Name: The Funnel [BNSF Spokane, WA to Sandpoint, ID] @7ideaproductions
Uploaded: 2026-09-20T08:17:00-05:00
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Description: The Funnel [BNSF Spokane, WA to Sandpoint, ID]

The Funnel [BNSF Spokane, WA to Sandpoint, ID]

7idea Productions 2026-09-20 | The Funnel [BNSF Spokane, WA to Sandpoint, ID]

Through the Oregon Cascades Part 2

7idea Productions 2024-03-02 | [Originally released on DVD in 2016]
In the high country of central Oregon, Union Pacific trains sprint along the east side of the Cascade Mountains on a route originally run by the Southern Pacific. In Part 2 of this exciting series, we follow the Cascade Subdivision for 108 miles between Cascade Summit and Klamath Falls. With easy grades and gentle curves, this is a racetrack with speeds of up to 60mph for freight and 80mph for passengers.

Heavy manifest trains head south with lumber from the Pacific Northwest. Double stacks, grain, crude oil trains, the Gilchrist Local, and Amtrak’s Coast Starlight head back and forth through the beautiful countryside. Adding to the interesting mix of traffic, BNSF runs via trackage rights between Chemult and Klamath Falls.

In addition to the steady flow of trains, witness a Jordan Spreader at work pushing back the snow banks between winter storms. See brand new Tier 4 GEVOS making their first revenue runs over the Cascade Line, plus Canadian Pacific, Amtrak heritage power, and a GE center cab switcher at work on the Klamath Northern. Shot in all seasons over an eight year period between 2008 and 2016, the amazing journey continues through the Oregon Cascades.

This program is available on DVD, Blu-ray, Streaming, and Digital Download with Vimeo on Demand by visiting 7ideaproductions.com. 7ideaproductions.com/products/through-the-oregon-cascades-part-2?_pos=2&_sid=5f01f40df&_ss=r

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0:00 Intro
3:26 Map
5:10 Cascade Summit
13:11 Crescent Lake
15:50 Mowich
19:53 Gilchrist Junction
30:31 Chemult
49:08 Diamond Lake
52:17 Yamsay
1:00:24 Lenz
1:05:53 Klamath Marsh
1:07:28 Kirk
1:13:59 Calimus
1:19:16 UP 8001 Jordan Spreader
1:33:35 Chiloquin
1:49:37 Modoc Point
1:56:59 Klamath Lake
2:05:21 Algoma
2:09:55 Wocus
2:11:31 Klamath Falls

Canadas Thompson Canyon [CP and CN in Summer and Winter]

7idea Productions 2024-02-24 | [Originally released on DVD in 2017]

The Thompson River cuts through the rugged country of south central British Columbia, Canada. Its wild and scenic course proved to be the best route for building a transcontinental railway and today is used by both the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National.

Continuing the journey that began in Canada’s Fraser Canyon, we follow the Thompson River for 95 miles between Lytton and Kamloops. Both railways operate jointly over much of the territory with eastbounds using Canadian Pacific’s Thompson Subdivision and westbounds using Canadian National’s Ashcroft Sub.

Shot in both summer and winter, the stunning scenery and stark seasonal contrast is enhanced by the sight and sound of heavy main line trains. Massive coal, grain, and potash trains share the rails with long double stacks and mixed manifests. Canada’s Rocky Mountaineer adds to the wide variety of trains. CN’s new Tier 4 GE’s are viewed working along side classic cowl bodied C-40-8M’s! Illinois Central and BC Rail units create an interesting assortment of motive power along with Canadian Pacific’s fleet of modern GE’s. This is your front row seat to Canada’s Thompson Canyon!

This program was shot between July 2016 and January 2017.
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0:00 Intro
1:43 Map
3:56 Lytton
11:11 Cape Horn Tunnel and Sheds (CN)
18:45 Morris (CN)
24:45 Drynoch (CP)
28:14 Skoonka Tunnels (CN)
39:29 Spences Bridge
51:59 Moran (CN)
56:47 Martel Tunnels (CN)
58:01 Toketic (CP)
1:04:47 Basque
1:09:50 Ashcroft
1:26:06 McAbee (CN)
1:28:06 Semlin (CP)
1:31:32 Savona
1:35:23 Kamloops Lake
1:36:51 Kamloops

Canadas Fraser Canyon [CP and CN in Summer and Winter]

7idea Productions 2024-02-17 | [Originally released on DVD in 2017]
Travel with 7idea Productions to beautiful British Columbia, Canada where both Canadian Pacific and Canadian National traverse the rugged Fraser Canyon. Cutting a deep swath through the Cascade Range, this is an important link in the trans-Canada rail network connecting Vancouver with Montreal.

This program follows each line’s course along opposite banks of the Fraser River between Hope and the confluence with the Thompson River at Lytton. These competing railways operate jointly in the canyon. Eastbound trains use Canadian Pacific’s Cascade and Thompson Subdivisions, while westbounds travel over Canadian National’s Ashcroft and Yale Subs.

One of the many highlights of the canyon are the Cisco Bridges where both railways cross the river with the CN flying over the CP. Our summer and winter visits reveal the grand seasonal contrast of the canyon’s appearance. Add to that a great variety of trains from hot shot intermodals, to coal, grain, potash, mixed merchandise, and the Rocky Mountaineer and you will know why railfans the world over love visiting Canada’s Fraser Canyon!

This program was shot between July 2016 and January 2017.

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0:00 Intro
2:28 Map
5:08 Katz (CP)
6:39 Cheam View (CN)
9:12 Hope (CP and CN)
14:07 Yale (CP)
19:04 Yale Tunnels (CP and CN)
34:28 Spuzzum (CP)
38:56 Chapman's Bar Tunnel (CN)
42:22 Hellsgate (CP)
44:23 North Bend/Boston Bar (CP and CN)
1:04:33 Kanaka (CP)
1:07:34 Conrad (CN)
1:13:29 Cisco Bridges
1:27:47 Fraser River Bridge 10 (CN)
1:28:27 Lytton (CP and CN)

Winter on Donner Pass

7idea Productions 2024-02-03 | Originally released in 2018 on DVD.
Journey high into California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains for a stunning look at winter operations over Donner Pass. As Pacific storms dump heavy snow, Union Pacific battles to keep trains rolling.

Get a taste of what it is like to be trackside in the midst of winter’s fury. Long stack trains, heavy manifests, and Amtrak’s California Zephyr share the rails with an army of snow fighting equipment including flangers, spreaders, and the mighty rotaries.

