Railroad - Canada and America (USA)

Topics Entertainment. DVD. Ride along with us as we take you for an unforgettable train trip into the wild mountains of West Virginia on the Potomac Eagle Excursion Train. Vintage 1950s-era diesel locomotives power this scenic train as it follows the south Branch of the Potomac River into the deep gorge known as the Trough. Besides the scenic train ride patrons are also usually treated...

DVD. 5 Hours and 30 Minutes. All Aboard! From Denver to D.C., America By Rail is a 4-DVD collection of rail videos that explores the heart of America s scenic beauty and legendary trains. With stops in historic Creede, Colorado, and journeys on the luxurious American Orient Express, America By Rail is a steam-powered collection of history, heritage and scenic vistas, from engine to caboose!...

Topics Entertainment. DVD. 90 Minutes. Winter Wonderland, is the trip of a lifetime on board Amtrak's Cardinal which travels from Chicago to Washington D.C. Heavy snowfall and glorious sunshine are a rare combination, making the daylight portions of the journey through Kentucky and West Virginia quite spectacular. The scenery through the New River Gorge - the Grand Canyon of the East - is breathtaking. The...

Topics Entertainment. DVD. 90 Minutes. The Route Of the Southwest Chief takes you on-board on of the last legendary trains. Amtrak's Southwest Chief runs from Chicago to Los Angeles. Enjoy the view as America's wonderful scenery unfolds in front of you. The chief works its way past Chicago's spectacular skyline, farm fields, the Great Plains, southern Rocky Mountains and passes through the Great southwest. You...

DVD. 324 Minutes. The Popular PBS Series. America's Scenic Rail Journeys From the rugged beauty and pioneer spirit of Alaska to British Columbia's majestic peaks, Mexico's colossal canyon, the autumnal splendor of the Adirondacks, and the Pacific Ocean's rugged coastline, these rail journeys tour some of the most spectacular and breathtaking scenery in the world. Visiting both renowned and less traveled areas, the series explores...

DVD. 162 Minutes. The Popular PBS Series. America's Scenic Rail Journeys Vol II The Copper Canyon In painstakingly restored passenger cars of the 1940s and 1950s, enjoy spectacular views of this immense natural wonder, four times the size of the Grand Canyon. Along the way, experience the culture of the people who make this rugged country their home. The Adirondack Travel 400 miles north from...

DVD. Vine's Eye Production Come along on a romantic and delicious journey on the American Orient Express as we wind our way from Portland to Sacramento.

Boxed Gift Set. DVD. 5 Hours and 10 Minutes. Captivating views, historic trains, and award-winning videography come together in Canada By Rail, a 4-DVD collection of rail videos that explore the legendary trains that travel Canada s majestic countryside. The journey begins by following the Tracks of the Beaver, Canadian Pacific s main line between Exshaw, Alberta and Revelstoke, British Columbia. Next, take in the...

DVD. Topics Entertainment. 85 Minutes. Award-winning videographer Peter Crook takes you on the trip of a lifetime along the Tracks of the Beaver, Canadian Pacific's main line between Exshaw, Alberta and Revelstoke, British Columbia. Marvel at the stunning scenery of Canada's Rocky and Selkirk Mountains and experience the overwhelming beauty of vast landscapes featuring bear, mountain goats, elk, mountain sheep, Bald Eagles and Osprey. On...

DVD. Topics Entertainment. 76 Minutes. Ride VIA's famed flagship train #1, "The Canadian" west from Edmonton through Canada's magnificent Rocky Mountains over Yellowhead Pass. Along the way, you'll be spell bound by the winter scenery and the wildlife. Accompanied by a full musical score, written especially for the program, and captivating narration, the history of the exploration of the Rockies is brought to life in...

DVD. Topics Entertainment. 75 Minutes. Canadian Pacific's Mountain Sub &Rogers Pass Superb, magnificent, and overwhelming cannot adequately describe the scenery found along Canadian Pacific's Mountain Sub line, as it runs over Rogers Pass, through the Rockies and the Selkirks. Passing through some of Canada's steepest territory, the Mountain Sub is a formidable challenge even in today's high tech high-horsepower locomotives. From Field to Revelstoke, British...

Finley-Holiday Films. DVD. All Regions Ride the rails to yesteryear and experience the sights and sounds of Colorado s narrow gauge railroads, including trips on four famous lines and a visit to the Colorado Railroad Museum. Learn of Colorado s colorful railroading past when these lines served thriving mining communities. The program includes Durango and Silverton, Cumbres and Toltec, Georgetown Loop, Cripple Creek and Victor....

