Railroad Record Club disc #13.
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Historic Audio Recordings on Compact Disc
The Trolley Dodger is making some historic public domain audio recordings available once again, digitally remastered to compact discs. All recordings are new digital transfers made in 2015 using the newest and most advanced technology. These “orphan works” were originally issued on vinyl in the 1950s and 1960s and have been out of print for a long time.
Our intention is to eventually reissue the entire output of the long-defunct Railroad Record Club. If you can assist with this effort, helping us find additional recordings that can be transferred, please contact us at: thetrolleydodger@gmail.com
These prices include shipping within the United States. If you need international shipping, there is an additional $5 charge per order that you can add to your shopping cart using one of the buttons below.
You can find detailed information on each RRC recording via our discography.
Most single discs include approximately 60 minutes of hi-fi audio. Orders will be shipped by either USPS First Class or Media Mail. All items on this list are in stock and available for immediate shipment. A copy of the original liner notes for each record will be enclosed.
RRC #02 and 25 (Traction)
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern, Southern Iowa Railway
Illinois Terminal Railroad
# of Discs – 1
Price: $14.95
RRC #06 and 27 (Traction)
Potomac Edison (Hagerstown & Frederick)
Capital Transit Company
# of Discs – 1
Price: $14.95
RRC #07 and 13 (Steam)
Norfolk & Western, Illinois Central (also includes a bit of Illinois Terminal Railroad traction)
Nickel Plate Road
# of Discs – 1
Price: $14.95
RRC #11 (Traction)
Shaker Heights Rapid Transit
# of Discs – 1
Price: $7.95
This recording is being offered at a reduced price since it is only about 30 minutes long. We expect to pair it up with an additional recording in the future.
RRC #14 and SP6 (Traction)
Pacific Electric
The Milwaukee Road (electric freight)
# of Discs – 1
Price: $14.95
RRC #18 and 26 (Traction)
Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee (passenger)
Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee (freight)
# of Discs – 1
Price: $14.95
RRC #35 and 36 (Traction)
Milwaukee & Suburban Transport, Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee
Chicago, Aurora & Elgin, Chicago Transit Authority
# of Discs – 1
Price: $14.95
RRC #SP4 (Traction)
Chicago, South Shore & South Bend Railroad
# of Discs – 2
Price: $19.95
This two-disc set contains about 90 minutes of audio and documents an entire 1962 trip on the South Shore Line between Chicago and South Bend.
IM (Traction)
Interurban Memories
# of Discs – 1
Price: $14.95
Interurban Memories includes approximately 46 minutes of hi-fi audio of the Pacific Electric and the North Shore Line in their twilight years 1959-1960. This was originally issued on LP by a record company that has long been out of business.
International Shipping Surcharge
Price: $5.00 USD
For use on orders that will be shipped outside the United States. Orders will be shipped via USPS First Class International.
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We’re there any recordings of the L? I also wonder if there were recordings of MP-54’s, both of the PRR and LIRR, the NYC and prewar NH EMU’s, Boston’s prewar rapid transit, and, as a personal desire, the Market Street and Frankford Elevated trains?
There are recordings of the CTA Garfield Park “L” on RRC LP #36, which we have paired with #35 on CD. It starts out on the Loop “L” and heads west onto the Van Buren Street temporary trackage.
As for other recordings, new things continue to surface, but we’ll just have to see what develops. There is a lot less traction audio than steam, thanks.