What a trip down memory lane! This footage was shot before all the mergers occurred and while we still had the railroads that we older folks remember from our youth. The date range for the scenes in this video is from 1962 to 1973 and the location, as the title implies, is Chicago and outlying areas. The image quality for this video is what you would expect considering the technology of the times or maybe even a little better than you would expect.

I’m sure I will not remember all of the fallen flag railroads represented in this video but we get at least glimpses of the following:

Grand Trunk Western
Chicago Burlington & Quincy
Chicago & North Western
B&O
C&O
Penn Central
Burlington Northern
Rock Island
Milwaukee Road
Santa Fe
Gulf Mobile & Ohio
Illinois Central

We see pre-Amtrak passenger cars in their familar old paint schemes from the Santa Fe, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and CB&Q.
We also get a look at some Indiana Harbor Belt action and some Chicago South Shore and South Bend footage.
An added treat is getting to see those classic cars from the 60s and 70s in many of the scenes.
Train spotting must have been a whole lot more insteresting back in the days before all the mergers. You will enjoy this DVD set and I recommend it highly.
Producer: Green Frog Productions
Purchased From : Greenfrog.com
Format: 2 DVD set
Date Purchased: 4/14/14
Playing Time: 2 Hrs. 30 Min.
Price Paid: $12.98