All images on these pages are taken directly from Highball's tapes.
CSX on the former B&O main line, now CSX's
Chicago Line, across the Buckeye State between
State Line and Greenwich. Includes Deshler,
Fostoria, Attica Junction, Willard and Greenwich.
Narration On/Off feature and chapter markers for
each location.
2 hours $35.95 CAO VHS or DVD-R. Widescreen CAOW
Deshler is the crossing of the CSX north-south
single track Toledo to Cincinatti line with the
east-west double track Chicago line at grade. The
tower still stands, but is now used by MoW. All
kinds of power, including NS, UP & BNSF, the CSX
OCS with F40ís and even a couple of locals with
cabooses, and several meets. Loads of action!
Minimal narration. DVD or VHS HOT20 $24.95 WIDESCREEN HOT20W
ALONG THE NEW RIVER
CSX coal trains on the New River Sub, deep in West Virginia. We start our visit at Hinton,
then follow the tracks through Prince, with it's Art Deco depot, over the mountain to Thurmond,
and along the gorge to Montgomery. You'll see the trains far below from the overlooks, and up
close and personal from trackside. We visit the big bridges at Cunard and Hawks Nest, and catch
the Gauley shifter with it's caboose. UP makes an appearance, together with Amtrak's Cardinal,
a number of lease units and brand new SD70ACe's. R.J. Corman now operates the Loup Creek branch
from Thurmond, and we catch bright red geeps in the highly scenic valley. Narration On/Off feature!
90 minutes $29.95 ATNR VHS or DVD-R. Widescreen ATNRW DVD only.
HOT SPOTS 15, WILLARD, OHIO
Willard, Ohio is a busy CSX yard on the former B&O mainline across Ohio. We spent two full days at Willard to
bring you lots of color and action, including UP, BNSF, CN, Wheeling & Lake Erie and loads of lease units. If
you didn't know where you were you'd be hard pressed to figure out just who's railroad this was, tons of action!
105 minutes HOT15 $24.95
HOT SPOTS 14 - CALLAHAN, FLORIDA
Callahan is located 20 miles north of Jacksonville on CSX's main line into Florida. It's the point the line to Tampa
splits off from the main line, and it's south of the point the line from Waycross, Georgia joins the line from Savannah
and the north. Coal trains, intermodals, manifests and Amtrak, lots of different power.
75 minutes HOT14 $24.95
FOSTORIA - IRON TRIANGLE
Fostoria, Ohio is the point that CSX's North-South ex C&O main line crosses the East-West ex B&O main line at grade, with Norfolk Southern crossing both on the ex Nickle Plate. The area formed by these 3 diamonds is known locally as the iron triangle. Up to 140 trains a day pound the diamonds. We spent two days there from dawn to dusk to bring you lots of action. BNSF & UP and lots of lease units, as well as NS & CSX make appearances. Continuous action.
2 hours FOST $35.95
HOT SPOTS 5 - SELKIRK, NY
Selkirk, New York is the biggest yard in the Northeast, and is now owned by CSX. We spent two frigid days at Selkirk in February, 2000 to bring you CSX in the snow from both ends of the yard. The west end for the Chicago Line and the east end for the Boston Line, the River Line and the branch to the Port of Albany. Selkirk has always been an exciting place to railfan, and is even more so when the snow flies. Check out the Notheastís favorite hot spot!
HOT5 85 minutes $24.95
HOT SPOTS 2: BEREA
Berea, Ohio is the point that CSX's Columbus line and NS's Chicago line meet, just to the south of Cleveland. Power is divided pretty evenly between CSX, NS and former Conrail units, plus some run-through power. With 50 movements in 12 hours, this can be a busy place.
60 minutes HOT2 $24.95
CSX ON THE CHICAGO LINE
Taped in August, 1999, merger day plus 85. Conrail's Chicago Line now belongs to CSX, so we took a look at the line between Selkirk and Buffalo to see what was happening. Power is half CSX and half re-numbered Conrail, with leased units and run-through power making for some colorfull railroading. Lots of traffic keeps the action going continuously. Some familiar locations plus some new. Check out the changes on the Chicago Line, you won't be sorry.
COCL 1 hour 45 mins plus previews. $35.95 plus $3.50 S&H
THE WEST END - CSX'S MOUNTAIN DIVISION
The old B&O West End between Grafton and Keyser, WV. They didn't run much traffic, but what there
was was working hard. We caught manifests R316 and R317 and coal trains on their knees on the steep
grades of Cheat River, Cranberry, 17 Mile and Newburgh, usually with helpers. Mostly older, 4 axle
power with some newer SD50's, few widecabs in evidence. Several varieties of CSX paint, plus Chessie,
Family Lines and Seaboard System.
1 hour 45 minutes TWEC $29.95
SAND PATCH WEEKEND
Still one of my favorite tapes and locations. Shot over the Memorial Day weekend of 1992, we caught trains at most of the famous locations, meets at the tunnel, a long valiant struggle up grade with the train finally stalling lots of different power from elderly B23's to new C40-BW's, GP4O's to SD50's. Lot's of different paint, from B&O blue to Chessie to Stealth and Bright Future. Sand Patch was everything we expected and more.
TWO HOURS SPWE $29.95
CSX ACROSS OHIO
HOT SPOTS 20 - DESHLER, OHIO
