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In March of 2006 Guilford Rail System, the operator of what is left of the Boston and Maine and Maine Central lines in northern New England, changed its name to Pan Am Railways. This program shows the trains running during the summer of 2009 on Pan Am’s main line into northern New England. It shows what has become of the Maine Central and Boston and Maine railroads that were the bastions of railroading in northern New England and includes the route of Amtrak’s recently expanded Downeaster in New Hampshire and southern Maine. Many boxcars and nine locomotives have been repainted into two versions of Pan Am Railways blue paint scheme. Many of these boxcars and a couple of the locomotives are shown in this program along with Pan Am’s eclectic mix of older, un-rebuilt motive power that draws fans from far and wide. “Pan Am Railways in Northern New England 2009” is a two disk set and is one hour and fifty-four minutes in length. It sells for $34.95 plus $5.00 for S&H. Thie DVD has the option of being watched with or without narration.
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“Pan Am Southern’s Patriot Corridor” shows the trains and operations on the historic, former Boston and Main Fitchburg Route main line between Ayer, Massachusetts and Mechanicville, New York, known as Pan Am Southern’s Patriot Corridor in August of 2011. In March of 2009, the Surface Transportation Board approved the Pan Am Railways – Norfolk Southern joint venture to jointly own and operate the Pan Am track west of Ayer, Massachusetts under the name Pan Am Southern. The main line between Ayer and Mechanicville was given the nickname: ”Patriot Corridor”. Three years earlier, Guilford Rail System, the operator of what was then left of the Boston and Maine and Maine Central lines in New England, changed its name to Pan Am Railways. This program shows the trains running in August of 2011 on Pan Am Southern’s Patriot Corridor between Ayer and Mechanicville, New York, where a new intermodal and auto terminal serving Pan Am Southern and the former Delaware and Hudson, now Canadian Pacific, is under construction. This line includes the historic Hoosac Tunnel that gives Pan Am the easiest rail crossing of the Berkshire Mountain range in western Massachusetts. Close to half of Pan Am’s operable main line power has been repainted into Pan Am Railway’s deep blue paint scheme and Pan Am’s eclectic mix of older motive power still draws fans from far and wide. “Pan Am Southern’s Patriot Corridor” is 92 minutes in length. This DVD has the option of being watched with or without narration.
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“Pan Am Southern’s Patriot Corridor” shows the trains and operations on the historic, former Boston and Main Fitchburg Route main line between Ayer, Massachusetts and Mechanicville, New York, known as Pan Am Southern’s Patriot Corridor in August of 2011. In March of 2009, the Surface Transportation Board approved the Pan Am Railways – Norfolk Southern joint venture to jointly own and operate the Pan Am track west of Ayer, Massachusetts under the name Pan Am Southern. The main line between Ayer and Mechanicville was given the nickname: ”Patriot Corridor”. Three years earlier, Guilford Rail System, the operator of what was then left of the Boston and Maine and Maine Central lines in New England, changed its name to Pan Am Railways. This program shows the trains running in August of 2011 on Pan Am Southern’s Patriot Corridor between Ayer and Mechanicville, New York, where a new intermodal and auto terminal serving Pan Am Southern and the former Delaware and Hudson, now Canadian Pacific, is under construction. This line includes the historic Hoosac Tunnel that gives Pan Am the easiest rail crossing of the Berkshire Mountain range in western Massachusetts. Close to half of Pan Am’s operable main line power has been repainted into Pan Am Railway’s deep blue paint scheme and Pan Am’s eclectic mix of older motive power still draws fans from far and wide. “Pan Am Southern’s Patriot Corridor” is 92 minutes in length. This DVD has the option of being watched with or without narration.
