Coal is still king in the Appalachia region of the United States and a major source of revenue for several railroads. These railroads and the coal shipments that they carry have also proven to be the source of inspiration for many model railroaders over the years. But what has not been readily available for the modeler or the railfan has been a video source detailing the coal industry.

This video begins with a history of the coal industry in Appalachia and progresses to an examination of the journey that coal makes from the mine to the complete coal industry to you, from the mine to the end-user. We bring the complete coal industry to you, from the inside of a coal mine, to preparation plants, storage facilities, loaders, associated equipment, a rotary dumper, coking facilities, steel mills, and of course trains.

But it doesn’t stop there. Also included are excellent examples of model train layouts depicting the coal industry. And to help you get started with building your model coal facilities, there is a demonstration on building a conveyer belt system as used by the coal producers and the end-users.

Approx. 61 Minutes
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo

DVD-Appalachian Coal - (modeling the prototype)

$24.98

                                                             

Green Frog Productions has been producing videos and audio recordings for railfans and modelers since 1983. We are a full production facility in our own suite of offices in Douglasville, Georgia. There are full time employees and part timers. We do our own field production, editing, duplication, and shipping. A good number of our videos have been made from 16mm & 8mm film that was shot by railfans & professionals beginning in the 1920s and continuing through the '70s. Modern action is shot on professional equipment and edited with computers using the latest technology.  

Green Frog is releasing all of its video products over time onto DVD and Blu-Ray, look for new DVD's to come out on a regular basis. Green Frog DVDs offer superior Video Quality and Audio Quality, our DVDs are encoded with high Data Bit Rates for superior video quality.

Green Frog DVD audio is encoded into the (Dolby Digital .ac3) format and will be in 2.0 Stereo & 5.1 Digital surround sound. Green Frog DVD Audio also offers the ability to turn the narration on and off with the click of a button on a menu, and from your DVD remote control! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Follow photographer Rich Kugel as he takes us on a whirlwind tour of railroading in the Chicago area in the latter part of the millennium.

This video covers the city of Chicago, as well as the North and West suburbs of Chicago. In Volume 1 we visit Roundout, Des Plaines, Rochelle, Bensenville, Franklin Park, Elmwood Park, Elmhurst, LaGrange, Highlands, and Hinsdale.

Also included are some spectacular aerial shots from a jet powered helicopter of yards, and interchanges! You’ll certainly enjoy our “story within a story” of action at Elmwood Park. We call it 60 minutes at Elmwood Park! Although we’ve compressed the action to only about 8 minutes, you’ll be amazed at the traffic this 3 track mainline can develop in only a short time.

Also included on this video is exciting coverage of 261, the Milwaukee Road Northern 4-8-4! If its comprehensive coverage of the Chicago area, this video has it all!

Approx. 67 Minutes
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo