• For over 40 years, respected railroad photographer Anthony DeRosa railfanned the Great Northern Railway system, filming its operations from
• Seattle to Lake Superior and capturing the essence of a once-powerful and always popular railway. In 1994, Video Rails compiled Mr. DeRosas collection into a 3-volume video set that was highly prized for its rare images and historical significance. Now you can experience the Great
• Northern Railway with all the improved visual clarity and crispness that
• DVD viewing provides. This Combo DVD features
• Volume 1: Iron Ore Operations
• Witness the iron ore operations of the Great Northern from the mines and ore docks at Kelly Lake to Allouez, St. Paul, and Superior. Includes great views of GNs N-3 class 2-8-8-0s in action. (45 minutes)
• Volume 2: Diesel & Electric Power
• View the diesel locomotives that were common to everyday use across the vast Great Northern system, as well as Northern Pacific and SP&S diesel power. GNs mighty electrics are featured as well. (45 minutes)
• Volume 3: Steam Power
• See the Great Northerns widely varied fleet of steam power in action, from the smallest 0-6-0s to the giant 2-8-8-2s. A special highlight is a pacing sequence with a huge R-2 class 2-8-8-2. These and other unique views bring you the Great Northern Railway as few have seen it! (45 minutes)
• DVD Special Feature

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• Chapter Menus provide instant access to program segments.
• Two Hours 15 Minutes

• Pentrex Product Number: 2512
• Walthers Product Number: 561-2512
• Walthers Catalog: 2013 HO, page 973