Take a 300 mile freight train ride on Conrail's Train Else-8 from Toledo, OH. to Buffalo, NY.!

See all the action as filmed from the lead engine; hear all the orders and instructions given to us and all the other moving trains; hear each hot box detector, see each city, climb each hill!

Enjoy this 300 mile trip as film and narrated by conductor Ernie Lyons, a 34 year veteran before the Norfolk Southern and CSX Railroads split it up.

Enjoy all the wonderful scenery along Lake Erie along the rolling hills of Eastern Ohio, Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York. Two full hours!

Take a ride on Conrail from Toledo, OH. to Elkhart, IN. and return. See and experience all the sites and sounds of a moving freight train from the seat of the conductor, as described by Conductor Ernie Lyons, a 34 year veteran of Erie - Lackawanna & Conrail.

See how the Elkhart hump and yard along with Stanley Yards function. Listen as all the hot box and dragging equipment detectors inspect our train as we run the route; hear the train dispatchers and work gang foremen give us instructions and orders along the way. Look at the Elkhart and Stanley Diesel facilities and hold your breath as we approach crossings with automobiles trying to beat us. And listen as Ernie describes the people who lose their lives as they lose the race to beat the train. Enjoy beautiful Autumn scenery of October 1996.

Enjoy a 300 mile freight train ride on Conrail train Seel-9B from Buffalo, NY. to Toledo, OH.

See first hand what is all involved in moving a freight train over this 300 mile district. Not all trips go as smooth as train crews would like. You will witness a major failure as the lead locomotive suffers a crank case explosion, causing the locomotive to shut down.

This action packed video was also filmed and narrated by Conductor Ernie Lyons.

You will enjoy the beautifull Autumn scenery from the cab of a Conrail SD 40-2 locomotive as train Seel-9B passes through Western New York, Northwestern PA., and Eastern Ohio.

Toledo Ohio to Buffalo New York and Return. Ride aboard 2 of Conrails' hottest van trains, TV 24 and TV99 during harsh winter conditions in January of 1999. You will experience first hand what dangers train crews face while battling severe blizzard conditions. As TV 24 nears Buffalo, the last car on the train derailed because of hard packed snow. Sit back and relax in the Cab of Conrail SD 60 I #5634 and hold on as we race towards Buffalo at speeds of 60 MPH!!!

"Steam '98" or "Steam Across America". Never fear steam fans, you are not forgotten! Because of their high quality and informative content, we now carry these 2 Pentrex tapes. "Steam '98" is 2 hours in length and in full stereo while "Steam Across America" is a full 4 hours on two cassettes!