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Norfolk and Western 2-6-6-4 #1218 is the only Class A that survives. In 1986 it was sent to Birmingham, Alabama for the Irondale shop forces to work their magic and bring this locomotive back to life. We get an exclusive visit to see some of the restoration work in the fall of 1986, as we…
Famous for flying off a carrier to bomb Japan in 1942. In 2017 a 75th anniversary included a “B-25 Gathering” with 12 different B-25s.
The 4-engine B-17 Flying Fortress is an iconic WWII aircraft. Only 10 to 12 of them still fly.
Footage of one of the last operational B-24 bombers flying today.
Our program begins with a 1972 trip to Europe and a visit to Spain where we see Broad-Gauge action with 2-8-2’s on the Renfe (National Railway of Spain). We stuck to an area west of Zaragoza, which featured steam in Castejon, which had a roundhouse full of steam, and Pamplona. Pamplona you might recognize as…
This show has some unique features that are normally not seen in videos. Besides all the great 1994 Durango and Silverton runby action we also get a tour inside the yard and roundhouse at Durango, to see some things not normally available. We also see a couple of engines where the hostler shovels some coal….
Ride the train and watch trackside, here is Canada from 1952 through the early 60s.
St. Louis Southwestern Railway, better known as The Cotton Belt had some lovely 4-8-4 dual service locomotives. #819, one such locomotive, was given to the city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas and was restored to operating condition in 1986. The engine was only used for a few special appearances over the course of 2-3 years. So…
With “Steam In The 90s, Part 2”, we head West with 5 different engines. We begin in Iowa at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad which operated a new engine built in China, a JS Class 2-8-2. This has a number plate of JS8419. We were shooting for the America By Rail video in 1994,…
So much steam! Including Strasburg Rail Road #475 (Ex-N&W). We see #475 in station shots and several trackside runbys, plus being serviced. Our next stop is in Sugar Creek, Ohio, for the Ohio Central Railroad and OC #1551. A tourist train operated the 5 miles to Baltic and back. 1551 is an ex-Canadian National 4-6-0….
We enjoy steam scenes such as start-ups, Cincinnati Union Terminal departures and the engine facility where local railroads kept their power. We’ll also see the freight yard near Clare. Scenes at Batavia include stopping, starting, and blowing through without stopping! We even see the trains catching mail on the fly from the RPO car. Speaking…
GN, NP, Great Western, SP, UP, and a steam-led California Zephyr!
Steam, steam and more steam! Burlington 4-8-4’s and 2-8-2’s, Chicago and Northwestern 4-6-2’s mainly around Chicago, Grand Trunk Western 4-6-2’s, 2-8-2’s, and 4-8-4’s. Includes a nice 3 steam engine meet at Durand. Illinois Central is included with a parade of 2-10-2’s and 4-8-2’s on mainline freight trains plus a switcher. One of the longer segments…
Rio Grande 2-8-2 #483 leads on a October 1961 trip from Alamosa traveling through fall color. Then it’s two K-28 class engines on the Silverton Line, with the engines split for the high bridge. A helper is used on the return trip from Chama to Cumbres. Much of this is riding footage In Oregon and…
Eastern Steam Trips is a collection of special trains operated during the 1950s and 1960s with engines running on their original rails. There is both trackside, and riding footage here and a variety of subjects. On the Baltimore and Ohio there are two excursions, with the first being 4-8-2 #701 on a trip from Dayton…
Rare B&O steam power footage between 1954 and 1958, the last years of B&O Steam operations. Visit the big passenger stations still bringing in plenty of passengers, and the yards and service areas where these beasts lived when not on the mainline.
You are in the cab of a steam engine! Actually, several steam engines! There is a brief set-up narration for each engine, then the cab ride itself is audio of the steam engine and crew only, so you experience it the way we did when it was shot. The first segment with 4-6-0 #1551 was…
This visit to Union Pacific territory is from two visits in 1995 and 1999. In 1995 we explore a few scenes at Creston, Wyoming, the crest of the Continental Divide. Then the next day we get lucky and find the last Centennial Number 6936 on a freight from Denver to North Platte. We chase it…
We continue our journey from the Northern Mojave desert around Cima Hill (the UP line to Las Vegas), to the junction with the BNSF at Daggett, before moving on to the town of Mojave.
We journey from the famous Mojave desert where we see mile-long container trains headed by up to five powerful locomotives, surrounded by rugged plains and distant mountains.
We begin our journey across the desert. Join this British crew and experience their amazement at American railroading!
You’re in the cab of the famous Glacier Express! The first stretch of line on our journey is double-track with the first 7 kilometres double-gauge to a factory located at Ems.
A panoramic carriage ride on the Glacier Express through the Swiss Alps is an unforgettable experience: from the luxurious resort of St. Moritz to Zermatt at the foot of the Matterhorn.
Travel to Switzerland, Germany, Poland, France, and the Czech Republic for an EXTRA look at European Railway action in 2011. SWITZERLAND – our first feature looks at traffic through the busy station at Olten, in the north of the country. The station is situated at the point where no less than five main rail routes…
A giant from two giants, the Penn Central tried to save the New York Central and the Pennsylvania from financial ruin, but facing the same economic headwinds, ultimately failed.
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