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Empire of the North The Forming of the BN (DVD) Charles Smiley Productions D-121

Empire of the North The Forming of the BN (DVD) Charles Smiley Productions D-121

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    Description

    Brand Charles Smiley
    Type   DVD
    Length 1hr and 30min
    See the historic 1970 formation of Burlington Northern. See great vintage trains of Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Chicago Burlington & Quincy and the Spokane Portland & Seattle from the 50s into the 70s. We bring the history of the “James Hill Lines” and how he reshaped the northwest. See the steam to early diesel transition of these lines.
    Follow the career of Chicago Burlington & Quincy’s, Ralph Budd. His early years as a design engineer made him one of the industry’s greatest innovators. He was the youngest railroad president when earlier he took charge of the GN as he was also a sharp businessman.
    Follow the early passenger Ralph Budd-inspired Zephyrs, the California Zephyr plus passenger and freight trains of the CB&Q, GN and NP. Visit Chicago, Iowa, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and more locations with passenger and freight. We offer a special section of the “Inside Gateway” line jointly operated by the BN & WP.
    To quote Model Railroad News, “The story is epic... plan to watch it several times...”.
    To quote Railfan & Railroad, “This program, as all others Smiley has done, Contains a wealth of content requiring more than one sitting to digest fully. The maps are excellent, the corporate story-telling first rate.
    Including coverage of
    Inside Gateway
    Chicago Area
    Iowa
    Washington
    Oregon
    Montana
    Idaho