This page also includes a listing of titles from Railway Productions

D 254    UNION PACIFIC SUPERPOWER [DVD-R]                                             60 min             $48.00
It's the dawn of a new era for the Union Pacific Railroad. With the merger of the Union Pacific and the Chicago & North Western and then the Southern pacific, including the Rio Grande, the Union Pacific has become a new Super Railroad.
The new railroad needs new Superpower and General Electric is happy to oblige with the powerful AC60CW, which generates an incredible 6000 horsepower. This new engine joins other super engines such as the 4,380 horsepower GE C44AC, the 4000 horsepower EMD SD70M and other powerful engines. The old 'Wing's nose herald has returned and is seen on many units. A variety of power hauls long heavy freights over the UP's busy Nebraska mainline, across the green countryside and picturesque tank towns with their towering grain elevators. This fast paced journey begins at Lodge Pole, NE and works eastward to North Platte and beyond.

D 255    A SALUTE TO THE WARBONNET [DVD-R]                                         120 min             $45.00
Highball Productions.
A tribute to the best loved paint scheme in America, the classic red & silver Santa Fe "Warbonnet", resurrected in 1989 and applied to freight locos for fast intermodal service. We take a look at this spectacular paint scheme in current service at many favourite railfan locations on Cajon and Tehachapi Passes and the Mojave and Seligman Subs. We include a brief history of the

D 256    HOT SPOTS 7 – DOLTON [DVD-R]                                                         90 min             $43.00
Highball Productions.
Dolton Junction is located about 23 miles south of Chicago's loop. The joint Union Pacific/CSX line crosses the Indiana Harbor Belt and CSX. To the west is the IHB's Blue Island yard with a bridge carrying the Illinois Central over the Belt. The Pennsy's former 'Panhandle' line is abandoned south of the junction and these days sees little traffic north of the junction, primarily the 'Bottle Train' carrying molten steel. The CSX line to Barr Yard is the former Baltimore & Ohio, Chicago Terminal. The UP and CSX south of the junction was formally the Chicago & Eastern Illinois. Our location is the southeast corner of the diamond. See two days of trains and get a look inside the tower. There are many paint schemes from the four major railroads, plus Canadian Pacific, SOO and the IHB. Colour ~ HiFi Sound ~ Narrated

D 257    MARIAS PASS [DVD-R]                                                                             60 min                 $48.00
Machines of Iron
One of the most spectacular portions of BNSF's transcontinental mainline is Marias Pass. The line climbs through the rugged Rocky Mountains amongst some of the most beautiful scenery in the United States. Machines of Iron travelled from Whitefish, Montana through the Aspen forests and along the banks of the Flathead River. The weather in Marias is unpredictable and we see it all in this video from bright sunshine to rain and snow. Trestles, tunnels, high ridges, and natural wonders make this video a must for anyone's collection. Colour ~ HiFi Sound ~ Narrated

D 258    MK5000'S OVER SOLDIER SUMMIT [DVD-R]                                         72 min             $43.00
Highball Productions
The six unique Morrison-Knudson Caterpillar-engined 5000hp MK 5000C's now spend their lives on the Utah railway, dragging heavy coal trains up the steep grades and through the twisting curves of the Price River Canyon on their way to conquering Soldier Summit. These big units look and sound different, so join us as we chase them up and down the canyons of Utah's famed route over Soldier Summit. See these unique engines in the dramatic scenery of Utah.

Colour ~ HiFi Sound ~ Narrated

D 259    OTTO PERRY'S FIRST GENERATION DIESELS [DVD-R]                 70 min             $48.00
Machines of Iron
The Rocky Mountain Railroad Club has once again opened their archives of the works of Otto Perry, noted rail photographer. Enjoy long gone passenger trains and freights pulled by classic diesel locomotives from Fairbanks-Morse, Electro-Motive Division, Alco, GE, Krauss-Maffei, and more including an Santa Fe-1, AB6, FTs, F3s, F7s, E6s, E8s, Centipedes, Eries, & PA-2s. Railroads throughout the United States are seen in this unique film footage including "Fallen Flag" and pre-merger roads: AT&SF, CO, CB&Q, CM&StP, RI, D&RGW, GN, NP, GM&O, IC, PRR, UP, SP, T&P, TP&W, WAB, and many more. Relive the great era of early diesels. Great nostalgia! Colour ~ HiFi Sound ~ Narrated

D 260    CISCO BRITISH COLUMBIA [DVD-R]                                                     59 min                 $43.00
Highball Productions
Cisco is the point in the Fraser River Canyon where CN & CP cross each other and the Fraser on big steel trestles. This highly scenic location sees plenty of trains from both carriers, CN in particular running some huge freights. Directional running is now the norm, with westbounds on CP and eastbounds on CN. Two days of trains! The perfect place to go railfanning. If you cannot make it in person, Highballs excellent production gives you a feeling of being there. Pull up your seat and get transported along with freight to this very special area. Colour ~ HiFi Sound ~ Narrated

D 261    CSX - CLINCHFIELD AUTUMN SPECTACULAR [DVD-R]                 62 min             $48.00
Green Frog
Go deep into the valleys of eastern Kentucky, western Virginia, and eastern Tennessee as Rich Scheid and the Green Frog cameras follows the Kingsport line of CSX--formerly the Clinchfield Railroad. Enjoy real mountain railroading as CSX trains, many of them behind GE and EMD alternating current locomotives, move relentlessly through the Blue Ridge Mountains of the three states. Helper service abounds! We start at Elkhorn City, the former northern terminus of the Clinchfield, and follow the line south through the fall colors past the Pool Point Trestle and through Clinchco, Fremont, Allen, Dante, St.Paul, Frisco, Kingsport and Johnson City to Erwin. Norfolk Southern also runs through the region, and we also see these thoroughbred trains in action.

D 262    EMD'S F40 [DVD-R]                                                                                     60 min             $43.00
Highball Productions
EMD's F40 is the engine that saved Amtrak, powering the nation's passenger trains for 25 years. Now about at the end of it's career with Amtrak, the F40 soldiers on in commuter service, and leased to other carriers like CSX and the Ski Train. See the F40 in action on Amtrak, CSX, CalTrain, ACE, MBTA, Metra, the Ski train, Pandrol Jackson, in freight service on the UP, on the Iron Road with a chopped nose, and as cab control cars.  Colour ~ Hifi sound ~ Narrated

D 263    WINTER ON MARIAS PASS [DVD-R]                                                     105 min             $43.00
Highball Productions
Continuing our very popular winter theme, we visited Marias Pass in January, 2002. Heavy snow and 70 m.p.h. winds marked our visit, and BNSF celebrated by dumping a westbound intermodal off the bridge at East Glacier on the Saturday night. We taped some of the cleanup work on Sunday morning, and caught the first train to pass the wreck. Lots of dash 9's in both Heritage schemes, and a number of warbonnets, plus SD40-2's, including some still wearing Cascade Green. Taped between Blackfoot and West Glacier, all the favorite locations including Two Medicine Bridge, Spotted Robe, Bison, False Summit, Marias, Java, and Essex, and the weather goes from sunshine to heavy snow.  Colour ~ Hifi sound ~ Narrated

D 265    TUCSON, ARIZONA [DVD-R]                                                                     60 min             $43.00
Highball Productions
We spent two days at the famous over/under at Davidson Canyon, in November, 2000, when the wings were new, and in May, 2002 when they were abundant! We also caught several of the new flag paint scheme, and a number of the new flair 70M's. A special treat was a scruffy SP tunnel motor leading.  Colour ~ Hifi sound ~ Narrated

