Milwaukee Road, Rock Island, CB&Q, and CGW in the 1950s - The Films of George Niles

C. Vision Productions takes you back to the 1950s to view classic train action on the Milwaukee Road, Rock Island, CB&Q, and Chicago Great Western, captured by cinematographer George Niles. We begin by covering steam and early diesel operations on the Rock Island in and around Des Moines, Iowa. Next, we’ll view passenger and freight action on the Milwaukee Road’s Omaha main across Iowa. The impressive Des Moines River bridge west of Madrid, Iowa is featured in this segment. We also get a chance to see very rare footage of the Milwaukee's gas car passenger route between Des Moines and Spirit Lake, Iowa. Then it is off to La Crosse, Wisconsin, where George captured Milwaukee Road and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy movements, including several scenes at Grand Crossing. More CB&Q trains are seen east of La Crosse along the Mississippi River. Heading back to Iowa, our focus shifts to the Chicago Great Western in Oelwein. After our brief look at the CGW, we end the show with some brick and tile quarry operations in Redfield, Iowa. Copyright 2011, C. Vision Productions/George Niles Music by Bensound More classic railroad videos await you below: Rock Island’s Mid-Continent Route in the 1960s – Bonus MN&S Footage https://youtu.be/1ujVeuIDDOs The Best of Soo Line, Volume 1 (1979-1985) https://youtu.be/RrYt_1RcNkE Classic Chicago & North Western, Vol. 1 "The Alco Line" 1977-1981 (FULL VIDEO) https://youtu.be/sq7OrybekK4 Southern Pacific Steam in the 1950s - FULL VIDEO https://youtu.be/Ezog30x0OKo Chicago Central & Pacific, Crandic, DM&E, GB&W: Midwest Railroading in the 1980s and 1990s https://youtu.be/1xY698uHvOE The Milwaukee Road in Montana - FULL VIDEO https://youtu.be/jaVUIuUFk38 LTV Mining Railroad: F-Units, Alcos, and Baldwins in Minnesota’s Arrowhead (1991-2004) https://youtu.be/Q1UuEq69WNo Green Bay & Western Alco Finale - Farewell to the GB&W https://youtu.be/bQhST1F_v3E