$34.95
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In March, 2006 Guilford Rail System, the operator of what is left of the Boston and Maine and Maine Central lines in New England, changed its name to Pan Am Railways. This program shows the trains running in July of 2007 on Pan Am’s historic West End or the Fitchburg Route main line of the former Boston and Maine between East Deerfield and Mohawk Yard in Glenville, New York including a day and a half of continuous action. This line includes the historic Hoosac Tunnel that gives Pan Am the easiest crossing of the Berkshires. A number of boxcars and two locomotives have been repainted into Pan Am Railways blue and charcoal color scheme and several of those are shown on this program along with Pan Am’s eclectic mix of older, un-rebuilt motive power that draws fans from far and wide. “Pan AM’s West End” is seventy six minutes long and sells for $32.95 in DVD and $27.95 in VHS plus the usually $5 for S&H on either version. The DVD on this program has the option of being watched with or without narration.
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In March, 2006 Guilford Rail System, the operator of what is left of the Boston and Maine and Maine Central lines in New England, changed its name to Pan Am Railways. This program shows the trains running in July of 2007 on Pan Am’s historic West End or the Fitchburg Route main line of the former Boston and Maine between East Deerfield and Mohawk Yard in Glenville, New York including a day and a half of continuous action. This line includes the historic Hoosac Tunnel that gives Pan Am the easiest crossing of the Berkshires. A number of boxcars and two locomotives have been repainted into Pan Am Railways blue and charcoal color scheme and several of those are shown on this program along with Pan Am’s eclectic mix of older, un-rebuilt motive power that draws fans from far and wide. “Pan AM’s West End” is seventy six minutes long and sells for $32.95 in DVD and $27.95 in VHS plus the usually $5 for S&H on either version. The DVD on this program has the option of being watched with or without narration.
$32.95
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Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, fifty five miles west of Winnipeg in the Assiniboine and Red River Valleys, is one of the best places in Canada to see freight trains. All transcontinental traffic between eastern and western Canada on Canadian National and Canadian Pacific passes through Portage La Prairie. Both railroads have secondary main lines to Edmonton including CN’s aptly named Prairie North Line that diverge from the main lines on the west side of Portage. When grain or potash is moving, nearly 60 trains pass through Portage in 24 hours. And these are not just any trains. CN runs the heaviest manifest or mixed carload trains on the continent through Portage La Prairie and CP’s trains are quite fascinating also. The power on these trains can be anything on each railroad’s roster from the newest AC and DC units to venerable SD40-2s with many trains running with distributed power on both railroads. This program shows 24 hours of action on CP and then 24 more hours of action on CN in and around Portage La Prairie in October of 2008. “Portage La Prairie – Canadian Hot Spot” is two hours and fifty six minutes long and is a two DVD set. This DVD has menus and chapters and the option to be watched with or without narration.
$42.95
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Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, fifty five miles west of Winnipeg in the Assiniboine and Red River Valleys, is one of the best places in Canada to see freight trains. All transcontinental traffic between eastern and western Canada on Canadian National and Canadian Pacific passes through Portage La Prairie. Both railroads have secondary main lines to Edmonton including CN’s aptly named Prairie North Line that diverge from the main lines on the west side of Portage. When grain or potash is moving, nearly 60 trains pass through Portage in 24 hours. And these are not just any trains. CN runs the heaviest manifest or mixed carload trains on the continent through Portage La Prairie and CP’s trains are quite fascinating also. The power on these trains can be anything on each railroad’s roster from the newest AC and DC units to venerable SD40-2s with many trains running with distributed power on both railroads. This program shows 24 hours of action on CP and then 24 more hours of action on CN in and around Portage La Prairie in October of 2008. “Portage La Prairie – Canadian Hot Spot” is two hours and fifty six minutes long and is a two DVD set. This DVD has menus and chapters and the option to be watched with or without narration.
$42.95
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Over 80 BNSF and UP coal trains a day exit the south entrance to the Orin line that bisects the Powder River Basin in eastern Wyoming , making the south end of the Orin Line the second busiest freight line in this country. Almost all trains are pulled by the latest AC locommotives, many using distributed power. This videotape shows 24 hours of action in October 1999 on the busiest part of the Orin Line - the south end. Two DVD, two tape set. Three hours, 27 minutes.
