. At Siska, British Columbia. A pair of freight trains are crossing over the river in Fraser River Canyon. Canadian National on their bridge in the background. CP Rail in front. What a fantastic scene for Model Railroaders! Circa 1994 by Pentrex.
Action at Centralia, Illinois on former Illinois Central rails. The Canadian National Southbound train is A408. Black paint on Illinois Central 1007 ( SD70 ) leads the locomotives. Note the CN GP7, buried in the lash-up. Mixing old IC and newer CN power. Even a GP7! Circa 2000s. Diverging Clear video.
A Conrail locomotive idles with it's lash-up at Sonman Mine. East of Portage, Pennsylvania. Two Unit Coal Trains meet in Wintertime. The train being loaded is just ahead. Engine 8085 has hoppers and is waiting for clearance.
Pre-merger action in the 1990s. Rob McCormack video.
Long Island Railroad in 2019. A reverse view of Train 1744 at 9:23 pm. Departs from Mineola, New York. This view includes Nassau Tower. Budd M3 action. This Commuter is routed, Mountauk to Huntington. Check those old Pennsylvania Railroad position signals! All these details are great for Model Railroaders. Tim Hosey video.
Wisconsin Central action on busy Byron Hill. Located between Fond du Lac and Byron, Wisconsin. The lead locomotive is an Electro-motive SD45 #6550. The engines are pulling hard upgrade. A Dairy Farm is in the background. Date not specified. Beecher brothers video.
A Baltimore and Ohio EM-1 hauls this Railfan Excursion. The 2-8-8-4 (Yellowstone class) is on a 1956 fan trip. This film contains authentic audio recordings. Note the passengers in a standing room only B&O gondola, behind the huge locomotive. Lack of a narrative is why there is no additional information. Fred McLeod.
Electric GG-1 locomotives. Penn Central (4932) and Pennsylvania Railroad (4913) depart Harrisburg Station with a Passenger train to Philadelphia. Approximately 1969. Clarence Weaver film.
Conrail locomotive 6742 is a recent EMD SD50. It leads this lash-up across Starrucca Viaduct, near Lanesboro Pennsylvania . Circa 1984. David Deyo video.
A Southern Pacific locomotive leads at Tehachapi Loop in California. An EMD GP60 is on the point of the lash-up. There are two pushers on the rear of this Intermodal train. Circa 1995. Greg Scholl video.
Wisconsin and Southern E9 locomotives haul one of the featured Circus Trains to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This one originates at Circus World Museum. Located in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Has it’s own fine historical base. A premier collection of antique circus wagons. See the animals in the parades. Circa 1999. Pentrex video.
A Norfolk Southern GP59 passes in front of the old Nickel Plate Road Coaling Tower. Frankfort, Indiana. Circa 1994. Railway Productions.
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railway. Rotary OY Steam Snowplow is rare action! Locomotives are K-36 Mikados. Engines 487 and 488 are on this Snow Clearing move from Chama, New Mexico. The former Denver & Rio Grande Narrow Gauge line over Cumbres Pass can be challenging in Winter. Circa 1991. Filmed by David Busse and Martin Orozco.
Norfolk Southern train B09 crosses over Canadian National (ex: EJ&E) rails to Norfolk Southern's Chicago line (ex: Conrail). The action is at ArcelorMittal Steel in East Chicago. A huge facility in Northwest Indiana. Locomotive 2596 (SD70M) leads engine 9378 (C40-9W) on this Coiled Steel Train. Circa 2009. Chris Wehman.