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Frac Sand Mining & Trains in Wisconsins Cippewa Valley DVD
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Frac Sand Mining & Trains in Wisconsins Cippewa Valley DVD Plets Express 099FSMT 753182980997
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Featuring... Superior Silica Sands • Wisconsin Northern • Union Pacific A look at the busy frac sand railroads and sand mining operations in Wisconsin's Chippewa Valley. The Wisconsin Northern Railroad serves five frac sand mines and processing plants that are located along their 37.5 miles of mainline track. Each day the WNR sets out empties, works the plants and delivers their long trains of sand hoppers to the Norma Yard in Chippewa Falls where this traffic is interchanged with the Union Pacific. The UP is shown transporting these sand trains along their 18 mile route to the Altoona Yard near Eau Claire. Plus a fascinating visit to Superior Silica Sands at New Auburn, Wisconsin for a tour of their open pit sand mine, wet plant and dry plant. This segment includes: excavating raw sand in the pit, mine haul trucks to the impactor, the wet plant for washing and stockpiling the clean sand and dump truck loading for transport to the dry plant. This processing facility includes the drying and screening of the various product sizes. Also a look at Superior Silica Sands rail yard with great switching action and sand car loading. Frac Sand is used by the oil and natural gas industry in the drilling and hydrofracking of their deep horizontal wells. Program footage era 2011-2013.
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DVD Item#:099FSMT
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Runtime:1 Hour, 42 Mins ($0.26/min)
Producer:Plets Express
Aspect Ratio:Wide Screen
DVD UPC:753182980997
BLU-RAY UPC:753182980997bd
Shrink Wrapped?:NO!
Disc Type:DVD or BLU-RAY
Region Code:0 Worldwide NTSC

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Frac Sand Mining & Trains in Wisconsins Cippewa Valley DVD
run8anderson (Basking Ridge, NJ) on 2014-08-05 11:29:57.

People who found this review helpful: 1

  •  5 of 5


This is a very interesting production that includes information on the frac sand industry. Mr. Plets does need to hire a person to do the narration..

Additional remarks by run8anderson:
Narration: Just enough.
Would kids enjoy this? I doubt it.
Image quality: Excellent!
DVD Value: Excellent Value!
Recommend to others? A "Must Have"!

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Frac Sand Mining & Trains in Wisconsins Cippewa Valley DVD
rrvideoman (Delisle Saskatchewan) on 2020-03-25 13:00:47.

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  •  5 of 5


Frac sand�.. a vital tool in the drilling of oil wells. And the major way to get it to where needed�. railroads. In Wisconsin, frac sand is mined and processed then loaded onto trains for shipment to North Dakota, Saskatchewan, Alberta� etc� Very interesting to see all this happen and this video does a fine job presenting the operations of the frac sand industry and haulage by rail.

Additional remarks by rrvideoman:
Narration: Just enough.
Narration CAN be turned off in special features.
Would kids enjoy this? Maybe.
Image quality: Excellent!
DVD Value: Excellent Value!
Recommend to others? A "Must Have"!

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Frac Sand Mining & Trains in Wisconsins Cippewa Valley DVD
Rail Buff (Southern California) on 2015-12-08 20:43:36.

  •  5 of 5


I too was a bit put off by the narration at first. But I got used to it and now I like it. As the others have said, the research is excellent and a lot of info is given as a result. I consider a Plets production among the better ones and will always give strong consideration to these productions.

Additional remarks by Rail Buff:
Narration: Just enough.
Would kids enjoy this? I doubt it.
Image quality: Excellent!
DVD Value: Good Value
Recommend to others? Yes.

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Frac Sand Mining & Trains in Wisconsins Cippewa Valley DVD
run8anderson (Basking Ridge nj) on 2015-12-07 13:10:39.

  •  5 of 5


I am changing my view of Mf. Plets' narration. I have recently completed a marathon Plets Express session. I like his voice and more important is the amount of research & that he puts into each production. When you have completed viewing a Plets video......you are thoroughly informed on the subject.

Additional remarks by run8anderson:
Narration: Just enough.
Would kids enjoy this? Maybe.
Image quality: Excellent!
DVD Value: Excellent Value!
Recommend to others? A "Must Have"!

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Frac Sand Mining & Trains in Wisconsins Cippewa Valley DVD
RailFan (Texas) on 2014-09-20 17:56:39.

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  •  5 of 5


Great video. Very informative about the frac sand industry.

Additional remarks by RailFan:
Narration: Just enough.
Would kids enjoy this? Maybe.
Image quality: Excellent!
DVD Value: Good Value
Recommend to others? Definitely.

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