I lived in Hinsdale in the 1950's. We were just two blocks from the station. I liked to walk down to the station to watch the Zephyr's come through at full speed. As a kid I always thought they were going at least 80 to 100 MPH. The night Zephyr was especially fun with the distinct sound of the horn, the rotating headlight above the spot light. In those days the Zephyr was four engines, two "A" units, one at each end and two "B" units in the middle. Their roar at the speeds the trains went through was something to hear. The beauty of the engine and train cars in that silver color was a wonderful sight. The Zephyr's were much longer in those days and they had the "Vista Dome" cars in several parts of the train. Even when I didn't go to the station, especially at night, I could hear that distinctive sound of their horns. They "spoke" of far away fun places I always wanted to go on those trains. I never got the chance.
Retired At Last I would've loved to be alive in the 50's, to see, and hear the roar those Zephyrs at speed. That horn brings back memories of watching the C&NW F7s pulling away from the station by my friend's house with a load of commuters. It must be from TV, but whenever I hear a horn like that, I always think "Fast train".
I hate flying, but made a exception a couple of times, flying to Denver to ride the Rio Grande Zephyr remnant of the CZ from there to Salt Lake City. Best train trip ever!
That is probably one of the best Comments that I have received on this video. I would have loved to have been able to see all that. Also, I appreciate the information as to the extra power and coaches. Listening to trains at night is something that I practice whenever possible. Thank-You for viewing and commenting. The History is very much appreciated!!!!
BN-9900-- Thank-You! Your information fills in a big technical void. I would have assumed that the UP unit was for emergency power only. The need to read foreign rail signals makes perfect sense. Thank-you for viewing and commenting.
Thank-You, Sir! Altogether I ended up with over an hour of footage across the two days. My goal was to cover the Zephyr from multiple angles, on all legs of the trip. Had everything occurred during the day, I would have intercut the clips for a much more dramatic video. I'm still happy with this vid, as it appeals to the historian in me. I have a thing for seeing entire, unedited clips. However, I might still try my hand at the dramatic......
Hansikatz-The CNW/UP have cab signals \, any foreign move over ex CNW rails needs to have either an EX CNW unit or a cab signaled UP unit in the lead, this has been this way for many many years. I hope this answers your question,
Thank-You for viewing! Yes, the Nebraska Zephyr was an excellent example of a streamlined train. I liked it so much that I made a point of filming those quick trips through Hinsdale. Next time, I hope to be aboard!
Irv, Multiple angles... Brilliant. These are all absolutely stunning videos! What a gorgeous train, too! I wish that consist would make it back to it's name-sake state more often, though. My personal favorite part of the whole video post here is the shots shown from 03:17 to 4:09. I've spent some time on that Hinsdale platform myself, too. Thats one HOT train spot! Keep up the Great Work!
My Grandfather started working for the New York Central System in 1916 in Bay City, MI. moving to Jackson, Mi. and finally Kalamazoo, MI. In the 60's I got to play on those engines and others. God, do I miss those days! Thanks for the memory ride.
You are very welcome! I like to tell how my grandmother was a "Wiper" on the Union pacific, and she worked on steam and diesel. I can imagine that your family get together's have a lot of rail stories just like mine. Thank-you again, for viewing, and commenting!
Thank-you! That last freight unit is a bit of a mystery for me. I was preoccupied with the Zephyr and the several rail fans working alongside me. On the last clip, one of the guys almost snapped on the noisy girl walking towards the camera. My head can only hold so much... A great irony of doing these videos is how I miss out on some of the action just because I'm working the camera!
Maybe they should, but with modern diesels and cab signaling -- would work great as a high-speed train on some of the Chicago-area runs (Chicago-Milwaukee, Chicago-Detroit, Chicago-St. Louis, etc.)!
All good stuff! What is more interesting is the incompatibility of signals that long ago. I would think that the railroads would want to standardize signalling but I also recognize that would be a huge cost. Amtrak must have engineers who can travel different roads? I understand that the propsed Chicago-Omaha service may utilize 2-3 different roads.
Awesome video, I finally got to see this train a few weeks ago, spectacular train. Would love to see this in action as you caught it. Thank You for the share of this video.
You are very welcome. They do run it at the Illinois Rail Museum, and every once in a great while, they'll let it travel back to its original home turf. yup, a reral piece of history that is fun to watch where ever it is!
