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Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
[Originally released on DVD in 2010]
Stevens Pass stands at an elevation of 4,061 feet above sea-level in the heart of the Pacific Northwest's Cascade Mountains. Large granite outcroppings tower above the densely forested landscape creating a cool, wet rainforest on the west and semi-arid country on the east. Weaving through this seemingly impassible barrier is a transcontinental railroad connecting the heartland of America with the Pacific Northwest and the Orient.
BNSF Railway utilizes a historic route carved by John F. Stevens over 100 years ago. A continuous parade of long and heavy trains roll back and fourth over the beautiful terrain on what is fittingly named the "Scenic Subdivision." 7idea Productions traveled to the State of Washington in May of 2010 to document current operations over this former route of the Great Northern between Everett and Wenatchee.
Witness long stack trains crossing beautiful mountain streams, heavy grain trains thundering up 2.2% grades with mid and rear-end DPU's plus Amtrak's Empire Builder on its daily run between Chicago and Seattle. The highlight of the line is the famous 7.8 mile Cascade Tunnel, the longest in the United States. See how smoke and fumes are flushed out of the tunnel in between trains.
We will recount the 1910 Wellington avalanche which swept two trains off the mountain.
No one ever said mountain railroading was easy and you'll see why in STEVENS PASS...BNSF Railway's Scenic Sub!
Available on DVD and Blu-ray at 7ideaproductions.com. 7ideaproductions.com/products/stevens-pass?_pos=1&_sid=c11f73b10&_ss=r
0:00 Intro
2:31 Map
3:17 Everett
7:33 Lowell
10:35 Monroe
12:30 Goldbar
16:52 Skykomish River
17:46 Index
19:53 West Baring
22:19 Skykomish
26:23 Foss River Trestle
31:05 Deception Creek
35:40 Scenic
37:00 The Wellington Disaster
38:24 Cascade Tunnel
50:55 Berne
54:27 Gaynor Trestle
1:01:24 White Pine Creek
1:02:18 The Notch
1:07:25 Merritt
1:10:21 Winton
1:12:54 Winton Tunnel
1:14:22 Wenatchee River Bridge
1:16:53 Leavenworth
1:23:27 Peshastin
1:25:20 Dryden
1:29:15 Turkey Shoot Road
1:30:47 Cashmere
1:32:12 Moniter
1:35:21 Wenatchee
1:45:49 Appleyard
[Originally released on DVD in 2010]
Stevens Pass stands at an elevation of 4,061 feet above sea-level in the heart of the Pacific Northwest's Cascade Mountains. Large granite outcroppings tower above the densely forested landscape creating a cool, wet rainforest on the west and semi-arid country on the east. Weaving through this seemingly impassible barrier is a transcontinental railroad connecting the heartland of America with the Pacific Northwest and the Orient.
BNSF Railway utilizes a historic route carved by John F. Stevens over 100 years ago. A continuous parade of long and heavy trains roll back and fourth over the beautiful terrain on what is fittingly named the "Scenic Subdivision." 7idea Productions traveled to the State of Washington in May of 2010 to document current operations over this former route of the Great Northern between Everett and Wenatchee.
Witness long stack trains crossing beautiful mountain streams, heavy grain trains thundering up 2.2% grades with mid and rear-end DPU's plus Amtrak's Empire Builder on its daily run between Chicago and Seattle. The highlight of the line is the famous 7.8 mile Cascade Tunnel, the longest in the United States. See how smoke and fumes are flushed out of the tunnel in between trains.
We will recount the 1910 Wellington avalanche which swept two trains off the mountain.
No one ever said mountain railroading was easy and you'll see why in STEVENS PASS...BNSF Railway's Scenic Sub!
Available on DVD and Blu-ray at 7ideaproductions.com. 7ideaproductions.com/products/stevens-pass?_pos=1&_sid=c11f73b10&_ss=r
0:00 Intro
2:31 Map
3:17 Everett
7:33 Lowell
10:35 Monroe
12:30 Goldbar
16:52 Skykomish River
17:46 Index
19:53 West Baring
22:19 Skykomish
26:23 Foss River Trestle
31:05 Deception Creek
35:40 Scenic
37:00 The Wellington Disaster
38:24 Cascade Tunnel
50:55 Berne
54:27 Gaynor Trestle
1:01:24 White Pine Creek
1:02:18 The Notch
1:07:25 Merritt
1:10:21 Winton
1:12:54 Winton Tunnel
1:14:22 Wenatchee River Bridge
1:16:53 Leavenworth
1:23:27 Peshastin
1:25:20 Dryden
1:29:15 Turkey Shoot Road
1:30:47 Cashmere
1:32:12 Moniter
1:35:21 Wenatchee
1:45:49 Appleyard
![Stevens Pass [BNSFs Scenic Subdivision through the beautiful Cascade Mountains of Washington State]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HFhzpeHz9Ts/mqdefault.jpg "Stevens Pass [BNSFs Scenic Subdivision through the beautiful Cascade Mountains of Washington State]
[Originally released on DVD in 2010]
Stevens Pass stands at an elevation of 4,061 feet above sea-level in the heart of the Pacific Northwests Cascade Mountains. Large granite outcroppings tower above the densely forested landscape creating a cool, wet rainforest on the west and semi-arid country on the east. Weaving through this seemingly impassible barrier is a transcontinental railroad connecting the heartland of America with the Pacific Northwest and the Orient.
