BEIJING'S COLORFUL TRAINS

Colorful indeed, with a wild variety of colors, including some very strange schemes indeed. We take you to Fengtai, on the outskirts of the city for diesel freights and passenger trains, and electric hauled passenger and freight trains. Fengtai station is at the end of a hump yard, so we also see DF7's switching (a Fairbanks-Morse lookalike, sort of). Next it's off to Dahuichang for diesel hauled freights and a few passenger trains, and the famed limestone railway, with it's 2' 6" gauge 0-8-0's. We visit an unidentified junction for electric freights, and after being sent away by the police and China Rail officials we visit a more friendly grade crossing for the double unit 8K electric locomotives and a variety of industrial type units. Then it's off to the Beijing City Wall for an overlook at Central Station, and finally we visit a yard, where the staff invited us in and showed us where to set up! Impressive railroading!

2 hours 20 minutes 2 DVD set $35.95

RAILS AROUND MOUNT SHASTA

Check out UP's line between Redding, California and Klamath Falls, with lots of BNSF diversion traffic. In addition the big boys, we see California, Oregon & Pacific at Black Butte, and the McCloud River steam excursion. High Tech diesels whining up and down the Sacramento River Canyon and through the Shasta National Forest.

90 minutes SHAS $29.95

THE IRON ROAD TO THE ISLES

Join us for a magical journey through the highlands of Scotland aboard the Jacobite steam train, on the famed West Highland Line from Fort William to Mallaig. You'll see the train in the magnificent highland scenery, the lochs and the glens and the curved viaduct at Glenfinnan (Harry Potter movie train scenes were filmed on the West Highland Line, the viaduct appears in the flying car scene.) Full musical score written especially for this program, and the narration tells of the often bloody history of the region, and about Bonnie Prince Charlies uprising. Bonus feature - ride the ferry over the sea to Skye, and take a scenic tour of this beautiful island.

70 minutes RA03 $19.95

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

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OHIO CENTRAL

Where else can you find a GP30/ox-yoke GP10 lashup ambling through bucolic countryside? Or chase top and tailed coal trains with SD40-2's, squeaky clean in their attractive maroon, gray and yellow paint? Ohio Central has to be one of the most attractive regionals around, with a wild variety of power. We spent some time chasing the OC in May, 2005, Zanesville, Columbus, Newark, Coshocton, coal trains and locals in the Ohio countryside.

90 minutes OHCE $29.95

HOT SPOTS 15, WILLARD, OHIO

Willard, Ohio is a busy CSX yard on the former B&O mainline across Ohio. We spent two full days at Willard to bring you lots of color and action, including UP, BNSF, CN, Wheeling & Lake Erie and loads of lease units. If you didn't know where you were you'd be hard pressed to figure out just who's railroad this was, tons of action!

105 minutes HOT15 $24.95

TOKYO'S COLORFUL TRAINS

Incredible volume of trains, variety and colors. See the trains in Tokyo, Shinagwa, Shinjuku, Yono, Kawasaki and Ueno. See the Shinkansen, the bullet trains in a variety of futuristic styles and color schemes. A wild variety of emu's and electric freight locomotives.

105 mins TYCT $35.95

BNSF GALLOPING THROUGH GALLUP

We carry on eastwards from where we left off in "Superfleet & Sagebrush, into BNSF's Gallup Sub, from Winslow, Arizona to Belen, New Mexico. It's now completely different, with lots of dash 9's in Heritage 2 paint, though there are still some warbonnets around. Lots of intermodals, and lots of different paint schemes, another colorful railroad for sure, and a busy one!

105 mins GALL $35.95

CONNIE CLOSE UP

Ride the flightdeck of not 1, but 2, Lockheed Constellations! Start with an explanation of the engineeers panel, then we see startup, taxiing and take off from both inside the aircraft and airside. You are riding in the MATS Connie, owned by the Constellation Group, restored and doing the show circuit. For today's flight, it's check ride time for the pilots of the Swiss "Save a Connie" group, and we shoot an approach at Tucson International (TUS). You'll see the landing from both inside the aircraft and airside, then it's on to the Dutch Connie, now at the Aviodome in the Netherlands. again, you'll see startup, taxiing and takeoff from both inside the aircraft and airside. This is a test flight after the long restoration project, there are two engineers, and the pilot is the legendary Frank Lang. You'll see the landing, again, both from inside the aircraft and airside. There's even a landing looking into the front wheelwell from the front baggage compartment (don't ask!!). Due to a conflict with another program title this program has been renamed Connie Close Up.

60 minutes CONN DVD-R $24.95

AMSTERDAM'S COLORFUL TRAINS

We start our look at the trains of Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, at the central station, with electric loco hauled passenger trains, and mu's, and the light rail near the station. Then it's out to a local park to see the trains on the main line, then we visit the area around Dordrecht and Lage Zwaluwe for electric passenger and freight trains, deisel freight and Belgian electric loco hauled freights and passenger trains, former East German/Soviet diesels, private operators and the Thalys high speed train to Brussels and Paris.

