What a wonderfully "haunting" visual of past railroading & old "roads". What a joy to watch! Thank you for sharing!
@joemanwassup21 күн бұрын
Fantastic! What memories of being a kid. They let someone with a camera ride the bridge up? WOW
@pgronemeier26 күн бұрын
One car commuter trains. I remember those. One side smoking. The other no smoking. LoL
@renegadetenor
7 күн бұрын
I remember I'd ride my bike to Techny, desperately looking for ways to spend my summer, and watch the one car 'scoot' stop at the tiny little platform there..
@andrewquagliano828826 күн бұрын
This is a great catch for a vintage railroader like myself. Really timeless… Thank you
@JosephMusgrove26 күн бұрын
Does not get much better than Chicago railroading. Thanks for sharing!
@edwardtomczak60616 күн бұрын
Nice memories from the past. All the old road names and equipment. Thanks for sharing.
@chrisg716021 күн бұрын
What a very cool video. Love seeing all the old road names! Thanks for sharing.
@joewlosjosephwlos571326 күн бұрын
Really enjoyed this one, the accompanied music was great 👍, Cheers !
@conrailcarrothersbranch722525 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing. The music is perfect for an age of by gone railroading. Truly classic Chicago region railroading.
@KT4RAM25 күн бұрын
I certainly miss those days of my youth living next to the Penn Central RR / Conrail tracks in Greenfield Indiana east of Indianapolis. I look for footage of trains on former tracks and the Pennsylvania RR train derailment in Dunreith Indiana 1968. I cannot locate anything on KZread on that accident or footage from my former hometown of Greenfield Indiana. Thank you for sharing these videos of the golden age of rail transportation. They bring back good memories 😊
@onelousygamer23 күн бұрын
Fantastic! I used to ride the train back in the day to visit my dad. Usually he'd pick me up in Joliet. Sometimes I went all the way to Union Station. Very nice seeing those 707s too. Thanks!
@johniwanski451422 күн бұрын
These are terrific. Can’t believe the Root Street Tower shot! The footage around Noble Street Tower I loved, as we lived in West Town and I saw the last NS train service the flour mill there. The shots looking out of Lake Street Tower were amazing too. That area looks NOTHING like that today. Thanks for sharing!
@railfanningpoints2.04526 күн бұрын
Getting my vintage foamer fix in
@amtrakjohn22 күн бұрын
Great compilation/ thank you. I know some of these areas, as my Dad’s family was pure multi-generation Chicago. I especially liked seeing the inside Tower Operators,, lining the switches and signals. Truly old school Railroading!
@kennethtiller791626 күн бұрын
Great video thanks for sharing
@FurthermoreJack25 күн бұрын
Love Chicago rails always and I love you can still see them
@hartmutlorentzen965924 күн бұрын
A very interesting video, Thanks for presentation, from Germany
@johnalder602825 күн бұрын
Meloncholy iducing. Thanx for sharing this.
@johniwanski451422 күн бұрын
Also just realized that the shots around 21:05 that say Forest Hill/75th Street is actually Englewood Junction and Englewood Union Station. I had to stop and pause it several times to see the station there as the Rock Island commuter train crossed the former PRR tracks. Englewood tower is still there, which obviously long outlasted the station. Crazy to think this is now a flyover, and Manor Park Yard occupies all this space.
@John-bf4zt23 күн бұрын
Whoa! Amazing footage thanks for sharing this!
@renegadetenor7 күн бұрын
Great memories! Had to eventually turn the music off, or I might've ended up doing something horrible to myself..Thanks for sharing!:)
@alcosteam25 күн бұрын
we would get to chicago a couple times or so a year during the early/mid 70's and much of this video is exactly how I remember it being, either hot and gloomy or cold and gloomy.
@centralillinoisrailpix45312 күн бұрын
I remember the first time I saw Amfleets, I thought the Space Age had arrived. My dad thought they looked like a cigar tube.
@ericsimmons771626 күн бұрын
Unusual signals guarding the crossing. 12:27
@RailroadMediaArchive
26 күн бұрын
blog.chicago-rail.info/p/brighton-park.html?m=1
@b3j826 күн бұрын
Always good to see the old road names again like The Milwaukee Railroad! Cool that he got those shots of the Turbo Train too.
@bootchop88
26 күн бұрын
turbo train?
@b3j8
26 күн бұрын
@@bootchop88 At 13:21.
@bootchop88
26 күн бұрын
@@b3j8 thanks!
@b3j8
26 күн бұрын
@@bootchop88 No problem.
@johniwanski4514
22 күн бұрын
And all manually interlocked there at Brighton Junction.
@dandeo5020 күн бұрын
Nice to see all the Fallen Flag Railroads. Rock Island E6
@jackdacop982725 күн бұрын
It's good to see all those graffiti free rolling stock.
@FreihEitner25 күн бұрын
Nice! Some incredible shots of long lost railroads and equipment. I never knew that bridge (is it the one which Amtrak still uses to cross the Mississippi River?) cranks straight up and down.
@johniwanski4514
22 күн бұрын
That bridge I believe you are talking about is the 21st Street Bridge over the Chicago River. South of Union Station, and on the north end of the 21st Street interlocking.
@FreihEitner
22 күн бұрын
@@johniwanski4514 Thank you.
@vxla8 күн бұрын
great footage
@remylopez482126 күн бұрын
At 8:48 the Amtrack train leaving Glenview must not have AC working on account of the back door is open on the observation car
@chrisdc429125 күн бұрын
15:33 Wheaton. Not West Chicago. Thanks for the upload!
