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Below are the ten newest releases from Big "E" Productions in both DVD-R and VHS format.

CN's Eastern Mountain Main Line

The steepest grades, largest bridges, some of the most rugged parts of the CN's transcontinental main line and ALCO's are in northern New Brunswick and eastern Quebec.  This tape follows the CN freight line to Halifax for 138 miles around Edmundston, NB in Aug. of 1994.   65 minutes.  Regular VHS price = $25.95.

Price: $30.95

CN's Eastern Mountain Main Line DVD

The steepest grades, largest bridges, some of the most rugged parts of the CN's transcontinental main line and ALCO's are in northern New Brunswick and eastern Quebec.  This tape follows the CN freight line to Halifax for 138 miles around Edmundston, NB in Aug. of 1994.   65 minutes.  Regular VHS price = $25.95.

Price: $30.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD

The Santa Fe at Lebo, Kansas

This tape shows over 24 hours of awesome action in Oct. of 1994 at Lebo, KS, 93 miles west of Kansas City.   If you like hot trains, the SF main line is the greatest show on earth.  Nobody runs them faster than the AT&SF.  90 minutes.  Regular VHS price = $29.95.

Price: $34.95

The Santa Fe at Lebo, Kansas DVD

This tape shows over 24 hours of awesome action in Oct. of 1994 at Lebo, KS, 93 miles west of Kansas City.   If you like hot trains, the SF main line is the greatest show on earth.  Nobody runs them faster than the AT&SF.  90 minutes.  Regular VHS price = $29.95.

Price: $34.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD

Union Pacific's Encina Hill

This tape shows 24 hours of action on the UP's busy line through the Blue Mountains on Encina Hill between Huntington and Baker, Oregon.  Pushers help a stream of trains up 2.2% grades.  Videotaped in May of 1994.  65 minutes. 

Price: $30.95

Union Pacific's Encina Hill DVD

This tape shows 24 hours of action on the UP's busy line through the Blue Mountains on Encina Hill between Huntington and Baker, Oregon.  Pushers help a stream of trains up 2.2% grades.  Videotaped in May of 1994.  65 minutes. 

Price: $30.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD

GTW And CSX At Wellsboro

This tape shows over 24 hours of  action at Wellsboro,  in Northern Indiana, where the former B&O line to Chicago, now CSX, crosses the main line of the Grand Trunk Western.  45 trains pounded the diamonds in 24 hrs in August of 1994.   115 minutes.

Price: $34.95

GTW And CSX At Wellsboro DVD

This tape shows over 24 hours of  action at Wellsboro,  in Northern Indiana, where the former B&O line to Chicago, now CSX, crosses the main line of the Grand Trunk Western.  45 trains pounded the diamonds in 24 hrs in August of 1994.   115 minutes.

Price: $34.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD

UP-SP River Wars I - The Mississippi River

This DVD shows 24 hrs. of action along the Mississippi River around Illmo, MO, on the storied UP-SP joint line south of St. Louis in Oct. 1994.  This line has seen many changes since the May, 1988, Trains article  about it.  More than one customer has said that this is the best of our older videos.  105 minutes.

Price: $34.95

UP-SP River Wars I - The Mississippi River DVD

This DVD shows 24 hrs. of action along the Mississippi River around Illmo, MO, on the storied UP-SP joint line south of St. Louis in Oct. 1994.  This line has seen many changes since the May, 1988, Trains article  about it.  More than one customer has said that this is the best of our older videos.  105 minutes.

Price: $34.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD

 

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Last updated 12/14/2023

 

Frequency – twice a year

 

 Issue #179                            December, 2023

May all of you have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year.

 

Remember, our DVDs make great Christmas gifts for the railfan in your family.  This Newsletter begins our 32th year of selling train videos.  As long as both my wife and I are in good health we intend to continue selling old videos and I still have some hope to do a few new programs. We will not be attending the Big Train Show in West Springfield, Massachusetts anymore.

 

Again no new programs.  I was recently diagnosed with AFib (atrial fibrillation – fast, erratic heartbeat).  Medication seems to help but it will be some time before I know how much.  Also both knees need to be replaced but it will also be some time before that can happen.  My wife is still recovering from having both knees replaced.  She is using a wheelchair and walker to get around.  I would still like to do more videotaping but this is looking less and less likely.  We hope that all of you are safe and sound.  Our next newsletter will be around June of 2024.  Railfan Depot in Indianapolis is now carrying some of our videos.

 

We have four grandkids playing sports right now – two here in New Hampshire and two in Illinois.  I hope to be able to see their games in person as much as I can.  And then we have 12 other grandkids and one great grandson to keep track of.  I am looking forward to attending the girls state basketball tournament in Illinois beginning in 2025 and the class IV boys baseball tournament here in New Hampshire next spring.

 

No other train video producer shows and explains railroading like we do and our catalogue includes programs on fallen flags ATSF, SP, BN, CNW,  IC, Wisconsin Central, and Conrail.  We almost always show the whole train and most of our videos show all of the action – day and night.  Our newest program is “PSR on CSX’s Chicago Line in Northern Indiana”, part of our look at PSR on eastern railroads.  This is our 49th program to be released in both Blu-ray and in regular DVD.  You need to specify what type of DVD you are ordering with programs available in both DVD and Blu-ray.  All of our DVD’s have chapters and menus and around half – everything videotaped from 2004 on plus a few programs from 2003 - have a choice of being watched with narration and without narration by using the menu or audio and language buttons on your DVD player controller.  321 programs are available in DVD (49 in Blu-ray) and all are listed in the flyers.  No other train video producer shows and explains railroading like we do and our catalogue includes programs on fallen flags ATSF, BN, SP, CNW. IC, Wisconsin Central, and Conrail.  Our shipping and handling charge on orders remains $5.00 with no charge on orders over $100.  We offer year-round discounts on large orders.  See flyers for details.  These discounts are available only by mail and phone.  If you have questions and get our answering machine, please leave your name and number and we will call you back as soon as possible.  You can reach us by email at bigeee@trainvideos.com or on our webpage at www.trainvideos.com.

 

If we are able to videotape again, the focus will be on changes on the western railroads due to PSR.

 

                                              Dick and Barb Eisfeller