The Milwaukee Road Railroad Documentary/ Mendota IL and Vicinity

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• JL

  @Jleed989 · 3 years ago

  Watching a railroad slowly deteriorate is like watching an old friend die. I saw the same with the Ann Arbor Grand Trunk Western, and Chesapeake and Ohio in rural Michigan

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• LE

  @leslieadkins5774 · 3 years ago

  The accompanying music is hypnotic and so appropriate to the subject, an elegy to the past.

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• CH

  @charleshettrick2408 · 2 years ago

  Thanks for the great video. &nbsp;Refreshed my poor memory. &nbsp;<br><br>Got my license in the late 70s. Mendota was at the extreme driving limit i could be gone before the parents got upset with the amount of time gone.<br><br>Visited Mendota a few times in the 1978 &amp; 1979 winters before the BIG snows. Fascinating place. &nbsp;Always wished i could have visited more. <br><br>The rail bridge over the Illinois was magical at night with its lights. &nbsp;Just a linear Christmas tree. Really miss that bridge. &nbsp;<br><br>Visited Mendota again in the early 2000s. Not the same without the IC, Milwaukee, no yards and no interlocking.

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• HA

  @harrisonross4009 · 3 years ago

  I grew up next to the frisco railroad in southwestern oklahoma. &nbsp;I myself think back and if I knew it too would forever disappear in 1980 I would have took many a picture as I spent most of my time watching those freight trains go buy . I sure miss all the fallen flags . Great video sir greatly enjoyed it

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• CS

  @cs7511 · 3 years ago

  My mother grew up in Mark, her best friend lived in Mendota in the 60s. &nbsp;This was a great place to visit and see trains!

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• LO

  @lostsheepfarms420 · 3 years ago

  I was devastated as a kid when the soo line took over, I still miss those orange engines

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• AR

  @armageddon1981 · 2 years ago

  As a railroader, &nbsp;this is interesting and i love stories like this. I sometimes do the Mendota Road Switcher job for BNSF (RCHI-846) and i have seen old pictures inside the BNSF Mendota office. My grandfather used to work for the old CB&amp;Q at my home terminal Eola back in the 60s. I have worked for UPRR and currently BNSF. &nbsp;Whether railroader or railfan, &nbsp;i love these stories. My son has an HO Scale train set in one of &nbsp;the rooms of my house and he has a Milwaukee road locomotive and some rolling stock. He even took a picture with a Milwaukee road retiree back in 2018.

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• CO

  @ConsolidatedPBY · 3 years ago

  I’ve watched millions of train videos, this is one of the best!

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• RJ

  @rjdio3750 · 3 years ago

  This is brilliant work. &nbsp;I think many of us share your concluding comments that, having grown up around a fallen flag railroad in the 1970s, we wish we had known to take more photos and document the operations before they were gone. &nbsp;I had a similar experience as you, growing up a block from the Milwaukee Road in Des Moines. &nbsp;Thanks so much for posting, and best wishes for your health.

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• FR

  @fredbazzoli5199 · 2 years ago

  Loved this...I worked at the Mendota Reporter from 1975 to 1978, so this brought back many memories. A really well-done research initiative, done with a lot of your personal creative touch. Much appreciated!

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• PA

  @patricknoveski6409 · 2 years ago

  We all had our roads we loved. In my time in Calif. Its been the S. P. But your Railroad story seems more personal. Thanks for sharing. I love the Milwaukee Rd. <br>Peace brother.

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• AN

  @anthonyhunt701 · 3 years ago

  Love your accompanyment🎸❤️👍🏻

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