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[Minnesota Shortlines] MINNESOTA SHORTLINES - PAST & PRESENT: A trip around Minnesota, using video, 8 mm film and photos, to see shortline railroads from the past and present. They range from terminal operations and branchline operators to railroads using stretches of former Class One railroad lines.

The shortlines featured are Cloquet Terminal, Dakota Rail, Duluth & Northeastern; Duluth, Rainy Lake & Winnipeg; Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific, Koppers Coke, Lake Superior & Mississippi, Minnesota Central, Minnesota Commercial, Minnesota Northern, Minnesota Zephyr, Minnesota Prairie Line, Minnesota Southern, Minnesota Transfer, Minnesota Valley, Minnesota Zephyr; Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern, Minneapolis Eastern, North Shore Scenic Railroad, North Star Steel, Northern Lines Railway, Northern Plains, Otter Tail Valley, Progressive Rail, St. Croix Valley, St. Paul Union Depot, Twin Cities & Western, United States Steel Duluth Works and some grain elevator operations. [DVD - 115 minutes] $29.95 + shipping
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[Soo Line] SOO LINE - FROM MICHIGAN TO MONTANA: The first route followed is along the original Soo Line through Michigan and Wisconsin and then on the old Wisconsin Central in Wisconsin to the Twin Cities. Shoreham Yard is explored, leading to the routes in Minnesota, North & South Dakota and Montana. Transfer freights in the Twin Cities are followed by steam railfan trips in the late-1950s. The video concludes with Soo Line memorabilia.

The focus of the video is on the Soo Line before the merger with the Milwaukee Road and features many steam locomotives, diesels (including early models), depots, railfan specials, iron ore mines & lake docks and scenes along the right-of-way. Most are from private collections that have not been seen before. There are 952 images and almost half an hour of 8 mm film & video.

The DVD video is 95 minutes long, narrated and has a menu. The self-starting CD-ROM has scenes inside Shoreham Yard and business car #48, freight cars, MOW equipment and memorabilia items in a "book" style presentation. Images can be printed out. $29.95 + shipping
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[Soo Steam] SOO LINE STEAM POWER:The Soo Line, being primarily a granger road, had an uncomplicated steam locomotive fleet with lots of Mikados and Consolidations. Competitive pressure on the Chicago-Twin Cities route brought in the Mountains and Northerns. The one Decapod found itself in Ashland, Wisconsin ore dock service. Pacifics and Ten-Wheelers were sufficient for passenger service.

Almost all of the 149 photos were scanned from original 2x4 negatives. The time period is mostly the mid-to-late 1950s and in locations such as Shoreham Yard, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and Enderlin, North Dakota. There is also railfan trip with Pacific #2719. The CD works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista) and Macs. $19.95 + Shipping
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[Soo Depots] SOO LINE DEPOTS: The 160 images come from photos, slides and postcards in the states of Michigan, Wisconsin. Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana. In some instances, there is the original depot and its replacement. The depots are grouped by state. Click on DEPOT LISTING to see what's on the CD.

The presentation is like looking through a book on a computer. The CD-ROM works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista) & Macs and is self-starting. The images can be printed out. $19.95 + Shipping
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SOO LINE PACKAGE SET

[Soo Package]

A package set of the Soo Line DVD video and the two CD books on steam power and depots for a special price of $49.95, a savings of $19.90 over purchased seperately.
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[M&St.L] MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS RAILWAY: The M&St.L, a line with transcontinental ambitions and a selling point of avoiding Chicago congestion, has been gone since 1960. Yet, it still remains a fascinating railroad.

The narrated video, through photos, slides, postcards and some 8 mm film, follows the railroad from its operations in the Twin Cities to western South Dakota, its primary mainline to Peoria, Illinois and secondary line to Des Moines, Iowa. There is also a 1960 railfan trip from the Twin Cities to New Ulm, Minnesota.

