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

UP Between Longview and Marshall

All UP trains from St. Louis, Memphis, and Chicago to Dallas and Houston run on the same track between Longview and Marshall in northeast Texas.  This Texas corridor is the UP's second busiest corridor and sees much of the UP's older power and many leased units.  This tape shows all of the intermodal, auto, and chemical trains between Longview and Marshall for 24 hours in May of 1996.  65 minutes. 

Price: $30.95

UP Between Longview and Marshall DVD

All UP trains from St. Louis, Memphis, and Chicago to Dallas and Houston run on the same track between Longview and Marshall in northeast Texas.  This Texas corridor is the UP's second busiest corridor and sees much of the UP's older power and many leased units.  This tape shows all of the intermodal, auto, and chemical trains between Longview and Marshall for 24 hours in May of 1996.  65 minutes. 

Price: $30.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD

The Show Along U.S. 30

The UP between Gibbon and O'Fallons in Nebraska carries the most tonnage of any rail line in the world.    U.S. 30 runs alongside this line which was featured in the November. 1995 Trains.  DPU trains, new AC's - they're all on this tape which shows the 130 trains that were seen east of North Platte in 25 hours in May of 1996.  4 hours, 6 minutes.  Three disk DVD-R set, two VHS tape set. 

Price: $50.95

The Show Along U.S. 30 DVD

The UP between Gibbon and O'Fallons in Nebraska carries the most tonnage of any rail line in the world.    U.S. 30 runs alongside this line which was featured in the November. 1995 Trains.  DPU trains, new AC's - they're all on this tape which shows the 130 trains that were seen east of North Platte in 25 hours in May of 1996.  4 hours, 6 minutes.  Three disk DVD-R set, two VHS tape set. 

Price: $50.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD

Kansas City Southern - 1996

With the acquisition of MidSouth Rail, KCS has grown a lot  recently.  This tape shows operations on the two busiest KCS lines.  First is 24 hrs. of action on the former MidSouth between Meridian and Jackson, MS.  After a couple of trains around Shreveport, this tape shows 24 hrs. of action in the Ozarks, south of Neosho, MO where pushers are used on heavy trains.  67 minutes. 

Price: $30.95

Kansas City Southern - 1996

With the acquisition of MidSouth Rail, KCS has grown a lot  recently.  This tape shows operations on the two busiest KCS lines.  First is 24 hrs. of action on the former MidSouth between Meridian and Jackson, MS.  After a couple of trains around Shreveport, this tape shows 24 hrs. of action in the Ozarks, south of Neosho, MO where pushers are used on heavy trains.  67 minutes. 

Price: $30.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD

The Trains of Tehachapi (1995)

This videotape won't show you all of the scenic highlights of Tehachapi, but it will show you the incredible number of Santa Fe and SP trains that ran over Tehachapi in a 24 hour period in Oct. 1995, just before the AT&SF became part of the BNSF system.  Many classic views are shown, including trains shot at Caliente and the Loop.  118 minutes.   

Price: $34.95

The Trains of Tehachapi (1995)

This videotape won't show you all of the scenic highlights of Tehachapi, but it will show you the incredible number of Santa Fe and SP trains that ran over Tehachapi in a 24 hour period in Oct. 1995, just before the AT&SF became part of the BNSF system.  Many classic views are shown, including trains shot at Caliente and the Loop.  118 minutes.   

Price: $34.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD

Mojave Desert Thunder

The Santa Fe's Needles subdivision hosts the fastest freights in the U.S., and nowhere do they run them any faster than around Amboy, CA.  This tape shows 24 hours of incredible action on the Santa Fe main line between Siberia and Cadiz in October of 1995, just before the AT&SF became part of the BNSF system.  82 minutes. 

Price: $32.95

Mojave Desert Thunder DVD

The Santa Fe's Needles subdivision hosts the fastest freights in the U.S., and nowhere do they run them any faster than around Amboy, CA.  This tape shows 24 hours of incredible action on the Santa Fe main line between Siberia and Cadiz in October of 1995, just before the AT&SF became part of the BNSF system.  82 minutes. 

Price: $32.95

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