The majority of this footage was shot by Victor Shattock beginning with a June 1953 trip on the California Zephyr riding the dome cars from Oakland to Denver aboard the Western Pacific and D&RGW. Then its on to Chicago, and we ride the New York Central to New York, and eventually Atlantic City. Ride in the cab of a NYC E- unit along the hudson and then a NYC electric. Next we take the B&O to St. Louis and see railroads in that area. More midwest trips are seen with more visits to the St. Louis region, including many railroads from that area, where we ride and see trackside views all sorts of variety. We see gas-electrics, and a Burlington Zephyr, the Silver Charger. Also there is a brief visit to the National Museum of Transport in St. Louis early in its existence. We also see electric railways including Chicago and South Shore, and Illinois Terminal.
Next we move back to the west and ride a Santa Fe train over the Tehachapi Mountains, and eventually to the Grand Canyon. Next we |
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