The video concludes with photos of steam & diesel locomotives, self-propelled passenger equipment, freight cars, maintenance equipment, train wrecks, snow-fighting equipment & scenes and memorabilia.

The DVD video is 40 minutes long. The included CD-ROM has 550 images, along with a 1929 passenger train timetable, a 1938 Industrial Guide, M&St.L and Iowa Central steam locomotive rosters, a “Less-Than-Carload” brochure, advertisements in “Railway Age” and a booklet that was given out for the 1960 railfan trip (all in Adobe “Acrobat” PDF format). CD contents can be printed out. $24.95 + Shipping
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[C&NW Depots] CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN DEPOTS: The 290 images come from photos, slides and postcards in the states of Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin. Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wyoming. In some instances, there is the original depot and its replacement. The depots are grouped by state. Click on DEPOT LISTING to see what's on the CD.

The presentation is like looking through a book on a computer. The CD-ROM works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista) & Macs and is self-starting. The images can be printed out. $19.95 + Shipping
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[Cats on the Prairie] CATS ON THE PRAIRIE: Twin Cities & Western's rare Caterpillar-powered Geeps and a CF-7 slug ply the ex-Milwaukee Road mainline from the prairie to the big city, moving agricultural products for river or rail interchange in the Twin Cities.

In addition to its own tracks, the railroad also rides the rails of the BNSF, Canadian Pacific, Minnesota Commercial and an ex-M&St.L line. The focus is on the railroad's six operations: three are in the city, of which two are on the ex-Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern line; and the others are in the countryside. The westernmost one is in the scenic Minnesota River valley. A sugar beet processing plants is also visited. The video concludes with a 25-minute look back on the railroad's first decade. (DVD - 97 minutes) $29.95 + Shipping
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[MPL] MINNESOTA PRAIRIE LINE: After two years of no service, a Twin Cities & Western train was run on an old Minneapolis & St. Louis line in central Minnesota.

The first part of the video is from the locomotive cab, trailblazing the absolutely decrepit 96-mile line on a cold day in early April, 2002 from its beginning at Norwood to the halfway point near Franklin. The second part looks at the extensive maintenance work performed over that summer to get the track up to 10 mph condition. The third part, on rehabilitated track, follows the first revenue train that was run on October 11, 2002 from Fairfax to Norwood with two ex-TC&W GP-10s painted in Minnesota Prairie Line livery leading 25 covered hoppers. The fourth part follows a MPL train at work in winter over a year after the first revenue train ran. Also includes home video from a contributor of two previous railroad operators.

(DVD - 65 minutes; has DVD-player activated English subtitles for the hearing-impaired) $29.95 + shipping

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[Still There] STILL THERE - Still Standing Railroad Depots & Structures from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest: While passenger depots and steam locomotive roundhouses have largely disappeared, there are still many reminders of that "golden era" scattered across the country. The book takes a look at 609 depots, freighthouses, roundhouses, significant bridges and other railroad structures that still stand in Wisconsin, Minnesota, North & South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Washington. These structures were observed in the 2006-2009 time period.

Also on the CD is information on how to find these structures, including quite a few with GPS coordinates.

The presentation is like looking through a book on a computer. The CD-ROM works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista) & Macs and is self-starting. The images and information can be printed out. $19.95 + Shipping
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[Shortline Steam] SHORTLINE STEAM IN 1950s MINNESOTA: A rare look at often overlooked Minnesota shortlines through black & white and color photos taken in the mid-1950s. The presentation features the Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific’s Consolidations, Mikados and a Pacific; Duluth & Northeastern’s Consolidations, Mogul and 0-6-0 switchers; Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern’s Decapods, Consolidations and Mogul; Minnesota Transfer’s 0-8-0s, 0-6-0s and Moguls; American Steel & Wire’s switchers, Koppers Coke’s switcher, Minneapolis Eastern’s switchers, Hoyt Mining switchers, St. Paul Union Depot’s 0-6-0s and 0-4-0Ts of a quarry operator.