D 266    POWDER RIVER - THE ORIN LINE [DVD-R]                                         120 min             $45.00
Highball Productions
Staggering, continuous coal train action on BNSF's Orin line in the Powder River coal basin. UP shares the line, and there is a continuous parade of trains. Lots of meets, a couple of side by sides, and 8 (yes, eight) trains in one shot, and even a broken knuckle. Some nice storm light and some glorious sunset shots, this is one amazingly busy place. BNSF mainly run SD70 Macs but also some older power is seen. They have recently released some C44-9s for coal service. UP power is mainly AC44 and SD90/43MAC, but whatever the power there are some seriously heavy trains. * colour * hifi sound * narrated

D 267    THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR [DVD-R]                                                 90 min             $43.00
Highball Productions
We start at Perryville, Maryland which is the end of the line for MARC. AEM7s and HHP-8 locos are seen pulling conventional cars. Also seen are P40 and P42 diesels on long distance trains. Norfolk Southern has trackage rights and unusually we see a mixed train pulled by NS power during daylight hours. At Elizabeth NJ, see NJ Transit trains plus F40s ALP 44 electrics also Amtrak’s AEM7. Also seen - Acela express and NJ Transit with a variety of unique diesel power at Hoboken NJ. Colour ~ Hifi sound ~ Narrated

D 268    CRAWFORD HILL [DVD-R]                                                                          120 min          $45.00
Highball  Productions
Join us for a return visit to BNSF's Nebraska helper district, where heavy coal trains struggle up the 1.55% grade over Pine Ridge and through Crawford Hill's famous twin horseshoe curves. Lots of sound and fury as sets of SD70MAC's assault the grade aided by sets of SD60M helpers. You'll also see older power on manifests and intermodals, including former Santa Fe "Warbonnets" and Cascade Green SD40-2's. Awesome action and heavy duty railroading through deep cuts, around horseshoe curves and up steep grades!  colour / hifi sound / narrated

D 269    TRIPLE TRACK [DVD-R]                                                                             120 min             $45.00
Highball Productions
Our most requested sequel! Taped between O'Fallons and Gibbon Junction on Union Pacific's Overland Route, this is the busiest piece of freight railroad in North America, averaging over 125 trains a day. Coal trains, grain trains, drag freights, autoracks and speeding intermodals all pound the rails for continuous heavy duty action, with loads of meets, lots of new "wings" and some run through power. Taped from dawn to sunset over several days in August 2002, this is big time railroading at it's best. colour / hifi sound / narrated

D 270    U.P.: TRACKS OF THE OLD MISSOURI PACIFIC - Vol. 2 [DVD-R]     60 min          $48.00
Green Frog
We visit the St. Louis Missouri area and across the Mississippi River in the East St. Louis area with Green Frog's professional railroad photographer Rich Scheid. We'll see places like Kirkwood, St. Louis Union Station, the Downtown area of St. Louis, as well as some locations on the BNSF such as Webster Grove, Old Orchard, and Downtown St. Louis. On the east side of the Mississippi we'll visit locations like Lenox Tower in Griffith Illinois, and visit locations of other railroads like the Illinois Central in Belleville IL., Swancea, and Norfolk Southern in Belleville. Lots of passenger trains as well as freight trains.

D 271    BNSF - THE COLUMBIA RIVER ROUTE [DVD-R]                           90 min                 $50.00
Green Frog
Spokane to Portland – The spectacular beauty of the Columbia River with its ever-changing scenery can be scene through Green Frog's professional railroad photographer Rich Scheid. We will start out in Spokane Washington and work our way west through Washington's golden rolling hills of wheat, visiting towns like Sprague, Ritzville, Lind, and Pasco, BNSF's division headquarters, with yard and shops. Then we'll cross the Columbia River at Pasco to its north side and follow the great river with its diverse scenery. We will visit towns like Wishram with its yard nestled at the bottom of the gorge and work our way west through some of the most spectacular scenery in this country. At Dalleport we will see the Locks, Dam, Falls and trains with beautiful Mount Hood in the background. Next we'll follow the spectacular shoreline of the Columbia River Gorge through tunnels, past shear rock walls and from many vantage points. Then on through Bingen, Hood, Cook, Home Valley, Stevens, and Vancouver, Washington with its depot, yard, and bridge over the Columbia River. Then we'll cross the Columbia River into Portland, Oregon to the beautiful Portland Union Station.

D 272    LUXURY TRAINS [DVD-R]                                                                 116 min                 $50.00
THE CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR / SUPER CHIEF [ DOUBLE FEATURE ]
RICHARD LUCKIN
Silver Thread Through The West! - The California Zephyr.
Here is the complete story about America's favourite train. Travel aboard the California Zephyr and view America at eye level. This was the grand hotel on wheels, a veritable silver lady. A travel mode that provided scenery, comfort and high class service. Enjoy a meal in the dining car, discover what it was like to ride in a Vista-Dome, hear from a Zephyrette. Learn how difficult it was to decide to terminate the California Zephyr.
Super Chief
The complete story about America's premier train. From Chicago to Los Angeles, there was no other way to travel but with speed, style and service. We climb aboard the Super Chief, the showcase train of the Santa Fe Railway setting the highest standards for all western passenger trains. "The Super Chief was the supreme American Passenger Train run by one of America's great railroads which will go down in history as a great monument to our rail industry."

D 274    WILLIAMS, ARIZONA [DVD-R]                                                         90 min                 $45.00
Highball Productions
Join us at Williams Junction, which is situated thirty miles west of Flagstaff, Arizona. Williams Junction is the point at which the Phoenix Line branches off from BNSF's transcontinental mainline from Chicago to California. Whilst we were there this busy junction attracted power from CSX, NS, CN, WC, SOO, SP, UP and KCS as well as a variety of BN/BNSF/SF paint schemes giving a rainbow of colour. See this heavy freight line working with great views, angles and shots to bring you current day railroading in this attractive part of Arizona.

D 275    CHICAGOLAND – TOWER VIEWS [DVD-R]                                     60 min                 $48.00
Machines of Iron
Chicagoland Tower Views takes a look at thirteen locations in Chicago and Northern Indiana. Machines of Iron visited these spots in 1999 and 2000. Some of the towers have since closed. We'll see Corwith Tower, Brighton Park Crossing, Root Street Tower, Ash Street Crossing, Gresham Tower, Vermont Street Tower and station (Blue Island), Blue Island Junction, State Line Tower, Hohman Avenue Tower, Grasselli Tower, and Hick Tower. There are plenty of trains to see from CSX, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, Soo, Conrail, Norfolk Southern, Indiana Harbor Belt, Union Pacific, Amtrak, Metra, and many more.  Get the view from a tower as trains showing a kaleidoscope of liveries pass. See the complexity of lines that Chicago dispatchers have to master. For the modeller a variety of freight, (not just double stack containers) trackside furniture and debris is seen. An interesting insight into towers and traffic.

D 277    FLAGS, FLARES & WINGS [DVD-R]                                                   120 min                 $45.00
Highball Productions
UP's newest power working hard across the Southwest in New Mexico, Arizona and California. Scenic highlights include Steins Mountain, the Dragoon Mountain, the Maricopa Mountains, the Salton Sea and San Timeteo Canyon on Beaumont Hill. See SD70M's, with the "Building America" flag paint scheme. See and hear them flying across the desert and lugging up grades. As usual Highball gives all the technical detail and operational information up front and then lets the trains do the talking.