105 mins AMCT $35.95

CHINESE STEAM AT WORK

Steam doing what it was designed to do, in regular service. First we visit the Fengshuigue Coal Mine Railway, with a JS 2-8-2 on a passenger train at a very crisp dawn, then JS's shuffling cars. Next we visit the Benxi steel mill with SY 2-8-2's shuffling hot metal cars and slag cars, continuous action often with several trains moving at once. We even got a peek into a section of the mill where they were pouring moulten steel and slag. Next, it's off to the totally charming Weihe Forestry Railway with it's delightful, tiny 0-8-0's hard at work hauling logs. We caught a passenger train chartered by a Japanese group, and several trains with helpers, the workshops, and generally marvelled that something so small, with such tiny drivers could sound so good. Then we visit the huge Anshan steel mill for more SY's, and lastly the Puhe mine railway with SY's. 2 hours of hard working steam.

2 Hours CSAW $35.95

IN SEARCH OF THE WISCONSIN CENTRAL

We set off in October, 2004, to look for what's left of the WC after the CN takeover, and this is what we found. CN seems intent on obliterating the WC & IC, but we found s few units still in WC paint, albeit a bit shabby. We followed the line from Rugby Junction to Fond du Lac, spending some time on the now double tracked Byron Hill, up to Winnebago and across to Stevens Point and on to Junction City. Fall colors.

72 minutes CNWC $24.95

RAILS TO THE KENAI

Ride the Alaska railroad from Anchorage to Seward, with a side trip to Whittier. You'll see the scenery of the Turnagain Arm, glaciers, the longest road (and rail) tunnel in North America, all from the train, moose, and of course the trains in the stunning scenery. At Seward, you'll take a boat ride to see the Kenai Fjords National Park and it's glaciers and wild life, take a plane ride to see brown bear fishing for salmon, and take an up close and personal look at the Exit Glacier. Full musical accompaniment, and narration to tell you the history of the area and the Alaska Railroad. Taped in July, 2004, with the full cooperation of the Alaska Railroad.

90 minutes RA01 $19.95 - DVD FORMAT

Follow the Tracks of the Beaver, Canadian Pacific between Exshaw, Alberta and Revelstoke, British Columbia through the totally stunning scenery of the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains. You'll see the scenery, the wildlife, take side trips to the Takakkaw Falls, Johnston Canyon and Mount Revelstoke. You'll see elk, bear, mountain sheep, mountain goats, bald eagle and osprey. You'll ride in the cab in the Mount Mcdonald tunnel, the longest in the western hemisphere, and see the incredible engineering feat of the spiral tunnels. Full musical accompaniment, and narration to tell you the history of the construction of the routes through Kicking Horse Pass and Rogers Pass, plus a descrition of the trains and locomotives you are likely to see on the route.

90 minutes RA02 $19.95 - DVD FORMAT

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COLOGNE'S COLORFUL TRAINS

Visit the main station in Cologne, Germany for intensive passenger train service under the superb arched glass roof. Lots of ICE trains of both styles, plus electric hauled intercity and local services, both emu's and dmu's and a diesel hauled passenger train. Then it's off to trackside to see trains at speed, then we visit busy Cologne West for passenger and freight trains, both electric and diesel, with a variety of different power and operators.

TWO HOURS COCT $35.95

HONG KONG'S TRAMS

Bright and colorful, Hong Kong's trams are the last fleet of all double deck trams in the world. Ride the clanking, swaying trams from the Chinese market at North Point through the city to Whitty Street, stopping off along the way to see the trams in action on the crowded roads and through bustling market places. Ride a tram at night through Hong Kong's famed neon, and see the trams in the street at night.

95 minutes HKTR1 $29.95

HONG KONG'S TRAINS AND BOATS AND....

Colorful, vibrant, exciting Hong Kong! Busses that run in packs, trains on a 3 minute headway, the steepest funicular railway (50% grade!!) In the world, the world famous Star Ferries in one of the busiest and most beautiful harbors in the world, light rail trains running yards behind each other. It's all here in this exciting program!

95 minutes HKTB2 $29.95

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CURTIS HILL

Curtis Hill, Oklahoma is still a major bottleneck on BNSF's former Santa Fe transcon between Chicago and Los Angeles. The east slope of the hill was double tracked in 1995, the west side is currently being double tracked, but there is still the single track over the Cimarron River. Curtis Hill is also the location of the longest continuous curve on the former Santa Fe between Chicago & LA. Loads of action, with fleeted trains, lots of different power. Taped in May, 2004.

90 minutes CURT $29.95

SAND HILLS SUB

BNSF’s Sand Hills Sub of the Powder River Division runes east from Alliance, Nebraska. We follow the line through the scsenic sand hills in March, 2004 from east Alliance to near Thedford. Lots of SD70MAC’s on coal train, plus some new AC44’s and dash 9’s.

