Southern Pacific Daylight Collection

SKU: DVD-PNX-PCDAY
(9 customer reviews)

$24.95

With an emphasis on sheer riding comfort, Southern Pacific’s famous Daylight trains transported thousands of passengers along the California coast. Contains never-seen-before footage.

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Producer

Pentrex

Run Time

1 hour 20 minutes

Narration

Yes

Shrink Wrap

Yes, Brand New

Technical Details

No Region Code, NTSC

Contains never-seen-before footage! They were known as the most beautiful passenger trains in the world. With an emphasis on sheer riding comfort, Southern Pacific’s famous Daylight trains transported thousands of passengers along the California coast, with the blue Pacific Ocean as a backdrop, breaking one ridership record after another. The SP was hard pressed to keep up with the demand as these trains grew more and more popular with the riding public. Fortunately, railfans were trackside, too, recording the beautiful Daylights on film. For over 20 years, Pentrex has searched for footage of the Daylights in order to assemble the definitive portrait of this iconic legend.

Drawing upon material from private collections, the Pentrex archives, and the Southern Pacific Railroad, we are proud to now present Southern Pacific Daylight Collection, the fourth in our popular “Pentrex Collection” series. You’ll see the Daylights at work in many locations, from El Paso to Phoenix, crossing the Great Salt Lake, and other scenic areas. In California, you’ll spot the Daylights on Beaumont Hill, Soledad Canyon, and especially… where it all began… along the Coast Line. A few Daylights are shown during the diesel era, but for the most part the GS-4s are the star of the show! You’ll even see a few locomotives in service after they’d been relieved of the Daylight duties.

Our program ends with the 1930s film, “Daylighting the Padres Trail”. We know you will enjoy this presentation from beginning to end. It’s the most complete coverage of the Daylights ever released, and it’s Pentrex’s Grande tribute to “The Most Beautiful Train in the World.”

This is a Pentrex Best Seller.

9 reviews for Southern Pacific Daylight Collection

  1. David Holland

    Love this dvd. Fantastic archival footage of the southern pacific daylights in action from back then that are no longer running today. The Daylight is one of the best trains ever. This dvd gets a A+ Rating. I love This DVD

  2. Mwdonoughue

    This program showcases the Daylights in passenger service on the Coast Route, along with a myriad of other routes on the SP.

  3. Curtis Watson

    Truly the world’s most beautiful train, the Daylights are captured in all their glory here. It makes me nostalgic for a time I never experienced, and makes me want to see the remaining Daylight in action even more!

  4. collinvarney24

    Southern Pacific’s Daylight passenger train was my most favorite with it’s beautiful GS class locomotives on the point whether on the coast line or the sunset route this is truly a must have in your video library.

  5. Lloyd

    The Daylight’s were very beautiful engines to see. Pentrex has done a fine job putting this video together for our enjoyment. Various locations across the western, southern USA are seen which really shows the beauty and the scenery they travelled through. But the hi-lite is a 1930 era film that really will stand out with the viewer.

  6. rickyfreni

    This program starts with a montage of clips, and a map of California is shown. At the Mission Bay roundhouse (San Francisco), 2-8-2 number 3124 is waiting for some service as the camera pans into 4418… then over the course of the show we see nearly every Daylight and Daylight varient the SP rostered. The program closes with an all black and white company sound film from 1937. After the film, there is an epilogue with clips, and more with dubbed audio from the lone surviving GS-4: 4449 in excursion service.

  7. trainpainter

    It’s hard to come up with enough appropriate words to describe this DVD and the Daylights. There’s great coverage of the Daylight engines and trains from the very beginning to the end and then the 4449 as an excursion engine. Just a fantastic collection and with the quality you’ve come to expect from Pentrex.

  8. T.A.R.

    GREAT FILM ABOUT SOUTHERN PACIFIC’S FAMOUS DAYLIGHT TRAINS. THESE TRAINS TRANSPORTED PASSENGERS UP AND DOWN THE CALIFORNIA COAST EVERY DAY IN LAVISH STYLE. SEE IT IN ACTION FROM EL PASO TO PHOENIX AND OTHER LOCATIONS. IT’S ONE OF THE FEW BIG PASSENGER TRAIN STEAM ENGINES TO STILL BE ALIVE AND IN EXCURSION DUTY. SEE IT HERE WHEN IT WAS IN ACTUAL REVENUE SERVICE! SOME PEOPLE CALL IT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TRAIN IN THE WORLD. 5 STARS AND 1 HOUR AND 20 MINUTES LONG.

  9. Seth Gotter

    Great video. If you love the beautiful daylight locomotives then this is the DVD for you. Movie ships fast so you don’t have to wait long. Amazing picture quality too for the age of the films. Great to see this beauty in revenue service on the Southern Pacific mainline.

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