D 278    TRINCHERA PASS [DVD-R]                                                                 120 min             $50.00
Highball Productions
Trinchera Pass is on BNSF's Twin Peaks sub, and runs between Trinidad, Colorado and Texline, Texas, crossing New Mexico. The line is due to start directional running in July, so we paid a visit before it happens. The line mostly hosts coal trains, with a few manifests for variety. The tracks climb and curve along the side of the mountains before heading along the plateau to Texas. A scenic piece of railroad, even a train in an afternoon thunderstorm, with lots of lightning! More coal but in an area that has previously been ignored by video producers.

D 279    RIO GRANDE ZEPHYR [DVD-R]                                                         60 min                 $48.00
Machines of Iron
This fast-paced program features the Rio Grande Zephyr gliding along its entire 565 mile spectacular route. Shot between 1971 and 1983 in all seasons and weather conditions, this vintage footage was taken from the Zephyr as it wound its way through 28 tunnels climbing out of Denver along the Front Range to the 64 mile-long Moffat Tunnel. In addition to documenting all the famous mountain, canyon and desert locations such as the renowned Glenwood Canyon and Soldiers Summit, the photographers captured the Zephyr in some of the more remote locations along the Dotsero Cutoff and Gore Canyon. There are exciting pacing sequences featuring the classic F9s, rare on-train footage of the full-service diner, and the climax features the last westbound and eastbound runs.

D 280    BNSF - LAND OF ENCHANTMENT [DVD-R]                                     58 min                 $48.00
WB Productions
New Mexico...the land of Enchantment and a tour along the BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE's busy, scenic Gallup Subdivision would not be complete without a close look at the wide open spaces of western New Mexico. Previously, we've seen the rugged grandeur of New Mexico's Abo Canyon with its magnificent bridges and now, we push further west along the BNSF's New Mexico Main. The vast arid high plains and towering red cliffs form a breathtaking backdrop for the BNSF's new distinctive orange and green Heritage paint scheme reminiscent of the fabled GREAT NORTHERN. Also you'll see BURLINGTON NORTHERN's familiar green and white units, SANTA FE's blue and yellow units and of course, the nostalgic red and silver Warbonnets. So settle back and enjoy this action-packed story of a modern railroad as it passes through spectacular scenery on the Laguna and Acoma Indian reservations in the heart of the old West. Photographed in 1999 and 2000.

D 281    NORFOLK SOUTHERN BEYOND HORSESHOE [DVD-R]             120 min                 $45.00
Highball Productions
NS on the former Pennsy between Altoona and Conpit Junction. Triple track heavy duty railroading, and a helper district, with sets of SD40-2's doing the honours. There is lots of Conrail blue still around, including an SD80MAC, and former LMS units. There are a number of SD70M's on the property, all with the new style nose, some in primer and some in black, and some in the rapidly disappearing "racoon" or "bandit" scheme. A number of meets, including 2 three train meets. Loads of action. Apart from seeing all the heavy rail action, Peter explains the history of Horseshoe curve, a national, historical monument - How a shelf was hacked from the mountain with pick and shovel to hold the track with a maximum of 2% grade. The height difference between the two ends of the curve is 122 feet and in this program you can learn a lot more about this engineering feat.

D 282    FOSTORIA ~ IRON TRIANGLE [DVD-R]                                                 120 min                 $45.00
Highball Productions

Fostoria, Ohio is the point that CSX's North-South former C&O main line crosses the East-West former B&O main line at grade, with Norfolk Southern crossing both on the former Nickle Plate. The area formed by these 3 diamonds is known locally as the iron triangle. Up to 160 trains a day pound the diamonds. Big time action with lots of leased power, former Conrail units, BNSF & UP power as well as CSX and NS units in new paint as well as old.

Colour ~ HiFi Sound ~ Narration

D 283    PENNSYLVANIA & WESTERN MARYLAND FALL SPECTACULAR   [DVD-R]          84 min                 $50.00
Green Frog

We visit Pennsylvania & Western Maryland in the fall and are treated to some spectacular railroading. Breathtaking scenery is enlived with a rich variety of motive power struggling with heavy freight trains in awe inspiring settings such as Sand Patch, Cumberland, Fall Cut Tunnel, Confluence and Harpers Ferry.  See Amtrak, freights with helper service, yard action - including hump yards, track crews keeping the railroading running as well as Ohio River crossing.  Whether you are looking for inspiration for modelling or just railfanning from your armchair this program is for you.

D 284    WINTER ON THE MOFFAT ROUTE [DVD-R]                                        120 min                 $45.00
Highball Productions

We start out look at the Moffat Route at Leyden, west of Denver, with a BNSF trackage rights train dropping down the grade, then a coal train followed by the ski train just after dawn.  Next we see the ski train and Amtrak on the Big Ten curve, then it's on to Blue Mountain crossing, where the tracks go through a horseshoe curve and climb up to Tunnel 1.  Distributed power can be seen over the top of the head end units as trains drop down the hill.  Next is Plainview, with the ski train meeting BNSF, Amtrak with flame at the stacks at Crescent, a couple of meets at Cliff, a coal train by the frozen Boulder Creek, the ski train in the snow at Tolland and an eastbound exiting the Moffat Tunnel.  Moving to the west end of the tunnel, we find ourselves in heavy snow with a westbound, the ski train and an eastbound BNSF.  More heavy snow at Fraser, with Amtrak, the ski train and an eastbound, then we see the ski train for the last time at Tabernash after turning on the Y.  Then it's on to Granby and Hot Sulphur Springs, then we see several trains in splendid Byers Canyon.  A coal train at dawn and -27 at Kremling, then we see a train negotiating fabulous Gore Canyon from Inspiration Point.  We follow the canyon to Bond, where we travel up the Craig Branch, which is the original Moffat Route, seeing a couple of trains on Crater Loops.  More trains at Toponas Summit, Finger Rock and Phippsbugh round our look at the Moffat Route.  2 hours of heavy coal trains and roaring power in splendid scenery.  Colour / Narration

D 285     CN NORTH AMERICA ~ VOL. 3 [DVD-R]                                              90 min                 $50.00
Green Frog

Through Green Frog's professional railroad photographer Rich Scheid, we'll visit the Holly and Lakeshore Subdivision's on the old Grand Trunk Western Railroad. We pick up where we left off on Volume 2 at Pontiac Michigan. We'll head down to the scenic Bloomfield Hills area, including Royal Oak and Detroit visiting locations like Milwaukee Junction, and the Michigan Central Depot at Delray Junction. Then we'll ride in the engineer's seat for a delivery of a train load of coal at one of the Detroit Edison's coal burning power plants. Next we'll continue down the Lakeshore Subdivision through Ecorse, Wyondote, Trenton's FN Tower and Junction. Then we'll head to Flat Rock yard at Rockwood, and we'll continue our trip to Monroe, LaSalle, Luna Peir and the end of the line at Toledo, Ohio's Lang yard.  Colour / Narration

D 286    BUFFALO & PITTSBURGH [DVD-R]                                                        75 min                 $43.00
Highball Productions

The B&P runs between its namesake cities using orange SD45s for power. Hauling coal and manifest traffic through the scenic hills and valleys of Pennsylvania and New York, these ex SP monsters put on a great show. Taped in July, 1998, mostly between Salamanca and Punxsutawney, with a side trip to the Allegheny RR between Warren and Erie, with a 3 unit GP38/40 lashup.

