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Alaska Railroad Cab Ride
Part One - DVD-R. See Alaska as you've never seen it before! This
remarkable series puts you in the cab of an Alaska Railroad GP38-2
locomotive on a scenic run from Anchorage to Fairbanks. Each leg of your
journey includes information such as location and interesting facts about
your train and the region. Color, 1 hr. 20 min. each.
Part One - Anchorage to Wasilla. (RV6957)
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Price: $29.95
Alaska Railroad Cab Ride
Part Two - DVD-R. See Alaska as you've never seen it before! This
remarkable series puts you in the cab of an Alaska Railroad GP38-2 locomotive on
a scenic run from Anchorage to Fairbanks. Each leg of your journey includes
information such as location and interesting facts about your train and the
region. Color, 1 hr. 20 min. each.
Part Two - Wasilla to Sunshine Siding (Mile Post 215) (RV6958).
#0RV6958 Price: $29.95
Alaska Railroad Cab Ride
Part Three - DVD-R. See Alaska as you've never seen it before! This
remarkable series puts you in the cab of an Alaska Railroad GP38-2 locomotive on
a scenic run from Anchorage to Fairbanks. Each leg of your journey includes
information such as location and interesting facts about your train and the
region. Color, 1 hr. 20 min. each.
Part Three - Sunshine Siding to Canyon Siding (Mile Post 268)
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Price: $29.95
Alaska Railroad Cab Ride
Part Four - DVD-R. See Alaska as you've never seen it before! This
remarkable series puts you in the cab of an Alaska Railroad GP38-2 locomotive on
a scenic run from Anchorage to Fairbanks. Each leg of your journey includes
information such as location and interesting facts about your train and the
region. Color, 1 hr. 20 min. each.
Part Four - Canyon Siding to Broad Pass Siding (RV6960).
#0RV6960
Price: $29.95
Alaska Railroad Cab Ride
Part Five - DVD-R. See Alaska as you've never seen it before! This
remarkable series puts you in the cab of an Alaska Railroad GP38-2 locomotive on
a scenic run from Anchorage to Fairbanks. Each leg of your journey includes
information such as location and interesting facts about your train and the
region. Color, 1 hr. 20 min. each.
Part Five - Broad Pass Siding to Denali Park
(RV6961).
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Price: $29.95
Alaska Railroad Cab Ride
Part Six - DVD-R. See Alaska as you've never seen it before! This
remarkable series puts you in the cab of an Alaska Railroad GP38-2
locomotive on a scenic run from Anchorage to Fairbanks. Each leg of your
journey includes information such as location and interesting facts about
your train and the region. Color, 1 hr. 20 min. each.
Part Six - Denali Park to Clear Siding
(RV6962)
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Price: $29.95
Alaska Railroad Cab Ride Part Seven - DVD-R. See Alaska as you've never seen it before! This
remarkable series puts you in the cab of an Alaska Railroad GP38-2 locomotive on
a scenic run from Anchorage to Fairbanks. Each leg of your journey includes
information such as location and interesting facts about your train and the
region. Color, 1 hr. 20 min. each.
Part Seven - Clear Siding to Fairbanks (RV6963).
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Price: $29.95
Alaska, Volume 1 - DVD. Steel Rails, Midnight Sun - Summer on the Alaska
Railroad.
This mid-1990s tour of the Alaska Railroad and its all-GM locomotive fleet shows
you the action at Eklunta, Matanuska, Talkeetna, Broad Pass, Healy, Clear Site
and other locales. You'll view a unit coal train pulled by six matched GP49s, a
passenger extra at Denali Park, action on the tall trestle spanning Hurricane
Gulch and, of course, the incredible skylines of snow-capped mountains reaching
up from floors of emerald green forests. Color, 1 hour.
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An Engineer's View of the North Country
Travel to Canada and Alaska and climb aboard a GE 6-axle, shovelnose,
diesel-electric locomotive to enjoy out-the-cab views on one of the most
scenic railroads in the world: the famous White Pass & Yukon Route narrow
gauge railroad, which was born of the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush. This 4 DVD
set showcases a thrilling, beautiful trip along the entire line from
Carcross, Yukon, to Skagway, Alaska. Widescreen, 6 hrs. 5 min.
