"Thunder From The Wild West
is great all-family entertainment. Captures life on the high
desert and the impact of a railroad with a destiny."
Model Railroad News July 2007
"The two
DVD's are terrific. The railroad parts are fantastic AND you
really captured the majestic scenery beautifully. Your shots
of the Grand Canyon are about the
best I've ever seen!"
"Thanks
for producing superior
videos. It is most appreciated."
Ed
Oregon
"Thanks
for great and outstanding videos!"
George Virginia
"Thanks very much for a brilliant
video." (STEAM-POWER SAWMILL)
--Stephan
Denmark
Like
so many of our fans, Stephan loves to build models of railroad
operations. Although from Europe he chose to model operations as seen
in Western Oregon. You can see pictures of his creativity at his
personal
website: http://www.stephan-besier.de
We
have friends all over the world. We truly appreciate
hearing from you. Thanks
to all for sharing your feedback and your
kind words of encouragement.
Making every dollar count
These days
with gas prices going a bit crazy, we all are wanting to make sure each
dollar goes as far as it can. For us at Golden Rail Video,
that means staying true to our promise to offer you the highest value
steam railroading dvd’s money can buy.
How do we make every dollar count for our customers?
One thing
we hear again and again is that our shows are the ones you can watch
again and again and always notice something new. These are not
videos you watch once and then leave on the shelf.
Apparently, people enjoy watching them again and again because...
there is a great story to be told….
there's a lot of action to see…..and
there's a fabulous 5.1 surround sound audio track to help capture the effect of really being there.
In
the most entertaining way we can think of, we slip in lots of
interesting facts and history in and around the action. For me,
this really makes the action come alive. People are always
telling us that they can show our videos to NON railfans and they will
actually watch the whole show and say how much they enjoyed the show.
That's
what makes a video a really high-value and a worthwhile purchase.
If you can watch a show over and over and still
get enjoyment out of it, then you've really got something that is worth
owning.
Through
these rugged economic times (and beyond), that is the promise we always
make to you. In fact, we guaranteed that you will enjoy each one.
And we really mean it. If ever a video does not satisfy,
just call us at our office so we can do our best to rectify the
situation. If that means refunding your purchase price, then so be it.
By the way, our office number is (888) 844-4449.
AND I also wanted to let you know, we are working very hard on a number of
new videos that I know you are going to enjoy. Stay tuned here.
They should be done this Fall.
If
you like, sign our email list to the left and we'll be sure to email
you as soon as they are ready to enjoy. (Don't worry. We
don't send out a lot of emails. And we don't share our list with
anyone.)
Best regards,
Rob Simpson
Below is a sample of video to watch showing
the entire "prologue" to THE ROCK TRAINS (Two Steam Locomotives in
the Challenge of a Life Time.)
I must warn you. They had me do a little 30-second, Walt
Disney-type introduction...and I must confess, I'm not very good at
this. (But, it's good for a laugh...and then once past that, you can enjoy
the whole opening chapter of THE ROCK TRAINS and see if it captures your interest.)
Rob Simpson
______________________________
We are always thinking...
What if
"Walt Disney" ...
or "Steven Spielberg" ...
or "George Lucas" were making
railroad videos
...just for the fun of it?
It
may sound funny, but WE think about that all the time...
Wouldn't every one be way more than an average movie...?
Would watching it be almost
like an adventure?
Would the images be stunning?
Would the sound be incredible in 5.1
Surround?
The story would
spring
right
out of the action so that you wanted to watch it over and over
again ...and share it with your friends.
Well,
even though we don't have the budget of a big studio, we
are guided
by the very
same principles.
Story...action...and
sound that
adds up a rip-roaring video adventure!
And here's
one thing the big studios never seem to do...
We
guarantee
your satisfaction with every film. Does
a major studio promise
this when we buy a
ticket to a show? Not that I can ever recall.
So, by
ordering
directly from us you have the assurance that if you think
it's
a "turkey," you can send it back and get a refund on the price of the
DVD.
You
may think we are a bit crazy to make an offer like this.
Crazy...well,
maybe.
But, we
are so confident you
are going to love whatever you order that we do this for
all our
on-line customers. And we trust you that you
would never betray a trust by making
copies and stealing what we do for you.
We
have always found our customers to possess a very high level of
integrity. We've even had customers call us when we
accidentally didn't process their credit card!!!
So,
I hope by now you can see that Golden Rail Video shows are not some
sort of cheap "best of a web-cam"
type of gallery of video clips. Or as someone once put it,
videos of " bunch of trains running around."
Far
from it.
Each
title is a complete documentary film. Each title
captivates all ages because
each show tells
a story.
Each DVD is like a feature film. One is like a sequel to the
other ...(or is it a prequel?).
Both shows were shot along the old Santa
Fe Railway line that is now known
as The
Grand Canyon Railway.
