The 1970s were a time of change for railroads all over the country—and all over the world.

Roger Koenig was out with his Super Eight movie camera's recording much of the train action before it was gone forever. Roger lived west and south of the Windy City, so it was only natural he would frequently head for the hotbed of rail activity at Joliet Union Station.

But he also visited Homewood, Blue Island, Oak Forest, and several other communities outside of Chicago. He also got farther west – to savor the last remaining switching operation handled exclusively by steam locomotives at Sterling, Illinois, until the early 1980s.

Ride with us now as we relive rail action in the 1970s and seen through the movie camera lens of Roger Koenig...


Super-8 Color Film Transferred on a State of the Art Frame by Frame Transfer Machine into 1080 High Definition Video for the Ultimate Color, brightness and Detail.


Time Approx: 68 Minutes

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Note: This DVD has been down-converted from our High Definition Video Master -- This DVD will properly play on Wide-screen televisions as 16x9 and on 4x3 televisions as pan & scan 4x3