Thank you for sharing this video. I remember visiting in the Houghton-Hancock area when the Milwaukee Road passenger train was still running. I was sleeping in a sleeping bag on the stamp sand along the portage canaĺ. I remember very fondly watching that north bound train as it whistled and glided into south Houghton.
@CSXT177 күн бұрын
Wow, this is incredible footage, blows the footage from the first video out of the water. This is incredibly invaluable information that isn't available nearly anywhere else on the internet.
@CSXT177 күн бұрын
It's also incredible how much steeper L'Anse hill looks with a more clerared out ROW.
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
Yes indeed - was very lucky to unearth these movies and much appreciation to Clint for entrusting me with them so they could be digitized.
@johnuhelski86133 күн бұрын
Breathtaking footage , my brother went to Michigan Tech and all these locations are familiar , but now long . THANKS FOR POSTING !!
@killerbee63103 күн бұрын
Not a problem - it had to be done !!
@jeffbranch80726 күн бұрын
I appreciate video of the Copper Country Ltd. in warmer weather. The ***vast majority*** of photos I see of this train in Calumet are in snow. I've been up there more than once in summer and I can say that it's not buried in snow all year round. In fact, summer may be the nicest week to be there! LOL!
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
LOL-if you can dodge the bugs.
@peterhutchinson53947 күн бұрын
Fascinating film. Thank you for sharing.
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
Definitely a pleasure bringing these clips to life.
@nancyhaun7 күн бұрын
Priceless!
@WilliamCChapin7 күн бұрын
I just commented a minute ago that I was looking for a younger version of you railfanning at Herman and your other spots!
@nancyhaun6 күн бұрын
@@WilliamCChapin Wish I could have been there William but I was in Detroit back then!
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
Thanks Nancy !! Think of it - 60 years predating your efforts!
@DennisW19copyy-lg1du5 күн бұрын
I'm glad to see you can add this presentation to your history
@erie9107 күн бұрын
Excellent! Sad that this is all gone.
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
Yes. Luckily Clint recorded a lot of this thru movies and photos.
@RailroadRailfan5004 күн бұрын
Excellent footage!
@killerbee63103 күн бұрын
I agree. Thank you for watching.
@Steve519837 күн бұрын
Wow amazing footage and commentary, especially on the Copper Range RR. Priceless! As always, thanks for sharing.
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
Yes, I really liked being able to get commentary and input from some subject experts.
@justinbaukus7 күн бұрын
This is amazing footage. The Copper Range footage is priceless to me as I am planning on modeling it at some point.
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
Glad to provide you with an unexpected surprise then.
@paulbergen91146 күн бұрын
There was no need for an alarm clock this morning. In fact after watching it once had to go back and watch it again. The rural mail pouches are among the best and starting at 1:45 the famous vestibule squeak bounding down the track raising enough dust to choke the horse flies up there. Amazing how long some of those structures hung in there so long. The View underneath the lift bridge was great as it's not an angle normally shown. Then off to the Baldwins and one of the few lines to use that red rotating light on the hood. Now I'm exhausted time to take a nap and I'm sure I'll have good dreams
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
Glad to hear you enjoyed it - thank you as always. Hope you recovered from your exhaustion.
@paulbergen91146 күн бұрын
@@killerbee6310 I got back up around noon pretty well rested so I had to watch it again! It was fun to see some of the sights like LlAnse Hill and you know where they are it's just that the amount of of trees and brush has increase dramatically. Truly small town Freight service with a car here or there. I especially liked Nestoria and how open it was compared to hiking up there about 12 years ago. Another keeper for sure
@jasonasselin7 күн бұрын
Another excellent video..
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
Thank you sir.
@jasonasselin6 күн бұрын
@@killerbee6310 This was pretty cool considering most of the railbeds now are a UTV/ snowmobile trail that really supply these areas with $$$ daily.
@tolovesophia6 күн бұрын
fantastic
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
Indeed
@perryamicangelo40086 күн бұрын
Wow, what a neat presentation!!!!
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
Thank you - appreciate it.
@clockbuilderhg7 күн бұрын
Fantastic footage!
@DavidSquires-iy4uv6 күн бұрын
I,just finished watching your videos part #1and #2,and I enjoyed them. I,also remember when Greyhound used to offer 🚌 bus service between Calumet, Michigan to Chicago, Illinois. I,still remember when I would take Greyhound Bus, from Detroit, Michigan to Houghton/Hancock. Greyhound ran,Bus Service during the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's, 1990's. I,was living in Detroit and I am still living in Detroit. 7:13
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
Detroit to H/H must have been quite a journey - probably an entire day?
@DavidSquires-iy4uv6 күн бұрын
Taking Greyhound from Detroit to Houghton /Hancock was a overnight ride. The, bus would leave Detroit at 1:20pm,and arriving in Houghton/Hancock at 5:30am the next morning, with a bus transfer in Escanaba around 12:30am. This was Greyhound's Chicago to Calumet route. It's,19 Hours and a transfer of busses in Escanaba, before Arriving in Houghton/Hancock.
@themodelrailroadresource7 күн бұрын
Fantastic film.
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
Thanks !!
