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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 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

Fostoria, Part I & II - save by buying both at the same time

Buy Fostoria, OH Parts I and II at the same time, DVD = $59.95,

VHS =$49.95 for a savings of $14

Price: $59.95

 

       

Big "E" Newsletter

                                                                         Big “E” Productions

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Frequency – twice a year                                           Issue #182                                                  June, 2025

 

 

Our Big Summer Sale is now on – Buy 3, get 1 free.  Ends 8/31/25.

The big news this month is that our summer sale is on.  Buy 3 DVD’s and get 1 free.  The sale price will show up when you check out  Two or three DVD sets count as one.  There is no restriction on the cost of the free DVD, so this can be quite a deal.  The most expensive DVD is free!  Order as many times or as many programs as you would like.  This 4 for 3 sale ends 8/31/25.  Other discount offers cannot be used with this sale.  This is your best opportunity to replace your favorite VHS tapes with DVD’s or buy early Christmas presents!  We have 321 programs available in DVD.  This is the only newsletter that will announce this sale!

I am still recovering from my second knee replacement in April.  The recovery is going well but seems to be going more slowly than the first knee last summer.  My wife is still an invalid.  At this time, she is not walking and using a wheelchair.  She is still getting physical therapy so there is some hope for her to gain mobility in the future.  I would still like to do more videotaping but this is looking less and less likely.  Things could be a lot worse – no life-threatening issues that we know of for any of us.  I still plan on selling existing DVDs for another year or two as long as customers still want them.  We won’t make much if any money on them anymore but fortunately we don’t need to.  Still enjoying the grandkids – a freshman granddaughter in Illinois was a starter on the basketball team last winter and she will be playing volleyball this fall.  I hope to be able to get out there this fall to see her play and her brother play football.  The great grandkids are starting to arrive.  A great grandson was born in Illinois in March and we also have a step great grandson.  Three granddaughters are engaged and one of them is pregnant.  We hope that all of you are safe and sound.  Our next newsletter will be in December of 2025. 

 

 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.

 

         Dick and Barb Eisfeller

 

 

           Last edit 6/6/2025