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No More Mindless Runbys
Below are the ten newest releases from Big "E" Productions in both DVD-R and VHS format.

CSX's "A" Line Speedway in the Carolinas

The former ACL main line from Richmond, VA to Jacksonville, known as the "A" Line, is the busiest and fastest route between the Northeast and Florida for both passengers and freight trains.  This video shows a day and a half of action on the "A" Line between Dillon, SC and Pembroke, NC in October, 2000 and on secondary CSX lines that cross the "A" Line at Dillon and Pembroke.  69 minutes. 

Price: $30.95

CSX's "A" Line Speedway in the Carolinas DVD

The former ACL main line from Richmond, VA to Jacksonville, known as the "A" Line, is the busiest and fastest route between the Northeast and Florida for both passengers and freight trains.  This video shows a day and a half of action on the "A" Line between Dillon, SC and Pembroke, NC in October, 2000 and on secondary CSX lines that cross the "A" Line at Dillon and Pembroke.  69 minutes. 

Price: $30.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD

Durand - Michigan Hot Spot

Durand is the spiritual heart of the Grand Trunk Western, now Canadian National.  CN's Toronto and Detroit to Chicago lines join at Durand, and two short lines, Central Michigan and TSBY also run trains into and out of Durand.  This video shows 24 hours of action including the new RoadRailers at Durand in November of 2000.  More freight trains run through Durand today than anytime since World War  II.  143 minutes.  2 DVD-R, 1 tape set.

Price: $38.95

Durand - Michigan Hot Spot DVD

Durand is the spiritual heart of the Grand Trunk Western, now Canadian National.  CN's Toronto and Detroit to Chicago lines join at Durand, and two short lines, Central Michigan and TSBY also run trains into and out of Durand.  This video shows 24 hours of action including the new RoadRailers at Durand in November of 2000.  More freight trains run through Durand today than anytime since World War  II.  143 minutes.  2 DVD-R, 1 tape set.

Price: $38.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD

Newtonville, Ontario - Canadian Hot Spot

Around Newtonville, 55 miles east of Toronto, the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific main lines between Montreal and Toronto run nearly side by side for many miles.  Many wooden bridges allow neat views of CP's Expressway trains, 2 mile long freights on CN, and Via's 100 mph speedsters.  This video shows 24 hours of action in August, 2000 on the CP main and then 24 hours of CN and Via action on Canada's only passenger corridor.  See why this neat place was featured as a "hot spot" in Trains Magazine.  152 minutes.  2 DVD-R, 1 tape set.

Price: $40.95

Newtonville, Ontario - Canadian Hot Spot DVD

Around Newtonville, 55 miles east of Toronto, the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific main lines between Montreal and Toronto run nearly side by side for many miles.  Many wooden bridges allow neat views of CP's Expressway trains, 2 mile long freights on CN, and Via's 100 mph speedsters.  This video shows 24 hours of action in August, 2000 on the CP main and then 24 hours of CN and Via action on Canada's only passenger corridor.  See why this neat place was featured as a "hot spot" in Trains Magazine.  152 minutes.  2 DVD-R, 1 tape set.

Price: $40.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD

Norfolk Southern Around Pittsburgh

Norfolk Southern's former Conrail main line between Pittsburgh, PA and Conway Yard once carried the heaviest tonnage of any rail line in the U.S.  Today this line hosts nearly 70 freight and Amtrak trains.  This video shows 24 hours of action between CP Bell, five miles west of downtown Pittsburgh, and Conway Yard, in August of 2000, and gives a spectacular look at NS's operations east of Conway Yard 15 months after Conrail was split up.  160 minutes.  2 DVD-R, 1 tape set

Price: $40.95

Norfolk Southern Around Pittsburgh DVD

Norfolk Southern's former Conrail main line between Pittsburgh, PA and Conway Yard once carried the heaviest tonnage of any rail line in the U.S.  Today this line hosts nearly 70 freight and Amtrak trains.  This video shows 24 hours of action between CP Bell, five miles west of downtown Pittsburgh, and Conway Yard, in August of 2000, and gives a spectacular look at NS's operations east of Conway Yard 15 months after Conrail was split up.  160 minutes.  2 DVD-R, 1 tape set

Price: $40.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD

Marion - Ohio's Trainwatching Capital

When the main lines of four railroads crossed at Marion in the 1970's, fans there called their town "The Trainwatching Capital of Ohio".  Today three busy lines of CSX and Norfolk Southern still cross at grade in Marion and with the Conrail split, the number of trains is nearly as many as in 1970.  The busiest line in Marion today is the NS line from Columbus to Bellevue which crosses CSX's Toledo to Columbus line and the former Conrail Indianapolis Line from Cleveland to St. Louis, now owned by CSX.  This video shows all the NS and CSX trains through Marion for 24 hours in August of 2000.  Three DVD, two tape set.  Four hours, 10 minutes. 

Price: $50.95

Marion - Ohio's Trainwatching Capital DVD

When the main lines of four railroads crossed at Marion in the 1970's, fans there called their town "The Trainwatching Capital of Ohio".  Today three busy lines of CSX and Norfolk Southern still cross at grade in Marion and with the Conrail split, the number of trains is nearly as many as in 1970.  The busiest line in Marion today is the NS line from Columbus to Bellevue which crosses CSX's Toledo to Columbus line and the former Conrail Indianapolis Line from Cleveland to St. Louis, now owned by CSX.  This video shows all the NS and CSX trains through Marion for 24 hours in August of 2000.  Three DVD, two tape set.  Four hours, 10 minutes. 

Price: $50.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD