Vintage St Louis Area Railroading 1989

Heres some vintage 1989 St Louis railroading first off we have a Northbound Amtrak train in East St Louis,IL headed for Chicago. Then we have a ICG caboose hop with a couple SD40 locomotives. Thats my late friend John Chantiz blowing the Nathan M3 at the light power. Then we see Norfolk Southern Northbound freight at Granite City, IL. Next up is a Southbound Amtrak train with the class F40PH # 200 ! Then a Southbound NS freight train with a nice P5 shows up. Next we go to Downtown St Louis where we watch a MKT train pass by with a GP39-2 and a couple GP38's. Then we see the same Southbound Amtrak with the # 200 again. At the time this was made I was just begining my career with Amtrak as a student Locomotive Engineer and my friend John knew a guy who was the diesel foreman for the MKT and he let me play with a set of 3 light engines for a while. I think I was only about 26 years old at the time.

[@tarmac2001]

Unfortunately time flies by too fast. 1989 is now 24 years ago. What I'd give just to go back so far in time where people weren't texting or talking on their God Damn cell phones all the time.

[@markquiswest6607]

Long live the Southern!

[@nickklein6678]

Really cool footage, definitely a vintage gem. Thanks for posting!

[@Cristianoefc]

Really nice man!

[@milw189]

You got the IC 6031, one of the four bought new SD40-2's ICG Had. Nice shots, although you were a little close for comfort. ;-)

[@MrBootydaddy]

Long live the Katy!!!

[@andybowe]

Nice M3 very rare horn 20 years later which railroads used them?

[@LotusbandicootRR]

Did 3023 have a Mars light?

[@lexmarks567]

at 1:12 the red car didn't wait and almost stopped in the track.

[@ColumbiaAreaRailProductions]

The 2nd Train was IC not ICG, ICG ended in February 1988.

[@Kayushi]

on what? i heard it on that n&w unit also.

[@mrserious55]

Amfleet cars are by no means vintage...

[@granskare]

I think the use of 'vintage' is a bit much here :) but nice to see these trains.