Digitized 8mm movies of the late Clint Jones, Jr. filmed in the early and mid 1960s. The first part of his Wisconsin railroad movies - CNW - Milw Road - Soo Line. Please Subscribe as this is just the start - more to come.
WOW ! This is an awesome film. I lived in Dane , Wisconsin in the late 70's and this hit all my old haunts. I hope Clint shot some F Units on the M&P , that was a fine chase back then !! Thanks for sharing this !
I was just about ready to go to bed and I saw this come up on the screen and I felt the time transporter come out. Having grown up in Milwaukee a super thank you. Some of it I remember and really enjoyed the yellow FM Switcher as my Uncle Ray Bliesner 50-year veteran with MILW worked that job on 2nd trick. Some of those angles even brought out buildings I had never seen before. Bless Clint for being out there photographing this stuff and for you for bringing it to the screen I expect good dreams tonight!
The steam locomotive on the flatcar is Lousiana Cypress Lumber Co #2. It went to Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, WI. Sold at auction in 2015 to a private owner.
Wow... just wow! This video was shot before my time but I recognize most of the locations. Seeing these trains and locations in video is so much better than static photos. Thank you for posting this.
Loved the film shot in Hartland where I grew up. I boarded the Hiawatha there for trips to and from Milwaukee. Also loved nearby Pewaukee shots of train going past the frozen lake with ice fishermen. This is a treasure.
My old stomping grounds late 80’s and early 90’s. Love watching the Wisconsin central railroad then but wished I was around when the Milwaukee railroad operated. Video brings back pleasant memories. Thanks for sharing.
Back in the 1960's, and I remember when The Milwaukee Road used to run Passenger Trains between Calumet, Michigan in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to Chicago, Illinois.
This is wonderful, Brian! It's neat to see this and it's fantastic that you're taking the time to preserve and publish what Clint originally recorded for us all 60 years ago. I'm betting he couldn't have dreamed then the way these would someday reach thousands of people who could watch them at their convenience in their homes! A great tribute to his work.
