Behind the Scenes 1993 Amtrak California Zephyr pt1
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- čas přidán 24. 08. 2016
- Go behind the Scenes with Green Frog Productions in 1993 in Part-1 of this multi part mini series of forgotten footage.
We follow Emmy-award winning producer and feature reporter John Yeager along with his personal Videographer, they traveled across the Great Northwest U.S. capturing some great scenes and stories for Green Frog Productions.
This footage turned into a couple of programs for the Frog; Amtrak's California Zephyr and Amtrak's California Zephyr Second Edition - Now you can see Behind The Scenes footage we've never shown before!
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During this time frame, June of 1993 I made my farthest trip east on Amtrak. I Live in Montana, & Havre, Whitefish or Pocatello were the closest Amtrak Stations. For this trip I my Mom drove me down to Pocatello, where I boarded the Pioneer, to Portland, & from their the Empire Builder to Chicago. It was late so I missed the Hoosier State, & they let us latebees onto the Cardinal, & rode that to Indianapolis. Visiting some friends their, I was there for a week, & headed back on the Hoosier State/Empire Builder to Whitefish. One thing that stood out to me just south of Chicago on the way out on the Cardinal was the long string of Metra/BN E9's that were sidelined not long before my passing. Would of loved to see those in active service. Was glad to learn years later that many of them found new homes.
I used to catch that train in Denver Colorado and take it to Omaha Nebraska and back every summer to visit my mom when I was a kid. I loved riding the train.
Really fun to see behind-the-scenes at Amtrak!
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I still have the VHS of this video, I love the behind the scenes footage!
I bet everyone of the workers wanted to cursed her out.
At 15:36 watching her stand there reminds me of the good ole days when we didn't have to wear safety vests.
Ahh nice- the time before wretched social media and people talked to each other instead of their phones
This is so long ago it doesn’t matter anymore.
An era before safety vests and when people weren’t accustomed of being on film and the pre Pepsi can Amtrak locomotives
Great video. I like Amtrak.
Love it
23 years ago and I assume all these nice people are retired.
We would assume these folks are retired by now as well!
Green Frog Prod.
GreenFrogVideos Helen and Angela (answers radio as CD-7) are both still at it in January, 2017. Helen is still in the mechanical department and Angela works as a stationmaster at Union Station. Angela and I regular share tales about our cats.
Former T&E crew members from the Galesburg crew base have since retired. The last, Butch Rudolph (conductor) bailed 12/31/18. There’s two LSA’s still hanging in there that I know of. The days of the “prior rights” employees has attained sunset.
Would love to meet Helen or any of the others.
At 08:05 Motorola HT-600 Heavy Duty Radio!
Yah glad they've gotten lighter.
I think she's gorgeous personally...
12:10 Amtrak GP40 :O
That girl came to the US when she was 10 years old and has been here for 28 years and she still hasn't lost her Greek accent?. In 1987 i moved to the US from Poland with my parents when I was 12, but you would never recognize that English is my second language, because my Polish accent is completely gone. Now I prefer to speak in English and I think in English. Me and my sister who is 3 years older then me, we both speak English to each other. My parents are the only people I speak Polish to.
I found the accent charming. Don't be such a nitpicker.
My Grandma's mom, & dad came from Poland, & Germany but immigrated to the US speading most of their lives here. So as such my Grandma, & her other siblings grew up in a polish speaking house hold, but out side the house were expected to speak English. It is the primary language of the land, & if they were gonna get anywhere here they had to speak the main language.
"Think in English"
So cool. Never thought of that but you're right.
Learn something new every day.
At 12:47 is that the x2000 in the background?!
We are not sure on that one, not enough too see there, maybe someone else can confirm.
Green Frog Prod.
I can, YES that IS the X2000! On it's cross country tour.
I can, YES that IS the X2000! On it's cross country tour.
Also Green Frog Prod. What song did you use on your Santa Fe odyssey volumes???
This song is from Bruton, a professional music service that you can buy rights to songs from. The Music cut is called Megapower.
Green Frog Prod.
How Many Amtrak Superliner Are There.
As of today? 479 Superliner cars have been built by both Pullman Standard and Bombardier.
i had a boss from Russia like this once turns out she was a great person but annoying as heck no offense to this person
I'd lose my poise If i had a severe talking accent like that. I'd rather shut my mouth and talk less and not be too bossy.
The trains are old and filthy, doesn't anyone care about the ascetics? The passenger rail workers in Western Europe are so much sharper and motivated, nice clean uniforms etc.Why isn't Amtrak interested in higher standards. Watch videos of train service in Germany, Den,ark, Switzerland, France, the US looks 3rd world-ish
Bobby Paluga doing their best why wear something nice for a dirty job. AMTRAK is americas only passenger train with millions of riders per year they don't have time to do everything
Bobby Paluga you should vote for Congressmen and women who will support Amtrak and not try to drain it dry. They do a great job with what they are given.
This was filmed over 24 years ago, Booby, Things have changed a bit.
This is from 1993 dumbass.
In the USA, we fly. European countries are like US states, the USA is too big to sit on a train. Train takes 3 or 4 days, jet takes 3 or 4 hours.