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| 261 Snow Trains During the Blizzard of '96, Milwaukee Road 261 put on quite a show on Steamtown's former DL&W main line. We'll see towering clouds of thick white/black/gray smoke as 261 tackles rails and weather. It is 10 degrees out as the 261 heads up the steep grade. Her wheels slip as she tr ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: MLSN261 1 Hour 3 Mins $19.95 |
| 2765 Kanawha Ghost Story, The New River Gorge Steam Train In 1993 the Fort Wayne Historical Society's NKP Berkshire #765 was dressed in C&O paint as C&O #2765 so she could lead the now-famous New River Gorge steam trains. See her in the gorge and on the way as she runs through Tennessee. Called a "Ghost" because the 2765 did not really exist... except fo ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: ML2765 54 Mins $19.95 |
| All Thats Green and Gold Southern # 4501 is back in the news these days. After years spent out of the steam program and on static display, Norfolk Southern and the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum are working together to restore this wonderful old steamer and put it back on NS rails.Here we get to see Southern Railway stea ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: ML4501 57 Mins $19.95 |
| American Freedom Train Southern Pacific 4449 had the honor of pulling the 1975 American Freedom Train on part of its East Coast tour. This is a look at the train as it ran from Alexandria, Virginia to Miami, Florida. The American Freedom Train (AFT) celebrated the nation's Bicentennial as it reached crowds the 48 contigu ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: MLAFT 1 Hour $19.95 |
| Big Steam at Atlanta 1994 NRHS The 1994 NRHS Convention trains are seen as they roam the South. We';; see Frisco 1522 pulling both passenger and freight and watch as N&W 611 struts her stuff with a long passenger excursion in tow. And, we see 1522 and 611 doubleheading! In 1994, big steam gathered in Atlanta - and we t ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: ML1994 1 Hour 55 Mins $19.95 |
| Big Steam at Huntington The 1991 NRHS Convention The 1991 NRHS convention at Huntington, West Virginia is known for its big steam show. Here's the best of the big steam. First we see N&W 2-6-6-4 #1218 runs Kenova to Portsmouth. Then it's PM 2-8-4 #1225 and NKP 2-8-4 #765 running side-by-side on double track from Huntingt ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: MLBSH 1 Hour $19.95 |
| C&O 614 on NJT C&O 4-8-4 Greenbrier #614 makes a triumphant return! #614 is the last of a breed, the last of the Greenbriers. Shot as 614 made her way in 1996 from Hoboken to Port Jervis on former Erie rails (now New Jersey Transit rails). This is some heavy steam action at high speed. We&ap ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: ML614 1 Hour $19.95 |
| Coal Hoppers to Frostburg DVD The chuff and whistle of steam action comes at us and as the steam locomotive passes, we see coal hoppers and a caboose. A beautiful scene!Western Maryland Scenic Railroad #734 puts on a great show on a “Photo Freight Special”. The freight here is a nice string of CSX coal hoppers. With a caboos ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: MLCHTF-DVD 30 Mins $19.95 |
| East Broad Top Fall Spectacular 1999 It is 1999 and the EBT Fall Spectacular has four engines under steam. It was a cool, foggy and rainy weekend - which made for some spectacular shots! The schedule ran later than expected and we ended up with night operations, including some really spectacular night scenes at Orbisonia. In this DVD ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: MLEBTF 1 Hour 23 Mins $19.95 |
| Milwaukee Road 261 on the New River Train The magnificent Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 #261 takes charge of the 1994 New River trains between Huntington and Hinton, West Virginia. You will see fast track speed action and magnificent start-ups as 261 hustles 30 cars of ecstatic passengers! Wheel slips abound as 261 grips wet rails. Early morning fo ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: MLM261 1 Hour 17 Mins $19.95 |
| Remember the RF&P Here we have day to day operations on the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. Railfan Scott Nelson captured the RF&P, shot just prior to and right at merger time, with much of the action at ACCA Yard and Doswell where the railroad crosses the C&O main. This is pre-CSX footage wit ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: MLRFP 1 Hour $19.95 |
| Santas Clinchfield Challenger Santa, Union Pacific and CSX teamed up in November 1992 to bring a special Santa Train to the former Clinchfield main line. The Santa Train had been a tradition for years, but this was something special. UP Challenger 3985 traveled from Wyoming to Kentucky and Tennessee to power the annual CSX Santa ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: MLSCC 1 Hour 26 Mins $19.95 |
