Memories of Steam in New England New Haven Central Vermont Maine Central DVD
This fine program showcases steam locomotives in action on the New Haven, Central Vermont, and Maine Central Railroads. A perfectly synchronized soundtrack adds incredible realism to the originally-silent archive film.
Highlights include:
NEW HAVEN 2-6-0s, heavy and light 4-6-2s, 4-8-2s, 2-10-2s, streamlined Shoreliner 4-6-4s, plus The Comet streamliner and a gas electric car. Passenger trains depicted include the Mayflower, Bostonian, Bay State, Senator, Puritan, New Yorker, Narragansett Special, and Waterbury Express.
CENTRAL VERMONT - winter scenes of 4-8-2 602 at St. Albans, main line action with 2-8-0s and 2-10-4s, pacing a 2-8-0 in the snow, passenger trains at White River Junction, and a ride behind a 4-8-2.
MAINE CENTRAL - 0-6-0s, 4-6-0s, 4-6-2s, 2-8-2s, and 2-10-2s, plus the Flying Yankee streamliner and wreck train scenes with two heavy steam-powered cranes. Locations include the Portland - Waterville main line via Augusta and Lewiston and the Lewiston Lower Branch.
30 Minutes *DVD* Color and B/W Archive Film - Synchronized Sound
Produced by Marc S. Balkin
Highlights include:
NEW HAVEN 2-6-0s, heavy and light 4-6-2s, 4-8-2s, 2-10-2s, streamlined Shoreliner 4-6-4s, plus The Comet streamliner and a gas electric car. Passenger trains depicted include the Mayflower, Bostonian, Bay State, Senator, Puritan, New Yorker, Narragansett Special, and Waterbury Express.
CENTRAL VERMONT - winter scenes of 4-8-2 602 at St. Albans, main line action with 2-8-0s and 2-10-4s, pacing a 2-8-0 in the snow, passenger trains at White River Junction, and a ride behind a 4-8-2.
MAINE CENTRAL - 0-6-0s, 4-6-0s, 4-6-2s, 2-8-2s, and 2-10-2s, plus the Flying Yankee streamliner and wreck train scenes with two heavy steam-powered cranes. Locations include the Portland - Waterville main line via Augusta and Lewiston and the Lewiston Lower Branch.
30 Minutes *DVD* Color and B/W Archive Film - Synchronized Sound
Produced by Marc S. Balkin