The Trains I Rode: June 1968, 4 of 4

[howardkevinm]

now just imagine if u rode the broadway limited only a year later than you did. the tracks would have been horrible

[gothpapa]

@howardkevinm I don't have to imagine. I rode several times between Columbus and St. Louis during those years. It was pretty awful.

[bullfrog1954]

More great images! Incidently-are there any extant train stations in the Columbus area? I've passed through many times on US 40 but I'm not sure where to look. I thought I once saw a photo of one. Interesting former B&O station in Cambridge!

[gothpapa]

I know there is one station left in downtown Columbus because I just walked around it in August. I believe its the old Hocking Valley station on Mound St. You can actually see it from a distance as it has a nice tower, but figuring out how to get to it is the trick. Check out Alex Campbell's Columbus Railroads site doubleuthricecolumbusrailroads­dotcom. Use the email link to ask Alex for details and directions, he will know. He will also know what else has survived in the area.

[bullfrog1954]

@gothpapa Thanks for the info! Next time I'm in the area I'll have a look.

[Dhoylandrules84]

beautiful job and i really appreciated the snapshot you took in the broadways dining car

[kmillard]

I am from the Detroit area and it wasn't until your video that I learned there was more service in and out of Detroit's Fort Street Station than I originally thought in 1968. I knew about B&O's Cincinnatian, C&O's Pere Marquette's service and Wabash's Canonball and Detroit/St.Louis Limited. I didn't know about the Sportsman or the Capitol Detroit. What other service do I not know about???

[gothpapa]

@kmillard OK, just to clarify any confusion I may have created here. The "Sportsman" as I knew it in 1968 was actually #46 & #47 between Ashland, KY and Detroit. East from Ashland it operated as part of #1 & #2, the George Washington. The original Sportsman #46 & #47 ran between Newport News and Detroit from 1930 until 1962. In 1962 it was combined with the FFV, and became part of the GW in 1968. See columbusrailroads(dot)com for the whole story.

[gothpapa]

@kmillard The Capitol-Detroit was discontinued shortly after I rode it, but I believed that some kind of service was maintained -- either bus or RDC. My June 1968 official Guide shows three trains daily between Detroit and Lansing. Was that the Pere Marquette service?

[kmillard]

@gothpapa Yes. The Pere Marquette service ran between Detroit and Grand Rapids and also between Grand Rapids and Chicago. There is still one solitary daily round trip between Chicago and Grand Rapids, but service to Detroit disappeared for good after 4/30/71. I believe the Capitol Detroit was routed on the Wabash into Detroit at Romulus bypassing Plymouth. I'm not sure about the Sportsman but I believe it may have also bypassed Plymouth as well.

[kmillard]

@gothpapa I also remember the CN car ferries as well and remember seeing them go back and forth across the river back in the day. The Wabash (later N&W) also operated car ferries across the river as well.

[bellecenter]

What wonderful videos. Thank you so much for taking the time to put these together.I grew up in eastern Ohio very close to the railroad. I never thought to take pictures, thinking that what I saw daily would be there forever. Sadly, that was not true. You have done a great job.

[s7o0a0p]

GE E44 at 4:28 .

[weaverbr913]

Awesome! Really enjoyed this. I wish I could experience some of the cars you got to in your travels.

[gothpapa]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

I know what you mean tho. When I was doing that stuff 40 years ago I had a friend who had made a couple of Atlantic crossings on the Queen Mary. Wish I could have done that.

But I see that you are doing the same things now that I was doing 40 years ago. Keep it going and pass it on.

[bradnoga]

what a wonderful film, can`t wait for your next one

[gothpapa]

Not sure what you mean by that..

If you are referring to Parts 1 thru 3, they are already posted. You will find them listed sequentially in my playlist "Trains and More Trains."

If, on the other hand, you think I am going to do a sequel to this, well you are probably right. The Trains I Rode: 1969 will be along one of these days (:-)).

[bradnoga]

i`ve seen your earlier ones, all excellent, i`m waiting on what is next. i am envious that you where able to do all that travelling by rail. amtrak is just not the same