All images on these pages are taken directly from Highball's tapes.
Canadian Pacific through the magnificent scenery
of the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains in February,
2008. New Gevo's are out and about, some in the
new, simpler paint and some in the new 'Olympic'
paint. Some superb winter weather compliments the
action, which takes place bewteen Exshaw and
Revelstoke, and includes Ottertail Curve and
Morant's Curve, both used for CP publicity
photos.
2 hours $35.95 ARMW Widescreen DVD only.
I've been sitting on this since about 2001. It
was a fairly gloomy day (not to mention really
cold), but we did meet a couple of trains, and I
got to ride around Morantís Curve. Shot over the
cab from the bed of a CP pickup, you see the view
straight ahead, more or less as a train crew
would see it. No narration. Markers every 5
minutes.
FULLSCREEN DVD ONLY HIRL2 2 hours 3 minutes $35.95
CP train 177 is a priority intermodal. We rode a GE AC44 on177 from Field to Revelstoke through the spectacular Rocky and Selkirk mountains, including the longest tunnel in the western hemisphere, the Mount Macdonald tunnel. Picture in picture shows different views of the train, the passing scenery and the crew.
Available in DVD
4 1/2 hours on 2 DVD’s $49.95
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN LINE
Canadian Pacific's main line along the Mississippi River through Minnesota from Saint Paul
to Chicago runs through some of the Midwest's finest scenery. In addition to a variety of CP
trains, the River Sub hosts Amtrak's Empire Builder and BNSF coal trains, and the Iowa, Chicago
and Eastern has trackage rights. Soo Line power still heads some trains on this former Milwaukee/Soo
main line. Exciting action, with a wide variety of power and paint schemes! Narration On/Off feature.
75 minutes MRML $24.95 FULLSCREEN DVD or WIDESCREEN DVD.
CANADIAN PACIFIC HEART OF THE ROCKIES
This video was awarded the "Canadian Rockies Railroad Museum Award for
Outstanding Achievement in Railroad Video".
Canadian Pacific in the heart of Canada's spectacular Rocky Mountains,
between Field, BC and Exshaw, AB. Stunning scenery, snow covered mountains
in some superb weather. In addition to CP's action red SD90MAC's and
AC44CW's, we caught a rare CN diversion train, the Rocky Mountaineer an CP's
beautiful restored F units on a publicity run of the Royal canadian pacific.
We take a look at the Spiral Tunnels, and one of the most spectacular
railfan locations on the continent, Morant's Curve. TWO HOURS ROCK $35.95
CANADIAN PACIFIC'S SHUSWAP SUB
Canadian Pacific's Shuswap Sub runs from Revelstoke, British Columbia to Kamloops,
through lush forests and alongside sparkling lakes. the line runs through eagle pass
in the Monashee Mountains, past historic Craigellachie of last spike fame, through the
Notch Hill Loop, alongside Shuswap lake and down the valley of the North Thompson River.
Action red locomotives in the spectacular scenery of beautiful British Columbia.
1 hour 50 minutes SHUS $35.95
SHUS 1 HR 50 minutes $35.95
CANADIAN PACIFIC'S MOUNTAIN SUB & ROGERS PASS
The descriptions for the scenery that CP's Mountain Sub runs through are all inadeqate. The sub runs from Golden to Revelstoke, British Columbia, through some of the most stunning scenery on the continent. Lots of snow on the mountains, AC4400's, SD90MAC's and tired SD40-2's provide the action. All the famous locations, Field, Ottertail, Leanchoil, Palliser, Glenogle, Donald, Beavermouth, Rogers, Mount MacDonald tunnel, Stoney Creek (a long hike in!), Connaught tunnel, Mount Shaughnessy tunnel, Ross Creek, Illecillewaet, Albert Canyon and lots more. CP's newest power in magnificent surroundings in June, 1999. I'm proud of this one.
TWO HOURS ROGR $35.95
This tape was given the "Canadian Rockies Railroad Museum Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Railroad Video".
BEYOND HOPE Along the Thompson and Fraser
I'd wanted to shoot the Thompson & Fraser Rivers once I saw the CTC Board article in the August 1988 issue, it took nine years but it was worth the wait. Stunning scenery, two railroads with interesting power and lots of action make for a great railfan experience, and we had an excellent time charging up and down in hot pursuit, or finding a good spot and just sitting. We had never really seen CN's big cowls or new SD75's, and Chris had never seen CP's "Red Barns" so we saw lots of new stuff. We caught "The Rocky Mountaineer" and the "American Orient Express," which were pretty neat and several times caught trains on both sides of the river. We covered the line from Hope BC (hence the title) to Kamloops through the magnificent Fraser and Thompson Rivet Canyons.
TWO HOURS HOPE $35.95
WINTER ON KICKING HORSE PASS
February in the Canadian Rockies, with chest-deep snow, truly stunning scenery and action red SD40-2's. What more could you ask for? We covered CP's transcontinental mainline between Golden BC and Banff AB through the Kicking Horse Valley, the Spiral Tunnels, over Kicking Horse Pass and down to Banff. Power is mostly SD40-2's with some SD40-2F's (red barns) and some leased power. The Rockies are absolutely magnificent and are right in your face, and Morant's Curve has to be one of the most spectacular locations on the continent. This tape recently received the Canadian Rockies Railroad Museum Foundation award for "Outstanding Achievement in Railroad Video"
NINETY MINUTES KICK $29.95
BRIDGE LINE DIVISION - CP RAIL'S D&H
Over a year in the making, we cover the old Susquehanna Division between Mohawk Yard & Binghamton, you'll see most of the famous locations, including Richmondville Hill, Delanson, Ninevah, Harpursville and Belden Hill. RS18's, C424's, an RS36 and M630's all make an appearance, together with all the other odds and ends to be found on 1993/4's D&H, including 'Gators, Ghosts and Guilford. You'll be trackside in rain, fog, snow and sunshine for some great D&H action - you'll love engineer Mike Green putting on an incredible show with two Alco's, two SD's and a LOT of smoke, these shots are worth the price alone.
110 MINUTES CPDH $29.95
A ROCKY MOUNTAIN WINTER
HIRAIL THROUGH THE ROCKIES 2 - Exshaw to Lake Louise
177 CAB RIDE
