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Watch Frisco 1522 lead the Peach Blossom Special to the NRHS National Convention in Atlanta. Traveling from St. Louis, Missouri to Birmingham, Alabama, the powerful 4-8-2 ran on its home rails for the first time in almost 50 years.
Coal was discovered on Cape Breton, in Nova Scotia, in the 1800s. To haul their product, the coal companies constructed a rail line to the Port of Sydney.
Long before Conrail and now CSX, Albany, New York has long been a congested railroad “hot spot” for freight traffic.
In the early 1980s narrow gauge railroads still flourished in Mexico. See it on this DVD.
When CSX and Norfolk Southern bought Conrail and split up Big Blue, NS was left in charge of much of the historical Pennsylvania Railroad lines. Lewistown Pennsylvania is on the main line from Harrisburg to Altoona and Pittsburgh.
The great Pennsylvania Railroad dominated its namesake state. After the Penn Central merger debacle, the Federal Government assumed control of most of the northeastern roads. The Consolidated Rail Corporation, was set up to operate these lines.
This Conrail line, the former EL mainline, became known as “The Southern Tier”.
Take a series of cab rides with Conrail trainman Gary Gurske over the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts.
The Baltimore and Ohio’s Keystone Sub had one of the toughest grades in North America. It also was – and is – very photogenic.
Amtrak’s shops at Beech Grove is the destination for a lot of equipment needing of heavy repair or major maintenance.
The Boston & Albany line was one of the first successful lines in the country – and its tracks still host trains today. The B&A was eventually absorbed into the New York Central.
UP and BNSF push over 100 miles of coal hoppers through the Powder River Basin each day. This is the highest tonnage mainline in the world.
Montana Rail Link trains prepare to battle Mullan Pass. Mountain railroading. 2.2% grades and high trestles.
In big sky Montana, listen closely and you might hear the beat of a regional railroad that’s has been beating strongly for a quarter of a century: The Montana Rail Link.
7idea Productions went to Cajon Pass in early 2011 to capture modern-day railroading at this spectacular place. We’ll begin in San Bernardino first thing in the morning and head east over the summit and through the Mojave Desert to Barstow.br>Thrill to the sound of 10,000 foot-long stack trains grinding up the 2.2% grade and right…
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