Producer: Green Frog
Locations: Pontiac, Detroit, Royal Oak…
Timeframe: 2001
Length: 1 hour 35 minutes
Source: Rich Schied
Travel on former Grand Trunk Western in Michigan. New is the CN North American livery. Start in downtown Pontiac on Holly subdivision. Goes to Detroit. South to Lang Yard in Ohio. End of CN North America division is there.
This is available as part of a Green Frog CN North America set in 4 Volumes.
DVD-R. Hidden Chapter advance. No map. Live audio. Narrated by Peter Youngblood.
High-quality Green Frog production. Image and audio are fine.
To the Trains…
Four Grand Trunk locomotives with 4921 on the point. Leads a freight, on the Holly subdivision.
Notice the Operation Lifesaver on this single GP40. The location is Toll Bridge Road.
Royal Oak is next. Grand Trunk GP38 trio in snow with auto racks.
Detroit. Milwaukee Jct. Tower. Grand Trunk 4919, 6410, 4918 on a freight.
Amtrak Genesis locomotive is on the rear end. General Motors and a White Castle in the background.
CP out of Detroit River Tunnel with a pair of SD40 motors. Steep uphill grade.
Soo Line passes the old Michigan Central building. Canadian Pacific trains pass this same location.
Del Ray Tower is a hotspot. DWP 5911 is second.
CN at Del Ray. Note the North American logo paint.
Cab ride in a BNSF SD70MAC into Detroit Edison power plant.
CN 5931 is sublettered GTW on a Northbound coal train.
Train departs Lange Yard in Ohio. 5266 leads outbound.
CN North America Volume 3
The large percentage of GT blue shall please Grand Trunk fans. At Detroit the CN paint is in greater numbers. Amtrak shows up throughout the show.
An interesting narrative contains history as well as descriptive on the action. Videography is professional. Soundtrack is the train audio.
Another fine Volume in this CN North America series.
Rating: 5 Stars