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Dairyland Steam Featuring NKP 765 and SOO 1003 DVD
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Dairyland Steam Featuring NKP 765 and SOO 1003 DVD Steam Video Productions SVP-DSDVD
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In 2016 the sounds of steam echoed through America's Dairyland, as two mainline locomotives polished the rails of southern Wisconsin. On Sunday June 12th, Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 #765 pulled "The Varsity" excursion from North Glenview, IL (north of Chicago) to Janesville, WI. #765 handled an 18-car train over this former Milwaukee Road route, running on both Metra and the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad. The highlight of the trip was the high speed running on Metra, and you'll see a 70mph runby on the return trip!

Soo Line 2-8-2 #1003 also operated on the Wisconsin & Southern in 2016, running from Hartford to Randolph, WI during a 2-day photo charter in October. This was a rare opportunity to see #1003 under steam, as in recent years this beautifully restored Mikado only operates a couple of time a year. The trip was organized by Historic Transport Preservation and took place during the weekend of October 22nd. #1003 pulled a short freight train on both days, performing numerous runby's, including a quite a few at 40mph. You'll see #1003 amidst the bucolic Wisconsin countryside, highlighted by a stunning sequence of sunset shots at Beaver Dam Lake.

As an added bonus, we'll take a brief look back at two other locomotives with ties to the state of Wisconsin. In May of 2013, Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 #261 operated her first excursion since 2008, a 2-day trip from Minneapolis to Duluth, MN. She met up with Soo Line 4-6-2 #2719 at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, and you'll see #2719 on a dinner train to Palmers, MN in addition to both days of #261's trip.

Filmed entirely in HD, this program showcases a diverse assortment of big steam power operating in the Upper Midwest. It features great sound and beautiful scenery, and should appeal to any fan of midwestern steam. This program has minimal narration (with the option to turn it on or off) and no distracting music.

In addition to the standard widescreen DVD, this program is also available on HD Blu-ray disc.

Running Time: 86 minutes
(plus 5 minutes of previews)


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DVD Item#:SVP-DSDVD
Blu-ray Item#:SVP-DSBD
Runtime:1 Hour, 26 Mins ($0.21/min)
Producer:Steam Video Productions
Aspect Ratio:Wide Screen
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Disc Type:DVD or BLU-RAY
Region Code:0 Worldwide NTSC
Dairyland Steam Featuring NKP 765 and SOO 1003 DVD
chris collins (fletcher north carolina) on 2018-07-18 21:24:47.

People who found this review helpful: 4

  •  5 of 5


dairyland steam is a great video shot in the summer and fall of 2016 takes a look at two steam excursions on the Wisconsin & southern railroad the first segment looks at nickel plate road 765 on the varsity excursion trip featuring a 70mph run by the second segment looks at soo line mikado 1003 operating on a photo charter on the wsor is the fall the highlight features many shots at beaver dam lake during the sunset at a look at the ferry movie back to the Wisconsin Auto Museum where the 1003 is kept and to prepare for the santa train there's also footage from 2013 with milwaukee road 261 on her first mainline trip since 2008 and meeting soo line 2719 (there's also footage of the 2719 on a dinner train and maybe the last time the pacific will run) this is another favorite video in this producer's videos of mine it's worth your money

Additional remarks by chris collins:
Narration: Just enough.
Would kids enjoy this? Maybe.
Image quality: Excellent!
DVD Value: Excellent Value!
Recommend to others? Definitely.

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Dairyland Steam Featuring NKP 765 and SOO 1003 DVD
BigJim4Life (Morrisville PA US) on 2017-09-10 15:38:06.

People who found this review helpful: 4

  •  5 of 5


This is a fantastic look at a series of steam excursions and charters done in the "Dairyland" of America. Featuring a "Berk" and a Mikado, with smaller segments featuring a Pacific and a Northern - this video is well put together, and features great action at each turn. A huge bonus for me is the ability to turn narration on and off, which I enjoy about this person's videos. It's not a knock against the narration, but it's great to sometimes just enjoy the sounds of the trains without any of the chatter. And the sounds are great! I definitely recommend picking a copy of this up.

Additional remarks by BigJim4Life:
Narration: Just enough.
Would kids enjoy this? Yes.
Image quality: Excellent!
DVD Value: Excellent Value!
Recommend to others? Definitely.

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