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Get ready for an incredible journey up the former Western Pacific highline aboard a BNSF freight train. Traveling between Keddie and Klamath Falls, the ride is an exciting way to view the stunningly beautiful trackage of the Inside Getaway. A few y ears ago, these tracks were nearly abandoned and saw no through trains. Now, as a result of railroad mergers, the line plays an important role in BNSF's overall strategy and traffic levels are at record highs. The highline is
...more about the Pentrex Video -- Runnin' the Highline- BNSF's Gateway Subdivision 107 Minutes
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Straight from the Pentrex film archives comes six Santa Fe safety training and promotional films created during the 1950s and 70s. Each film has been recorded onto one 90 minute video cassette. Included are; ''Team Effort,'' track crews learn safe tool handling techniques; ''Count the Seconds,'' safety in the yard; ''The Continuing Challenge,'' find out why derailments happen; ''Barstow; Nerve Center in the Desert,'' footage of the Barstow yard; ''Pay Day,'' proper loading
...more about the Pentrex Video -- Workin' On The Santa Fe 90 Minutes
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Check out the Twin Ports of Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin, as they work the Great Lakes shipping Terminal on the western shore of Lake Superior. Six major railroads are covered throughout all four seasons, including; BNSF, UP, CP, CN, WC and Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range. Also, take a ride on on the North Shore Scenic Railroad as it takes tourists along the shores of Lake Superior. 114 minutes,
...more about the Pentrex Video -- Rails To The Twin Ports 114 Minutes
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Travel to UP's Kearny Subdivision, located in the heart of central Nebraska, where you'll find the busiest freight mainline in North America. Watch how three main tracks offer routes to a wide variety of trains. . Special audio feature on this DVD allows you to listen to the soundtrack with narration, or with just the live audio sounds of the trains. Includes Chapter
...more about the Pentrex DVD -- UP's Triple Track Main - The Kearney Subdivision 96 Minutes
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View the return of big steam power as the SP Daylight 4449 is resurrected for a special run to commemorate a BNSF Employee Appreciation Special. Witness the engine's travels though Canada and the Pacific Northwest. Special audio features on this DV D allow you to listen to the soundtrack with narration, or with just the live audio sounds of the trains. Also includes 15 bonus minutes featuring diesel freight and Amtrak action in the beautiful Pacific
...more about the Pentrex DVD -- Steam Across the Pacific Northwest - 115 Minutes
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Go back to the 1950s and 60s and see what made the Baltimore and Ohio one of the all-time great railroads. Start things off with some articulated locomotives, Mikes, Big Sixes and numerous other types of steam power. Then make the move to diesels w ith E and F units and Geeps. Through it all, you will get to see the classic paint schemes made famous by the B&O. Volume I covers the years 1954 to 1964 and is the first in a multi-volume set. Color, 60
...more about the Pentrex Video -- B&O Odyssey Volume 1 VHS 60 Minutes
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Go back to the 1950s and 60s and see what made the Baltimore and Ohio one of the all-time great railroads. Start things off with some articulated locomotives, Mikes, Big Sixes and numerous other types of steam power. Then make the move to diesels w ith E and F units and Geeps. Through it all, you will get to see the classic paint schemes made famous by the B&O. Volume I covers the years 1954 to 1964 and is the first in a multi-volume set. Special audio feature on this DVD
...more about the Pentrex DVD -- B&O Odyssey Volume 1 60 Minutes
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To railfans, ''street running'' brings to mind images of long trains operating down busy city streets while auto traffic swerves to avoid disastrous collisions. That's exactly what you'll find in this collective look at 20 locations around the coun try where railroads continue to run trains down the middle of main streets. Visit towns across the nations to explore how these engines negotiate their way through traffic-filled
...more about the Pentrex Video -- Street Running VHS 104 Minutes
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Steam on the main line! Once more steam power thunders down the rails, making the ground shudder and filling the skies with thick, murky clouds of black smoke. The mighty Challenger 3985 (the largest operating steam locomotive in the world) heads t owards Los Angeles, tackling and conquering Cajon Pass on the way. It's August 2000, and the Democratic National Convention is about to convene. The Union pacific Railroad is sending its most impressive train set to the City of
...more about the Pentrex Video -- California Challenger UP 3985 Democratic Convention Special VHS 70 Minutess
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