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MRL MONTANA MAINLINE PART 2...Helena to Sandpoint
by 7idea Productions

In MRL Montana Mainline Part 2, we return to Helena in the dead of winter as trains prepare to do battle with Mullan Pass. A strong Canadian storm system slammed into the Rockies sending the mercury below zero while a quintet of MRL's EMD SD70ACe's put on a fantastic show shoving heavy trains to the summit. This is a mountain railroading at its best with 2.2% grades, numerous curves and high trestles.
Shot in January and July of 2011, you will see the MRL taking on Mullan Pass in all types of weather as it climbs to the continental divide at Blossburg via the famous Mullan Tunnel. The action doesn't stop there, as trains race west along the 3rd, 4th and 10th subdivisions through the fantastic scenery that is the hallmark of Montana. Catch trains as they follow the course of the Clark Fork River and scale high above the treetops on Evaro Hill. Our tour concludes as we head west through the Bitterroot Mountains along the banks of the Clark Fork to Sandpoint, Idaho where MRL joins BNSF's busy "Funnel."
A great variety of trains run over the line including coal, grain, mixed manifests and MRL's daily gas train. From perfect sunny skies, through thunderstorms and winter's arctic chill, this is a trip to MRL country you won't soon forget! Raw horsepower and beautiful scenery combine again for two great hours of entertainment.

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2 hours 4minutes ColorNarration on/off Widescreen
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BOOKS

The Modelers Annual - Winter 2012

Ken Hamilton builds an almost astounding 1:25 scale A-frame lumber stacker diorama (truck with tall extension on the back to hoist boards onto tall stacks of lumber at mills). Ken has authored many articles for Kalmbach's Finescale Modeler but this thing is a departure from his usual material and one of his very best.
Bob McManus shows how to create the most realistic granite rocks and mountain scenery you have ever seen -- REALLY!
Chuck Doan completes a SUPERB 1:24 abandoned garage diorama and describes, step-by-step, exactly how to recreate most aspects. Close ups are indistinguishable from 1:1 -- something almost nobody else ever has achieved. It is the cover article.
Gordon Birrell, in 1:16 scale, and Marty Jones, in 1:48, build Fordson power shovels (like a steam shovel but powered by a gas powered Fordson tractor). Gordon describes how to scratchbuild the motor, radiator, cowling, and other basic subassemblies to use as the basis for four different Fordson vehicles. Marty tells how he used a few parts from a commercial kit and scratchbuilt the rest of his shovel.
John McGuyer explains how to fabricate brass details and how to work with cast resin and styrene parts, in this case for a 1:32 scale SP reefer. It is a generic primer on how to construct brass parts and tips on wall and roof assembly, not a reefer construction article.
Nick Ogden describes how he built a 1:35 scale structure ... literally brick by brick! He also goes into detail on the scenic treatment. And he shows how to make your own plaster bricks and interlocking brick wall panels. The man has gone mad but the results are superlative.
Finally, three chapters on building with cardstock (heavy paper): First the results of our "build a small card structure" contest. Then Sam Swanson tells how and where he uses cardstock to scratchbuild parts for all kinds of models -- integrating card, styrene, wood, and metal into a single model -- using the best material for each part. Finally, I (Russ Reinberg) reveal my latest discoveries in using inkjet printed cardstock (and art papers) to create extremely realistic, board-by-board models without ever touching a bottle of paint: Just print, cut, assemble, then dab a few spots with pastel chalks and you have a contest quality model.

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Model Railroad Planning 2012

Use the innovative design ideas in Model Railroad Planning 2012 to get your layout plans off to a great start! Discover 11 buildable HO, N, and O scale track plans, practical advice, construction tips, and inspiring features that include:
* Andy Sperandeo’s multi-level 40’ square Santa Fe main line over torturous Cajon Pass
* New techniques for planning trackside structures using digital photos
* A novel double-mushroom design modeling the spectacular Canadian Pacific in British Columbia
* Achieving greater visual depth and space with open-sided structures

Model Railroad Planning 2012 also includes an exclusive BONUS PLANNING BOOKLET!

