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

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

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

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  • Video Format: DVD

Fostoria, OH, Part I - Dawn to Dusk

Fostoria, OH, Part I shows all of the incredible action at Fostoria in northern Ohio for 12 daylight hours in May of 2000.   The Conrail split has brought more trains and congestion to Fostoria - as many as 115 trains in 24 hours, making Fostoria the busiest spot for freight trains east of Chicago.  At Fostoria three main lines cross at grade - CSX's former C&O Toledo to Columbus line, CSX's former B&O Chicago line, and Norfolk Southern's former Nickel Plate Buffalo to Chicago line.   159 minutes.  2 DVD-R, 1 tape set

Price: $36.95

Fostoria, OH, Part I - Dawn to Dusk DVD

Fostoria, OH, Part I shows all of the incredible action at Fostoria in northern Ohio for 12 daylight hours in May of 2000.   The Conrail split has brought more trains and congestion to Fostoria - as many as 115 trains in 24 hours, making Fostoria the busiest spot for freight trains east of Chicago.  At Fostoria three main lines cross at grade - CSX's former C&O Toledo to Columbus line, CSX's former B&O Chicago line, and Norfolk Southern's former Nickel Plate Buffalo to Chicago line.   159 minutes.  2 DVD-R, 1 tape set

Price: $36.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD

Fostoria, OH, Part II - Dusk to Dawn

Fostoria, OH, Part II is a continuation of Part I and covers the busy nighttime action next to the Amtrak station in Fostoria where the former B&O and Nickel Plate lines cross, and a second night of action north of Fostoria to catch CSX trains that were missed the first night.   156 minutes.  2 DVD-R, 1 tape set.

Price: $36.95

Fostoria, OH, Part II - Dusk to Dawn DVD

Fostoria, OH, Part II is a continuation of Part I and covers the busy nighttime action next to the Amtrak station in Fostoria where the former B&O and Nickel Plate lines cross, and a second night of action north of Fostoria to catch CSX trains that were missed the first night.   156 minutes.  2 DVD-R, 1 tape set.

Price: $36.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD

CSX Upstate New York Main

CSX's main Line across upstate New York is part of Conrail's former Chicago Line between the East Coast and Chicago. The number of trains on this line jumped after the Conrail split.  This former New York Central main line is also part of Amtrak's Empire Service corridor.  This video shows 24 hours of fast paced CSX action around Clyde, New York, west of Syracuse, in May 2000. 113 minutes.

Price: $34.95

CSX Upstate New York Main DVD

CSX's main Line across upstate New York is part of Conrail's former Chicago Line between the East Coast and Chicago. The number of trains on this line jumped after the Conrail split.  This former New York Central main line is also part of Amtrak's Empire Service corridor.  This video shows 24 hours of fast paced CSX action around Clyde, New York, west of Syracuse, in May 2000. 113 minutes.

Price: $34.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD

Wisconsin Central 2000

The Wisconsin Central remains the largest and most exciting of the new regional railroads.  WC 2000 begins with several trains on the Algoma Central, part of the WC since 1995.  Next is action around Escanaba, MI on former CNW lines, then 24 hours of action on the WC's busiest line - the Chicago sub.  Last is a unique branch line train and more action on the busy Superior sub, all shot in May 2000.  112 minutes. 

Price: $34.95

Wisconsin Central 2000 DVD

The Wisconsin Central remains the largest and most exciting of the new regional railroads.  WC 2000 begins with several trains on the Algoma Central, part of the WC since 1995.  Next is action around Escanaba, MI on former CNW lines, then 24 hours of action on the WC's busiest line - the Chicago sub.  Last is a unique branch line train and more action on the busy Superior sub, all shot in May 2000.  112 minutes. 

Price: $34.95

Attributes

  • Video Format: DVD

Canadian Pacific's Wisconsin Main

This video shows the trains and operations in May 2000 on the CP's line between Portage and La Crosse, WI, part of their Chicago to Twin Cities main.  This CP main carries more freight trains than anytime since World War II.  63 minutes. 

Price: $30.95

 

       

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