$44.95
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Over 80 BNSF and UP coal trains a day exit the south entrance to the Orin line that bisects the Powder River Basin in eastern Wyoming , making the south end of the Orin Line the second busiest freight line in this country. Almost all trains are pulled by the latest AC locommotives, many using distributed power. This videotape shows 24 hours of action in October 1999 on the busiest part of the Orin Line - the south end. Two DVD, two tape set. Three hours, 27 minutes.
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In June of 1999 the face of railroading in the East changed overnight. It has now been over twenty years since CSX and Norfolk Southern split up Conrail and began operating their respective shares. And after Hunter Harrison’s arrival at CSX in early 2017 with his precision scheduled railroading or PSR, railroad operations on CSX have undergone the most significant change since the Conrail split. Trains have grown much longer, distributed power is now common on all of CSX’s main lines, seven of CSX’s twelve hump classification yards have had their humps closed, and the track has been removed in some of these yards. One can even see three mile long, two hundred and fifty car trains at many places throughout the CSX system. And, as we will see, the train count through here is down considerably since before Harrison’s arrival. (Second commentary after mid-train power is by) This program shows the changes in operations on CSX’s busiest main line - their Chicago Line – on the Garret Subdivision in northern Indiana in October of 2019. There have many changes since our last look at this busy line across northern Indiana in 2010. And Canadian Pacific still runs a pair of Montreal or Toronto to Chicago intermodal trains across northern Indiana on CSX’s Garrett Sub. PSR on CSX’s Chicago Line in Northern Indiana is 94 minutes in length. It can be watched with or without narration.
$34.95
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In June of 1999 the face of railroading in the East changed overnight. It has now been over twenty years since CSX and Norfolk Southern split up Conrail and began operating their respective shares. And after Hunter Harrison’s arrival at CSX in early 2017 with his precision scheduled railroading or PSR, railroad operations on CSX have undergone the most significant change since the Conrail split. Trains have grown much longer, distributed power is now common on all of CSX’s main lines, seven of CSX’s twelve hump classification yards have had their humps closed, and the track has been removed in some of these yards. One can even see three mile long, two hundred and fifty car trains at many places throughout the CSX system. And, as we will see, the train count through here is down considerably since before Harrison’s arrival. (Second commentary after mid-train power is by) This program shows the changes in operations on CSX’s busiest main line - their Chicago Line – on the Garret Subdivision in northern Indiana in October of 2019. There have many changes since our last look at this busy line across northern Indiana in 2010. And Canadian Pacific still runs a pair of Montreal or Toronto to Chicago intermodal trains across northern Indiana on CSX’s Garrett Sub. PSR on CSX’s Chicago Line in Northern Indiana is 94 minutes in length. It can be watched with or without narration.
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Several years ago Norfolk Southern began referring to its line to Chicago from northern New Jersey, Philadelphia and Baltimore as the Premier Corridor – the busiest line for freight traffic in the eastern half of the United States and the most important freight corridor on the entire NS system. And this includes their former New York Central Chicago Line from Cleveland to Chicago. This video shows the trains and operations on NS’s Chicago Line in northern Indiana, east of Elkhart, for over thirty-six hours in October of 2019. Norfolk Southern recently implemented their version of precision scheduled railroading called their Top-21 plan system-wide on their manifest trains. PSR on NS’s Premier Corridor has resulted in fewer but longer trains and the first regular use of distributed power in over thirty-five years on this line. In June of 1999 the face of railroading in the East changed overnight. It has now been over twenty years since CSX and Norfolk Southern split up Conrail and began operating their respective shares. NS has greatly increased their share of intermodal traffic between the East Coast and Chicago versus CSX. This program shows that growth and the effect of PSR on NS’s Premier Corridor since our last look at NS’s Chicago line east of Toledo in 2014. And, in addition to Amtrak’s Lake Shore Limited and Capitol Limited, Canadian Pacific’s trains between Chicago and Detroit also utilize this busy and at times congested line between Butler and Chicago. This DVD can be watched with or without narration. It is a two disk set and is 3 hours and 15 minutes in length.
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