Beginning at Colfax, trains climb toward the snow zone at Blue Cañon, then on to Truckee on rails once covered almost completely by snow sheds. Extra time is spent near the summit at Soda Springs and Norden where man and machine are put to the test against the elements. This is mountain railroading and snow fighting rolled into one exciting presentation!

Shot over four separate winters including the big snow of 2011, this is your front-row seat to “Winter on Donner Pass!”

This program is available on DVD, Blu-ray, streaming and download with Vimeo on Demand by visiting 7ideaproductions.com. 7ideaproductions.com/products/winter-on-donner-pass?_pos=2&_sid=a21554ae8&_ss=r

0:00 Intro
2:12 Map
3:57 Colfax
8:25 The Leslie Type Rotary Snow Plow
10:51 Blue Canyon
15:22 Emigrant Gap
17:44 Switch 9
18:25 Yuba Pass
29:26 Tunnel 27
31:21 Crystal Lake
33:11 Shed 10
37:59 Cisco
41:15 Troy Cut
47:41 Troy
55:25 A "Herd of Dozers" Milepost 189
1:00:37 Soda Springs
1:12:34 Norden
1:26:07 Testing the SPMW 207 Rotary
1:37:08 Tunnel 41 "The Big Hole"
1:41:55 Shed 47
1:44:23 Andover
1:52:03 Truckee
1:59:53 Closing

Cajon Pass [BNSFs Cajon Subdivision]

7idea Productions 2024-01-27 | Originally released in 2011, this is a look at Cajon Pass not long after the third main line was completed by BNSF. This is big-time railroading pre PTC (Positive Train Control) and PSR (Precision Scheduled Railroading).

We will begin in San Bernardino first thing in the morning and head east over the summit and through the Mojave Desert to Barstow.

A great variety of trains are featured including mixed manifests, auto racks, coal and piggyback trains. We will visit famous locations such as Sullivan’s Curve, the Mormon Rocks, the daylighted tunnels at Alray and much more.

There is plenty of action on BNSF’s new triple track main plus UP trains on the former SP Palmdale Cutoff, making a total of four main lines over Cajon! The high density of trains, noteworthy scenery and numerous photo locations has made this THE destination for railfans from all over the world.

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0:00 Intro
2:54 Map
3:42 San Bernardino
7:21 Cargill Elevators
10:40 Devore
13:09 Keenbrook
22:15 Swarthout Canyon
25:50 Cajon
29:46 Sullivan's Curve
41:15 Mormon Rocks
47:02 Stein's Hill
49:19 Walker (Named for Chard Walker)
52:07 Former Tunnels at Alray
59:27 Milepost 58
1:01:25 Hill 582
1:18:09 Silverwood
1:28:38 Summit
1:39:17 Martinez
1:41:35 Natural Crossover
1:43:33 Frost
1:45:15 Victorville
1:46:07 Lower Mojave River Narrows
1:48:32 Oro Grande
1:49:37 Helendale
1:51:06 Hodge
1:55:16 Barstow

East to Laramie [Union Pacific through Wyoming]

7idea Productions 2024-01-20 | For over 150 years Union Pacific’s transcontinental main line has played a key roll in the growth and prosperity of the nation. Since the driving of the golden spike at Promontory, Utah, the prairies of southern Wyoming have been alive with the humming of steel wheels.

7idea Productions takes you on a tour of Union Pacific’s Rawlins and Laramie Subdivisions between Green River and Laramie. This rarely visited portion of the Overland Route sees over fifty trains per day. The double track main line follows the route of the Overland Stage crossing the Continental Divide three times through Wyoming’s Great Divide Basin.

We will begin at historic Green River and head east for 250 miles. Watch coal being delivered to the Jim Bridger Power Plant and its origin at the Black Butte Mine. Then we cross over the Continental Divide to Wamsutter, then again at Creston and Hadsell before arriving at Rawlins. Entering the Laramie Sub, we will continue east passing the refinery at Sinclair and around the northeast side of the Medicine Bow Mountains before arriving at Laramie. This is two-and-one-half hours of great main line action over a portion of UP’s original stomping grounds! Join us now as we head East to Laramie!

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0:00 Intro
2:50 Map
4:16 Green River
12:52 Kanda
15:09 Rock Springs
17:09 Baxter
20:16 Salt Wells
24:33 Thayer
30:25 Point of Rocks
44:56 Hallville
48:05 Black Buttes
51:57 Black Buttes Drag Line
1:00:21 Jim Bridger Power Plant
1:03:56 Patrick Draw
1:05:38 Bitter Creek
1:10:40 Table Rock
1:14:21 Tipton
1:18:08 Red Desert
1:13:31 Wamsutter
1:21:30 Latham Road (MP 716)
1:24:02 Creston
1:31:45 Hadsell
1:39:31 Rawlins
1:48:28 Sinclair
1:51:18 Ft Steele
1:55:10 Walcott
1:56:23 Durrant
1:57:52 Hanna
1:59:05 Como
2:00:26 Medicine Bow
2:03:33 Wilcox
2:08:13 Lower Pine Ridge
2:16:25 Cooper Lake
2:19:38 Howell
2:20:33 Laramie

Winter on Stevens Pass

7idea Productions 2024-01-13 | Great Northern’s historic crossing of Stevens Pass has never been easy. The first two months of 2020 proved particularly harsh as “Old Man Winter” relentlessly pounded BNSF’s Scenic Subdivision with a barrage of winter storms. This provided the perfect setting for capturing trains in punishing arctic conditions.

On the west side, we will visit Skykomish, which lies at the base of the mountain grade. From here, trains dig in for the 2.2% climb across the Foss River Trestle, over the icy waters of Deception Creek, and into Scenic and the west bore of the 7.8-mile-long Cascade Tunnel.

On the east side, trains emerge back into the wintry setting at the east portal of the Cascade Tunnel. From Berne, it’s a stiff 2.2% descending grade to Merritt and Winton as the railroad navigates the foothills of the Cascades. Leaving the snow zone behind, we will tour the former railroad town of Leavenworth, which has been transformed into a Bavarian village decorated in Christmas lights for most of the winter. Bundle up and get ready for a chilling railroad adventure!