You are welcome, I wanted to add another little tidbit, during the Mississippi River floods in the 60s, 70s as well as 93, Reroutes on the CBQ/BN often had CNW units in the lead, which indicated that they would be rerouted over the CNW as well, across the bridges in Clinton IA, I have a book with two rerouted trains over the CBQ, one Milw and the other Burlington trains.
TREMENDOUS VIDEO.....terrific dedication to getting the action and even the weather cooperated. Now, if we could get IRM and the CTA on the same page to get the Electroliner from Roosevelt Road to Dempster Street, all "rail-porn" buffs could get more awesome videos like this.
@@ipfeldspar Speaking of, do you happen to know whether the Beatles song "Ticket to Ryde" is about the Island Line (on the Isle of Wight, between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin)?
Thank-You! I do have to say that I am extremely jealous of those memories. What a great era to watch the trains! Also, I never would have imagined an ABA configuration. Was that a efficency thing for the turn arounds? Thank-you for sharing!!!
And like a summer wind, into the night she goes, and with her brings a brief chill. After sundown It's almost like a damn ghost train! The CB&Q 9911 and her trainset has to be one of my favorite post-edwardian tidbits of rail travel, Whenever she operates at IRM, I HAVE to come ride her.
Great videos! When I saw it at the museum years ago I wondered what it would be like to see it running. But what was with the freight unit leading in the last shot - breakdown?
Now that was a great and thoughtful comment! You are exactly right and I can tell you are a fellow preservationist. keep commenting, someday the right people will get the message!!!
The difference is that the CNW was using a cab sigalling system that one else used at the time, The Positive train control that the NTSB is pushing now, is simular. The UP's Steamers had cab signals installed so they could lead on the CNW, but MOST of the time the unites are EX CNW but you'd never know it. It was expensive, but back in the 50s the CNW got new management and made many changes, and this was one of them, they were a head of their time.
It was "Very Popular" for foamers... it wasn't very popular for passengers. I rode the entire trip on Sunday (see my video) and it was empty. Take it from someone very close to the Museum... Don't expect to see this on the tracks for a very long time....
I gotta ask, did everyone with a camera, cluster at the same spots? While the lack of support was appalling, the up side would seem to be in the access to good shots? A very belated thank-you for viewing and commenting!
An interesting comment on many levels! LOL. In regard to railroading... Yes, one can put themselves back in time at that spot. Hinsdale would make a great movie location for a lot of eras starting with a hundred years ago.
The CNW/UP have cab signals any foreign move over ex CNW rails needs to have either an EX CNW unit or a cab signaled UP unit in the lead, this has been this way for many many years.
Now this is a classic train; all nice and shiny like its fresh from the factory. They don't make those anymore. Hey Amtrak, take notes. Right now the Acela can go faster; Back then this beauty was in charge.
This is still one of favorite videos. On the last segment, we got "shussed" by an irate person! Years later I'm still laughing! And, it was well worth recording all four of those legs past the Hinsdale Station. It was a rare bit of living history, and for a moment glory had returned to the tracks! Thank-you for viewing and commenting...!!!
Thank-You for those kind words! However, it was the Nebraska Zephyr that really made this video. With a subject like that, one cannot go wrong! Thank-You for viewing and commenting!!!!
She was totally clueless. She did have her back to the Zephyr, but I suspect that even if she saw it, she would not understand its significance. On the other hand, she was walking directly into three guys who were all aiming cameras. That, alone, should have tipped her off that "something" was going down.
Thank-You! While the technical quality is behind the times, this is still one of my favorite videos. I went over to Hinsdale four separate times to record the Zephyr. While the horn is a little weak, the p[pounding of the rails was something to be seen! Thank-You for viewing and commenting...!
Funnily enough, I had done some research and found out about these two trainsets; “The Train Of The Gods” & “The Train Of The Goddesses.” The goddesses train is preserved at Illinois...obviously. But the train of the gods? It still exists to this very day...in Saudi Arabia. Do not believe me? Take a looksie here. www.flbtrain.com/Railroads/IVE-BEEN-WORKING-ON-THE/SRO/i-kbwM7xv They apparently have a few heavyweights coaches and baggage cars, some Budd RDC’s AND even supposedly two observations from the Powhatan Arrow of N&W fame.
I lived in Hinsdale in the 1950's. We were just two blocks from the station.
I liked to walk down to the station to watch the Zephyr's come through at full speed. As a kid I always thought they were going at least 80 to 100 MPH. The night Zephyr was especially fun with the distinct sound of the horn, the rotating headlight above the spot light. In those days the Zephyr was four engines, two "A" units, one at each end and two "B" units in the middle. Their roar at the speeds the trains went through was something to hear. The beauty of the engine and train cars in that silver color was a wonderful sight.
