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ALCO Heaven 1: American Locomotive Company/MLW - Steam, Diesels & More (TT-039)
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American Locomotive Company (ALCO) and its Montreal Locomotive Works subsidiary (MLW) "hauled the world" for more than a century. The colorful, reliable and stylish ALCO name graced classic steam and diesel locomotives, automobiles, and military tanks beginning in 1901. This smokin' DVD was produced with assistance from the ALCO Heritage & Technical Society, legendary photographer Jim Shaughnessy, and railroads across the US and Canada. Rail historians, mechanics, crews, and videographers power a heavenly two-hours adventure.
Features: Hauling the World (documentary), Green Mountain Tradition, ALCOs in the Ozarks, ALCOs in the Cornfield, ALCOs in the Adirondacks, Burbers Along the Battenkill, North of the Border (salute to MLW), 18s on the the Air Line, Heaven on Earth (Scranton), Peace Train, Give Me an "S"!, DLs in the Desert, and Dream Steam. Bonus Features: Behind the Lens, ALCO Heritage Museum grand opening celebration (documentary). (127 min.)
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American Locomotive Company (ALCO) and its Montreal Locomotive Works subsidiary (MLW) "hauled the world" for more than a century. The colorful, reliable and stylish ALCO name graced classic steam and diesel locomotives, automobiles, and military tanks beginning in 1901. This smokin' DVD was produced with assistance from the ALCO Heritage & Technical Society, legendary photographer Jim Shaughnessy, and railroads across the US and Canada. Rail historians, mechanics, crews, and videographers power a heavenly two-hours adventure.
Features: Hauling the World (documentary), Green Mountain Tradition, ALCOs in the Ozarks, ALCOs in the Cornfield, ALCOs in the Adirondacks, Burbers Along the Battenkill, North of the Border (salute to MLW), 18s on the the Air Line, Heaven on Earth (Scranton), Peace Train, Give Me an "S"!, DLs in the Desert, and Dream Steam. Bonus Features: Behind the Lens, ALCO Heritage Museum grand opening celebration (documentary). (127 min.)
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ALCO Heaven 2: American Locomotive Company/MLW - Steam, Diesels & More (TT-040)
American Locomotive Company (ALCO) and its Montreal Locomotive Works subsidiary (MLW) "hauled the world" for more than a century. The colorful, reliable and stylish ALCO name graced classic steam and diesel locomotives, automobiles, and military tanks beginning in 1901. This smokin' DVD was produced with assistance from the ALCO Heritage & Technical Society, legendary photographer Jim Shaughnessy, and railroads across the US and Canada. Rail historians, mechanics, crews, and videographers power a heavenly two-hours adventure.
Features: Hauling the World (documentary), Maritime MLWs, King of the Wild Frontier, Heaven on Earth (Cambridge, NY), D&H Delivery, Lamentable Lamoille Valley, Where Eagles Have Flown, C420 to Little Rock, Newton Falls by Noon, Livin' the ALCO Dream, '36 in the Sticks, Give Me an "S"!, and Dream Steam. Bonus Features: Behind the Lens, ALCO Heritage Museum grand opening celebration (documentary), and Photo Finish. (137 min.)
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Features: Hauling the World (documentary), Maritime MLWs, King of the Wild Frontier, Heaven on Earth (Cambridge, NY), D&H Delivery, Lamentable Lamoille Valley, Where Eagles Have Flown, C420 to Little Rock, Newton Falls by Noon, Livin' the ALCO Dream, '36 in the Sticks, Give Me an "S"!, and Dream Steam. Bonus Features: Behind the Lens, ALCO Heritage Museum grand opening celebration (documentary), and Photo Finish. (137 min.)
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ATSF, BNSF, Colorado (TT-057)
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This entertaining, informative and comprehensive rail documentary tracks every Santa Fe route in Colorado during the last decades of the 20th century. Bonus features include rare footage of the last ATSF trains to Santa Fe, New Mexico during 1991. Historian and retired railroader Steve Patterson recalls the Pueblo-Denver Joint Line's premature downsizing of 1971, with classic scenes along the route. The second hour revisits early BNSF operations, spotlighting former ATSF and BN tracks sold to shortlines after the 1994 merger. The Southwest Chief's bumpy passenger ride across the prairie and over Raton Pass is also explored. Railroad author, historian and videographer James R. "Jim" Jones' colorful production features first and second generation power, Warbonnet, blue and yellow, Cascade Green and executive schemes, with a plethora of "pumpkins" on the point! This amazing DVD is the perfect companion to COLORADO & SOUTHERN RY. (TT-052) and BN GREEN, COLORADO SCENE (TT-056). Collect all ten Centennial State releases. Tell-Tale Productions takes you there! 108 minutes, with bonus features
This entertaining, informative and comprehensive rail documentary tracks every Santa Fe route in Colorado during the last decades of the 20th century. Bonus features include rare footage of the last ATSF trains to Santa Fe, New Mexico during 1991. Historian and retired railroader Steve Patterson recalls the Pueblo-Denver Joint Line's premature downsizing of 1971, with classic scenes along the route. The second hour revisits early BNSF operations, spotlighting former ATSF and BN tracks sold to shortlines after the 1994 merger. The Southwest Chief's bumpy passenger ride across the prairie and over Raton Pass is also explored. Railroad author, historian and videographer James R. "Jim" Jones' colorful production features first and second generation power, Warbonnet, blue and yellow, Cascade Green and executive schemes, with a plethora of "pumpkins" on the point! This amazing DVD is the perfect companion to COLORADO & SOUTHERN RY. (TT-052) and BN GREEN, COLORADO SCENE (TT-056). Collect all ten Centennial State releases. Tell-Tale Productions takes you there! 108 minutes, with bonus features
B&M at Twilight (TT-044R)
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Boston & Maine's rail network experienced great change during the second half of the 20th century. Catch fading glimpses of northern New England's routes from the 1970s to the present. Management, train crew, and historians share fascinating rail tales enhanced by vintage film, video, photos and ephemera. See Lamoille Valley, Twin State and New Hampshire &
Vermont RR operations in their twilight years. Classic B&M remnants are also featured. All aboard for St. Albans, Swanton, Morrisville, St. Johnsbury. Whitefield, Waumbek, Groveton, Fabyan, Gorham, Berlin, White River Junction, Woodsville, Littleton, Montpelier, Barre and more. Filmmaker and railroad insider James R. "Jim" Jones' salute to former Boston & Maine tracks is the most comprehensive video ever released on the this subject. 2 hours, 30 minutes with bonus features.
