This video takes us to Minneapolis-St. Paul in the spring of 1970 and to Chicago for scenes from 1966-1970.  We see many of the long gone railroads that we remember from our younger days and some that we never heard of.

In the MSP area are: Soo Line; Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern; Burlington Northern; Chicago & Northwestern; Rock Island, and Milwaukee Road.

In the Chicago area we will see: B&O; Belt Railway of Chicago; Burlington Northern, Canadian National; C&O; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago & Eastern Illinois; Chicago & Northwestern; Chicago Great Western; Chicago River & Indiana; Chicago, South Shore & South Bend; Elgin, Joliet & Eastern; Erie Lackawana; Pennsylvania; Grand Trunk Western; Great Northern; Gulf, Mobile & Ohio; Illinois Central; Indiana Harbor Belt; L&N; Northern Pacific; Seaboard Coast Line; Soo Line; Wabash; and the earliest days of Amtrak.

Not much needs to be said about this video.  Reading the list of railroads that will appear in the video should stir something inside the hearts of rail fans.  This DVD gives us a good look at old locomotive types that were commonly used in the late sixties and early seventies, including some Fairbanks Morse, Baldwin, GP series, SD series, and U series.  Seeing the old locomotives proudly wearing the paint schemes of those long gone railroads is a trip back in time.

The image quality is representative of the technology of the time but is still good enough to make it a joy to watch this video.

I think you will like this one.