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Across Siberia on a Fiery Dragon/DVD
$24.95
An exciting train excursion from Berlin, across Siberia to Vladivostok offers a travel adventure that you're sure to enjoy. Filmed by famed Disney photographer Stuart Jewell. this video offers a look at Siberia's people as well as its sights. Traveling by train is a splendid way to cover the vast expanse of this country and also interact with its people. And travel in style we do - with fine meals, Russian champagne and caviar too!
Andes Adventure/DVD
$24.95
Ecuador's narrow gauge Guayaquil & Quito Railroad is one of the most spectacular railroads in the world. You will start in the lowlands at Duran traveling behind a 2-6-0 to the San Jacinto Festival in Yaguachi. Then you will tackle the Andes Highlands with 2-8-0, #53 battling the 5% grades of the switch backs on the Devil's Nose. You'll visit the colorful Indian Market at Guamote and ride through the Valley of the Volcanoes to Rio Bamba. Then continue up to the highest point on the railway, at 11,800 ft. Urbena, and see our steam train with 20,509 ft. high Mt. Chimborazo towering above it.
Australian Steam/DVD
$24.95
Machines of Iron traveled to Australia in April 2000 to ride the rails behind vintage steam and diesel locomotives, NSWGR 38 Class 4-6-2 Pacifics, Victoria Railways R Class 4-6-4 Hudsons, NSWGR 42 Class Co-Co GM Diesel, and NSWGR 442 Class Co-Co Alco Diesel. On Easter Sunday our crews visited the Ballarine Peninsula Railway and were there as the crew fired up the railroad's 2-8-2 and 4-6-0. It's nonstop action as we travel the beautiful Australian countryside.
Austrian Adventure 2003/DVD
$24.95
The beauty of Austria in the Summer was enhanced with four days of steam train traveling through the lush countryside behind six different preserved steam locomotives. The video’s introduction shows a brief look a Austria’s modern day electric railways . . . but then it was time to step back to the days when steam ruled the rails.
China Adventure/DVD
$24.95
China Adventure takes you to the Forbidden City and a narrow gauge quarry line near Beijing, then to the Anshan Steel Works with more than 20 active SY Class 2-8-2s, street trolleys and main line action with diesels, electrics and steam. Tour the Tonghua Line where JS Class 2-8-2s were putting in their last days. You will visit a steam locomotive back shop where SY Class locos are rebuilt. You will, then, visit Inner Mongolia and JingPeng Pass, the last great stronghold in the world where regular steam rules. Double-headed Class QJ 2-10-2s climb 2% grades over huge bridges through numerous tunnels on this provincial railway that opened in 1995.
Cuba 1998/DVD
$24.95
Cuba - an island paradise for the railroad enthusiast. Take a trip to a country where vintage automobiles pass by mainline diesels of American, Canadian and Eastern European origin. Travel the Hershey Railroad, a virtual electric traction museum with Brill built interurbans and other unique electrics. Enjoy American built steam locomotives as they work the sugar cane harvest. Visit Cuba - the island where time stands still.
Narrow Gauge Steam In Sardinia/DVD
$24.95
Sardinia an island off the west coast of Italy is home to an extensive narrow gauge railway system. Some steam locomotives were preserved and Machines of Iron was along in April 2004 for a photo charter trip on some of these lines. Join us as we wind our way through mountainous valleys over massive bridges recreating train operations of an earlier time.
New Zealand Steam/DVD
$24.95
In 1998, Machines of Iron photographers traveled to New Zealand to follow Mainline Steam's four steam locomotives on an excursion across New Zealand. The tour travels to both islands and stops at Aukland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Greymouth. Breathtaking is an understatement when we talk about New Zealand's scenery. Mountains, rivers, gorges, and steam locomotives are a railfan's delight. Join Machines of Iron for New Zealand Steam.
Poland Adventure/DVD
$24.95
At the turn of the 20th century, the area of Wielkopolska in Western Poland was home of one of the last regular steam operated railways in the world. Wolzytn is the center of activity here steam hauled passenger and freight trains roam the rails on rural lines that radiate from the picturesque village. Join Machines of Iron as we take you line side for a ride past villages and farms. Experience a ride in the cab of one of the magnificent Polish steam locomotives, and enjoy the disappearing experience of regular steam railroading with Poland Adventure.
Polish Narrow Gauge/Steam Trains in Spring 2 BD Set/BD
$40.95
There is only one place in the world where non-tourist steam powered passenger trains run in regular service, and that is in Wolsztyn, Poland. Watch as the trains stop and depart at stations, then race through the countryside trailing plumes of smoke. See the roundhouse that is full of steam locomotives Additional experiences are visits to five narrow gauge lines of three different gauges where sturdy little Polish locos amble through the rural farm land. We think you will enjoy these steam train adventures.
Polish Narrow Gauge/Steam Trains in Spring 2 DVD Set/DVD
$34.95
There is only one place in the world where non-tourist steam powered passenger trains run in regular service, and that is in Wolsztyn, Poland. Watch as the trains stop and depart at stations, then race through the countryside trailing plumes of smoke. See the roundhouse that is full of steam locomotives Additional experiences are visits to five narrow gauge lines of three different gauges where sturdy little Polish locos amble through the rural farm land. We think you will enjoy these steam train adventures.
