Watch clips from Bob Johnston’s 8mm color movies that he took during his “Intermountain Odyssey,” as recounted in his article of the same name in Classic Trains Special Edition No. 13, All Aboard!
Intermountain Odyssey movies
By Angela Cotey | November 26, 2013
| Last updated on September 19, 2022
Thank you for sharing another Time Machine adventure. I was railfanning Tampa Bay with my best friend when Bob was on his Intermountain Odyssey and a long way from Florida to the Rocky Mountain West featuring active steam locomotives in operation. Would I trade if I could go back and relive those carefree teenage years all over again? No! Despite the absence of steam, Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard but on a show of their own with some of the finest streamliners still serving Americans during this period. Best of all, I got to watch them together with my all time best friend, R. E. Taff. RIP Robert, I miss you!
Great video from good old days!
Maury Klebolt, now there was an entrepreneur of railfan excursions if I ever saw one. He died too early. One hell of a promoter.
I grew up in Galesburg & my grandfather ( E A Smith) was an engineer for CB&Q for 50 years ( I have his 30,40,& 50 yr pins). His last assignment was from Chicago to Galesburg passenger service. He retired in 1960 & died in 1975. He was a good man. I saw a lot of railroading. It must have been a good life. This video reminded me of many times when I hung around the depot and waited for my grandfather to come home. And of course, I had to watched trains.
Wouldn’t you like to be able to do that now?
I was on that trip. One of the best variety of operating US steam locomotives I had seen before or since. The video shows only a few of the locomotives we saw and photographed.
I enjoyed the article in a Trains special a couple of years back about this trip. The video images are a great addition to that story! Thanks.
Great video! I wish I could have been there
brought back many good memories,rode several Klebolt trips out of union station with 5632 and narrow guage trips to farmington,nm.
Great video!!!!