In reference to the recent discussion about the Skokie Swift (where PAT never worked) ...
On Saturday, March 3, RFD-TV will telecast 'Midwest Trolley Tour Part 2.' Features Indiana, Cleveland, St. Louis, Illinois Terminal, North Shore Line winter scenes" as part of its regular weekly series "Trains and Locomotives." I watched it earlier this week; there are a few brief scenes of the Skokie Swift in action.
Saturday, March 3, 9:00 AM EST REF-TV DirecTV Channel 379 Dish Network Channel 9409
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Neal McLain
[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: I wish they would have a segment on the 'Union Traction Company', the interurban line which ran between Nowata, Indian Territory (or Oklahoma, once statehood was granted) and Parsons, Kansas between 1907 and 1947. It started in Nowata, with stops in South Coffeyville, Coffeyville, Dearing, Jefferson, Blake, Independence (various stops), Cherryvale and Parsons. It made connections with all the major passenger railroads (Santa Fe RR for example) along its route. It ran every fifteen minutes most of the time, and hourly during the overnight hours. The 'Terminal Building' in Coffeyville (8th and Walnut Streets) is now an abandoned building protected by the USA Historical Preservation Act as a result and will probably remain as long as the town of Coffeyville remains in existence. It is located just down the street from Coffeyville's other unique thing; its own municipal electrity power plant. PAT]