Tracing the eastern banks of the upper Mississippi River is BNSF’s St. Croix Subdivision, a mostly double-tracked route providing access for a nonstop parade of traffic from La Crosse, Wisconsin to Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. Pentrex takes you across the entire sub in the late 1990s, filming throughout the seasons to bring you a unique perspective on this important, busy line. Starting at the Grand Crossing diamond in La Crosse, where BNSF crosses Canadian Pacific trackage, we follow intermodal, coal, grain, taconite, manifest, and other trains along the shores of the Mississippi. Bald Eagles are seen circling overhead, boats ply the waters, and train whistles echo off the surrounding bluffs.
Just as the original hobos of the early 20th century were scorned the mainstream of society, so too ...
With just six days remaining before Santa Fe was to be merged with the Burlington Northern, Pentrex ...
"Who Is Bozo Texino?" is a film study on the 100-year-old tradition of hobo and railworker graffiti....
A "scenic picture from a hobo's point of view".
Film on the movement of material from the Chicago and Northwestern System.
No matter what your age you'll love watching this impressive and comprehensive story of the developm...
In August of 2002, former Santa Fe steam locomotive 3751 returned to the rails for a thrilling excur...
In the decade they were operated, Union Pacific's 8500-series Gas Turbine Electric Locomotives earne...
Have you ever passed a track gang and wondered what all those machines actually do? Here's your answ...
The most complete and comprehensive collection of railroading films ever compiled on any subject - t...
The most complete and comprehensive collection of railroading films ever compiled on any subject - t...
Experience the power of the mighty Union Pacific as it conquers its toughest run, the Blue Mountains...
See the Union Pacific fight and win as it takes on the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon - the toughe...
Experience the power of the mighty Union Pacific on its toughest run, the Blue Mountains of Eastern ...
Donner Pass – the name evokes daunting obstacles with good reason. Steep grades and seven months a y...
Esteemed for its scenic beauty and respected for the difficulty of its terrain, Tennessee Pass has b...
Savor images of Conrail action across the Pittsburgh Line, the very soul of this once mighty transpo...
The most complete and comprehensive collection of railroading films ever compiled on any subject - t...
From headwaters in Canada, the Columbia River flows over twelve hundred miles to the Pacific Ocean a...
Climbing gently from the tidewater ports near Portland, Oregon is the Columbia River Gorge'a wide, f...