#0RV2263
Price: $69.95
Covered Wagons! - DVD-R. F-Unit Survivors.
Though most of EMD's sleek F-units disappeared from rosters decades ago, these
"covered wagons" are still as popular as ever with rail fans. This look at
F-unit survivors still in revenue or excursion service in the late 1990s
includes Erie Mining F9s on taconite drags in Northern Minnesota, a cab ride
through New York's Adirondack Mountains aboard a former Alaska Railroad FP7,
thrilling pacing sequences with a pristine Wyoming Scenic Railway FP7, Nebkota
Fs in freight service on the Nebraska plains, and more. Color, 1 hr. 9 min.
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Price: $19.95
Dome Car Magic - DVD. A History of Railroad Dome Cars
Hosted by actor Michael Gross, this video traces the history of the dome
passenger car from their inception in the 1940s through cars in use today in
Alaska and Canada. Featuring historic film footage you will see dome cars on
classic trains such as the Empire Builder, the Super Chief, the California
Zephyr, and more. Color, sound, narration, 25 minutes.
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Price: $19.95
Great American Train Ride - DVD. This 4-DVD collection takes you on legendary
locomotives and lines across America. You'll travel on the Cumbres & Toltec
Scenic Railroad from Colorado to New Mexico, take in chilling scenery in
Winter Steam Spectacular, continue along on one of the most treasured
railroads running between Chicago and Los Angeles in Santa Fe Mainline
Memories, and end your trip with a journey to Skagway, Alaska, in Alaska's
White Pass & Yukon. Color, 4 hours.
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Price: $34.95
Rails to the Kenai - DVD-R. Here's one for the whole family! This scenic rail
journey takes you from Anchorage to Seward with a side trip to Whittier.
Along the way, you'll enjoy the Turnagain Arm, massive glaciers, the longest
rail tunnel in North America, a boat trip to the incredible Kenai Fjords
National Park, a host of "furry companions" and, of course, the pristine
Alaska Railroad equipment. Narration provides historical background of the
region and the Alaska Railroad itself. Color, 1 hr. 30 min.
#0RV6884
Price: $19.95
Rails to the Kenai - VHS. Here's one for the whole family! This scenic rail
journey takes you from Anchorage to Seward with a side trip to Whittier.
Along the way, you'll enjoy the Turnagain Arm, massive glaciers, the longest
rail tunnel in North America, a boat trip to the incredible Kenai Fjords
National Park, a host of "furry companions" and, of course, the pristine
Alaska Railroad equipment. Narration provides historical background of the
region and the Alaska Railroad itself. Color, 1 hr. 30 min.
#0RV6883
Price: $19.95
Runaway Train - DVD. Jon Voight gives an Oscar-nominated performance in this
action-packed drama that also stars Oscar-nominee Eric Roberts and Rebecca De
Mornay. Manny (Voight) - a "seasoned" con - and Buck (Roberts) escape a
maximum-security prison in Alaska and climb aboard a four-engine train headed
south, but the plot thickens when the train engineer suffers a heart attack,
trapping rail yard worker Sara (De Mornay) and her stowaways on a train with no
engineer, no brakes, and no time. Widescreen, Dolby Digital 2.0, Rated R (not
for sale to persons under age 18), 1 hr. 52 min.
#0RV6983
Price: $14.95
The Alaska Railroad - DVD. Climb into the cab of an F7A for the trip from
Anchorage to Fairbanks, drive your automobile onto the Whittier Shuttle to
experience an auto/train ride like no other, and enjoy special passenger trains
such as the State Fair Special, a cruise ship train, and passenger service to
Denali Park. Through this 1984 footage, you'll do all this and more as you
relive an exciting time in the life of the Alaska Railroad! Color, hi-fi audio
with narration, 1 hr. 30 min.
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Price: $29.95
The Alaska Railroad - VHS. Travel America's last frontier aboard an Alaska
Railroad passenger train on its trek between Anchorage and Fairbanks. On this
journey, you'll see cars loaded aboard the Whittier Shuttle which offers a
car/train ride like nowhere in the world. Your voyage also features the Alaska
Railroad's important freight service and some of the last active F-units in
North America. Color, 1 hr. 30 min.