All of the 80 photos were scanned from original 2x4 negatives. The presentation is like looking through a book on a computer. The CD-ROM works in PCs & Macs and is self-starting. Photos can be printed out. $19.95 + Shipping
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[Hudson Bay Line] HUDSON BAY LINE: The rail trip starts in Winnipeg, Manitoba and heads north to Churchill on Hudson Bay. The area is extremely remote country, with the northern part becoming treeless. The depots shown include Dauphin, Portage La Prairie, The Pas, Cantyre, Thompson, Thicket Portage, Cormorant and Churchill. At Flin Flon, the Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Co. is visited and at Thompson, the International Nickel mine & smelter are shown. In the Port of Churchill, the elevators, docks and foreign ships are featured. Maps show the locations.

The album has 83 photos. The presentation is like looking through a book on a computer. The CD-ROM works in PCs & Macs and is self-starting. The CD also has a brochure on the line and it's attractions. Photos can be printed out. $14.95 + Shipping
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[Minnesota Depots] RAILROAD DEPOTS OF MINNESOTA: The Minnesota depots are on the lines of the Canadian National, Chicago Great Western, Chicago & North Western; Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range, Duluth & Northeastern; Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific, Great Northern, Milwaukee Road; Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern, Minneapolis & St. Louis, Northern Pacific, Rock Island, Soo Line and two logging railroads. The photo album has 680 images and in some instances have both the original depot and its replacement. Click on DEPOT LISTING to see what's on the CD. The images come from photos, slides and postcards. The presentation is like looking through a book on a computer. The CD-ROM works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista) & Macs and is self-starting. Images can be printed out. $19.95 + shipping

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[Wisconsin Depots] RAILROAD DEPOTS OF WISCONSIN: The Wisconsin depots are on the lines of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Chicago & North Western; Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee, Green Bay & Western, Milwaukee Road, Northern Pacific and Soo Line. The photo album has 204 images and in some instances have both the original depot and its replacement. Click on DEPOT LISTING to see what's on the CD. The images come from photos, slides and postcards. The presentation is like looking through a book on a computer. The CD-ROM works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista) & Macs and is self-starting. Images can be printed out. $19.95 + shipping

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[Dakota Depots] RAILROAD DEPOTS OF NORTH & SOUTH DAKOTA: The North & South Dakota depots are on the lines of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Chicago & North Western, Great Northern, Illinois Central, Midland Continental, Milwaukee Road, Minneapolis & St. Louis, Northern Pacific, Rock Island and Soo Line. The photo album has 236 images and in some instances have both the original depot and its replacement. Click on DEPOT LISTING to see what's on the CD. The images come from photos, slides and postcards. The presentation is like looking through a book on a computer. The CD-ROM works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista) & Macs and is self-starting. Images can be printed out. $19.95 + shipping

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[Iowa Depots] RAILROAD DEPOTS OF IOWA: The 199 images come from photos, slides and postcards on the lines of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Chicago & North Western, Chicago Great Western, Des Moines & Central Iowa; Ft. Dodge, Des Moines & Southern, Great Northern, Illinois Central, Iowa Traction, Milwaukee Road, Minneapolis & St. Louis, Rock Island, Santa Fe and some union depots.. In some instances, there is the original depot and its replacement. Click on DEPOT LISTING to see what's on the CD.

The presentation is like looking through a book on a computer. The CD-ROM works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista) & Macs and is self-starting. The images can be printed out. $19.95 + Shipping
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All the videos are on DVD (NTSC format, PAL not available). May have problems in some old DVD players.

Some of the Photo/Video/Film Video DVD's have a CD-ROM that has photos used in the video. It is self-starting and is like looking at a book on a computer (PC & Mac).

Return Policy: Any defective DVD or CD-ROM will be replaced upon receipt of the defective item. While a defective DVD or CD will be replaced, there are no monetary refunds since the item could just be copied.

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