Penn Central 1, Part 1
Starts prior to the merger of the Pennsylvania Railroad and New York Central System, with scenes near Valparaiso, Indiana and Wayne, Michigan. After the Penn Central merger, the action centers near Detroit, Altoona, St. Louis where for most of 1968, the motive power was predominately in NYC & PRR schemes. The PC herald was primarily sighted on the main lines of Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Penn Central 1, Part 2
1969 operations, starting with January action in Michigan and Ohio. We visit Windsor, Canada and then progress through Buffalo, New York, followed by Pittsburgh, Ohio, and Michigan. Wreck train equipment and a steam train through Buffalo!
Penn Central 2
1971 and 1972. We'll visit locations in Chicago, Ohio and Michigan. Passenger and freight action as well as equipment still painted in NYC livery. We'll see the beginning of Amtrak's take over of passenger service. See The Wolverine, The Lake Shore, The National Limited.
Penn Central 3
By mid 1971, Emery Gulash had his movie camera trained on America's railroad capital, Chicago, as Amtrak and Penn Central trains burnish the rails in and out of Union Station. The old Michigan Central depot at Detroit also serves as a base for Emery as he returns to film trains at the formidable structure (Now being restored!). This full show winds up with scenes of two special passenger trains operated by the Chessie System for General Motors executives.
Penn Central 4
By now there was not much hope on the Penn Central, It had failed financially and on April 1, 1976, it would be absorbed into Conrail. Meanwhile, the work must go on, and we will see it at Dearborn, South Junction Yard, Michigan, Romulus, Wayne Junction, Ann Arbor, Ohio, The Northeast Corridor and more!
Penn Central 5
The Penn Central was suspended in financial limbo when Emery Gulash shot these scenes. The middle of the decade was the worst of times for the PC, but the rail action was d
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Media Format : DVD, NTSC
- Run time : 540 minutes
- Producers : Green Frog Productions
- Country of Origin : USA