90 minutes SAND $24.95

HOT SPOTS 14 - CALLAHAN, FLORIDA

Callahan is located 20 miles north of Jacksonville on CSX's main line into Florida. It's the point the line to Tampa splits off from the main line, and it's south of the point the line from Waycross, Georgia joins the line from Savannah and the north. Coal trains, intermodals, manifests and Amtrak, lots of different power.

75 minutes HOT14 $24.95

GONE FOREVER - MONTREAL'S ALCOS

Many things are gone from the Montreal rail scene. The big (and small) Alco's and MLW's, Via F's, FPA4's and LRC's, commuter F's, flags, open auto racks, cabooses and hooping up orders. This is a much requested redo of our very first program, Montreal's Alco's, completely re-edited with some never before seen footage. Taped around the Montreal area in 1988 and 1989, these are never to be repeated scenes of big Alco's, every train, even intermodals, with a caboose, and most flying flags. Image quality is not as good as today's broadcast digital, but you can't go out and see this stuff!

1 hour MONT $24.95

SYDNEY'S COLORFUL TRAINS

The trains of Sydney, Australia. We first take a look at Enfield Yard and the locomotive facility. Next is a visit to the Botany Goods Line, followed by an interlude at Sandown, where Freight Australia units take a tank train out, we get a brief ride on a T class switcher, and a pair of ancient Alco's, one a PA look alike, start up and drag their intermodal away. Sydney has a high density suburban service, and we also take a look at the light rail and the monorail. Next it's off to Cowan for a freight and a work train, and finally we visit the Hunter Valley for high density coal train drags with Class 90's and elderly dmu's. We also see the Indian Pacific and XPT passenger trains. Lots of action and color.

1 hour 45 minutes SYDC $35.95

FOSTORIA - IRON TRIANGLE

Fostoria, Ohio is the point that CSX's North-South ex C&O main line crosses the East-West ex B&O main line at grade, with Norfolk Southern crossing both on the ex Nickle Plate. The area formed by these 3 diamonds is known locally as the iron triangle. Up to 140 trains a day pound the diamonds. We spent two days there from dawn to dusk to bring you lots of action. BNSF & UP and lots of lease units, as well as NS & CSX make appearances. Continuous action.

2 hours FOST $35.95

NORFOLK SOUTHERN BEYOND HORSESHOE

NS on the former Pennsy between Altoona and Conpit Junction. Triple track heavy duty railroading, and a helper district, with sets of SD40-2's doing the honors. There is lots of Conrail blue still around, including an SD80MAC, and former LMS units. There are a number of SD70M's on the property, all with the new style nose, some in primer and some in black, and some in the rapidly disapearing "racoon" or "bandit" scheme. A number of meets, including 2 three train meets. Loads of action.

2 hours HORS $35.95

BC FLOATPLANE - HARBOUR AIR

Join us at the Vancouver waterfront home of Harbour Air, the largest operator of float planes in the world. Watch turbo Otters, Beavers and twin Otters taxi out, take off and land in clouds of spray. Experience the ride from the Vancouver waterfront to Victoria Harbor from the copilots seat of a turbo Otter, listen in to air traffic control. Finally, more landings and take offs of a variety of float planes at the float plane terminal of Vancouver International Airport. Lots of action and excitement.

2 hours BCFL $29.95 DVD

BNSF'S TRINCHERA PASS

Trinchera Pass is on BNSF's Twin Peaks sub, and runs between Trinidad, Colorado and Texline, Texas, crossing New Mexico. The line is due to start directional running in July, so we paid a visit before it happens.The line mostly hosts coal trains, with a few manifests for variety. The tracks climb and curve along the side of the mountains before heading along the plateau to Texas. A scenic piece of railroad, I even caught a train in an afternoon thunderstorm, lots of lightning!

2 Hours TRIN $35.95

FLAGS, FLARES & WINGS - UNION PACIFIC'S SD70M'S ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST

UP's newest power working hard across the Southwest in New Mexico, Arizona and California. Scenic highlights include Steins Mountain, the Dragoon Mountain, the Maricopa Mountains, the Salton Sea and San Timeteo Canyon on Beaumont Hill. I've always liked SD70M's, but with the flaired radiators and the "Building America" flag paint, I think they are really handsome engines. See and hear them flying across the desert and lugging up grades.

2 hours FLAG $35.95

BIG STEAM'S LAST STAND

Winter on Jingpeng Pass

China's Jitong Railway is the last big steam hauled main line in the world, with double headed QJ 2-10-2's taking trains over Jingpeng Pass. We visited Jingpeng Pass in Mongolia in February, 2003 to take in the sights and sounds of big steam working hard, and what a trip it was. We visted the shops at Shenyang to see QJ's being overhauled, the sheds and shops at Deban (it's like travelling back in time 50 years) then watched the action over Jingpeng Pass, visited the CTC room at Shangdian, watched servicing at Jingpeng and had a cab ride over the pass. What an experience being on the second engine working hard upgrade through a tunnel! Awesome big steam action!

2 hours JING $35.95

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