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!
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!
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!
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 RUclips 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 😊
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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
@@Belleville197 The ads are largely out of my hands. I would never dissuade any viewer from using an ad blocker either. Also, RUclips Premium is money well spent if you watch a lot of RUclips.
What a wonderfully "haunting" visual of past railroading & old "roads". What a joy to watch! Thank you for sharing!
One car commuter trains. I remember those. One side smoking. The other no smoking. LoL
Does not get much better than Chicago railroading. Thanks for sharing!
This is a great catch for a vintage railroader like myself. Really timeless… Thank you
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!
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!
Thanks for sharing. The music is perfect for an age of by gone railroading.
Truly classic Chicago region railroading.
Really enjoyed this one, the accompanied music was great 👍, Cheers !
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!
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 RUclips 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! What memories of being a kid. They let someone with a camera ride the bridge up? WOW
Getting my vintage foamer fix in
Great video thanks for sharing
What a very cool video. Love seeing all the old road names! Thanks for sharing.
Meloncholy iducing. Thanx for sharing this.
A very interesting video, Thanks for presentation, from Germany
Love Chicago rails always and I love you can still see them
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.
Whoa! Amazing footage thanks for sharing this!
Unusual signals guarding the crossing. 12:27
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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.
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.
@@johniwanski4514 Thank you.
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.
Always good to see the old road names again like The Milwaukee Railroad! Cool that he got those shots of the Turbo Train too.
turbo train?
@@bootchop88 At 13:21.
@@b3j8 thanks!
@@bootchop88 No problem.
And all manually interlocked there at Brighton Junction.
It's good to see all those graffiti free rolling stock.
Nice to see all the Fallen Flag Railroads. Rock Island E6
E Unit enjoyers
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!
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.
@@Belleville197 The ads are largely out of my hands. I would never dissuade any viewer from using an ad blocker either. Also, RUclips Premium is money well spent if you watch a lot of RUclips.