![]() | Big Boy 4014 Update DVD - The 2014 Beginning of the Big Boy Miracle Exciting footage from 2014 when Big Boy 4014 was towed out of California, on her way to Cheyenne!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 mak ...more | PENTREX SKU: 4014-DVD 1 Hour $29.95 |
![]() | Donner Combo DVD Battle for Donner Pass and Across Donner Summit Between Roseville, California and Sparks, Nevada lies one of the most difficult sustained climbs in American railroading, the Donner Summit route. This 140-mile stretch of formerly Southern Pacific, now Union Pacific, double-tr ...more | PENTREX SKU: DONR-DVD 3 Hours 17 Mins $29.95 |
![]() | Denver & Rio Grande Western DVD The Denver & Rio Grande Western means rugged, spectacular mountain railroading, heavy freight hauling, and terrific action shots. That was especially true in 1986 when this show was originally filmed. At that time, the railroad was still an independent entity and most of its trains were pulled b ...more | PENTREX SKU: DRGW-DVD 1 Hour 52 Mins $29.95 |
![]() | Daylight Freedom Special DVD In March 2002, Daylight 4449 returned to the rails for the Columbia-Deschutes Special, a 2-day excursion that took the mighty steamer through the scenic wonderlands of the Columbia River Gorge and the Deschutes River Canyon. Making the trip even more remarkable was the Daylight's patriotic pa ...more | PENTREX SKU: DFS-DVD 1 Hour $29.95 |
![]() | Santa Fe Combo: Heartland-Merger DVD Step back to September 21, 1995, Santa Fe's last full day of independent operations before its merger with Burlington Northern. Days prior to that milestone, Pentrex set out on an odyssey across America's heartland to document the final chapter of this historic railroad. Two videos resulted which ha ...more | PENTREX SKU: SFMERGE-DVD 2 Hours 49 Mins $29.95 |
![]() | Santa Fe Salute! DVD A real SALUTE! to the ATSF, with a history of the road, a detailed look at the Super Chief, a cab ride and a caboose on nearly every freight! Originally released in 1989 and by Pentrex in 1994, this is the first time it has appeared on DVD. Take a trip on the Santa Fe - all the way back to its fo ...more | PENTREX SKU: SFS-DVD 1 Hour $29.95 |
![]() | Steam to Los Angeles DVD 50th Anniversary of the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal It'snow known as one of the most dramatically exciting side-by-side steam locomotives scenes ever staged - UP 8444 and SP 4449 running on the parallel tracks leading up Cajon Pass. The two mighty locomotives were leaving the 50th An ...more | PENTREX SKU: SLA-DVD 1 Hour 15 Mins $29.95 |
![]() | Great Northern Railway Combo DVD For over 40 years, respected railroad photographer Anthony DeRosa railfanned the Great Northern Railway system, filming its operations from Seattle to Lake Superior and capturing the essence of a once-powerful and always popular railway. In 1994, Video Rails compiled Mr. DeRosa"s collection int ...more | PENTREX SKU: GNR-DVD 2 Hours 15 Mins $29.95 |
![]() | Cajon Highlights 1976 DVD Cajon Pass is a magnet for railfans worldwide. With its striking landscapes and the sheer volume of rail traffic funneled through its challenging terrain, it offers variety, scenic beauty, and limitless photo opportunities. This was especially true in the spring of 1976 when railroad diversity was a ...more | PENTREX SKU: CAJON76-DVD 34 Mins $29.95 |
![]() | Big Boy - Greetings From Kansas City DVD A Union Pacific Big Boy at Kansas City Union Station. Who would have guessed?! Follow 4014 as she leaves Texas and heads for Kansas City. See her in KC and then follow her on the way back home to Cheyenne. This is truly some amazing footage, including drone footage and a new song about a famous Big ...more | PENTREX SKU: BBKC-DVD $29.95 |
![]() | Sacramento Railfair 1991 DVD The California State Railroad Museum celebrated its 10th anniversary in fine style by inviting dozens of locomotives to Sacramento. Pentrex was there to capture the event and provide you with all the sights and sounds of this special occasion. Sit back and enjoy a close-up look at each of the loc ...more | PENTREX SKU: RF91-DVD 1 Hour $29.95 |
![]() | Heartland Hightlights DVD You’re invited to come along and take a trip with us as we capture some great railroading action at random locations in half a dozen states throughout the Midwest. The Arkansas & Missouri always puts on a great show and our cameras were there to catch them doing what they do best. Further North, t ...more | PENTREX SKU: HHL-DVD 1 Hour 30 Mins $29.95 |
![]() | Tour of the M-10000 DVD In 1934, the Union Pacific Railroad introduced a revolutionary new passenger train by sending it on a whirlwind tour of the country, stopping at more than 65 cities and covering more than 12,000 miles en route. The streamlined, high-speed M-10000 fascinated millions of visitors with its innovative a ...more | PENTREX SKU: UPM10-DVD 1 Hour 3 Mins $29.95 |
