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[BN] BURLINGTON NORTHERN - FROM MERGER TO MERGER: A look back on the Burlington Northern from the 1970 merger to the 1995 BNSF merger through video, photos and slides.

After a short history introduction, the video starts out in Galesburg, Illinois and then moves up the Mississippi River to St. Paul. Some time is spent in the Twin Cities seeing the many sights and then onto the former GN line to Willmar and Breckenridge. The route to Superior & Duluth is next, followed by a trip to the Iron Range and then west to Grand Forks, North Dakota. Back to the Twin Cities, the former NP line to Fargo is viewed. In North Dakota, the former GN mainlines are followed first and then the former NP. In Montana the GN line is first and then the NP line, with a short side visit to Wyoming. In Washington, the former NP Pasco Yard is visited and the video concludes with a local freight working the Astoria Line in Oregon. The motive power ranges from F-7s, NW-5s, F-45s and high-hood GPs to SD-40-2s and SD-60Ms. Two of the three Bicentennial locomotives are included.

The video is 94 minutes long. $21.95 + $4.20 shipping (in the United States only)

"Burlington Northern"

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[Burlington Route] BURLINGTON ROUTE - EVERYWHERE WEST: A look back on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy through photos, slides, B&W negatives and 8 MM film.

The video starts out on the Chicago-Aurora “racetrack” and then moves up the Mississippi River to St. Paul and Minneapolis. This latter segment has quite a few views out the front window of an F-unit in 1948. A fair amount of time is spent in the Twin Cities seeing the facilities, locomotives and sights. Back to Aurora, the line to Galesburg is explored and then the rest of the Illinois lines. After a short trip to Missouri and Kansas, the Iowa branchlines are toured before heading west from Burlington. In Nebraska, the branchlines are first visited and then heads northwest to Wyoming and Montana. The western mainline to Casper is followed, with a number of scenes in the Wind River Canyon, ending up in Denver. Back to Nebraska, the southern mainline is followed into Colorado to Denver. The video concludes with railfan trips from the 1950s and early 1960s and memorabilia.

The DVD video is 91 minutes long. Includes a CD photo book with historical brochures. $21.95 + $4.20 shipping (in the United States only)

"Burlington Route"

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[GN] THE GREAT NORTHERN: The photo & film video follows the James J. Hill line from the Twin Cities to the rest of Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana to the West coast through photos, postcards, film and historical documents. The narrated video includes depots, steam locomotives, numerous diesels, the Mesabi Iron Range in Minnesota, ore docks in Superior, Wisconsin; freight cars, cabooses, MOW equipment and passenger trains/cars. The photos and film are grouped by separate Great Northern routes.

The six historical documents on the accompanying CD-ROM include publications on the Oriental Ltd., GN steam, the story of the “William Crooks” and the 1959 annual report.

The DVD video, with 1,136 images and about ten minutes of 8 mm film, is 95 minutes long. The accompanying CD-ROM (both WIN 2000/XP/Vista/7 PC & Mac) has photos of cabooses, freight cars, MOW equipment and memorabilia in a self-starting “book,” along with the historical documents. The CD contents can be printed out. $21.95 + $4.20 shipping (in the United States only)

"The Great Northern"

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[NP Video] NORTHERN PACIFIC: The photo & film video follows the first northern transcontinental railroad built to the Pacific Northwest from the Twin Cities to the rest of Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon through photos and 8 MM film. The narrated video includes depots, numerous steam and diesel locomotives, passenger trains/cars, yard & mainline scenes, a 1957 steam railfan excursion, freight cars, cabooses, MOW equipment, ore dock and memorabilia. The photos and film are grouped by separate Northern Pacific routes and locations shown on maps.

The DVD video, with 1,075 images and 22 minutes of 8 mm film, is 104 minutes long. The accompanying CD-ROM has 17 historic publications and documents in Adobe Acrobat format which can be printed out. $21.95 + $4.20 shipping (in the United States only)

"Northern Pacific"

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[SP&S] SPOKANE, PORTLAND & SEATTLE RAILWAY: The Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway provided its parents Great Northern and Northern Pacific a gateway to the port of Portland, Oregon‘s forests and a line to reach California. The narrated video starts out on the scenic Astoria Line and then heads for Portland and Vancouver, Washington. A large part of the video is on the mainline from Vancouver to Wishram along the north bank of the beautiful Columbia River Valley using 8 mm film and photos. After a trip between Pasco and Spokane, the video concludes with SP&S memorabilia.

The video is 42 minutes long. $19.95 + $4.20 shipping (in the United States only)

"Spokane, Portland & Seattle"

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JAMES J. HILL LINES DVD PACKAGE SET

[James J. Hill Lines Package]

A four DVD package set of the Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Burlington Route and Spokane, Portland & Seattle videos for a special price of $44.95, a savings of $30.85 over purchased separately + free shipping (in the United States only).

"James J. Hill Lines Package"

All the videos are on DVD (NTSC format, PAL not available). May have problems in some old DVD players.

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