D 287    THE BIG SANDY (Sub) [DVD-R]                                                                  85 min                 $50.00
Green Frog

Visit CSX's Eastern Kentucky coal country.  Travel up the branches to the coal mines and see coal being loaded. Our trip also takes us along the main line between Paintsville, Kentucky and Elkhorn City at the Virginia border.  Then visit the coal yards of Martin and Shelby, Kentucky.  Next we'll climb into the cab and ride aboard a set of pushers behind a coal train from Shelby over the Pine Mountains into Virginia.  Then we'll ride the head end back through Elkhorn City and on to Shelby.  This title has big horsepower, cab rides and spectacular scenery and tunnels.

D 288    GONE FOREVER MONTREAL's ALCOS [DVD-R]                                  70 min                 $43.00
Highball Productions

Many things are gone from the Montreal rail scene. The big (and small) Alco's and MLW's, Via F's, FPA4's and LRC's, commuter F's, flags, open auto racks, cabooses and hooping up orders. This is a much requested redo of our very first program, Montreal's Alco's, completely re-edited with some never before seen footage. Taped around the Montreal area in 1988 and 1989, these are never to be repeated scenes of big Alco's, every train, even intermodals, with a caboose, and most flying flags.  The image quality is not as good as today's broadcast digital, but you can't go out and see this stuff!

D 289    CURTIS HILL [DVD-R]                                                                                  90 min                 $45.00
Highball Productions

Not a typical place to spend your vacation but a great place to go railfanning.  There are great views on the East and West slopes of Curtis Hill showing mainly double, triple and four locomotive headed trains with mixed manifests or intermodals climbing the grade to Curtis summit.  The shrill cry of the rock swallows (which nest in the red clay cliffs) and the sound of the trains themselves is the only sounds to disturb the tranquil green countryside.  But the trains just keep coming, up to 60 a day use the hill, often in fleets.  Although the East slope was made doubletrack and its curves eased the west slope is only now being upgraded to doubletrack.  So Curtis Hill, Oklahoma, is still a bottleneck on the BNSF's former Santa Fe transcontinental main line between Chicago and Los Angeles, but not for much longer. Colour ~ Narration ~ Sound

D 290    SANDY HILLS SUB [DVD-R]                                                                        90 min                 $45.00
Highball Productions

Nebraska in March 2004 had a special look about it.  Snow still covered the wide planes and the long heavy trains marched across the bleak landscape under leaden skies.  Lots of coal trains, some led by brand new AC44's, plus manifests and intermodals.  Also plenty of SD70MAC's in both paint schemes.  Join us as we travel to BNSF country east of Alliance, Nebraska and watch hard heavy railroading through the sand dunes topped with crisp snow.  Colour ~ Narration ~ Sound

D 293    THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL [DVD-R]                                                       140 min                 $63.00
Green Frog

Disc 1:  Covers the Illinois Central during the steam era.  IC had some of the heavies 4-8-2 mountain types in the US and we see them showing their paces on Passenger and Freight service.  Also seen in abundance are 4-8-4s and 2-8-2 Mikado type locomotives, which were mainly used on revenue service.  An abundance of hardworking locomotives seen at many locations - a real insight into the IC.  Some first generation diesels also seen.
Disc 2:  See action in the 1980and early 90s.  Not only do we see Illinois Central and Illinois Central Gulf livery but BN, NS, Santa Fe, UP etc.  A variety of power and consists on this busy line makes this program a joy to watch as it covers nearly 40 years of the Illinois Central.  Colour ~ Narration ~ Sound

D 294    TRACKS OF THE BEAVER - CP thru the Rockies & Selkirks [DVD-R]   85 min           $51.00
Highball Productions

Join award winning videographer Peter Crook for the trip of a lifetime along the Tracks of the Beaver, Canadian Pacific’s main line through the stunning scenery of Canada’s Rocky and Selkirk Mountains. You’ll see the scenery, the wildlife - bear, elk, mountain goats, mountain sheep, bald eagles and osprey. You’ll take side trips to Moraine Lake and Lake Louise, the Takakkaw Falls, Johnston Canyon and Mount Revelstoke. You’ll ride in the cab in the western hemisphere’s longest tunnel through Mount Macdonald, and you’ll see the trains in the spectacular scenery of CP’s landmark publicity locations, Morant’s Curve, Ottertail Curve and Stoney Creek bridge. There are spotting tips for the different types of trains, and an explanation of the locomotives you might see. This is a program for the entire family, one you will want to watch over and over!  Colour ~ Narration ~ Sound

D 295    RAILS TO THE KENAI - An Alaskan Rail Adventure [DVD-R]             85 min                 $51.00
Highball Productions
Join award winning videographer Peter Crook on an exiting journey alongside the Turnagain Arm of the Cook Inlet and across the Kenai Peninsula on board the Alaska Railroad’s Coastal Explorer between Anchorage and Seward. On the way you will see the magnificent scenery as well as the trains, the wildlife - moose, dall sheep, bald eagles, and the longest road (and rail) tunnel in North America. At Seward, you will take a boat ride to see the Kenai Fjords National park, and it’s glaciers and wildlife. You will take an airplane ride to see brown bear fishing for salmon, and an up close and personal look at the Exit Glacier. Full musical accompaniment and narration to tell you the history of the railroad and the area. This is a program for the entire family, one you will want to watch over and over!  Colour / Narration / Sound

D 296    TRACKS OF THE OLD B&O / OHIO STEAM SPECIAL [DVD-R]                   87 min        $57.00
Green Frog

From the professional digital camera of Rich Scheid; we start at the Kentucky-Ohio border and follow the old C&O North-South mainline (now CSX) up through Columbus, Ohio. We then head east of Columbus on the Ohio Central to the east side of the state following their steam specials back to Columbus, Ohio. We then head north from Columbus up the old C&O mainline to just south of Fostoria, Ohio on the current day CSX.  We follow the steam specials of number 6325 the big ex-Grand Trunk Western steam locomotive. 6325 is a Northern type U-3B 4-8-4 which was totally rebuilt at the Ohio Central engine shops at Morgan Run, Ohio.  Locations include: Sciotoville, Columbus, Dennison, west of Uhrichsville, near Port Washington, Morgan Run, Coshocton, near Conesville, near Adams Mills, Trinway, near Dresden, near Frazeyburg, near Hanover, Newark, Outville, Marion, Upper Sandusky, Carey, and Alveda, Ohio.

Colour ~ Narration ~ Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound

D 297    TENNESSEE PASS ~ FROM START TO FINISH [DVD-R]                               90 min        $52.00
Charles Smiley

This was the highest main line in the US with 3% grades and 40,000 HP trains.  See plenty of manifests, coal, taconite and other trains.  Colourful pool power, helpers and great train pacing plus all the heavy, colourful action in a beautiful mountain setting.  See power-heavy 100 car coal trains with 9 ACs battling the high altitude and steep grades like you'll never see again.  THIS HISTORICAL ROYAL GORGE ROUTE WAS ABANDONED IN SEPTEMBER OF 1997.  This movie was there to capture the last months of operation.  Coal, Manifest and merchandise trains all run by the two cameras on a journey from Pueblo to Dotsero, Colorado where the line joins with the Moffat Route.  We also show early the history of regional narrow and standard gauge development and explain the DRGW operating strategies right to the end of operation.  A surprise includes a solid segment on surviving DRGW power on the Southern Pacific system into the late 90's.  Included are GP-30, SD-50s, SD45s, and sets of DRGW SD45T-2's pulling on steep grades.  The Tennessee Pass line is closed for now but you can relive all the action in this critically acclaimed beautifully filmed documentary.

