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Machines of Iron 4449 Journey and Nightlight --------------- 2 DVD Set
4449 Journey: Portland is proud of its showpiece of railroad history --- the 4449. We caught this spectacular locomotive and its train on an excursion out of Portland and on its way to Stampede Pass. Follow the 4449 through the beautiful Pacific Northwest, which provides a spectacular backdrop for one of the world's most favorite trains. A great train and a great locale ---what more could you want? 4449 Nightlight: Southern Pacific's 4449 Daylight was painted black and became 4449 "Nightlight" for the BNSF Employee Appreciation Special. Machines of Iron followed the special across the Pacific Northwest to bring you this spectacular video. Scenes in and around Vancouver, WA, the Columbia River Bridge, Spokane Bridge, Sandpoint, ID, Horse Thief Lake, and the Cascade Locks are among the highlights of this show. 4449 fireman Jack Wheelihan takes us on a tour of the 4449 cab and Doyle McCormick gives us the story on the "black" 4449. 41 min.

$34.95

Machines of Iron Around The Narrow Gauge Circle
Several names are widely recognized as belonging to great railroad photographers. One of those names belongs to Otto Perry, a man who traveled the country, recording both still and moving pictures of our nation's railroad history. One of his favorites was surely the Denver and Rio Grande Western, and over the years, he filmed trains around this entire route. Machines of Iron, in cooperation with the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club, offers a look back at this "narrow gauge circle," produced from the film collection of this renowned railroad photographer. 60 min.

$24.95

Machines of Iron Colorado & Southern Narrow Gauge
n the 1940s, Rocky Mountain Railroad Club member Otto Perry and railroad photographer Woodrow Gorman captured the last remains of the once vast Colorado & Southern Narrow Gauge System on film. Scenes on the dramatic Clear Creek Line cover the Idaho Springs and Blackhawk/Central branches. Current footage of the rebuilt Georgetown Loop is included and vintage photos add another dimension to this program. The last remnant of the South Park Line from Leadville to Climax is shown just prior to standard gauging. 50 min.

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Machines of Iron Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Narrow Gauge
Come with Machines of Iron and enjoy these vintage views of the Denver & Rio Grande Western narrow gauge freight trains on the Alamosa to Durango, travel to Silverton by passenger train and see the last regular freight train to operate on the Farmington branch. You will go inside the Alamosa roundhouse, watch shop crews rebuilding steam locomotives and see the Durango steam Facilities and yard as they were during regular service. These film from the 1960s show the narrow gauge steam trains that carried pipe and supplies to the Farmington oil fields, lumber that was cut along the line and tank cars of oil from the Gramps loading facility at Chama. Watch the two sections of an eastbound two engine freight climb the 4% grade of Cumbres Pass. This program will take you back to the time when steam powered freight trains were in regular service on the Denver & Rio Grande Western narrow gauge in Colorado and New Mexico. 58 min.

$24.95

Machines of Iron Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Battles The Snow
Durango, Colorado was buried under 36 inches of snow following several storms that had passed through the San Juan Mountains, the week of January 17, 2010. The railroad was snowed in. Cuts north of Rockwood were filled with snow, and a number of snow slides had run between Rockwood and Cascade Canyon. Machines of Iron was there to show you how the flanger train and the maintenance of way crews and their equipment handled the snow. 66 min

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Machines of Iron Gunnison
The Rocky Mountain Railroad Club has opened their archives of the works of Otto Perry and Irv August noted rail photographers to give us a glimpse in and around the town of Gunnison, Colorado in the 1940s and 1950s. Gunnison was a division point on the Denver & Rio Grande Western's original narrow gauge mainline to Salt Lake City. Marshall Pass is located to the east of Gunnison, Crested Butte and Baldwin branches to the north, and Black Canyon and Cerro Summit are to the west. This show highlights DRGW's biggest to smallest narrow gauge locomotives from the Class K-36 and K-37 to the C-16s . . Mudhens and outside frame 2-8-0 C-21s. 50 min.

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Machines of Iron Otto Perry’s First Generation Diesels
The Rocky Mountain Railroad Club has once again opened their archives of the works of Otto Perry, noted rail photographer. Enjoy long gone passenger trains and freights pulled by classic diesel locomotives from Fairbanks-Morse, Electro-Motive Division, Alco, GE, Krauss-Maffei, and more including an Santa Fe-1, AB6, FTs, F3s, F7s, E6s, E8s, Centipedes, Eries, & PA-2s. Railroads throughout the United States are seen in this unique film footage including "Fallen Flag" and pre-merger roads: AT&SF, CO, CB&Q, CM&StP, RI, D&RGW, GN, NP, GM&O, IC, PRR, UP, SP, T&P, TP&W, WAB, and many more. 70 min.

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Machines of Iron Otto Perry’s Moffat Route
In Otto Perry's Moffat Route you will see photographs of the Denver, Northwestern, & Pacific, film from the 1920s of rotary snow plows battling on Rollins Pass. You'll be there for the opening of the Moffat Tunnel and then look at the steamers of the Denver & Salt Lake Railroad. And finally, you'll move onto the Rio Grandes era with steam and diesel freights as well as passenger trains pulled by steam and first generation diesels such as the Exposition Flyer, Prospector, Mountaineer, California Zephyr, Ski Train, and the local train to Craig. This dramatic work of Otto Perry of the spectacular Moffat Route comes from the archives of the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club. 60 min.

