The Union Pacific Railroad DVD Movies. Railroad DVDs, New Model Railroad DVDs.
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Union Pacific's Magnificent Machines,UP Potpourri,
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This exciting program offers a contemporary look at the mighty Union Pacific on main lines, branch lines and everything in-between at a host of great railfan locations, from Chicago to the California coast, Donner to Dallas, Minnesota to Mexico, Rochelle to Reno, and Tehachapi to Tennessee Pass. You'll witness the UP from aboard a locomotive cab and a dome car, and go trackside to enjoy the UP's amazing collection of vintage equipment - such as a 4-6-6-4 Challenger, a Centennial diesel and a rotary snowplow - in operation on lines in Colorado, Kansas and Wyoming. Color, 1 hr. 39 min.
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This exciting series a offers contemporary look at the mighty Union Pacific on main lines, branch lines and everything in-between at a host of great railfan locations.
Volume 2: Off the Beaten Track. Travel along the UP's ever-shrinking network of branch lines in scenic Northern Colorado. You'll visit Dent, Boulder Valley, Fort Collins and Boettcher in this unique look at how a Class I operates small branches miles from heavy main lines. Color, 1 hour.
Be sure to see Volume 1 of this exciting series - RV5329.

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This program takes you on a fascinating journey on the Union Pacific from the 1950s to the mid-1990s, covering the road in the Pacific Northwest, California, Chicago and points in-between. You'll view plenty of early diesel power, vintage Cajon action, a parade of Chicago & North Western power following the 1995 merger, former Southern Pacific lines with Union Pacific power, and much more. Includes maps. Color, 1 hr. 40 min.
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This program is a compilation of rare 16mm footage of Union Pacific steam locomotives shot in the 1940s and '50s. You'll travel along the Kansas Division where rare three-cylinder 4-12-2 engines work trains on the Marysville Cutoff; sprint with high-stepping 4-6-2s, 4-8-2s and 4-8-4s as they lead troop and passenger trains between Ft. Riley and Kansas City; visit Nebraska where 4-6-6-4s dominated mainline service while 2-8-0s and 2-8-2s worked the locals; and more. Bonus footage includes "contemporary" UP steam in action. Color and B&W, 1 hour.
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This production offers a detailed look at the development and evolution of Union Pacific's vaunted streamliner trains from 1934 to 1971. Coverage includes rare color footage of the M-10000, steam turbines, the General Motors Train of Tomorrow, the City of Las Vegas Aerotrain, the last run of the City of Los Angeles and more. You'll also get a look inside the UP's prestigious passenger cars, visit famous UP "hotspots" and tour the back shops. Color, 100 min.
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This video offers a big dose of Union Pacific streamliners, from the steam and early diesel eras of the 1930s, '40s and '50s through current footage of 4-8-4 #8444 and 4-6-6-4 #3985. A parade of locomotives thunders across the screen, including 4-6-2s, 4-8-2s, 2-10-2s, 4-12-2s, two steam turbines, and a variety of diesels from Fairbanks-Morse, Baldwin and EMD. As a bonus, you'll also see the 1939 premier parade for the movie Union Pacific. Color and B&W, 90 min.
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0RV7172Union Pacific's Caliente Subdivision - DVD.
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This program takes you trackside to view the action on the rugged 240-mile section of Union Pacific's Caliente Subdivision between Milford, Utah, and Las Vegas, Nevada. You'll see a wide variety of revenue trains, a ballast work train, hotshot doublestacks that require pushers on the eastbound 2% grades east of Caliente, 70 mph pacing scenes, Amtrak's Desert Wind… and even climb aboard a locomotive for a unique view of the Clover Creek Canyon tunnels! 1 hour.