BNSF Railway utilizes a historic route carved by John F. Stevens over 100 years ago. A continuous parade of long and heavy trains roll back and fourth over the beautiful terrain on what is fittingly named the Scenic Subdivision. 7idea Productions traveled to the State of Washington in May of 2010 to document current operations over this former route of the Great Northern between Everett and Wenatchee.
Witness long stack trains crossing beautiful mountain streams, heavy grain trains thundering up 2.2% grades with mid and rear-end DPUs plus Amtraks Empire Builder on its daily run between Chicago and Seattle. The highlight of the line is the famous 7.8 mile Cascade Tunnel, the longest in the United States. See how smoke and fumes are flushed out of the tunnel in between trains.
We will recount the 1910 Wellington avalanche which swept two trains off the mountain.
No one ever said mountain railroading was easy and youll see why in STEVENS PASS...BNSF Railways Scenic Sub!
Available on DVD and Blu-ray at 7ideaproductions.com. https://www.7ideaproductions.com/products/stevens-pass?_pos=1&_sid=c11f73b10&_ss=r
0:00 Intro
2:31 Map
3:17 Everett
7:33 Lowell
10:35 Monroe
12:30 Goldbar
16:52 Skykomish River
17:46 Index
19:53 West Baring
22:19 Skykomish
26:23 Foss River Trestle
31:05 Deception Creek
35:40 Scenic
37:00 The Wellington Disaster
38:24 Cascade Tunnel
50:55 Berne
54:27 Gaynor Trestle
1:01:24 White Pine Creek
1:02:18 The Notch
1:07:25 Merritt
1:10:21 Winton
1:12:54 Winton Tunnel
1:14:22 Wenatchee River Bridge
1:16:53 Leavenworth
1:23:27 Peshastin
1:25:20 Dryden
1:29:15 Turkey Shoot Road
1:30:47 Cashmere
1:32:12 Moniter
1:35:21 Wenatchee
1:45:49 Appleyard")
![The Wasatch Grade [Union Pacific Ogden, UT to Green River, WY]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HXYJrIGjcE4/mqdefault.jpg "The Wasatch Grade [Union Pacific Ogden, UT to Green River, WY]
Originally released on DVD in 2016, take a tour of Union Pacifics Evanston Subdivision between Ogden, Utah and Green River, Wyoming. Highlights include scenic Weber and Echo Canyons, UPs 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 4014s return to the Wasatch Mountains on its journey to Cheyenne for restoration in 2014.
This program is available on DVD and Blu-ray by visiting 7ideaproductions.com.
https://www.7ideaproductions.com/products/the-wasatch-grade?_pos=1&_sid=e57b9b826&_ss=r
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 Devils 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")
![Across Arizona Part 2 [BNSFS ARIZONA MAIN LINE]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Jd6cO1eIKXk/mqdefault.jpg "Across Arizona Part 2 [BNSFS ARIZONA MAIN LINE]
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 BNSFs 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 and Blu-ray by visiting 7ideaproductions.com. https://www.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")
![Along Puget Sound [BNSFs Scenic and Bellingham Subdivisions]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Kwbf0TbtD30/mqdefault.jpg "Along Puget Sound [BNSFs Scenic and Bellingham Subdivisions]
[Originally released in 2018]
Journey to northwestern Washington State where the BNSF main line reveals the beauty of Puget Sound. Running between Seattle and the Canadian border at Blaine, trains traverse the western portion of the Scenic Subdivision and the entire Bellingham Sub.
Visit the Seattle waterfront and busy yard at Interbay. Follow the shoreline of Puget Sound while viewing several hot spots including Carkeek Park, Richmond Beach, Edmonds, Mukilteo, and Everett.
The scenic shoreline transitions to lush farmland, wild rivers, and secluded coves while passing the charming communities of Stanwood, Mt. Vernon, Burlington, and Bellingham.
Unit coal, crude oil trains, and hot shot intermodals draw the latest high tech diesels, while several locals still sport vintage four axle EMD’s.
Besides freight, Amtrak’s Empire Builder, Cascades Talgo sets, and Sounders are everywhere shuffling passengers between busy stations along the line. This is modern day railroading in the heart of the Pacific Northwest!
