Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Enjoy a spectacular view of the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad as it follows the Animas River through the rugged San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado! We mounted our camera on the front of the locomotive to give you forward-looking view of the line. This is truly the best seat in the house!
These videos are great but they do not do the railroad justice. You need to see the Durango and Silverton for yourself. Plan a visit and book a train ride today! Visit durangotrain.com. durangotrain.com
0:00 Needleton
4:15 Needleton Water Tank
11:50 Mud Slide
19:00 Start of 3% grade
31:35 Old D&RGW Bridge
33:05 Elk Park
43:20 Whitehead Gulch
45:33 Former Snow Shed
53:42 Silverton Water Tank Site
56:11 Kendall Gulch
59:05 Animas River Bridge
1:03:54 Silverton
Enjoy a spectacular view of the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad as it follows the Animas River through the rugged San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado! We mounted our camera on the front of the locomotive to give you forward-looking view of the line. This is truly the best seat in the house!
These videos are great but they do not do the railroad justice. You need to see the Durango and Silverton for yourself. Plan a visit and book a train ride today! Visit durangotrain.com. durangotrain.com
0:00 Needleton
4:15 Needleton Water Tank
11:50 Mud Slide
19:00 Start of 3% grade
31:35 Old D&RGW Bridge
33:05 Elk Park
43:20 Whitehead Gulch
45:33 Former Snow Shed
53:42 Silverton Water Tank Site
56:11 Kendall Gulch
59:05 Animas River Bridge
1:03:54 Silverton
![The Funnel [BNSF Spokane, WA to Sandpoint, ID]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8Dexc0OJJ-8/mqdefault.jpg "The Funnel [BNSF Spokane, WA to Sandpoint, ID]
This program was originally released on DVD in 2013.
Since the days of the Burlington Northern, The Funnel has seen some of the heaviest rail traffic in the Northwest. Now part of the busy BNSF Northern Transcon, this 70 mile-long corridor between Spokane, Washington and Sandpoint, Idaho is still a railfan magnet.
7idea Productions paid several visits to this scenic line in different seasons. Our tour begins at Latah Junction where trains roll in and out of downtown Spokane. The tracks travel in a northeasterly direction into the Idaho panhandle before crossing the 5,000 foot Lake Pend Oreille Bridge and arriving at Sandpoint Junction. Unit grain trains, coal, intermodal, vehicle, manifests and the new Bakken oil trains all use this important route.
With over 50 trains per day on a line with several sections of single track, dispatchers and crews have to stay on their toes to keep things rolling. From clear summer days, to cold winter nights, this is great railroad action you dont want to miss!
This program is available on DVD and Blu-ray by visiting 7ideaproductions.com. https://www.7ideaproductions.com/products/the-funnel?_pos=1&_sid=5058baa86&_ss=r
0:00 Intro
2:14 Map
2:58 Latah Junction
7:18 Sunset Junction
9:42 Spokane
21:13 Irvin
29:31 Idaho State Line
32:39 Hauser
35:44 Rathdrum
39:45 Ramsey
40:45 Athol
46:20 Granite Cut
1:03:03 CP 223 Crossovers
1:09:18 Valley Vista Barn
1:13:37 Cocolalla
1:18:45 Algoma
1:25:10 Lake Pend Oreille Bridge E. Algoma
1:48:13 Lake Pend Oreille Bridge from Sandpoint
1:53:53 Sandpoint")
![Columbia River Gorge Trains [Part 1 Union Pacific]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9D35r0aVkE4/mqdefault.jpg "Columbia River Gorge Trains [Part 1 Union Pacific]
Originally released on DVD in 2011, Union Pacifics 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 UPs mighty SD90 MACs pounding the rails with 130 car potash trains, ES45ACs 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 and Blu-ray 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")
![BNSFs Columbia River Sub [Wentachee to Spokane Washington]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AFZMTNN7GnY/mqdefault.jpg "BNSFs Columbia River Sub [Wentachee to Spokane Washington]
Travel to Eastern Washington State and tour a lesser-known rail line that connects Stevens Pass with the busy Funnel. The Columbia River Subdivision begins at Wenatchee, which garners the nickname “Apple Capital of the World” and continues through orchards, coulees, and wheat fields to Latah Junction in Spokane. This was part of Great Northern’s route constructed by the “Empire Builder” James J. Hill and today serves as BNSF’s Northern Transcon.
This is your trackside seat to watch trains race along the banks of the Columbia River and sprint through the heart of Eastern Washington’s Wheat Belt. One of the highlights is Trinidad Loop where trains climb to the top of the Columbia Plateau near Quincy. We have included several fantastic aerial views of long trains snaking around the loop.
Besides BNSF trains, we will visit nearby short lines including the Columbia Basin Railway and the Washington Eastern. Both railroads sport classic EMD power from SD9’s to a snoot nose tunnelmotor and 20-cylinder SD45!
This program is also available on DVD and Blu-ray by visiting 7ideaproductions.com. https://www.7ideaproductions.com/products/bnsfs-columbia-river-sub
0:00 Intro
2:29 Map
4:28 Wenatchee
9:55 Malaga
11:25 Rock Island
13:47 Rock Island Dam
16:53 Albus
23:23 Trinidad
38:25 Trinidad Loop
50:50 Crater
58:33 Quincy
1:07:55 Winchester
1:09:34 Ephrata
1:11:27 Adrian
1:13:11 Columbia Basin Railway
1:17:58 Stratford
1:24:01 Wilson Creek
1:30:17 Marlin
1:32:36 Odessa
1:34:01 Lamona
1:35:58 Harrington
1:42:08 Bluestem
1:46:52 Canby
1:49:54 Eastern Washington Gateway
1:53:52 Espanola
1:54:42 Latah Junction")
