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Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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 and Blu-ray by visiting 7ideaproductions.com.
7ideaproductions.com/products/donner-pass?_pos=1&_sid=c3dd46f46&_ss=r
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
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 and Blu-ray by visiting 7ideaproductions.com.
7ideaproductions.com/products/donner-pass?_pos=1&_sid=c3dd46f46&_ss=r
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
![Donner Pass [Stacks in the High Sierras]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aIfmz6L-v3U/mqdefault.jpg "Donner Pass [Stacks in the High Sierras]
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, youll have a front row seat of the Union Pacific in action!
This program is available on DVD and Blu-ray by visiting 7ideaproductions.com.
https://www.7ideaproductions.com/products/donner-pass?_pos=1&_sid=c3dd46f46&_ss=r
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")
![Canadas Thompson Canyon [CP and CN in Summer and Winter]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bDu1rGOrgXw/mqdefault.jpg "Canadas Thompson Canyon [CP and CN in Summer and Winter]
[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.
It is available on DVD and Blu-ray by visiting 7ideaproductions.com. https://www.7ideaproductions.com/products/canadas-thompson-canyon?_pos=1&_sid=383c971bd&_ss=r
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")
![Through the Shadow of Mt Shasta [Redding, CA to Klamath Falls, OR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bV6k3SGrGrc/mqdefault.jpg "Through the Shadow of Mt Shasta [Redding, CA to Klamath Falls, OR]
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.
This program is available on DVD and Blu-ray by visiting 7ideaproductions.com.
https://www.7ideaproductions.com/products/through-the-shadow-of-mt-shasta?_pos=2&_sid=acc6ed78d&_ss=r
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")
![Canadas Yellowhead Pass [Canadian Nationals Rocky Mountain Crossing]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cqgcJJ-UQNQ/mqdefault.jpg "Canadas Yellowhead Pass [Canadian Nationals Rocky Mountain Crossing]
[Originally released on DVD in 2017]
At 3,711 feet above sea level and with gradual approaches on both sides, Yellowhead Pass is the ideal railway passage of Canada’s Rocky Mountains.
Canadian National utilizes this strategic crossing of the continental divide marking the provincial boundary of British Columbia and Alberta. The railway is busy with intermodal traffic heading to and from west coast ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert, BC. The rails stay polished with unit grain and coal trains heading for export, numerous mixed merchandise trains, and Via Rail passenger trains sporting sleek silver dome cars.
See this incredibly beautiful line from Hinton, Alberta, to Red Pass, British Columbia. A good deal of the route traverses the picturesque setting of Jasper National Park. 7idea Productions made two trips to the Yellowhead Country and our cameras captured its natural beauty in both summer and winter.
This program was shot between August 2016 and January 2017.
Available on DVD and Blu-ray by visiting 7ideaproductions.com. https://www.7ideaproductions.com/products/canadas-yellowhead-pass?_pos=1&_sid=b4c2bc630&_ss=r
0:00 Intro
2:53 Map
4:43 Hinton, AB
9:11 Prairie Creek Trestle
14:10 Crossing the Athabasca River
17:41 Solomon
19:40 Swan Landing
24:55 Jasper Lake
32:50 Windy Point
39:20 Henry House
48:56 Jasper
1:02:59 Albreda Subdivision
1:04:35 Geikie
1:08:40 Yellowhead, BC
1:20:39 Yellowhead Lake
1:31:48 Moose Lake
1:35:01 Red Pass")
![Tehachapi [Union Pacifics Mojave Sub]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dHjOXySH0OY/mqdefault.jpg "Tehachapi [Union Pacifics Mojave Sub]
Originally released on DVD in 2012, follow the former Southern Pacifics 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!
This program is available on DVD and Blu-ray by visiting 7ideaproductions.com.
https://www.7ideaproductions.com/products/tehachapi-union-pacifics-mojave-sub?_pos=1&_sid=165c0c6d5&_ss=r
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")