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After integrating territories served by the Southern Pacific, Chicago & North Western and Denver & Rio Grande Western into its fold, Union Pacific became a new super railroad and thus required new superpower. This exciting video showcases its state-of-the-art diesel muscle and features powerhouses such as the AC6000CW, the AC4400 and the SD70M. You'll learn the power secrets of these leviathans and see them in action as they blister across UP's Nebraska mainline with heavy mixed freights and intermodals. Color, 58 min.
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This thrilling program takes you back to the 1960s to view dramatic footage of Union Pacific's 8500-series Turbine Gas Electric Locomotives - the "Super Fleet" - hard at work between Ogden, Utah, and Green River, Wyoming, where the tough grades of the Wasatch Mountains required UP's sturdiest power. You'll view these thunderous locomotives being serviced at the Ogden and Riverdale Yards, pulling an assortment of trains, and in fantastic pacing sequences! Color, 1 hour.
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Follow Union Pacific from the 1950s and the end of steam through the diesel takeover. See Geeps, E and F-units, and the rise of second generation power with EMD's new rival, GE. You'll see U-boats including the giant U50 models, and freight and passenger trains all over the west with a wealth of UP history up to the 1980s merger with the MP and WP. Color film with history, graphics, maps and informative narration. 1 hr. 28 min.
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Featuring footage captured from 1982 to 2003, this 2-disc program presents Union Pacific trains and pre-UP trains from Western Pacific, Southern Pacific, Denver & Rio Grande Western and Missouri Pacific. You'll view SD40-2s, U30Cs and C30-7s in Wyoming in 1982 and '84; southern California's Cajon Pass, Barstow and Tehachapi Loop in 1999; transition-era power; and more. 100 trains in all! Color, 2 hrs. 33 min.
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0RV2180Union Pacific Volume 2 - DVD.
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This program presents exciting Union Pacific diesel power - captured from 2003 to '05 - on Colorado's Joint Line, in western Nebraska, across southern Wyoming, and in eastern Utah. In all, you'll view 100 trains led by a wide variety of diesel power including SD70Ms, GE AC units, and others. Color, 2 hrs. 36 min.
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0RV2246Union Pacific's Cascade Sub,
Part I - DVD.
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Eugene to Cascade Summit.
This journey through Oregon's scenic Cascade mountain range covers the 113 miles of Union Pacific track between Eugene and Cascade Summit. Climbing 4,422 feet in elevation, you'll view numerous tunnels, rock sheds, bridges, horseshoe curves and 40 miles of 1.6% grade as well as plenty of diesel action, piggyback trains, Amtrak's Coast Starlight, and more. 1 hr. 49 min.
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Cascade Summit to Klamath Falls.
Traveling along the historic Southern Pacific line now operated by Union Pacific, this journey through Oregon's scenic Cascade mountain range takes you from Cascade Summit to Klamath Falls. You'll view a Pike M-2 clearing snow from the right-of-way near Kirk, BNSF traffic mixed with the UP via trackage rights to Klamath Falls, former Southern Pacific tunnel motors, UP's Heritage unit #1996 on her maiden voyage, rare footage of the Swift Road Railer train at Calimus, and more. 1 hr. 51 min.
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Scott City, Missouri to Gorham, Illinois
Travel back to the late 1990s for a look at the Union Pacific's busy Chester Sub, a line formerly operated in conjunction with the Missouri Pacific and Cotton Belt. You'll enjoy an exciting mix of UP and "foreign" motive power at the helm of heavy freights; exciting Mississippi River sequences taken at Thebes Bridge; a unique ritual at Scott City, Missouri where trains crews grab hot meals on the fly; and more. Color, 1 hour.
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0RV6493Union Pacific's Cornhusker Mainline - DVD.
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The Council Bluffs Subdivision.
