Interurban

North Shore Line

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:49:19 +0000

The North Shore Line was the direct link to downtown Milwaukee to the Chicago Loop. Bill Shapotkin provides a brief history of the origins of the line.Jack Gervais provides the narration of his films & slides with other movie clips from Art Ellis,Bill Hoffman,John Mills, Foster Palmer & Jim Borland. Additional narration by Ray Neilson & Bill Shapotkin. DVD 90 minutes Revised front cover and DVD artwork for Dec 2010.

$25.00

PCCs on Parade - Part 2 - America's Heartland

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:49:19 +0000

Shows the PCCs in Chicago, Detroit, Kansas City, St. Louis, Shaker Heights, Cleveland, Cincinnati, & Toronto.

$25.00

The Niagara, St. Catharines, & Toronto Railway - The Little System that Could

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:49:19 +0000

The N S & T had Steamships, passenger & freight operations local & interurban street cars, buses & even an amusement park making it one of the most diversified systems in Canada. For more infromation about the NS&T Railway, See the NS&T book by John Mills, published by Railfare DC Books. (Narrated by Ray Neilson, Comments by John Mills, Jack Knowles, Al Kerr, Bill Hood (60 min) For the 2010 edition of this video, the majority of the film shown was replaced with newly captured footage from John Mill's original film. The new version is digitally re-mastered, and only contains the orginal audio track from the original master tape. Original Production work by Ray Neilson. Video Editing and DVD Authoring for 2010 edition by Michael Proszynski. Contains film, slides, and narration from John Mills, Jack Knowles, Al Kerr, and Bill Hood.

John Mills, who's film is shown in this presentation, has authored two books on the NS&T.

Niagara, St. Catharines & Toronto Railway

by John M. Mills. Publish in 2006.

ISBN 978-1-897190-27-2

Further information on the NS&T can also be found at http://www.trainweb.org/elso/nst.htm

$25.00

Red Arrow Lines

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:49:19 +0000

The Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company, referred to as the Red Arrow Lines,served the western suburbs of Philly until it was merged in 1970 under the SEPTA banner.Jeff Marinoff,Bob Wasche,Jim Borland,David Ashley,Bill Jenssen, John Mills & Ray Muller‟s film are shown,Narrated,DVD 90 min

$25.00

Montreal & Southern Counties Railway

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:49:19 +0000

From 1897 to 1956 the M&SC Ry. served the Montreal south shore. This 47-mile line linked Granby in the east to the McGill Street Terminal in the city of Montreal. Tony Clegg (Author), John Freyseng, and John Mills narrate. Art Ellis, John Mills, Ray Muller, Fred Angus, and John Freyseng’s movies provide a visual record of Quebec’s premiere electric railway. This video was revised in 2011, with new artwork and restored film. Produced and Edited by Ray Neilson. Colour (60 min) © 1996 GPS Video

$20.00

Southern Ontario Interurbans

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:49:19 +0000

The Grand River Railway& the Lake Erie & Northern Railway were amongst the first interurban lines in Canada. Both were operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway & served the Waterloo/Kitchener area to Pt.Dover/Simcoe for over 70 years along the Grand River The London & Pt. Stanley Ry was part of a proposed Ontario Hydro-Electric Railway network that never materialized. 16 mm film from Foster Palmer; 8mm film from John Mills;John Kelly, John Roberts & Al Kerr show these lines in their final years. DVD 90 minutes, with bonus slides show

$25.00

Halton County Radial Railway's 25th Anniversary

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:49:19 +0000

Since its formation in 1953, the OERHA has promoted the preservation of historic electric railcars. This video highlights the formation of the streetcar museum and shows how volunteers, over the years, have made it Canada's premiere operating Electric Railway Museum. (Narrated, B&W, Color, 90 min) Copyright GPS Video 1997 / 1999

$20.00