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Boston & Maine's rail network experienced great change during the second half of the 20th century. Catch fading glimpses of northern New England's routes from the 1970s to the present. Management, train crew, and historians share fascinating rail tales enhanced by vintage film, video, photos and ephemera. See Lamoille Valley, Twin State and New Hampshire &
Vermont RR operations in their twilight years. Classic B&M remnants are also featured. All aboard for St. Albans, Swanton, Morrisville, St. Johnsbury. Whitefield, Waumbek, Groveton, Fabyan, Gorham, Berlin, White River Junction, Woodsville, Littleton, Montpelier, Barre and more. Filmmaker and railroad insider James R. "Jim" Jones' salute to former Boston & Maine tracks is the most comprehensive video ever released on the this subject. 2 hours, 30 minutes with bonus features.
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BN Green, Colorado Scene (TT-056)
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This entertaining, informative and comprehensive documentary tracks every Burlington Northern route in Colorado during the last two decades of the 20th century. BN GREEN, COLORADO SCENE (TT-056) also revisits the CB&Q and C&S years, thanks to vintage steam films by Ron Ruhoff, with photos and words from noted historian F. Hol Wagner, Jr. Railroad author, historian and videographer James R. "Jim" Jones' ground-breaking production spotlights first and second generation power in Cascade Green and the classic "executive" paint scheme. Bonus Features include former Frisco/BN U30B's on their final roundup, while Hol Wagner remembers "The Colorado Road" nearly a half-century after its publication. This amazing DVD is the perfect companion to COLORADO & SOUTHERN RY. (TT-052) and ATSF, BNSF, COLORADO (TT-057). Collect all ten Centennial State releases. Tell-Tale Productions takes you there! 144 minutes
This entertaining, informative and comprehensive documentary tracks every Burlington Northern route in Colorado during the last two decades of the 20th century. BN GREEN, COLORADO SCENE (TT-056) also revisits the CB&Q and C&S years, thanks to vintage steam films by Ron Ruhoff, with photos and words from noted historian F. Hol Wagner, Jr. Railroad author, historian and videographer James R. "Jim" Jones' ground-breaking production spotlights first and second generation power in Cascade Green and the classic "executive" paint scheme. Bonus Features include former Frisco/BN U30B's on their final roundup, while Hol Wagner remembers "The Colorado Road" nearly a half-century after its publication. This amazing DVD is the perfect companion to COLORADO & SOUTHERN RY. (TT-052) and ATSF, BNSF, COLORADO (TT-057). Collect all ten Centennial State releases. Tell-Tale Productions takes you there! 144 minutes
Burlington to Cambridge: Central Vermont's "B&L" Route (TT-030)
The Burlington & Lamoille Railroad story has finally been told on DVD! All aboard for a pure Vermont adventure from Burlington's waterfront to Winooski, Colchester, Essex, Jericho, Underhill, Cloverdale, Cambridge village and Jeffersonville. This entertaining and informative DVD delivers four-seasons of scenery, history and mystery. Experience rails, trails, waterways, landmarks, industry, a tunnel, deep gorge, and the Green Mountain foothills. This unique video was created with the assistance of local historical societies, researchers, historians, and long-time residents. A memorable Chittenden and Lamoille County documentary. (120 minutes)
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Lack of transportation got Barre, Williamstown, Groton and Ryegate's granite industry off to a "rocky" start. With the advent of the railroad, access to a national market beckoned, creating expansion that attracted thousands of talented artisan immigrants. Experience this two century marriage of man and machine, punctuated with plenty of triumphs, hardships and quirks. Stunning videography captures the unique beauty of Vermon'ts four season complete with vintage images, interviews and eyewitness accounts from "The Granite Capital of the World." All aboard for this unforgettable odyssey. (112 minutes)
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Central Vermont Railway Video Finale (TT-029)
Central
Vermont
Railway remained a New England railroad favorite and class act
to the end. Experience special trains and daily operations over the
entire 325-mile route from East Alburg, VT to New London, CT. (2 hours,
includes authoring)
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Clarendon & Pittsford Railroad (TT-046)
Visit the Clarendon & Pittsford’s early history, current operations over the Florence and Mainline Subdivisions and their connections. Explore Vermont Marble Company, OMYA, colorful industrial routes and the former Delaware & Hudson Rutland Branch through vintage film, photos, interviews, anecdotes, ephemera and more. Highlights from a nocturnal cab ride is icing on the cake! (87 minutes)
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Celebrate the 20th century's last decade as BN cascade green decorates
the Alliance, Greeley, Lyons, and Cheyenne-Denver lines. See UP armor
yellow on the Julesburg, Fort Collins, Dent, Boulder Valley and
Cheyenne-Denver routes. Great Western; Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado
Railnet, and Wyoming/Colorado "Coalmont Branch" are also featured.
