Volume 3 covers The Big Little Railroad for almost its entire length from Jersey City to the Scranton, Pennsylvania vicinity during its final 15 years. Among the many locations featured are Communipaw, Bound Brook, Bethlehem, Allentown, Lehighton and Jim Thorpe. Cab views too!
Volume 2 in the CNJ series shows the CNJ in the turbulent 1960s, from Jersey City, NJ to Bethlehem, PA. The CNJs multiple track mainline, used by parent company Baltimore and Ohio and sister company Reading is featured being utilized by all three companies in Jersey City, Communipaw, Elizabethport, Elizabeth, Aldene, Cranford, Plainfield, Middlesex, and Bound Brook.
This program covers the years 1948 to 1963 and features the steam and diesel power of that era. Beginning near Jersey City, locations visited include High Bridge, Green Pond, Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown, Mauch Chunk, Glen Onoko, Ashley, Wilkes-Barre, and more. Featured motive power ranges from Camelback switchers to SD35s, and includes Pacifics, Babyfaces, Trainmasters, RSs, Geeps, and Fs.
Vignettes of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton covers the DT&I during the roads final 25 years, at locations including Detroit, Delta, Leipsic, Lima, Quincy, Springfield, Dayton, Cincinnati, and Jackson.
This is a time of transition for the B&O: Steam to diesel, first generation to second generation diesel and from the 1950s to the 1960s. Rare film gives us a peek at that exciting time.
The second volume of this series features the B&O’s finest steam. From rare 1954 film footage we see steam powering passenger trains on the West End between Grafton, West Virginia and Cumberland, Maryland. We also steam at the head end of freights over Sand Patch Grade and coal trains on the old Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
Featuring the color film Karl Walters, Vignettes of the Baltimore and Ohio, Volume 1 documents Karl’s penchant for branch lines and smaller steam locomotives. Karl was trackside during the transition years on the B&O to film steam engine classics and the newest diesels.
Volume 3 wraps up the Clear Block series by following the Soo Lines former Milwaukee Road lines from Kansas City to Chicago and Terre Haute, Indiana to Louisville, Kentucky.
Part 2 of Clear Block’s three part series on the Soo follows the original mainline west of the Twin Cities to Portal, North Dakota and Noyes, Minnesota. This line taps the rich farm lands of this area.
Watch the GTW on the former Detroit Toledo and Ironton Railroad from Springfield, Ohio north to Flat Rock Yard, on Detroit’s south side. Shot over a 5-year period, we see a detailed look at GT and Indiana and Ohio trains from trackside and onboard a passenger special.
Part three of the GTW series covers the Holly Subdivision from Durand to Detroit, and the Mt Clemens sub from Detroit to Port Huron, including both the old and new tunnels under the St Clair River.
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”.
Enjoy four hours of nonstop action from dozens of America’s classic steam locomotives. Watch these steam locomotives in excursion service today – and see vintage film of steam in the glory days of steam.
To railfans, ‘street running” brings to mind images of long trains operating down busy city streets while traffic swerves to avoid disastrous collisions. Let’s look at 22 of these locations around the country.
Southern California is host to a dazzling array of railfanning opportunities. Here’s a whirlwind tour of great Southern California railroading adventures.
Railroading in Pittsburgh includes mountain helper districts, long tunnels, countless bridges, triple track mainlines, heavy industrial switching, an active interlocking tower, and well over a hundred trains a day!
The Denver & Rio Grande Western means rugged, spectacular mountain railroading, heavy freight hauling, and terrific action shots. This is Denver to Salt Lake on the D&RGW mainline.