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Classic train DVDs produced from original historic railroad film. Sunday River’s historic rail videos are produced and edited in house. Where necessary, accurate sound has been added for realistic effect. Scrupulous historic research, brings you trackside in eras long gone by. Sunday River’s classic train DVDs are known world wide as the most comprehensive and authoritative available.

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Geared Steam Locos: Six Logging Lines - Recent Release!

Steam Logging

Ride deep into mountain country to watch steam logging operations. Witness tiny but might geared engines dwarfed by the giant loads they moved.

FEATURING THE RELEASE “GEARED STEAM LOCOS”:

With their ability to negotiate less than perfect tracks and climb steep grades, geared steam locomotives were generally used where tight curves restricted the use of conventional rigid frame steam locos and engine speed was not a factor.

Geared Steam Locos: Six Logging Lines - Recent Release!

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Geared Steam Locos: Six Logging Lines - Recent Release!

$39.95

With their ability to negotiate less than perfect track work and climb steep grades, geared steam locomotives were generally used where tight curves restricted the use of conventional rigid frame steam locos and engine speed was not a factor. 

This anthology brings you three types of gritty geared locomotives running on six different logging lines. Animations show the types of geared motive power that enabled Shays, Climaxes and Heislers to muscle up steep grades of 5-6% that would have defeated conventional steam. 

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Travel deep into mountain logging country in California, British Columbia and West Virginia to witness these locos dwarfed by the tall trees they bore out of the woods, fording streams and crossing trestles. Plenty of newly released footage of vintage, working rail. Some of these locos still operate today on scenic lines—a must for all fans of steam logging!  

Cinematography by railroad greats Glenn Beier, Guy Brant, Mac Owen, and August A. Thieme.

1 hour 16 minutes

Lines featured:

  • Pickering Lumber Co.

  • West Side Flume & Lumber

  • Feather River Railway

  • Hillcrest Lumber Co., Vancouver, Canada

  • Meadow River Lumber Co., West Virginia

  • Ely-Thomas Lumber Co., West Virginia