Classic steam, first and second generation diesels power this
comprehensive tour. See what you've been missing! (2 hours)
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This volume of Colorado's most comprehensive DVD series begins with Denver's historic rail lines and continues over more than 1,200 miles of mountain and prairie routes including the Georgetown Loop, Henderson Mining, Deseret Western, LC&S, CLK, and Kyle. Experience BN's Chicago-Denver mainline, UP's Salina Sub, D&RGW Moffat Route, Craig Branch, Aspen Branch, and the Joint Line over Palmer Divide. See spectacular Western Slope scenery enroute to Grand Junction, Delta, Montrose and Somerset. Our extensive journey concludes at Colorado Springs with D&RGW, Santa Fe, Rock Island, Fort Carson, and the Manitou & Pike's Peak Railway. (2 hours, 19 minutes)
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This volume of Colorado's most comprehensive DVD series features steam, diesel, cab rides, rotary and cabooses on mountain and prairie routes. Experience Burlington Northern, Canon City & Royal Gorge, Cimarron Valley, Cumbres & Toltec, Durango & Silverton, Rock & Rail, San Luis Central and Santa Fe. See D&RGW branches to Antonito, Creede, and Leadville as well as awe inspiring La Veta Pass, the San Luis Valley, and the last trains over Tennessee Pass. (2 hours, 32 minutes)
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80th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: Colorado & Southern Railway: Here Comes the Flood, There Goes the Train! (TT-052)
It's yesterday once more as the colorful Colorado & Southern Railway "Pollywog" chuffs from Denver Union Station to University Park, Sullivan, Melvin, Parker, Hill Top, Whiskey Gulch, Elizabeth, Cameron, Elbert, Sidney, Eastonville, Falcon, Colorado Springs, Franceville, Fountain, Pinon, Overton and Pueblo. Hear old-timers recollections along the way, with fascinating accounts of the memorable Memorial Day, 1935 flood. This anecdote-driven adventure features more than a quarter-century of research, with priceless interviews, photos, film, and ephemera. See then and now images, as you travel between 1881 and the present. 2 hours, 28 minutes
Delaware & Hudson: Lightning Stripe, Red and White (TT-059)
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This 2-1/2 hour adventure tracks the Delaware & Hudson/Canadian Pacific's colorful route from Rouses Point to Whitehall, New York. Experience vintage 1940s-1970s film, videos from the 1980s to the present, historic photos, maps, ephemera, interviews, anecdotes and more. Historians share rail tales as trains roll from the Canadian border, along Lake Champlain, to the Champlain Division terminus at Whitehall. Enjoy behind-the-scenes and trackside footage of local wayfreights, switchers, mainline freights and passenger trains. Bonus features include D&H power still wearing lightning stripes in 2017, and a phantom ride over the Keeseville, Ausable Chasm & Lake Champlain Railroad. Then and now views of the original Plattsburgh and Montreal mainline are also explored.
Jim Shaughnessy joins us for an exclusive interview on the 50th anniversary of his landmark Delaware & Hudson book. You have never seen a D&H documentary like this!
This 2-1/2 hour adventure tracks the Delaware & Hudson/Canadian Pacific's colorful route from Rouses Point to Whitehall, New York. Experience vintage 1940s-1970s film, videos from the 1980s to the present, historic photos, maps, ephemera, interviews, anecdotes and more. Historians share rail tales as trains roll from the Canadian border, along Lake Champlain, to the Champlain Division terminus at Whitehall. Enjoy behind-the-scenes and trackside footage of local wayfreights, switchers, mainline freights and passenger trains. Bonus features include D&H power still wearing lightning stripes in 2017, and a phantom ride over the Keeseville, Ausable Chasm & Lake Champlain Railroad. Then and now views of the original Plattsburgh and Montreal mainline are also explored.
Jim Shaughnessy joins us for an exclusive interview on the 50th anniversary of his landmark Delaware & Hudson book. You have never seen a D&H documentary like this!
