VOL. 2 SHASTA ROUTE (Mostly Oregon) 62 Minutes #CAN-SPSRV2-VHS $35.00 SP’s SHASTA ROUTE, c.1950, Volume 2, “mostly Oregon”, enters a world of spectacular beauty in the mountains and valleys of the Cascade and Coast Ranges. Cab-aheads, F-7s and SD-9s battle the daunting grades -- testing the mettle of both men and machines. Lumbering played a vital role in Oregon’s development and economy. Rare footage shows logging trains powered by as many as six “hogs” on the Tillamook Branch, and the last regular passenger train on the Coos Bay Branch. Portland’s vast facilities at Brooklyn, which anchored SP’s northern-most terminal are shown, with details of locomotive servicing and the last run of steam, with a 4-10-2, SP’s huge three cylinder locomotive. A study of the Shasta Daylight -- with cab views of its run from Portland to Klamath Falls, and more on-board and runby scenes of the train making its way through northern California -- captures the train’s striking beauty. This remarkable collection of Catenary Video’s rare action scenes eloquently conveys the excitement of railroading in western America a half century ago, a fitting epitaph for a bygone era! 62 Minutes, Color. Full Length Digital Sound Effects with Narration. $35.00 back