Full Movie: "THE FORMING OF THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD"
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For 33 years Charles Smiley Presents (CSP) has been bringing rail fans, rail historians and model railroaders videos of railroad subjects! Our emphasis has always been on railroads and eras that have either changed dramatically with time, or in many cases, disappeared altogether. CSP uses old movie film and video shot back when the rail scene looked a lot different and their was so much more to see lineside and on the rails. The vanished-differences seem far more appealing to us than the things you can easily see today. Our background began as an idea in 1992. A lifelong interest of trains and the hobby of HO model railroading added the spark. Production Value for each video takes four to six months to research, edit, script, add narration, create maps, add a bit of licensed music and sound effects when needed. We Bring the Trains and the added value! The best railroading is in your own living room tonight
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Monday Sept 22, 2025 marks 30 years of the BN being gone! Here is a look at the first mergers! Scenes from our full DVD "BN EMPIRE OF THE NORTH" www.cspmovies.com With the prospect of BNSF being merged into another line we bring this full production of the older BN merger of all the original, colorful James Hill lines. We bring all of the history to a modern-day review. Watch the legacy of the Burlington Northern history unfold over the decades from the James Hill days to the 1970 merger. The BN in its original form has climbed to a new level with the BNSF merger. The quarter century of BN green brought many fans who never saw the great predecessors that formed it. We bring that missing story to the screen Including coverage of Inside Gateway Chicago Area Iowa Washington Oregon Montana Idaho See the historic formation of the American giant of the North - Burlington Northern. We cover those great vintage trains of the GN, NP, CB&Q and SP&S from the fifties into the seventies. Learn the history behind the James Hill lines and the legacy of building not only a rail empire but a good portion of the US economy.
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