THIS IS 220 MILES OF RAILROADING FROM PUEBLO TO DOTSERO, CO.          Colour ~ Narration ~ Sound

D 298    THE SHASTA ROUTE ~ TRACKS OF THE OLD SOUTHERN PACIFIC    [DVD-R]        90 min        $59.00
Green Frog

Through Rich Scheids Professional digital camera Green Frog will take you on another spectacular trip in the Pacific Northwest past the snow capped peaks of the Pacific Rim of Fire Vulcano’s.  We start this journey in Klamoth Falls, Oregon and head south into California along the base of beautiful snow capped Mt. Shasta and then through towns at its base like Weed, Shasta City, McCloud, Dunsmuir, then through the beautiful Trinity Alps area crossing creeks, streams, and the Sacramento River.  The rails follow the white water river down to Lake Shasta.  Then over the Salt Creek Trestle and then down to Redding, California where we will watch trains traverse the West’s largest trestle which spans the Sacramento River Valley.       Colour / Narration / Sound

D 299    IN SEARCH OF THE WISCONSIN CENTRAL [DVD-R]                     120 min                 $51.00
Highball Productions
We set off in October, 2004, to look for what’s left of the Wisconsin Central after the Canadian National takeover, and this is what we found.  CN seems intent on obliterating the WC & IC, but we found a few units still in WC paint, albeit a bit shabby.  We followed the line from Rugby Junction to Fond du Lac, spending some time on the now double tracked Byron Hill, up to Winnebago and across to Stevens Point and on to Junction City.  Colour / Narration / Sound

D 300    SP - WHEN THE EMPIRE WAS INTACT [DVD]                                   103 min                $59.00
Charles Smiley

Film from 10 contributors, with 4 of them being railroad employees. The list looks like the 'who's-who' of rail art and history.  We cover the Siskiyou Subdivision when Southern Pacific was king of lumber transportation.  The subsidiary NWP line features SD9's in the prime of their career with helpers and train meets.  All the other great locations include Shasta, Donner, Fresno Line, Stockton, S.F. Bay Area, San Jose, Roseville and Sacramento.

D 302     BNSF GALLOPING THROUGH GALLUP [DVD-R]                               105 min           $51.00

Highball Productions

BNSF's Gallup Sub of the Arizona Division runs 269 miles, from Winslow, Arizona to Belen, New Mexico. This is the ‘Transcon’, a very busy section of railroad indeed!  It's now completely different, with lots of Dash 9's in Heritage 2 paint and some new ES44DCs.  There is still some older power to be seen, warbonnets and even some UP diversion trains.  Lots of intermodals, and lots of different paint schemes, another colourful railroad for sure, and a busy one!

D 303     NORFOLK SOUTHERN – Vol. 1: Atlanta to Chattanooga [DVD-R]      60 min             $52.00

Green Frog

We explore the single-track line well hidden in the forested mountains of Nth. Georgia.  Starting in Atlanta’s Inman Yard, home to NS’s biggest intermodel terminal from here trains are dispatched to the Northeast, the Carolinas, Florida, New Orleans, Birmingham, and Chattanooga.  See auto racks, double stacks, piggybacks, and Roadrailers race across this hill-and-dale mainline.  Watch long manifests and heavy coal trains from Appalachia and Wyoming behind Dash 9-40CW’s and SD70’s slog up the long Braswell Mountain grade, often using mid-train helpers.  Run-through power from UP, Conrail, Kansas City Southern, and SP are frequent sights.  Our tour ends at Debutts Yard, site of a major engine shop.

D 304     NORFOLK SOUTHERN – Vol. 2: The Kentucky Division [DVD-R]      60 min             $52.00

Green Frog

Follow Green Frog’s cameras as they track down the NS on our second action filled Norfolk Southern video. Volume 2 covers the action between Debutts Yard in Chattanooga to the crew change point at Oakdale.  In between you will follow spectacular action, including train meets as well as the diversity of locomotive power so akin to the Norfolk Southern.  See train action on steep grades, sharp curves and in heavily wooded scenery.

D 305     NORFOLK SOUTHERN – Vol. 3: Deeper Into The Rathole! [DVD-R]   55 min            $52.00

Green Frog

The fast-paced action continues as we go deeper into NS’s throbbing Rathole line from Oakdale, Tennessee, to Somerset, Kentucky.  Watch trains highball over the busy track, through spectacular deep cuts, some now being widened for doubletracking. Most tunnels have been daylighted or bypassed, but trains still roll through Tunnels 22 & 24 & across the long high bridge between them at Nemo, Tennessee.  Included are a few minutes of train action on the connecting Kentucky & Tennessee Railway, an old time short line, and the affiliated Big South Fork Scenic Railway at Stearns, Kentucky. Enjoy vintage steam scenes on the K&T!  Take a cab ride in the Big South Fork train, pulled by an Alco S-1 equipped with a steam Whistle!

D 306     NORFOLK SOUTHERN – Vol. 4 [DVD-R]                                               60 min             $52.00

Part 1 - Tracks of the Old Norfolk & Western - The Pocahontas Division
Green Frog

Visit the coal mountains of West Virginia, starting in Blue Field, West Virginia, and working north through Mayberry, Switch Back, Elkhorn, Kyle, Northfork, Keystone, Kimball, Superior, Welch, and Roderfield.  This trip takes us through the many moods of the fall season and through the small coal towns of West Virginia.  Coal is the thriving commodity of the area, and the livelihood of its residents.  Just as in days past of the Norfolk & Western, the Norfolk Southern continues to battle the steep grades of the West Virginia mountains.

D 307     NORFOLK SOUTHERN – Vol. 5 [DVD-R]                                               50 min             $52.00

Part 2 - Tracks of the Old Norfolk & Western - The Pocahontas Division
Green Frog

In Part 2 of our series on the Pocahontas Division we continue our visit through the coal mountains of West Virginia.  Green Frog captures the action at Roderfield and then continues northwest through Laeger.  We see a coal mine located between Matewan and Williamson, flood loading a coal train.  Then we continue on to Williamson where we visit the yard facility and car shops, and see cars being turned on the turntable.  Next we continue our trek northwest through Chattaroy, Borderland, Nolan, Naugatuck, Kermit, Glen Hayes, Prichard and finally over the Ohio River at Kenova.  The Autumn colours and fast paced action accentuate this exciting program!

D 308     OHIO CENTRAL [DVD-R]                                                                       90 min           $47.00

Highball Productions

Where else can you find a GP30/ox-yoke GP10 lash-up ambling through bucolic countryside?  Or chase top and tailed coal trains with SD40-2's, squeaky clean in their attractive maroon, grey and yellow paint?  Ohio Central has to be one of the most attractive regionals around, with a wild variety of power.  We spent some time chasing the OC in May, 2005, Zanesville, Columbus, Newark, Coshocton, coal trains and locals in the Ohio countryside.

