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Amtrak, BNSF and Union Pacific all show us action as the trains travel both sides of the mighty Columbia River, which divides Washington and Oregon.
We see modern heavy action at the many hot spots on this heavily trafficked mountain pass.
Another program on Cajon? Yes indeed. I’d never been and the railroads involved have merged. Because of El Nino everything was green, I had bright blue skies (no smog!) and there was snow on the mountains.
Oregon’s Blue Mountains, known as The Blues, are a formidable challenge to the trains of Union Pacific.
Part of the former Southern Pacific ‘sunset Route” east of San Bernardino.
We’ll see Amtrak, Union Pacific, ACE, CalTrain and BNSF. Locations include Jack London Square, Franklin Canyon, Martinez, Santa Clara, Pinole, San Pablo Bay and Miles Jct.
Union Pacific’s former Western Pacific main line runs through the incredible, rugged, beautiful Feather River Canyon.
Union Pacific’s Challenger 3985 is the largest operating steam engine in the world. Here we get to see 3985 on a Union Pacific special between Cheyenne, Wyoming and Saint Paul, Minnesota.
From construction to shut-down, this is Tennessee Pass history. Steep 3% grades and trains with up to 40,000 bellowing horsepower are featured.
We visit the busiest freight railroad in the world: Union Pacific’s Council Bluffs Subdivision. Join us as we see hot spots such as Gibbon and Grand Island and Bailey Yard.
We begin in Cheyenne as 8444 has received its original number 844 (a UP diesel was retired, freeing up the number 844) and is set for a July 1989 outing.
UP’s biggest power, the 4-8-8-4 “Big Boy”, and the 4-6-6-4 Challenger.
The Union Pacific’s Donner Summit line crosses the Sierra Nevada range at over seven thousand feet. Keeping this “All Season Pass” open is vital to the railroad and California’s economy.
This is the story of nature’s bitter legacy of snow on the mountain each winter season and the Union Pacific’s annual effort to keep a green light burning on the mainline.
See and hear two of the most famous steam locomotives climbing over the Sierra Nevada mountains of Northern California. Experience their massive pulling power like nothing you’ve ever seen.
High praise for this DVD from those who know: “Better than The Battle For Donner Pass” – Carl Bradley, former superintendent of the Roseville Service Unit.
Fierce winter storms can dump up to 35 feet of snow on the Sierras. Dispatched at any time, day or night, Flanger trains are called to duty when storms produce a depth of snow six inches or more above the rail. Two hours.
Experience one of railroading’s great trips – across Donner Pass! In the cab of a Union Pacific EMD SD60 hauling an expedited MRVRO freight manifest heading east from Roseville Yard to Roper, Utah. Four hours.
The “Western Heritage Tour” of Union Pacific steam engine 844 rolled through many cities and towns that witnessed the birth of the transcontinental railroad.
Here are six rare Union Pacific publicity and safety training films that have never been presented to the general public.
In April 2009, Union Pacific sent its goodwill ambassador, steam locomotive 844, on a 32-day excursion to help celebrate several Western railroading events.
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.
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.
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