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RegionalRAILROADSBuy All 5 DVDs for Lessthan the Price of 2!The 60’sPassenger, Steam, ElectricThis trackside tour of Chicago inthe 1960s features the passengertrains of Wabash, Rock Island,Illinois Central, Santa Fe, GrandTrunk, Baltimore & Ohio, Chicagoand North Western, Pennsy and Chesapeake& Ohio. You’ll view plenty of C&NW steam – steamended just one month after this footage was captured!– and even climb aboard Grand TrunkWestern #6218 for a winter excursion run.Dolby Digital 2.0, 1 hr. 18 min.....#RV7049A $ 24.95Chicago SouthwestSuburban Rail Actionin the 1970sThe 1970s were a time of tremendouschange for railroads acrossAmerica. This program takes you toJoliet Union Station as well asHomewood, Blue Island, Oak Forest and severalother communities outside of Chicago in the 1970sto view thrilling action on the rails. You’ll even visitSterling, Illinois, to savor the last remaining switchingoperations handled exclusively by steam locomotives!Dolby Digital 5.1,1 hr. 8 min...................................#RV7358A $ 29.95Rock IslandThe “Rockets” DefyDiscontinuance, The 1970’sThis program examines the declineand fall of Chicago, Rock Island andPacific’s two remaining intercity passengertrains – the Peoria Rocketand the Quad Cities Rocket – and the railroaditself during the 1970s. You’ll view a variety ofRock Island motive power, including FPs, E-and F-units, U-boats and GP-7s; Chicago’sdeteriorating LaSalle Street Station; and more.Widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1.1 hr. 3 min...............................#RV7370A $ 29.95This Was the Rock IslandTrain Action on the IllinoisDivision 1975-1980This program explores Rock Island’sIllinois Division during the Rock's finalsix years of operation, from late 1974until shortly before the railroad shutdown on March 31, 1980. You'll view commutertrains, FPs, the Peorian passenger train, thefamous Rockets, E- and F-units, Alcos, GE U-Boats,GP7s and GP38-2s, and much more. DolbyDigital 5.1, 1 hr. 12 min................#RV7360A $ 29.95The “Old” South ShoreAmerica's Last ClassicInterurban Railway, Volume 1This program explores the ChicagoSouth Shore & South Bend Railroadin the mid- to late-1970s , when theSouth Shore was living out its lastyears as a step-child of the Chesapeake & OhioRailway. You'll view the electric interurban passengeroperations on the 91-mile line running fromdowntown Chicago to South Bend, Indiana; freighttrains; stations; and more. Dolby Digital 5.1,1 hr. 4 min...................................#RV7341A $ 29.95Buy All 5 DVDs – Save 65%!#RV7378A Reg: $ 144.75 Now: $ 49.95Along the Route ofthe Milwaukee RoadThese programs take you acrossthe former Milwaukee Road mainline from St. Paul, Minnesota, toSummit, South Dakota, and on toTerry, Montana, from the mid-1990sthrough early 2009. $29.95 eachVolume 1: St. Paul, MN to Summit, SDView the trains and operations of Canadian Pacific,Minnesota Commercial, Twin Cities & Western andBNSF. You’ll enjoy a cab ride on a TC&W SD20 andsee a variety of BNSF power, includingSD40-2s on through freights. 2 hours......#RV8449CNEW! Volume 2: Summit, SD to Terry, Montanaand South Dakota Core Lines – View a variety ofBNSF motive power and trains on the main line;tour the “Core Lines” from Sioux City, Iowa, toAberdeen, South Dakota; and see Dakota& Iowa Railroad trains. 3 hrs. 20 min........#RV9035CGhost Railroadsof KansasCollins. This newly revisededition examines the railroadsthat helped settle Kansas aswell as those that continue toinfluence the Sunflower state.You’ll see giants such as MissouriPacific; small lines such asMarion Belt & Chingawassa Springs; interurban lines,including Union Electric and Consolidated Railway;and active railroads such as BNSF and CimarronValley. 