This program is available on DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Digital Download or streaming with Vimeo on Demand by visiting 7ideaproductions.com. 7ideaproductions.com/products/winter-on-stevens-pass?_pos=2&_sid=5479354c7&_ss=r

0:00 Intro
3:29 Map
6:31 Index
10:22 Baring
11:33 South Fork Skykomish River
12:57 Miller River
14:29 Skykomish
30:12 Gold Bar
35:06 East Skykomish
39:01 Foss River Trestle
49:11 Deception Creek
52:13 Scenic
59:13 West Portal Cascade Tunnel
09:49 East Portal Cascade Tunnel
1:15:17 The Slot (Nason Creek Bridge)
1:17:07 Merritt
1:24:19 Nason Creek
1:25:40 Winton
1:27:26 Tumwater Dam
1:28:23 Wenatchee River Bridge
1:34:27 Leavenworth

Across Arizona Part 2 [BNSFS ARIZONA MAIN LINE]

7idea Productions 2024-01-06 | Originally released on DVD in 2014

In part 2 of this two-part series, we continue our trek across the Grand Canyon State between Williams Junction and Lupton, at the New Mexico border.

Beginning at Williams Junction we explore BNSF's Seligman Subdivision east through Flagstaff while a fast moving snowstorm blows over the Arizona Divide. The weather improves as we follow the Southern Transcon over Canyon Diablo Bridge and through the big sag into Winslow Yard.

The high mountain forests transition into open country accented by the vividly shaded badlands of the Painted Desert as trains head east over the Gallup Sub to the New Mexico border. We will visit locations such as Joseph City, Holbrook, Arntz, Adamana, and Coronado Junction, before reaching the state line beneath the beautiful rock cliffs at Lupton. Intermodal, manifest, grain, and coal trains ply the rails on this busy corridor.

Seeing over seventy trains per day, this is one of the most popular railfan destinations in the west!

This program is available on DVD, Blu-ray, and Digital Download or Streaming with Vimeo on Demand by visiting 7ideaproductions.com. 7ideaproductions.com/products/across-arizona-part-2

0:00 Intro
1:42 Map
2:44 Williams Junction
10:19 Maine
12:05 Bellemont
15:50 Flagstaff
18:51 Mc Phetridge
21:21 Cosnino
23:33 Darling
28:31 Canyon Diablo Bridge
35:37 Sunshine
42:48 Winslow
49:25 Cholla Power Plant
52:29 Holbrook
1:01:39 Arntz
1:09:00 The Painted Desert (Adamana)
1:13:30 Pinta
1:15:54 Coronado Junction
1:18:52 Chambers
1:20:41 Lupton

Across Arizona Part 1 [BNSFS ARIZONA MAIN LINE]

7idea Productions 2023-12-30 | Originally released on DVD in 2014, this is the first of a two-part series covering BNSF's Transcontinental Main Line across Arizona. We begin our tour of the former Santa Fe line at Needles, California and end at Williams Junction, Arizona where the Grand Canyon Railway takes riders to the breathtaking south rim of the Grand Canyon.

Big trains running through breathtaking scenery of the American Southwest is what this program is all about!

You can own this on DVD, Blu-ray, stream or download a digital copy by visiting 7ideaproductions.com. 7ideaproductions.com/products/across-arizona-part-1

0:00 Intro
1:56 Map
2:57 West4 Needles, CA
9:17 Needles, CA
14:11 Topock, CA
27:37 Frankonia, AZ
30:31 Haviland
33:38 Yucca
35:56 East Griffith
43:08 Kingman Canyon
53:29 Kingman
56:41 Getz
57:54 Hackberry
58:52 Valentine
1:01:42 Crozier Canyon
1:09:30 Nelson Canyon
1:14:40 West Pica
1:16:43 Chino Point view of Aubrey Valley
1:21:11 Route 66 at Seligman
1:28:33 Crookton
1:29:55 Eagle Nest
1:31:44 Doublea
1:38:07 Perrin
1:42:27 Grand Canyon Railway
1:46:33 Williams Junction

Over Sherman Hill [Union Pacifics Laramie Sub]

7idea Productions 2023-12-23 | Originally released on DVD in 2013, This program takes a look at Union Pacific's legendary main line between Cheyenne and Laramie, Wyoming.

In Southeast Wyoming, the Laramie Mountains mark the division between the Great Plains and the Rockies. Rising to over 9,500 feet above sea-level, the transition from prairie to mountains is subtle, except for the Sherman Granite rock outcroppings which dominate the landscape. Three sets of steel rails twist and wind through this remarkable setting with a history dating back to the First Transcontinental Railroad.

0:00 Intro
2:12 Map
3:38 Cheyenne
9:23 Wycon
11:54 Borie
17:17 Otto and Emkay
20:00 Granite
27:16 Buford
31:17 Sherman
34:11 Ames Monument
34:59 Dale
37:37 Dale Junction
53:40 Hermosa Tunnel
1:02:00 Hermosa
1:05:43 Tye Siding
1:11:36 Colores
1:14:45 Forelle
1:17:03 East Speer
1:18:08 Speer
1:21:07 Harriman
1:24:10 Perkins
1:29:27 Dale Cut
1:35:34 Hermosa Junction
1:38:24 Red Buttes
1:39:26 Laramie

The Wasatch Grade [Union Pacific Ogden, UT to Green River, WY]

7idea Productions 2023-12-16 | Originally released on DVD in 2016, take a tour of Union Pacific's Evanston Subdivision between Ogden, Utah and Green River, Wyoming. Highlights include scenic Weber and Echo Canyons, UP's classic roundhouse at Evanston, WY, and cleaning up a derailment that wiped out both main tracks west of Green River at Peru. As a bonus, see historic footage of Big Boy 4014's return to the Wasatch Mountains on its journey to Cheyenne for restoration in 2014.

This program is available on DVD, Blu-ray plus Streaming and Digital Download with Vimeo on Demand by visiting 7ideaproductions.com.
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0:00 Intro
2:40 Map
4:40 Ogden
15:58 Uintah
22:32 Weber Canyon
28:15 Mountain Green
30:45 Tunnel Hollow
34:02 Taggarts
37:17 Devil's Slide
40:01 Henefer
41:12 Echo
44:31 Echo Canyon
58:29 Emory
1:04:10 Castle Rock
1:12:12 Old Summit Tunnel
1:15:13 Wahsatch
1:24:51 Telegraph Poles Marking Mileposts
1:27:54 Evanston
1:36:03 Millis
1:38:28 Bear River City site
1:39:41 Near Altamont
1:40:45 Ragan
1:44:09 Leroy
1:47:46 Carter
1:57:45 Wreck at Peru
2:01:13 Granger
2:10:58 Trona Mines
2:12:27 Bryan
2:15:10 Peru
2:20:56 Green River
2:28:48 Big Boy 2014 Return to Steam

Columbia River Gorge Part 2

7idea Productions 2023-12-09 | Originally released on DVD in 2011, BNSF trains race along the scenic Columbia River Gorge between Pasco and Vancouver, Washington.

