The Road to New Orleans II - CSX and NS DVD
This video shows action on the two rail lines that run into New Orleans from the east - CSX and Norfolk Southern. First is 24 hours of action on the busiest rail line into New Orleans, CSX, shot around Pass Christian, MS, and then 24 hours on NS north of Hattiesburg, MS. CSX hugs the Coast and has the water crossings but the NS line into New Orleans is anything but level and straight for their long trains to traverse in northern Mississippi. 86 minutes.
Price: $32.95
Thunder on the Gallup Sub DVD
For fans who like to see the high cars rolling at speed, there is no better place to be than along the former Santa Fe main line in northern New Mexico. This video shows 24 hours of action on the Gallup sub between Belen and Gallup in April 1998, during one of the last El Nino storms. BNSF's incredible fleet of hotshots led by warbonnets and Heritage units charges uphill and downhill across the Continental Divide. 106 minutes.
Price: $34.95
24 Hours at Gibbon Junction DVD
Gibbon, NE, 175 miles west of Omaha on the UP main, is the location of one of the World's great rail junctions. More tonnage passes through Gibbon than any junction in the World. Gibbon averages nearly 120 trains in 24 hours. This video shows 24 hours af action around Gibbon in May of 1998, at a time when the UP's operations through there were near gridlock, and many trains needed recrews. Three DVD, two tape set. Four Hours.
Price: $50.95
24 Hours at Berea - Crossroads of Conrail DVD
Berea, Ohio, 12 miles west of Cleveland, is where Conrail's main lines between Chicago and Philadelphia, and New York and St. Louis cross. With up to 80 trains in 24 hours, this well-known railfan hotspot is the busiest single point on Conrail. This video shows 26 hours of awesome action in May of 1998, in Conrail's last year of existence. Three DVD, two tape set, 4 hours, 10 minutes.
Price: $50.95
Conrail's Spectacular River Line DVD
With high bridges, tunnels, miles of river running, and scenic overlooks, Conrail's River Line along the Hudson between northern New Jersey and Selkirk is arguably the most scenic rail line in the East. And the number of trains has tripled in the past 30 years. This video shows many of the scenic highlights and then all the trains for 24 hours in August 1998. 103 minutes.
Price: $32.95
The Trains of Horseshoe Curve DVD
What railfan has not heard of Conrail's Horseshoe Curve, six miles west of Altoona, PA. This video shows trains at Altoona, the top of the Hill, the Curve itself, and then all the trains that run around the Curve for 24 hours on the more accessible West Slope west of Cresson. Six or more helper sets are in use at once. All scenes were shot in July 1998, in CR's last months as an independent railroad. Two DVD, two tape set. 3 hours, 25 minutes.
Price: $46.95
Norfolk Southern's Chicago District DVD
Once part of the Nickel Plate, traffic on NS's busy Chicago District from Fort Wayne to Chicago has quadrupled since the NS merger. This video shows 28 hours of action in May of 1998 around Hobart in northwest Indiana where NS's two main lines from Fort Wayne come together. Great changes are coming to this track after the Conrail split. 100 minutes.
Price: $34.95
Deshler, Ohio - Crossroads of CSX DVD
The small town of Deshler in Northwest Ohio is where the Philadelphia to Chicago and Detroit to Cincinnati main lines of CSX cross at grade. Once known as the Crossroads of the B&O, Deshler is even more important to CSX. 50 trains a day pour through Deshler with even more after the split of Conrail. This video shows 24 hours of action at Deshler in May of 1998 before the CR split. 3 Hours, 30 minutes. Two disk DVD, two tape VHS set.
Price: $44.95
Illinois Central 1998 DVD
This video gives a look at the trains and operations on the mid-section of the Illinois Central in May of 1998. First is nearly 24 hours of trains on the Edgewood Cutoff in Southern Illinois, then action around Fulton, KY, the physical heart of the old IC, and finally 24 hours of action south of Memphis, TN on the IC's busiest freight line - the Yazoo District. 90 minutes.
Price: $34.95
Conrail's Southern Tier Line DVD
Conrail's Southern Tier Line across New York is one of Conrail's most railfanned lines. From Portage to Starrucca, this video shows the scenery, semaphores, and trains of Conrail and its tenants - the St. Lawrence & Hudson, and Susquehanna in December of 1998, just before NS took control of the Southern Tier. This video also includes scenes around Binghamton, the railfan capital of the Southern Tier, and 24 hours of action west of Binghamton. 69 minutes.
Price: $30.95