.
Volume 1 is called Thunder From
the Wild West. This show tells the often ignored story of
the early days of the
Grand
Canyon National Park and the railroad that made it all
happen, the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway.
Volume 2, Thunder in
the Canyons takes us behind-the-scenes to experience a day
in the life on a major steam railroad. 128 miles every day!
We almost subtitled this one 24-hours On a Steam Railroad.
We'll be getting more on-line for you soon. We'd love to have
you
sign our email list and we'll keep you posted about our train
activities. (See above left.)
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the Windows Media Player or equivalent. To download the free Windows
Media Player, click here.
Greetings!
Here's a picture of me
"at
the
office."
People
ask, "How do you make such great steam train videos?" What a
fun question to answer. Yep.
That's me in the picture with a big old video camera strapped under my
arm on top
of a steam locomotive in Oregon
(Sumpter
Valley Ry #19) as it
barrels down the track.
Just "another day at the office?"
Well actually, not every day is as exciting as this.
But, that sure was a great day!
And I get to relive those days when I
work those long hours of post-production to get them ready for you.
I must not be the only one who loves steam trains. I get letters
all the time saying...."Yours are the only railroad videos my family
will watch with me."
They say, "You never fully recover from your first train set."
I believe it.
I not
only like to tell a story of steam railroading, but really convey what
it was like to be there.
It
always amazes me.
There on location is where the story to be told emerges from the
steam and smoke. By the time I am through shooting footage, it seems as
though a script for the production has been written in the clouds of
steam..
Such is
the exhilarating energy that surrounds the iron horse.
That's
why I love going to great lengths to get shots like these...so
the story can be told with pictures as well as words.
People of all ages can share together in the Golden Rail
Video experience.
You could say, "We're bringing the generations together with all the
bells and whistles"...but that'd be kind of silly, wouldn't it?
Rob
Simpson
Producer,
CEO
"Content and story are
unbeatable.
I have all
(your videos) and none has been a disappointment.
Even my wife watches
with me.
Keep making great videos!"
--Greg,
Michigan
We pride ourselves on making the kind of
shows you
want to watch and share again and again. We even have a quality pledge
guarantee we make to you.
I am always interested in customer feedback. Feel free to send us an
email if you have any suggestions ...for a future program ...or things
you'd like to see covered.
We really like producing programs about historic railroads with a lot
of character. We work exclusively with the railroad when doing a
production to present the story and the railroad in the best possible
light. If you are part of an interesting operation, please
drop me line.
What railroad ended up creating a
national treasure we
all enjoy today?
In 1881 the Santa Fe
Pacific was pushing West. Of course, the world would never be
the same.
This documentary tells the often ignored
history of the Grand
Canyon National Park and
how the Santa Fe Railway was a company with a vision that made
it all happen.
The
fascinating saga of the Grand Canyon Railway.
91 min. DVD in 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound
($24.95)
Watch
a new Video Preview.
Click on the box.
Check
out more details about the
history of the Grand
Canyon Railwayby clicking here.
Do you prefer MAIL or FAX?
To print an order
form click here.
Thunder
in the Canyons
24-hours on a
steam railroad.
The
journey to the Canyon.
A
day-in-the-life adventure you'll never forget.
Using the historic Grand Canyon Railway
operation
as a
backdrop you'll follow the steam crews as they take a steam
locomotive on a daily 128 mile journey.
104 min. DVD in 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound
($24.95)
Watch
a new Video Preview.
Click on the box.
Read
more
about this day-in-the-life
on a steam
railroad featuring the Grand Canyon Railway
by clicking here.
Do you prefer MAIL or FAX?
To print an order
form click here.
Shay:
Power Tour
Meet the Shay,
the most popular steam locomotive on North
America's rugged logging railroads.
Highly entertaining and informative. Discover the geared-locomotive
design that “won the woods.” Includes the famous
Shay Races
from Railfair Sacramento...at death-defying speeds of over 18 mph
!!! (You had to be there to understand...or the next-best
thing...Join us a SHAY: POWER TOUR.)
Do you prefer MAIL or FAX?
To print an order
form click here.
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Our only "diesel film" was a
collaboration with our friends at Machines of Iron
A forgotten yet fascinating look at the re-opening of this famous
stretch of Northern
Pacific track at the time of the merger with the Burlington Northern and the Santa
Fe.
That means lots of mixed colors and equipment you just don't get to see
any more. The beautiful vistas of Eastern and Western
Washington
State accent the action in this new chapter of the original Northern
Pacific mainline's story.
Includes a visit to Cargill grain operations to see unloading of grain
cars.
Glad
you stopped
by...
By
clicking the link you
can learn more about these 
Shay:
Power Tour
Santa Fe 3751 -
Canyon Rails 
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