Rails Across the Midwest 1973, Kramer

[@KCDash4400cw-2]

1:14 Oh the old Sparta District... how much i miss it. next year will be 40 years since abandonment. 2:21 oh hey look its my home

[@thehawkeyerailfan9406]

This footage is STUNNING! Please post more!

[@thenrhsfilmarchive6094]

Will do!

[@therealstuffedzebra]

So much variety we miss now!

[@thenrhsfilmarchive6094]

Many railroad company mergers took place after this was shot. Sadly, lots of consolidations of trackage too.

[@richardlawler7108]

F. Axtelll Kramer was my chemistry teacher at Meramec Community College.

[@richardlawler7108]

@@smallbyrdz3823 I'm happy to hear that you are still with us. I remember the first day of class when you pricked a balloon filled with Hydrogen causing a loud "boom"! You certainly got the attention of the students!

[@garysprandel1817]

Still in GM&O colors. Heck most of the GM&O fleet left the property in 80s still wearing GM&O colors. ICG wasn't in any big rush to repaint and it made trips down to Homewood Illinois interesting.

[@boston_and_maine]

absolutely mint condition

[@bradbourbina4347]

The footage is absolutely fantastic. The soundtrack is torturously bad. It almost spoils the video.

[@mitchelldakelman7006]

Maybe you would like to volunteer your services and do soundtracks for our videos. Our narrator, Bernie Wagenblast, is a professional radio broadcaster from New Jersey, where we edit our films, and offered his services at a minimal cost!