D 309     HOTSPOTS - WILLARD [DVD-R]                                                            105 min           $47.00

Highball Productions

Originally called Chicago Junction, it was renamed in 1917 after the B&O president Dan Willard.  Willard, Ohio is a busy CSX yard on the former B&O mainline across Ohio and a crew change point.  CSX anticipating increase traffic after the Conrail split-up spent $50 million expanding Willard and building a third bypass track. We bring you lots of colour and action, including UP, BNSF, CN, Wheeling & Lake Erie and loads of lease units.  If you didn't know where you were you'd be hard pressed to figure out just who's railroad this was, tons of action!

D 310     FEATHER RIVER CANYON [DVD-R]                                               85 min             $57.00

'Tracks of the old Western Pacific'
Green Frog

Follow Green Frog’s professional photographer Rich Scheid as we see some of the best footage ever captured on the Feather River Canyon.....between Portola and Oroville in Northern California on the tracks of the old Western Pacific.  We take a short visit to the Portola Railroad Museum and then head west through Clio and visit the spectacular trestle, seeing trains high above and from many different viewing angles, including above the tracks, on the longest trestle on the Feather River Route.  We then head west to the famous Williams Loop and then to the world famous Keddie Wye trestle, where will see all the great camera angles.  Next we head through the canyon seeing some of the best footage ever shot in the canyon.  Nowhere in the country do you have the railroad right next to a white water river of this magnitude, with trains clinging to the granite ledges with the turbulent rapids of the Feather River below.  We follow the trains to the west end of the canyon where we see lots of UP trains with wings and American flags on their sides, as well as BNSF trains off of the BNSF highline...

D 311     WINTER RAILS OVER DONNER [DVD-R]                                               60 min             $52.00

'Night of the Flanger'
BA Productions

‘Winter Rails Over Donner - Night of the Flanger’ is the first of three epic railroad stories documenting the history of snow service operations over Donner Pass.  ‘Night of the Flanger’ tells of nature’s bitter legacy of snow on the mountain each winter season and the railroad’s annual effort to keep a green light burning on the mainline.  Ride in the cab with the crew during Flanger operations at night under severe winter storm conditions.  Hear the engineer and conductor explain details of the operation.  Find out what it’s really like to ride inside the Flanger ‘Box’.  Witness white-out conditions through the diesel cab’s rotating windows, forcing our Flanger crew to pause their night operations to dig out switches in the light of their diesel ditch lights. Experience the spectacular camera views of the flanging operations as snow is shot careening over banks and bridges with breathtaking scenery in its path.

D 312     THE FLANGER CAB RIDE [DVD-R]                                               120 min             $57.00

BA Productions

The Sierra Nevada is hit hard by fierce winter storms dumping up to 35 feet of snow each winter season.  Storms on the summit can be ferocious and can take even the most experienced and prepared travellers by surprise.  One of the most daunting tasks for the railroad is keeping the tracks clear of snow and ice.  Dispatched at any time, day or night, Flangers are called to duty when storms produce a depth of snow six inches or more above the rail.  Flanger operations require skilled and experienced operators who know this mountainous territory well.  Operations work around the clock until the storm subsides.  See first hand, unprecedented footage, as we climb aboard the lead unit of a flanger train in operation, and make a trip from Truckee to Emigrant Gap and back.

D 315     RAILS AROUND MOUNT SHASTA [DVD-R]                                      90 min           $51.00

Highball Productions

Union Pacific, with lots of BNSF diversion traffic north through the Sacramento River Canyon from Redding, California towards Klamath Falls, plus the Central Oregon & Pacific at Black Butte and the McCloud River steam engine.  Big train action in spectacular scenery.

D 317    HIGHBALL OVER CAJON - 2                                                                    120 min        $43.00

Highball Productions

‘Highball over Cajon 1’ was very well received, the only complaint being it wasn’t long enough!  Here, to address that complaint is two hours of Cajon, Part 2!  Taped in Spring 2001 and Fall 2005, there’s lots of variety including older units from 2001, a couple of units in the new BNSF Railway paint, and an SD70ACe, not to mention several brand new SD90MAC’s (pre wings).  Blue Cut, Sullivans Curve, Mormon Rocks, Alray, The Hill, Silverwood, Summit and Frost.  Loads of action, including a number of meets, and a 3 train meet on the hill, lots of different paint!

Also available: ‘Highball over Cajon - 1’, Order Code D 166

D 318     WINTER RAILS OVER DONNER [DVD-R]                                               60 min             $52.00

'Day of the Spreader'
BA Productions

Witness unprecidented bonechilling footage of whiteout conditions as the Spreader blazes over the Sierra shoving large amounts of snow from the rails clearing the way for freight traffic.

The Union Pacific's Conner Summit line crosses the Sierra Nevada at over seven thousand feet.  Keeping this ‘All Season Pass’ open is vital to the railroad and California's economy.  When the snow gets too high for the Flangers to remove snow from the rails, the second line of defence is called into action.  The Spreader is deployed to remove large amounts of snow from the mainline and shove it off banks and bridges clearing the path for new snow to fall.  With the nose blade down, the wings extended and a little speed, the Spreader will move a mountain of snow.  Harsh winters, temperatures well below freezing, snow falling forty eight inches in a single day and up to sixty five feet a year, have long been an obstacle to keeping trains rolling over the Sierra.  Learn some of the amazing history of Norden, Southern Pacific's former snow removal headquarters.  See how employees lived under the snow all Winter long using covered connecting hallways to get from place to place.

D 319    CN NORTH AMERICA - Vol. 4 [DVD-R]                                                      90 min            $57.00

Green Frog

Through the camera lens of professional photographer Rich Scheid, we follow the CN’s North American operations from Niagara Falls, New York, across the International bridge and border to Niagara Falls, Canada, then up to Toronto.  Next we cross the province of Ontario, Canada to Windsor, Ontario, where we climb aboard a freight train for a cab ride under the international border to Detroit, Michigan through the Detroit River tunnels.  This DVD has fantastic shots of the Niagara rapids with the spectacular bridge high above the churning white water of the Niagara River Gorge, as well as downtown Toronto and its world famous CN Tower, where we see Passenger Trains, Commuters, Street Cars and CN’s largest yard (Macmillan Yard.).  Next visit many beautiful Depots on CN’s North American operations which cross the rich rolling farmland of southern Ontario Canada.  See all types of trains, with a large assortment of power.

D 320    EAST TO GREEN RIVER [DVD-R]                                                                90 min            $49.00

Highball Productions

We start at Peterson on the Overland Route heading east on Union Pacific's transcontinental main line between Weber Canyon, Utah and Green River, Wyoming.  The mountains of Utah are dusted with snow and the snow is with us as we start into Wyoming where more snow gently falls in the bleak landscape.  The SD70ACe's are out and about, we catch a Western Pacific unit leading.  UP has painted some of the locos in a Western Pacific heritage scheme commemorating their merger in 1982.  Lots of C44-ACTE's are also evident on a variety of trains.  Enjoy the bright winter conditions with some light snow and heavy UP action.  Highball starts this programme by explaining some of the differences between the locos.

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D 322    A History of Railroad Dome Cars [DVD-R]                                  28 min            $34.00

RK Publishing

This program chronicles the history of these glamorous railroad sight seeing cars.  Archival film footage shows many famous trains that operated dome cars - They include the ‘Empire Builder’, ‘Super Chief’, ‘North Coast Limited’, ‘Daylight’, ‘Capitol Limited’, ‘Denver Zephyr’, ‘City of Los Angeles’, ‘Canadian’ - and perhaps the most famous of all, the ‘California Zephyr’.  Rounding out the documentary are interviews plus spectacular images of present-day dome cars on a variety of dinner and cruise trains - including the newest ‘Bi-Level’ domes used in Alaska and Canada.

