Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago
Rare color film from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. See steam, early diesels and those beautiful passenger train streamliners. Silent film, no narration, light music as background.
*No AI was used to bring this show to you.* Read about our AI Policy and how we get videos ready for YouTube at: Pentrex.com/AI
*About Main Line Motion Pictures:* Big steam and early diesels is the main focus for MLMP. Many shows rely on 8mm and 16mm film from the railroads golden age. Some shows were shot in the late 1980s and early to mid-1990s, so we don't get today-level of video quality. The quality of the subject matter however, makes the viewing effort worthwhile. MLMP is now owned by Pentrex Railroad Videos. Main Line Motion Pictures shows can be purchased on DVD at Pentrex.com
*About Pentrex:* For over 40 years we've been the leader in railroad video entertainment. See us at Pentrex.com and right here on YouTube, with the Official Pentrex Channel!
Pentrex is more than just "Pentrex Railroad Videos", we're also: Highball Productions, Green Frog, Donner Rails, Broken Knuckle Video Productions, WB Video, Valhalla Video, Main Line Motion Pictures, Midwest Video and Revelation Video. We have nearly 1,000 shows - and all will eventually be uploaded to YouTube. Subscribe so you don't miss any of the rail action.
*About this show:* See the best of the Golden Age of railway passenger service. Ride the railroad starting out West in the 1940s behind steam, then we see special passenger runs in the Midwest in the 1950s and end with a couple of trips behind diesels in the mid-60s.
Included are specials for fans or for railroad booster clubs, from the Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, D&RGW and the Burlington. Hop on board these specials and take a look around when the trains pull into the station. This is rare color film from the period and includes the 50th anniversary of Kansas City's Union Station with a special run behind steam - behind steam painted gold!
NOTE: This is silent film and there is no narration. Light music accompanies the video. If you'd rather not here the music, just turn down the sound and enjoy the film as it was shot - silent.
You can get this show on DVD, without the YouTube compression, at Pentrex: pentrex.com/DVD-Steam-and-Streamliners-of-the-1940s-and-1950s_MLSTLN
0:00 Color Film from the 1940s
3:18 Union Pacific
5:41 Arrive Summit Station
11:06 Behind a Cab Forward
12:20 Southern Pacific
18:08 1947 Chicago to LA
19:53 Missouri Pacific Eagle
20:25 Rio Grande
25:25 Union Pacific Salt Lake City
29:25 Santa Fe LAUPT
30:39 The El Capitan
35:03 Southern Pacific & Cab Forwards
32:31 1940s Tehachapi Loop
38:38 1950s Illinois
45:28 1961 Journey to Yesterday
47:28 1962 Green Bay
50:28 #471 on the C&O
51:40 1964 Gold painted steam in Kansas City
Rare color film from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. See steam, early diesels and those beautiful passenger train streamliners. Silent film, no narration, light music as background.
*No AI was used to bring this show to you.* Read about our AI Policy and how we get videos ready for YouTube at: Pentrex.com/AI
*About Main Line Motion Pictures:* Big steam and early diesels is the main focus for MLMP. Many shows rely on 8mm and 16mm film from the railroads golden age. Some shows were shot in the late 1980s and early to mid-1990s, so we don't get today-level of video quality. The quality of the subject matter however, makes the viewing effort worthwhile. MLMP is now owned by Pentrex Railroad Videos. Main Line Motion Pictures shows can be purchased on DVD at Pentrex.com
*About Pentrex:* For over 40 years we've been the leader in railroad video entertainment. See us at Pentrex.com and right here on YouTube, with the Official Pentrex Channel!
Pentrex is more than just "Pentrex Railroad Videos", we're also: Highball Productions, Green Frog, Donner Rails, Broken Knuckle Video Productions, WB Video, Valhalla Video, Main Line Motion Pictures, Midwest Video and Revelation Video. We have nearly 1,000 shows - and all will eventually be uploaded to YouTube. Subscribe so you don't miss any of the rail action.
*About this show:* See the best of the Golden Age of railway passenger service. Ride the railroad starting out West in the 1940s behind steam, then we see special passenger runs in the Midwest in the 1950s and end with a couple of trips behind diesels in the mid-60s.
Included are specials for fans or for railroad booster clubs, from the Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, D&RGW and the Burlington. Hop on board these specials and take a look around when the trains pull into the station. This is rare color film from the period and includes the 50th anniversary of Kansas City's Union Station with a special run behind steam - behind steam painted gold!
NOTE: This is silent film and there is no narration. Light music accompanies the video. If you'd rather not here the music, just turn down the sound and enjoy the film as it was shot - silent.
You can get this show on DVD, without the YouTube compression, at Pentrex: pentrex.com/DVD-Steam-and-Streamliners-of-the-1940s-and-1950s_MLSTLN
0:00 Color Film from the 1940s
3:18 Union Pacific
5:41 Arrive Summit Station
11:06 Behind a Cab Forward
12:20 Southern Pacific
18:08 1947 Chicago to LA
19:53 Missouri Pacific Eagle
20:25 Rio Grande
25:25 Union Pacific Salt Lake City
29:25 Santa Fe LAUPT
30:39 The El Capitan
35:03 Southern Pacific & Cab Forwards
32:31 1940s Tehachapi Loop
38:38 1950s Illinois
45:28 1961 Journey to Yesterday
47:28 1962 Green Bay
50:28 #471 on the C&O
51:40 1964 Gold painted steam in Kansas City