@railfanningpoints2.04526 күн бұрын
E Unit enjoyers
@harrisonofcolorado888625 күн бұрын
I have a feeling that if you time traveled to this time and said that railroads will still be active and important in 2024, someone will either laugh, or say,"don't do that, don't give me hope".
@notarotomwithhair563726 күн бұрын
Do you know when 3/4 of the Rock Island’s tracks were removed at Joliet Union Station?
@GlennFresch26 күн бұрын
Nice music.
@Belleville19726 күн бұрын
Thank you for using the ambient piano music... Great video. the commercials are jarring though.
@RailroadMediaArchive
26 күн бұрын
@@Belleville197 The ads are largely out of my hands. I would never dissuade any viewer from using an ad blocker either. Also, KZread Premium is money well spent if you watch a lot of KZread.
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What a wonderfully "haunting" visual of past railroading & old "roads". What a joy to watch! Thank you for sharing!
Fantastic! What memories of being a kid. They let someone with a camera ride the bridge up? WOW
One car commuter trains. I remember those. One side smoking. The other no smoking. LoL
@renegadetenor
7 күн бұрын
I remember I'd ride my bike to Techny, desperately looking for ways to spend my summer, and watch the one car 'scoot' stop at the tiny little platform there..
This is a great catch for a vintage railroader like myself. Really timeless… Thank you
Does not get much better than Chicago railroading. Thanks for sharing!
Nice memories from the past. All the old road names and equipment. Thanks for sharing.
What a very cool video. Love seeing all the old road names! Thanks for sharing.
Really enjoyed this one, the accompanied music was great 👍, Cheers !
Thanks for sharing. The music is perfect for an age of by gone railroading. Truly classic Chicago region railroading.
I certainly miss those days of my youth living next to the Penn Central RR / Conrail tracks in Greenfield Indiana east of Indianapolis. I look for footage of trains on former tracks and the Pennsylvania RR train derailment in Dunreith Indiana 1968. I cannot locate anything on KZread on that accident or footage from my former hometown of Greenfield Indiana. Thank you for sharing these videos of the golden age of rail transportation. They bring back good memories 😊
Fantastic! I used to ride the train back in the day to visit my dad. Usually he'd pick me up in Joliet. Sometimes I went all the way to Union Station. Very nice seeing those 707s too. Thanks!
These are terrific. Can’t believe the Root Street Tower shot! The footage around Noble Street Tower I loved, as we lived in West Town and I saw the last NS train service the flour mill there. The shots looking out of Lake Street Tower were amazing too. That area looks NOTHING like that today. Thanks for sharing!
Getting my vintage foamer fix in
Great compilation/ thank you. I know some of these areas, as my Dad’s family was pure multi-generation Chicago. I especially liked seeing the inside Tower Operators,, lining the switches and signals. Truly old school Railroading!
Great video thanks for sharing
Love Chicago rails always and I love you can still see them
A very interesting video, Thanks for presentation, from Germany
Meloncholy iducing. Thanx for sharing this.
Also just realized that the shots around 21:05 that say Forest Hill/75th Street is actually Englewood Junction and Englewood Union Station. I had to stop and pause it several times to see the station there as the Rock Island commuter train crossed the former PRR tracks. Englewood tower is still there, which obviously long outlasted the station. Crazy to think this is now a flyover, and Manor Park Yard occupies all this space.
Whoa! Amazing footage thanks for sharing this!
Great memories! Had to eventually turn the music off, or I might've ended up doing something horrible to myself..Thanks for sharing!:)
we would get to chicago a couple times or so a year during the early/mid 70's and much of this video is exactly how I remember it being, either hot and gloomy or cold and gloomy.
I remember the first time I saw Amfleets, I thought the Space Age had arrived. My dad thought they looked like a cigar tube.
Unusual signals guarding the crossing. 12:27
@RailroadMediaArchive
26 күн бұрын
blog.chicago-rail.info/p/brighton-park.html?m=1
Always good to see the old road names again like The Milwaukee Railroad! Cool that he got those shots of the Turbo Train too.
@bootchop88
26 күн бұрын
turbo train?
@b3j8
26 күн бұрын
@@bootchop88 At 13:21.
@bootchop88
26 күн бұрын
@@b3j8 thanks!
@b3j8
26 күн бұрын
@@bootchop88 No problem.
@johniwanski4514
22 күн бұрын
And all manually interlocked there at Brighton Junction.
Nice to see all the Fallen Flag Railroads. Rock Island E6
It's good to see all those graffiti free rolling stock.
Nice! Some incredible shots of long lost railroads and equipment. I never knew that bridge (is it the one which Amtrak still uses to cross the Mississippi River?) cranks straight up and down.
@johniwanski4514
22 күн бұрын
That bridge I believe you are talking about is the 21st Street Bridge over the Chicago River. South of Union Station, and on the north end of the 21st Street interlocking.
@FreihEitner
22 күн бұрын
@@johniwanski4514 Thank you.
great footage
At 8:48 the Amtrack train leaving Glenview must not have AC working on account of the back door is open on the observation car
15:33 Wheaton. Not West Chicago. Thanks for the upload!
E Unit enjoyers
I have a feeling that if you time traveled to this time and said that railroads will still be active and important in 2024, someone will either laugh, or say,"don't do that, don't give me hope".
Do you know when 3/4 of the Rock Island’s tracks were removed at Joliet Union Station?
Nice music.
Thank you for using the ambient piano music... Great video. the commercials are jarring though.
@RailroadMediaArchive
26 күн бұрын
@@Belleville197 The ads are largely out of my hands. I would never dissuade any viewer from using an ad blocker either. Also, KZread Premium is money well spent if you watch a lot of KZread.