| Snow Trains on the East Broad Top Vintage film shot by railfans show the EBT from 1951 through 1980! Most of the film was shot in the 1970s and includes actual, on-the-scene sound. The oldest film comes from a narrow gauge fan trip taken in June 1951. From the depths of summer we head into winter and trains working through the cold ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: MLEBTS 1 Hour 30 Mins $19.95 |
| Steamtown Grand Opening Steamtown is no small tourist train operation. This is a National Historic Site operated by the National Park Service and features an operating roundhouse, turntable and mainline. The Grand Opening featured steamers big and small, including China-built NYS&W 2-8-2 #142, Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: MLSTGO 1 Hour 40 Mins $19.95 |
| Texas & Pacific 610 on Southern Rails T&P 610 is a monster steam engine: a 2-10-4 that invaded the Southern Railway in 1977 and 1978. This is rare color/sound film of those trips now transferred to DVD. The Southern Railway leased T&P 610 in the late 70s to help with excursion trains. You'll not only see this monster steam ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: ML610 45 Mins $19.95 |
| The final two weeks of the original Auto Train Chase the original 1980s Auto Train during its last two weeks running between Virginia and Florida. This is the original red, white and purple domed streamliner train. During these last outings, the train is led by power borrowed from RF&P, Amtrak & the SCL. Includes vintage Auto Train TV ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: MLAT 34 Mins $19.95 |
| Train Wrecks Famous and not so famous train wrecks caught on tape, now on DVD. The producer says this may not be suitable for children as some rescue work by first responders is included in the footage. Some of the wrecks on this DVD are: Norfolk Southern steam train wreck, Amtrak accidents, the Cajon Pass acci ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: MLTW 45 Mins $19.95 |
| Virginia Centrals Mountain Climbing Pacifics Watch the Virginia Central double-head steam over two mountain ridges. This DVD shows one and then two together 4-6-2 locomotives pulling hard and making beautiful music as they work. Featured are two ex-Canadian Pacific Pacific type locomotives, # 1286 and # 1238 working the old C& ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: MLVAC 1 Hour 13 Mins $19.95 |
| Western Steam in the 1940s The black & white home movies of J. L. Watson of Los Angeles. Shot from 1939 to 1942, this is an amazing record of early 1940s steam in California. This is rare film now professionally transferred to DVD. Our first bit of rare footage is a ride through the WP's Feather River Canyon. Shot from the o ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: MLWS 55 Mins $19.95 |
| 100 Steam Engines on one DVD Over 100 different steam engines - in just under two hours! This is a steam lover's steam smorgasbord. And the list is: Mount Rainier #5, Mower Lumber #2 GC&E #4, Western Maryland #6, Tweetsie #12, Tweetsie #190, Georgetown Loop #40, Cripple Creek #1 ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: ML100SE 1 Hour 57 Mins $24.95 |
| Hardworking Steam on Steep Grades Volume 1 DVD The 1980s and 90s saw a golden age of steam revival. Nearly every major railroad, and many smaller ones, rostered, a steam locomotive, or an entire steam program. A steam fan wanting to photograph, film or ride behind big steam had a menu of offerings each summer. For the railroads, it was pu ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: MLHWS1-DVD 1 Hour 30 Mins $24.95 |
| New York Central Steam Diesel & Electrics in the 1950s & 1960s Railfan and professional railroader Lee Avis is joined by railfans Howard W. Ameling and Joe Sova for this look at the NYC on the Ohio Division, around NYC and Harmon Shops. Watch Mohawks, Hudsons, FM units, RDCs, Sharks and much more as we see crack NYC passenger trains on the Ohio Division, arou ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: MLNYC 55 Mins $24.95 |
| Nickel Plate Road Steam in the 1950s Railfan and amateur historian Howard W. Ameling joins fellow railfan and professional railroader Lee Avis to bring us Nickel Plate steam from the 1950s. Rare film footage now brought to you edited and transferred to DVD! This is the NYC&StL shot around Bluffton. We'll see mainline running w ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: MLNKP 55 Mins $24.95 |
| Norfolk Southern Diesels on the Pocahontas, Piedmont and Virginia Divisions See all of NS's modern, but pre-wide cab, diesel locomotives, including the SD-70's. (newest at the time) on the famed Pocahontas Division. You'll see trains with four unit sets leading and four unit sets pushing. Then we go to the Virginia Division, and watch trains pulling Christiansburg Mountai ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: MLNSD1 1 Hour $24.95 |
| Shay 6 to Spruce The Cass Scenic Railroad is known for its steep grades - up to 11% - and its big Shay locomotives. And Western Maryland Shay #6 is the biggest. Join us as we travel on and next to slow moving Cass trains during two special "Photo Weekends". WM Shay #6 is the biggest Shay ever built and operated at C ...more | MAIN LINE SKU: MLSHAY6 1 Hour $24.95 |
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