Red Star Double-Headers/DVD
$24.95
In the winter of 1994, we visited the Ukraine and found a whole new world of steam-hauled trains which is now open to tourists. Pack your bag and travel with us through the former Soviet Union aboard luxury passenger trains, double headed each day by a different class of locomotive. We'll ride in the cab of different steamers and catch the sights of the dramatic countryside. A highlight of the trip is a close-up look at Russia's most modern 4-8-4, the Class P36. Come along for an extraordinary steam experience in Ukraine!
Romanian Steam Adventure/DVD
$24.95
In the first of our foreign train series, we visit Romania, where several classes of steam locomotives have been preserved and still run. Enjoy the sights of Transylvania as these machines of iron, painted in gleaming black with shining brass, pull classic passenger livery. Travel the Carpathian Mountain valleys resplendent in their fall foliage. Mingle with the people in their picturesque villages. Ride along in the cabs of a 4-6-2, 4-6-0, 2-10-0, and the magnificent 2-8-4. End the trip on a narrow-gauge forestry line. Join us, as we visit the land of Dracula!
Russian Steam in Ukraine/DVD
$24.95
Machines of Iron revisits Ukraine in the fall of 1996 when the countryside is resplendent in autumn colors and the air is filled with locomotive steam and smoke. A special steam excursion is the reason for our visit, and we travel aboard a comfortable passenger train behind several different Russian locomotives including a 0-10-0, double headed 4-6-4s, and the most modern Russian steam locomotive, the P-36. Enjoy lots of color and culture, as we travel to this country rich in history. Our trip includes sightseeing trips to Kiev and Moscow.
Slovakian Steam Trains/BD
$29.95
In Slovakia it is still possible to see some of the last steam locomotives built in Europe. Machines of Iron ventured into the Tatra Mountains where you will see a Class 556 2-10-0 with a freight, then a Class 475 4-8-2 on both passenger and freight trains, also a Class 464 4-8-4T with a branch line freight and the magnificent Class 477 4-8-4T leading a passenger train. Also included is a visit to a narrow gauge logging line.
Slovakian Steam Trains/DVD
$24.95
In Slovakia it is still possible to see some of the last steam locomotives built in Europe. Machines of Iron ventured into the Tatra Mountains where you will see a Class 556 2-10-0 with a freight, then a Class 475 4-8-2 on both passenger and freight trains, also a Class 464 4-8-4T with a branch line freight and the magnificent Class 477 4-8-4T leading a passenger train. Also included is a visit to a narrow gauge logging line.
South African Garratts/DVD
$24.95
The cloud of steam on the South African horizon belonged to the narrow gauge Garratt locomotives. Serving the industrial railways of South Africa in the 1990s, these articulated locomotives were hard workers. This 1995 trip on a special steam excursion records the Garratts on several railways, including a two and one-half foot gauge line. Not long after our trip, the Garratts were replaced by diesels.
Steam in South Africa Drakensburg Farewell Rail Tour 1995/DVD
$24.95
South African Railways was perhaps the most extensive narrow gauge system in the world The steam locomotives that roamed the rails here were big narrow gauge steam. Join Machines of Iron as we go back to 1995 for a photo charter that traveled the rugged railway lines of the Drakensburg region behind garratts, 4-8-2s, a 2-8-4 and an ancient 4-6-0. Then thrill to a run down the mainline with a 4-8-4. This was a great steam train adventure that cannot be duplicated today.
Steam Trains of Eritrea/DVD
$24.95
In the East African country of Eritrea, there exists one of the more spectacular narrow gauge steam railroads in the world. The railroad travels from the Red Sea port of Massawa and climbs through the high mountain country over stone arch bridges through tunnels, and snakes around massive loops gaining needed altitude to the capitol city of Asmara whose elevation is 7000 feet.
The Great South African Steam Adventure 1991/DVD
$24.95
For five days in 1991,the South African railways featured their steam locomotives on their mainline from Kimberly to De Aar in a celebration called the Great 1991 Steam Festival. This would be the last display of these magnificent locomotives before steam would be replaced by diesel power. Join us as we visit Beaconsfield, the last operational steam shed in South Africa. Watch high-stepping steam locomotives charge down the narrow-gauge mainline on continuous welded rail with concrete ties. Wander with us around Orange River, and watch steam being serviced and the exciting activity of arriving and departing trains. Don’t miss this last hurrah for South African steam power!
The World's Last Great Steam Show China 2003/DVD
$24.95
Jingpeng Pass was the world’s last great steam show! The cold January temperatures created billowing clouds of steam and smoker as the 2-10-2 QJ class locomotives challenged the stiff grades of Jingpeng Pass. Visit Daban Locomotive shed where the QJs were serviced and maintained, you will see the Jitong Railway’s steam hauled passenger train near Chabuga. Visit rural villages, pass through the crowded village markets, see the local people getting ready for the Chinese New Year and visit the Great Wall. Machines of Iron brings China steam to you in all its dynamic glory.