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Price: $39.95
The Great Alaska Train Adventure - DVD. Explore America's last frontier as you take a rail
journey across Alaska. You'll weave through mountain passes and scamper
across towering bridges as your trek takes you to the glacier bays of
Seward, the gold rush country near Fairbanks, Mt. McKinley, the hustle and
bustle of Anchorage, and much more. Color, approximately 1 hr. 50 min.
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Price: $19.95
The World's Scenic Railway Collection - DVD. This three-video collection includes: Scenic
Railway of the World, a thrilling ride aboard an Alaskan White Pass & Yukon
train that clings to a mountain decorated with glaciers, waterfalls and
wildlife; An Engineer's Point of View, a cab ride aboard a White Pass &
Yukon locomotive as it threads its way through North America's most
spectacular mountains; and The Gold Rush Railroad, a history of the Klondike
Gold Rush treasure which includes footage of steam locomotive push plows
fighting giant snow drifts. Color, 2½ hours total time. 2 hrs. 26 min. total
run time.
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Price: $59.95
Tracks Ahead
Season I - DVD. Tracks Ahead is an award winning, critically
acclaimed series that has aired on Public Television since 1990. Hosted by
Spencer Christian, its magazine-style format and unique topics appeal to
audiences of all ages and interests. Volume 1 of Season 1 (1990) includes:
the history and present operations of the Cleveland Rapid Transit system; an
HO scale layout which models the Chicago and Northwestern railroad in the
1950's; an amazing wood carver, David Warther, whose talents created
remarkable railroad models; the collection of former Lionel Corporation
owner Richard Kughn; toy collector Ed Green's tinplate trains; a premier
train collection at the Indianapolis Children's Museum; a visit to a radio
controlled live steam garden railroad in California; a photo essay on
America's continuing love of trains and railroading; a visit to the Northern
Railcar wheel shop to investigate how maintenance on railroad car wheels and
trucks is performed; artist Gil Reid; Horseshoe Curve and the Railroader's
Museum in Altoona, Pennsylvania; an N gauge layout that models the famous
Tehachapi loop; the Amtrak Midwest repair facility in Chicago; railroad
photographer Wendell Murphy; an exemplary American Flyer layout; circus
trains; an O gauge traction layout; railroad artist Russ Porter at his home
in a converted Chicago, Joliet and Elgin private coach; a visit to the
California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California; a look at an
historic Pennsylvania landmark, Roadside America; the Roaring Camp & Big
Trees Railroad in California; the Chicago Elevated System; railroad author
Jim Scribbins; and a turn of the century HO scale layout. Color, 4 hours.
Volume 2 of Season 1 includes the Denver and Rio Grande's Moffat Tunnel; the
Train Collector's Association Museum in Strasburg, Pennsylvania; railroad
author Bob Baker; a model live steam club operation in Wisconsin; renown
railroad collector and former Walt Disney animator, Ward Kimball; a model
railroad set in logging country; an operating interurban museum at
Trolleyville, USA; a profile on the Milwaukee Road; a premier railroad
dining experience on Scenic Rail Dining; a Lionel layout at The Train Barn
in Kalamazoo, Michigan; railroading publisher Don Heimberger; a visit to the
William K. Walthers manufacturing company; the Chicago & North Western
intermodal yards; the Santa Fe Piggyback operations in Chicago; a look at an
operating railroad museum in North Freedom, Wisconsin; the Milwaukee Model
Railroad club; one of the oldest railroad clubs in America; a visit to the
Lionel factory to see how toy trains are made; railroad historian David
Myers; the Cuyahoga Valley Model Railroad club in Cleveland, Ohio; a close
look at a 15 inch gauge live steam railroad circling the Milwaukee Zoo; a
visit with Stan Roy, who can operate twenty-seven trains at the same time on
his Lionel layout; railroad historian J. David Ingles, a historical profile
of the Milwaukee Electric Railroad and Light operation; visits the
Pennsylvania State Railroad Museum; the O gauge layout at the Chicago Museum
of Science and Industry; an operating session on the old Kalmbach layout;
the Milwaukee, Racine and Troy Railroad; a profile on the Minneapolis
Commercial Railroad; and a talk with authors and publishers Tom McComas and
James Touhy. Color, 3 hours.
