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3985 To Idaho

Watch Union Pacific 2-6-6-4 #3985 on a trip over the Ogden Subdivision between Salt Lake City, Utah and McCammon, Idaho during the spring of 1991. This line follows the Wasatch Mountain range and our camera captures this huge articulated engine in a variety of locations and weather conditions . . . pounding out of the Bear River Canyon, flying out of a thunderstorm at Clearfield, Utah, rolling down the Bear River Valley, and some high-speed pacing near Weston, Idaho.
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Duration: 33 minutes Produced: 1991Price: $14.95

 

The Centennial Train

Follow Union Pacific 4-8-4 #844 on a spectacular journey from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Boise, Idaho in celebration of the statehood centennial of both states. This is the UP's main line to Portland, and you'll see the #844 steaming down Sherman Hill and through Laramie, Rawlins and Green River Wyoming. After climbing out of the Green River valley, this big 4-8-4 heads around the Wasatch Mountains to Pocatello, Idaho. At American Falls, the #844 crosses high above the Snake River on the American Falls Dam. The train meets up with the river again near Glenn's Ferry, then steams off across the high desert toward Nampa and Boise. This program also features lots of in-cab shots and some high speed pacing, as well as an interview with engineer Steve Lee and a cameo appearance of the #844 on the CBS Morning News. This action-packed video is a valuable addition to any railfan's video library.
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Duration: 52 minutes Produced: 1990Price: $19.95

 

The Old Reliable

Contemporary CSX diesel action on the old Louisville & Nashville main line between Louisville, Kentucky and Nashville, Tennessee. This program provides comprehensive coverage of the traffic and geography on this busy line during the transition from the Family Lines era to CSX. Includes a variety of paint schemes, some hard-working action on Muldraugh Hill and at Twin Tunnels, and traffic on the bridges over the Green, Barren and Cumberland Rivers.
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Duration: 50 minutes Produced: 1989Price: $19.95

 

A 611 Sampler

This exciting video shows Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 on a series of excursions during 1989. The program begins with an April excursion between Birmingham and Chattanooga over the ex-Southern Railway main line. Then we move north to Ohio for an April excursion over ex-N&W rails between Cincinnati and Portsmouth followed by the June doubleheader with NKP #587 on the Independence Limited through Indiana and Ohio. Finally, in a sampling of several fall excursions, we show the big 4-8-4 as she steams down the Norfolk Southern between Cincinnati and Chattanooga. This portion of the program includes the famous "Rat Hole" Division and an unforgettable shot of the "J" slipping on the climb up Erlanger Hill out of Cincinnati.
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Duration: 54 minutes Produced: 1989Price: $19.95

 

Midwest Steam

Follow ex-Nickel Plate Mikado No. 587 on her 1988 break-in run over the Pennsylvania Railroad's High Line between Indianapolis and Logansport, Indiana. Then head west and watch Frisco No. 1522 steaming from St. Louis to Moberly, Missouri on a 1989 excursion over the old Wabash line. This portion of the program includes shots of the Baldwin-built 4-8-2 crossing the Missouri River bridge at St. Charles, rolling through Mexico and Warrenton, and being turned on the turntable at Moberly.
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Duration: 45 minutes Produced: 1988/1989Price: $14.95

 

1218, Southern Style

Norfolk & Western's huge articulated steam locomotive No. 1218 thunders down the Southern Railway between Cincinnati, Ohio and Birmingham, Alabama. Dramatic lighting and loads of action make this one of our most popular videos!
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Duration: 38 minutes Produced: 1987Price: $14.95

 

Pacific Through The Cumberlands

Louisville & Nashville Pacific No. 152 steams across the Bluegrass State and through the Cumberland Mountains during an excursion between Louisville, Kentucky and Appalachia, Virginia in October, 1986.
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Duration: 36 minutes Produced: 1986Price: $12.95

 

Light Pacific

This program covers the fall, 1985 break-in run from Louisville to Lexington, Kentucky of the Kentucky Railway Museum's L & N Pacific #152. This program also provides a brief history of the 4-6-2 and its restoration along with lots of in-the-cab footage.
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Duration: 25 minutes Produced: 1985Price: $9.95

 

Six One One

Watch newly-rebuilt Norfolk & Western Class J #611 as she steams down the Southern Railway's main line between Danville, Kentucky and Birmingham, Alabama ... then travels along the Norfolk & Western's "Pea Vine" between Portsmouth and Cincinnati, Ohio. Ride the cab into Lookout Mountain tunnel! Experience close-up pacing! All this and more in this entertaining video!
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Duration: 32 minutes Produced: 1984Price: $14.95

 

Over, Under, Around & Through

Here's lots of diesel action in a program that covers the Clinchfield Railroad between Dante, Virginia and Marion, North Carolina. This spectacular rail line winds through the hills of Virginia and Tennessee, then climbs over the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. The program includes an F-unit cab ride through Nolichucky Gorge and down the Blue Ridge Loops near Spruce Pine, North Carolina.
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Duration: 34 minutes Produced: 1984Price: $14.95

 

Green and Gold

Watch Southern Railway FP-7's on a springtime run between Birmingham and Chattanooga, then pulling an excursion between Louisville, Kentucky and Huntingburg, Indiana.
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Duration: 30 minutesProduced: 1983Price: $9.95

 

Berkshire Through The Bluegrass

Follow ex-Nickel Plate 2-8-4 No.765 as this big steam locomotive travels over the Southern Railway's Western Division between Louisville and Danville, Kentucky…then down the "Rat Hole" into Tennessee. There's also a brief foray into southern Indiana.This program includes lots of in-cab footage with Bill Purdie at the throttle.
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Duration: 28 minutes Produced: 1982 Price: $9.95

 

 

 
 
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