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

SP on Steins Pass

This tape shows 24 hours of action in October 1995 on SP's busiest line, their Sunset Route, on Steins Pass, astride the NM-AZ border, 140 miles east of Tucson.  Heavy stack trains and manifests grind up grades as steep as 1.4%, then blast across the desert at 65 per.  89 minutes. 

Price: $32.95

SP on Steins Pass DVD

This tape shows 24 hours of action in October 1995 on SP's busiest line, their Sunset Route, on Steins Pass, astride the NM-AZ border, 140 miles east of Tucson.  Heavy stack trains and manifests grind up grades as steep as 1.4%, then blast across the desert at 65 per.  89 minutes. 

Price: $32.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD

SP Around Klamath Falls

This tape shows 2 days of action on SP's I-5 Corridor between Mott, north of Dunsmuir, and Kirk, north of Klamath Falls, in Oct. 1995.   We shot lumber trains grinding upgradesaround Mt. Shasta and hotshots charging through Oregon pine forests.  And we got a few BN trains also.  67 minutes. 

Price: $30.95

SP Around Klamath Falls DVD

This tape shows 2 days of action on SP's I-5 Corridor between Mott, north of Dunsmuir, and Kirk, north of Klamath Falls, in Oct. 1995.   We shot lumber trains grinding upgradesaround Mt. Shasta and hotshots charging through Oregon pine forests.  And we got a few BN trains also.  67 minutes. 

Price: $30.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD

Union Pacific on Cima Hill

This tape shows 30 hours of action on the UP's toughest grade - Cima Hill, 80 miles south of Las Vegas, NV, on their line to LA.  See UP trains grinding up the 2.2% grade on the west side of Cima Hill and screaming down the other side at speeds up to 70 per in Oct. 1995.  90 minutes. 

Price: $32.95

Union Pacific on Cima Hill DVD

This tape shows 30 hours of action on the UP's toughest grade - Cima Hill, 80 miles south of Las Vegas, NV, on their line to LA.  See UP trains grinding up the 2.2% grade on the west side of Cima Hill and screaming down the other side at speeds up to 70 per in Oct. 1995.  90 minutes. 

Price: $32.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD

UP-SP Paired Track in Palisade Canyon

This tape shows the UP-SP paired track operation in Nevada in scenic Palisade Canyon, 30 miles west of Elko, in Oct. 1995.  All UP and SP trains between the Bay area and the Midwest use this line. 30 years ago, the SP had 70% of the trains on the paired track, now it's reversed.   65 minutes. 

Price: $30.95

UP-SP Paired Track in Palisade Canyon DVD

This tape shows the UP-SP paired track operation in Nevada in scenic Palisade Canyon, 30 miles west of Elko, in Oct. 1995.  All UP and SP trains between the Bay area and the Midwest use this line. 30 years ago, the SP had 70% of the trains on the paired track, now it's reversed.   65 minutes. 

Price: $30.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD

Wisconsin Central 1995

This best selling tape shows operations at different points around the dynamic Wisconsin Central, concluding with 24 hours of action on Byron Hill, south of Fond  Du  Lac  in June of 1995, when newly acquired Santa Fe 45's and SP's new AC4400's were running around the WC.  80 minutes. 

Price: $32.95

Wisconsin Central 1995 DVD

This best selling tape shows operations at different points around the dynamic Wisconsin Central, concluding with 24 hours of action on Byron Hill, south of Fond  Du  Lac  in June of 1995, when newly acquired Santa Fe 45's and SP's new AC4400's were running around the WC.  80 minutes. 

Price: $32.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD

 

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GREENLAND, NH 03840

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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