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Price: $29.95
Tracks Ahead Series II - DVD. Tracks Ahead is an award winning, critically
acclaimed series that has aired on Public Television since 1990. Hosted by
Spencer Christian, its magazine-style format and unique topics appeal to
audiences of all ages and interests. Now, you can own the first five seasons
on video! Series 2 features: the Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad, a short
line railroad running in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan between the ore
mines and docking facilities at Marquette; country music singer Boxcar
Willie; an American Flyer model railroad featuring Plasticville structures;
the Verkershaus der Swiss, a transportation museum in Lucerne, Switzerland;
the Krupp Mak locomotive building facility in Kiel, Germany for a look at
the construction of diesel-hydraulic DE-1024 engines; the efficiencies of
rail travel and the expansion of Amtrak; a discussion with Bill Volheim and
Art Zirul, two men who worked on the 1940 Lionel showroom layout; the East
Broadtop Railroad in Orbisonia, Pennsylvania, a profile of Chris Knapton,
director of public relationsat the Metropolitan Transit Authority in
Chicago; a visit to the Marklin Train factory and museum in Goppingen,
Germany; the history of the Tehachapi Loop in the mountains north of Los
Angeles; a profile of Richard Misunas, a conductor on the Milwaukee to
Chicago Amtrak run, who offers a running commentary on the benefits of rail
travel; a tour of the Lehmann Company in Nuremberg, Germany, which provides
a behind-the-scenes look at the manufacturing process for large gauge
trains; the Deutsche Bundesbahn's Inter City Express, a high speed electric
train which connects major cities in Germany, and sustains speeds of 250
Kilometers per hour (about 160 mph); a profile of Bruce Moffat, the author
of "40 Feet Below;" a visit to Chuck Brasher of Grass Valley, California,
who displays his American Flyer cardboard station, along with other pieces
in his collection; a historical look at the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima,
Ohio; the history and present operation of the Mt. Washington Cog Railway in
New Hampshire; Gion Caprez, a physicist who joined the Swiss Railroads after
discovering he preferred working outside; a father and son garden railroad
operation in Milwaukee; and the Red Car trolleys at the Orange Empire
Railway Museum in Los Angeles. Interurban railway vehicles; an old North
Boston tower which was literally sawed below the roof-line and brought to a
museum by barge; the Union Pacific Harriman Dispatch Center in Omaha, artist
Howard Fogg, who demonstrates some of his train paintings and offers insight
into how he picks a subject; a wonderful O Scale hi-rail layout in Moore,
South Carolina; a tour of the Midland Railway Center in Ripley, England,
where steam engines are displayed; a visit to the highest railway station in
the world, the Jungfraujoch outside of Interlochen, Switzerland; artist Grif
Teller, who created the artwork for the Pennsylvania Railroad calendars of
the 1930s and '40; a look at four layouts at the San Diego Model Railroad
Museum; and a 15-inch gauge operation at the Sandley Locomotive Works at
Wisconsin Dells, which features scaled down buildings as well as shops with
machinery driven by belts from a central line shaft; a behind-the-scenes
look at Amtrak's major repair and maintenance facility in Beech Grove,
Indiana; a trip on the Nostalgie Istanbul Orient Express Train Deluxe, a
train comprised of 1930s vintage restored cars from various European
railways and pulled by a German steam locomotive; a profile of model
railroad legend John Allen, who built an HO scale train layout in the 1950s
that became the de facto standard for scenery and mountain modeling for many
years; a ride through Arizona aboard The Copper Basin Railroad, a short line
railroad in north Central Arizona. This railroad uses heavy rail and EMD
diesel locomotives to haul copper from the open pit mines to interchange
points with the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Railroads; the Santa Fe
Railroad feeder line from Williams, Arizona to the south rim of the Grand
Canyon in the early 20th Century; artist and photographer O. Winston Link,
who captured striking vignettes of humanity framed by the harshness of the
West Virginia hills; a railroad hot spot in Iowa; Trainland, USA; and the
magnificent Texas layout of Lorell Joiner. Color, 6 hours.