America's Scenic Rail Journeys. VHS/NTSC. Acorn Media Publishing. Often called one of the most scenic rail journeys in the world, The Copper Canyon takes an exhilarating trip back in time, weaving through the rugged beauty of Mexico's colossal canyon maze. Four times the size of the Grand Canyon, the pristine Copper Canyon is the highlight of the trip. Along the way, experience the enchanting traditions...

DVD. RK Publishing Television star Michael Gross hosts this program which gives the history of the Daylight from 1937 to 1971. The program features interviews with people who operated, and managed this Southern Pacific train for 34 years. Climb aboard the daylight and take a ride through some of California's most spectacular scenery. Ride through deep canyons, traverse a horseshoe curve, or travel along the...

DVD. Weekend Explorer. 27 Minutes. This program chronicles the history of these glamorous railroad sightseeing cars, from Burlington's 1945 Silver Dome to full length models operating today in Canada and Alaska. Archival film footage shows many famous trains that operated dome cars. They include the Empire Builder, Super Chief, North Coast Limited, Daylight, Capitol Limited, Denver Zephyr, City of Los Angeles, Canadian-and perhaps the most...

DVD. From the 1920s to the 1950s, travel in America was dominated by now-legendary steam locomotives. Such classics as the Southern Pacific 4449 or Santa Fe's Super Chief captivated the American spirit for luxurious travel and adventure, thundering down the rails, billowing great clouds of steam and smoke. See these classics of yesteryear, lovingly restored, and go inside the engines to witness them at work....

DVD. Topics Entertainment. 400 Minutes. Four full seasons of steam railroading: It all adds up to a captivating new Golden Age of Steam on four DVDs, comprising an entire year of rail videos produced for rail fans and hobbyists alike. Steam in the Spring starts a sensational, seasonal steam saga with eight separate rail journeys pulling passengers and freight all over the USA, from New...

Questar Video. 2 Volume Set. VHS. NTSC format. 2 Hours. Before modern airlines and interstates, travel and trade relied totally upon endless rails of steel to link the great cities and small towns of the Eastern seaboard. These two videos shows what it took to make early America work. Volume I Enjoy the thrill of a ride aboard a steam powered train, vintage diesel or...

Boxed Gift Set. DVD. 6-volume set. Questar Video. 12 hours of Spectacular Scenic Rail Journeys. Catch a glimpse of the past as seen though the windows of a rolling museum of steam and steel. This six-volume series travels the paths of scenic railroads from east coast to west and explores American history in majestic style. Ride the rails in six volumes: CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, DONNER SUMMIT;...

Rainier - Railroad Video. DVD. Questar. 130 Minutes. The Blue Mountains The Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon stand as a major obstacle to the Union Pacific Railroad's northwest crossing. The 200 hard miles of track cross valleys, rivers, and creeks? then climb the crests of three summits - encountering the toughest grades on any of UP's mainline routes. Massive horsepower is needed to overcome these...

DVD. Questar. 111 Minutes. Continental Divide Railroading in the Canadian Rockies has never been captured so beautifully on film. Whether blasting through the drifting snow banks during winter at its harshest, or sailing through meadows in the lazy heat of full summer, the only way to fully appreciate the extremes of the Continental Divide is to experience it from a train. Set against the astounding...

DVD. Questar. 119 Minutes. Durango &Silverton Chasms and curves and nail - biting switchbacks. Crevasses and gorges and perilous passes. Take a thrill ride on one of the most spectacular train lines in the country, crossing the Colorado Rockies on narrow gauge rails. It's high-altitude adventure at full stream ahead, clinging to steep mountainsides behind a vintage steam locomotive shoving its way up to Silverton...

DVD. Questar. 128 Minutes. Great Mississippi Its winter along the Upper Mississippi River Valley and Old Man River has never looked more regal. Frozen into stillness, and flanked by rolling countryside blanketed with two feet of snow, the drifting white banks look impenetrable? until the first freight rolls through. It doesn't matter that it's the middle of January and the mercury has dropped below zero?...

DVD. Questar. 128 Minutes. Rio Grande Cool trains, Passenger trains, Freight trains, and Winter Ski trains: take one of the most spectacular railroad journeys in the U.S. on the Denver Rio Grande Western. Travel through some of the most amazing natural and manmade wonders in the country as we document the railroad triangle between Denver, Salt Lake City, and Pueblo. Make tracks through the Front...

DVD. Questar. 112 Minutes. The Surfline The Surfline is a whistle-stop tour of the sun-drenched Southern California coast that begins in Los Angeles and winds its way down to San Diego. Along the way, its tracks follow one of the most spectacular and scenic stretches in all of railroading. The 2 ? hour run carries thousands of daily passengers from Los Angeles' Union Station, past...