Houston, A Decade of Difference, 2 DVD Set
Original price was: $29.95.$9.95Current price is: $9.95.Split into two shows on two discs, Pentrex takes you on a fascinating journey of railroading operations in Houston and its surrounding areas.
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Split into two shows on two discs, Pentrex takes you on a fascinating journey of railroading operations in Houston and its surrounding areas.

Mergers have been a part of railroading even before the driving of the golden spike in 1869. In recent years, several railroads have started to recognize the importance of paying respect to their past with special Heritage Units.

From Chicago to New York’s Camelback Country featuring the New York, Ontario & Western.

Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Norfolk Southern’s Steam Excursions.

The haunting sounds of steam locomotives echoed once again through the Deep South when the National Railway Historical Society held its 1994 National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.

1987 had great railroad action. There is plenty of steam along with selected highlights of both East and West Coast railroading.

Pentrex traveled over various railroads to capture some of the special events of 1986.

This is a special collection of railroading activities that took place during 1984.

Over 20 operating steam locomotives traveled to Vancouver, British Columbia to participate in the largest gathering of steam in recent time. Locomotives from England, Canada, and the United States were there for the Grand Parade of Steam!

Here are six rare Union Pacific publicity and safety training films that have never been presented to the general public.

This collection of rare training and PR films was produced by the Southern Pacific in the 1950s and is presented together for the first time!

See zebra-striped switch engines and GP9s; and blue & yellow F-units, GP9s, U-Boats, GP35s, SD45s, and F45s in this fantastic collection of Santa Fe training and promotional films from the 1950s and 1970s.

Have you ever passed a track gang and wondered what all those machines actually do? Here’s your answer and more.

In April 2009, Union Pacific sent its goodwill ambassador, steam locomotive 844, on a 32-day excursion to help celebrate several Western railroading events.

Travel back to the 1950s to visit both the West Side Lumber Company in 1951 and the Pickering Lumber Company in 1953.

During the 1950s, steam ruled the Union Pacific fleet. From the smaller 0-6-0s to the giant Big Boys, these workhorses were the backbone of an empire. Here are three features that highlight Union Pacific steam.

Known as the Surf Line or Surfline, this is one of the most scenic stretches of railroad track in the entire country. It is about as far west as you can get – hugging the Pacific coastline between Los Angeles and San Diego

Southern Pacific steam abounds in this collection of rare color films from the 1930s to the 1950s.

Henry Hank Griffiths Jr. was one of the most prominent railroad cinematographers of the steam era. Traveling throughout the northwest, he captured images of steam at work in locations other photographers seldom visited.

Cajon Pass is one of the world’s great railroading landmarks. From 1991 to 1993 – we see Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, Union Pacific, and Amtrak trains at your favorite Cajon hotspots. Two programs on one DVD.

For the Union Pacific Railroad in the early 1990s, railroading in the Blues – the 200-mile segment of UP’s Oregon Division Mainline – meant staggering grades, extreme weather, and 3 daunting summits.

Southern Pacific’s last Imperial Valley sugar beet train pulled into the station at Guadalupe, California in 1993 – the nearby sugar mill would shut down after nearly 100 years of operation. Catch the last run of the famous sugar beet train.

Santa Fe’s mighty steam locomotive 3751 returned to the rails in 1992, this time to race from Los Angeles to Chicago and back.

Union Pacific’s 8500-series Gas Turbine Electric Locomotives earned the nicknames ‘super Fleet” as they were the largest, most powerful locomotives ever employed by the railroad.

Here is the story of a truly momentous undertaking involving a truly historic steam locomotive. After 10 years and thousands of hours of concerted effort, 3751 was returned to the rails in elegant splendor.
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