“ ONCE UPON THE WABASH RAILROAD “ 1957 BLUE BIRD PASSENGER TRAIN CHICAGO TO ST. LOUIS MD10054

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This 1957 color film directed by Alan S. Lee and produced by Condor Films, Inc. of St. Louis for the Wabash Railroad Company features Barry Hopkins, Charles Flynn, Mina Kolb, and the personnel of the Wabash in a promotional travelogue that highlights the convenient offerings of the “Blue Bird” streamlined passenger line. The film features the songs, “You Can Bank on the Wabash” by Tom Hayes & Stan Kay and “Riding the Wabash Road” by Cy Elsmo (TRT: 25:57). The Wabash Railroad logo, “Follow the Flag, The Wabash Railroad Company Presents, Once Upon the Wabash,” opening credits (0:08). 1950s automobiles drive a country road. We are introduced to newlyweds Mike and Molly Molloy, who sing while riding in a convertible. A streamlined Wabash “Blue Bird” diesel locomotive barrels down the tracks alongside them, making better time (0:55). Through the magic of filmmaking, the