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This celebration of Colorado's first standard gauge route south of Denver features John Evans' Denver & New Orleans, an unlikely 124-mile route built on the rolling hills of the High Plains- within the Shadow of The Rockies. Hold onto your seats, as the D&NO and its successors take you on a bumpy decade-long ride as the northern component of a through-route to the Gulf, before the famous 1899 Joint Line agreement with the Santa Fe left the old line in the dust. For the next 36 years, these demoted tracks were the Colorado & Southern Railway's Falcon Line-- a quaint country branch from South Denver to connection with the Rock Island at Falcon. The perfect companion to Jim Jones's long out of print prairie classic, this video spotlights the life and times of the people and places on the line, followed by a very special program featuring two railroad veterans who worked on the line during its final years. All the fun is getting there!
This celebration of Colorado's first standard gauge route south of Denver features John Evans' Denver & New Orleans, an unlikely 124-mile route built on the rolling hills of the High Plains- within the Shadow of The Rockies. Hold onto your seats, as the D&NO and its successors take you on a bumpy decade-long ride as the northern component of a through-route to the Gulf, before the famous 1899 Joint Line agreement with the Santa Fe left the old line in the dust. For the next 36 years, these demoted tracks were the Colorado & Southern Railway's Falcon Line-- a quaint country branch from South Denver to connection with the Rock Island at Falcon. The perfect companion to Jim Jones's long out of print prairie classic, this video spotlights the life and times of the people and places on the line, followed by a very special program featuring two railroad veterans who worked on the line during its final years. All the fun is getting there!
Green Mountain Railroad & Steamtown U.S.A. (TT-047)
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This two-hour celebration of the Green Mountain State's railroad renaissance features the Green Mountain Railroad, its founder F. Nelson Blount and his live steam locomotives through the cranberry bogs of Edaville, Massachusetts and Steamtown U.S.A on former Rutland Railroad and Boston & Maine tracks in New Hampshire and Vermont. Experience vintage film, photos, interviews, anecdotes, ephemera, and more. Vermont Governor Phil Hoff, F. Nelson Blount, Fred Richardson, Robert W. "Bob" Adams and others created the second state-owned, privately operated railroad in the country. Join Mr. Adams, Governor Hoff, historians, train crews and photographers who share fascinating rail tales you'll want to hear again and again. GREEN MOUNTAIN RAILROAD & STEAMTOWN U.S.A. was painstakingly created by Vermont filmmaker and railroad insider James R. "Jim" Jones during the past decade. This ambitious documentary spotlights the rebirth of former Rutland Railway mainline from Rutland to Bellows Falls, Vermont as a tourist and freight Mecca from 1964 to the present. All facets of the operation are explored. This real-life story of "the little engines that could" is the third of six documentaries in the VERMONT RAIL SYSTEM SERIES. Enjoy them all! (1 hour, 57 minutes with bonus features)
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This two-hour celebration of the Green Mountain State's railroad renaissance features the Green Mountain Railroad, its founder F. Nelson Blount and his live steam locomotives through the cranberry bogs of Edaville, Massachusetts and Steamtown U.S.A on former Rutland Railroad and Boston & Maine tracks in New Hampshire and Vermont. Experience vintage film, photos, interviews, anecdotes, ephemera, and more. Vermont Governor Phil Hoff, F. Nelson Blount, Fred Richardson, Robert W. "Bob" Adams and others created the second state-owned, privately operated railroad in the country. Join Mr. Adams, Governor Hoff, historians, train crews and photographers who share fascinating rail tales you'll want to hear again and again. GREEN MOUNTAIN RAILROAD & STEAMTOWN U.S.A. was painstakingly created by Vermont filmmaker and railroad insider James R. "Jim" Jones during the past decade. This ambitious documentary spotlights the rebirth of former Rutland Railway mainline from Rutland to Bellows Falls, Vermont as a tourist and freight Mecca from 1964 to the present. All facets of the operation are explored. This real-life story of "the little engines that could" is the third of six documentaries in the VERMONT RAIL SYSTEM SERIES. Enjoy them all! (1 hour, 57 minutes with bonus features)
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Keeseville, Ausable Chasm & Lake Champlain Railroad: Adirondack Mountain Gateway (TT-060)
The colorful 5.6-mile Keeseville, Ausable Chasm & Lake Champlain Railroad hauled several U.S. Presidents, was featured in Silent Film Era serials, and moved heavy granite cornerstones for famous landmarks from 1890 to 1924. For a time, nearly 50,000 annual passengers rode its standard gauge rails behind steam and electric power. We've reassembled many of the scattered pieces of this phantom route into a memorable two hour journey from the Burlington waterfront, across the Lake, to the Ausable River Valley. Take a sneak peak at the four-minute trailer on our YouTube Channel.
