Coon Creek is a point where the Burlington Northern Santa Fe's Staples Sub from Minneapolis to Fargo, comes together with the Hinckley Sub from Minneapolis to the Twin Ports of Duluth and Superior. Besides BNSF trains, the Hinckley Sub also sees traffic from Canadian Pacific (ex-Soo Line), Union Pacific (ex-C&NW), and Canadian National.

Enjoy many types of trains with a wide variety of motive power at one of the Twin Cities busiest railroading spots!

Five main locomotive types from the Soo Line are featured in this program. Venerable SD 40 dash 2's, GP 38 dash 2's and GP 40's can be seen pulling freight through the rolling prairies of Minnesota, along with the larger SD 60's and SD 60M's. We even see Soo Line cabooses still in use on way freights and locals! Each train is also identified by its symbol.

Don't miss "A Tribute to the Soo Line," as it is one of the last videos to show you these original locomotives in charge of moving commodities across the upper Midwest.

Watch 60 mile per hour intermodal trains waste no time hauling high priority freight. Other mainline general freight trains and grain trains also make their way along the St. Croix Sub. You will be amazed by the variety of motive power. Older SD-40 dash 2’s are still common. General Electric Dash 9-44CW’s and newer GE ES-44DC’s also head up trains in both the Heritage 2 and the new “Swoosh” style paint schemes. We also capture ex-Santa Fe GE power including Dash 8-40BW’s!

This subdivision is full of spectacular scenery. Sit back as we take you high atop of Buena Vista Park in Alma, Wisconsin. This location provides an awesome vantage point to watch trains rolling through this picturesque river town. We also capture several trains crossing the St. Croix River lift bridge in Prescott, Wisconsin. The Mississippi River valley provides an array of tree covered bluffs creating beautiful backdrops for the numerous trains that travel this line.

Combining the natural beauty of the Mississippi River valley, and the images of BNSF trains, this video is one that you will want to watch again and again!

Along with the usual Dash 9 locomotives, new ES44DC engines are seen heading up several fast freights. The trains pass stunning scenery in the flatlands of Kansas, the rolling red clay hills of Oklahoma, the plains of Texas and the sweeping desert scenery of New Mexico and Arizona.

Get ready for a fast moving, fantastic train adventure…without leaving your seat! BNSF “Southwest Images” is your ticket to see some of the most exciting train action in the southwest United States!

Volume 1 of C. Vision Productions "Unseen Footage" showcases extra footage from our popular Canadian Pacific videos, "Rails Along the Rolling Prairie" and "Along the Mighty Mississippi". Several trains are led by SD-40 dash 2's, SD-90 dash 43's, and AC-4400's as they traverse the rails on the Canadian Pacific's Paynesville and River Subdivisions.

Beautiful scenery and radiant red locomotives make this a video you can't miss!

The majority of movement on the west end lines by the North Western was on the Colony Line from Colony, Wyoming to Dakota Junction in Nebraska. C. Vision's cameras capture C&NW operations in the final years of its existence on this line. Included is one of the last C&NW trains in operation before the final merger.

Negotiations and rumors spread as to what the Union Pacific was going to do with this section of railroad. Then, in February of 1996, it became publicly known that U.P. had sold the Colony Line to the Dakota Minnesota and Eastern. Soon after the sale, C. Vision's cameras captured a few runbys as DM&E's Mount Rushmore locomotive pulls a train from Belle Fourche to Rapid City.

Don't miss this video as it relives the history of this great fallen flag, up until its final hours. "Remembering the Cowboy" is a video that belongs in your collection today!

The River Sub handles many different types of trains from the Canadian Pacific. Adding to the mix, I & M Rail Link trains operate over the River Sub via trackage rights on its St. Paul to Kansas City route. Amtrak’s “Empire Builder” uses this line for its route between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest. Coal trains delivered to the C.P. by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe retain BNSF power adding to the mix. Plus, see Soo Line locomotives in charge of trains as they once were before Canadian Pacific purchased the Soo.

Bluffs, valleys, bald eagles, barges and trains… the River Sub has it all! Experience railroad action from a different landscape that the Midwest has to offer. All of this and more in “Canadian Pacific, Along the Mighty Mississippi”!

From sandhills to farm fields, three major railroads travel through the vast countryside of western Nebraska. Take a ride in the cab with the Chicago & North Western as it transfers bentonite clay to the Burlington Northern in Crawford. Burlington Northern coal trains tackle the 2.2% grade of Crawford Hill with helper units. The C&NW also moves coal out of Wyoming on the recently constructed line to South Morrill. From there, the Union Pacific then takes the coal eastward. U.P. then shows off its high-speed movement on the Transcontinental Main Line.

Western South Dakota Railroads

From the Land of Infinite Variety comes railroading of all varieties! Tourist steam trains, short lines and main lines make western South Dakota a "hot spot" for all railfans! View such railroads as the Black Hills Central, Dakota Southern, Burlington Northern, Dakota Minnesota & Eastern, Chicago & North Western, and Union Pacific. Click here for the full description.

