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Mine to Mill
These fascinating programs take you behind the
scenes of the Great Lakes region’s mining, milling
and railroading operations. Purchase the complete
set for your very own mine-to-mill DVD collection!
Includes
a bonus
CD-ROM!
Hot Metal
Steel Mills and Railroads
in North America
Visit steel mills and foundries
throughout North America to view all
of the action on the rails (including a
behind-the-scenes tour of a Chicagoarea
steel mill), from hot metal cars and in-plant
railroads to mainline trains around Pittsburgh and
the operations and trains of the Birmingham
Southern, Bessemer & Lake Erie, and others.
Includes a bonus CD-ROM with 852 photographs.
1 hr. 36 min....................#RV4976C $ 29.95
Taconite Haulers
On Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range
View DM&IR taconite loading in
Eveleth, at U.S. Steel’s Minntac processing
plant, in Proctor Yard, and
at the Two Harbors docks. You’ll also
follow BNSF as it serves three processing
plants and heads on to Wisconsin, review
Northshore Mining’s railroad operations and tour its
processing plant in Silver Bay, and even follow Erie
Mining/LTV Steel Mining Alco-powered trains and
EMD F9-powered pellet trains.
2 hours.........................................#RV4975C $ 29.95
Lake Superior Iron
The Mines Around Lake Superior
In this tour of the iron ore and copper
mines of the Lake Superior region
from the late 1800s to the 1970s,
you’ll view the Vermilion, Mesabi and
Cuyuna Ranges in Minnesota; the
Includes
a bonus
CD-ROM!
Gogebic and Menominee Ranges in Wisconsin/
Michigan; the Marquette Range and Copper
Country in Michigan; and the Michipicoten and
Atikokan Ranges in Ontario. Includes a bonus CD-
ROM that displays mine photos in a book-style
format. Color and B&W, 52 min...#RV4983C $ 24.95
Union Railroad
United States Steel’s
Pittsburgh Lifeline
Examine the Union Railroad and
its heavy tonnage switching and
transfer operations hauling materials
to plants along the Monongahela
River. You’ll travel from North Bessemer to the
Edgar Thomson Works – where you’ll view hot
metal car action – then travel across the Port Perry
Bridge to the Duquesne Classification Yard, Bull
Run, Irvin, and the end of the line at the Clairton
coke works. 1 hr. 30 min..............#RV4987C $ 29.95
Buy all 4 DVDs – Save $ 35!
#RV4997C Reg: $ 114.80 Now: $ 79.80
Images of America
Butte
Crain & Whitney. Filled with rare
archival photos, this heavily illustrated
book examines Butte, Montana –
which, nestled in the Rocky Mountains,
is known as the “Richest Hill on Earth”
– from its days as a copper boomtown in the early
1900s through the mid-20 th century. You’ll view classic
architecture, mining and railroad operations, and
much more. 128 pages, approximately 200 B&W
photos, 6½"x 9¼", softcover............#R03812B $ 21.95
Schield Bantam
C-35 Models
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0-6-0 Saddle
Tank Steam
Locomotives
Part of
Bachmann’s topof-the-line
Spectrum series, these DCCequipped,
HO scale models of Alco 0-6-0 saddle tank
switchers feature a powerful motor with a brass
flywheel, a metal bell and whistle, a detailed cab interior
with painted crew figures, an operating headlight,
a realistic fuel bunker, a die cast chassis, blackened
main and side rods, authentic markings,
and a lifetime limited warranty. 4½" long....... $ 125 each
Midwest Quarry & Mining Co....................#R95158A
Colorado Mining Company........................#R95159A
Michigan-Style Taconite Car 12-Packs
These HO scale sets
include 12 Michiganstyle
taconite cars, which,
originally used to carry ore,
were rebuilt in the 1950s
LIMITED EDITION
with height extensions to
increase carrying capacity of
lighter taconite pellets. Each
car features a finely molded
body with simulated rivets, stirrup steps and ladders,
and an authentic paint scheme with a
unique road number. 3½" long.................... $ 169 per set
Chicago and North Western (Black)..........#R93981C
Chicago and North Western (Oxide).........#R93982C
Lake Superior & Ishpeming.......................#R93983C
Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Co.........................#R93984C
Bucyrus Drills
Drilling the Earth for 75 Years
Lang. While tracing the
more than 75-year heritage
of Bucyrus International (formerly
Bucyrus-Erie Company),
this heavily illustrated book
examines the history of water
well and blast hole drilling,
early manufacturers of drilling equipment, drilling
methods, rigs and drill bits, and the role of Bucyrus
in furthering the science and art of drilling.
128 pages, 150 B&W and 50 color photographs,
8½"x 11", softcover.........#R10196B $ 34.95
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O Scale
B
Manufactured from
more than 250 intricate
parts, each of
these O scale (1/50),
die cast models features
a rotating base;
O Scale
a fully outfitted cab interior with opening doors; a
realistic engine; an operating dragline bucket or
shovel; removable crank handles that operate the
cable rigging; individually linked, rolling metal
tracks; an authentic paint scheme with the Bantam
Rooster logo; and more.
5½"x 4½"x 4½"....................................... $ 74.95 each
A: Dragline Crane – 15¾" boom............#R90996D
B: Shovel – Features an 8" shovel.........#R90997D
Steel Remembered
Photographs from the
LTV Steel Collection
Dawson. In the first half of
the 20 th century, the steel
industry was the major
heavy industry in the United States and a bellwether
of regional economic might. This lavishly illustrated
book presents stunning images – accompanied by
fascinating narrative – of LTV Steel operations and
facilities during that time when the steel industry was
the standard by which all others were measured.
156 pages, B&W photographs, 10¼"x 8½",
hardcover........................................#R05860B $ 38.95
52' Mill Gondolas with Scrap Loads
Ideal for carrying
large, bulky loads
such as coiled steel
or scrap metal, open
top gondolas have
been railroading mainstays for
decades. These HO scale mill
gondolas feature a finely molded
body with ribbed sides and simulated
rivets, a removable cast
scrap load, separately-applied
grab irons and stirrup steps, and
an authentic paint scheme. 7" long.
$
21.95 each
A: Boston & Maine......................................#R96962D
B: Chesapeake & Ohio...............................#R96963D
C: Gateway Western...................................#R96964D
D: Norfolk Southern...................................#R96965D
Ultra Haulers
Global Giants of the Mining Industry
Woof. This lavishly illustrated
book examines the innovations,
evolutions and revolutions in
large-scale haul trucks and
earth-moving equipment, showing you
everything from early rigid trucks and
articulated dump trucks to robotic mining trucks and
scraper tractors, large diesel engine development and
tire technology, truck accidents, the history of crawler
tracks, and more. 160 pages, 8¼"x 10½",
softcover...............#R03544AA Reg: $ 24.95 Now: $ 9.95
Caterpillar 797F Mining Truck
Offering one
of the largest
haul truck payload
capacities
in the world
(up to 400
short tons),
the 797F
mining truck is
Caterpillar’s largest,
highest capacity haul truck.
Replicating one of those
behemoths, this museum
quality, O scale (1/50), die
cast model – weighing more than
9 pounds! – features a wellequipped
cab interior with glazed
windows; rotating side mirrors;
metal railings and working, flipdown
boarding ladders; an engine
compartment that opens to reveal
a detailed engine; an elevating
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bed; free-rolling wheels with working steering and realistically
treaded tires; authentic Caterpillar markings; and
more. 11¾" long. #R97175E Reg: $ 377 Now: $ 277
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