We rode the PM 1225 several years ago on a passenger excursion with the kids. I was pleased to watch the video and hear the sounds of that beautiful locomotive again! The video camera work is excellent and I rather enjoyed the "staged" scenes complete with vintage cars and trucks. The weather and natural lighting was perfect and the multiple run-bys from different angles was very well done! Really beautiful sunrise shots...unusual! I would sincerely recommend this DVD especially if you are a fan of those big LIMA Berks! Great work Greg!

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

This is an excellent video for your collection if your a steam fan, especially a fan of the 1225. Lots of excellent views of this superpower lima built beauty. The shots of the activity at the Steam railroad institute are very cool! The staged crossing shots with the vintage trucks are some of the best shots in this video. Overall an outstanding video of the 1225 strutting her stuff!

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

Steam trains have a fascination for the rail fan that diesels just can't quite live up to. But for so many of us, and the generation we are in, the memories of live steam in operation is to far gone as we approach 50 years since the last mainline steam engines operated.

In this video, we are taken back in time to central Michigan where we are treated to a working steam train, pulling freight cars as it did over 50 years ago. In order to enhance the movie and give the viewer as much as possible, there are a number of runbys from different camera angles at different locations, using various props like old vehicles from the same time period to give the 1940's and 50's appearance. We even see a horse and rider making chase at one point.
While I did enjoy the movie and I do recommend it, I would not place it on my favorites list. I did not see anything that would set it above other videos of the same theme and time frame represented. For the die-hard steam fans, it is a great video.

Additional remarks by rrvideoman:
Narration: Just enough.
Would kids enjoy this? Maybe.
Image quality: Good.
DVD Value: Good Value
Recommend to others? Yes.

If there's only one of the fewer popular programs from Greg Himself, it would definitely be this now over 10 year old program. Not only this was shot by Greg & Randy, but the recreation of steam in the 1940s was shown with Flagg Coal 75 that was renumbered to 2 for the special, as well and seeing the carland Grain Elevators. Initially and recently, Marshall publishing purchased this dvd so that the clips can be used for not only to be made for their exclusive Youtube channel, but also for their upcoming 20th anniversary edition of the Videos that started it all on both DVD and Amazon Prime on the go Videos for Free, known as the Lots & Lots of Trains series. Back then, many railfans including myself though this was the final 21st century steam video from Greg. But 3 years later in 2010, he is back in the modern steam business starting with the Final run of L&N 152 during the last days of the Kentucky Railway Museum�s 2010 season.

Additional remarks by Steamboy:
Narration: Could have used more.
Would kids enjoy this? Maybe.
Image quality: Excellent!
DVD Value:: Fair.
Recommend to others? A "Must Have"!