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Price: $29.95
Tracks Ahead Series III - DVD. Tracks Ahead is an award winning, critically
acclaimed series that has aired on Public Television since 1990. Hosted by
Spencer Christian, its magazine-style format and unique topics appeal to
audiences of all ages and interests. Now, you can own the first five seasons
on video! Each volume contains 13 episodes and includes dozens of subjects.
Series 3 features: the history and future of container shipping; a look at
Gunderson Corporation, the Santa Fe Railroad, and the TTX Corporation; the
modeling skills of an HO scale railroad enthusiast; a ride through
California's Napa Valley on the Napa Wine Train; pen and ink artist Herschel
Scot; the Wisconsin Central Railroad, a short line success story; modular
model railroads, highlighted by a visit to an Orlando modular club; artist
Larry Fisher, who paints details with a number one brush and a magnifying
glass; a visit to the Hawaiian Historic Railroad Society; Clarke Dunham, a
nationally known theater set designer who demonstrates building train
layouts; the Miller Family model railroad; the successful Boone & Scenic
Valley tourist line; Santa Fe artist Ted Rose; the Little Joe electric
locomotives used in Chile, where they work side by side with steam
locomotives on scenic lines throughout this South American country; former
CSX Railroad photographer John Corns; the Great Smoky Mountain Tourist
Railroad; a look at Warren Frost's outstanding collection of American Flyer
trains; the narrow gauge Cumbres & Toltec Railroad in Northern New Mexico; a
visit with an Amtrak's chef; the large G scale layout at the Dallas
Children's' Hospital; the large scale layout of a man who raised the roof of
his house to accommodate his model railroad; the Alaska Railroad; tinplate
Marx trains from the 1950's; the Baltimore railroad museum; and the
photography of calendar artist Don Wood. The Transportation Test Center for
the American Association of Railroads; a ride to the top of Pikes Peak on
the Manitou and Pike's Peak rack railroad; a man whose love of trains and
film photography allowed him to capture images from the 1940's; a showplace
Southern California garden railroad that is a family hobby; steam train in
Paraguay, South America; two women who recall their days of working on the
Southern Railroad; a rebuilt Milwaukee Road steam locomotive that now runs
excursion trips through West Virginia; a visit to MicroTrains Corporation,
builder of N and Z scale locomotives and rolling stock; a visit to the
oldest model railroad in the country is at Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute;
the North Shore Electroliner; a visit to the New Hope and Ivyland Railroad,
a Pennsylvania tourist line where the train wreck from "The Fugitive" was
filmed; a visit with a man who has built a scale model of the Lincoln
funeral train; the Apalachicola Northern, a railroad built in Northern
Florida to compete with the Panama Canal; a visit to McKinney Avenue, a
restored section of old Dallas which has an added attraction of streetcars;
American Flyer Bob Board; a nostalgic look at railroad advertising; a visit
to a freight line in central Iowa which is an offshoot of interurban
passenger service; the amazing Tunkhannock Viaduct, the largest poured
concrete span in the world; the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach; the Browning
Plantation, a Texas bed and breakfast that has a special attraction - an
extensive 7½ inch gauge live steam operation; a behind-the-scenes look at
one of the oldest streetcar lines in the United States, the St. Charles Line
in New Orleans; a ride through rugged southern Brazil on 1950's Budd Rail
Diesel Cars; railroad photographer John Gruber; the Columbia Gorge Model
Railroad Club in Portland, Oregon; the garden railway exhibit at the
Milwaukee Mitchell Park Conservatory; a look at Morrison and Knudsen, one of
the few remaining railroad locomotive and railcar builders left in the
United States; artist Angela Trotta-Thomas, whose nostalgic paintings
capture childhood memories of the 1950's; a restored portion of the Denver
and Rio Grande narrow gauge route through the Rockies on the Georgetown Loop
Railroad; and a visit with Dr. Nicholas Muff, an avid collector of American
Flyer and Kansas City Southern memorabilia who has has constructed a Pullman
car as a guest room and a full F7 locomotive cab complete with lights and
horns. Color, 6 hrs. 30 min.
