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The 60’s
Passenger, Steam, Electric
This trackside tour of Chicago in
the 1960s features the passenger
trains of Wabash, Rock Island,
Illinois Central, Santa Fe, Grand
Trunk, Baltimore & Ohio, Chicago
and North Western, Pennsy, and Chesapeake
& Ohio. You’ll view plenty of C&NW steam – steam
ended just one month after this footage was captured!
– and even climb aboard Grand Trunk
Western #6218 for a winter excursion run.
Dolby Digital 2.0, 1 hr. 18 min....#RV7049AA $ 29.95
Chicago Southwest
Suburban Rail Action
in the 1970s
The 1970s were a time of tremendous
change for railroads across
America. This program takes you to
Joliet Union Station as well as
Homewood, Blue Island, Oak Forest and several
other communities outside of Chicago to view
thrilling action on the rails. You’ll even visit Sterling,
Illinois, to savor the last remaining switching operations
handled exclusively by steam locomotives!
Dolby Digital 5.1,
1 hr. 8 min...................................#RV7358A $ 29.95
Rock Island
The “Rockets” Defy
Discontinuance, The 1970s
This program examines the decline
and fall of Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific’s two remaining intercity passenger
trains – the Peoria Rocket and
the Quad Cities Rocket – and the railroad itself during
the 1970s. You’ll view a variety of Rock Island
motive power, including FPs, E- and F-units,
U-boats and GP-7s; Chicago’s deteriorating
LaSalle Street Station; and more. Widescreen,
Dolby Digital 5.1.
1 hr. 3 min...................................#RV7370A $ 29.95
This Was the Rock Island
Train Action on the Illinois
Division 1975-1980
This program explores Rock Island’s
Illinois Division during the Rock's final
six years of operation, from late 1974
until shortly before the railroad shut
down on March 31, 1980. You'll view commuter
trains, FPs, the Peorian passenger train, the
famous Rockets, E- and F-units, Alcos, GE U-Boats,
GP7s and GP38-2s, and much more. Dolby
Digital 5.1, 1 hr. 12 min................#RV7360A $ 29.95
The “Old” South Shore
America's Last Classic
Interurban Railway, Volume 1
This program explores the Chicago
South Shore & South Bend Railroad
in the mid- to late-1970s, when the
South Shore was living out its last
years as a step-child of the Chesapeake & Ohio
Railway. You'll view electric interurban passenger
operations on the 91-mile line running from downtown
Chicago to South Bend, Indiana; freight trains;
stations; and more. Dolby Digital 5.1,
1 hr. 4 min...................................#RV7341A $ 29.95
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Michigan Rail Disasters
1900-1940
Worrall & Bernhart. This heavily
illustrated book examines the many
fascinating railroad and trolley accidents
that occurred on the rails of
the “Wolverine” state during the
early part of the 20 th century.
148 pages, 160+ B&W photographs and illustrations,
8½"x 11", hardcover...............#R05843A $ 34.95
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Dearborn 1955
David Carter. Dearborn Station, the oldest of downtown
Chicago’s six intercity train stations, is a hub of
activity during the glory days of passenger service.
20"x 16" print is signed and numbered
by the artist........#R78429C Reg: $ 149 Now: $ 74.50
Steam & Cinders
The Advent of Railroads
in Wisconsin
Lorenzonn. Featuring rare
archival images, maps and
drawings, this thorough reference
chronicles the boom and
bust of the first railroads in
Wisconsin, from the charters of the 1830s through the
risky ventures of the 1850s, the strong-arm tactics of
railroad barons such as Byron Kilbourn, and the consolidation
of the railroads on the eve of the Civil War.
352 pages, 75+ B&W photographs and
illustrations, 8"x 9", hardcover.........#R02433E $ 29.95
Trackside Around
Mason City
1958-1978
Boyd. In this lavishly illustrated
book, which examines
the railroads around Mason City,
Iowa, from the late 1950s through
the late 1970s, you’ll view the
motive power, trains, facilities
and operations of Minneapolis & St. Louis, Rock
Island, Milwaukee Road, Chicago and North Western,
Chicago Great Western, Iowa Terminal, and others.
128 pages, 200+ color photographs,
8½"x 11", hardcover.........................#R05476C $ 59.95
Kansas Train Tales
A Collection of Railroad History
Collins. In this book, which examines
fascinating events, fallen flags and
interesting personalities in Kansas railroad
history, you’ll learn about the
Andover train robbery of 1898, railroad
builder Otto Byers, the state’s first railroad
convention, the Scott City Northern Railroad,
the “Samson of the Cimarron,” the Marion Belt &
Chingawassa Springs, the St. Joseph & Topeka,
Frisco’s short-lived Halstead Branch, and
more. 130 pages, 6"x 9", softcover.....#R02988C $ 9.95
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Colorado Covered
Railroads North
This program examines railroad
operations in northern Colorado during
the last decade of the 20 th century!
You’ll enjoy classic steam and first- and
second-generation diesel power as you view
Burlington Northern on the Alliance, Greeley, Lyons
and Cheyenne-Denver lines; Union Pacific on the
Julesburg, Fort Collins, Dent, Boulder Valley and
other routes; Great Western Railway of Colorado;
Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado RailNet; and
the Coalmont Branch. 2 hours....#RV2078C $ 24.95
Rails to Pandora
Jigsaw Puzzle
Ted Blaylock. Rio Grande
Southern 2-8-0 Consolidation
#18 leads an ore train on a mining
run near Telluride, Colorado,
in the 1890s. This 500-piece
round puzzle has an
18¼" diameter when
assembled...#R67416C $ 11.95
Highball over Tehachapi
These programs take you to
Tehachapi Loop – a .73 mile
helix on the railroad main line
through Tehachapi Pass – to view
thrilling action both before and
after the big mergers
of the mid-1990s............ $ 29.95 each
Highball Over Tehachapi – In this 1995
visit, you’ll see pre-merger Southern
Pacific and Santa Fe trains on the line from
Mojave to Caliente, a long Santa Fe pig train draped
around the loop, a mix of old and new motive power
struggling up the grade, and oil cans that
no longer make the run. 2 hours...............#RV5244C
Highball Over Tehachapi 2 – In this post-merger
visit, you’ll see Union Pacific and BNSF trains on
the line from Sand Cut to Mojave, plenty of new
motive power dragging trains over and through the
rugged Tehachapi mountains, and much
more. Widescreen, 1 hr. 45 min................#RV5245C
The Southern
San Joaquin Valley
A Railroad History:
Fresno to Bakersfield
Bergman. This lavishly illustrated
book examines the Southern
Pacific and Santa Fe main and
branch lines between Fresno and
Bakersfield as well as predecessor
lines and lost roads from 1872 through 2008.
You’ll see the Fresno Interurban, Bakersfield & Kern
Electric, Visalia Railroad and many others. 216 pages,
250+ B&W and color photos and illustrations,
8½"x 11", hardcover......................#R03470AA $ 69.95
Cab Ride Over Donner Pass
Climb aboard an ultra-modern
SD60 for a spectacular
cab ride through scenic
Donner Pass. Multiple cameras
capture all the sights and sounds of
4 hours of
footage!
your hard working manifest train as it
fights the 2.5% grades of the Sierras – both uphill
and downhill! – while on-screen titles provide information
on mileposts, grades, track speeds, towns,
train stops, track crossovers, historical sites
and more. 4 hours......................#RV5002C $ 44.95
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