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Railfanning Cajon and Tehachapi 1976-1993 DVD Bobby Elliott (Meridian MS US) on 2019-08-28 18:35:51.
People who found this review helpful: 8  We have verified that this reviewer has purchased this item from Train Video Depot because this reviewer is a member of our loyalty program and was signed in when they purchased the item and when they left the review.
This prducer, Charles Smiley, is very good at restoring old film to DVD quality and this production is consistent with it . What Smiley is unusually at, a master of it really, is taking seemingly disconnected film segments and writing an informative and entertaining story around them. He even points out at the end some of limitations and characteristics he faced with the films. Content-wise, I found it to be excellent well covering the power of the era including a segment on the UP gas turbines which slightly predated the productions title years . I knew ahead of time I was not going be seeing the 76-93 featured locations in Blu-Ray but expected to see a production in the Smiley style and quality. Some may not like his narrative voice but he has improved through the years and I focus on the content of the story. I thoroughly enjoyed the production and ironically did a second viewing of it yesterday finding it again to be relaxing, informative and entertaining. My wife and I celebrate our 44th wedding anniversary and we laugh at some railroad videos from Cajon that show where we got a car stuck for a couple hours in sand during a honeymoon side trip to Cajon Pass. We saw that very spot on this video, too. Railfanning Cajon and Tehachapi 1976-1993 DVD wheelslip (Queensland) on 2019-08-28 16:54:59.
People who found this review helpful: 6
Liked this video but Charles Smiley has some better productions Railfanning Cajon and Tehachapi 1976-1993 DVD charley mann (Little Mountain SC US) on 2019-08-28 15:57:40.
People who found this review helpful: 6 We have verified that this reviewer has purchased this item from Train Video Depot because this reviewer is a member of our loyalty program and was signed in when they purchased the item and when they left the review.
Good coverage of the Cajon and Tehachapi during a time when there was a much greater variety of motive power. Film quality for most part is quite good and does provide images, long gone, from the railroad scene. If you are interested, in this region, then this is a must have for your collection. I found viewing it, enjoyable. Railfanning Cajon and Tehachapi 1976-1993 DVD lobbster08 (kingman, AZ.) on 2019-07-11 12:05:14.
People who found this review helpful: 5
I thought he went off on too many tangents and the dubbed in sound was terrible. Railfanning Cajon and Tehachapi 1976-1993 DVD Jay Roberts (WA) on 2019-08-29 09:38:14.
People who found this review helpful: 4
Excellent DVD and recommend it to every west coast rail fan. Railfanning Cajon and Tehachapi 1976-1993 DVD Kenneth (Auckland NZ) on 2019-08-28 19:21:38.
People who found this review helpful: 4 We have verified that this reviewer has purchased this item from Train Video Depot because this reviewer is a member of our loyalty program and was signed in when they purchased the item and when they left the review.
This Charles Smiley Dvd is great it covered everything the title said it would cover wish he did more Railfanning Cajon and Tehachapi 1976-1993 DVD Dudley (Lexington Ky) on 2019-08-30 17:08:30.
People who found this review helpful: 2
I bought this dvd to see trains from the mid-seventies thru mid-nineties on the Union Pacific, Santa Fe, and Southern Pacific. The dvd has very good footage of a variety of the engines and cars from this era in Southern California plus the narrator give good history of the routes and trains. Maps are also shown so you know where the footage was taken. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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if ordered now. (PST)
