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Minnesota's Railroads, Volume 4 - Minnesota Southern and Otter Tail Valley (DVD)
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Volume 4 of Minnesota’s Railroads visits two
unique short lines. In the southwest corner of
the state, the Minnesota Southern operates over
former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
rails. Based in Luverne, this railroads hauls
mostly ethanol and liquid feed from locations in
Luverne, to interchanges with the BNSF at Manley
on the west end and with the Union Pacific in
Worthington on the east end. A sharp looking
GP-10, lettered for the short lines predecessor
Nobles Rock Railroad, puts on a great show as it
hauls several tank cars across the system. We
follow operations on the Minnesota Southern as
it makes runs from Luverne to Manley and to
Worthington. Rolling hills, farmlands and
electric generating windmills create marvelous
Midwest backdrops for the Minnesota Southern.
Then we head to the west central part of the
land of 10,000 lakes and document the operations
of Rail America’s Otter Tail Valley
Railroad. Traveling over ex-Great Northern
Rails, the OTVR runs from its home base of
Fergus Falls to Moorhead, where they interchange
with the BNSF in the adjacent town of
Dilworth. This railroad uses first generation
high hood four axle locomotives on rails that
are good for 40 miles per hour! You will love
the sound of these classy old “geeps” as they
work hard hauling and switching main line
freight! Plenty of BNSF action is also captured
while the train is making its interchange at Dilworth.
The Minnesota Southern and the Otter Tail Valley
combine unique operations, along with unique
equipment and exemplify everything that Midwest
railroading is all about! Enjoy the action
these two railroads offer in Minnesota’s Railroads, Volume 4!
©2006 C. Vision Productions
Running Time 101 minutes
Color/HiFi Stereo sound and Professional Quality
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