D 323    Tennessee Pass - Volume 1 [DVD-R]                                                        48 min            $44.00

Machines of Iron

Tennessee Pass is the highest railroad mainline in the continental U.S. Volume 1 of this series examines the westbound route of this vanishing line from Pueblo to Minturn, Colorado.  Trackside shots and cab rides catch the spectacular scenery and the hardworking ACs all along the line.  Don’t miss these ACs in action through Royal Gorge, Tennessee Pass, and down the 3% grades on the western side, with the sound of dynamics whining.  Filmed 1998

D 324    Tennessee Pass - Volume 2 [DVD-R]                                                        70 min            $48.00

Machines of Iron

Continuing our series on Tennessee Pass, Volume 2 captures train activity during all four breathtaking seasons on this mainline.  See why helpers are necessary to assist trains up the gruelling 3% grade on the western side, and we take a look at some of the foreign power used on this SP line.  Visit the Minturn terminal, and ride in the cab from Minturn to the Pass. Incredible machines and spectacular scenery on a disappearing line.  Filmed 1999

D 325    Tennessee Pass - Volume 3 (DVD-R)                                                        84 min            $50.00

Machines of Iron

In late May and early June of 1997 Machines of Iron made one more trip to Tennessee Pass to see the some of the final days under Union Pacific control.  Follow the line from Dotsero east through the Eagle River Valley passed Wolcott, Avon, Minturn, Belden, Redcliff, Pando, Mitchell to the Tennessee Pass on grades up to 3.3%. From Tennessee Pass, head down grade along the Arkansas River through Malta, Kobe, Princeton, Buena Vista, Salida Canyon, Texas Creek, Parkdale to the Royal Gorge and finally to Pueblo.  While we were in Minturn road foreman Roy Isabell spoke to us about the Union Pacific take over and impending closing. This is mountain railroading at its best - steep grades, helpers, and beautiful mountain scenery.

D 326    ALONG THE NEW RIVER [DVD-R]                                                            90 min            $45.00

Highball Productions

CSX coal trains on the New River Sub, deep in West Virginia. We start our visit at Hinton, then follow the tracks through Prince, with it’s Art Deco depot, over the mountain to Thurmond, and along the gorge to Montgomery.  See the trains far below from the overlooks, and up close and personal from trackside.  We visit the big bridges at Cunard and Hawks Nest, and catch the Gauley shifter with it’s caboose.  UP makes an appearance, together with Amtrak’s Cardinal, a number of lease units and brand new SD70ACe’s. R.J. Corman now operates the Loup Creek branch from Thurmond, and we catch bright red geeps in the highly scenic valley.  Features Narration On/Off.

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D 327    THE WAY WEST ODYSSEY [DVD-R]                                                        120 min (2 Disc Set)        $52.00

Green Frog

 Travel back to the 1990s

DISC 1 - From Illinois to California Green Frog brings you the most marvellous freight action ever assembled in to one video.  Fast paced, beautiful photography of today's most modern freight service across the U.S.  See action on Santa Fe, Burlington Northern, Soo Line, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and Utah Railway.  View Pig Trains in the midwest, helper action in the mountains, and classic scenes at Soldier Summit, Winterpark, Moffat Tunnel, and Feather River Canyon.
DISC 2 - Travel through some of the Plains of the midwest, and then into the Colorado Rockies where you witness fast paced action on Colorado's Joint Line (where the Rio Grande - now Southern Pacific - the Burlington Northern, and the Santa Fe share trackage rights.
Then on up the Midwest Tunnel route into Utah - Witness exciting freight action on this line, and see how mid-train helpers are placed in the middle of those long freights, follow action through scenic locations such as Helper, Castle Rock, and Soldier Summit.  Then into Nevada and the Sierras for more mountain railroad action. Filmed in the 1990s

D 329    ARCTIC POWER    [DVD-R]                                                                                65 min            $48.00

Chandos Television

The Ontario Northland Railway serves the expanding mining, timber and pulp & paper industries of north Ontario.  It also provides a vital link to the Inuits and Cree people who inhabit the isolated communities around St James Bay.  In 1999 the ONR took delivery of 6 SD75i locomotives, their first new locomotive order in 25 years.  The SD75i locos have 6 powered axles and produce 109,150 lbs of tractive effort.  The ‘i’ means isolated cab.  Get inside the spacious cab and check out the bells and whistles of these top of the line 3rd generation GM locomotives.  Be at the diesel shops as these units arrive for re-fueling and inspection and are turned around for a 3:45am departure.  See the northern sunrise as we travel up the picturesque Temagami Subdivision after one of the coldest nights of the year.  Learn how the snow and cold affect the operations and see the train lineside as it travels through this picturesque part of Ontario.  This is a fascinating insight into the Ontario Northland Railway.

D 330 TRACKS OF THE OLD SANTA FE ~ VOL 3 - SEE  D 27a / 27b

D 331    PENN CENTRAL 3 [DVD-R]                                                                                  75 min            $52.00

Green Frog

 HERITAGE SERIES FROM THE CAMERA OF EMERY GULASH

Things were a little different on the Penn Central during every one of the eight years of its brief existence. By mid 1971, nearly all the locomotives of the predecessor Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads had been repainted into sombre dark Brunswick green. The railroad was mired deeper and deeper in bankruptcy, as a new national rail passenger carrier, Amtrak, was starting to emerge from the dark shadows of the PC’s paint scheme following its launching on May 1st, 1971.
Emery Gulash had his movie cameras trained on the rail action. He starts with a series of scenes in America’s Railroad Capital, Chicago, as Amtrak and Penn Central trains burnish the rails in and out of Union Station. The old Michigan Central depot at Detroit serves as an anchor for Emery, as he returns again and again from his travels to photograph trains at the formidable structure.  Amtrak demonstrates its United Aircraft Turbotrain at Niles and Kalamazoo. Toledo comes in for its share of pulsating train operations, as do Ypsilanti, Dearborn, Jackson, Chelsea, New Buffalo, Ann Arbor, Westland, and Delphi Mills, Michigan. Our very full program winds up with scenes of two special passenger trains operated in November 1972 by the Chessie System for General Motors executives, bound for a business conference in West Virginia.  Colour / Narration

D 332        MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN LINE    [DVD-R]                                                    90 min           $47.00

Highball Productions

Canadian Pacific’s main line from Saint Paul to Chicago through Minnesota along the Mississippi River runs through some of the Midwest’s finest scenery.  In addition to a variety of CP trains, the River Sub hosts Amtrak’s Empire Builder, BNSF coal trains and the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern has trackage rights. Soo Line power still heads some trains on this former Soo main line.  Exciting action, with a wide variety of power and paint schemes!  Colour / Narration

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D 333    THE LAST LOGGING ROAD    [DVD-R]                                                                85 min            $50.00

Chandos Television

One of the last log haulers in the world, Vancouver Island`s CANFOR Railway.  This DVD will take you to the edge of the world.  In the Northwestern rain forests of Vancouver Island, Canadian Forest Products Inc. brings the world's best lumber products to the market, by rail.  PLUS, this documentary features rare, all steam, colour film footage shot in the 1950s.  In the misty, ancient pine rain forests of Canada's Vancouver Island, see man and machine battle to bring the world's best lumber to the market.  Meet the people and see what it takes to keep a rugged, heavy hauling mountain railroad in top condition.  Climb on board for the trip from high in the mountains to the sea level port of Beaver Cove for transhipment to markets around the world.  Colour / Narration

D 334    RAILWAYS OF THE OTTAWA VALLEY    [DVD-R]                                            86 min            $50.00

 Chandos Television

A tale of two railways, and the history of rail operations in Canada's Ottawa Valley.

