Amtrak 1994 to 1997 On board, in cab and trackside, we get to see all the action! We will cross the Mississippi River on an open platform car and see switching at our destinations. We'll see the scenery as we travel Amtrak throughout 1994 to 1997 on routes in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Missouri and Colorado. Nearly every ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVAM94 1 Hour 50 Mins $19.95 | |
Amtraks Capitol Limited All aboard! Catch Amtrak #29, the famed Capitol Limited, in Washington D.C. and journey with us to Chicago's Union Station. See the CSX Cumberland, Maryland yard from an open platform and view the scenery both urban and rural along the way.We'll look at switching and baggage and mail handling at st ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVAMCAP 58 Mins $19.95 | |
Belt Lines of Chicago Mainline action on three of Chicago's belt lines: Elgin, Joliet & Easter (EJ&E), the Indiana Harbor Belt (IHB) and the B&O Chicago Terminal (B&OCT, CSX). '"The J'" is the outer belt and crosses every major line coming into Chicago. The IHB and B&OCT are closer in and ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVBLOC 1 Hour 28 Mins $19.95 | |
Best of Burlington Northern - Midwest With footage from pre- and post-merger Burlington Northern this is a good look at BN lines in the Midwest. Even post merger trains fetauire pre-merger paint! Locations include Cicero, Eola, Aurora, Highlands, Galesburg and Burlington. Trains are varied with mainline and locals. We'll see trai ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVBBN 1 Hour 56 Mins $19.95 | |
Best of Michigan More than 100 trains at many different locaitons in the Wolverine State - this is the Best of Michigan. We'll see Candaian National trains on ex-Grand Trunk routes and Norfolk Southern on ex-Wabash routes. We'll cover Conrail and CSX lines too. Locations include Wyandotte, Durand, Carleton, ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVBOM 2 Hours 19 Mins $19.95 | |
Best of Santa Fe - Midwest With footage from pre- and post-merger Santa Fe across the Midwest we see the Santa Fe in '"full warbonnet'" mode. Even post-merger trains feature pre-merger paint. Shot from 1994 to 1997 we feature a variety of trains and locations, including Galesburg, Fort Madison, Kansas City, Corwit ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVBSF 1 Hour 53 Mins $19.95 | |
Best of Union Pacific - Midwest From First Generation power to SD90MACs, Union Pacific provides an incredible mix of engines... including an appearance by Union Pacific Northern Type steam engine #844. Locations include Chicago, Proviso, Argo, Eola, Des Plaines Geneva and more. Trains are varied with mainline trains, locals ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVBUP 58 Mins $19.95 | |
BNSF and Union Pacific at Cajon Pass The mergers are in the rear view mirror as we look at the Southern California area in 1999, but there are still a lot of pre-merger paint schemes as BN green, Santa Fe warbonnets and the Bloody nose of Southern Pacific engines share the tracks with successors BNSF and Union Pacific. Locations ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVCAJ 1 Hour 15 Mins $19.95 | |
BNSF Burlington Lines Over 70 trains, from the Belt Line in Chicago to locals and trains running to the Northwest. This is a look at the new BNSF's important Burlington Northern Line between Chicago and Burlington, Iowa. We'll see lots of BN color and some new BNSF '"pumpkins'" too. We railfan the Mississippi ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVBBL 1 Hour 28 Mins $19.95 | |
BNSF Chillicothe Sub: Still Santa Fe Volume 1, East of Chillicothe It is the first year for operations on the BNSF, but the Santa Fe personality and paint is still dominant on the BNSF Chillicothe Sub, the former Santa Fe Chillicothe Sub. 90% of the power is still Santa Fe, with an occasional Burlington Northern engine thrown in the mix. This is Volume One ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVCHIL1 1 Hour 3 Mins $19.95 | |
BNSF Chillicothe Sub: Still Santa Fe Volume 2, West of Chillicothe It is the first year for operations on the BNSF, but the Santa Fe personality and paint is still dominant on the BNSF Chillicothe Sub, the former Santa Fe Chillicothe Sub. 90% of the power is still Santa Fe, with an occasional Burlington Northern engine and a new BNSF paint schemes thrown into the ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVCHIL2 1 Hour 23 Mins $19.95 | |
Busy Nebraska Mainlines Take a trip to Nebraska in 1996 for busy Union Pacific, Chicago & Northwestern and Burlington Northern mainlines. Pre-merger power is abundant and the action is fast and furious. Locations include North Platte, O'Fallons, Grand Island, Gibbon and Clarks. We'll see a variety of trains, fro ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVBNM 1 Hour 19 Mins $19.95 | |
