The Midwest is full of railroad action with Short Lines, Regionals and the big Class Ones! C. Vision returns to this railroad rich region in Trains Across the Midwest, Volume 3!
We begin our railroad journey in Wisconsin and follow the Wisconsin and Southern. Running on ex-Milwaukee Road tracks, you will be amazed watching two SD-20s in charge of the Prairie Patrol from Prairie du Chien to Madison. This classy looking train is seen passing two operating wig-wag signals!
Next we head a little further north and watch the Canadian National/ Wisconsin Central. Local train FL-076 is captured operating on ex-Green Bay and Western tracks from Alma Center to Wisconsin Rapids. Then we catch main line movement from Stevens Point to Junction City with plenty of Wisconsin Central power still being used.
Finally, it's off to the Union Pacific's Spine Line. This former Rock Island route from St. Paul, MN to Mason City, IA is a part of the Union Pacific's line to Kansas City. Lots of U.P. action is captured as the big yellow locomotives haul heavy freight and coal on this busy corridor.
Awesome mainline action, diverse Short Lines and Regionals make the Midwest one of the best places to watch trains. C. Vision takes you there in "Trains Across the Midwest, Volume 3"!
Copyright 2005, C. Vision Productions
Running time 89 minutes
Color/HiFi stereo sound and professional quality
We begin our railroad journey in Wisconsin and follow the Wisconsin and Southern. Running on ex-Milwaukee Road tracks, you will be amazed watching two SD-20s in charge of the Prairie Patrol from Prairie du Chien to Madison. This classy looking train is seen passing two operating wig-wag signals!
Next we head a little further north and watch the Canadian National/ Wisconsin Central. Local train FL-076 is captured operating on ex-Green Bay and Western tracks from Alma Center to Wisconsin Rapids. Then we catch main line movement from Stevens Point to Junction City with plenty of Wisconsin Central power still being used.
Finally, it's off to the Union Pacific's Spine Line. This former Rock Island route from St. Paul, MN to Mason City, IA is a part of the Union Pacific's line to Kansas City. Lots of U.P. action is captured as the big yellow locomotives haul heavy freight and coal on this busy corridor.
Awesome mainline action, diverse Short Lines and Regionals make the Midwest one of the best places to watch trains. C. Vision takes you there in "Trains Across the Midwest, Volume 3"!
Copyright 2005, C. Vision Productions
Running time 89 minutes
Color/HiFi stereo sound and professional quality
Customer Reviews
- 5 of 5
Another fine video by C-Vision. Mainline, Class 1 action is the mainstay of North American railroads, but the mainlines would be little without the work of regional and shortlines. Volume 3 of Trains across the Midwest shows us both the of the short lines and the Class 1's in action. We are treated to Wisconsin and Southern and some SD20's, followed by the big one -- the CNR with many Wisconsin Centrals and CN engines which can be seen doing local switching and some mainline action. Then we head a bit south and see the big yellows of the UP and some heavy freight action. As is like all C-Vision videos, narration is limited to the direct scenes at hand, and there is plenty of natural sounds making the viewer believe that we are right at track side. A great presentation of some of the finest railroad action in America's Midwest. Like all C-Vision productions, this video will be viewed many times over and enjoyed for years to come.
Additional comments:
Narration: Just enough.
Would kids enjoy this? Maybe.
Image quality: Good.
Value: Good value.
Recommend? Yes.
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