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Great American Steam Locomotives:  Geared and Logging DVD

Great American Steam Locomotives: Geared and Logging DVD

$27.99

Geared engines were some of the most unique steam locomotives ever built. They were designed to go into the woods, over very steep grades and questionable track to bring logs or coal out to either a mill or an interchange with a mainline.    Join Trains magazine in taking a look at these fascinating...
Military Trains DVD

Military Trains DVD

$24.99

Two World War II era sound films form the basis of this program. First the "Troop Train" a black and white vintage film shot about 1942 showing the formation of a train hauling an armored division. You will see everything from loading, to soldiers in...
21st Century Great Train Layouts: Part 2 DVD

21st Century Great Train Layouts: Part 2 DVD

$14.99

21st Century Great Train Layouts: Part 2 Building a layout? this DVD will give you ideas on four fascinating stories that show a variety of approaches available to the model train layout builder. Jack Wheelihan's 3-Rail Scale has amazing detail and Kadee Scale couplers and features...
Breakheart Pass DVD

Breakheart Pass DVD

$23.99

Breakheart Pass Charles Bronson is at his dynamic, heroic best in this suspenseful action-packed mystery/western, based on the best selling novel by Alistair MacLean (Where Eagles Dare). The action happens with a locomotive racing through the Rocky Mountains on a classified mission to a remote Army...

Great American Steam Locomotives: Articulateds DVD

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The Articulateds are the largest steam locomotives ever built. Starting as slow speed monsters hauling heavy trains over mountain ridges, they became a regular feature of many of the big Class 1 railroads, handling everything from slow drag freights, to fast time freights, and even were able to...
Big Boy 4014 Goes to Texas

Big Boy 4014 Goes to Texas

$24.99

Enjoy great steam action as Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 “Big Boy” #4014 travels between Parsons, Kansas and Houston Texas. See 4014 as she goes down the old Katy on her way to Fort Worth. You’ll see the giant Big Boy passing through rural Oklahoma and crossing...

A Giant Returns DVD

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It was a dream few believed would come true. Perhaps only 4014’s original owner could have pulled it off. The occasion: 150 Years since Golden Spike. Ogden and all of Utah joined in the party and guests came from all over the USA and world....
Conrail and Its Predecessors Book

Conrail and Its Predecessors Book

$27.99

Conrail and Its Predecessors by Brian Solomon is a photographic and textual history of Conrail. Learn how Conrail's predecessor railroads became mired in financial troubles and how Conrail was formed, subsidized by the government, and became profitable within five years. 8.25" x 10.75". 208 Pages, 275...

Railroad Fever CD

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Railroad Fever“ Songs of America's Railroad Written and produced by Wayne Erbsen. You'll practically smell the smoke as they burn up the strings with the banjo, guitar, fiddle and mandolin along with other instruments on these classics. Includes: Rock Island Line, The Railroad Blues, Death of...
East Broad Top Reborn DVD

East Broad Top Reborn DVD

$27.99

Pennsylvania’s East Broad Top Railroad was a totally self-sufficient narrow gauge line in the mountains of Pennsylvania. The entire property was sold in the 1950s, was brought back to life as a tourist hauler in 1961, but in 2011 it closed and the property was...
American Flyer Pocket Price Guide 1946-2023

American Flyer Pocket Price Guide 1946-2023

$15.99

Back with its 33rd edition, the American Flyer Pocket Price Guide 1946-2023 is a customer favorite! This top-selling reference guide provides current market values for American Flyer S gauge trains and accessories manufactured by A.C. Gilbert and Lionel, as well as trains from contemporary manufacturers like American Models...
Fifty Years of Amtrak Trains

Fifty Years of Amtrak Trains

$79.99

This comprehensive summary of every Amtrak route since 1971 features detailed tables, train schedules, and station stops.  You'll also find comprehensive lists of train names, stations, through-car operations, and various service curtailments and restoration. More than 400 color photographs highlight Amtrak's operations in every U.S....