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We venture to Northern Arkansas to visit the operations of the Arkansas and Missouri railroad with its all-Alco fleet of motive power.
Take a journey to the beautiful Canadian Rockies and enjoy wildlife in a natural setting. The program is divided into sections with a different piece of music for each type of animal. You’ll enjoy a wide variety of animals including elk, moose, bighorn sheep, porcupine, waterfowl, eagles, bison, whitetail deer, mule deer, mountain goats, black…
Some of the most interesting railroad was the backwoods logging operations, and related short-lines that fed off wood products. This mostly 8mm and super 8mm footage is from mainly two different sources. There are several different operations shown as follows: Rayonier, Inc features 3 articulated engines including 2-6-2’s #14, 38, 120, plus 2-8-0 #70 Klickitat…
A great companion video to Steam to Silverton is this video where we spent time capturing some steam train scenes along the Durango and Silverton Railroad.
The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad sponsors various special trains during the operating season. The engineer and fireman school trains are a good example of these types of trains.
The Gunnison line over Marshall Pass and the Monarch Branch were a part of the Rio Grande’s Third Division, which began at Salida, Colorado. We see films from 6 different sources with 95% of it color. We begin in Gunnison and watch engines at the servicing area and see the roundhouse. Later we ride the…
Here is rare footage of Rio Grande Southern Operations on this storied railroad in the Colorado Rockies. There are films by several photographers, and it’s mostly color.
Cumbres and Toltec passenger trains in lovely September!
Here is a film record of Norfolk and Western transitioning from steam to diesel, as we see everything from steam runs, to diesels hauling dead steam engines, and visits to some of the last steam areas on the N&W. We’ll see a rare shot of the Jawn Henry steam turbine on a freight, a Class…
This video captures much of the first operations for this newly restored Nickel Plate 2-8-4 by the Ft. Wayne Historical Society in the 1970’s. The first run in 1979, then in 1980 and runs on the Toledo, Peoria, & Western Railroad with break-in freights and excursions.Travels toward Bellevue on a cold snowy day in 1979…
Here’s the first two years of operations for 611’s second tour of duty as a restored, operating engine.
We venture to western Canada in 1999 for a special steam run of Former Canadian National 4-8-2 number 6060. This engine operates on the Alberta Prairie Railroad, and on this trip made a special longer run to Coronation from Stettler, Alberta. 6060 pulls a passenger train of happy patrons who are riding behind Canada’s largest…
In 1992 Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 Challenger number 3985 made a big trip east from Wyoming to CSX country to participate in the traditional Christmas Santa Claus train on the Clinchfield Railroad line. “Challenger Goes East” highlights some of the eastern territory covered by Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 “Challenger” number 3985 as it heads for Clinchfield country….
It’s the spring of 1986 and Canada’s largest steam engine has just been rebuilt and is heading to Vancouver for Steam Expo. You are inside the cab with the crew and get to see the engineer and fireman and see tracks ahead. In addition there are trackside views and helicopter scenes west of Kamloops, B.C….
“Farewell to 2839” excursions ran in November of 1980 and we the action. This was the swan song for 2839’s mainline excursion tenure, and the engine would not disappoint. Part 2 of this two-parter includes the rare mileage “Independence Limited” operated by the Roanoke Chapter NRHS. This trip originated in Lexington, Kentucky, and traveled the…
We enjoy 2839 on a two day one-way excursion from Alexandria to Atlanta and thus begins a two-year stint of exciting action of a great locomotive playing out its final years and miles of service. In part 1 of “2839, A Royal Farewell” we see first weekend of operations from Alexandria to Atlanta over some…
Reading Railroad 4-8-4 2101 rebuilt to lead the Freedom Train in the eastern U.S. in 1975 and 1976.
A rare 26 mile steam cab ride in K-36 #489.
K-27 2-8-2 number 463 is the oldest regularly operated steam engine on the Cumbres & Toltec.
Southern Railway 2-8-0 #630 on NS excursions duty in NC, over the famous loops.
What can you say? Modern steam, in regular service, on coal trains in the dead of winter.
C&O 4-8-4 #614 came back to life in 1980 to power the Chessie Safety Express excursions.
The big Lima product has a full excursion season for the Chessie System, including the Mountain Division.
Running through the wide open, rolling terrain of Central Nebraska’s Sand Hills region is one of Burlington Northern Santa Fe’s busiest main lines.
You’re invited to come along and take a trip with us as we capture some great railroading action at random locations in half a dozen states throughout the Midwest.
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