No More Mindless Runbys
Below are the ten newest releases from Big "E" Productions in both DVD-R and VHS format.
The Cheetah & the Thoroughbred, Part I - CSX's New Expressway
On 6/1/99, CSX and NS split up Conrail. The greatest change took place on the newly double tracked CSX main line across Ohio and Indiana. Overnight the number of freight trains on their "New Expressway" went from around 25 a day to 50. We caught over 24 hours of awesome action in late July of 1999 on CSX's New Expressway at Milford Junction in northern Indiana, 113 miles east of Chicago. There the former CR branch, now owned by NS, crosses the CSX main at grade. 141 minutes.
The Cheetah & the Thoroughbred, Part I - CSX's New Expressway DVD
On 6/1/99, CSX and NS split up Conrail. The greatest change took place on the newly double tracked CSX main line across Ohio and Indiana. Overnight the number of freight trains on their "New Expressway" went from around 25 a day to 50. We caught over 24 hours of awesome action in late July of 1999 on CSX's New Expressway at Milford Junction in northern Indiana, 113 miles east of Chicago. There the former CR branch, now owned by NS, crosses the CSX main at grade. 141 minutes.
Attributes
- Video Format: DVD
The Cheetah & the Thoroughbred, Part II - NS Chicago Lines
Part II of "The Cheetah and the Thoroughbred" shows the trains and operations in northern Indiana on both on Norfolk Southern's main lines into Chicago from the east - the former Conrail Chicago Line on Otis Hill between South Bend and Porter, and NS's original main line from Fort Wayne to Chicago, around Hobart, IN. The power was a rainbow of colors also. Seven weeks after "day one", we caught over 24 hours of awesome action on each of these busy lines into Chicago. Three DVD/ Two tape Set. Three Hours, 51 Minutes.
The Cheetah & the Thoroughbred, Part II - NS Chicago Lines DVD
Part II of "The Cheetah and the Thoroughbred" shows the trains and operations in northern Indiana on both on Norfolk Southern's main lines into Chicago from the east - the former Conrail Chicago Line on Otis Hill between South Bend and Porter, and NS's original main line from Fort Wayne to Chicago, around Hobart, IN. The power was a rainbow of colors also. Seven weeks after "day one", we caught over 24 hours of awesome action on each of these busy lines into Chicago. Three DVD/ Two tape Set. Three Hours, 51 Minutes.
Attributes
- Video Format: DVD
The Trains of Beaumont Hill 1999
Beaumont Hill, with long, nearly 2.0% grades on both sides, is part of the historic Southern Pacific, now Union Pacific Sunset Route. Today, UP, SP, and CNW power is mixed on The Hill, and the UP uses manned helpers on many of the heavy stack and manifest trains over Beaumont. Recently several new hot "Z" trains were added to the Sunset Route, and additional trains moved off of the Central Corridor to the Sunset and Golden State Routes over Beaumont Hill. This video shows all of the trains for a day and a half between Redlands and West Palm Springs in late April of 1999 when Beaumont Hill was seeing the most freight trains in its long and storied history. Two DVD/one tape set.
The Trains of Beaumont Hill 1999 DVD
Beaumont Hill, with long, nearly 2.0% grades on both sides, is part of the historic Southern Pacific, now Union Pacific Sunset Route. Today, UP, SP, and CNW power is mixed on The Hill, and the UP uses manned helpers on many of the heavy stack and manifest trains over Beaumont. Recently several new hot "Z" trains were added to the Sunset Route, and additional trains moved off of the Central Corridor to the Sunset and Golden State Routes over Beaumont Hill. This video shows all of the trains for a day and a half between Redlands and West Palm Springs in late April of 1999 when Beaumont Hill was seeing the most freight trains in its long and storied history. Two DVD/one tape set.
Attributes
- Video Format: DVD
Union Pacific in Eastern Nevada
The Union Pacific today has two main lines across eastern Nevada that run from Odgen and Salt Lake City to northern California. The northernmost line out of Ogden is the former Southern Pacific's Overland Route, and the other line is the former Western Pacific main line. Tthese lines are an integral part of the Union Pacific's Central Corridor between the Midwest and northern California, and BNSF has overhead rights on the former Western Pacific line across northern Nevada. This video shows all of the action for 24 hours in May of 1999 on both lines through the Pequops and around the junction at Alazon where the famous paired track operation began. 78 minutes.
Union Pacific in Eastern Nevada DVD
The Union Pacific today has two main lines across eastern Nevada that run from Odgen and Salt Lake City to northern California. The northernmost line out of Ogden is the former Southern Pacific's Overland Route, and the other line is the former Western Pacific main line. Tthese lines are an integral part of the Union Pacific's Central Corridor between the Midwest and northern California, and BNSF has overhead rights on the former Western Pacific line across northern Nevada. This video shows all of the action for 24 hours in May of 1999 on both lines through the Pequops and around the junction at Alazon where the famous paired track operation began. 78 minutes.
Attributes
- Video Format: DVD
The Trains of Cajon Pass 1999
This video shows the trains and drama of mountain railroading at one of the most awesome places to watch trains - Cajon Pass. With as many as 80 trains in 24 hours, this is certainly one of the seven wonders of the railfan world. BNSF recently replaced the Santa Fe and the UP replaced the SP. First is action at many of the scenic highlights on Cajon, then 24 hours of action on the joint BNSF-UP line between Verdemont and Hesperia in April 1999. Three DVD/Two Tape Set. Four hours, 8 minutes.
The Trains of Cajon Pass 1999 DVD
This video shows the trains and drama of mountain railroading at one of the most awesome places to watch trains - Cajon Pass. With as many as 80 trains in 24 hours, this is certainly one of the seven wonders of the railfan world. BNSF recently replaced the Santa Fe and the UP replaced the SP. First is action at many of the scenic highlights on Cajon, then 24 hours of action on the joint BNSF-UP line between Verdemont and Hesperia in April 1999. Three DVD/Two Tape Set. Four hours, 8 minutes.
Attributes
- Video Format: DVD
