No More Mindless Runbys
Below are the ten newest releases from Big "E" Productions in both DVD-R and VHS format.
The Trains of Sand Patch Grade DVD
The rural character and spectacular action and scenery make the legendary Sand Patch grade in southwestern Pennsylvania one of the better known and most visited railfan hot spots in the East. This videotape shows all CSX and Amtrak trains for 32 hours on the heart of Sand Patch grade between Hyndman and Garrett in December of 1998. 135 minutes.
Attributes
- Video Format: DVD
The Trains of Atlantic Canada
Canada's railroads recently began spinning off branch and secondary main lines just as railroads in the States had done a decade earlier. This video shows the trains and operations on the new regional railroads and main lines in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in the fall of 1998, including the Windsor and Hantsport, Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia, New Brunswick East Coast, and New Brunswick Southern. Then Canadian National action is shown around Halifax and Moncton, concluding with 24 hours of action on the CN in the scenic high bridge country in northwestern New Brunswick. 122 minutes. Two DVD-R, one tape set.
The Trains of Atlantic Canada DVD
Canada's railroads recently began spinning off branch and secondary main lines just as railroads in the States had done a decade earlier. This video shows the trains and operations on the new regional railroads and main lines in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in the fall of 1998, including the Windsor and Hantsport, Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia, New Brunswick East Coast, and New Brunswick Southern. Then Canadian National action is shown around Halifax and Moncton, concluding with 24 hours of action on the CN in the scenic high bridge country in northwestern New Brunswick. 122 minutes. Two DVD-R, one tape set.
Attributes
- Video Format: DVD
Conrail's Southern Tier Line
Conrail's Southern Tier Line across New York is one of Conrail's most railfanned lines. From Portage to Starrucca, this video shows the scenery, semaphores, and trains of Conrail and its tenants - the St. Lawrence & Hudson, and Susquehanna in December of 1998, just before NS took control of the Southern Tier. This video also includes scenes around Binghamton, the railfan capital of the Southern Tier, and 24 hours of action west of Binghamton. 69 minutes.
Conrail's Southern Tier Line DVD
Conrail's Southern Tier Line across New York is one of Conrail's most railfanned lines. From Portage to Starrucca, this video shows the scenery, semaphores, and trains of Conrail and its tenants - the St. Lawrence & Hudson, and Susquehanna in December of 1998, just before NS took control of the Southern Tier. This video also includes scenes around Binghamton, the railfan capital of the Southern Tier, and 24 hours of action west of Binghamton. 69 minutes.
Attributes
- Video Format: DVD
Illinois Central 1998
This video gives a look at the trains and operations on the mid-section of the Illinois Central in May of 1998. First is nearly 24 hours of trains on the Edgewood Cutoff in Southern Illinois, then action around Fulton, KY, the physical heart of the old IC, and finally 24 hours of action south of Memphis, TN on the IC's busiest freight line - the Yazoo District. 90 minutes.
Illinois Central 1998 DVD
This video gives a look at the trains and operations on the mid-section of the Illinois Central in May of 1998. First is nearly 24 hours of trains on the Edgewood Cutoff in Southern Illinois, then action around Fulton, KY, the physical heart of the old IC, and finally 24 hours of action south of Memphis, TN on the IC's busiest freight line - the Yazoo District. 90 minutes.
Attributes
- Video Format: DVD
Deshler, Ohio - Crossroads of CSX
The small town of Deshler in Northwest Ohio is where the Philadelphia to Chicago and Detroit to Cincinnati main lines of CSX cross at grade. Once known as the Crossroads of the B&O, Deshler is even more important to CSX. 50 trains a day pour through Deshler with even more after the split of Conrail. This video shows 24 hours of action at Deshler in May of 1998 before the CR split. 3 Hours, 30 minutes. Two disk DVD, two tape VHS set.
Deshler, Ohio - Crossroads of CSX DVD
The small town of Deshler in Northwest Ohio is where the Philadelphia to Chicago and Detroit to Cincinnati main lines of CSX cross at grade. Once known as the Crossroads of the B&O, Deshler is even more important to CSX. 50 trains a day pour through Deshler with even more after the split of Conrail. This video shows 24 hours of action at Deshler in May of 1998 before the CR split. 3 Hours, 30 minutes. Two disk DVD, two tape VHS set.
Attributes
- Video Format: DVD
Norfolk Southern's Chicago District
Once part of the Nickel Plate, traffic on NS's busy Chicago District from Fort Wayne to Chicago has quadrupled since the NS merger. This video shows 28 hours of action in May of 1998 around Hobart in northwest Indiana where NS's two main lines from Fort Wayne come together. Great changes are coming to this track after the Conrail split. 100 minutes.
