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Our catalog of Canadian tapes
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A ROCKY MOUNTAIN WINTER Canadian Pacific through the magnificent scenery of the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains in February, 2008. New Gevo's are out and about, some in the new, simpler paint and some in the new 'Olympic' paint. Some superb winter weather compliments the action, which takes place bewteen Exshaw and Revelstoke, and includes Ottertail Curve and Morant's Curve, both used for CP publicity photos. 2 hours $35.95 ARMW Widescreen DVD only.
 
HIRAIL THROUGH THE ROCKIES 2 - Exshaw to Lake Louise I've been sitting on this since about 2001. It was a fairly gloomy day (not to mention really cold), but we did meet a couple of trains, and I got to ride around Morantís Curve. Shot over the cab from the bed of a CP pickup, you see the view straight ahead, more or less as a train crew would see it. No narration. Markers every 5 minutes. FULLSCREEN DVD ONLY HIRL2 2 hours 3 minutes $35.95
  177 CAB RIDE CP train 177 is a priority intermodal. We rode a GE AC44 on177 from Field to Revelstoke through the spectacular Rocky and Selkirk mountains, including the longest tunnel in the western hemisphere, the Mount Macdonald tunnel. Picture in picture shows different views of the train, the passing scenery and the crew. Available in DVD 4 1/2 hours on 2 DVD’s. $49.95
BOXCAB - MONTREAL'S SUBURBAN ELECTRICS
Available again by request after several years, this is an older
program shot in 1989 on older equipment, so the quality is not
nearly as good as newer programs. However, the boxcabs and
steeplecabs are long gone, never to return. These were the
oldest locomotives in regular service on the continent,
1914 GE and 1924 English Electric Co. Boxcabs, and 1950 GE
steeplecabs, with six axle heavyweight cars, and some 1952
EMU's.
60 MINUTES BOXC $24.95 DVD-R ONLY
A YELLOWHEAD WINTER
Ride Via's famed flagship train #1, "The Canadian" west from Edmonton through Canada's magnificent Rocky
Mountains via Yellowhead Pass. Along the way you'll see the ride from the train, the train in the scenery,
some CN freights, and the winter scenery and the wildlife. Full musical score written especially for this
program, and narration to tell you the history of the exploration of the Rockies. Bonus feature- a winter
ride through the stunning scenery of the Icefields Parkway - magnificent!
76 minutes RA04 $19.95
MOUNTAIN SUB CAB RIDE - THE ROCKY MOUNTAINEER, REVELSTOKE TO FIELD, BC
A Railfan's dream come true! Ride the cab of the Rocky Mountaineer's ex CN GP40-2L's
through the stunning scenery of British Columbia's Selkirk and Rocky Mountains and see
the engineers view of inaccessible Kicking Horse Canyon and the interior of the Connaught
Tunnel. The main view is straight ahead, with picture in picture of the scenery and crew.
Hear the locomotives work, in cab conversations, (some conversations have been edited
to protect the guilty!) radio talk, and see the engineer and conductor at work.
RMCR 2 Tape Set - 4 Hours $49.95
CANADIAN PACIFIC'S SHUSWAP SUB
Canadian Pacific's Shuswap Sub runs from Revelstoke, British Columbia to Kamloops,
through lush forests and alongside sparkling lakes. the line runs through eagle pass
in the Monashee Mountains, past historic Craigellachie of last spike fame, through the
Notch Hill Loop, alongside Shuswap lake and down the valley of the North Thompson River.
Action red locomotives in the spectacular scenery of beautiful British Columbia.
1 hour 50 minutes SHUS $35.95
SHUS 1 HR 50 minutes $35.95
HIGHRAIL THROUGH THE ROCKIES
Field to lake Louise & Back: TWO HOURS HRLB $35.95
CANADIAN PACIFIC HEART OF THE ROCKIES
This video was awarded the "Canadian Rockies Railroad Museum Award for
Outstanding Achievement in Railroad Video".
Canadian Pacific in the heart of Canada's spectacular Rocky Mountains,
between Field, BC and Exshaw, AB. Stunning scenery, snow covered mountains
in some superb weather. In addition to CP's action red SD90MAC's and
AC44CW's, we caught a rare CN diversion train, the Rocky Mountaineer an CP's
beautiful restored F units on a publicity run of the Royal canadian pacific.
