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Volume 2 of the series heads out west for a variety of early diesels still running in 1989 to 1999. First we visit California and the Trona Railroad with rare Baldwin AS616’s in the California Desert region. These units no longer operate on this line. Next we see switching operations in Council Bluffs, Iowa with…
From the last years when steam was king on the king of steam railroads. This program is a real variety pack! The first segment is 1953 footage where we see 4-8-4 J class number 609 arrive in Lynchburg. We ride it toward the west with several scenes shot out the rear of the Powhatan Arrow….
Newly under steam again, 6325 pulls vintage equipment for photogs.
A rare mileage trip from Meredith to Concord, NH and return behind some classic ALCo switchers and a GP39-2.
Discover the world of backyard railroading in this two part video featuring two live steam clubs in Massachusetts.
We get a look at the Southern through two of her own promotional films: “Piggyback Southern Style”, made in the early 1960s, and “Via Sevier” a film that follows two box cars through the system in the 1950s.
This program covers the years 1964-1979 along the former Nickel Plate Road from Buffalo to Ft. Wayne (New Haven). Filmed by N&W employee Edward Durnwald, this program is a diesel fan’s Dream. Not only are the varied lash-ups of EMD, Alco and GE units nice, but the many paint schemes and one-of-a-kind units must be seen to be believed.
Climb on board Conrail’s largest locomotive – the EMD SD80MAC – and learn what made this locomotive so revolutionary!
This program features the beautiful steam locomotives rostered by the GTW in the 1950s – in rare color film. Both passenger and freight trains are captured in mainline service with steam at the headend.
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.
The largest, most powerful diesel locomotives ever built: Union Pacific DDA40X Centennials weighed 270 tons, were almost to 100 feet long, carried 8,000-gallons of fuel, and generated 6,600 horsepower – with speeds of up to 90 mph.
Sleek and stylish EMD E-8s and E-9s were the backbone of the Union Pacific Railroad’s fleet throughout the 1950s and ’60s.
The NYC hired cinematographer Fred Beach to produce a number of public relations and employee training films. Mr. Beach went trackside between 1941 and 1954 to record the many activities of this iconic railroad.
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to experience a cab ride on one of Amtrak’s fastest trains, this is your golden opportunity.
Known popularly as the KATY, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad was a major force in the development of the west, linking Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri and Salina, Kansas to the port of Galveston, Texas.
The Hudson Division is one of the most scenic and interesting sections of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor. The Hudson Division follows its namesake River and offers beautiful vistas as well as a historic railway line.
Pentrex traveled to Donner Pass in the winter of 2009-2010, spending several weeks to capture the revitalized action that can now be found on the Roseville Subdivision.
In the summer of 1953, time was running out for railroading on most of Rio Grande’s intense narrow gauge network in southwestern Colorado – but steam remained king.
Travel to old Cape Cod with Pentrex as we look back over ten years of change – from 1999 to 2009 – on the former New Haven Old Colony line.
At the Throttle Volume 5 takes you to Southern California’s scenic Surfline, primarily in San Diego and southern Orange Counties, this is railroading that few ever experience.
From the early years when a rainbow mix of motive power and passenger cars pioneered its service, Amtrak has been a subject of avid railfan interest. Pentrex celebrates the first 25 years of Amtrak.
In the early 1980’s, an ailing New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad was acquired by the growing Delaware Otsego Corporation. New management and a new contract meant new traffic – like stack trains!
Until the late sixties, the New Haven Railroad was the dominant force in Southern Connecticut. Then things began to diversify when Penn Central, Amtrak and then Conrail took charge. And then the railroad scene changed even more!
Those of us who enjoy the action of railroading, generally focus of the locomotives and cars, both freight and passenger. But these would not be available to us were it not for the personnel and equipment that maintain the right of way.
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