We will begin at BNSF's hump yard at Pasco and head west to the busy Vancouver Station.

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0:00
2:10 Map
3:06 Pasco
5:40 SP&S Junction
7:36 Hover
9:52 Yellepit
11:25 McNary Dam
14:17 Paterson
18:15 MP 165
20:46 Roosevelt
26:24 Sundale
27:37 Bates
34:53 Goodnoe
42:47 Towal
44:44 John Day Dam
48:16 Cliffs
52:13 Hewett
55:36 Stonehenge WWI Memorial
56:58 Maryhill
1:05:43 Wishram
1:14:20 Avery
1:18:27 The Dalles
1:20:28 Lyle
1:25:04 Tunnel 7
1:30:12 Bingen
1:35:55 Owl Rock Tunnel
1:37:00 Drano Tunnel
1:37:53 Windy Point
1:39:28 Home Valley
1:42:15 Stevenson
1:46:11 North Bonneville Tunnel
1:48:25 Bonneville Dam
1:49:29 Prindle
1:50:30 Cape Horn
1:53:25 Washugal
1:55:18 Vancouver
2:04:50 SP Daylight 4449's 70'th Anniversary Run

Union Pacifics Gila Sub Preview 4k

7idea Productions 2023-12-05 | Our latest DVD release is now available!
Union Pacific's Gila Subdivision covers over 250 miles of the former Southern Pacific's Sunset Route between Yuma and Tucson, Arizona.
Filmed in April of 2023, you get a front-row seat to all the action on the busy Union Pacific main line!
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Columbia River Gorge Trains [Part 1 Union Pacific]

7idea Productions 2023-12-02 | Originally released on DVD in 2011, Union Pacific's Portland Subdivision follows the majestic Columbia River between Portland and Hinkle.

Many manifest trains make their way to and from UP’s classification yard at Hinkle while expedited intermodal trains race between western ports in Portland, Tacoma and Seattle to major hubs in and around Chicago.

This water-level route through the Cascade Mountains is ideal for long, heavy trains. Add the breath-taking scenery found along the gorge and you have the perfect recipe for great train watching. See UP's mighty SD90 MACs pounding the rails with 130 car potash trains, ES45AC's on the point of long double-stack trains, vintage geeps in local service and much more!

This program was shot between June, 2011 and February, 2012. It is available on DVD, Blu-ray, and streaming with Vimeo on Demand by visiting 7ideaproductions.com.https://www.7ideaproductions.com/products/columbia-river-gorge-part-1-union-pacifics-portland-sub?_pos=1&_sid=3a6c8e092&_ss=r

0:00 Intro
2:13 Map
2:42 Portland
8:55 Troutdale
16:35 Crown Point
19:08 Bridal Veil
26:07 Multnomah Falls
28:53 Dodson
32:10 Bonneville
36:09 Cascade Locks
42:27 Viento State Park
44:15 Meno
47:52 Hood River
54:31 Mosier
57:10 McClure Lake
1:01:06 Rowena
1:03:50 The Dalles
1:10:51 Oregon Trunk Junction
1:14:57 Celilo Drawbridge (BNSF)
1:19:04 Biggs Junction
1:27:54 Rufus
1:30:50 John Day Dam
1:40:54 Blalock
1:43:20 Arlington
1:45:35 Heppner Junction
1:50:15 Boardman
1:53:58 Hinkle

Tehachapi [Union Pacifics Mojave Sub]

7idea Productions 2023-11-25 | Originally released on DVD in 2012, follow the former Southern Pacific's crossing of the Tehachapi Mountains in Southern California. The crown feature is the famous Tehachapi Loop where trains loop over themselves to maintain a manageable grade. Trains have wrapped around this engineering marvel for over 150 years!

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0:00 Intro
1:38 Map
2:16 Kern Junction
6:03 Sandcut
11:20 Bena
20:00 Caliente Creek Narrows
22:22 Caliente
34:32 Tunnel 1
38:13 Tunnel 2
47:28 Bealville
1:02:07 Tunnels 3, 4, 5
1:18:01 Rowen
1:20:44 Woodford
1:24:12 Tehachapi Loop
1:49:28 Tunnel 10
1:50:47 Marcel
1:53:54 Tunnel 15-16
1:55:34 Tunnel 17
1:57:16 Cable
2:02:59 Tehachapi
2:06:07 Summit
2:08:02 Monolith
2:11:33 Camron
2:14:13 High Above Mojave
2:17:29 MP 377 Signal Bridge
2:21:47 Mojave

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Across the Utah Desert [Union Pacifics Green River Sub]

7idea Productions 2023-11-18 | Taken from our 2013 DVD release, explore this remote and beautiful railroad main line framed by the majestic Book Cliffs between Grand Junction, Colorado and Helper, Utah.
Hike into Ruby Canyon and see Amtrak's California Zephyr rolling beneath giant sandstone cliffs. Watch heavy Union Pacific coal trains climbing the grade at Thompson Cut. The scenic highlight of the route is the thirty-seven mile Cane Creek Branch near Moab that twists and winds between Arches and Canyonlands National Park.

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0:00 Intro
2:29 Map
4:29 Grand Junction
12:07 Fruita
13:55 Mack
15:58 Ruby Canyon
27:13 Utahline
32:19 Cisco
36:00 Elba
40:23 Thompson Cut
45:30 Thompson Springs
47:10 Cane Creek Branch
1:10:53 Brendel
1:11:57 Floy
1:13:47 Solitude
1:20:30 Green River
1:25:04 Desert
1:26:58 Vista
1:31:17 Woodside
1:32:09 Cedar
1:36:36 Mounds
1:38:36 Sunnyside Branch
1:47:41 Wash
1:49:31 Castle Valley
1:50:35 Savage Coal
1:53:36 Maxwell
1:55:56 Helper

Marias Pass [BNSF in Montanas Magnificent Rockies]

7idea Productions 2023-11-11 | Originally released on DVD in 2009, take a tour of BNSF's very scenic Hi-Line Subdivision through the Rocky Mountains of Northwestern Montana. The railroad skirts the southern boundary of Glacier National Park, twisting along the Flathead River and climbing through tunnels and snow sheds. Shot in mid-October, the season transforms from fall to winter.

