These videos were shot on Patrick Lana's Cedar River and Iowa Central (CRANDIC) railroad. Some of the music in the videos came from Freeplaymusic.com. All videos were shot and edited by Dan Delany. The videos completed so far are


  1. Ops Session Prep: (Aug 2006) This video shows the work that goes into preparing for an ops session on the CRANDIC. The running time is 10:19.

  2. Engineer's View: (Feb 2005) This video shows the engineer's view of a run on the CRANDIC. The running time is 20:21.

  3. Dispatching: (Aug 2004) This video shows the dispatching system used on the CRANDIC. The running time is 8:25.

  4. Rules and Lessons: (June 2004) This video discusses Patrick's big rules for operations on the CRANDIC. The running time is 2:29.

  5. Steam: (March 2004) This video shows a steam excursion train running on the CRANDIC. The running time is 3:06.

  6. Introduction: (August 2003) This video gives a brief overview of the CRANDIC. The running time is 4:04.