The Zephyr's were much longer in those days and they had the "Vista Dome" cars in several parts of the train.
Even when I didn't go to the station, especially at night, I could hear that distinctive sound of their horns. They "spoke" of far away fun places I always wanted to go on those trains. I never got the chance.
Retired At Last
I would've loved to be alive in the 50's, to see, and hear the roar those Zephyrs at speed.
That horn brings back memories of watching the C&NW F7s pulling away from the station by my friend's house with a load of commuters. It must be from TV, but whenever I hear a horn like that, I always think "Fast train".
I hate flying, but made a exception a couple of times, flying to Denver to ride the Rio Grande Zephyr remnant of the CZ from there to Salt Lake City. Best train trip ever!
That is probably one of the best Comments that I have received on this video. I would have loved to have been able to see all that. Also, I appreciate the information as to the extra power and coaches. Listening to trains at night is something that I practice whenever possible. Thank-You for viewing and commenting. The History is very much appreciated!!!!
I agree! Thank-You for viewing!!!
I envy you asI know that planes, boats, and carnival rides are trying to kill me.......
I wish this was still run. It's a beauty!
Yessss!
The original bullet train!
It does still operate on the ‘scenic’ line of the Illinois Railroad Museum
Thank-You. The Zephyr doesn't get out very much which is why I did the saturation coverage.....
I don't know. The special was a fund raising event for the Illinois Rail Museum, and they may have more info at their site....
Wow that's very smooth riding and quiet sound
Yup! Years later this design is still solid!
BN-9900-- Thank-You! Your information fills in a big technical void. I would have assumed that the UP unit was for emergency power only. The need to read foreign rail signals makes perfect sense. Thank-you for viewing and commenting.
Thank-You, Sir! Altogether I ended up with over an hour of footage across the two days. My goal was to cover the Zephyr from multiple angles, on all legs of the trip. Had everything occurred during the day, I would have intercut the clips for a much more dramatic video. I'm still happy with this vid, as it appeals to the historian in me. I have a thing for seeing entire, unedited clips. However, I might still try my hand at the dramatic......
Hansikatz-The CNW/UP have cab signals \, any foreign move over ex CNW rails needs to have either an EX CNW unit or a cab signaled UP unit in the lead, this has been this way for many many years. I hope this answers your question,
I agree. It's a pleasure to see AND hear the Zephyr!
Thank you so much for posting this. Beautiful streamlined passenger cars. 👍
Thank-You for viewing! Yes, the Nebraska Zephyr was an excellent example of a streamlined train. I liked it so much that I made a point of filming those quick trips through Hinsdale. Next time, I hope to be aboard!
Very nice compilation! Got him at Downers Grove, Mendota, & Westmont
This is the ONLY EMD E-5 till operational, love the unique horn.
And the only one that remains to this day
Irv, Multiple angles... Brilliant. These are all absolutely stunning videos! What a gorgeous train, too! I wish that consist would make it back to it's name-sake state more often, though. My personal favorite part of the whole video post here is the shots shown from 03:17 to 4:09. I've spent some time on that Hinsdale platform myself, too. Thats one HOT train spot! Keep up the Great Work!
Old power is pretty neat to watch and thank you for viewing and commenting.
My Grandfather started working for the New York Central System in 1916 in Bay City, MI. moving to Jackson, Mi. and finally Kalamazoo, MI. In the 60's I got to play on those engines and others. God, do I miss those days! Thanks for the memory ride.
You are very welcome! I like to tell how my grandmother was a "Wiper" on the Union pacific, and she worked on steam and diesel. I can imagine that your family get together's have a lot of rail stories just like mine. Thank-you again, for viewing, and commenting!
Thank-you! That last freight unit is a bit of a mystery for me. I was preoccupied with the Zephyr and the several rail fans working alongside me. On the last clip, one of the guys almost snapped on the noisy girl walking towards the camera. My head can only hold so much... A great irony of doing these videos is how I miss out on some of the action just because I'm working the camera!
Thank-you for viewing and commenting. Yes, that horn is unique. That first morning it was the horn that told us she was coming!
I envy everyone who was able to witness this incredible procession in person. What a breathtaking sight to see - again and again.
It was fun to watch and record. Thank-You for viewing!
Some very nice shots of a stunningly presented train that is still inspiring, even seventy five years after its introduction.
Yup! This is a classic, "They don't make them like this anymore!"
