From Chicago to Fort Worth Aboard the Texas Chief (1974)

Duration: 32:16:00

Year Published: 1974

Sound: sound

Description: In this raw news footage, WFAA-TV News reporter Arch Campbell and cameraman Jack Murray journey from Chicago, Illinois, to Fort Worth, Texas, aboard Amtrak’s Texas Chief in 1974. After leaving Chicago Union Station, the newsmen capture the activity in the dining and bar cars before checking out the sleeping compartments. After a stop in Oklahoma City the next day, the pair journey on to Fort Worth. Most of the footage consists of b-roll or outtakes. The edited news segment appears at the end of the film. Campbell worked as a reporter for Dallas’ WFAA-TV News from 1971 to 1974.