D-156: Freight West: 1970s and 80s Also we bring supporting scenes

Also we bring supporting scenes of the IER Red Trains

See a great variety of diesel power and freight cars before the graffiti era

See the Milwaukee Road’s “electrification” on the old Pacific Extension

Go inside substations and yards

D-156: Freight West: 1970s and 80s Also we bring supporting scenesLength: 2 hr. 46 minutes Do you miss Santa Fe, SP, WP and the old version of the UP? This presentation brings it back with beautiful scenery, old smoking diesel power and colorful, graffiti free freight cars in the 1970's and 80's! We make the case for watching freight car traffic patterns and loads to better understand how railroads worked before all the mergers of the 1990's. Watching these trains makes us realize all of the things we took for