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One of railroading’s most spectacular runs took place over the weekend of November 30, 1957 when Southern Pacific Cab Forward 4274 left Sacramento for its final journey across Donner Pass.
Santa Fe’s “final run” of steam power over Cajon Pass took place in 1955 when 3759 was brought out of storage for a special excursion dubbed “Farewell to Steam”.
The busiest freight mainline in North America is Union Pacific’s Kearney Subdivision in central Nebraska. The 110-mile portion from North Platte to Gibbon Junction can see an average of 100 trains a day.
The Twin Ports of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin form a major Great Lakes shipping terminal on the western shore of Lake Superior.
At Fullerton in Southern California, Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliners, Metrolink trains, BNSF freights and Locals glide past the platforms one after the other, sometimes with mere minutes between arrivals and departures.
Deep in the Piney Woods of East Texas, the hard working steam locomotives of the Texas State Railroad put on thrilling performances. With their stacks barking out steady cadences, the toiling engines carry their passenger trains uphill and down, across 25 miles of picturesque terrain.
The NYC hired cinematographer Fred Beach to produce a number of public relations and employee training films. Mr. Beach went trackside between 1941 and 1954 to record the many activities of this iconic railroad.
Since its inception Amtrak has focused much of its attention and dollars on the Northeast Corridor, making consistent improvements to service, roadbed, track and equipment.
American history is the story of the railroads. And all across the country, millions thrill to our heritage each year as they visit America’s excursion railroads and museums. 2 disc set.
The East Broad Top Railroad is the oldest narrow gauge line still in operation in the US and the last original narrow gauge railroad in existence east of the Mississippi River.
In the summer of 1953, time was running out for railroading on most of Rio Grande’s intense narrow gauge network in southwestern Colorado – but steam remained king.
Railroading “hot spots” are where railfans can see many trains in a short amount of time. Here are those places on the now-fallen-flag Conrail system.
With our camera mounted on the lead engine of a BNSF train, we’ll take to the rails to bring you a spectacular and unique perspective of railroading like no other – train meets.
Iron Horse America set out to document CSX railroading on the former Baltimore & Ohio crossing the Allegheny Mountains. The result was this 4-volume, 6 disc, collection filled with over eleven hours of dramatic coverage. This NEW Complete Set is a real budget saver at less than $10 per disc!
The West End has been called the toughest mountain railroad in the Eastern United States. This legendary route crosses the eastern Continental Divide from Cumberland, Maryland to Grafton, West Virginia. Two disc set.
This is rare color film from the 1950s that includes some rare steam: See big Santa Fe 2-10-4 on lease at that time to the Pennsy! You’ll also see B&O, NKP and NYC steam.
Visit the modern Norfolk Southern Railway on historic rails in North Carolina, including the former Southern Railway main between Washington and Atlanta.
The Eastern Tennessee & Western North Carolina was the last active narrow gauge railroad in the Blue Ridge. This DVD is the definitive “Tweetsie” visual experience.
Come on an exciting journey through the rugged mountains of northern Idaho and northwestern Montana! BNSF’s Kootenai River Subdivision is a busy section of the Northern Transcon running between Sandpoint Junction and Whitefish. High priority Z trains race between Chicago and the west coast. Stack trains, grain, coal, oil, and mixed merchandise trains run back…
Focusing on the beautiful stretch of the Seligman Subdivision through the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests, we see small Junipers and sagebrush give way to magnificent Ponderosa Pines.
In the months right after the merger with the Santa Fe, Hal Pantti explored two of Burlington Northern’s most important main lines, the ex-Northern Pacific from Eastern Montana into Minnesota, and the ex-Chicago, Burlington & Quincy from Galesburg, Illinois to Lincoln, Nebraska.
On former Southern Pacific’s Sunset Route, the Gila Subdivision covers over 255 miles of track between Yuma and Tucson, Arizona. Around 35 trains traverse this transcontinental main line every day. See it through 7idea’s “scenic” lens.
The steam locomotive is the Industrial Revolution’s “high-tech”. No one was unaffected. And our lives were changed forever. This is 24 hours on steam railroad, including a cab ride.
Imagine in one short year how a lonely cattle ranch in the high desert explodes into an old west-style Las Vegas? Saloons, …gambling, …supplies for the trail, …and fortunes won and lost on a draw of a card. That’s what happened to Williams, Arizona in 1881-’82. Cowboys, prospectors, loggers, ranchers, workers, and fortune-seekers suddenly ride in from all over the high desert and beyond to forge a town where the rules are being made up as they go along. That’s just the beginning of the Santa Fe Branch that became the Grand Canyon Railway,
Running nearly 200 miles between Colton, California and Yuma, Arizona, the Yuma Subdivision is a part of the former Southern Pacific’s Sunset Route.
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