Railroads of Wisconsin in the early to mid-1960s - The Clint Jones, Jr Movie Series - Part 2

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  • @TopperMachineLLC
    @TopperMachineLLC 2 місяці тому +1

    As someone who personally knew and worked with Clint on some of his locomotives, seeing this was awesome. Having heard his stories of this era of railroading, and now being able to see it for myself is amazing. Thank you to Chris for getting you this footage to share with the world.

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  2 місяці тому +1

      Not to diminish Chris but actually I got the film direct from Clint. Regrettably he never got to see the finished product.

    • @TopperMachineLLC
      @TopperMachineLLC 2 місяці тому

      @@killerbee6310 I'm glad he shared it. Thank you.

  • @mattm8596
    @mattm8596 26 днів тому

    Thanks for posting this footage. I plan on buying a Milwaukee Road Olympian Hiawatha model train set, so I wanted to see its real-life counterpart in action. It must have been a great privilege to witness these legendary trains in person.

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  23 дні тому

      Glad to hear this provided value to you !!

  • @paulyosef7550
    @paulyosef7550 5 місяців тому +8

    I am 67 and this is Awesome

  • @paulbergen9114
    @paulbergen9114 5 місяців тому +9

    This woke me up faster than any cup of coffee could ever do. Once again some truly fantastic footage some of which I remember seeing other items that snuck by or were too far away. Plus it wasn't just the trains but also the scenes like the semaphores at sunset and the views at Duplainville looking down the rail or through the dirty window Thanks again for bringing these to the screen to review history

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  5 місяців тому +1

      My pleasure. I am honored to bring these movies to life. And I appreciate the feedback.

  • @chuckgilly
    @chuckgilly 3 місяці тому +2

    I'm loving it. Some great footage of Flexi-Vans and much more. Nice color footage for model railroad ideas.

  • @davidtuttle9436
    @davidtuttle9436 4 місяці тому +2

    Astonishingly good footage. Remarkable to see these trains, in these locations, in such superb quality.

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  4 місяці тому

      Yes, I rolled the dice - having them digitized sight unseen but it was a gamble that paid off.

  • @AndrewNelson-l6i
    @AndrewNelson-l6i 5 місяців тому +7

    The footage of the C&NW RS-1 with the freight has to be on the Sparta-Elroy Cutoff. Photos of that line in the diesel era, at least in my experience, are rare. Movies even more so. Clint certainly had the eye for composition.

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  5 місяців тому

      And they may be out of order, as the first two clips were on one reel and the last two clips were on another reel and I didn't know which order to put them in.

  • @TimL-bg4xx
    @TimL-bg4xx 5 місяців тому +3

    These are such quality videos recorded in a time when film had to be developed to see what you really shot. The content is nostalgic and melancholy.

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  5 місяців тому

      Makes me wonder how more more footage like this is lurking in peoples attics, etc.

  • @xman402
    @xman402 5 місяців тому +4

    It's awesome to see that baraboo/madison footage! Wild how busy it once was

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  5 місяців тому

      I lived for a long time way down the line in Mount Prospect and even how busy it was in the late 80's-early90's compared to today is amazing.

  • @dennisk5818
    @dennisk5818 5 місяців тому +1

    I grew up in Milwaukee, and saw many of the circus parades. Fantastic event. We also saw the locomotive coming in, as the tracks were close to where my dad worked. The circus carts were horse drawn, and were works of art.
    In elementary school, we took a trip from the Milwaukee Road station, to Racine, then back.
    Dad also made it possible to ride in the cab of a switcher, as they moved cars.

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  5 місяців тому

      Glad to bring back memories. Thanks for watching and commenting!!

  • @andrewhayek6573
    @andrewhayek6573 5 місяців тому +8

    Neat Neat stuff the good old days of railroading

  • @jameschristiansson3137
    @jameschristiansson3137 5 місяців тому +2

    Thank you Schlitz.

  • @briandonovan9560
    @briandonovan9560 5 місяців тому +4

    All my favorites on here. Nice video.

  • @FortShenanigans
    @FortShenanigans 4 місяці тому +1

    Very cool video-many thanks. I’m fascinated by rail and industrial manufacturing history in a general sense, but as originally from Duluth I love to look at nostalgic images that perhaps depict a bit more prosperous time-at least from a manufacturing and population standpoint-of my hometown. That said, this video captured 2 things that are not easily found as images on the internet. At about 1:45 a GN passenger train departs wb from Union Depot and goes under a bridge at about 7th Ave West; I’ve never seen images of that bridge. The camera pans west following the train and on the north side of the yard (far right from train) there’s a low trestle that can be seen. I’m totally guessing but if I was a gambling man I’d say that was the approach to a long-since disused and filled in tunnel used solely by Soo passenger trains; the Soo Depot was situated just west and up the hill from the pictured Union Depot. Cheers!

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  4 місяці тому +1

      It is always fun to come across an unexpected little nugget. Glad I provided you one. Thank you for taking the time to drop me a line!

  • @ENIGMAXII2112
    @ENIGMAXII2112 26 днів тому

    Very nice...!

