Detroit Edison is Michigan's largest electric utility. A great deal of that electricity is supplied by coal fired generators, and much of that coal arrives by train!
Since Detroit Edison receives coal from mines in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Eastern Kentucky, and the Powder River Basin area, environmental factors must also be met as Western coal is properly blended with eastern coal.
In this DVD from Green Frog, you will see operations on seven major railroads, from the Powder River Basin to the Eastern coal fields, from the mines to the power plant. Detroit Edison's locomotives also appear in many of these trains which include mid-train helpers.
Coal is transported on these Class 1 railroads: Grand Trunk, Conrail, Norfolk Southern, CSX Transportation, Burlington Northern, Union Pacific, and Chicago & North Western.
You will also see trans-shipment of coal from trains to Great Lakes vessels, these vessels then carry the coal to some of the power plants.
Approx. 90 Minutes
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Since Detroit Edison receives coal from mines in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Eastern Kentucky, and the Powder River Basin area, environmental factors must also be met as Western coal is properly blended with eastern coal.
In this DVD from Green Frog, you will see operations on seven major railroads, from the Powder River Basin to the Eastern coal fields, from the mines to the power plant. Detroit Edison's locomotives also appear in many of these trains which include mid-train helpers.
Coal is transported on these Class 1 railroads: Grand Trunk, Conrail, Norfolk Southern, CSX Transportation, Burlington Northern, Union Pacific, and Chicago & North Western.
You will also see trans-shipment of coal from trains to Great Lakes vessels, these vessels then carry the coal to some of the power plants.
Approx. 90 Minutes
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Customer Reviews
- 5 of 5
With tons of informative narration by Bob Carrera, this Green Frog title covers lots of great diesel action in the Midwest on the D.E. with other road names like Conrail, Burlington Northern with Dessert Storm Unit number 1991 on one train, Norfolk Southern, CSX, Grand Trunk on the Detroit Toledo & Ironton, Chicago & Northwestern with a pair of C40-8s, Electro-Motive Division, & Santa Fe.<br><br><br>Locations include Millbury Ohio, the power plant in Monroe Michigan with a helicopter ride as well as the diesel refueling area & rotary dumper room, somewhere in Pennsylvania, Oak Ave in Toledo, Alexis Tower, Oak Harbor, Lamoine, Vienna (not Austria), Erie Township MI, Rising Sun OH, Milepost 40 at CP LaSalle, the West Brownsville Branch, Bailey Mine at Waynesburg PA with more scenes from the sky, the docks at Superior Wisconsin with early sunrise scenes & cargo ships, & Wyandotte.
Additional comments:
Narration: Just enough.
Image quality: Good.
Value: Good value.
Recommend? Definitely.
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