Shot in the summer and fall of 2018.
Available on DVD and Blu-ray at 7ideaproductions.com. https://www.7ideaproductions.com/products/along-puget-sound?_pos=1&_sid=bcac83203&_ss=r
0:00 Intro
2:55 Map
4:12 Seattle
8:57 Balmer Yard
10:44 Salmon Bay Bridge
18:30 Carkeek Park
30:03 Richmond Beach
39:19 Point Wells
39:54 Edmonds
58:12 Mukilteo
1:05:06 Everett
1:10:02 Map
1:11:35 BNSF Delta Yard
1:12:01 Snohomish River
1:21:21 Marysville
1:25:57 Valde Road
1:30:34 Stanwood
1:32:00 Fir
1:47:39 Mt Vernon
1:52:33 Burlington
1:55:53 South Bow
1:58:22 Blanchard
2:02:16 Samish
2:09:16 Bellingham
2:11:33 Ferndale Bridge
2:14:56 Custer
2:20:25 Blaine")
![Union Pacifics Idaho Main Line [Part 3]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LLyyyKlNeRg/mqdefault.jpg "Union Pacifics Idaho Main Line [Part 3]
In our third in what has become a three-part series across southern Idaho, we continue our tour of Union Pacific’s Oregon Short Line route between Bliss and Pocatello.
Trains work their way across the Snake River Plain through small towns, farms, and wild, open country. Water tanks from the steam era remain at Bliss, Kimama, Minnidoka, and Wapi and classic code lines still follow the rails creating a sense of nostalgia. We find an old passenger and freight depot at Shoshone as well as a preserved Amtrak waiting area, a throwback to when the Pioneer once ran on these rails.
The Eastern Idaho Railroad interchanges with the UP at Minnidoka and we will see it in action at Acequia and Rupert.
One of the most impressive features of the Nampa Subdivision is the crossing of the Snake River at the American Falls Dam. The program wraps up at UP’s busy yard in Pocatello. Modern UP trains rolling over classic rails in a timeless setting best describes this look at Union Pacific’s Idaho Main Line Part 3.
This program was shot in May and July, 2022.
Available on DVD and Blu-ray at 7ideaproductions.com. https://www.7ideaproductions.com/products/union-pacifics-idaho-main-line-part-3?_pos=1&_sid=4cbd51f55&_ss=r
0:00 Intro
2:20 Map
5:03 Bliss
9:47 Gooding
12:07 Land OLakes
18:21 Shoshone
24:35 Dietrich
28:22 Senter
30:05 Kimama
34:53 Minidoka
40:59 Eastern Idaho Railroad
43:52 East Minidoka
50:06 Hawley
52:51 Wapi
1:00:30 Quigley
1:03:45 American Falls
1:16:44 Schiller
1:18:47 Don
1:23:01 Savage Rail Port
1:27:26 Pocatello")
![Union Pacifics Pocatello Sub Part 1 [Pocatello to Montpelier]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LoBGjELFABo/mqdefault.jpg "Union Pacifics Pocatello Sub Part 1 [Pocatello to Montpelier]
Explore Union Pacific’s Oregon Short Line Route between Pocatello and Montpelier, Idaho. The classic western backdrop of eastern Idaho creates a beautiful setting for trains to run through.
This program begins with an incredible aerial view of UP’s Pocatello Yard then follows the main line eastward along the winding course of the Portneuf River. The railroad follows the old Oregon Trail as it negotiates canyons, mountains, and valleys. It passes small western communities and towns, most of which are deeply tied to the railroad.
The Pocatello Sub is an important connection between the Overland Route at Granger, Wyoming and the Pacific Northwest. Long stack trains frequent the line, along with a mix of manifests and unit soda ash, grain, and tank trains. Locals also serve industry at Soda Springs, Bancroft, and Montpelier.
Big diesel power includes a great mix of rebuilt General Electric AC’s now classified as AC4400CWM’s sporting UP’s newest paint scheme. Along with new and rebuilt diesels, UP Big Boy 4014 makes a few appearances as it returns to Cheyenne from California.
Shot in both summer and winter, this is your front-row seat to the action on the Pocatello Subdivision!
You can own this video on DVD and Blu-ray (Yes we still produce physical media!). Visit 7ideaproductions.com https://www.7ideaproductions.com/collections/frontpage/products/union-pacifics-lynndyl-subdivision
0:00 Intro
4:20 Map
6:40 Pocatello
16:59 Portneuf River near Inkom
19:22 McCammon
37:57 Lava Hot Springs
42:30 Blaser
47:49 Pebble
52:48 Bancroft
1:00:42 Talmage
1:05:20 Soda Springs
1:11:50 Manson
1:14:31 Georgetown
1:21:32 Pescadero
1:26:11 Montpelier")
