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REAL RAILROADING! The world’s oldest and largest source for historic railroad videos.

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.

View our catalog by clicking on the historic railroad video categories. Our extensive classic rail catalog is being re-mastered on DVD so that access to these treasured train journeys will not be lost. We carry a full range of historic rail and even a “must-have” model railroad DVD. 

We hold ourselves to the tradition of excellence that was established by founder Alva Morrison, a passionate train enthusiast who researched and narrated the films – and occasionally rode the rails with the camera himself. We eagerly solicit your comments. If what you receive from us isn't better than expected, send it back for full refund or exchange. 

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Zephyr Adventures 2-Set

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Zephyr Adventures 2-Set

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Zephyr Adventures 2-Set

$74.90

Burlington Zephyrs: This is the story of the passenger train that changed the face of America. Railroading was never again the same after Burlington president Ralph Budd sent his pioneer Zephyr hurtling down the rails, non-stop from Denver to Chicago, 1017 miles in 785 minutes.

Rio Grande Zephyr: Main Line Thru the Rockies: The Rio Grande Zephyr held on to its independence from 1970 until 1983, keeping alive the legacy of the California Zephyr, as Amtrak was getting started.  With connections at either end in Denver and Ogden, Utah, it traversed majestic mountain ranges and deserts making train travel over the spine of the Rockies both beautiful and luxurious.

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Burlington Zephyrs

This is not only the story of that run, photographed from the ground, the air and on board, but also the story of Burlington's all all stainless fleet: Twin Zephyrs, The Denver Zephyr, The California Zephyr and another dozen Zephyrs. It shows the beginnings of internal combustion passenger trains and includes Budd's only major competitor, The Union Pacific all aluminum M-10,000. The final scenes of the California Zephyr on Soldier Summit and in The Feather River Canyon include some of the best color footage we have.

48 minutes

Rio Grande Zephyr

Zephyr on the Front Range: The Rio Grande Zephyr climbs 4000 feet in 49 miles, boring through 28 tunnels on its journey from Denver up the sheer eastern escarpment of the Rockies to the Moffat Tunnel. Zephyr in the Canyons: From the Moffat Tunnel, the Rio Grande Zephyr rumbles westward through Gore Canyon, along the Colorado River down Glenwood Canyon and De Beque Canyon. Hear the echoes of the whistle rebound between 1000 foot vertical canyon walls. Zephyr in the Wasatch: The Rio Grande Zephyr departs Ogden on the eastbound run. Trackside and on-board shots alternate as the train climbs up Spanish Fork Canyon, winds over Soldier Summit, down Price River Canyon and across the desert as the setting sun lights the red canyon walls.

33 minutes