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This is your chance to visit a country very few have ever seen. Cuba Steam, filmed in 1996, is reminiscent of the 1950s, as steam locomotives work side by side with oxen and horse drawn carts on sugar plantations. Enjoy US built steam locos and Russian built diesels, and visit the railroad shops that keep them running. A tour of several cities and the countryside gives a rare view of a country trapped in
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...more about the Pentrex Video -- Cuba Steam 71 Minutes
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Since 1995, the scenic ''Surf Line'' has hosted main line commuter service between San Diego and Oceanside, California. Formerly owned by Sante Fe, the line's current owner is the San Diego Northern Railway. Its passenger equipment is lettered Coaster, short for Coast Express Rail. Some of the stations along the route were built by San Diego Northern, while others remain from Sante Fe's passenger days. Hop aboard with Pentrex and travel south, enjoying countless views of
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...more about the Pentrex Video -- Coaster 42 Minutes
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Climb aboard a jet helicopter loaded with state-of-the-art, gyro-stabilized video equipment. Then soar skyward to enjoy sweeping panoramas, pace speeding locomotives, and get incredible aerial views of long curving trains. Skim over the Pacific Ocean while following Amtrak and BNSF train along the ''Surf Line'' near San Clemente. Check out the newly-rebuilt BNSF yards in San Bernardino and examine UP's West Cotton Yard. Race the Talgo train set as it travels through the Los
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...more about the Pentrex Video -- Above Southern California Rails 42 Minutes
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Steam was king in Sacramento, California, in June 1999 when the California State Railroad Museum hosted Railfair '99 and the NRHS and R&LHS held their national conventions. Many of the major steam locomotives operating in the U.S. today plus do of other locomotives were in attendance to amaze and entertain an appreciative throng of over 175,000 visitors. This video captures the big locomotive en route to Sacramento, covering events at Railfair '99, and filming the
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...more about the Pentrex Video -- Sacramento Steam 1999
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Trains rattle across the diamonds at Rochelle, Illinois, where Union Santa Fe tracks intersect. This busy spot draws railfans from around the world like a magnet. To cope with the growing numbers of eager fans, the community of Rochelle constructed a unique railroad park, complete with covered pavilion, restrooms and a paved parking lot. It was an instant success, but not without obstacles, as you'll hear from the crusader who fought great odds to make it a reality. Cameras
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...more about the Pentrex Video -- Sunrise/Sunset 2 - A Day At Rochelle, Illinois 60 Minutes
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Years ago excited crowds would be thrilled by the appearance of circus and show trains. They knew a spectacle of grand proportions was coming to town. her's your chance to view the last two modern circus trains and the only carnival that still travels by rail. Circus Word Museum at Baraboo, Wisconsin reenacts an old-fashioned circus train each year The highly prized cargo of antique circus wagons from the museum's extensive collection is loaded aboard railroad cars by
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...more about the Pentrex Video -- Great American Circus & Show Trains 105 Minutes
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The biggest steam locomotives in the country traveled to Sacramento, California, in June 1999 to attend the last Railfair of the 20th century. Pentrex captured Union Pacific 844 and 3985, and Southern Pacific 4449 as they made their way to Sacramento from their home terminals. Camera crews filmed all-new sequences featuring the Up 833/3985 doubleheader from Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Roseville, California, and SP Daylights 4449's journey from Portland, Oregon, to Sacramento,
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...more about the Pentrex Video -- Steam To Railfair '99
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Step back to 1956 and join host Bob Day in a television salute to the Western Pacific Railroad. Richfield's weekly series ''Success Story'' combines live telecast with promotional footage to give viewers an inside look at shining examples of American free enterprise. Begin at WP's Oakland Yards with he 1872 Baldwin-built Genoa and 1909 Alco Genoa, and No. 94 heads up Lucius Beebe's elegant Gold Coast. Pulling up to the cameras alongside the steamers is WP's powerful new
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...more about the Pentrex Video -- Western Pacific On TV 30 Minutes
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