Historic Rail Summer 2021 Catalog

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Trains

Train DVDs Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway

Join Jim Thorpe in the cab of the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway SD-50 diesel engine and get ready for an amazing ride! You’ll see high-rising cliffs, mountain scenery, and local wildlife that surrounds the beautiful forested route to Old Penn Haven. 1 hour. #408323 $29.95

Travel along with these mainline railroads as they import and export products as well as link industries, communities, and rural areas together from around the country.

29.95 each

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and branch lines of the Lehigh river Valley, including the Northampton and Bath, Ironton, Chesnut Ridge, and the important roles that they play. B&W and color, 59 minutes. #RV2522

Volume 2: Hudson River Valley 1975-1976 – In this volume, tour Penn

Central’s Catskill Mountain branch, Wallkill Valley branch, and Upper Harlem line, followed by the New York Susquehanna and Western and the ErieLackawanna Northern branch. 1 hr. 19 min. #406801

6-DVD Set!

Griffith, Indiana

Get a front seat to over 45 trains running daily through the Griffith area, keeping the region busy with great railroad action! Anything from EJE, CN, IC, GT, and even BLE can be seen, as well as run through power from all other railroads. 2 hrs. 20 mins. #407591 $24.95

D&RGW 315 – A Decade in Steam

This program features the the 64-mile long National Historic Landmark Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. Denver & Rio Grande Western 2-8-0 #315 returned to steam in August 2007, following a 7-year restoration. Ten years later, the DRHS honored the anniversary of that first steam-up with 3 days of travel on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. 1 hr. 52 min. #408169 $19.95

Along the Jersey Central

The Jersey Central is a coal hauling railroad that extends from Jersey City to Scranton, Pennsylvania, and now you can follow the journey of this rail$ road’s operations. 29.95 each

Volume 1 – From Jersey to Jim Thorpe, see steam and first generation diesels. 1 hour. #RV2523 Volume 2 – Travel west from the waterfront to the main line in Elizabethport. 1 hour. #402580 Volume 3 – Begin at Spring Street Tower in Elizabethport and head further west to Easton, Pennsylvania. 1 hr. 4 min. #402579 Volume 4 – In volume 4, enjoy a look at the steam and diesel operations from Bethlehem to Ashley between the 1940s and 60s, including operations of the Ashley Planes. Color and B&W. 42 mins. #407224 Volume 5 – Follow steam and diesel operations from Jersey City to Scranton, from the late 1940s to the 1960s, including operations of the High Bridge Branch. Color and B&W. 59 min. #409044

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Volumes 1, 2, & 3

Volume 1: Lehigh River Valley – Explore the short lines

5 Vintage Morrison Knudsen Railroad Construction Films

Digitally remastered for optimal sound and color, this thrilling 6-DVD set contains five original Morrison Knudsen films on railroad construction from the 1940s through ‘60s. The collection includes: Union Pacific Best of the West, Jungle Railroad, Southern Pacific Mariners in Hard Hats, Better Way for the Santa Fe and Railroading with the Rio Grande. Plus, bonus DVD – Those Great Railroad Commercials! 2 hrs. 50 min. #406289 $39.95

Short Lines & Branch Lines

Volume 3: Lehigh Valley to Wyoming Valley – Revisit the industrial lines in the Lehigh River Valley and then work your way West to the coal regions in the Wyoming Valley. 1 hr. 4 min. #406802

Snow Storm in the San Juans

Fighting the dropping temperature and the heavy snow, you can follow these railroads as they operate in harsh conditions. Filmed entirely in HD, these programs have minimal narration (with the option to turn it on or off ) and no distracting music.

Volume 1 – Take a look at winter operations on the

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. It is one of the only railroads that runs steam year round, and the D&S operates a shorter trip to Cascade Canyon in the winter. This film explores various locations and travels through heavy snow and frigid temperatures. 2 hrs. 23 min. #409383 $29.95

Volume 2 – The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad operated steam-powered Rotary OY for the first time in 23 years, during the winter of 2020, in order to clear the line from Chama, NM to the summit of 10,015-foot Cumbres Pass. This event was the first demonstration in a planned yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Cumbres & Toltec, and this film covers the 2-day rotary event. 1 hr. 26 min. #409384 $19.95

Rotaries DVDs

When the mountain is lost in a blizzard and your flanger crew is trapped in an avalanche, it's time to call in the big guns – the legendary Rotary Snow Plow! These programs give you a thrilling behindthe-scenes look at how Union Pacific called the rotary into use (for the first time this century!) to clear the rails of Donner Pass from Roseville to Truckee during the largest snow dump of the decade in 2011.

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Rotaries: Avalanche on the Mountain – You'll see impressive views of the

Rotary Snow Plows SPMW 209 & 211 pounding through the drifts and throwing snow hundreds of feet from the tracks. 1 hr. 3 min. #RV7486

Rotaries 2: Battle to Open Donner Pass – Part two of this exciting program follows the crew and the snow fighting force of Union Pacific as they use every weapon at their disposal to Purchase the Set – Save $10! battle over 52 feet of snow! Both Rotaries DVDs: #408343 $ 1 hour. #408342

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