C. Vision Productions takes you back to the 1980s and 1990s to view trains on four Midwest regional and shortline railroads from the camera of videographer Bob Rivard. Starting on the Chicago Central & Pacific, you’ll see the railroad’s ragtag fleet of first and secondgeneration EMD “geeps”, many of which being “Paducahbilt” GP8 and GP10 locomotives of ICG heritage. Other locomotives seen include CC&P’s red GP38s, along with former Milwaukee Road GP20 rebuilds. We’ll cover the CC&P over the rolling landscape of the Corn Belt between Galena, Illinois and Hinton, Iowa. Next, we head to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to cover the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway. Affectionately known as the “Crandic”, this railroad operated a small group of GP9s and EMD switchers before their locomotive fleet was upgraded. Next, the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern gets into the act, with classic GP9, SD7, SD9, and SD10 locomotives. These units came to the DM&E very early in the railroad’s existence, with many still wearing colors of the Chicago & North Western, Milwaukee Road, and Norfolk & Western. Finally, we head to Wisconsin to see the Alcopowered Green Bay & Western Railroad. Yard switching, road trains, and even a cab ride aboard GBW C424 321, are featured in this segment. As a special treat, we view the operations of the SS City of Midland 41 railroad car ferry, including a journey aboard the vessel across Lake Michigan between Kewaunee, Wisconsin and Ludington, Michigan.

If you like what you’ve seen, check out the links below for more C. Vision content:

Denver & Rio Grande Western Vol. 2, Rocky Mountain Railroading D&RGW, BN, Santa Fe (1989)
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BNSF SD9 Mainline Revival BNSF’s Wayzata Subdivision FULL VIDEO (2003)
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Classic Winter Trains Along the Mississippi River: Burlington Northern, Soo Line, CNW, GB&W, CC&P
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Illinois Central Railroad: GP40, SD40, SD40A, SD402, SD403, and SD70 Locomotives in the Midwest
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Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Vol. 1, The East End: SD402 Marathon FULL VIDEO (2012)
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Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Vol. 2, DM&E Mainline Waseca to Lake Benton FULL VIDEO (2013)
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