Midwest Memories (TT-034)
A
nostalgic adventure on lost regional, shortline and industrial
railroads of the eastern, northern and central Midwest. Great power
variety on BN, DM&E, DMIR, IAIS, KBSR, LTV, MDW, Wisconsin Central,
and more! Filmed 1990-2000. (75 minutes, with disk authoring/chapters)
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Midwest Memories 2: Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado Prairie (TT-035)
Experience
freight-hauling F's, U-Boats, pristine GP30's and other EMD's, Alco's,
and a rotary. BN, CK&P, CVR, Kyle, Nebkota, NKCR, Santa Fe,
SEK/SKO, UP, semaphores, wigwags and other fading images complete this
unique salute to the American Heartland. Filmed 1990-2000. (118
minutes, with disk authoring/chapters)
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New England Central Railroad: Green Mountains, Blue EMDs (TT-058)
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This fifty-year adventure tracks Central Vermont Railway's last three decades, and New England Central Railroad's first twenty years. Experience rare 1960s-80s CV films and NECR videos from 1995 to the present. Employees and historians share fascinating rail tales over the Swanton, Roxbury, and Burlington Subdivisions from the Canadian border to White River Junction. Enjoy behind-the-scenes cab and trackside views of Chip trains, local wayfreights, switchers, mainline freights, Amtrak's Montrealer and Vermonter. Vermont singer, songwriter Carol Ann Jones' train inspired songs complete this colorful journey. All aboard! (136 minutes, with bonus features)
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This fifty-year adventure tracks Central Vermont Railway's last three decades, and New England Central Railroad's first twenty years. Experience rare 1960s-80s CV films and NECR videos from 1995 to the present. Employees and historians share fascinating rail tales over the Swanton, Roxbury, and Burlington Subdivisions from the Canadian border to White River Junction. Enjoy behind-the-scenes cab and trackside views of Chip trains, local wayfreights, switchers, mainline freights, Amtrak's Montrealer and Vermonter. Vermont singer, songwriter Carol Ann Jones' train inspired songs complete this colorful journey. All aboard! (136 minutes, with bonus features)
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New York & Ogdensburg Railroad (TT-049)
Celebrate former O&LC, Rutland, Norwood & St. Lawrence, and New York Central tracks to the St. Lawrence Seaway. See vintage images, interviews, anecdotes, and ephemera, along with contemporary action from cab and ground! Join Vermont Rail System management, historians, train crews and photographers on a unique journey over roads less traveled. New York & Ogdensburg Railroad is a true shortline survivor! (89 minutes)
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Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain Railroad Revisited (TT-042)
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All aboard for a special 2-1/2 hour journey across the top of New York State, beginning in the late 1840's. This memorable adventure tracks people, places, industry and railroads from the shore of Lake Champlain to the St. Lawrence Seaway. OGDENSBURG AND LAKE CHAMPLAIN RAILROAD REVISITED features "then and now" images from classic films, photos and ephemera with stunning digital videography and interview highlights. Historians, local townsfolk, and retired railroaders guide your sentimental journey from Alburgh, Vermont to Rouses Point, Champlain, Perry's Mill, Mooers, Mooers Forks, Wood Falls, Altona, Irona, Forest, Ellenburgh Depot, Clinton Mills, Churubusco, Chateaugay, High Falls, Burke, Malone, Bangor, Brushton, Moira, North Lawrence, Winthrop, Knapps, Norwood, Madrid, Lisbon, and Ogdensburg, with side-trips over connecting railroads of the past and present. This unique North Country documentary is a must see! (2 hours, 29 minutes)
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All aboard for a special 2-1/2 hour journey across the top of New York State, beginning in the late 1840's. This memorable adventure tracks people, places, industry and railroads from the shore of Lake Champlain to the St. Lawrence Seaway. OGDENSBURG AND LAKE CHAMPLAIN RAILROAD REVISITED features "then and now" images from classic films, photos and ephemera with stunning digital videography and interview highlights. Historians, local townsfolk, and retired railroaders guide your sentimental journey from Alburgh, Vermont to Rouses Point, Champlain, Perry's Mill, Mooers, Mooers Forks, Wood Falls, Altona, Irona, Forest, Ellenburgh Depot, Clinton Mills, Churubusco, Chateaugay, High Falls, Burke, Malone, Bangor, Brushton, Moira, North Lawrence, Winthrop, Knapps, Norwood, Madrid, Lisbon, and Ogdensburg, with side-trips over connecting railroads of the past and present. This unique North Country documentary is a must see! (2 hours, 29 minutes)
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All aboard for a memorable "then and now" adventure over former B&M and CP tracks to the colorful villages and picturesque landscape from White River Junction to St. Johnsbury. Vermont. Join the ride for side-trips on the Claremont Concord, Woodstock, Montpelier & Wells River, Lamoille Valley, Maine Central, Conway Scenic, and Fifteen Mile Falls Railroad. Local anecdotes from residents, historians, and railroaders complete this four-season adventure fit for a postcard collection Bonus feature: Mass Bay and 470 Club excursions. (120 minutes)
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All aboard for a memorable "then and now" adventure over former B&M and CP tracks to the colorful villages and picturesque landscape from White River Junction to St. Johnsbury. Vermont. Join the ride for side-trips on the Claremont Concord, Woodstock, Montpelier & Wells River, Lamoille Valley, Maine Central, Conway Scenic, and Fifteen Mile Falls Railroad. Local anecdotes from residents, historians, and railroaders complete this four-season adventure fit for a postcard collection Bonus feature: Mass Bay and 470 Club excursions. (120 minutes)
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Railroads
have hugged the scenic Passumpsic and Missisquoi Rivers since the
1850's. All aboard for a memorable "then and now" adventure over former
B&M and CPR rail from St. J to Richford, crossing the international
boundary twice. Vermont Rail System's Washington County Railroad and
the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Newport Subdivision star in this 2
hour DVD. Sidetrips include Quebec Central, Orford Mountain, and Central Vermont Railway. (120 minutes)
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A
remarkable "then and now" adventure through the colorful communities
connecting St. Albans with Richford, Vermont and Quebec's Eastern
Townships to the Richelieu River. Historians Derek Booth, Robert C.
