America On Rails, Vol. 2

The second episode of AMERICA ON RAILS featuring the rare 16mm films of Arthur M. Cox, Jr. begins at Chicago Union Station with steam and diesel powered name trains from these railroads:

CHICAGO UNION STATION

• Pennsylvania Railroad
• Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
• Milwaukee Road
• Alton Railroad

INTERURBANS

• Gary Railway
• Philadelphia Electrics
• Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee
• Chicago Transit Authority
• South Shore & South Bend
• Streetcars of Omaha, Nebraska
• Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern
• Staten Island Rapid Transit
• New York Elevated Lines
• New Haven

1948 CHICAGO RAILROAD FAIR

• "Wheels A-Rolling" rail pageant with historic engines and rolling stock in action.

STEAM

• Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
• Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
• Erie Railroad
• Chicago & Western Indiana
• Chicago & Eastern Illinois
• Chesapeake & Ohio
• Soo Line
• Grand Trunk & Western
• Milwaukee Road
• Manchester & Oneida

Narrated by Art Cox and Rege Cordic with musical background.

30 minutes