Chicago: CSX Midwest Hub Volume 1 CSX's Chicago Hub operates out of six terminals in the region. It will take two programs to get a good handle on the operations of this Midwest Hub. In Volume 1 we will see the CSX Bedford Park Intermodal Terminal as well as the Belt Railway of Chicago and hot spots such as Blue Island, St. Anne and ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVCMH1 1 Hour 12 Mins $19.95 | |
Chicago: CSX Midwest Hub Volume 2 CSX's Chicago Hub operates out of six terminals in the region. It will take two programs to get a good handle on the operations of this Midwest Hub. In Volume 2 we will see the CSX Barr Yard at Dolton. All of the major roads funnel through Dolton Crossing. We also visit area hot spots Chicago Height ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVCMH2 1 Hour 28 Mins $19.95 | |
Conrail Chicago to Elkhart This is Conrail's high traffic Chicago Line, part of Big Blue's Dearborn Division, and Elkhart is a large classification and hump yard on the Contrail System. We'll see over 70 trains! It's a mix of train types from trailer-van to mail to steel and manifest. Locations include Chicago, Conrail ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVCCE 1 Hour 27 Mins $19.95 | |
CSX Cumberland Division This two volume set, now on one DVD, gives us a great look at the complex CSX operations centered around Cumberland, Maryland. The Cumberland Division is a hot bed of action as four CSX subdivisions meet at Cumberland: the Keystone Sub to Pennsylvania, the Cumberland West Sub (The former B&O Mou ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVCUM 2 Hours 21 Mins $19.95 | |
Hot Spot: Argo Argo is a hot spot located in Summit, Illinois, on the western edge of Chicago. Three locations provide great train action: The Indiana Harbor Belt's Argo Yard, the Belt Railway of Chicago junction and the Illinois Central and CSX Crossing. Every major railroad in Chicago has overhead trackage right ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVARG 1 Hour $19.95 | |
Hot Spot: Eola Eola Yard is the funnel Point for all of the Ex-Burlington Lines in and out of Chicago. East of Eola is BNSF's Chicago Sub, northwest of the Aurora Sub and west is the Mendota Sub. We'll see trains of the EJ&E, BNSF, UP, SP, Conrail, CN and GTW. See the trains and hear all about them as w ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVEOLA 1 Hour 25 Mins $19.95 | |
Hot Spot: Fostoria Fostoria, Ohio is a fantastic railroad junction and a true hot spot of non-stop freight action. This complex junction has three diamonds and CSX's Tower F. Three major freight routes cross: 1) The ex-B&O, now CSX, route between Chicago and Cumberland, Maryland 2) The ex-Nickel Plate, now Norfolk ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVFOS 1 Hour 23 Mins $19.95 | |
Inside the Belt Railway of Chicago This documentary style program gives us a rare look at a self-contained railroad. Every railroad that runs in and out of Chicago interchanges with the Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC). We'll see hump yard action and watch cars being humped from the control tower. We'll go inside the tower and the full ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVIBRC 56 Mins $19.95 | |
Motive Power on the Belt Railway of Chicago The Belt has a wide variety of well maintained classic power, including GP7, GP9, SW9, SW1200, SW1500, MP15, GP-38-2, ALCo C-424, S-6 and cow and calf lash-ups. We'll get to see all motive power classes and the majority of the roster in this video. We'll visit the engine terminal and see repa ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVMPBRC 1 Hour 19 Mins $19.95 | |
Norfolk Southern Chicago to Fort Wayne This is Norfolk Southern's busy entry into Chicago from the East. Traffic is so busy that NS purchased the old Pennsylvania Railroad Panhandle Route line and now two lines carry this traffic, the old Panhandle and the former Nickel Plate main. We begin our look at this double-route line into ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVNSCFW 1 Hour 19 Mins $19.95 | |
Northern Indiana Rails From 1995 though 1998 Midwest Video Productions captured Conrail, CSX and Norfolk Southern trains across the upper slice of Indiana. This is where the mainlines from the East start to come together as they head into Chicago. This is all Conrail pre-merger footage and we will see some classic diesel ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVNIR 58 Mins $19.95 | |
River Crossings There's quite a variety of railroad river crossings in the Midwest. We begin with several crossings of the mighty Mississippi at St. Louis, Ft. Madison, Clinton and Hastings. Other river crossings include St. Croix River, Rock River, Spoon River, the Des Plaines River and Colorado River. And it is ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVRC 58 Mins $19.95 | |
San Timoteo Canyon on the Sunset Route This is the Union Pacific on the former Southern Pacific's Sunset Route. While the UP is in charge, so short a time after the merger means plenty of Southern Pacific power is still seen. Scenic locations along the San Timeteo Canyon route include Apex, Beaumont, El Casco, Ordway, Redlands an ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVSTC 1 Hour 13 Mins $19.95 | |