Jones and Jim Murphy guide us along former Canadian Pacific tracks and
Central Vermont Railway's Missisquoi Valley branch. Montreal, Maine
& Atlantic Railway's Newport, Adirondack, St. Guillaume, and
Stanbridge Subdivision's have never look better! (129 minutes) Bonus features: Behind The Lens, Snowplow To Stanbridge, H.K. Webster feed mill film circa 1970, Adios Richford Branch
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Rio Grande Finale (TT-053)
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The Denver & Rio Grande Western was Colorado's "home railroad" for twelve decades. This nostalgic DVD adventure covers most of the Centennial State's routes between 1987 and 2000. Catch black and gold, speed-lettered GP30s, GP40s, SD50s, tunnel motors, an SW1000, with rare footage of F9A 5771 and her B-unit sisters en route to their last roundup. 142 MINUTES, WITH BONUS FEATURES
The Denver & Rio Grande Western was Colorado's "home railroad" for twelve decades. This nostalgic DVD adventure covers most of the Centennial State's routes between 1987 and 2000. Catch black and gold, speed-lettered GP30s, GP40s, SD50s, tunnel motors, an SW1000, with rare footage of F9A 5771 and her B-unit sisters en route to their last roundup. 142 MINUTES, WITH BONUS FEATURES
Experience New York & Ogdensburg Railroad's shortline operations
over the last surviving 25 miles, classic images from the past, and
reminders of yesteryear from every stop on the 118 mile line. You've
never seen the Rutland like this! (91 minutes)
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Experience Rutland Railroad's famous "Island Line" over four
drawbridges and three causeways. Breathtaking scenery, fascinating
interviews, narration, anecdotes, neighboring railroads, then and now
views create a colorful four-season adventure. See Northern New York,
Southern Quebec, and Vermont's Lake Champlain Islands like never
before. All aboard for Rouses Point, Alburgh, Noyan, Isle LaMotte,
North Hero, Abnaki, Grand Isle, South Hero, Colchester, Starr Farm
Beach, and Burlington! (90 minutes)
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All
the fun is getting there. Our most popular series transports you from
Burlington to Brandon with visits to every stop on the line. Side-trips
include Bristol’s short-lived railroad, “The Addison,” forgotten
Vergennes Branch and Beldens Branch roads, an honest-to-goodness 1848
farm, and vintage color movies of the Lake Champlain paddle-wheeler
Ticonderoga in action. Four seasons of stunning scenery, classic
bridges, captivating interviews, period music, countless unpublished
images and eyebrow-raising narration make Burlington, Brandon and The
Bridges of Addison County essential to your video library. Bonus
features and DVD authoring/chapters are icing on the rails!
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The
latest DVD in our critically acclaimed series transports you through
Vermont's marble country, then we'll pierce the heart of the Green
Mountains near Mount Holly before descending to Ludlow, Bellows Falls
and beyond. The usual ingredients are here: Vermont landscapes, covered
bridges, waterways, picture-perfect villages, anecdotes and
railroadiana past and present. (2 hours, with authoring and bonus
features)
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Experience
the emotional roller-coaster of the Rutland's glory years, decline,
near death, and rebirth under Vermont Rail System. A virtual "who's
who" of past and present employees, authors, photographers, and
historians guide you down the colorful "B&R." All aboard for
Wallingford, Danby, the Dorsets, Manchester, Arlington, and Shaftsbury
summit, with fascinating side trips to long forgotten places. BONUS
FEATURES include a half hour of vintage film and video from 1929 to
1999! (120 minutes)
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Celebrated photographer, author and historian Jim Shaughnessy leads a nostalgic adventure along the Rutland Railroad's fabled Corkscrew Subdivision though Bennington, Petersburgh, Berlin, Cherryplain, Stephentown, Lebanon Springs, New Lebanon, Brainard, Riders, and Old Chatham. Historians, railroaders and local residents add anecdotes to classic films and contemporary scenes. Explore rails, tales, history and mystery in Bennington, Rennselaer, and Columbia County with side trips to Eagle Bridge, Johnsonville, Troy and Niverville. Features B&M, Battenkill, CSX, NYC, Pan Am, RUT and VRS. (127 min.)
