Train Videos and DVD's from Midwest Video Productions (39)
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Belt Railway of Chicagos West End DVD Midwest Video ProductionsThe West End of the Belt's Clearing Yard serves the C&NW, Southern Pacific, Burlington Northern, Wisconsin Central, Canadian Pacific/Soo Line, CSX, Canadian National and the Indiana Harbor Belt! And of course, the BRC's own jobs. This was all daily ...more info
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Canadian Pacifics Soo Line Around Chicago DVD Midwest Video ProductionsMilwaukee Road and Soo Line heritage are still well represented on the Canadian Pacific's "new" route around Chicago. It's 1996 and the railroad world is a very different place than today. More colorful, more traffic and more railroad names and colors. In ...more info
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The SPCSL Southern Pacifics Chicago to St. Louis Line DVD Midwest Video ProductionsPre-merger, all Southern Pacific action: On the Belt Railway of Chicago, Illinois Central and the SPCSL between Joliet and St. Louis. We'll see D&RGW GP-40s in local switching, SPCSL's Bloomington Yard, taconite ore trains and SP bay window cabooses. We'll ...more info
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Union Pacific Geneva Sub Midwest Video ProductionsIt'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, ...more info
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Union Pacific Chicago Sub (with subtitle) Midwest Video ProductionsThe 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 ...more info
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Tower Junctions Midwest Video ProductionsThe 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 ...more info
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San Timoteo Canyon on the Sunset Route Midwest Video ProductionsThis 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 ...more info
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Southern Pacific Eastearn Illinois DVD Midwest Video ProductionsWe'll follow pre-merger Southern Pacific on the Burlington Northern line from Aurora to Cicero and the Belt Railway of Chicago from Cicero to the BRC's West End. Trains are varied and include manifest, stack and ore trains. We'll see a variety of SP ...more info
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Southern Pacific East 1997 DVD Midwest Video ProductionsIt's post-merger, but Southern Pacific and Cotton Belt paint still dominates. See over 50 trains in Indiana and Illinois. We'll be on the SPCSL (SP Chicago St. Louis) route and on EJ&E, Belt Railway of Chicago and GTW tracks. Locations include ...more info
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Southern Pacific Central Corridor Midwest Video ProductionsWe'll see pre-merger Southern Pacific on the Central Corridor in Colorado and the SPCSL (SP Chicago St. Louis) into Chicago. Together these lines funnel a lot of traffic over the mountains and plains into Chicago. Over SP 50 trains are seen! Locations ...more info
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River Crossings Midwest Video Productions 1 of 5 (1)There's quite a variety of railroad river crossings in the Midwest. We begin with several crossings of the mighty Mississippi at St. Louis, Ft. Madison, Clinton and Hastings. Other river crossings include St. Croix River, Rock River, Spoon River, the Des ...more info
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Norfolk Southern Chicago to Fort Wayne Midwest Video ProductionsThis 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 ...more info
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Northern Indiana Rails Midwest Video Productions 2 of 5 (1)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 ...more info
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Southern Pacific Model Trains in Detailed Scenes Midwest Video Productions 1 of 5 (1)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 ...more info
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Motive Power on the Belt Railway of Chicago Midwest Video Productions 3 of 5 (1)The Belt has a wide variety of well maintained classic power, including GP7, GP9, SW9, SW1200, SW1500, MP15, GP-38-2, ALCo C-424, S-6 and cow and calf lash-ups. We'll get to see all motive power classes and the majority of the roster in this video. ...more info
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Inside the Belt Railway of Chicago Midwest Video Productions 4 of 5 (1)This documentary style program gives us a rare look at a self-contained railroad. Every railroad that runs in and out of Chicago interchanges with the Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC). We'll see hump yard action and watch cars being humped from the control ...more info
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UP & CNW Geneva Sub, Volume 2 Midwest Video ProductionsChicago & 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 ...more info
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UP & CNW Geneva Sub, Volume 1 Midwest Video ProductionsChicago & 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 ...more info
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Hot Spot: Fostoria Midwest Video ProductionsFostoria, 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, ...more info
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Hot Spot: Eola Midwest Video ProductionsEola 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. ...more info
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CSX Cumberland Division Midwest Video ProductionsThis two volume set, now on one DVD, gives us a great look at the complex CSX operations centered around Cumberland, Maryland. The Cumberland Division is a hot bed of action as four CSX subdivisions meet at Cumberland: the Keystone Sub to Pennsylvania, the ...more info
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West Colton Yard & Vicinity Midwest Video ProductionsUnion Pacific has taken over the Southern Pacific, but, in 1999, there is still plenty of SP flavor to this stronghold of the Southern Pacific. We'll look at West Colton Yard, PMT, Hunts Lane, old Colton and Colton Crossing. We see various views of ...more info
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Chicago: CSX Midwest Hub Volume 2 Midwest Video ProductionsCSX's Chicago Hub operates out of six terminals in the region. It will take two programs to get a good handle on the operations of this Midwest Hub. In Volume 2 we will see the CSX Barr Yard at Dolton. All of the major roads funnel through Dolton Crossing. ...more info
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Chicago: CSX Midwest Hub Volume 1 Midwest Video Productions 4 of 5 (1)CSX's Chicago Hub operates out of six terminals in the region. It will take two programs to get a good handle on the operations of this Midwest Hub. In Volume 1 we will see the CSX Bedford Park Intermodal Terminal as well as the Belt Railway of Chicago and ...more info
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BNSF Chillicothe Sub: Still Santa Fe Volume 2, West of Chillicothe Midwest Video ProductionsIt is the first year for operations on the BNSF, but the Santa Fe personality and paint is still dominant on the BNSF Chillicothe Sub, the former Santa Fe Chillicothe Sub. 90% of the power is still Santa Fe, with an occasional Burlington Northern engine and ...more info
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BNSF Chillicothe Sub: Still Santa Fe Volume 1, East of Chillicothe Midwest Video ProductionsIt is the first year for operations on the BNSF, but the Santa Fe personality and paint is still dominant on the BNSF Chillicothe Sub, the former Santa Fe Chillicothe Sub. 90% of the power is still Santa Fe, with an occasional Burlington Northern engine ...more info
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Conrail Chicago to Elkhart Midwest Video ProductionsThis is Conrail's high traffic Chicago Line, part of Big Blue's Dearborn Division, and Elkhart is a large classification and hump yard on the Contrail System. We'll see over 70 trains! It's a mix of train types from trailer-van to mail to steel and ...more info
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BNSF and Union Pacific at Cajon Pass Midwest Video Productions 4 of 5 (1)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 ...more info
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Best of Union Pacific - Midwest Midwest Video ProductionsFrom 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. ...more info
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Best of Santa Fe - Midwest Midwest Video Productions 1 of 5 (1)With footage from pre- and post-merger Santa Fe across the Midwest we see the Santa Fe in '"full warbonnet'" mode. Even post-merger trains feature pre-merger paint. Shot from 1994 to 1997 we feature a variety of trains and locations, including Galesburg, ...more info
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