This program takes you along the UP's Council Bluffs Subdivision, the busiest main line in North America. Starting at Bailey Yard – the world's largest classification yard – you'll head east through the Sand Hills region, across vast cornfields and into Grand Island. Along the way, you'll see ultra-modern SD90s and Dash 9-60ACs on fast freights, BNSF's busy flyover at Council Bluffs, and coal drag action on the Ravenna Subdivision. Color, 1 hr. 10 min.
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Step back to 1991 to visit the famous Feather River Canyon and see the variety of trains passing through the challenging terrain on their way across California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. Action includes unit grain trains, steel trains, double stacks, intermodal trains and others led by a variety of motive power including Dash 8-40CWs, Dash 8-40Cs and SD40-2s. You even get a 20-minute bonus film of a re-railment at Pulga! Color, hi-fi sound with narration, 1 hour total.
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0RV5759Union Pacific's Mighty Turbines - DVD.
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In this video, you'll see the whole turbine story, beginning with rare footage of an early steam turbine experiment in 1938. You'll learn how turbine locomotives operate and delve into the differences between turbine-electric and diesel-electric units. The saga ends with an experimental coal-burning turbine unit built by UP in 1962. And as a special bonus, a 1938 GE promotional film entitled The Steam-Electric Arrives! is also included on this tape. Color and B&W, 46 minutes.
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The La Grande Sub.
Oregon's Blue Mountains, known as The Blues, are a formidable challenge to the trains of Union Pacific. 2.2% grades and tight curves means helpers and distributed power are required on heavy trains. Now, you can see the struggle as you follow the La Grande Sub from Hinkle Yard to Huntington and follow the big trains - including the Union Pacific's SD70 "Wings" - twisting and turning through the scenic Blue Mountains of Oregon. 1 hr. 30 min.
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0RV6371Union Pacific's Sherman Hill - DVD.
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This program offers a detailed look at all three of Union Pacific's main lines over the vaunted Sherman Hill. You'll see a history of rail development on "the hill," the challenging operations that required a host of massive motive power, the transition into the modern railroad era, and footage of "modern" UP steam tackling Sherman Hill's grades again. Color, 1 hr. 30 min.
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0RV2069Union Pacific's Snowy Range Route - DVD.
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The Coalmont and Encampment Branches gave Union Pacific bragging rights to some of the most beautiful ribbons of rails in the West. This program presents a potpourri of classic first- and second-generation diesels tackling 2% grades and spiral loops through dense mountain forests and parks including Fox Park, which is the highest point of rail on the entire UP system. Color, 1 hr. 9 min.
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0RV9111Union Pacific's Triple Track Main - DVD.
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The Kearney Sub
Enjoy Class I railroading at its best on UP's triple-track Kearney Sub - the busiest freight main line in North America that sees an average of 100 trains per day. You'll see general freights, distributed power coal trains, and much more… including pre-merger power from Chicago & North Western, Southern Pacific and Rio Grande. Color, stereo sound with optional narration. 1 hr. 36 min.
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With an average of 125 trains per day, Union Pacific’s triple main line between North Platte and Gibbon Junction, Nebraska is the busiest freight line in the world. This video series features plenty of faced-paced action with ultra modern SD90MACs and C6044ACs leading the charge. Color, 2 hours.
Part I: North Platte to Gibbon. You’ll savor a feast of UP manifest, coal and intermodal trains pounding the rails, complete with plenty of meets and motive power still sporting Chicago & North Western and Southern Pacific liveries. You’ll also visit the "now-straightened" Buttermilk Curve and Bailey Yard, the world’s biggest rail yard.
Be sure to also see Part II (RV6413).