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Price: $29.95
Tracks Ahead Series IV - DVD. Tracks Ahead is an award winning,
critically acclaimed series that has aired on Public
Television since 1990. Hosted by Spencer Christian, its
magazine-style format and unique topics appeal to audiences
of all ages and interests. Now, you can own the first five
seasons on video! Series IV features: a ride on the Rail
Safari deluxe in South Africa; an old logging railroad in
the high Sierra's north of Yosemite; an exciting Houston
layout that is lighted for night; artist John Coker; a ride
on the White Pass & Yukon Railroad in Skagway, Alaska; the
workings of mass transit in Pittsburgh; Boston modeler
George Sellios and his amazing HO layout; a man who has
chronicled early 20th century trolley cars in word and
picture; the Connecticut Trolley Museum; Railway Post
offices; a military man who started a Lionel Railroad Club
in each town he was stationed in; an Ohio model railroad; a
look at the evolution of tank cars; a ride on the movie
railroad of the Black Hills; a visit with Mike Kotowski, a
California railroad artist with an eye for detail; an N
gauge layout in the nation's capitol; a ride on England's
narrow gauge lines on the "The Little Trains of Wales;" the
multimillion dollar restoration of the Pioneer Zephyr, the
nations first streamlined diesel electric train; a look at
the life and times of the caboose; an S scale modeler whose
layout has a complete fictional historical perspective; a
train tour through Germany to see the castles of the Middle
Rhine region; the Pennsylvania National Historic Site at
Steamtown; a model of Northern Pacific territory in 1950's
Montana; a talk with a Hawaiian businessman whose passion is
cast iron trains; and a look at vintage diesels.
A look at the interior of British Columbia on vintage rail
diesel cars; a steam locomotive you can rent and operate for
a day in Ely, Nevada; a vineyard in Napa, California which
has a special place for large gauge trains; a model railroad
in Utah; a visit to Huff & Puff Industries, which builds
exquisite custom model railroads for both the garden and the
home; the Louisiana Toy Train Museum, which showcases a
collection of imported large gauge live steam locomotives; a
family model railroad; collecting rail motor cars; the
history and operation of the Cascade Tunnel; an animated
spectacle at the Choo Choo Barn in Pennsylvania; a couple in
California who has turned their entire front yard into a
garden railroad; a look at how track is maintained and
serviced; a traction layout; a California State Historic
Park that is best known for its role in movies such as "Back
to the Future; " railroad cartoonist Dick Hafer; a look at
Union Pacific's Bailey Yard, the largest rail freight yard
in the world; a visit to the Durango & Silverton Railroad in
southwester Colorado; Engineer and artist Charlie Amos; an
incredible Florida model railroad that fills a garage; the
Canadian Forest Products on Vancouver Island; the sights and
taste of My Old Kentucky Dinner Train; a ride along the
Maine shore on a tourist line; a model logging railroad; the
historic "Floating Railroad" of Wuppertal, Germany; a master
model maker of structures; a beautiful model timber
railroad; and look in on the man who founded the Milwaukee
light rail system. Color, 6 hrs.
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Highlights include a look at the Alco PA1; the
new Wisconsin & Southern Railroad; how to use Digital Command Control; women in
railroading; the history of amusement park trains; a ride on the White Creek
Railroad; the Grand Canyon railroad hotels; holiday-themed layouts; a holiday
excursion that brings the Polar Express to life; the Carpathian Logging
railroad, which is one of the world's last steam logging railroads; the largest
HO layout in the world; Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry; and much more.
7 hours.
#0RV8379
Price: $34.95
40 In this action-packed 1995 thriller, Steven Seagal
stars as a former Navy SEAL traveling with his niece aboard a passenger
train from Denver to Los Angeles when the train - led by ex-Alaska Railroad
GP7s #1804 and #1812 - is hijacked by a mad genius who uses it as a moving
platform to seize computerized control of a top-secret U.S. satellite.
Standard and widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1, Rated R. 1 hr. 40 min.
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