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SP on the D&RG (TT-054)
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This nostalgic DVD adventure tracks Southern Pacific-powered trains on former Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad in Colorado and Eastern Utah. Factory fresh General Electric AC4400's lead an all-star cast of recent power, rebuilds and second-generation locomotives over some of the most breath-taking rails in North America. Railroad author, historian, and videographer James R. "Jim" Jones documented the merger-mania and fall-out that unfolded from 1987 into the 21st century. This ground-breaking production is the perfect companion to RIO GRANDE FINALE (TT-053); UNION PACIFIC, COLORADO SPECIFIC (TT-055); BN GREEN, COLORADO SCENE (TT-056), a pair of Colorado & Southern Railway titles, and our three volume COLORADO COVERED series (TT-036, TT-037, TT-038). Collect them all! 122 MINUTES, WITH BONUS FEATURES
This nostalgic DVD adventure tracks Southern Pacific-powered trains on former Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad in Colorado and Eastern Utah. Factory fresh General Electric AC4400's lead an all-star cast of recent power, rebuilds and second-generation locomotives over some of the most breath-taking rails in North America. Railroad author, historian, and videographer James R. "Jim" Jones documented the merger-mania and fall-out that unfolded from 1987 into the 21st century. This ground-breaking production is the perfect companion to RIO GRANDE FINALE (TT-053); UNION PACIFIC, COLORADO SPECIFIC (TT-055); BN GREEN, COLORADO SCENE (TT-056), a pair of Colorado & Southern Railway titles, and our three volume COLORADO COVERED series (TT-036, TT-037, TT-038). Collect them all! 122 MINUTES, WITH BONUS FEATURES
ST. J & L.C.: Vermont's Lamoille Valley Railroad (TT-043)
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Track the colorful St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain Railroad and its successors over a 130 year, roller-coaster ride. An impressive cast of employees, managers, historians, on-line residents, shippers, collectors, and filmmakers lead this sentimental journey over the 96-mile mainline, Victory Branch, Maquam spur and Lamoille Valley Extension, with visits to trackside industries and connecting railroads. Join us for an unforgettable 2-1/2 hour journey over Vermont's famous "Covered Bridge Route." This ambitious documentary spotlights all facets of the Boston & Maine controlled shortline from its 1870s beginning to the present. ST. J & L.C.: VERMONT'S LAMOILLE VALLEY RAILROAD was painstakingly created by Vermont filmmaker and railroad insider James R. "Jim" Jones during the past dozen years. Experience fascinating rail tales from one of North America's most beloved underdogs. All aboard! 2 hours, 32 minutes with bonus features.
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Track the colorful St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain Railroad and its successors over a 130 year, roller-coaster ride. An impressive cast of employees, managers, historians, on-line residents, shippers, collectors, and filmmakers lead this sentimental journey over the 96-mile mainline, Victory Branch, Maquam spur and Lamoille Valley Extension, with visits to trackside industries and connecting railroads. Join us for an unforgettable 2-1/2 hour journey over Vermont's famous "Covered Bridge Route." This ambitious documentary spotlights all facets of the Boston & Maine controlled shortline from its 1870s beginning to the present. ST. J & L.C.: VERMONT'S LAMOILLE VALLEY RAILROAD was painstakingly created by Vermont filmmaker and railroad insider James R. "Jim" Jones during the past dozen years. Experience fascinating rail tales from one of North America's most beloved underdogs. All aboard! 2 hours, 32 minutes with bonus features.
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This entertaining, informative and comprehensive video adventures tracks every Union Pacific Railroad route in Colorado- large and small- during the last two decades of the 20th century. UNION PACIFIC, COLORADO SPECIFIC (TT-055) also documents "Uncle Pete's" acquisition and disposal of former Denver & Rio Grande Western lines, with rare scenes and anecdotes from those turbulent times. Railroad author, historian and videographer James R. "Jim" Jones' ground-breaking production features action scenes starring steam locomotives 3985 and 844, mammoth DDA40X Centennial diesel #6936, rotary snow thrower 900082, the E9 "covered wagon" trio, and everyday freights over all Colorado mainlines, branches and spurs. It's the perfect companion to RIO GRANDE FINALE (TT-053), SP ON THE D&RG (TT-054), DENVER & NEW ORLEANS: IN THE SHADOW OF THE ROCKIES (TT-051), COLORADO & SOUTHERN RAILWAY (TT-052) and the critically-acclaimed COLORADO COVERED series (TT-036, TT-037, TT-038). Collect them all! 115 minutes
This entertaining, informative and comprehensive video adventures tracks every Union Pacific Railroad route in Colorado- large and small- during the last two decades of the 20th century. UNION PACIFIC, COLORADO SPECIFIC (TT-055) also documents "Uncle Pete's" acquisition and disposal of former Denver & Rio Grande Western lines, with rare scenes and anecdotes from those turbulent times. Railroad author, historian and videographer James R. "Jim" Jones' ground-breaking production features action scenes starring steam locomotives 3985 and 844, mammoth DDA40X Centennial diesel #6936, rotary snow thrower 900082, the E9 "covered wagon" trio, and everyday freights over all Colorado mainlines, branches and spurs. It's the perfect companion to RIO GRANDE FINALE (TT-053), SP ON THE D&RG (TT-054), DENVER & NEW ORLEANS: IN THE SHADOW OF THE ROCKIES (TT-051), COLORADO & SOUTHERN RAILWAY (TT-052) and the critically-acclaimed COLORADO COVERED series (TT-036, TT-037, TT-038). Collect them all! 115 minutes
Vermont Rail System Golden Anniversary (TT-050)
Tell-Tale Productions takes you behind-the-scenes at Vermont Rail System during its Golden Anniversary year of 2014. Join railroad management, employees, customers, and equipment for special events. Attend the January 6, 2014 party, enjoy front row for short speeches by railroad President David Wulfson, Vermont Lt. Governor Phil Scott, Secretary of Transportation Searles, Burlington Mayor Weinberger, and Amtrak's Bill Hollister. Locomotive 311 is dedicated then quietly returned to the roundhouse, after a spin on the turntable. All five railroads are visited, highlighted by vintage 1960s and 70's films. Tell-Tale Productions has carefully crafted six stunning DVD tributes to America's first publicly owned, privately operated railroad. Collect them all! (113 minutes)
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A two-hour celebration of the Green Mountain State's railroad renaissance celebrates the Vermont Railway, Green Mountain Railroad, Clarendon & Pittsford, Washington County, New York & Ogdensburg and their connections. Experience vintage film, photos, interviews, anecdotes, ephemera, and more. Jay Wulfson, Harold Filskov and a dedicated team created the first state-owned, privately operated railroad in the country. Top management, maintenance experts, train crews, rail customers, historians, and a former Vermont governor share fascinating rail tales you'll want to hear again and again. VERMONT RAILWAY: 50 YEARS was painstakingly created by Vermont filmmaker and railroad insider James R. “Jim” Jones during the past decade. This ambitious documentary spotlights the rebirth of former Rutland Railway mainline from Burlington, Vermont to North Bennington and White Creek, New York from 1964 to the present. All facets of the operation are explored, including steam excursions over the years. This real-life story of “the little engine that could” is the first of six documentaries in the “VERMONT RAIL SYSTEM SERIES.”