@fstudent01985 күн бұрын
What a treasure!!
@killerbee63103 күн бұрын
Indeed. Appreciate your viewership.
@clockbuilderhg6 күн бұрын
I've really enjoyed your Upper Peninsula train videos. I've been exploring the areas in this video for about the past 12 years, plus I've been researching the area for even longer. The scene on the Copper Range trestle in Beacon Hill blew my mind! I've seen pictures of the mill that was service by the branch on that trestle. This is the first time I've seen it in color, let alone on film. Can't remember the name of that mill, but the ruins are all buried in tall woods now. I really wish I could have seen it 50+ years ago! I really enjoyed the Soo Line footage too!
@killerbee63103 күн бұрын
Well thank you for watching and commenting. Clint certainly had some foresight to film and photograph this. I wish he had continued to do, but his movies for the most part ceased in the late 1960s - not sure why.
@Jleed9897 күн бұрын
The narration is great. Thanks for not adding music
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
Well that is something I always struggle with - how to fill the voids, audio-wise. My inclination is to put something to fill in, so this was going against my grain. Thank you for your comments affirming my course of action.
@extremeinternets7 күн бұрын
Absolutely amazing! It's just my opinion, but I prefer the silence in the gaps between the narration. Thanks for uploading!
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
You are the second one to comment such. I appreciate this feedback because I am still struggling to determine the best way to handle the gaps between commentary.
@WilliamCChapin7 күн бұрын
Spectacular! I was keeping an eye out for a younger version of @nancyhaun railfanning at Herman!
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
Just a postal clerk if you watch carefully
@RonLauzon6 күн бұрын
It was interesting to see the same areas that Nancy Haun videos from a different angle - and a different time.
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
Yes, incredible to think 60 years difference
@nancyhaunКүн бұрын
@@killerbee6310 Correct me if I am wrong but at 6:52 "between the Peshekee Wood yard and Michigamme" Gravel Lake is next to the tracks MP189. Gravel Lake was formerly the Champion Gravel Company pit and known to have carloads of gravel taken to the Chicago's World's fair in 1891 for the walkways. I recently filmed here and researched it.😄
@killerbee6310Күн бұрын
@@nancyhaun LOL-I will pass this onto Chris Jones - he was the one narrating. Interesting trivia.
@bobozo3897 күн бұрын
Very nice. Like I said in the last video, I have not been there since I was a kid in the late 1960's and early 1970's 6 or 7 years old, so I do not remember very much, other than riding on the steam excursion train.
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
Thank you Mr. Kazoo - happy to hear from you again.
@michaellanctot6837 күн бұрын
Thanks again for posting these videos, I really enjoyed them any chance of A part 3?
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
Not for the Keweenaw Peninsula - this is all the movies from Clint filmed there, unfortunately.
@uhlijohn6 күн бұрын
Looks like Milwaukee Road power and coaches!
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
You are correct !!
@danielhutchinson66046 күн бұрын
The Rockefeller Bros influenced the progress of the elimination of Mail from the Rails in 1967. Their Oil Profits increased, as small towns faded away without a Post Office.
@thomasmackowiak7 күн бұрын
Thank you for another wonderful, digitized video of another of Clint Jones, Jr.'s 8mm films from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan from the 1960s, KillerBill! Is some of the trackage in this video now operated by the Canadian National? Nancy Huan covers the Canadian National's L'Anse Local on her KZbin channel. I heard from of the same place names in the narration of this video that I hear on her Videos e.g. L'Anse Hill, Ford Switch, Baraaga. (Posted 19 October 2024 at 2054 CDT.)
@nancyhaun7 күн бұрын
Hi Thomas! Yup same places I film! Just loved this!
@thomasmackowiak7 күн бұрын
@@nancyhaun I loved it too, Nancy. I was wondering if you subscribed to KillerBee. I was under the impression that the Canadian National trackage that you film was originally Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic trackage which came into Soo Lines hands when they took over the DSS&A. When did the Milwaukee Road aquire this trackage? (POsted 19 October 2024 at 2156 CDT.)
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
The joint operation of the Milwaukee Road passenger train is probably what is throwing you. The Milwaukee Road operated the train from Chicago to Champion. There, it got onto the Soo Line (former DSS&A) for Soo Line crews to handle it thru to Hancock.
@thomasmackowiak6 күн бұрын
@@killerbee6310Thank you for this additional information. I had no idea that the Milwaukee Road handed the train from Chicago to a Soo Line crew in Champion, Michigan. The Soo Line crew to the train to Hancock, Michigan where the train terminated. I have a lot to learn about railroad operations in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I hope that you have more of Clint Jones, Jr. 's 8mm films to digitize so that I can learn more about Upper Peninsula railroading.
@mitchmatthews67136 күн бұрын
Did the kid get to go pee? (11:17)
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
Hmmm....cannot find the scene
@mitchmatthews67136 күн бұрын
@@killerbee6310It's not a scene, it's the audio.
@killerbee63106 күн бұрын
@@mitchmatthews6713 Ahhh - LOL - now I hear it. It escaped me through all the times I reviewed the video while processing it. But to answer your question - yes, I believe so.