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TWO DAYS WITH NEW YORK'S CROSS HARBOR RAILROAD Belt Lines: EJ&E .. IHB .. B&OCT • Mainline action on the Elgin Joliet & Eastern, Indiana Harbor Belt, and the former Baltimore & Ohio Chica­ go Terminal (now CSX). • See over 70 trains from: EJ&E, IHB, CSX, Up, C&NW, CP Rail, Conrail, Wisconsin Central, BN, ATSF, CN, look at the mainline action on some of the GTW, Sp, Norfolk Southern, Chicago Chicago area and northwest Indiana belt lines. Short Line, Amtrak, and more. This program focuses on some of the mainline action on the Elgin Joliet & Eastern (EJ&E), Indiana Har­ • Locations include Rondout cross­ Abor Belt (IHB) and CSX's former Baltimore & Ohio Chi­ ing, Leithton, Hawthorne Hills, ca-go Terminal (B&OCT). The EJ&E is the outermost Belt West Chicago crossing, Eola cross­ line around the Chicago area and crosses every major railroad coming into Chicago! The IHB and former ing, Aurora, Walker Junction, B&OCT intersect with most of the major railroads closer Plainfield, Des Plaines River to and in Chicago. The EJ&E and IHB are heavy steel crossing, Joliet, Griffith crossing, haulers as well as providers of transfer service among Van Loon crossing, Gary, Whiting, the other railroads. Many of the major roads run road Hammond crossing, State Line trains and transfers on these belt lines and we capture the action. In addition we capture several crossing (lUIN), Blue Island Junction, EJ&E and IHB trains with their well-maintained classic EMD power and cabooses! There are seven ac­ tive tower junctions shown in this program! Video captured from 1995 through late 1997. Argo crossing, McCook, LaGrange, Franklin Park, and more. Belt Lines: EJ&E - IHB - B&OCT MVP# 571 ................ ....... ...90 minutes ..........04 29.00 $ BNSF Canadian National Southern Pacific Burlington Lines .. Volume 3 GrandThInk Western .. Volume& 1 East 1997 BN lines from Chicago through Burlington, Iowa. Look at CN including the former GTW at locations A look at post-merger SP trains in Illinois and Indiana. Locations include: Belt Railway of Chicago, Lisle, in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana run­ See over 50 trains on the SP Chicago to st. Louis (SPC­ East Eola, EJ&E crossing, West Eola, Naperville Sta­ ning on BNSF, BRC, IHB, Conrail, and GTWtracks. SL) route and on BNSF,EJ&E , GTWand Belt Railway of tion, West Naperville, Montgomery, Galesburg, Video shot from 1994 through late 1997. Locations Chicago tracks. Locations include Wilmington, Saluda, Mississippi River crossing including the include: Minneapolis, St. Croix River crossing, Savan­ Dwight, Odell, Pontiac, Chenoa, Bloomington, lin­ turning bridge, West Burlington, and more. Lots of na, Rock River crossing, Shabonna, Sugar Grove, Eo­ coln, Spring-field, Aurora, Galesburg, Gal-va, Nepon­ new C44-9Ws in the Great Northern inspired paint la, Naperv-ille, Lisle, Downers Grove, laGrange, Belt set, Naperville, Eola, Bedford Park, Chicago, Griffith, scheme. No duplications with other BN, ATSF or Railway of Chicago, Blue Island Junction, Griffith and more. UP and C&NW power appears, but the Sp, BNSF tapes. All new for 1997. Lots of new trains crossing, Spriggsboro crossings, South Bend, and D&RGW, and SSW power still dominates. No duplica­ and new symbols. Over 70 trains, including locals more. Great motive power variety with CN, GT. tions with any other SP/uP tapes. See great merger and road trains running to the Pacific Northwest. DW&P, CV. Over 60 trains. consists and motive power variety! 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