Santa Fe’s Mohave Mainline

Producer: Pentrex

Timeframe: 1992

Locations: Needles to Barstow

Length: 75 minutes

Santa Fe’s California desert crossing. The Mohave sub is 120 miles. Needles to Barstow. Mountain vistas, ghost towns, and the Mohave desert. Santa Fe trains speed across this division.

David Drui with his comfortable narrative. Smooth as glass. A well written script to match.

Pentrex, with their professionals in the production areas. Everyone has done a fine job!

A Chapter Menu is detailed for easy access throughout. Plentiful map usage and some elevations, as well. On-screen graphics, coupled with train identification. Preview section.

7449 and a crew change point. Train 189. This move gets chased. TOFC.

Train 885 at Danby. Passes by Miner shacks from the 1880s.

Arizona and California Railroad interchange. MRL unit is field testing.

This warbonnet gets beautifully filmed, on a grade.

Ash Hill is a high vantage point.

Troy Lake is a dry lake. #114 is shown, because it’s cool.

Union Pacific shows up to get on the Santa Fe main. Check that Soo Line, far from home!

Amtrak’s Desert Wind at Barstow.

Train 338 arrives at the Eastern end of Barstow Yard.

Santa Fe’s Mohave Mainline

The Mohave is presented in an interesting fashion. An intelligent mixture of trains and local history, keep viewers attention. The fast pace and relaxing intervals, are perfect. Top notch videography really tops it off.

Excellent train program for all.

Rating: 5 Stars