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| 3025 - A Chinese Mikado in the Connecticut River Valley DVDShe was built half a world away, and once worked in Pennsylvania, but now she steams through the Nutmeg State on former New Haven Railroad trackage. She's Valley Railroad #3025, a Chinese Mikado hard at work hauling tourists in the beautiful Connecticut River Valley. Come along with Pentrex as we sh ...more | |
| Big Boy 4014 Update DVD - The 2014 Beginning of the Big Boy MiracleExciting footage from 2014 when Big Boy 4014 was towed out of California, on her way to Cheyenne!For more than half a century, Union Pacific's Big Boy 4014 was on display in Pomona, CA. In 2013, Union Pacific began the process to move and restore it back into excursion service, which would mak ...more | |
| Big Boy Combo DVD Part 1 DVDMeasuring 132 feet long and weighing one and a quarter million pounds, the Union Pacific Big Boys were the largest, heaviest, most powerful steam locomotives of their type. These giants could pull a five and a half mile long train on level track. Although only 25 Big Boys were ever built, over 18 ye ...more | |
| Big Boy Combo DVD Part 2 DVDWeighing in at one and a quarter million pounds, measuring 132 feet long, Union Pacific Big Boys were the giants of the rails. Just 25 Big Boys were built and they only remained in service for 18 years before the end of the steam era. Yet their power and performance make them as popular today as in ...more | |
| Big Boys, Cab Forwards, Challengers & Daylights DVDThe films of Hank GriffithsHenry Hank Griffiths Jr. was one of the most prominent railroad cinematographers of the steam era. Traveling throughout Idaho, Montana, Washington, Utah, and other northwest states, he captured images of steam at work in locations other photographers seldom visited ...more | |
| Steam Across America Combo DVDFeaturingVolume I - The East&Volume II - The WestPentrex takes you back to the late 1950s and early 1960s for a close-up look at the waning years of steam locomotives in operation on America"s railroads. The exceptional color footage used for this presentation was captured on 16mm film ...more | |
| Union Pacific Classic Collectors Series Combo DVDDuring the 1950s, steam ruled the Union Pacific fleet. From the smaller 0-6-0s to the giant Big Boys, these workhorses were the backbone of an empire. Step back in time and savor the sights of steam on the UP in three different shows originally released as part of the Video Rails Classic Collecto ...more | |
| Winchester & Western DVDA Big Little ShortlineShortline railroads are a booming business and provide a vital link to our country's railroad industry. Often overlooked, these small lines run diverse operations with some of the most interesting locomotives found in railroading today. The Winchester & W ...more | |
| Battle Up Sherman Hill DVDBe part of the excitement as Challengers, Big Boys, Turbines and modern diesels leave Cheyenne and Laramie, Wyoming for the battle up Sherman Hill. It's one of the most legendary climbs in the history of railroading. You'll witness Union Pacific's famous Turbines and dual-engine diesels grinding up ...more | |
| Big Boy 4014 Returns to Steam DVDUnion Pacific 4014 has returned to steam and the mainline... after 60 years without being able to turn wheel on rail under its own power! UP brought her back to life to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike This DVD features exclusive historical footage, brand new ...more | |
| Southwest Big Boy DVDIt’s nothing short of amazing, 5 years ago Big Boy 4014 was a static display in Pomona, California. Less than 1 year ago, she was in pieces in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Now we see 4014 under her own power in California and along the former Southern Pacific Sunset Route! When the 1.2 million pound, 7,000 ...more | |
| Big Boy - Greetings From Kansas City DVDA Union Pacific Big Boy at Kansas City Union Station. Who would have guessed?! Follow 4014 as she leaves Texas and heads for Kansas City. See her in KC and then follow her on the way back home to Cheyenne. This is truly some amazing footage, including drone footage and a new song about a famous Big ...more | |
| 14 Miles - Cajon Pass: The Busiest Railroad Mountain Crossing in the United States DVDFour railroad lines funnel traffic in and out of the Los Angeles basin via Cajon Pass. It is the busiest railroad mountain crossing in the United States. The 14 miles of the West Grade host legendary train watching spots: Blue Cut, Sullivan’s Curve, Mormon Rocks, Alray, Hill 582 and Summit. See tr ...more | |
| Union Pacifics Sherman HillWe begin our visit to Union Pacific's famous Sherman Hill in Cheyenne, Wyoming and Cheyenne Yard. Between Cheyenne and Laramie is the crossing of the Continental Divide with three tracks over Sherman Hill. Tracks 1 and 2 have a 1.55% ruling grade while track 3 is at less than 1%. This stretch of rai ...more | |
| 100 Steam Engines on one DVDOver 100 different steam engines - in just under two hours! This is a steam lover's steam smorgasbord.And the list is: Mount Rainier #5, Mower Lumber #2 GC&E #4, Western Maryland #6, Tweetsie #12, Tweetsie #190, Georgetown Loop #40, Cripple Creek #1 ...more | |
| Western Steam in the 1950sThis is nearly an hour of priceless color film from the 1950s featuring steam in regular service! Featured railroads include the Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, D&RGW, CB&Q and the Great Western. You'll see SP commuter trains, UP 844 in regular service plus Big Boys and Challengers. On the main ...more | |
| Steam on the Double and Cheyenne Steam Train DVDSTEAM ON THE DOUBLE and CHEYENNE STEAM TRAINTwo exciting programs featuring the Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days Trains are combined in this exciting program. See charging line side action and high speed pacing as the 844+3985 double-headers strut their stuff! Also includes the 3985 double ...more | |
| Steam Over Sherman DVDFrom the Irving E. August 16 mm Film Collection by an exclusive arrangement with the ROCKY MOUNTAIN RAILROAD CLUBPrepare for a journey to a time when the ultimate in steam power stormed westward out of Cheyenne, Wyoming bound for Sherman Hill! Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boys were the ...more | |
| Union Pacifics Last Steam Giants DVDIt's the summer of 1958. At Cheyenne, Wyoming, UNION PACIFIC 4-8-8-4 BIG BOYS are being readied for their last months of service. Dave Gross was there to save these wonderful moments on 16mm color film as those mighty mammoths of the steam age are prepared for the battle up SHERMAN HILL. You'll see ...more | |
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