Maybe they should, but with modern diesels and cab signaling -- would work great as a high-speed train on some of the Chicago-area runs (Chicago-Milwaukee, Chicago-Detroit, Chicago-St. Louis, etc.)!
All good stuff! What is more interesting is the incompatibility of signals that long ago. I would think that the railroads would want to standardize signalling but I also recognize that would be a huge cost. Amtrak must have engineers who can travel different roads? I understand that the propsed Chicago-Omaha service may utilize 2-3 different roads.
I always liked that style of train. In a spooky sort of way it looks like a Ghost train passing through the towns..
Awesome video, I finally got to see this train a few weeks ago, spectacular train. Would love to see this in action as you caught it. Thank You for the share of this video.
You are very welcome. They do run it at the Illinois Rail Museum, and every once in a great while, they'll let it travel back to its original home turf. yup, a reral piece of history that is fun to watch where ever it is!
You are welcome, I wanted to add another little tidbit, during the Mississippi River floods in the 60s, 70s as well as 93, Reroutes on the CBQ/BN often had CNW units in the lead, which indicated that they would be rerouted over the CNW as well, across the bridges in Clinton IA, I have a book with two rerouted trains over the CBQ, one Milw and the other Burlington trains.
An excellent observation. It's a glimpse of days gone by...
great shots thanks
Thank-You.....!!!!!
I have a friend who I go Railfanning with her and her dad. Her dad was the engineer on that train for a while.
That is a very good person to know...! Thank-you you for viewing and commenting, and say "Hi" to that engineer for me.
@@ipfeldspar I’ll be sure to! Have a good day and idk what the weather is like for you but here it’s pouring so stay dry! Lol
ITS SO GORGEOUS!!!
I agree! Thank-You for viewing and commenting!
TREMENDOUS VIDEO.....terrific dedication to getting the action and even the weather cooperated. Now, if we could get IRM and the CTA on the same page to get the Electroliner from Roosevelt Road to Dempster Street, all "rail-porn" buffs could get more awesome videos like this.
Great photography and a spectacular train.
The train made this video! Thank-You for viewing!!!
it was going back to the museaum and UP didnt want it leading
Beautiful old train set.
Looks great, runs great, and for the life of me I cannot afford a ticket to ride! Thank-You for viewing and commenting!!!
@@ipfeldspar Speaking of, do you happen to know whether the Beatles song "Ticket to Ryde" is about the Island Line (on the Isle of Wight, between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin)?
I can't get enough of the Nebraska zephyr.
Thank-You!
Thank-You! I do have to say that I am extremely jealous of those memories. What a great era to watch the trains! Also, I never would have imagined an ABA configuration. Was that a efficency thing for the turn arounds? Thank-you for sharing!!!
I'm posting another Zephyr video tonight. I got some clips up at the Illinois Railway Museum this past weekend.
And like a summer wind, into the night she goes, and with her brings a brief chill. After sundown It's almost like a damn ghost train! The CB&Q 9911 and her trainset has to be one of my favorite post-edwardian tidbits of rail travel, Whenever she operates at IRM, I HAVE to come ride her.
Agreed! BTW - Your prose is excellent. Those first two sentences resonated with the way I feel. Thank-You for viewing and commenting!
Great videos! When I saw it at the museum years ago I wondered what it would be like to see it running. But what was with the freight unit leading in the last shot - breakdown?
Thank-You. Yours was awesome!
Thank-You!
I wish railroads would start using stainless steel again for exterior finishes.
I agree. It won't rust and will be easier to clean up after getting 'tagged." AND it would look great!
I think the New York subway already uses it, for these very reasons (especially the second!)
Do you have any info on the to/from of the BNSF Exec train?
Beautiful Sleek and Classic a real Train !!
That Mars Light @ 6:10 is HAUNTING!!!
Now that was a great and thoughtful comment! You are exactly right and I can tell you are a fellow preservationist. keep commenting, someday the right people will get the message!!!
Oddly enough, they used the RS2M - the SAME horn used on ALL MN CAB CARS!!!
YES! Finally! Someone who noticed that besides me!
You have an excellent ear. Thank-You for viewing, listening, and commenting!!!!!!!
Thank-You for viewing/listening!!!!
That girl has some attitude problems. I like how she said, " Don't Shush Me " & is immediately drowned out by the locomotive's horn!
That is still one of my best rail fan memories. I don't really blame here, but she could have noticed two guys pointing cameras.......
Great Video!!