The story of how the railways of the Ottawa Valley developed over the past 140 years. Ride with the crews of today's trains working through the valley on the Ottawa Valley Rail Link and the Ottawa Central Railway and learn the history of the railways in this part of Canada. Its conception and building are discussed and we learn that originally it was built to 5ft 6in gauge and was converted to the standard 4ft 81/2 inch gauge by 300 men in a single day! To help efficiency during the war, block signalling was introduced but not completed until 1947. As we continue to watch the working day on the current line, we learn of mergers and how the railway is run today e.g. we see units being isolated, whilst running, for fuel efficiency - they are reconnected when extra power is needed for grades etc.  This is a fascinating insight into the working of the line and the winter snow gives an added zest leaving us with a real feeling for, and understanding of, railroading in this part of Canada. Much more than just a runby program.

D 335    IRON HIGHWAY    [DVD-R]                                                                                     61 min            $48.00

Chandos Television

‘Iron Highway’ is Canadian Pacific's premium service intermodal train.  This service is a lifeline for several major Canadian retailer's wishing to avoid the often congested Ontario Hwy 401.  Twice daily, an eastbound ‘Iron Highway’ leaves Lambton Yard in Toronto, ON destined for St. Luc Yard in Montreal, QC, where the westbound train is loaded for its return journey along the 580km run.  Led by two SD40-2's, the ‘Iron Highway’ roars through the heat of the Ontario countryside on its 7½ hour mission to deliver its vital T.O.F.C. cargo to its customers on time.  This program shows a typical day.  We get to see the loading of freight, the make up of the train, the freight manifest being prepared and the despatchers control of the train throughout its journey.

D 336    CENTRALIA, Illinois    [DVD-R]                                                                                120 min        $43.00

Highball Productions

3 main lines meet in Centralia, splitting the downtown area.  Canadian National's former Illinois Central, BNSF's former Burlington and NS's former Southern. Several days of action with a wide variety of paint schemes, coal trains, rack trains, manifests and intermodal together with Amtrak.  Take a lineside view of this very busy and interesting area with lots to see.  Minimal narration

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D 338    TRACKS OF THE POLAR BEAR    [DVD-R]                                                            60 min        $48.00

Chandos Television

Chronicles a typical day in the life of the Ontario Northland Railroad.  The O.N.R. is ‘The Development Railroad’ which has served the mining and pulp & paper communities of Northeastern Ontario for almost 100 years  This isolated area depends on the railroad for its way of life.  We begin just north of the town of Cochrane as the mixed train begins its journey north to Moosonee.  We go behind the scenes to dispatch, and ride in the cab of an SD-40-2 delivering vital cargo to isolated communities at the edge of the arctic circle.  We ride the renowned ‘Polar Bear Express’, through the heavily wooded area, with tourists from around the world.  The journey ends, far beyond where roads can take you at the James Bay community of Moosonee.  See the ‘Northlander’, and freight trains as they cut a path through the rugged Canadian Shield.

D 339    SCARLET and GREY MEMORIES    [DVD-R]                                                            100 min        $50.00

Charles Smiley

Join us for a look back at the SP in the 1990s and in earlier views of the 1970s.  See Coastline action along SoCal shores with mainline and local freight trains.  Visit White Hills, Lompoc and Santa Paula branch lines and follow the venerable Saugus Local and see its efficient crew keep schedules for freight customers on Metrolink’s busy Saugus Line.  We bring nostalgic SP action in the Tehachapi’s with lumber, oil-can, coal-drags and general freight.  Remember the days when 5 front and 5 back were the ‘norm’.  See the SP power that has been taken away by the 1996 UP-SP merger that has erased so much of the past.  More action and views from the San Fernando Valley, Cajon Pass and Beaumont Hill.  These are the missing views that define the SP to every fan that misses the railroad that built California into the giant economy that remains today.  The vintage film scenes include sugar beet trains, lumber drags and early GE U-25, and U-33 power that has long since vanished from the SP.  The Bakersfield Yard scenes are compared from 1993 and way back in 1971.  See old ALCO and EMD power in SP’s finest days when units were clean and without graffiti.

D 341    NORTHERN CENTURY [DVD-R]                                                                            60 min          $48.00

Chandos Television

Canada was just 34 years old when trains began rolling through the Temiskaming region of Ontario.  Ride aboard today`s ‘Northlander’ and ‘Little Bear’ and learn the century-old history behind these famous trains.  This DVD takes you on board current day operations and tells you about the history of the line in yesteryear as you travel today.

Hear about the railway`s famous Northerns and their assignment to the railway`s daytime express trains.  In the 1970`s the ONR bucked the North American trend and introduced a new competitive passenger service using former Trans European Express equipment.

D 342    177 CAB RIDE [DVD-R]                                                                          4½ HOURS (2 Disc Set)        $45.00

Highball Productions

Canadian Pacific’s train 177, is a priority intermodal running between Calgary and Vancouver.  We rode GE AC44 #9602 on177 from Field to Revelstoke through the spectacular Rocky and Selkirk mountains, including the longest tunnel in the western hemisphere, the Mount Macdonald tunnel.  ‘Picture in picture’ shows different views of the train, the passing scenery and the crew at work.

D 345    Santa Fe Vintage West [DVD-R]                                                    94 min                                    $50.00              

Charles Smiley

We bring back the Santa Fe with great action in many Southern California locations.  This parade of power over the decades is a tribute to one of the most popular western railroads of all time.  The scenes are taken from old movie film shot by many railfans.  The material from the early 90s was shot on video before the end of the Santa Fe as an independent company.  The paint schemes shown are all the phases from the early black with white stripes and beautiful passenger F-units with freight bluebonnet power and the later yellow bonnets.

*1950s-94   *Tehachapi   *Cajon Pass   *Needles Sub   *Stockton   *Eastbay

The segment of the 90s shows a revival of the red & silver ‘Warbonnet’ theme that the Santa Fe used to

reclaim all the public recognition that their service deserved.  Many of the scenes were selected from our retired footage on Cajon, Tehachapi and the Needles Subdivision.  They represent a composite of the very best pre-merger Santa Fe scenes shot with multiple cameras.  It's really amazing that the Santa Fe has been gone for over a decade now. We hope this title will renew your interest in her.

D 346    Hot Spots Rochelle [DVD-R]                                                            100 min                                $43.00

Highball Productions

Heavy UP & BNSF at this busy double track diamond. Both new power, GEVO & SD70ACe's and older power on transfers, including ex C&NW power. SD70ACe's Katy & MoPac make an appearance.

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D 347W    MOJAVE MAGIC 2 [DVD-R]                                                                                        180 min (2 DVD set)        $45.00

Highball Productions

California's Mojave Desert is a magical place of rugged mountains, wide open valleys and sweeping vistas. BNSF's former Santa Fe main line from Chicago to Los Angeles crosses this incredible landscape, and we'll see everything from high priority Z trains, intermodals and manifests to grain trains with multiple helper engines, running at speed across the desert, and on their knee's fighting the grades.  Superb winter sunshine and lots of trains in magnificent scenery make this a program you won't want to miss!  Narration on/off feature.