Re: [CBQ] Midwest 1930s Steam and Diesel

["Louis Zadnichek via Groups.Io" <LZadnichek=aol.com@groups.io>]

December 26, 2019

Fred - From California to Florida and Minnesota to Georgia, what a fascinating railroad world it was immediately following World War Two when some of these home movies were taken by long forgotten folks, some obviously railroadmen themselves from the cab footage shown. So much has been "lost" over the past 75 years.  Too bad we can't go back.....

I was particularly impressed with all the film taken at SPUD (St. Paul Union Depot). What a BUSY place it was with steam and diesel powered trains from various railroads coming and going almost constantly. This was my late father's world when he was a Q freight conductor working out of Aurora to either Savanna or Galesburg immediately following the War - Louis

Louis Zadnichek II

Fairhope, AL   

In a message dated 12/26/2019 11:26:34 AM Central Standard Time, fhc925@frontier.com writes:

WOW! There are shots of St Croix Tower, the old bridge across the St Croix River at Prescott, WI, and one of those center track passing sidings (Hager City or Stockholm)  along the Mississippi River Scenic Line besides Big Alice.  It occurred to me that my first narrow gauge miles were not in Colorado.  It was along Lake Michigan!  I went to the Railroad Fair both years and rode both trains.  And we haven't even talked about Rockets, Hiawathas, 400s, Daylights, and SOU apple green ten-wheelers.

Fred Crissey

On Thursday, December 26, 2019, 10:33:27 AM CST, Ken Martin via Groups.Io <kmartin537=surewest.net@groups.io> wrote:

C&S #9 as Chief Crazy Horse under steam.  (24:32)

Ken Martin

On Dec 25, 2019, at 4:41 PM, gary laakso <vasa0vasa@earthlink.net> wrote:

These are face paced clips and include the Zephyr passing some freight trains:

https://archive.org/details/86544RailwaySectionsEscapeToLifeMDRexferMosVwr

Gary Laakso

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