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Iowa had a lot of railroad lines and most are gone now, including mainlines of the Milwaukee Road and the Chicago Great Western. It is fortunate the Iowa Interstate was created to keep the old Rock Island Line across Iowa in operation. A true “regional”, the road invented a color scheme that attractively combines the…
Canadian National operates a former Wisconsin Central train from Steven’s Point, Wisconsin and traverses the old Soo Line and WC route to Minneapolis. Once in the Twin Cities, this train is known as the CN transfer and its symbol is L506.
Watch Trains Magazine cover 19 of the most memorable moments in railroading over the past year! Travel across the country hitting high spots, witnessing important locomotives and restorations, and experiencing history.
Steam Rotary OY and 2 Mikados. The San Juan Mountains thundered in a continuous eruption of steam, smoke and snow. Shot in HD in 2020.
We follow the J’s last public mainline excursions out of Roanoke, and a Lynchburg to Petersburg round trip in May 2017. Then we see her historic trip to the Strasburg Railroad in 2019.
Rotary OY is joined by K-36 class Mikado #487 & 484, and put on a great show as they push Rotary OY up the 4% grade between Chama & Cumbres Pass.
2020 was a tough one for BNSF’s Great Northern crossing of Stevens Pass. 7idea takes into the storm.
A real SALUTE! to the ATSF, with a history of the road, a detailed look at the Super Chief, a cab ride and a caboose on nearly every freight! Originally released in 1989 and by Pentrex in 1994, this is the first time it has appeared on DVD.
“Baldwin Diesels” is a 2 show combo: “Early Baldwin Diesels on the Southern Pacific” and “California’s Baldwin Diesels”. See action on the SP, Trona, Amador Central and the Sierra Railroad. All Baldwins!
As of February 2020, Union Pacific has officially retired Challenger 3985, saying she now has a worthy successor in Big Boy 4014. Fight back! Watch 3985 from her maiden mainline trip in 1981 from Cheyenne to Sacramento and her trip to Chicago in 1993.
Narrow gauge 2-8-0 #315 was built for the Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad in 1875, later became Rio Grande 425, then D&RGW 315. It finished service as the Durango Switcher in 1949, and now runs for the Durango & Silverton!
In 14 miles of the West Slope we see Sullivan’s Curve, Mormon Rocks, Blue Cut and the Summit (and more). With grades as steep as 3% and both Union Pacific and BNSF pouring trains back-to-back through this 14 mile funnel landscape, this is exciting big-time railroading! Look for rare visitors to the pass: Snow and Big Boy 4014!
Trains Magazine continues their coverage of Big Boy 4014 as it hits Sherman Hill, Cajon Pass, the Sunset Route and Texas.
The Pullman Company and its components: part heavy industry, part fine hotel chain, and part vehicle for social change. Rare video footage and images.
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