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| COASTLINERS - PART 1 |
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Coastliners- Part 1, covers the Coast Line from Los Angeles through Santa Barbara/Goleta. Valhalla taped along the coast line since the early 1990's. Following the format established in Valhalla’s previous coastal production, Surf Line Commuters, the program features lineside and on-board scenes covering the route in great detail.
Three working wig wags are shown in action. Valhalla caught these relics of the past just in time. The wig wag at Seacliff is now gone, and the others are living on borrowed time as Union Pacific upgrades the line.
Among the many locations seen are Los Angeles Union Station, Burbank Junction, the Chatsworth tunnels, Santa Susana Pass, Camarillo, Oxnard, Ventura, Seacliff, Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, and Goleta. There is extensive coverage of the tracks right along the ocean. You’ll marvel at the rock steady on-board scenes taken along the beach, depicting the coast line in all its beauty. Also shown are some of the block signs and signals which are part of S.P.’s direct traffic control (DTC), soon to be abolished by U.P. And, at the conclusion of the video there is a Metrolink shop tour, and an on-board view of the S.P. Taylor Yard engine facility from 1994.
59 Minutes. VHS OR DVD FORMAT.
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| COASTLINERS 2 |
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Amtrak passenger action, along with pre-merger Southern Pacific and post-merger Union Pacific freight trains are featured in this second part of the Coastliners video series. Much of the coast line is secluded within private ranches and Vandenberg AFB, and public access is limited to just Jalama Beach and Surf, but you will see the most interesting parts from the train and lineside, including scenes from the full length Amtrak dome car Ocean View. A special feature on the Santa Maria Valley RR shows current operations, including a ride on GP-9 No. 1801, historic film clips of 2-8-2 steam loco No. 21 operating in 1958, and a rare look at the Lompoc local operation to the Celite plant near Surf. This program was taped over a period of 12 years, and shows many different variations of Amtrak motive power and markings.
Digitally mastered in Hi-Fi stereo sound with narration.
Running time 86 minutes. DVD only. $29.95
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| BLUE MOUNTAIN STEAM |
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Reading, Blue Mt. & No. 425 Ashland trip in 1995 plus Steamtown action, including double-header with 2317.
Thundering steam action. Watch 425 conquer Locust Summit!
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| 611: THE FINAL EXCURSION |
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Final excursion of 611 on 12/3/94 plus ferry trip to Roanoke. See the poignant inscription on the side of the cab,
and black flags at Roanoke. This tape will bring tears to your eyes!
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| X2000 CAB RIDE |
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In 1993 Amtrak tested a high speed trainset from Denmark known as the X2000. The purpose was to
develop a standard for the train we now know as the Acela. Features exciting cab ride up the NE
Corridor reaching speeds of 135 m.p.h. See departure from Washington, ride on-board in the right
seat through Wilmington, Philadelphia, Zoo Tower, Newark and bridges, and arrival at Penn Station.
57 minutes. Available in DVD and VHS. Each video has Hi-Fi stereo sound and limited narration,
and is packaged in a durable plastic library case with a printed full color cover.
X2000 Cab Ride video $21.95 in VHS and $24.95 in DVD.
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| NORTHEAST ACTION! |
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The fastest trains in America are featured in this exciting action program on the Northeast and
Empire Corridors. See high speed electric trains such as the Acela Express and the X2000, plus trains
pulled by powerful HHP-8 electric motors, AEM7s, ALP-44s, and E60s, now scrapped, and Conrail freight
on the NEC. On the Empire Corridor see Amtrak and MetroNorth FL9 cab units capable of operating on
600 volts DC, and the jet-powered Turbotrains, no longer operating. Also includes CDOT Old Saybrook
Line with F7 cab unit in New Haven paint scheme, New Jersey Transit, SEPTA , MARC, and Virginia Railway
Express. Includes scenes inside Grand Central and Penn Stations, and spectacular scenery along the Hudson
River.
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| 25TH ANNIVERSARY NORFOLK SOUTHERN STEAM |
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This is never to be repeated steam action from an era that was too good to last! Norfolk Southern Corporation and the
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum celebrated 25 years of steam excursions on November 1-3, 1991 at Chattanooga, TN .
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| PEACH BLOSSOM SPECIAL |
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Experience a special steam train from St. Louis to Springfield, MO, Memphis, Birmingham, and Atlanta, in this marvelous program featuring the "Frisco" 4-8-2 locomotive No. 1522. The trip followed the route of the famous St. Louis & San Francisco Ry. over the Ozark mountains of Missouri and Arkansas, through Tennessee and the Appalachian foothills of Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. At Birmingham, Norfolk & Western J class locomotive No. 611 was added for an unforgettable double-header to Atlanta. You will thrill to the lovely steamboat whistle and sharp bark of the 1522's exhaust as she works uphill through challenging mountain grades, and marvel at the steady pacing action as our camera travels alongside 1522 for mile after mile of pure steam action! The beautiful 1522 was built by Baldwin in 1926 and logged over a million miles on the Frisco. Regrettably, the locomotive has since been retired from excursion service and returned to the Transport Museum in St. Louis due to FRA inspection requirements which were deemed too expensive to perform. The 1522 was generally regarded as the best sounding steam locomotive in excursion service in the country. See if you don't agree.
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| ATLANTA STEAM |
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This is steam video from an era that was too good to last! NORFOLK & WESTERN 4-8-4 NO. 611, FRISCO 4-8-2 NO. 1522.
Southern green GP-59 diesel No. 4610, and GEORGIA NORTHEASTERN R.R. GP-9's at the National Railway Historical Society
convention in Atlanta, GA.
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