The Golden Twilight of Postwar Steam - Pt3

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CAJON TO HORSESHOE:
TRAINS ACROSS MID-AMERICA AND THE WEST

Gene Miller got around during the 1940s and 1950s...shooting classic and irreplaceable 16mm movies near his home in the St. Louis area and farther to the north, west and east... as steam power was fading from the American rail scene with the arrival of First Generation diesel motive power.

Journey with Gene as he photographs train action in Metro Chicago and the St. Louis area and then heads west to see the Union Pacific, Santa Fe and Southern Pacific in all their steam glory. He returns to the Baltimore & Ohio in Kentucky before wrapping up on the Pennsylvania Railroad's legendary Horseshoe Curve.

Approx. Run Time - 50 Minutes
Dolby Digital 5.1 surround

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• culture
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• steam

[trainguy3985]

The greatest era of railroading ever!

[zo219]

That silver Zephyr is gorgeous!

[pianomanmaestro]

Man i think Steam Engines are so cool there unique i like them better then the diesal era!

[JeffOrnstein01]

Yes, I, too, couldn't believe the City of Miami train - I've only seen paintings or renderings of it. Everything I have read about it said that there are practically no color photos of it. Thanks for posting this extremely rare image!

[rando4038]

the train after the rock island switcher steam engine is none other is the first illinois central's city of miami train set in the citrus paint scheme!, this has to be in the mid 40's judging by the weathered train set, this is the only color views of the train, still or motion pictures! thanks for posting! this train used to run through jackson tn the town i live in!