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0:00 Intro
3:06 Map
4:05 Whitefish
11:11 Columbia Falls
14:11 Bad Rock Canyon
16:00 Coram
18:10 Johnston's Curve
20:42 Belton
22:02 Tunnel 4
26:42 Tunnel 3.8
28:27 Nyack
32:35 Red Eagle
35:17 Stanton Creek
37:57 Paola
38:18 Essex
45:15 Sheep Creek Trestle
47:24 Java East
52:46 Show Shed 10.5
59:26 The Burned Shed
1:05:10 Marias
1:13:08 Continental Divide
1:15:03 Summit East
1:16:56 False Summit
1:17:29 Bison West
1:24:15 East Glacier
1:25:58 Two Medicine Bridge
1:26:37 Grizzly
1:31:52 Spotted Robe
1:34:08 Browning
1:37:00 Blackfoot
1:38:22 SP Daylight 4449 in Montana and Idaho

Into the Feather River Canyon

7idea Productions 2023-11-03 | This is one of our first productions from 2009. Union Pacific trains rolling through the incredibly scenic Feather River Canyon from Oroville to Portola, California.

While on location in the spring and summer of 2009, the Feather River Canyon was busy with a nearly constant parade of stack trains in addition to auto racks and manifest trains. The following year would see a significant reduction of traffic after UP re-routed their intoermodal trains over nearby Donner Pass.

In addition to the UP, BNSF trackage rights trains also use the line as part of their Inside Gateway route, adding to th evariety of trains. We will visit one of the most recognized railroad landmarks in the world: the famous Keddie Wye suspended above the canyon. See the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola and the UP 844 steam locomotive making a special appearance.

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0:00 Intro
2:49 Map
3:25 Oroville
5:06 Feather River
8:16 James
18:25 West Side Bridge
20:13 Intake
22:09 Poe
23:29 Tunnel 9
26:06 Pulga
31:53 Rock Creek Trestle
35:30 Tobin
38:36 Rock Creek Dam
40:44 Honeymoon Tunnels
43:42 Rich Bar
48:11 Serpentine Canyon
56:47 Virgilia
1:00:44 Paxton
1:02:22 Tunnel 32
1:04:20 Keddie Wye
1:09:33 Keddie
1:12:04 Quincy Junction
1:17:48 Chandler Creek Trestle
1:18:33 Williams Loop
1:24:29 Spring Garden
1:27:37 Sloat
1:30:18 Layman Camp Rd
1:32:35 Blairsden
1:33:45 Clio Trestle
1:36:49 Portola
1:41:26 UP 844

Farewell MRL Part 4 DVD Preview

7idea Productions 2023-11-01 | This is the final episode in our four-part series covering the last years of the Montana Rail Link. Follow the eastern end of the line between Logan and Laurel Yard. The major obstacle between those two points is Bozeman Pass, where manned helpers are still called on to assist trains to the top.
This program is available on DVD, Blu-ray and 4k Vimeo on Demand by visiting 7ideaproductions.com.
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Through the Shadow of Mt Shasta [Redding, CA to Klamath Falls, OR]

7idea Productions 2023-10-28 | Big trains in breathtaking mountain scenery!
Originally released on DVD in 2016, follow Union Pacific trains over the former SP main line from Redding, California to Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Watch trains crossing the massive Redding Trestle and winding through the Sacramento River Canyon to Dunsmuir. At this point, the heavy mountain grade begins as trains climb around the base of Mt Shasta.

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0:00 Intro
2:03 Map
4:34 Redding, CA
12:50 Shasta Lake
16:22 Tunnel 3
19:08 Salt Creek Bridge
22:48 Lakehead
25:48 Lamoine
30:05 Gibson
33:54 Sims
37:27 Castella
40:02 Castle Crag
41:44 Dunsmuir
55:15 North Dunsmuir
1:00:43 Shasta Retreat
1:02:29 Cantara Loop
1:14:42 Mott
18:55 Azalia
1:21:42 Mt Shasta
1:25:14 Black Butte
1:32:01 Hotlum
1:37:42 Dry Canyon Viaduct
1:48:25 Andesite
1:51:42 Cougar
1:54:35 Grass Lake
2:00:51 Kegg
2:03:47 Mount Hebron
2:08:33 Macdoel
2:14:40 Dorris
2:19:01 State Line
2:20:00 Worden, OR
2:22:35 Texum
2:25:43 Kladd
2:30:06 Klamath Falls

BNSFs Kootenai River Sub [Through Idaho and Montana]

7idea Productions 2023-10-20 | [Originally released on DVD in 2014] Visit BNSF's busy Northern Transcon between Sandpoint, Idaho and Whitefish, Montana. Heavy trains rolling through the rugged mountains just south of the Canadian border. The top of the grade is the seven mile-long Flathead Tunnel.
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0:00 Intro
2:35 Map
3:52 Sandpoint, Idaho
8:41 Sandpoint Diamond
14:27 Colburn
17:09 Elmira
20:49 Naples
25:01 Deep Creek Bridge
27:58 Deep Creek (UP)
30:16 Bonners Ferry
38:48 CP1366.3
41:05 Kootenai River Canyon
43:13 East Crossport
46:50 Leonia
48:56 Yakt
52:31 West Troy
55:08 East Troy
58:44 Tunnel 6
1:00:34 Kootenai Falls
1:03:16 Libby, Montana
1:07:06 Ripley
1:15:09 Jennings
1:16:46 Big Bend
1:18:33 Libby Dam - Lake Koocanusa
1:19:32 Riverview
1:23:17 Fisher River
1:24:10 Tamarack
1:32:32 Wolf Prairie
1:37:32 Rock Creek
1:40:25 Flathead Tunnel (West Portal)
1:44:23 Flathead Tunnel (East Portal)
1:53:00 Swamp Creek
1:54:30 Brimstone
1:55:57 Stryker
1:57:54 Radnor
1:59:10 Upper Stillwater Lake
2:01:14 Olney
2:01:54 Whitefish

East to Spokane | BNSFs Lakeside Subdivision through eastern Washington

7idea Productions 2023-10-13 | [Originally released on DVD in 2013] Tour BNSF's busy main line through the fertile Palouse region of eastern Washington between Pasco and Spokane. Highlights include the Pasco hump yard, Providence Hill and Marshall Canyon where Union Pacific's Washy line parallels the BNSF.

