Santa Fe Mainline Memories
"Winding through picturesque coastal redwoods in California's Santa Cruz Mountains, the Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge railroad carries passengers on an unforgettable steam-powered odyssey. Of the several operational steam locomotives on the Roaring Camp & Big Trees roster, two 3-foot gauge Shays do the bulk of the work. No. 1, the Dixiana, is a 42-ton, two-truck Shay built in 1912. No. 7, the Sonora, is a 60-ton three-truck Shay built in 1911, and once served the Westside Lumber Company. "
"The cloud of steam on the South African horizon belonged to the narrow gauge Garratt locomotives. Serving the industrial railways of South Africa in the 1990s, these articulated locomotives were hard workers. This 1995 trip on a special steam excursion recorded the Garratts on several railways, including a two and one-half foot gauge line. Not long after our trip, the Garratts were replaced by diesels. "
"For nearly 47 years, the Southern Pacific Railroad relied upon its massive AC-type steam locomotives to haul freight and passenger trains throughout California and neighboring states. Built to provide the power and flexibility demanded by the mountainous passes they traversed, these giants were constructed with their cab in front of the boiler, thus earning them the name Cab Forwards. The last Cab Forward revenue train ran in 1956, after which all but one were scrapped. From then on, film coverage of these AC-class engines was eagerly sought, hard to locate, and highly prized. Now, after years of research, Pentrex has assembled an awesome collection of footage and still images of SP AC-1s through AC-12s spanning the years 1927 to 1956. You'll see Cab Forwards in service on the Overland Route, the San Joaquin Line, the Sunset Route, the Coast Route, the Shasta Route, and the Modoc Line. You'll thrill to incredible images of Cab Forwards in the snow, on grades, bridges, and scenic valleys; running with mid-train and rear-end helpers; teamed with Black Widow F-units and GS-class helpers; and in meets with other CF's. The locomotives shown include nearly every class of Articulated Consolidation SP ever rostered: the Baldwin-built Cab Forwards and the Lima-built 3900 class AC-9s. Historic stills of the original cab forwards, the Baldwin-built MC, MM, and AM class engines, are also featured."
Steam Giants Across America
"In "Steam in the Autumn" you’ll be treated to 7 different locomotives putting on a great steam show during the autumn season.
Locomotives include:
Canadian National 4-6-0 #89, Cliffside Railroad 2-8-0 #40, East Broad Top 2-8-2 #14, Grand Trunk 4-8-4 # 6325, Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 #475, Ohio Central 4-6-2 #1293, and Western Maryland Scenic 2-8-0 #734"
"Your video visit will include:The incredible Cumbres & Toltec in New Mexico and Colorado with 2-8-2’s #484 & 487, Nickel Plate Road 2-8-2 #587 pulling the Indiana State Fair train, Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum 2-8-0 #610 pulling passenger trains in Chattanooga, Eureka & Palisade 4-4-0 #4, built in 1875, running on Colorado’s stunning Durango & Silverton, Ohio Central 4-6-2 #1293 pulling a passenger train through Ohio’s Amish Country, and Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 #611 roaring through Ohio."
Steam In The Winter
"Steam in the Winter treats you to winter steam railroading on three railroads! Enjoy stunning mountain scenery in the mountains of Utah on the Heber Valley Railroad, winter on the high desert on the fantastically preserved Nevada Northern Railroad, and heavy, mainline railroading on the Ohio Central System. ... ".
"Photographers Specials on the Heber Valley, Western Maryland Scenic, Cass Scenic, and the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge! Return to yesteryear and thrill to the sight of steam locomotives hauling vintage freight equipment! Hop aboard passenger trains operated especially for photographers! These trains stop at scenic and usually inaccessible locations where passengers disembark, set up their cameras while the trains back down the line, and then get spectacular action shots as the trains steam past their cameras! At the Heber Valley Railroad in Utah and the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad in Maryland, hard-working steamers pull freight equipment including boxcars, tank cars and coal hoppers. This is the first "Photo Freight" operated by steam locomotive #75 since being acquired and overhauled by the Heber the Cass Scenic Railroad in West Virginia, old logging equipment is hauled by Shay locomotives to emulate the line's heritage. Shay #11 is making its first outing since being converted from oil to coal. In Colorado, the Durango & Silverton's annual Photographers' Specialmakes stops at locations deep in the Animas River Canyon where access is normally impossible. . . . ."
Disk 1: Steaming to L.A. and Operation San Jose
Disk 2: Roarin' Run-bys and Super Slips and Start-ups
Disk 3: Rio Grande Snow Freight and Doubleheader
Disk 4: Summer Steam Spectacular, NYC Steam Showcase, and Memories of Pennsy Steam
Disk 5: Edaville Railroad and Reading #2102
"Logging
railroads were pretty rough and tumble affairs. Tracks were built quickly
over rough terrain with plenty of sharp curves. Mainline locomotives were
too stiff and fell off the tracks. A special breed of engine was needed.
STEAM UP IN THE MOUNTAINS takes us into the logging country of the Pacific
Northwest to a hidden location where these engines are kept alive.
Here, steam specialists (almost like wizards) conjure up life from rusty
pieces of iron. They share insights about the development of the three
different geared-locomotives designs, showing us how they work, and the
strong and weak points of each design. Then they show us first hand what it
takes to bring five of these logging locomotives to life for a big multi-day
celebration for steam enthusiasts. The film ends with a five-locomotive
quintuple-header...perhaps the only time this has been seen in well over 50
years."
"From the Rocket to the Docklands Light Railway, the locomotives of Britain have always been incredibly varied, in size, shape and function. This program takes a look at some of the more unusual designs, revealing all their rich diversity, as these magnificent trains run and work all over Britain.
Footage includes:
- Early locomotives, Rocket and Agenoria at the National Railway Museum
- Double Fairlies on the Ffestiniog Railway
- USA Class locomotives at the Keighley & Worth Valley
- The Vale of Rheidol tank engine
- The last British Rail steam
- The Deep Mine Railway at Llechwed and other mine locomotives"