Pentrex takes you on a 2 hour and 30 minute railroading tour across the great state of Arizona. Its FAR more than wide open deserts! Inside its nearly 114,000 square miles, there are many mountains, National Parks, Canyons, and plateaus, giving Americas 48th state a wide variety of scenic areas to choose from. To the north, the busy BNSF Transcon cuts across offering many choice locations for photographers. To the south, Union Pacifics Sunset Route offers even more scenic photo angles in this typically hotter and drier region. We traveled throughout the state in search of some of the best trains in some of the greatest photo locations around. Along with all the heavy duty freight action, we caught many shortlines in operation along with a pair of tourist lines. The isolated and electrified Black Mesa & Lake Powell Railroad is also represented in our exciting show. In this thrilling DVD, we work our way westward on the BNSF Transcon, making stops at many locations along the way, such as Winslow, Flagstaff, and Kingman Canyon. To the south, we work our way eastward along UPs Sunset Route showcasing many more classic locations. As we follow both the BNSF and UP lines, we will pay a visit to the nearby shortlines or tourist lines in the area. The railroad variety is just as intense as the scenery and we bring it all to you in this one exciting program that is Tracks Across Arizona! TRACKS ACROSS ARIZONA
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- 5 of 5
This 2 and a half hour pentrex dvd from 2015 features lots of nonstop action in the southwest state. There are many appearances of mainline freights on BNSF in the north, and Union Pacific on the sunset route. There is a second visit to the private electric coal railway that was first shown in last year�s rail explorations dvd, amtrak�s Southwest chief and sunset limited, small short lines, and 2 tourist attractions from f units on the verde canyon railway, to steam on the Grand Canyon railway with Chicago Burlington and Quincy 4960 and lease Amtrak F40PHI�s. If you love railroading in the southwest, this is a great companion and additional add-on to the rail explorations dvd.
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Narration: Just enough.
Narration can be turned off.
Would kids enjoy this? Yes.
Image quality: Excellent!
Value: Excellent value!
Recommend? "Must Have"!
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- 5 of 5
Lots of great railroad action in Arizona. BNSF & UP put on great shows for the rail fans. This video doe a fine job showing it all. Add in a few shortlines and tourist railroads for added excitement. Fantastic scenery along the way. Even one electric railroad makes an appearance. Good stuff Pentrex.
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Narration: Just enough.
Narration can be turned off.
Would kids enjoy this? Maybe.
Image quality: Excellent!
Value: Excellent value!
Recommend? Definitely.
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- 1 of 5
All I have to say is that this video is embarrassingly bad. Please stick to digitizing old material before producing any of this new garbage, please.
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Narration: A little too much.
Would kids enjoy this? I doubt it.
Image quality: Good.
Value: Overpriced.
Recommend? Definitely not.
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- 2 of 5
its ok, worth the money but does show how pentrex has slid in quality over last 5+ years. sad as they used to be the litmus test.
still some enjoyable info and I don't regret buying.
still some enjoyable info and I don't regret buying.
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Narration can be turned off.
Would kids enjoy this? I doubt it.
Image quality: A little rough around the edges.
Value: Fair.
Recommend? Yes.
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