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0RV6413Union Pacific's Triple Track Main Part II - DVD-R.
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With an average of 125 trains per day, Union Pacific’s triple main line between North Platte and Gibbon Junction, Nebraska is the busiest freight line in the world. This video series features plenty of faced-paced action with ultra modern SD90MACs and C6044ACs leading the charge. Color, 2 hrs.
Part II: Gibbon Jct to O’Fallons. A fitting sequel to Part I, this video takes you between Gibbon Junction and O’Fallons where an endless parade of coal trains, grain trains, drag freights, autoracks, and speedy intermodals put on quite a show. Incredible dawn and sunset sequences add a stunning backdrop to the action.
Be sure to also see Part I (RV6411).

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Union Pacific's popular and historic Sunset Route in the arid Southwest combines all the elements beloved by railfans: a delightful mix of motive power, topographic change, and of course, magnificent trains! You'll see all three on this trip from Steins, New Mexico to Yuma, California that includes a motive power arsenal ranging from scruffy tunnel motors and elderly SD7s to hi-tech SD90MACs; trains slogging it up mountains and then racing through deserts; and exciting modern freight consists. Color, 2 hours.
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The Last Decade.

Tower B-12 & Turner Jct.
This video takes you to Chicago, the busiest rail hub in America! First, you'll visit the Tower B-12 area to see Canadian Pacific, Metra, Indiana Harbor Belt and Canadian National; fallen flag locomotives wearing Soo Line and Illinois Central paint; and "visiting" roads such as CSX, Norfolk Southern and Iowa, Chicago & Eastern. Then you're off to West Chicago to see the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern's Turner Tower, where you'll enjoy numerous high-horsepower Union Pacific trains, a flurry of Metra activity… even UP's Olympic and United Way locomotives heading up a mixed freight. Hi-Fi stereo, 1 hr. 45 min.
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Stateline Interlocking and Jay Towe.
Visit two of Chicagoland's most popular railfan hot spots to view the trackside action and hear all of the natural sounds. Your first stop is busy Stateline Interlocking - which handles more than 100 trains a day - near Hammond, Indiana, where you'll see the trains of CSX, Norfolk Southern and Indiana Harbor Belt. Then it's on to famous Jay Tower in Chicago Heights, Illinois, to view the trains of Elgin, Joliet & Eastern; CSX; and Union Pacific, including the UP's Katy and MoPac Heritage schemes! Color, stereo, 2 hours
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Blue Island Junction.
This program takes you to the Chicagoland area to view multiple mainline crossings at the always busy Blue Island Junction and on the large steel bridges spanning the Calumet Sag Channel. You'll see trains from Indiana Harbor Belt, CSX, Canadian National, Metra's Rock Island District, Canadian Pacific, Union Pacific and BNSF as well as shortline and regional action from Iowa Interstate, Chicago Rail Link and others. Color, stereo, 1 hr. 58 min.
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BNSF's Triple Track on the Aurora Subdivison.
This program takes you to several locations along the BNSF triple track - the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy main line - from Chicago to Aurora, Illinois, to view more than 150 trains and just about every kind of locomotive the BSNF rostered in 2007. You'll see high-priority intermodals, coal and general freight trains, Amtrak and Metra, Union Pacific and Canadian National run-throughs, UP Z-trains and heritage locomotives, and more! Stereo, 1 hr. 52 min.
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0RV2315Wings and Triple Track Volume One - DVD.
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This program features non-stop Union Pacific run-bys - with plenty of SD70Ms in the UP "Wings" paint scheme - on the busy triple-track Nebraska main line west from Gibbon Junction (the meeting point for UP's Marysville Subdivision and the east-west Nebraska Division main line) to locations around Bailey Yard in North Platte. 1 hr. 30 min.
See also Volume Two, item #RV2316.

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This program features non-stop Union Pacific run-bys - with plenty of SD70Ms in the UP "Wings" paint scheme - on the busy triple-track Nebraska main line west from Gibbon Junction (the meeting point for UP's Marysville Subdivision and the east-west Nebraska Division main line) to locations around Bailey Yard in North Platte. 1 hr. 30 min.
See also Volume One, item #RV2315.

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By the 1990s, the Wisconsin Central - which operated between Chicago and Superior, Wisconsin - was among the premier regional railroads in North America. This series presents the exciting WC branch line activity, which served the paper, printing, mining and other regional industries, all prior to its purchase by Canadian National. Color, 2 hours.
Volume 1: Chicago to Fond du Lac
Follow the WC’s mainline from Franklin Park near Chicago, to Scott Street in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, visiting Deval, Libertyville, Burlington, Waukesha, Rugby Jct., Slinger, Lomira, and Byron - and other towns - with spiffy maroon and gold F45, SD units and others leading the charge.
Be sure to also see:
Volume 2 (RV6153)
Volume 3 (RV5354)
Volume 4 (RV6164)
Volume 5 (RV5363)

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By the 1990s, the Wisconsin Central - which operated between Chicago and Superior, Wisconsin - was among the premier regional railroads in North America. This series presents the exciting WC branch line activity, which served the paper, printing, mining and other regional industries, all prior to its purchase by Canadian National. Color, 2 hours.
Volume 2: Fond du Lac, Stevens Point, Junction City
This video picks up where Volume 1 (RV6151) leaves off, taking you to the yard and shops in Fond du Lac before taking you west to visit locations such as Van Dyne, Oshkosh, Neenah, Dale, Weyauwega, Gill’s Landing, Stevens Point, and Junction City where you’ll see the WC’s fleet of SD45s, F45s, GP40s, SDL-39s, GP30s, and switchers in yard, local, and mainline action during all four seasons.
Be sure to also see:
Volume 1 (RV6151)
Volume 3 (RV5354)
Volume 4 (RV6164)
Volume 5 (RV5363)