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0:00 Intro
3:18 Map
4:20 Pasco
10:19 Pasco East
13:50 Eltopia
15:30 Mesa
18:58 Cactus
22:40 Connell
25:27 Hatton
30:47 Cunningham
35:18 Beatrice
40:42 Providence
52:35 Sand
56:45 Lind
1:00:10 Paha
1:01:30 Essig
1:03:02 Ritzville
1:06:13 Tokio
1:15:27 Keystone
1:17:08 Sprague Lake
1:18:54 Sprague
1:27:37 Lamphier
1:35:16 Fishtrap
1:40:25 Babb
1:42:50 Cheney
1:45:10 West End Marshall Canyon
1:48:12 Scribner Curve
1:54:49 Scribner
1:58:58 Marshall
2:06:40 Empire
2:10:26 Latah Creek Bridge

The Moffat Road Part 2 | Winter Park to Glenwood Springs

7idea Productions 2023-10-06 | Originally released on DVD in 2013, take a tour of Union Pacific's Moffat Tunnel Subdivision in Colorado between the west portal of the 6.2 mile-long Moffat Tunnel at Winter Park and Glenwood Springs. Coal trains dominate the scene with plenty of high horsepower diesels on the head-end, middle, and rear. Travel through the depths of Gore Canyon to the lofty heights of the Craig Branch. See why the Rio Grande called this the "scenic line of the world."

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0:00 Intro
2:57 Map
3:59 Winter Park
10:45 Fraser
19:46 Tabernash
21:38 Granby
23:04 Willows
26:12 Sulphur
29:29 Byers Canyon
33:53 Flat
42:02 Troublesome
48:54 Kremmling
53:10 Gore Canyon
1:03:06 Little Gore Canyon
1:09:34 Radium
1:12:27 Rancho Del Rio
1:15:14 Yarmony
1:18:22 Bond
1:24:23 The Craig Branch
1:28:38 Crater Loops
1:33:54 West Bond
1:40:03 Dell
1:50:57 Range
1:55:39 Dotsero
2:00:00 Glenwood Canyon
2:07:32 Glenwood Springs

The Moffat Road Part 1 | Denver to East Portal

7idea Productions 2023-09-29 | Originally released on DVD in 2012, take a tour of Union Pacific's Moffat Tunnel Subdivision between Denver, Colorado and the east portal of the 6.2 mile-long Moffat Tunnel. This section of the former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad is rugged, steep, and incredibly scenic. Coal trains dominate the scene with plenty of high horsepower diesels on the head-end, middle, and rear.

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0:00 Intro
2:16 Map
3:22 Out of Denver
9:42 Rocky
13:35 Big Ten Curve
22:28 Blue Mountain Road
32:26 Plain
38:02 Rainbow Cut
39:20 The Flatirons
43:57 Tunnel 2
44:46 Tunnel 3
50:36 Tunnels 12-17
55:03 Crescent
1:00:02 Tunnel 29
1:02:55 Cliff
1:07:38 Rollins
1:14:03 South Boulder Creek
1:18:05 Tolland
1:25:50 Rollins Pass
1:28:54 East Portal

The Long Grade | Union Pacifics Cascade Line | Part 2

7idea Productions 2023-09-22 | Taken from our 2015 release "Through the Oregon Cascades Part 1," follow UP trains as they climb through remote tunnels and snow sheds to the summit of the Cascade Range.

The Cascade Mountains of western Oregon are thick with tall timber growing along steep slopes broken by waterfalls and streams. This is the setting for a mountain railroad that climbs from deep within the Willamette Valley to nearly 5,000 feet above sea level at Cascade Summit.

Part 2: The Long Grade, continues into the rugged remote back country between Wicopee and Cascade Summit. A forty mile 1.8% grade between Oakridge and Cascade Summit puts UP’s newest locomotives to the test and keeps train crews on their toes. The line wraps around horse shoe curves, crosses trestles, and disappears through numerous rock sheds and tunnels before reaching the top of the pass.

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0:00 Intro
0:30 Wicopee
12:22 The Slide
16:11 Fields
18:53 2008 Frazier Slide
26:36 Tunnel 13
29:23 Rock Shed 12
33:56 Tunnel 11
38:11 Tunnel 7
43:56 Tunnel 6
46:21 Cruzatte
54:02 Tunnel 5
58:24 Diamond Creek Fill
1:03:06 Abernethy
1:05:38 Tunnel 3
1:14:16 Cascade Summit

Farewell MRL 3 DVD Preview

7idea Productions 2023-09-18 | ere is our latest DVD release in the four-part series covering the Montana Rail Link in its last years of operation.

This program continues east across Montana Rail Link’s Second Subdivision over Winston Hill and through Lombard Canyon to Logan.

See the Helena Local working to Montana City and Townsend.
Catch the Jimbo Train in action setting out ties at Toston.
The system-wide LM (Laurel to Missoula) and ML (Missoula to Laurel) trains make an appearance pulling long manifests.

In addition to mainline action, we will head up the former NP’s Butte Line through Three Forks, Sappington, and the Jefferson River Canyon to Whitehall. We will also see a rock train loading at the Pipestone Quarry and visit the remote Harrison Branch.

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The Long Grade | Union Pacifics Cascade Line | Part 1

7idea Productions 2023-09-15 | Taken from our 2015 release "Through the Oregon Cascades Part 1," follow UP trains as they depart Oregon's scenic Willamette Valley at Eugene, and enter the foothills of the Cascade Range.

The Cascade Mountains of western Oregon are thick with tall timber growing along steep slopes broken by waterfalls and streams. This is the setting for a mountain railroad that climbs from deep within the Willamette Valley to nearly 5,000 feet above sea level at Cascade Summit.

Part 1: The Long Grade, begins at Eugene Yard and heads railroad south into the foothills of the Cascades. A forty mile 1.8% grade between Oakridge and Cascade Summit puts UP’s newest locomotives to the test and keeps train crews on their toes. The line wraps around horse shoe curves, crosses trestles, and disappears through numerous rock sheds and tunnels before reaching the top of the pass.

