Railroad parades

[Cliff_Jennings]

While waiting for a late zoom meeting, I’ve been watching some old footage of railroad parades.

1927, in Baltimore (a lot of the earlier ones are still in the B&O museum, some were recreations):

Iron Horse Centennial 1927 - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Transportation Fair 40700 HD

1930, in Liverpool (tho the only thing moving was the dancers):

ENGLAND: TRANSPORT - Railway Pageant at Liverpool (1930)

1939, in NY (4:15-8:45):

1939 New York World's Fair - HD Color! A Home Movie by Gustave Martens

Late 1940’s, Chicago:

The Chicago Railroad Fair's "Wheels A-Rolling" Pageant Late 1940's, Color

Kinda lame from 1991, in Sacramento:

Railfair 1991 - Railroad History Musical Theater Pageant with Steam Locos

And a trolley pageant in 2013 in IL:

Trolley Pageant at the Illinois Railway Museum, July 6, 2013

[Jim_Rowson]

That zoom meeting must have been really late!

[PeterT]

Liverpool & Manchester 150th, from 1980:

Rainhill 150th anniversary of the Liverpool Manchester Railway

Note all the working (replica) locomotives.

[Cliff_Jennings]

Thanks Pete! Wow, so many gorgeous old gals steamed up at once. Amazing. Must have had a huge crew.

In a couple weeks a couple of us (me and Jim R) will be seeing a pageant of locos in Carson City, should be a blast! Anyone else going?