Train DVDs with coverage from California
State coverage for this list of DVD's isn't 100% foolproof. Entries can be miscategorized. i.e. Ontario, Canada may show items from Ontario, California, etc. (350)
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50 More Cab Rides DVD Revelation Video 4 of 5 (1)"50 More Cab Rides" has been produced in response to enthusiastic response to the previous "101". While E-units, Alco Centuries, and other tried and true favorites encountered last time make an encore appearance, the goal was to include as many different ...more info
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Best of 1987 DVD Pentrex 4.7 of 5 (3)1987 had great railroad action. There is plenty of steam along with selected highlights of both East and West Coast railroading. Highlights include: • Union Pacific 8444 and 3985 • NHRS convention in Roanoke with the 1218 and 611 ...more info
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Vintage Daylight DVD Goodheart Productions 4 of 5 (1)THE LAST DECADES of the 20th century have been exciting ones for the legendary Daylight train and its sole preserved steam locomotive, No. 4449. The streamlined 4-8-4 was withdrawn in 1956, rescued from dormant display in a park in 1974 to pull the ...more info
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Across Arizona BNSFs Arizona Mainline Part 1 Needles to Williams Junction DVD 7idea Productions 5 of 5 (2)The American southwest of Arizona is home to monumental monoliths, grand canyons, petrified forests, and vividly painted deserts. It is here that you'll find one of the busiest mainline railroads in America! Join 7idea Productions on a fantastic ...more info
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Big Boy 4014 Update DVD Pentrex 3.8 of 5 (5)For more than half a century, Union Pacific's Big Boy 4014 was on display in Pomona, CA. In 2013, Union Pacific began the process to move and restore it back into excursion service, which would make 4014 the ultimate rolling museum as it showcases UP in its ...more info
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Rio Grande Zephyr Main Line Through the Rockies DVD Sunday River ProductionsIn the early 1970s, passenger trains across the US struggled to survive under the fledgling Amtrak system. The most notable exception was the Rio Grande Zephyr which operated independently from 1970 to 1983 providing its own unique brand of intercity travel ...more info
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California Zephyr The Original Dream Train DVD Sunday River ProductionsTake a ride on the California Zephyr, the "Silver Lady", the epitome of streamlined passenger train luxury. This footage from the late 1960s takes you from Oakland by the San Francisco Bay eastward toward Chicago. Three rail lines combined efforts to create ...more info
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Union Pacific Over Beaumont Hill DVD Highball Productions 3 of 5 (1)The former Southern Pacific Sunset Route east of San Bernadino, California. Taped over 2 springs and a summer, there is still lots of SP power around, plus older UP power, though the merger is really starting to show. This is helper country, usually SD45's, ...more info
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Santa Fe across Arizona DVD Highball ProductionsThe Santa Fe, pre merger, in 1994. Lots of warbonnets speeding across the desert, from Topock on the California border to the New Mexico border. Highlights include a glorious early morning in the snow at Williams Junction and a meet in dirty weather on the ...more info
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Amtraks California Zephyr Cab Ride Part 4 Davis to Oakland DVD Railroad Video ProductionsA "Head End" ride over the Southern Pacific Route. Back on board the Amtrak F40PH diesel at Sparks, Nevada, we pass the elaborate hotels and casinos of Reno. Leaving Reno, we pass spreading ranches through Tahoe National Forest and across the Sierra Nevadas. ...more info
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Northern California Explorer - Feather River - Inside Gateway - Shasta Route DVD Revelation VideoThis was the first scheduled passenger train in over 50 years to ply the "Highline" (Inside Gateway). See the entire three day voyage, from Emeryville (Oakland) to Oroville, then through the misty lower reaches of spectacular Feather River Canyon to Keddie ...more info
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Southern Pacific 2472 DVD Pentrex 5 of 5 (1)The San Francisco Bay Area's own steam engine, Southern Pacific 2472, completed its longest journey to date when it traveled from San Jose to Los Angeles and back in September, 1992. The 4-6-2, which is owned by the Golden Gate Railroad Museum, performed ...more info
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Highball Over Cajon 2 - BNSF and Union Pacific in Southern California DVD Highball ProductionsHighball over Cajon 1 was very well received, the only complaint being it wasn't long enough! Here, to address that complaint is two hours of Cajon, Part 2! Taped in Spring 2001 and Fall 2005, there's lots of variety icluding older units from 2001, a couple ...more info
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Highball Over Cajon - BNSF and Union Pacific in Southern California DVD Highball ProductionsAnother tape on Cajon? Yes indeed. I'd never been and the railroads involved have merged. Because of El Nino everything was green, I had bright blue skies (no smog!) and there was snow on the mountains. Combined with hard working trains and power in a ...more info
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West Coast Railroad Logging- Equipment & Techniques Volume 1 DVD Catenary Video Productions 4.7 of 5 (3)Geography and time have brought enormous changes to the art of transforming raw logs into useful lumber. Producer-archivist Don Olsen has spent over two decades amassing rare footage spanning 50 years, which detail logging by railroad on the West Coast - ...more info