This program is available in its entirety (2 hours, 34 minutes) on DVD, HD Blu-ray and Digital Download with Vimeo on Demand. Visit 7ideaproductions.com to order!
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0:00 Intro
2:41 Map
5:06 Eugene Yard
9:14 Springfield Junction
11:52 Springfield
15:12 Natron
16:26 Dougren
19:15 Minnow
22:43 Hampton
28:11 Tunnel 24
30:28 Lookout
32:36 Tunnel 23 (Abandoned)
34:11 Westfir
37:30 Tunnel 22
38:28 Oakridge
47:32 Salmon Creek Bridge
49:47 Pryor
53:04 McCredie Springs
1:02:49 Heather
1:05:24 Salt Creek Trestle
1:15:28 Tunnel 20

Donner Pass [Stacks in the High Sierras]

7idea Productions 2023-09-08 | This is one of our earlier programs from 2010

For over 140 years the Sierra Nevada Mountains of northern California have reverberated with the sounds of hard-working locomotives of the Central Pacific, Southern Pacific and now the Union Pacific. In November, 2009 double-stack container traffic was re-routed off the nearby Feather River Canyon adding to the frequency of trains on this legendary route.

7idea Productions made three trips to Donner Pass between January and September 2010 to capture the many personalities of "The Hill" between Roseville, California and Sparks, Nevada. From late summer sun to blizzard conditions on the mountain, you'll have a front row seat of the Union Pacific in action!

This program is available on DVD, HD Blu-ray and Digital Download by visiting 7ideaproductions.com.
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0:00 - Intro
2:05 - Map
2:57 - Roseville
6:20 - Rocklin
10:33 - Newcastle
15:52 - Auburn
16:36 - Clipper Gap
17:22 - Applegate
18:39 - Colfax
21:18 - Long Ravine
22:26 - Cape Horn
27:41 - American
35:55 - Blue Canon
37:24 - Switch 9
42:39 - Yuba Pass
44:19 - Shed 10
46:23 - Red Mountain
50:48 - Cisco Tunnel 38
54:08 - Troy
54:52 - Signal Bridge MP 189
56:22 - Norden
1:03:37 - Tunnel 41 "The Big Hole"
1:06:45 - Donner Snow Sheds
1:07:47 - Eder
1:10:49 - Shed 47
1:13:11 - Andover
1:18:09 - Stanford Curve
1:19:47 - Truckee
1:22:19 - Boca
1:24:39 - Floriston
1:25:51 - Reno
1:27:39 - Sparks
1:28:49 - Winter Operations

Winter on Marias Pass Part 2 [The Frigid Climb to the Continental Divide]

7idea Productions 2023-09-01 | Winter comes to the Rocky Mountains of northwestern Montana.
BNSF trains follow the frozen route of the Great Northern over Marias Pass.

Part two of this two-part series covers the mountain grade over high trestles and through numerous snow sheds to the wind-swept summit at the Continental Divide.

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00:00 Intro/Essex
08:03 Shed 12
10:22 Sheep Creek Trestle
12:07 Java East
25:30 Snow Sheds
41:51 Marias
43:18 Continental Divide
50:21 Summit
53:12 False Summit
54:32 East Glacier
58:00 Two Medicine Bridge
59:19 Grizzley

Winter on Marias Pass Part 1 [Along the Flathead River to Essex]

7idea Productions 2023-08-26 | Winter comes to the Rocky Mountains of northwestern Montana.
BNSF trains follow the frozen route of the Great Northern over Marias Pass.

Part one of this two-part series covers the western half of the line between Whitefish and Essex.

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00:00 Intro/Whitefish
03:38 Halfmoon
05:33 Bad Rock Canyon
09:09 Coram
10:56 Belton
15:27 The Canyon
18:48 Nyack
22:33 Stanton Creek
23:45 Paola
26:15 Milepost 1175.1 Detector
28:02 Essex

Great Oregon Steam Up 2023

7idea Productions 2023-08-19 | Trains, Tractors, Tanks, and Tons of fun at the 53rd Annual Great Oregon Steam Up in Brooks, Oregon. This video was shot on just one day and gives you a little glimpse into this fantastic event.
There is so much more than what is contained in this video.
For more information, please visit these links below.

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BNSFs Puget Sound Mainline

7idea Productions 2023-08-08 | Trains, ships, and sunsets! Follow BNSF's Scenic Subdivision between Seattle and Everett. Mainline freight trains mix with Sounder commuter trains, Amtrak Talgo train sets, the Empire Builder, and the Rocky Mountaineer.

Shot in 2018, this is an excerpt from our program "Along Puget Sound" available on DVD, Blu-ray, and Digital Download with Vimeo on Demand.
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Where Trains Run 200 Feet Below Sea Level!

7idea Productions 2023-07-28 | Union Pacific trains at the mysterious Salton Sea in southern California. This is railroading in America's Basement between Indio and Niland.

This program is an excerpt from "Union Pacific's Yuma Subdivision" available on DVD, HD Blu-ray and 4k digital. 7ideaproductions.com/collections/frontpage/products/union-pacifics-yuma-subdivision

0:00 Introduction
0:31 Indio
4:34 Coachella
6:53 Mecca
11:12 Salton Sea
13:37 Mortmar
15:30 Eagle Mountain Railroad
16:51 Salton
18:41 Salt Creek
20:02 Bertram
23:43 Wister
25:45 Niland

BNSFs Mojave Main Line

7idea Productions 2023-07-22 | Desert Railroading on the Southern Transcon through the Mojave Desert between Pisgah and Cadiz, California. Heavy Main Line trains race through Ludlow and climb over Ash Hill passing the former stations of Klondike, Siberia, Baghdad, and Amboy.

This is an excerpt from our two-hour program "BNSF's Mojave Main Line" available on DVD, Blu-ray, and Digital Download with Vimeo on Demand. Visit 7ideaproductions.com for more details.
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0:00 Intro
0:41 Pisgah
4:17 Ludlow
6:58 Ash Hill
13:40 Grade Separation
17:02 Klondike
21:21 Klondike Curve
25:23 The Chute
27:20 Baghdad
30:11 Amboy
31:07 Cadiz
37:42 Arizona and California Railroad

Union Pacifics Yuma Sub DVD Preview

7idea Productions 2023-07-14 | Join us for this fantastic adventure over Beaumont Hill and along the Salton Sea!
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The Little Engine that Did!

7idea Productions 2023-07-07 | Santa Maria Valley #205 pulls a revenue freight for the Albany and Eastern Railroad on the Mill City Branch.
On July 3rd, 2023, a steam whistle drifted through the Willamette Valley near Lebanon, Oregon, but this was not an excursion train full of passengers, or a photo special for rail enthusiasts. This was the Albany and Eastern's regular run up the Mill City Branch consisting of three box cars--only this time it was powered by a 1924 Baldwin steam locomotive nicknamed "Porky."
A freight train pulled by steam in 2023? Yes!

