![]() | Southern Pacific Model Trains in Detailed Scenes Two programs on one disc! Both feature the layout and modeling of Bob Calvert. Bob and family model the Midwest and primarily the Southern Pacific, though we'll see lots of '"foreign'" power. The first program is a layout tour, made to be a '"railfan experience'" of the layou ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVMRC 2 Hours $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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | UP & CNW Geneva Sub, Volume 1 Chicago & Northwestern personality and color are still abundant on this high traffic former CNW, now Union Pacific route west out of Chicago. We'll see a wide variety of trains and motive power from GP-7s to the new SD-90MACs... and even Union Pacific 4-8-4 Northern-type steamer #844 in excursio ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVGEN1 1 Hour 26 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | UP & CNW Geneva Sub, Volume 2 Chicago & Northwestern personality and color are still abundant on this high traffic former CNW, now Union Pacific route west out of Chicago. We'll see a wide variety of trains and motive power from GP-7s to the new SD-90MACs... and even Union Pacific 4-8-4 Northern-type steamer #844 in excursio ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVGEN2 1 Hour 25 Mins $19.95 |
![]() | Tower Junctions The late 1990's saw something in the Chicago area that had long ago started to disappear elsewhere: Towers at railroad junctions. Towers are interesting by themselves, but the junction means lots of traffic! In this nearly two hour look at towers in the Chicago area, we visit JB Tower in West Chica ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVTJ 1 Hour $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 |
![]() | Union Pacific Geneva Sub It's the late 1990s and Union Pacific has taken over the Chicago and Northwester and the CNW Geneva Sub. We'll see some CNW paint, but the UP is really starting to assert itself. Come along on an entriley new Geneva Sub jpourney as we visit Malta, Creston, Meredith, Elburn, Sterling, and Glen Ellyn. ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVUPGEN 1 Hour 8 Mins $19.95 |
![]() | Union Pacific Chicago Sub (with subtitle) The Union Pacific double track Chicago Sub hosts UP's main route from Chicago to Texas and CSX's route south out of Chicago. The Chicago Sub is former C&EI (later MoPac) territory and CSX has had trackage rights for a long time. CSX trains from off the Belt Railway of Chicago and their Barr Yard ...more | MIDWEST VIDEO SKU: MVUPCS 1 Hour 27 Mins $19.95 |