Canadian Steam 1959
Original price was: $29.95.$24.95Current price is: $24.95.By 1959, Canadian steam was being systematically replaced by diesels. The end was near.
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By 1959, Canadian steam was being systematically replaced by diesels. The end was near.
We journey to the CP in 1958 for a variety of CN and CP trains, all headed up by steam.
It’s 1957, and big steam still ruled CP and CN rails.
An inside look at this restoration, from the official videographer, with scenes and interviews no else could get! 2 DVDs.
CP’s Kicking Horse Pass was originally a brutal 4.5% grade, the Spiral Tunnels lowered it to 2%.
The Lima-built 2-8-4 looks good and sounds great as it blasts along on former Chesapeake & Ohio trackage.
Here is one of the busiest mainlines in the United States, the 500 miles of former Chicago and Northwestern line from Chicago west to Omaha and Fremont.
The Fraser and Thompson River Canyons in British Columbia.
See the railroad as the engineer does; ride in the cab of a new SD40-2 over Kicking Horse Pass.
See Southern 4501 throughout her career. Including rare film of 4501 working on the Kentucky & Tennessee RR in the early 1960’s.
In her red, orange, and black Daylight paint, SP 4449 makes a run to LA .
UP’s biggest power, the 4-8-8-4 “Big Boy”, and the 4-6-6-4 Challenger.
Last four CSX F-units, and in mainline class-1 freight service.
Rare Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range film from the late 1950s to the end of steam.
A variety of Southern Pacific steam power, from the 1930’s to mid-1950’s.
New York Central Steam power in NYC steam’s the final years and locations.
1968 was the final year of revenue steam operations on the DRG&W as trains operated over the narrow gauge from Alamosa to Farmington via Chama and Durango. Trains would arrive in Alamosa and loads were transferred to the narrow gauge cars for forwarding west. The oil and gas boom of the 1950’s prolonged the steam…
Coast to Coast on vintage passenger trains, via rare film.
Massive Duluth, Missabe, and Iron Range Yellowstone type 2-8-8-4 locomotives operating in 1958 and 1959.
In the early 1950’s steam was replaced rapidly by diesels. Here are some of the final days of NP steam.
Rare and wonderful color look at Canadian steam in Manitoba.
Classic railroading in Saskatchewan and Manitoba with action on both CN and CP.
2/3rds of the action is in the USA, 1/3 in Canada.
It was the twilight of steam! See a variety of CP and CN steam.
Must see for ALCO fans! Two shows featuring diesel action in Canada, one of the last ALCO mainline strongholds.
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