CSX Mountain Sub Up Over Around & Through!

SKU: DVD-PNX-CSXM
(5 customer reviews)

$24.95

Powerful diesels pull hard on strings of loaded coal hoppers, lifting them up steep mountain grades; manned helpers assist on the rear.

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Producer

Pentrex

Run Time

1 hour 36 minutes

Narration

Yes

Shrink Wrap

Yes, Brand New

Technical Details

No Region Code, NTSC

Powerful diesels pull hard on strings of loaded coal hoppers, lifting them up steep mountain grades; manned helpers assist on the rear. Smoke pours from their stacks as mighty CSX diesels lug heavy tonnage trains through twisting curves, past color position light signals. The daily routine is almost as timeless as the mountains themselves. Merchandise freights Q317 and Q316 also make daily appearances across the mountainous terrain of West Virginia and Maryland. This is big railroad action! The battle to keep traffic flowing over Newburg, Cheat, Cranberry, and Seventeen Mile – the legendary grades of Baltimore & Ohio’s famous Mountain Sub – is what this show is all about. Starting in Grafton, West Virginia we follow CSX action east across the Alleghenies to Altamont, Maryland. From the tower at West Keyser we track westbound trains working up Seventeen Mile grade. The struggle is not just uphill; easing heavy tonnage down these dangerous slopes is even more demanding.

Shot over three seasons, this program is rich with magnificent fall colors, gorgeous winter scenes with deep snow, and the intense greens of spring. The Appalachian wonderland comes to life as trains follow twisting rails up, over, around, and through CSX’s enduring Mountain Sub.

5 reviews for CSX Mountain Sub Up Over Around & Through!

  1. rickyfreni

    Originally made in 2001, this program covers some great diesel coverage in all 4 seasons of the year at locations like Tanners Crossing on Cranberry Grade, Grafton WV with the already closed Tower D, The Already Abandoned GN tower, Thornton, 3 Fork Creek, Irontown at Milepost 271.5, Hardman, Independence, Newburg, Hiorra road at Milepost 265, Austen Road, White Tail Mine, WS Tower, the twin tunnels of Kingwood, Tunnelton, Blaser, the number 76 fill at Cheat River Grade & Tray Run Viaduct, M&K Tower, McMillan, Amblersberg, Graveyard Curve, McGuires, CA Tower at Terra Alta, the Glades, Oakland depot, Mt. Lake Park Tower, Deer Park, AM tower at Altamont which went out of service at the tail end of 1995, Z tower at West Keyser below 17 mile grade, Piedmont, the Bloomington curves, Crabtree crossing, Swanton, & Wilson.

    Aside from CSX, there are other road names like Norfolk Southern, Seaboard System, Conrail (one unit referenced to Clinchfield F-unit 800), Wisconsin Central, Union Pacific, HLCX, & Burlington Northern.

    One of the CSX units is referenced to Rio Grande 488 on the Cumbres & Toltec & 480 on the Durango & Silverton, while another is referenced to Southern 722 in pieces And/Or Baltimore & Ohio 722 on the Potomac Eagle.

  2. Jeremy C. Schultz

    A great look at big diesel power doing what it does best… If you love coal trains, then this snippet of their operations throughout the different seasons in the Eastern United States will certainly leave you feeling satisfied.

  3. CR6377

    Have had this program for almost 18 years. And after watching old programs before the signal changes and more. It interesting to see how higher horsepower and more have changed the amount of power needed to push trains on the hill. Sadly the line today only gets a few trains a day. The line is mostly coal traffic, except for a daily freight in each direction. The coal traffic gets the big power while the freights mostly get the smaller 4-6 axle standard cab power. Awesome viewing the trains in the snow. A highlight to this program, along with seeing some B&O Signals as well. Although they were slowly being changed out.

  4. Lloyd

    Mountain railroading in the east at it’s finest. The CSX runs over ex-B&O lines and works hard up and down the grades in West Virginia & Maryland. Pretty interesting to watch as Pentrex is able to show the video with snow, fall colours & spring. Love the scenery of the region.

  5. andyweise

    At first, I was bored by the lack of variety however on second glance this is now a favorite to watch. It is almost completely coal, and following trains. This is an interesting era on CSX and I’ve gained a respect for the video. Excellent scenery and video quality.

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