EMDs in the Oregon Backwoods

7idea Productions 2023-06-28 | Portland & Western's Toledo Branch trains battle a stiff 2.58% grade to the summit of Oregon's Coast Range. The railroad's weapons of choice are 4 axle EMDs. This video takes you into the backwoods of western Oregon where the battle of horsepower vs gravity plays out nearly every day.

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Union Pacific over Cima Hill

7idea Productions 2023-06-20 | One of the most dangerous mountain grades on the Union Pacific is Cima Hill. Located in California's Mojave Desert, this short, steep hill has had a long history of runaway trains.
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Union Pacific in Afton Canyon

7idea Productions 2023-06-13 | One of the most visually striking rail lines in southern California is Union Pacific's main line through Afton Canyon. East of Yermo, the railroad follows the Mojave River beneath rugged, colorful cliffs to Basin.
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Little Trains You Can Ride On!

7idea Productions 2023-06-06 | One of the best known events in the Live Steam hobby is the Train Mountain Triennial in Chiloquin, Oregon. Triennial VIII was held in June of 2022.

Be sure to visit Train Mountain! trainmtn.org/tmrr/index.shtml
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0:00 Intro
2:52 The Live Steam Hobby
4:15 What is Train Mountain
5:51 2020: Year of Plague and Fire
12:32 A New Beginning
13:55 Work Trains
20:11 Pine Needle Express
23:32 The Super Sucker
25:36 A Time for Play
28:46 Meet "The Weasel"
32:53 Who comes to Train Mountain?
35:43 Inspection Station
37:25 Hopping Warren's BNSF
42:09 A Way Back
42:46 Signals
46:44 The Rise of Electrics
50:55 The Steam Locomotive
54:35 Mike's Engine and Cars
59:18 Applegate Southern
1:00:12 Lillyville
1:03:05 South Meadow
1:03:56 Unwind!
1:05:00 Klamath & Western
1:07:51 Volunteers
1:11:54 Wedding Train
1:13:11 Vendor Barn
1:15:58 Weasel to Hope Circle
1:20:52 Interviews
1:25:54 Sunset at Hope Circle
1:32:16 Night Running
1:36:50 The Big Toot and Parade
1:40:23 Looking Back
1:43:25 Snowball Fight!

Farewell MRL Part 2 Preview

7idea Productions 2023-05-19 | This is the second in our four-part series covering the Montana Rail Link. In Part 1, we looked at Missoula and followed the Gas Local to Pipeline, then turned east along the former Northern Pacific's racetrack to Garrison.

Part 2 covers MRL’s army of EMD SD70ACe’s in helper service shoving BNSF trains over Mullan Pass. Up to three sets of helpers, made up of four or five engines, assist heavy trains over the pass. The sight and sound of big two-stroke EMD’s battling the 2.2% mountain grade is what this show is all about! This is the greatest showcase of MRL power preserved here for you to enjoy!

Winter Steam 2023 on the Durango and Silverton

7idea Productions 2023-03-07 | On February 11th and 12th, 2023, the Durango to Silverton ran their Winter Photographer's Special along the scenic Animas River. The theme this year was "50 Years Ago in the Snow" and K-28 Number 476 along with 330 series coaches were presented as they were in the 1970's, lettered for the D&RGW. The most notable feature was the diamond stack on the 476, something the 100 year-old Mikado hasn't worn since the early 1980's.

This video features runbys from both days, presented in the order they were performed between Pinkerton Siding and Milepost 480.5, north of the Cascade Wye.

Farewell MRL Part 1 Preview

7idea Productions 2023-03-04 | This is the first release in a new 4-part series on the Montana Rail Link before it fades into the BNSF.

We begin in Missoula and follows MRL’s Gas Local over the 4th and 10th Subdivisions to Pipeline. Then we turn east over the former Northern Pacific’s racetrack to Garrison. Highlights include MRL’s system-wide manifest trains the LM (Laurel-Missoula) and ML, the Bonner Local, both Day and Night Gas trains and a few of the BNSF run-through trains including coal, grain, and crude oil.

This series was created to preserve the memory of this amazing regional railroad. Farewell MRL!

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UPs Idaho Main Line Part 3 Preview

7idea Productions 2023-01-27 | This is a preview of our DVD titled "Union Pacific's Idaho Main Line Part 3."
Continuing our series on the Union Pacific in Idaho, this video looks at the eastern half of the Nampa Subdivision between Bliss and Pocatello through American Falls.
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Christmas Trains - Oregon Coast Scenic Candy Cane Express

7idea Productions 2022-12-21 | Visit Garibaldi, Oregon where the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad celebrates the holidays with their beautifully decorated Candy Cane Express! The train is pulled by a classic steam engine, the McCloud Railway number 25.
Consider this our 2022 Christmas card for you!

For more information on the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad check out this link. oregoncoastscenic.org

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Christmas Trains - 4449 Holiday Express

7idea Productions 2022-11-29 | SP Daylight Steam Locomotive #4449 is decked out in thousands of Christmas lights for the annual Holiday Express in Portland, Oregon.

Visit the Oregon Railway Heritage Center and see some of the historic equipment on display then see the 4449 pulling the 2019 Holiday Express at Oaks Park.

For more information on the Oregon Rail Heritage Center, visit: orhf.org For info on the Holiday Express visit: orhf.org/events/holiday-express

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Union Pacific trains in Rainbow Canyon, NV

7idea Productions 2022-11-24 | Journey to Southeast Nevada where Union Pacific trains roll beneath the rugged and breathtaking cliffs of Rainbow Canyon. Climbing through the Meadow Valley Wash north of Las Vegas, this remote stretch of railroad main line serves as a connection between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles.

This is big modern Union Pacific freight action against a backdrop that has changed very little since the rails were first spiked down over 100 years ago.

This is an excerpt from "Union Pacific's Caliente Subdivision."
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Train Mountain Triennial 2022 After the Fire

7idea Productions 2022-11-03 | After being postponed for one year due to virus, fire and flood, the Train Mountain Triennial was back in 2022. Learn about the live steam hobby and see the largest hobby railroad in the world (in Chiloquin, Oregon) survive a wildfire and flood. These scenes are taken from the official 2022 Triennial video.

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UPs Idaho Main Line Part 2 Preview

7idea Productions 2022-09-06 | In part two of our series on the Union Pacific main line across Idaho, we look at the western portion of the Nampa Subdivision between Nampa and Ticeska.
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