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New DVDs

Coal Country – The Powder River
by Highball Productions

BNSF & UP haul an amazing quantity of coal out of the Powder River coal basin on BNSF’s Orin Sub. We catch the trains of both roads from Orin Junction to Donkey Creek Junction. The line has had a major upgrade since our last visit due to the sheer volume of traffic. You’ll enjoy side by side runby’s, overtaking and lots of meets.

2 hours 20 minsColorNarration on/off Widescreen
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CHRISTMAS BARGAIN DVDs

PILLARS of SMOKE in the SKY
by Herron Rail Video

PILLARS of SMOKE in the SKY is a unique film about Norfolk and Western steam operation over the famous Blue Ridge Grade in 1957. Filmed with the cooperation of N&W management, producer E. C. Eddy was given full access to the line, yards and was allowed to ride aboard the Y class helper and pusher engines as they moved heavy coal trains from Roanoke to the top of the grade. No other film of N&W has the on-train perspectives that Mr. Eddy captured on 16mm film. The DVD has chapters.

45 minsColorNarration
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Tracks of the Beaver
Canadian Pacific through the Rockies & Selkirks
by Highball Productions

Join us for the trip of a lifetime along Canadian Pacific's main line through the stunning scenery of Canada's Rocky and Selkirk Mountains. Enjoy the scenery, the wildlife - bear, elk, mountain goats, mountain sheep, bald eagles and osprey. Take a side trip to Moraine Lake & Lake Louise, the Takakkaw Falls, Johnston Canyon & Mount Revelstoke then ride the cab through Mount Macdonald tunnel. See the trains in spectacular scenic locations - Morant's Curve, Ottertail Curve and Stoney Creek bridge. This is a program for the entire family, one you will want to watch over and over!

85 minsColorNarration
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Along The Animas River
by Highball Productions

Exciting narrow gauge steam action in the spectacular scenery of Colorado's Animas River Canyon. A fall Durango & Silverton photographers special provides both sunny and moody, atmospheric weather, and a winter special has glorious sunshine with deep snow. K-28 2-8-2 #478 is the power for the specials, and K-36 2-8-2's are in charge of the regular passenger trains.

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RAILS & THE MOTHER ROAD
- A Route 66 Rail Adventure
by Highball Productions

Well, this one's a bit different. Elrond Lawrence's book "Route 66 Railway" convinced me that I should go take a look and see what was left of Route 66's artifacts.
Disc 1 takes a look at California, from San Bernardino, over Cajon, through Victorville to Barstow, and across the Mojave to Needles and the bridge at Topok.
Disc 2 takes a look at Arizona, from Kingman Canyon to Flagstaff and on to Canyon Diablo, Winslow, Holbrook and the the NM border at Lupton. In addition to the trains, you'll see neon, abandoned gas stations, tourist traps and restored depots.

2 DVD Set3 HoursColorNarrationWidescreen
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Day of The Spreader
by BA Productions

The U P's Conner Summit line crosses the Sierra Nevada at over 7000 feet. Harsh winters, below freezing temperatures, snow falls of 48 inches per day and up to 65 feet a year, create difficulties in keeping this vital pass open. When the snow gets too high for the Flangers, the spreader is deployed. Large snow drifts are shoved off banks and bridges clearing the path for new snow falls. With the nose blade down, the wings extended and a little speed, the Spreader can move a mountain of snow.

60 minsColorNarration
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Steam Over La Veta Pass
by Highball Productions

Ex Lake Superior & Ishpeming 2-8-0 #18 struts her stuff on a photo freight over Colorado's La Veta Pass in May, 2008. You'll see the locomotive being serviced, some awesome runby's and some of the ride from the caboose. Exciting steam action

75 minsColorNarration on/off
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