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Join us as we ride along in the cab of Chicago and North Western SD-40 dash 2 #6814 on a typical run from Belle Fourche to Rapid City, South Dakota. This video incorporates all natural sound, with no narration, to get a “being there” effect of a day’s work in the cab. The trip begins in Belle Fourche, operating over 10 mile per hour tracks before reaching 40 miles per hour on ribbon rail south of St. Onge. We see local work being done and experience the ride into Rapid City.

Shortline Railroading From the Cab

Come along as C. Vision Productions rides the Nobles Rock Railroad in southwestern Minnesota. This is shortline railroading at its best! We ride along with the crew as they haul loaded grain hoppers from Luverne to the interchange track with the BNSF at Manley. Our cameras also capture the engineer working the throttle and brakes of the train in a GP-30 locomotive, as it progresses over the 10 mile per hour tracks.

And that’s not all! Take a ride on the Dakota Minnesota and Eastern’s 10th Anniversary Employee Special Train from Aurora to Arlington, South Dakota! You will not only get to view the scenery from the cab of the locomotive, but also from the three passenger cars as well.

If you enjoy railroad action from “on board”, you will definitely enjoy “Shortline Railroading, From the Cab”!

Both titles on one DVD for $29.95

This program will also take you to other key locations in St. Paul. Come along to Short Line Hill, where a TC&W transfer negotiates the grade. You'll also see trains at Westminster, Robert Street Lift Bridge, Park Junction and more.

Many different road names are featured including Chicago and North Western, Santa Fe, CSX, Soo Line and Southern Pacific just to name a few! Enjoy the tour of St. Paul's railroading in "Dayton's Bluff"!

Our cameras capture the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range in its final months before the rail line was bought out by the CN Railway in the spring of 2004. We follow movement on the Missabe Division from Duluth to the Minntac facility at Mt. Iron. You will also see T-Bird trains running from the Thunderbird North Mine in Eveleth to the recently reopened United Taconite Plant in Forbes. We then take you on a tour of the Iron Range Division from Iron Junction to Two Harbors.

DM&IR's rebuilt tunnel motor SD-40 dash 3's are accompanied by SD-38's and the Missabe's rebuilt SD-9 and SD-18 locomotives. You'll experience even more variety as you watch BNSF and CN "All-Rail" trains that traverse the DM&IR.

This video truly captures a time in history that can never be replaced. The Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range railroad shines in this documentary as C. Vision Productions captures its movements in The Last Days.

This main line is full of train variety. Intermodal and stack trains dominate, but manifest, coal and grain also polish the iron of this main line. C. Vision spent many months following these trains, in all four seasons.

Several locomotives in the Heritage paint scheme head up trains, along with predecessors, Santa Fe and Burlington Northern. B.N.'s "Pulling for Freedom" SD-60M is also spotted just before it was repainted!

If you like high speed main line action, you won't want to miss this one. “Fast Freight on the BNSF's Trans-Con” shows you what BNSF main line action is all about!

This line will excite you as it shows trains from owner BNSF, along with Canadian Pacific and Union Pacific. Canadian National trains traversed this route under a haulage agreement with BNSF before the end of 1998. C. Vision cameras capture many CN trains on the Hinckley Sub before they shifted to the Wisconsin Central. You will also see Milwaukee Road steam locomotive, number 261, as it pulls a BNSF Employee Special train!

View beautiful scenery and colorful locomotives such as Soo Line, Chicago & North Western and Duluth Winnipeg & Pacific, pulling trains with each identified by their symbol. You will enjoy this video as it shows non-stop action from the north woods to the Twin Cities.

Beginning at Coon Creek Junction in Coon Rapids, Minnesota we tour the line northward to Superior, Wisconsin. You will see coal trains now operating in distributive power mode. Additional BNSF taconite trains pound the rails along with many general freights, grain and potash trains. More Heritage paint schemes appear, including BNSF’s newest scheme introduced in 2005! Motive power varies from the traditional SD40-2’s and Dash9-44’s to the new ES-44AC and DC locomotives. What hasn’t changed is the variety of traffic from trackage rights trains from the Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific. The scenery on the northern part of the line is still as stunning as before, including the high trestle over the Kettle River near Sandstone, the Net River at Holyoke and the Black River and Nemadji River Bridges south of Superior.

Canadian National trains ceased operations on the Hinckley Sub in August of 1998. However, CN locomotives started making an appearance again in late 2005 as they pooled interchange operations with the Union Pacific. A few fallen flag locomotives are still seen including Soo Line, Burlington Northern, Santa Fe and Southern Pacific!

From the bustling metropolis of the Twin Cities to the vast scenery of the north woods, you won’t want to miss this show. Two hours of exciting railroad action from the Twin Ports to the Twin Cities!

119 minutes, color/HiFi sound and professional quality

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This busy corridor is also packed with other unique trains. Come along as we see several Amtrak trains including: The Pennsylvanian, Lake Shore Limited, and Capitol Limited. Images of a wide variety of run-through motive power are also captured from interchange partners Wisconsin Central, Union Pacific & Burlington Northern Santa Fe.

Another unique feature of The Chicago Line is that it often parallels the Chicago South Shore South Bend Railroad. Our cameras also capture several interurban and freight trains on this line.

The sheer volume and variety of trains on The Chicago Line are impressive! Whether it’s locomotives of the old Conrail, or the current black beauties of Norfolk Southern, you will be amazed by the impressive power in “High Iron Across the Hoosier State”!