The difference is that the CNW was using a cab sigalling system that one else used at the time, The Positive train control that the NTSB is pushing now, is simular. The UP's Steamers had cab signals installed so they could lead on the CNW, but MOST of the time the unites are EX CNW but you'd never know it. It was expensive, but back in the 50s the CNW got new management and made many changes, and this was one of them, they were a head of their time.
I wish they did this excursion again in 2013, it seemed very popular.
It was "Very Popular" for foamers... it wasn't very popular for passengers. I rode the entire trip on Sunday (see my video) and it was empty. Take it from someone very close to the Museum... Don't expect to see this on the tracks for a very long time....
Yes, but too $$$ for me. Thank-You for viewing!
I gotta ask, did everyone with a camera, cluster at the same spots? While the lack of support was appalling, the up side would seem to be in the access to good shots? A very belated thank-you for viewing and commenting!
An interesting comment on many levels! LOL. In regard to railroading... Yes, one can put themselves back in time at that spot. Hinsdale would make a great movie location for a lot of eras starting with a hundred years ago.
The CNW/UP have cab signals any foreign move over ex CNW rails needs to have either an EX CNW unit or a cab signaled UP unit in the lead, this has been this way for many many years.
Now this is a classic train; all nice and shiny like its fresh from the factory. They don't make those anymore. Hey Amtrak, take notes. Right now the Acela can go faster; Back then this beauty was in charge.
AWESOME!!!
Iconic train incoming!
This is still one of favorite videos. On the last segment, we got "shussed" by an irate person! Years later I'm still laughing! And, it was well worth recording all four of those legs past the Hinsdale Station. It was a rare bit of living history, and for a moment glory had returned to the tracks! Thank-you for viewing and commenting...!!!
I love that horn
Leslie S2M.
Yup!
Thank-You for viewing and listening!!!!
How cool!
Exactly!
If you have a vid, send me a video response and I will approve. I know your dedication, so your comments and video will always be welcome here!
Perfection, still. Thank you. You did an awesome job, for future .. people lol, reference or however you want to say it. Love the sounds
Thank-You for those kind words! However, it was the Nebraska Zephyr that really made this video. With a subject like that, one cannot go wrong! Thank-You for viewing and commenting!!!!
what happened at 8:36 in the video? What happened to 9911-A?
She was totally clueless. She did have her back to the Zephyr, but I suspect that even if she saw it, she would not understand its significance. On the other hand, she was walking directly into three guys who were all aiming cameras. That, alone, should have tipped her off that "something" was going down.
2012 or 1939? Not much difference here in Hinsdale.
Nice. Kinda light on the horn though......
Thank-You! While the technical quality is behind the times, this is still one of my favorite videos. I went over to Hinsdale four separate times to record the Zephyr. While the horn is a little weak, the p[pounding of the rails was something to be seen! Thank-You for viewing and commenting...!
They don't make em' like that anymore.
Thank-you! Dobra Jutra! (I hope I got that right....?)
Sweet!
does the nebraska zephyr go through every year?
No, only once every few years (too expensive to get everything organized for this!)
Crnagoritz y Serbski (and a bunch of other stuff....) Yes, please subscribe. You might want to search my channel for lamb roasts......
That sucker is smooooooth !!
Thank-You for viewing!
Thanks for sharing. I subbed You.
You are very welcome and I have subbed you! Thank-You for viewing and commenting!
@6:16, Man tells GF/Wife shush, her reply? "Don't shush me!" LoL
I giggle every time somebody notices that! It was a beautiful way to cap that last run!
Boy! Look at That Locomotive! “Ain’t She a BEAUTY”! Yes She Is! 🇺🇸👍🏽🇺🇸👍🏽
Yup! With a subject like the Zephyr, a cameraman does not have to work too hard! Thank-You for viewing and commenting...!!!
To me you just can’t beat the look of stainless steel 👍
I agree. A very uniue set of power and rolling stock. A very custom machine with a forever metal shell.
Funnily enough, I had done some research and found out about these two trainsets; “The Train Of The Gods” & “The Train Of The Goddesses.” The goddesses train is preserved at Illinois...obviously. But the train of the gods? It still exists to this very day...in Saudi Arabia. Do not believe me? Take a looksie here.
www.flbtrain.com/Railroads/IVE-BEEN-WORKING-ON-THE/SRO/i-kbwM7xv
They apparently have a few heavyweights coaches and baggage cars, some Budd RDC’s AND even supposedly two observations from the Powhatan Arrow of N&W fame.
That is incredibly strange......! Thank-You for viewing and commenting....!!!!