This video has it all - mountain helper districts, tunnels and high bridges. But wait! This is supposed to be about Pittsburgh PA. If you have not been to Pittsburgh, you have not seen the ups and downs and ins and outs of big city railroading on an incredible maze of tracks in what used to be the steel capitol of the world.

<p>The video starts out with a description of the downtown area with an overview of the skyline and bridges crossing the three rivers. This video covers Conrail, CSX and the Union Railroad. Highlights include the URR hot slab steel trains, Dravosburg, Port Perry and Schenley Tunnels some unusual back-up moves on the URR at Port Perry Bridge, McKeesport, The Edgar Thompson Steel plant, and 1950s video of operations at the long ago abandoned Carrie Furnace Iron Works and the Jones and Laughlin Steel Mill and an unexpected (for me) surprise involving some interesting fireworks.

<p>Narration and photography are both very good. The volume is unusually low on this DVD. The kids probably will get bored quickly with this video due to the mostly slow moving trains. This video is a Must have for Conrail fans. I found it particularly enjoyable for the coverage of areas that I have not previously seen on railroad videos.


Additional remarks by armchairrailfan:
Narration: Just enough.
Would kids enjoy this? I doubt it.
Image quality: Good.
DVD Value: Excellent Value!
Recommend to others? A "Must Have"!

Great footage from the Pittsburgh rail corridors.
with earlier footage and commentaries on the Pittsburgh steel industry.
Mainly CSX and Conrail action, some great shots of the various types
of industrial trains that worked the surviving mills, and industries
of the PB area. Oh yeah also some great footage of locals, and through trains,
xing the steel truss bridge's that span the Monongahela River.
Top industrial rail movie.

Additional remarks by Billythebeliever:
Narration: Just enough.
Would kids enjoy this? Yes.
Image quality: Excellent!
DVD Value: Excellent Value!
Recommend to others? A "Must Have"!

This is my 1st purchase of a DVD with content on eastern railroads and I'm glad I added this to my collection. I had no idea the Pittsburgh area had so much rail traffic? This DVD is full of action and highly detailed about railroading in that part of the country. The quality is excellent, sound, images and scenery are unbelievable! I highly recommend this DVD as part of any railfan's collection and it's my opinion this is definitely a "Must Have" DVD in your library of videos.

Additional remarks by Texas Hi-Railer:
Narration: Just enough.
Would kids enjoy this? Maybe.
Image quality: Excellent!
DVD Value: Good Value
Recommend to others? A "Must Have"!

Thanks to its geography,Pittsburgh has a fascinating railroad system with its bridges, tunnels and gradients.
This DVD was filmed before the Conrail takeover in 1999 and shows Conrail, CSX and Union Railroad at work throughout the city. The variety of scenes is great.
Living in the U.K's premier steel city, what really makes the dvd great for me is how it shows the Pittburgh steel industry's relationship with the railroads.
I only wish the producers would revisit sometime and bring the story up to date.
Highly recommended.

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

Amtrak, Conrail, NS, CSX & shortline action all make up the railrailing in this video. Pittsburgh is an interesting city as it is along the Allegheny Mountains, and has 3 rivers in the city. The steel mills has a major influence on railroading here at one time and the action is city railroading at it's finest. There is so much to see with the railroads and it is well represented in this video right at the time that Conrail was becoming a fallen flag. Excellent video.

Additional remarks by rrvideoman:
Narration: Just enough.
Would kids enjoy this? Maybe.
Image quality: Excellent!
DVD Value: Excellent Value!
Recommend to others? A "Must Have"!

An excellent DVD, I really enjoy watching it time and time again the photography narration and graphics are what you've come to expect from Pentrex all are nicely done a good entertaining DVD with coverage of some roads and equipment now gone. A++++

John Schmeling
Southern Pacific/ Union Pacific Railroad (retired)

Additional remarks by mysp7377:
Narration: Just enough.
Would kids enjoy this? Maybe.
Image quality: Excellent!
DVD Value: Excellent Value!
Recommend to others? A "Must Have"!