This is the story of Canadian National branch lines that need cleared of snow and the big orange plow and early diesels CN has doing the job. In the winter of 1987 we ventured to Canada to capture some incredible railroad action. Stratford, Ontario is our base as we enjoy some plow runs on the…

Watch Santa Fe 4-8-4 number 3751 make a historic trip from Los Angeles to Chicago following the transcontinental mainline – some 2300 miles. The trip, made shortly after being restored in 1991, is still the longest this steamer has made! The trip to Chicago was an employee recognition special, and not a public excursion train….

Travel back in time with us to explore the Denver & Rio Grande Western narrow gauge operations between Alamosa, Chama, Durango and Silverton. These expertly shot 16mm films were accumulated by Clarence, Perry, and Jim Becker on several visits between 1957 and 1968. This is a nice mix of passenger and freight operations. The Beckers…

Reflections will surely be enjoyed by rail enthusiasts and anyone who likes interesting images! Every scene in this unique program features a train reflected in water or some other reflective surface. There are four main sections: Part One is the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic railroad where we see reflection scenes shot over an eight year…

Let’s take a trip to southwestern Ontario, to capture snow plow action on Canadian Pacific and Canadian National branch lines. This footage was shot in 1988, and most of these lines are now abandoned! We spent 10 days in the Stratford area and recorded 8 different plow extras. As power we see 5 different CN…

Enjoy two Nickel Plate Railroad steam engines in one show with 2-8-2 number 587 and 2-8-4 number 765.

This wonderful video find is from original 16mm film footage shot by Kent Cochrane, a noted WWII Navy combat photographer, who turned his attention to the New Haven after the war.

Take a unique trip over the Denver & Rio Grande Western from Alamosa, Colorado to Durango and Silverton, via Chama, New Mexico in the mid-1950s. Enjoy the 8mm movies of Warren Scholl from a 3-day trip in 1954, and another trip to Colorado in 1956. K-36 2-8-2 #487 handles the train the first day from…

Montana Combo is a great combination of two Montana railroad related subjects. First we see Burlington Northern’s Marias Pass, a 35 minute program shot in 1990 along this former Great Northern line, and then we have a 60 minute program “Montana Rails” which was shot in 2001 on the regional hauler Montana Rail Link (MRL)….