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Enjoy some of the biggest steam power that operated in the United States, as we present 2-8-8-2’s, and 2-6-6-4 articulated steam power on the Norfolk & Western Railway.
Washington State’s Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad is the location of this presentation which features the two rarest types of geared steam locomotives. Heisler #90, a 90-ton, 3-truck locomotive built in 1930 is joined by the newly restored Climax #10. The Climax is ex-Hillcrest Lumber Co. which operated on Vancouver Island, and was the last standard…
Travel to Africa, noted for big game animals, and discover it is also home to some of the largest steam locomotives on the planet! At this time the unique articulated steam locomotives known as “Garratts” still thrived in the country of Zimbabwe, the world’s last stronghold of these interesting locomotives. You’ll see 15th Class 4-6-4…
The Lima-built 2-8-4 looks good and sounds great as it blasts along on former Chesapeake & Ohio trackage.
See Southern 4501 throughout her career. Including rare film of 4501 working on the Kentucky & Tennessee RR in the early 1960’s.
In her red, orange, and black Daylight paint, SP 4449 makes a run to LA .
A variety of Southern Pacific steam power, from the 1930’s to mid-1950’s.
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.
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.
Step back to 1991 to watch as Union Pacific sends double stack and intermodal trains through their recently upgraded, former Western Pacific, Feather Canyon and its challenging terrain.
2 discs, 8 Hours. From desert heat to snow-capped mountains, with curves, tunnels, nonstop parade of trains, and famed Loop, Tehachapi offers mainline railroading excitement like no other place in the world. Map included!
Take a step back in time as Pentrex pays affectionate tribute to the Northwestern Pacific Railroad.
The country’s railroading capital, with a network of rail lines unlike anywhere else in the nation.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe was one of America’s great railroads. It survives today as part of the giant BNSF system. But not that long ago it was independent.
Stretching across the mountains and deserts of Arizona, the Santa Fe mainline is a double-tracked ribbon of high-density railroading at its finest.
Pentrex takes you back to the late 1950s and early 1960s for a close-up look at the waning years of steam locomotives in America’s railroads. Originally two shows, “The East” and “The West”, both are now on one disc.
Pentrex visited the “Big Sky” country of Montana in 1990 to witness the operations of what was then one of the county’s newest regional railroads, the Montana Rail Link.
From the Pentrex archives comes a stunning collection of five films produced during the 1940s and 1950s by the Association of American Railroads.
Railroads powered entirely by Alco diesel locomotives are few in number. The Green Bay & Western Railroad had a total of sixteen operating Alco’s when this show was filmed in 1992.
The thrill of nonstop steam action awaits you in this second volume of Extreme Steam! See ten railroads where 12 steam locomotives…including the model for Hollywood’s Polar Express…put on dynamic performances!
Years ago excited crowds would be thrilled by the appearance of a circus or a carnival train. Experience that same thrill!
The British Columbia Railway was as spectacular an operation to watch as the scenery through which it ran. Sold to the Canadian National Railway in 2004, it’s now a beloved fallen flag.
It’s America’s Last Frontier – with the excitement of classic diesels, a wide array of passenger and freight trains, and fantastic scenery as you explore the Alaska Railroad of 1984!
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