We take a look at the Spiral Tunnels, and one of the most spectacular
railfan locations on the continent, Morant's Curve. TWO HOURS ROCK $35.95
BC RAIL
This trip was the fulfillment of a long time personal ambition. We started at the yard at North Vancouver with a rebuilt RS18 and worked our way along the main line to Prince George. We got a brief look at the Royal Hudson along Howe Sound, then concentrated on the freights which are mostly led by the C40-8CM cowls, which we thought were handsome units. The scenery was just magnificent, especially the Fraser Canyon north of Lillooet, making for some stunning views of the trains clinging to the mountainside. We were thrilled to find a pair of C-420's switching at Prince George, and couldn't resist a quick trip to Tacheeda to catch CN handing a coal train over to the electrics This is a fascinating and unique railroad, you'll Iike it as much as we did.
TWO HOURS BCRL $35.95
BEYOND HOPE Along the Thompson and Fraser
I'd wanted to shoot the Thompson & Fraser Rivers once I saw the CTC Board article in the August 1988 issue, it took nine years but it was worth the wait. Stunning scenery, two railroads with interesting power and lots of action make for a great railfan experience, and we had an excellent time charging up and down in hot pursuit, or finding a good spot and just sitting. We had never really seen CN's big cowls or new SD75's, and Chris had never seen CP's "Red Barns" so we saw lots of new stuff. We caught "The Rocky Mountaineer" and the "American Orient Express," which were pretty neat and several times caught trains on both sides of the river. We covered the line from Hope BC (hence the title) to Kamloops through the magnificent Fraser and Thompson Rivet Canyons.
TWO HOURS HOPE $35.95
WINTER ON KICKING HORSE PASS
February in the Canadian Rockies, with chest-deep snow, truly stunning scenery and action red SD40-2's. What more could you ask for? We covered CP's transcontinental mainline between Golden BC and Banff AB through the Kicking Horse Valley, the Spiral Tunnels, over Kicking Horse Pass and down to Banff. Power is mostly SD40-2's with some SD40-2F's (red barns) and some leased power. The Rockies are absolutely magnificent and are right in your face, and Morant's Curve has to be one of the most spectacular locations on the continent. This tape recently received the Canadian Rockies Railroad Museum Foundation award for "Outstanding Achievement in Railroad Video"
NINETY MINUTES KICK $29.95
CENTURIES & SUPER 7'S, THE ROBERVAL SAGUENAY
A little known Canadian shortline 135 miles north of Quebec City, running ex Long Island high hood C420's, GE Super 7's and a pair of unique MLW M42OTR's. The line's primary function is to move aluminum ore between the port of La Baie and the smelter complex at Arvada. These guys run hard and it was tough to keep up, but keep up we did to bring you this entertaining tape.
80 MINUTES CAS7 $24.95
CANADIAN NATIONAL'S YELLOWHEAD ROUTE
CN on the Albreda and Edison subs over Yellowhead Pass between Hinton, Alberta and Tete Jaune, British Columbia in June, 1999. You'll see CN's unusual power, EMD & GE cowls together with new SD75I's and C44-9W's. The Canadian, the best looking passenger train around, and its baby sister, the Skeena, make appearances, as does the Rocky Mountaineer. Lots of CN action in superb scenery.
YELO 90 minutes $29.95
CANADIAN PACIFIC'S MOUNTAIN SUB & ROGERS PASS
The descriptions for the scenery that CP's Mountain Sub runs through are all inadeqate. The sub runs from Golden to Revelstoke, British Columbia, through some of the most stunning scenery on the continent. Lots of snow on the mountains, AC4400's, SD90MAC's and tired SD40-2's provide the action. All the famous locations, Field, Ottertail, Leanchoil, Palliser, Glenogle, Donald, Beavermouth, Rogers, Mount MacDonald tunnel, Stoney Creek (a long hike in!), Connaught tunnel, Mount Shaughnessy tunnel, Ross Creek, Illecillewaet, Albert Canyon and lots more. CP's newest power in magnificent surroundings in June, 1999. I'm proud of this one.
TWO HOURS ROGR $35.95
This tape was given the "Canadian Rockies Railroad Museum Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Railroad Video".
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