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Canadian Steam 1959 - Greg Scholl Video Productions
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Canadian Steam 1959 - Greg Scholl Video Productions Greg Scholl Video Productions GSVP-9 604435011299
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The third tape in the vintage Canada Steam series features a 1959 trip to Canada by Maynard Laing. Elwin Purington was also along recording audio, and many 16mm film scenes have the exact authentic audio, making this a rare treat indeed. Highlights include the last run of a CN passenger train on the Virden to Winnipeg branchline with 4-6-2 #5612, plus a chase of 4-8-2 #5060 bucking high winds with a heavy 10,000 ton freight. Then we see plenty of scenes around Portage la Prairie where the CN and CP transcontinental lines cross, and other lines diverge. There is lots of great steam activity here, including a neat late afternoon flurry of activity. Several times you will see more than one train in a scene. CN also has a large coal and water facility and nearly all trains stop for servicing. There are plenty of CN and CP freight and passenger trains with a variety of power, as many engines make their last summer of existence memorable for all of us to enjoy. Locomotives seen on the Canadian National include 4-6-0, 2-8-0, 2-8-2, 4-6-2, and 4-8-2. Canadian Pacific locomotives include 4-6-2, 2-8-2, and 4-6-4. These are truly historic steam treasures that will be enjoyed by all steam and historic railroad enthusiasts, and the fact that many scenes have exact audio is quite remarkable for films this old. Greg Scholl Video Productions


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DVD Item#:GSVP-9
Runtime:50 Mins ($0.54/min)
Producer:Greg Scholl Video Productions
Aspect Ratio:Full Screen
DVD UPC:604435011299
Shrink Wrapped?:Yes
Disc Type:DVD
Region Code:0 Worldwide NTSC
Canadian Steam 1959 - Greg Scholl Video Productions
Steamboy (Revere MA US) on 2018-01-27 16:08:12.

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The final DVD in the maynard laing films from 2000, features the final days of steam action in the prairie region as well as some in the scrappers. However we do see some 1999 clips of 6060 from Greg during his visit to shot the Day at Portage La Prairie video when this program was made. For vintage lovers this was the final GSVP program to contain the Maynard Laing & Elwin Purrington films and on-location audio.

Additional remarks by Steamboy:
Narration: Just enough.
Would kids enjoy this? Yes.
Image quality: A little rough around the edges.
DVD Value: Good Value
Recommend to others? A "Must Have"!

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