Rochelle, 75 miles west of Chicago, is one of the most visited railfan hot spots in the Midwest with 85 trains hammering the diamonds on a good day.  The former CNW, now UP main line to Omaha crosses the former BN, now BNSF line to the Twin Cities at grade.  A park was being built next to the diamonds when this was shot in Sept. 1997.  Most any type of train and run-through power can be seen.  CN's trains from Duluth run through Rochelle also.  3 hours, 52 minutes. 3 DVD, 2 tape set. 

Yellowhead Pass in the majestic Canadian Rockies, west of Jasper, Alberta, is the lowest rail crossing of the continental divide in the Rockies.  All CN transcontinental traffic and Via's trains run through Yellowhead.  CN's business has grown rapidly with nearly 40 trains a day through Yellowhead when this was videotaped in July of 1997.  93 minutes. 

This videotape shows a day and a half of action in July of 1997 between Whitefish and Browning in northern Montana amid the beauty of Marias Pass which runs along the southern boundary of Glacier National Park.  BNSF's busy main line between Chicago and Seattle runs through this beautifull but accessible pass.  Pushers, mountain grades, high bridges, new BNSF orange and green units - Marias has it all.  115 minutes. 

The busiest rail line in the Pacific Northwest in the BNSF - UP Joint Line between Seattle and Portland.  This tape shows 24 hours of action on this line around Centralia, WA, midway between Seattle and Portland in July of 1997.  Nearly 50 freights, locals, and Amtrak trains run daily on this scenic but seldom photographed or written about line.  87 minutes.