Conrail and GTW at South Bend, IN DVD
At South Bend, IN, Conrail's Chicago Line crosses the Grand Trunk Western main line. CR's Chicago Line is its busiest. The semi-autonomous GTW is slowly becoming part of the CN. 100 trains roll through the new track alignment at S. Bend in 24 hrs. This tape shows all of the incredible action for 24 hrs. at South Bend in May 1997. Two tape/ 3 DVD set. 3 hours, 45 minutes.
Price: $50.95
The Trains of Northern New England - 1997 DVD
This video shows what became of the B&M, MEC, CV, Rutland, and much more. All of the larger railroads in VT, NH, and ME - the New England Central, Guilford's Springfield Terminal which operates the former MEC and B&M, Iron Road's Bangor and Aroostook and Canadian American, Vermont Railway, St. Lawrence & Atlantic, and Green Mountain are covered in this epic video, including 24 hrs. at several points, in early 1997, when there was up to 30 inches of snow on the ground. 160 minutes.
Price: $40.95
Wisconsin Central 1997 DVD
This new tape concentrates on WC operations north of Stevens Point and on changes since our last look at the WC in 1995. This tape shows trains around Neenah, on the Bradley sub across northern Wisconsin, the new trackage around Escanaba including the ore line, the line to East Winona, and on the busy Minneapolis and Superior subs in May 1997. It concludes with 24 hrs. of action around Junction City. 2 hours, 23 minutes.
Price: $36.95
The Transcon in Eastern New Mexico DVD
If you like to see the high cars rolling at speed, there are few better places on this continent to be than in eastern New Mexico alongside BNSF’s main line between Chicago and Los Angeles known as the Transcon. All of BNSF’s freight trains from Chicago, Kansas City, Memphis, and Texas to and from Northern and Southern California charge across the Llano Estacado or staked plain as the high plains west of Clovis are called. The hot “Z” trains with their power in a kaleidoscope of colors thunder across the rolling plains one after another. Until the recent recession this line was seeing as many as 100 trains a day on peak days of the week. The increase in stack trains and premium trailer traffic on this line in recent decades has been nothing short of phenomenal. If you like to see the high cars rolling at speed this is still “the greatest show on earth”. This program shows over twenty-four hours of awesome action on BNSF’s Clovis Subdivision between Clovis and the crossing of the Pecos River at Fort Sumner in May of 2009. “The Transcon in Eastern New Mexico” is a two DVD set and is two hours, 46 minutes in length. This DVD has the option of being watched with or without narration.
Price: $40.95
BC Rail's North End DVD
This tape covers operations on BC Rail lines north of Prince George. The six axle Alcos are gone but the remaining four axle Alcos make the North End their home. This tape shows trains on the Dawson Creek and Fort Nelson lines, and then 24 hrs. of action on the Chetwynd sub north of Prince George, BC Rail's busiest line, in July of 1997. The electrics and trains into Prince George from the south are also shown. 60 minutes.
Price: $30.95
BNSF Red River Valley Subdivision DVD
The former Burlington Route’s Fort Worth and Denver Railway line between Amarillo and Wichita Falls used to be a lightly used secondary main line. Today this heavy duty line known as the Red River Valley Subdivision is part of BNSF’s main line between Denver and Dallas-Fort Worth via Amarillo. This line is a roller coaster as it crosses the Texas plains while paralleling the upper Red River Valley through northern Texas and the Texas Panhandle. In the spring of 2009 the Red River Valley sub was hosting around twenty or more trains a day, including many coal trains with distributed power fore and aft and hot intermodal trains between the West Coast and Dallas-Fort Worth. This program shows the trains and operations for over 24 hours on BNSF’s Red River Valley Sub between Wichita Falls and Childress, in May of 2009. “BNSF’s Red River Valley Subdivision” is 63 minutes long and sells for $30.95 plus $5 for S&H. This DVD has the option of being watched with or without narratoin.
Price: $30.95
CP around Kicking Horse Pass DVD
Canadian Pacific's main transcontinental line through the Rockies runs over spectacular Kicking Horse Pass in Banff and Yoho National Parks. The famous spiral tunnels are on the steeply graded west slope and the east slope follows the scenic Bow River. This video shows 32 hours of action between Morant's curve along the Bow River and Golden at the base of the lower Kicking Horse Canyon in July 1997. 106 minutes.
Price: $34.95
Montana Rail Link in the Rockies DVD
Montana Rail Link is one of the largest and most dynamic of the new Regional Railways. This video shows over 30 hours of awesome action on MRL in the Rocky Mountains on Mullan Pass with its steep grades and on both sides of Winston Hill, east of Helena, in July of 1997. Three sets of pushers based at Helena are kept busy. 108 minutes.
Price: $34.95
BNSF - UP Puget Sound Joint Line DVD
The busiest rail line in the Pacific Northwest in the BNSF - UP Joint Line between Seattle and Portland. This tape shows 24 hours of action on this line around Centralia, WA, midway between Seattle and Portland in July of 1997. Nearly 50 freights, locals, and Amtrak trains run daily on this scenic but seldom photographed or written about line. 87 minutes.
Price: $34.95
BNSF on Marias Pass DVD
This videotape shows a day and a half of action in July of 1997 between Whitefish and Browning in northern Montana amid the beauty of Marias Pass which runs along the southern boundary of Glacier National Park. BNSF's busy main line between Chicago and Seattle runs through this beautifull but accessible pass. Pushers, mountain grades, high bridges, new BNSF orange and green units - Marias has it all. 115 minutes.
Price: $34.95
