No More Mindless Runbys
Below are the ten newest releases from Big "E" Productions in both DVD-R and VHS format.
UP's Moffat Line in 2006 DVD
This program shows 24 hours of action on UP's ex-Rio Grande Moffat Line in July of 2006 between Fraser and Kremmling, in central Colorado, west of the Moffat Tunnel. The section of track between Fraser and Kremmling includes scenic Byers Canyon and the steepest grades against loaded coal trains. And BNSF has overhead rights on this line for their trains between Denver and northern California. Amtrak's California Zephyr is a daily visitor also. 78 minutes. The DVD on this program has the option of being watched with or without narration.
Attributes
- Video Format: DVD
Norfolk Southern's New Castle District DVD
This program shows the wide variety of trains and operations for a day and a half on the north end of Norfolk Southern's New Castle District in northeastern Indiana between Muncie and Fort Wayne in May of 2006. This is the line that truly tied together the Norfolk and Western and Southern Railway systems and allowed traffic off the Southern Railway in Cincinnati to reach Chicago. 70 minutes. The DVD on this program has the option of being watched with or without narration.
Attributes
- Video Format: DVD
Norfolk Southern's New Castle District
This program shows the wide variety of trains and operations for a day and a half on the north end of Norfolk Southern's New Castle District in northeastern Indiana between Muncie and Fort Wayne in May of 2006. This is the line that truly tied together the Norfolk and Western and Southern Railway systems and allowed traffic off the Southern Railway in Cincinnati to reach Chicago. 70 minutes. The DVD on this program has the option of being watched with or without narration.
The Trains of Southern New England 2006 DVD
Connecticut, Rhode Island, and southern Massachusetts contain some fascinating railroading. Amtrak finally has all of its Acela trains in operation, and several small New England railroads are showing significant growth in their business. This program shows action on the regional railroads and most of the smaller railroads of southern New England in the spring of 2006. The railroads covered include Amtrak's Springfield Line and electrified Northeast Corridor, the Providence and Worcester, New England Central, Housatonic Railroad and a couple of shortlines. 109 minutes. The DVD on this program has the option of being watched with or without narration.
Attributes
- Video Format: DVD
The Trains of Southern New England 2006
Connecticut, Rhode Island, and southern Massachusetts contain some fascinating railroading. Amtrak finally has all of its Acela trains in operation, and several small New England railroads are showing significant growth in their business. This program shows action on the regional railroads and most of the smaller railroads of southern New England in the spring of 2006. The railroads covered include Amtrak's Springfield Line and electrified Northeast Corridor, the Providence and Worcester, New England Central, Housatonic Railroad and a couple of shortlines. 109 minutes. The DVD on this program has the option of being watched with or without narration.
Norfolk Southern's Columbus District DVD
Although Norfolk Southern's Columbus District between Portsmouth, OH on the Ohio River and Columbus is not quite the conveyor belt for coal that it was forty years ago, it still handles a lot of coal, and non-coal traffic is growing. This program shows over a day of action on NS's Columbus District between Chillicothe and Portsmouth in the beautiful Scioto Valley where it slices through the northern edge of the Appalachian plateau in May of 2006. 62 minutes. The DVD on this program has the option of being watched with or without narration.
Attributes
- Video Format: DVD
Norfolk Southern's Columbus District
Although Norfolk Southern's Columbus District between Portsmouth, OH on the Ohio River and Columbus is not quite the conveyor belt for coal that it was forty years ago, it still handles a lot of coal, and non-coal traffic is growing. This program shows over a day of action on NS's Columbus District between Chillicothe and Portsmouth in the beautiful Scioto Valley where it slices through the northern edge of the Appalachian plateau in May of 2006. 62 minutes. The DVD on this program has the option of being watched with or without narration.
Montana Rail Link around Bozeman Pass DVD
Montana Rail Link has always been one of the largest and most interesting of the new crop of regional railroads. Eighteen years later fans are flocking to the MRL to see the venerable 20 cylinder SD45's and F45's and the new SD70ACe's. This program shows over 24 hours of action on the former Northern Pacific and Burlington Northern, now Montana Rail Link main line between Logan and Livingston in south-central Montana, including action on both sides of Bozeman Pass, in October of 2005. 76 minutes. The DVD on this program has the option of being watched with or without narration.
Attributes
- Video Format: DVD
Montana Rail Link around Bozeman Pass
Montana Rail Link has always been one of the largest and most interesting of the new crop of regional railroads. Eighteen years later fans are flocking to the MRL to see the venerable 20 cylinder SD45's and F45's and the new SD70ACe's. This program shows over 24 hours of action on the former Northern Pacific and Burlington Northern, now Montana Rail Link main line between Logan and Livingston in south-central Montana, including action on both sides of Bozeman Pass, in October of 2005. 76 minutes. The DVD on this program has the option of being watched with or without narration.
Canadian National's Alberta Main
This program shows over 24 hours of fascinating action in October of 2005 east of Edmonton on Canadian National's transcontinental main line. With the 2004 acquisition of B. C. Rail, traffic on CN's main line east of Edmonton has reached new heights including some of the longest freight trains on this continent. This well-engineered track is traversed by an increasing number of containers and carload traffic off B. C. Rail and by CN's "Need for Speed" trains. 88 minutes. The DVD on this program has the option of being watched with or without narration.