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A two-hour celebration of the Green Mountain State's railroad renaissance celebrates the Vermont Railway, Green Mountain Railroad, Clarendon & Pittsford, Washington County, New York & Ogdensburg and their connections. Experience vintage film, photos, interviews, anecdotes, ephemera, and more. Jay Wulfson, Harold Filskov and a dedicated team created the first state-owned, privately operated railroad in the country. Top management, maintenance experts, train crews, rail customers, historians, and a former Vermont governor share fascinating rail tales you'll want to hear again and again. VERMONT RAILWAY: 50 YEARS was painstakingly created by Vermont filmmaker and railroad insider James R. “Jim” Jones during the past decade. This ambitious documentary spotlights the rebirth of former Rutland Railway mainline from Burlington, Vermont to North Bennington and White Creek, New York from 1964 to the present. All facets of the operation are explored, including steam excursions over the years. This real-life story of “the little engine that could” is the first of six documentaries in the “VERMONT RAIL SYSTEM SERIES.”
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Vermont's Island Line Revisited (TT-041)
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Tell-Tale Productions' long anticipated documentary covering the life and times of Vermont's colorful route over three causeways and four drawbridges is the stunning result of nearly a decade collecting on-camera anecdotes, photos, films and other ephemera. Sadly, many contributors have not lived to see this two-hour masterpiece.
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Tell-Tale Productions' long anticipated documentary covering the life and times of Vermont's colorful route over three causeways and four drawbridges is the stunning result of nearly a decade collecting on-camera anecdotes, photos, films and other ephemera. Sadly, many contributors have not lived to see this two-hour masterpiece.
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Vermont's Woodchip Route (TT-027R)
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woodchip harvests featuring heavy machinery in action. Witness
breathtaking four season landscapes as trucks and trains feed the
nation's largest, hungriest wood-fired power plant. Tour McNeil
Generating station, visit foresters and harvest sites, and see a unique
rail operation from the cab and ground. (102 minutes with DVD authoring
and bonus features)
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Washington County Railroad (TT-048)
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This celebration of the Green Mountain State's railroad renaissance features Washington County Railroad's two unique operations-- the Montpelier & Barre Division and Connecticut River Division. See vintage film, photos, interviews, anecdotes, ephemera, and more. Experience the early history of these former Central Vermont, Montpelier & Wells River, Barre, Boston & Maine, and Canadian Pacific tracks. Join railroad management, historians, customers, train crews and photographers who share fascinating rail tales you'll want to hear again and again. WASHINGTON COUNTY RAILROAD was painstakingly created by Vermont filmmaker and railroad insider James R. "Jim" Jones during the past decade. This ambitious documentary spotlights one of the steepest standard-adhesion routes in North America. Then, you'll hop aboard the scenic Connecticut River Division from White River Junction to Newport, Vermont. All facets of these operations are explored, including a tour of the railroad's largest feed shipper. (2 hours, 16 minutes with bonus features)
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This celebration of the Green Mountain State's railroad renaissance features Washington County Railroad's two unique operations-- the Montpelier & Barre Division and Connecticut River Division. See vintage film, photos, interviews, anecdotes, ephemera, and more. Experience the early history of these former Central Vermont, Montpelier & Wells River, Barre, Boston & Maine, and Canadian Pacific tracks. Join railroad management, historians, customers, train crews and photographers who share fascinating rail tales you'll want to hear again and again. WASHINGTON COUNTY RAILROAD was painstakingly created by Vermont filmmaker and railroad insider James R. "Jim" Jones during the past decade. This ambitious documentary spotlights one of the steepest standard-adhesion routes in North America. Then, you'll hop aboard the scenic Connecticut River Division from White River Junction to Newport, Vermont. All facets of these operations are explored, including a tour of the railroad's largest feed shipper. (2 hours, 16 minutes with bonus features)
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