Trains
TRAIN DVDS
A Look Back at the Long Island Railroad This title features non-stop Long Island Railroad action, starting in the 1950s with steam and first generation diesel and electric powered trains, moving through the ‘60s and ‘70s with several steam excursions, and ending with a short film celebrating 160 years of continuous service. B&W and color, 1 hour.
#410129
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Reading Company 1975-1985 Black to Blue
A wonderful program featuring the Reading Company and its successors, you’ll see locations including Birdsboro, Kapperthal Junction, Reading Wyomissing Junction, and more, all between the years of 1975 and 1985. You’ll also visit Conrail in the former Reading Anthracite region, and enjoy scenes all along the Little Schuylkill Branch. 1 hour. #407221 $29.95
Skookum Lives
The Lazarus Locomotive in Action
This title follows the amazing steam locomotive called Skookum, aka the Lazarus locomotive. One of only six built, this 1909 locomotive was rejected, accepted, and left for dead in 1955, and revived in 2019. You’ll learn the about its history and restoration before embarking on four days of operations at the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad in March 2019. 1 hr. 20 min. #410130 $24.95
Year of the Big Boy
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Volume 1 – In 2019, the Union Pacific Railroad
“Big Boy” locomotive #4014 moved under steam for the first time in 60 years. This program follows #4014’s first trip, including climbing all the great grades between Cheyenne and Ogden. You’ll see the Big Boy in action, especially during the return trip. 1 hr. 44 min. #409051
Volume 2 – Returning to the rails in July, Union Pacific “Big Boy” #4014 began traveling east from the steam shop in Cheyenne to the upper Midwest. This tour was the first solo trip for #4014, and this program shows Big Boy working on several short grades, plus some rare mileage in Minnesota and Wisconsin. 1 hr. 38 min. #408170 Volume 3 – In late September, Union Pacific “Big Boy” #4014 began its third and final tour of 2019: “The Great Race Across the Southwest.” This program follows #4014 crossing the desert of the Southwestern United States. Watch the Big Boy work hard on several mountain grades. 1 hr. 47 min. #408171
Big Boy DVDs
Take a ride on the Big Boy #4014 as it tours around the U.S., commemorating the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad's completion.
In Search of Steam
Catch some mighty locomotives in action from around the nation. Filmed entirely in HD, these programs have minimal narration (with the option to turn it on or off ) and no distracting music. $19.95 each
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Volume 1: On the Mainline in 2017 – Traveling
along the beautiful Pacific North West, this video showcases four of the most iconic locomotives in the U.S., and features lots of high-speed running and great stack talk. 1 hr. 24 min. #405495
Volume 2: Best of 2018 – Traveling across the
country, this film captures five locomotives in action, including the Southern Railway in Tennessee, the Union Pacific in Wyoming, Nickel Plate Road in Illinois, Reading & Northern in Pennsylvania, and the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad in Ohio. 1 hr. 42 min. #409382
NEW! Volume 3: Best of 2019 – This volume
looks at seven steam locomotives in action in 2019, including Pere Marquette #1225 in Michigan, Skookum on the Oregon coast, UP Big Boys #844 and #4014 race to Ogden, and more. 1 hr. 45 min. #409461
Vintage Trains from Minnesota’s Arrowhead
This program takes you to Minnesota’s northeast “Arrowhead” region in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s to view thrilling mining and railroading action! You’ll see operations on the Northern Pacific, DM&IR, Duluth and Northeastern, Hanna Mining, Oliver Iron Mining, and others; a variety of steam, diesel and electric motive power; facilities and infrastructure; Lake Superior port operations; and more. 1 hr. 21 min. #RV5157 $29.95
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Part I: Back in Steam
Learn about Big Boy history, the seven surviving Big Boys, as well as how UP managed to reconstruct #4014. 1 hr. 50 min. #409559
Part II: On Tour – Take a 5,000-mile rail journey across the nation, see
the Big Boy #4014 pull a 23-car train, and visit high spots and unique travel routes. 1 hr. 35 min. #409560
Big Boy Tours the Midwest
Over the summer of 2019, the Union Pacific’s Big Boy, #4014, made history when it ran under its own power throughout the Midwest! Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Golden Spike ceremony, this wonderful program follows the exciting Big Boy as it travels through some of the most beautiful regions of the United States. Widescreen, 1 hr. 57 min. #407792 $29.95
Big Boys, Cab Forwards, Challengers & Daylights The Films of Hank Griffiths
This program presents footage of Union Pacific Big Boys and Challengers, Southern Pacific Cab Forwards and Daylights, Milwaukee Road electrics, Northern Pacific Challengers, the Rio Grande Zephyr, and much more. 1 hr. 25 min. #RV9537 $29.95
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