![]() | Central Kentucky Rails Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State and there is so much to see and enjoy. With state-of-the-art camera equipment, our crews have traveled throughout much of the central part of Kentucky searching for the wide variety of incredible action that can be found here. CSX and Norfolk Southern are the ...more | PENTREX SKU: CKEN-DVD 2 Hours $29.95 |
![]() | Steam Expo, A Parade of Steam in Vancouver Over 20 operating steam locomotives traveled to Vancouver, British Columbia to participate in the largest gathering of steam in recent time. Locomotives from England, Canada, and the United States were there for the Grand Parade of Steam! We'll also visit the SteamExpo site for a close up view of th ...more | PENTREX SKU: EXPO-DVD 1 Hour 30 Mins $29.95 |
![]() | Union Pacifics Mighty Turbines DVD Union Pacific has always been on the cutting edge of locomotive technology. In the 1950s, it became the only railroad ever to place a fleet of gas turbine-electric locomotives into regular mainline service. Here is the whole turbine story, from rare footage of an early steam turbine experimen ...more | PENTREX SKU: UPT-DVD 46 Mins $29.95 |
![]() | The Rathole Combo DVD The Rathole &Through the Rathole Cab RideNamed for the 23 tunnels that once embellished the line, the Rathole stretches between Danville, Kentucky and Oakdale Tennessee. High bridges, deep cuts, tunnels, and grades cover this vital link in Norfolk Southern's system. Pentrex visited this rebuilt rout ...more | PENTREX SKU: RTH-DVD 2 Hours 28 Mins $29.95 |
![]() | Historic Hot Spots Combo DVD Railfanning Southern California in the 1950s and Santa Fe"s Pasadena Subdivision Historic Hot Spots are etched in the minds of those who were there firsthand and revered by those who wish they had been. This amazing collection allows young and old alike to enjoy thos ...more | PENTREX SKU: HHS-DVD 2 Hours 20 Mins $29.95 |
![]() | Union Pacifics Feather River Route DVD In 1982, the Western Pacific system, including the Feather River Canyon route, was purchased by the Union Pacific. Improvements began immediately to facilitate increased traffic. A brief 9 years later, Pentrex set out to capture the variety and volume of trains now flowing over this famous pass acro ...more | PENTREX SKU: UPFR-DVD 1 Hour $29.95 |
![]() | Orange Empire Railway Museum DVD Experience the Orange Empire Railway Museum, the largest operating railway museum in the western United States. From its humble beginnings of preserving a few antiquated streetcars, this Southern California landmark has grown into a huge 70-acre facility with over 200 locomotives, passenger cars, tr ...more | PENTREX SKU: OERM-DVD 30 Mins $29.95 |
![]() | Tragedy at Cajon Pass DVD The True Story of the Duffy Street Incident Find out what happened on the fateful day of May 12, 1989 when a 69-car Southern Pacific freight train went out of control on California's steep Cajon Pass and careened off the tracks into a residential neighborhood at 90 miles an hour. Shot by a came ...more | PENTREX SKU: NV015-DVD 28 Mins $29.95 |
![]() | Black Diamonds Through The Dunes DVD BNSF's Sand Hills Subdivision Running through the wide open, rolling terrain of Central Nebraska's Sand Hills region is one of Burlington Northern Santa Fe's busiest main lines. The Wyoming coal boom has transformed this former CB&Q route into a major corridor for moving "black diamonds" to e ...more | PENTREX SKU: BDTD-DVD 1 Hour 25 Mins $29.95 |
![]() | Logging Railroads of the Sierras DVD Travel back to the 1950s to visit both the West Side Lumber Company in 1951 and the Pickering Lumber Company in 1953. Follow the logs as they are cut and transported back to the mills to be cut into boards. View the various Heisler and Shay locomotives in action and learn the strengths of each. < ...more | PENTREX SKU: WESTSIDE-DVD 20 Mins $29.95 |
![]() | Burlington Northern E-Units DVD Along The Racetrack! Once leading the country'sfinest passenger trains on high-speed schedules, the last remaining fleet of Electro-Motive E-units worked during their later years pulling commuter trains in Chicago. Pentrex filmed these timeless machines in the early 1990s, capturing their sle ...more | PENTREX SKU: BNE-DVD 1 Hour $29.95 |
![]() | Sacramento Steam 99 DVD Steam ruled the rails in Sacramento when the California State Railroad Museum hosted Railfair "99 and the NRHS and R&LHS scheduled their national conventions in Sacramento to coincide with the June 1999 event. Many of the major steam locomotives operating in the US plus dozens of other loco ...more | PENTREX SKU: SS99-DVD 3 Hours 30 Mins $29.95 |