  • @traepederson6868
    @traepederson6868 Місяць тому

    Very very impressed by everything saved here. These need to be on some sort of film registry. 😁

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  28 днів тому

      Seems like stuff lives forever on UA-cam, so hopefully this is the next best option.

  • @fleotusbing
    @fleotusbing 5 місяців тому +3

    Wonderful footage! 👍

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  5 місяців тому +1

      Appreciate the comment-thank you.

  • @ddblink02
    @ddblink02 5 місяців тому +5

    More please.

  • @danielboone3770
    @danielboone3770 5 місяців тому

    I love this footage of these awesome trains!

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  5 місяців тому

      I was lucky to find out about these movies and be able to digitize them

  • @ralphmurre8708
    @ralphmurre8708 5 місяців тому +3

    Interesting to see the footage of Miwaukee Solvay Coke Co. (at about12:36). I worked down at the harbor for a while and always thought that place was a pretty close depiction of Hell. Most especially so when returning to Milwaukee from Chicago, by train, at night.

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  5 місяців тому +1

      Yes, I found the Solvay footage plant mesmerizing and intriguing. Glad you liked it.

  • @malfunctionjunction6212
    @malfunctionjunction6212 5 місяців тому +3

    Cool. Thank you.

  • @dan-fr9dn
    @dan-fr9dn 5 місяців тому +3

    Great video

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  5 місяців тому

      Thank you. I am just the producer. Hats off to Clint for his foresight to film this back in the 60s.

  • @AJFreeman-oj4rp
    @AJFreeman-oj4rp 5 місяців тому

    Great footage of some very classic trains!!

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  5 місяців тому

      Yes, I have been glad to bring them to life.

  • @bobozo389
    @bobozo389 4 місяці тому

    Great old footage!

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  4 місяці тому

      More footage I was lucky to fall into.

  • @donnussbaum4234
    @donnussbaum4234 5 місяців тому +4

    What treasures!

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  5 місяців тому

      Indeed. Glad I could make them available.

  • @chrisstromberg6527
    @chrisstromberg6527 5 місяців тому +1

    Very cool. Hope you have more to post!?

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  5 місяців тому

      Yes absolutely. I have three types of videos I cycle thru - Understanding Railroads, Inactive Lines, and the 8mm movies I obtained from a friend he shot in the 1960s. I do one of each then start the cycle again. I takes me a week or two to do one so about a month to do the cycle of three and start over again. But yes, more to come.

  • @markiewodi3371
    @markiewodi3371 2 місяці тому

    Love these vids Bee!! Didn’t the Milwaukee Road have a “roundy-round” train that only went in one direction? I think Milwaukee-Chicago-Freeport-Madison-Milwaukee?

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  2 місяці тому

      I honestly do not know - interesting concept.

  • @mirandavanzee6366
    @mirandavanzee6366 3 місяці тому

    i love trains and my dad loves trains

  • @AndrewNelson-l6i
    @AndrewNelson-l6i 5 місяців тому +3

    The footage Clint shot on board the "Wausauwatha" captured the Milwaukee's bridge over the Wisconsin River at Knowlton. In later years, cars were not allowed over the bridge at the same time a train crossing because of the danger of pulp logs falling of pulp gon loads-the Milwaukee moved a lot of pulpwood out of Northern Wisconsin in those days. One unlucky motorist was crossing the bridge at the same time as an eastbound freight and the log went through the windshield and killed the driver. The bridge was replaced when the Valley Line was completely rebuilt between 1979/1980-81 with the coming of the Weston III power plant and Wyoming coal.

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  5 місяців тому +1

      Cool - I was waiting for someone to mention the "old bridge". Also was waiting for someone to point out the stick of pulpwood hanging over the car on the Milw Road wayfreight (opps - patrol?).

    • @TheMW2informer
      @TheMW2informer Місяць тому

      The bridge is at 2:45
      I would’ve thought the truss bridge that is there now was the original one, it looks pretty old and now the highway isn’t even close to the tracks.

  • @btraindavidlemke312
    @btraindavidlemke312 4 місяці тому +1

    I knew I was born too late.I cannot even see this,anymore.The Madison Sub was signaled,and wig wags,not anymore.

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  4 місяці тому +1

      Don't beat yourself up. The truth is no matter when you were born, you think it was too late....

  • @tonyboloni64
    @tonyboloni64 5 місяців тому +2

    Really wanted to like this. Music adds nothing.

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  5 місяців тому +2

      Actually glad to hear this as I have often wondered about the value of background music. By my dilemma is, without it there would be quite a bit of... well, nothing, which would sound awkward. Am happy to hear any suggestions as to what could replace background music to fill out dead zones. I can't talk non-stop, and there is no accompanying audio of the trains.

  • @nonovyerbusiness9517
    @nonovyerbusiness9517 5 місяців тому +2

    Big dislike. Can’t hear the narration over the excessively loud music.

    • @killerbee6310
      @killerbee6310  5 місяців тому

      Appreciate knowing that - thank you for taking the time to comment.