98 pages, B&W photographs and maps,8"x 10¼", softcover..........................#R02649C $ 12.95Silver GulchDepartureJigsaw PuzzleTed Blaylock. Build steam todepart scenic Silver Gulch,Colorado, in the late 19 th century.This 500-piece puzzlehas an 18¼" diameterwhen assembled.#R67406C $ 11.95Utah’s IncredibleSoldier SummitThis program takes you to UnionPacific’s old Denver & Rio GrandeWestern main line between Helperand Provo, Utah, to view heavy-dutyrailroading over the Wasatch mountainrange and Soldier Summit. You’ll see the trainsof Union Pacific, Utah Railway, BNSF and Amtrak asthey climb up and over the twisting mountain railroad;maximum tonnage coal trains with as many as10 diesel locomotives; and more. Widescreen,1 hr. 30 min.................................#RV2272C $ 24.95Images of RailSumpter Valley RailwayMullett & Merritt. This photo-historyexamines eastern Oregon’s narrowgaugeSumpter Valley Railway from its1890 charter through its heyday as alogging and mining railroad. You’ll viewearly steam locomotives, including rodand geared engines; freight and passenger operations;and more. 128 pages, 200 B&W photographs,6½"x 9¼", softcover............#R03778B $ 21.95Caltrain 2005The line from San Franciscoto San Jose and beyond – incontinuous operation since theHawaiian Railway AlbumWWII PhotographsVolumes 1-4Treiber. Get all four volumesof Hawaiian Railway Album WWIIPhotographs – including the longout-of-printVolumes 1 and 2 – inone book! Lavishly illustrated, thisreprint contains all the greatOrderToll Free: F800-26161- 5922Trackside AroundSouthern California1954-1963Donat. Filled with stunningcolor photographs, this lavishlyillustrated book examinesthe tail end of the steam-to-dieseltransition on southern California’sthree major railroads. You’ll viewSanta Fe, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific steamand diesel power; a variety of paint schemes; freightand passenger trains; stations and facilities; andmuch more. 128 pages, 200+ color photographs,8½"x 11", hardcover............#R05477C $ 59.95The SouthernSan Joaquin ValleyA Railroad History:Fresno to BakersfieldBergman. This lavishly illustratedbook examines the SouthernPacific and Santa Fe main andbranch lines between Fresno andBakersfield as well as predecessorlines and lost roads from 1872 through 2008.You’ll see the Fresno Interurban, Bakersfield & KernElectric, Visalia Railroad and many others. 216 pages,250+ B&W and color photos and illustrations,8½"x 11", hardcover.........................#R03470D $ 69.95Images of RailMount TamalpaisScenic RailwayRunner. This heavily illustrated bookexamines the fascinating history ofthe Mount Tamalpais Scenic Railway,which, constructed in 1896 with 281curves in eight miles, was known asthe “Crookedest Railroad in the World.” You’ll climbwith it from a depot on the dirt streets of Mill Valley,through a redwood forest, to the rocky summit onehalfmile above San Francisco Bay. 128 pages,approximately 200 B&W photographs,6½"x 9¼", softcover.........................#R03740B $ 21.95SpecialPurchase!Save 33 %1860s – is one of the busiest stretchesof railroad on the West Coast. Inthis program touring some of the mostinteresting stations and locations on the Caltrainright-of-way, you’ll view venerable F40PH and newMP36PH locomotives in action, Baby Bullet expresstrains overtaking slower trains along the SanFrancisco peninsula, connecting railroads, andmore. Includes a 99-image photo library!1 hr. 30 min..#RV2084C Reg: $ 29.95 Now: $ 19.95All 4Volumes!LIMITED EDITIONmaps, text, diagrams and rosters of the originals and,of course, the stunning photographs of the uniqueHawaiian trains taken by servicemen in the 1940s.272 pages, 365 B&W photographs and illustrations,8½"x 11", hardcover...............#R05538C $ 79.9547