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Machines of Iron Otto Perry’s Rio Grande San Juan Express
The Denver & Rio Grande Western Narrow Gauge San Juan Express that ran between Alamosa and Durango, Colorado, was a favorite subject for Otto Perry. He photographed and rode this train from 1941 to the end of operation in 1951. Travel over the line with us in all seasons, zigzag across the Colorado -- New Mexico border and over Cumbres Pass. As we pass through the small railroad towns of Chama, Monero, Dulce, Navajo, Gato, Ignacio, La Boca, and Florida enjoy the rich Southwestern culture preparing us for arrival in Durango, a narrow gauge paradise. An added bonus is rare film from the Rio Grande's Santa Fe Branch. You will see the narrow gauge mixed train during its last year of operation on the Chili Line in 1941. 50 min.

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Machines of Iron Otto Perry’s Santa Fe
The Rocky Mountain Railroad Club opens their archives to show you the works of Otto Perry, noted rail photographer of the Rocky Mountain Region. Enjoy long gone Santa Fe passenger trains pulled by mighty steam locomotives and classic diesel types including an Santa Fe-1, FTs, F3s, & PA-2s. All of these diesels are in Warbonnet colors. The Super Chief, the Chief, the El Capitan, the Scout, the Grand Canyon, and the Centennial State trains are featured. Giant wartime 2-8-8-2 steam locomotives are seen in rare scenes on Raton Pass. There's also plenty of classic Santa Fe steam and diesel locomotives powering freight trains to watch and enjoy. 45 min.

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Machines of Iron Rio Grande Moffat Route
Once one of America's classic railroads, the Denver and Rio Grande Western is now just a memory. This video scrapbook will take you through several tunnels as the Moffat Route climbs Colorado's Front Range. Get an engineer's view as the tracks penetrate the core of the Rockies through the Moffat Tunnel. Speed across Middle Park to Byers Canyon and the rugged Gore Canyon, wind along the Colorado River to Bond and on to the Craig Branch where coal trains roam. More than a decade's worth of video show's the Moffat Route's transition from Rio Grande to Southern Pacific to Union Pacific. Approx. 90 minutes. Stereo sound with narration.

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Machines of Iron Rio Grande Zephyr
This fast-paced program features the Rio Grande Zephyr gliding along its entire 565 mile spectacular route. Shot between 1971 and 1983 in all seasons and weather conditions, this vintage footage was taken from the Zephyr as it wound its way through 28 tunnels climbing out of Denver along the Front Range to the 6.4 mile-long Moffat Tunnel.
In addition to documenting all the famous mountain, canyon and desert locations such as the renowned Glenwood Canyon and Soldiers Summit, the photographers captured the Zephyr in some of the more remote locations along the Dotsero Cutoff and Gore Canyon. There are exciting pacing sequences featuring the classic F9s, rare on-train footage of the full-service diner with shots of the galley crew preparing some the superb cuisine, and the climax features the last westbound and eastbound runs. 64 min.

$24.95

Machines of Iron Rotary On The Cumbres & Toltec
Nothing is more exciting than seeing a steam-powered rotary snow plow at work! Come along for a visit to the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad for a taste of what this fine machinery can do. We’ll follow the rotary OY with its train from Chama, New Mexico to Cumbres Pass on the former Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauge line. This video tape was shot over two heavy winters.

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Machines of Iron Santa Fe Warbonnets through Raton Pass
When we say Warbonnets, we mean Santa Fe! Take a look at these high-tech red and silver Warbonnets in action - and there’s no better place to do so than the challenging prairies and mountain passes of the Southern Colorado and New Mexico desert. The rugged passes of Raton and Glorieta are a test of strength and power for the "super fleet" diesels which pull both freight and modern Amtrak trains on this the busy line.

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Machines of Iron Tennessee Pass (2 DVD Set)
Tennessee Pass is the highest railroad mainline in the continental U.S. Volume 1 of this series examines the westbound route of this vanishing line from Pueblo to Minturn, Colorado. Trackside shots and cab rides catch the spectacular scenery and the hardworking ACs all along the line. Don’t miss these ACs in action through Royal Gorge, Tennessee Pass, and down the 3% grades on the western side, with the sound of dynamics whining.V 1: 48 min.

Continuing our series on Tennessee Pass, Volume 2 captures train activity during all four breathtaking seasons on this mainline. In this video, we see why helpers are necessary to assist trains up the grueling 3% grade on the western side, and we take a look at some of the foreign power used on this SP line. We also visit the Minturn terminal, and ride along in the cab from Minturn to the Pass. Incredible machines and spectacular scenery on a disappearing line. V 2: 70 min.

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Machines of Iron Union Pacific’s E9s
There is almost nothing quite as impressive as the Armour yellow Union Pacific Railroad E9s leading a train of matching UP passenger cars. And when they're running in a spectacular location, like the Feather River Canyon, it's magic! There's lots of great action in this video, captured on a special excursion weekend. The E9s are in fine form, making several trips across the popular Keddie Wye. They also show their stuff while powering through the windy Altamont Pass.

$24.95

Machines of Iron Winter Charters
Three railroads in the West schedule steam photo charters for the rail enthusiast. Featured are the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, the Heber Valley Railroad and the Nevada Northern Railway Museum. Steam trains are recreated as they were in the 1950’s. Dramatic winter scenes in the Rockies and Wasatch Mountains blend with the remote Nevada Desert. If you like steam locomotives charging upgrade with vintage equipment and billowing clouds of smoke, this program is for you. 50 min.

$24.95