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"It's all about the trains"
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Railfan Diaries 2 - 2011 Adventures
Over June and July of 2011, Dave Simpson and three friends went on an extended 42 day self drive tour around the USA and Canada for the sole purpose of photographing and filming trains. This netted enough footage to make another seven volumes of the Railfan Diaries series.
I had one instruction for Dave - film it in Widescreen - and so he did.
This series contains a mixture of all new locations and some repeat visits, and is presented in geographical sequence.
Use a good atlas or an on-line mapping tool to trace their journey while watching the DVD and get a real feel of the adventure they had.
Enjoy !
Railfan Diaries Vol 15 - San Mateo to Skykomish
Series 2 of the Railfan Diaries commences with Volume 15 – San Mateo to Skykomish.
Within hours of touching down at San Francisco, the group are off to San Mateo to catch the CalTrain metros in action. They soon start their journey north with a visit to Oakland to catch some street running.
The production continues with shots from Dunsmuir then into Washington State with footage from Horsethief Lake, Kalama, Kelso and more street running from Rainier.
A brief look at Tacoma is followed by plenty of action at Auburn, Baring and finally Skykomish. This volume has a good mixture of freight, people movers, high and low speed rail action from rural and urban settings.Railfan Diaries Vol 16 - Yale to Wapta Lake
Volume 16 covers the Canadian phase of this journey and kicks off at Yale, British Columbia.The group then continue on and head north along the banks of the Fraser river, capturing footage along the way from Boston Bar, Lytton and the infamous twin bridges at Cisco.
Our intrepid travellers then head east, taking in the rail action at Field, Golden, and Morants Curve, ending on the shores of Wapta Lake, Alberta.
Canada has its own hazards for railfans – watch for the black bear and cubs at Field. One railfan - a prairie dog - is especially couragous at Morants curve and somehow survives the onslaught of steel.Railfan Diaires Vol 17 - Whitefish to Winston Hill
Volume 17 takes in all the action from Marias Pass from Whitefish to Shelby Montana and includes shots from Coram, Essex, Java East, Summit and Bison.
The team then head south towards Helena to check out the action on Mullan Pass with shots from Austin and Tobin.
We complete the program east of Helena at Winston Hill.Railfan Diaries Vol 18 - Crawford to North Platte
Volume 18 sees our travellers spend a good deal of time at Crawford Hill Nebraska, setting up in various locations including Belmont and Sawtooth Log Road.
Once they’ve had their fill of this well known landmark, they head south through Hemingford, Antioch and Lakeside Nebraska, ending up at the worlds largets railway yard – Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard in North Platte Nebraska.Railfan Diaires Vol 19 - Rock River to Price
Volume 19 kicks off at Rock River Wyoming, with the team heading west through Rawlins and Green River to Salt Lake City Utah.
Here they swing south and take in all the action from Soldier Summit, Kyune, Price Canyon, Castle Gate, Helper and Price.
The action is full on, the scenery is unmistakebly Utah.Railfan Diaries Vol 20 - Holbrook to Ludlow
By now our adventurers are heading home and Volume 20 covers the journey from Holbrook and Winslow Arizona to Amboy and Ludlow California.
This area encompasses the BNSF Seligman and Needles subdivisions through the Mojave desert.
Clear skies and a dry landscape provide unique lighting conditions.Railfan Diaries Vol 21 - Tehachapi Revisited
The last tick in the box for any railfan visiting California should be Tehachapi Loop at Walong.
Volume 21 sees our weary travellers taking a break from 40 days of travelling and spend some time relaxing watching the parade of trains traversing the spiral loop.
Shared by both the BNSF and Union Pacific, there’s always something happening here.Big Trains in a Big Country
The United States and Canada know how to get the most out of their railroads – utilising the latest developments in emission controlled diesel electric locomotion, the parade of freight trains across the American continent is one that challenges the senses with their enormous length, speed and obvious demonstration of power.Rail power is where it’s at, and these massive trains of over 130 freight cars moving bulk raw materials and consumer goods across the continent are captured in all their glory in this special one hour production.From the forests of Montana and California, the rolling plains of Nebraska and Wyoming, the vast deserts of Arizona, to the Utah canyons and the lush greenery of Alberta – the very best of what North America has to offer for the railfan is all here. No introduction or narration is needed – the trains and the scenery speak for themselves.Locations and train types are identified with discrete subtitles.
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