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The Valley Subdivision, The Marinette & Fox River Subdivisions, and the Manitowoc Subdivision
Complete your series with visits to the Valley, Marinette, Fox River and Manitowoc Subdivisions, where Wisconsin Central's colorful locomotives put on quite a show. You'll visit branchline locations including Junction City, Wausau, Tomahawk, Bradley, Escanaba, Powers, Oconto, Green Bay, Appleton, Menasha, Hilbert, and others, and even revisit favorite locations along the Wisconsin main line to capture exciting footage of classic WC lash-ups! Color, 1 hr. 50 min.
Be sure to also see:
Volume 1 (RV6151)
Volume 2 (RV6153)
Volume 3 (RV5354)
Volume 4 (RV6164)

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In this thrilling program, you'll visit California in May, 1984, to view the diesel-powered trains of Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Amtrak and others at favorite railfan locations such as Tehachapi Loop, Cajon Pass, Soledad Canyon and Feather River Canyon! 46 minutes.
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Union Pacific's Triple Track Mainline.

The Hot Spots.

Sounds of Steam, CD.

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Thrill to these action steam sounds from the early 1950s and '60s, featuring passenger and freight, mainline, branchline and shortline Northern American railroads. You'll hear famous trains such as the Pennsylvania Railroad K4, Union Pacific Big Boy, Reading T1 2100, Twin Seams Mining Shay, Colorado and Southern 2-10-2, Norfolk and Western Y6b and Y6a, and many more. It's like a steamer in your stereo!
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Whether it was during the third trick on a stormy night, at a switch tower, or manning a crossing watchman's shanty, these are the mainline sounds you'd have heard 50 years ago. Recorded locomotives include a 2-8-0; a 2-6-2; a 2-8-2; ex-Canadian Pacific 4-6-2s; ex-Nickel Plate 2-8-4 Berkshire No. 759; Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 8444; and many others, with great whistles, thunderstorms and other sounds that bring the action to life! 55 minutes.
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The History of American Railroads.
This program examines the golden age of diesel-powered passenger trains throughout America, from the 1940s and '50s to the 1960s and '70s. You'll view the diesel power and legendary passenger trains of New York Central; Pennsylvania Railroad; Penn Central; Baltimore & Ohio; Atlantic Coast Line; Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis; Rio Grande; Santa Fe; Union Pacific; and others. Color, stereo, 4 hrs. 28 min.
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At the border of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties in southern California lies one of the Southwest's most interesting and scenic mountain passes: Beaumont Hill.
This 2-DVD collection presents complete coverage of that railfan favorite and the 76-mile Yuma Subdivision line from West Colton to Indio, showing you more than 300 trains from Union Pacific, Ferromex, Norfolk Southern, CSX, BNSF and many others… including survivors from Chicago & North Western, Rio Grande and Southern Pacific! 6 hours.
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This program recounts the final four years - from 1992 to July, 1996 - of the Burlington Northern at three major locations prior to its incorporation into BNSF. You'll visit St. Paul (Minnesota), Valley City (North Dakota) and Bushnell (Illinois) to view a wide range of motive power (from early Geeps to wide-nose SD60s) and freight, intermodal and coal trains as well as those of neighboring roads Soo Line; Toledo, Peoria & Western; Chicago & North Western and Union Pacific. 1 hr. 17 min.
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Buy Both and Save!
These programs recount the final years of the Burlington Northern at major locations prior to its incorporation into BNSF. You'll view a wide range of motive power and trains, numerous other roads, and much more.
Volume 1 - Visit St. Paul (Minnesota), Valley City (North Dakota) and Bushnell (Illinois) from 1992 to July, 1996, to view a wide variety of motive power, including early Geeps and wide-nose SD60s; freight, intermodal and coal trains; neighboring roads Soo Line, Chicago & North Western, Union Pacific and Toledo, Peoria & Western; and more. 1 hr. 17 min.
Volume 2 - Visit Chicago, Birmingham (Missouri), Minot (North Dakota), the Sand Hills of Nebraska and Mt. Pleasant (Iowa) from 1990 to July, 1996, to view E-units, wide-nose SD70s, and others; a variety of trains; Amtrak operations; pool power from numerous other roads; and more. 1 hr. 38 min.
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Watch powerful diesel locomotives battle the rugged southwestern U.S. as Union Pacific heads west over the Caliente Subdivision, running 240-miles between Milford, Utah and Las Vegas, Nevada. It's rugged territory and the action is nonstop with all types of revenue freight. You'll watch a ballast work train, hop aboard the front of a locomotive for a different view, then see hotshot doublestacks and even see Amtrak's now-defunct Desert Wind. Color, 60 min.
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