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Double Stacks Over Tehachapi DVD Pentrex 3 of 5 (2)Doublestack containers have revolutionized the railroad industry. You can see them everywhere across the nation. Yet one of America's most famous railroad landmarks has been off limits to doublestacks due to numerous tunnels with restricted clearances. ...more info
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San Franciscos Cable Cars - Riding the Ropes Through the City DVD Valhalla Video ProductionsCome aboard for spectacular video of San Francisco's fabled cable cars. You will enjoy seeing the Powell-Mason, Powell-Hyde, and California Street lines from the head end, line side, and exclusive pacing action shots. See the "armstrong" turntables where the ...more info
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Southern California Rail Journal 2012 DVD Pentrex 2 of 5 (2)Southern California Rail Journal 2012 is a thrilling visual journey of trains and more trains in SoCal's heavy rail traffic areas and scenic locales. Presented in chronological order from January through December, you'll experience amazing new footage that ...more info
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Sierra Pacific Lines Pasadena Model Railroad DVD Pentrex 4 of 5 (2)In 1990, Pentrex visited one of America's finest HO Scale model railroads, the "Sierra Pacific Lines" of the Pasadena (California) Model Railroad Club. The superb quality viewers have come to depend on in our railroad shows can be found in our look at this ...more info
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California Western Railroad Skunk Train DVD Pentrex 4 of 5 (1)The California Western Railroad is a unique shortline headquartered in the Northern California coastal town of Ft. Bragg. The railroad heads forty miles inland, climbing over the rugged coastal mountain range before reaching the town of Willits. Owned by ...more info
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Across the Utah Desert Union Pacifics Green River Sub DVD 7idea Productions 5 of 5 (4)The Book Cliffs rise above the desert floor of eastern Utah stretching 200 miles between the Wasatch Mountains and Colorado's De Beque Canyon. The towering rock faces set the backdrop for the former Denver and Rio Grande Western's Desert Mainline, known ...more info
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Santa Fe 3751 Steam to the South Rim 2012 Grand Canyon DVD Steam Video Productions 5 of 5 (1)As part of the 2012 Arizona Centennial celebration, Santa Fe 4-8-4 #3751 pulled a special train from Los Angeles, CA to Williams, AZ in mid-May. Once in Williams, #3751 doubleheaded with Grand Canyon Railway 2-8-2 #4960 on a roundtrip excursion to the south ...more info
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Southern Pacific Steam in the 1950s C Vision Productions 4 of 5 (2)C. Vision Productions presents the Southern Pacific Steam in the 1950's in the San Joaquin Valley of California from the films of Doctor Wayland Paul Matt. Doctor Matt was a railroad doctor for both the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific in Bakersfield ...more info
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Southern Pacific Daylight Collection DVD Pentrex 4 of 5 (5)Contains never-seen-before footage! They were known as the most beautiful passenger trains in the world. With an emphasis on sheer riding comfort, Southern Pacific's famous Daylight trains transported thousands ...more info
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Take This Train - Promo Films and Ads from the 1930s to Today DVD Revelation VideoDuring the 20th Century and continuing today, passenger train operators sought both to promote their services and inform the public. You will view a spectrum of trains ranging from the 1931 "20th Century Limited" to TurboTrain. Let the "Erie Limited" take ...more info
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Amtrak 20 1971-1991 DVD Revelation Video 4 of 5 (1)AMTRAK 20 1971 - 1991 ALL ABOARD!! The Call grew louder across the land following the May 1, 1971 start up of AMTRAK. See the events which lead up to the creation of National Railroad Passenger Corporation, then witness day one at Chicago Union ...more info
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Amtrak 30 1991-2001 DVD Revelation Video 4 of 5 (1)1991 - 2001 Continuing the Story form "Amtrak 20" (1971-1991), the final decade of the 20th Century is presented here. Highlights include the "Sunset Limited" extension eastward from New Orleans into Florida, making this America's longest distance ...more info
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Winds of Change California Zephyr 1949-2005 DVD Revelation VideoIt was not the fastest. It was not steeped in railroad tradition. And yet, CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR quickly earned fame as "the most talked about train in America". It was designed to operate through the Colorado Rockies and Feather River Canyon during daylight. ...more info
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Birth of an Amtrak Viewliner DVD Revelation VideoBIRTH OF A VIEWLINER Here is the Viewliner story from Amtrak's prototypes, to design, construction, and revenue service. Visit the historic Pullman complex south of Chicago where the car shells were fabricated and tested. Installation work and ...more info
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Soldier Summit Union Pacifics Provo Sub DVD 7idea Productions 4.7 of 5 (7)The rugged beauty of the American West comes alive in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. From snow-covered peaks, to sheer cliffs and deep canyons containing a wealth of minerals and history, this land has been witness to a battle that has lasted for over 130 ...more info
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