California Northern, The (DVD)

California Northern, The (DVD)

Beautifully painted diesels shine in the brilliant sun as they operate through scenic landscapes of the California Northern. See sugar beets delivered to a sugar plant, GP-15 locomotives grinding up Creston Hill with a pipe train, talk to and ride with one of the railroad's engineers, and ride in the cab of a venerable SD-9 on the Willits Turn.

Explore the West Valley Sub as we chase beet trains along the route. Visit the Napa Sub, Napa Junction, and the line to Vallejo. West of Napa Junction we follow the Petaluma Turn over drawbridges and past vineyards. Then we catch the Hopland Turn and track it north to its interchange with the Willits Turn. While riding aboard the train we enjoy an exciting trip through scenic Cloverdale Canyon along the Russian River.

Our tour concludes with a thrilling ride across Ridge Summit aboard the Willits Turn. Heavy loads of lumber from the north are hauled over the steep mountain grade and down the treacherous slope to Ukiah. This is regional railroading at its best on The California Northern.

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• pentrex
• train
• southern
• pacific
• railroad
• cal
• california
• northern
• NWP
• north
• western

[CMRSclub]

Great Video!!

[northvilledavis8]

Wow! cool I wish we buy this video, but it says it's not available. Will there be any new ones made. I've seen your website.

[benbattles]

@dueltruckman we got rid of 'em when we quit operating the NWP line. :(

[k2kkoos]

@dueltruckman they've left the CFNR, and had their noses chopped, and are low nose units now. They're with small companies, one of which is now at Mosaic , still as number 202 do a web search as youtube does not allow me to post a link..

[k2kkoos]

I wrote Pentrex, they replied the following:

Thanks for your email. We do plan to convert that title, as well as our other VHS shows, however, we do not burn our VHS to DVD (DVD-R's). With our extensive VHS stock, it will take quite a few more years to convert all of them. We have our shows professionally replicated, so conversions are like starting a brand new show and can take up to 3-4 months to complete.

California Northern has not made our conversion list yet, but it will eventually.

[k2kkoos]

same here, if anyone knows if a DVD is out, please let me know!

[NS6677]

@joedecook I think Pentrex is putting it on DVD this year

[joedecook]

I just wish I could find it on DVD. Still have the VHS, but haven't had a VCR in years now.

[dueltruckman]

@benbattles what happented to those sd-9s

[benbattles]

@drum3433 well then i'll have to check it out since the CFNR is a fading shadow of its hay days

[paraawesome]

tobad the CFNR Went all Genset in January.

[drum3433]

I have to say, I bought this video from Pentrex, It is great! Well edited, it has evolved into a nice historical perspective of the California Northern.